3rd Conceptual Workshop in Chęciny, 9-11.05.2025
On May 9-11, 2025, the 3rd Conceptual Workshop of the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Warsaw University of Technology took place at the European Centre for Geological Education of the University of Warsaw in Chęciny in cooperation with the Centre for Systemic Risk Research of the University of Warsaw .
The third workshop in this series once again brought together researchers from a wide range of disciplines and research centers. Representatives from the humanities, natural sciences, and exact sciences, as well as artists, were present. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the most pressing issues of our time, such as the challenges and threats posed by catastrophic climate change, the ethical gaps in AI, and the ubiquitous information overload and its attendant overload. Participants had the opportunity to listen to each other's presentations and engage in numerous discussions.
Topics of speeches:
- Musical consonance as correlation , Marek Kuś , CFT PAN, CBRS UW
- Defects and hidden sources of symmetry , Stanisław Janeczko , Center for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology
- Individual and social contributions to mice reinforcement , Daniel Wójcik , Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences
- The climate catastrophe has just begun , Szymon Malinowski , Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, CBRS UW
- Time in the Perception of Art – Is Once Enough? Jacek Rogala , CBRS UW
- Expert questions about the authenticity and authorship of the painting The Case of the Vegetable Market Behind the Iron Gate (1888) from the National Museum in Poznań, originally attributed to Józef Pankiewicz , Mirosław Wachowiak , Department of Conservation-Restauration of Modern and Contemporary Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicolaus Copernicus University
- Musical Impostor: Pattern and Imitation in the Context of Simulating Intelligence , Marcin Strzelecki , Department of Theory and Interpretation of Musical Works, Karol Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
- Multilevel Information Overload: Can We Overcome It? Janusz Hołyst , Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology
- Risk: between ontological reality and epistemological construct , Michał Bujalski , ISNS UW
- On Randomness and Pseudorandomness in Simulations of Complex Systems , Grzegorz Łach , Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, CBRS UW
- What are the blind spots in AI ethics? Sebastian Szymański , Faculty of “Artes Liberales” UW, CBRS UW
- Can a computer prove that a medieval historian lied? Anna Dziarmaga-Działyńska , Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
- The islet of Lukovac reveals the secrets of the Dark Ages , Bartosz Nowacki , Institute of Archeology UKSW, CBRS UW, Fabian Welc , Institute of Archeology UKSW, CBRS UW, Ana Konestra , Institute of Archeology in Zagreb
- The diet of the late medieval and early medieval inhabitants of the Croatian island of Lukovac - preliminary results of archaeobotanical research , Renata Stachowicz-Rybka , Institute of Botany. W. Szafera PAN, Fabian Welc , Institute of Archeology UKSW, CBRS UW, Ana Konestra - Institute of Archeology in Zagreb, Magdalena Moskal-del Hoyo , Institute of Botany. W. Szafer PAN
- Modeling of ancient (Roman) water collection systems , Agata Han , Institute of Archaeology UKSW, CBRS UW
- Application of aerial archaeology and laser scanning techniques in archaeological research on the island of Rab , Paweł Waligóra , Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Aviation and Space Research Centre (OBLot) Warsaw University of Technology
