*Call for Papers — AISC 2026* *https://www.aisc2026.com/ <https://www.aisc2026.com/>* *22nd Annual Conference of the Italian Association for Cognitive Science:* *Natural and Artificial Intelligence: between Skills and Biases* Torino, Italy — *September 9–11, 2026* The *Italian Association for Cognitive Science (AISC)* invites submissions for AISC 2026, an interdisciplinary forum for researchers in all areas of cognitive science. We particularly encourage submissions addressing skills and biases in both natural and artificial intelligent systems, but we welcome contributions from all areas of cognitive science, including theoretical, empirical, computational, philosophical, and interdisciplinary work that advances understanding of intelligence across biological, social, and artificial domains. ------------------------------ *IMPORTANT DATES* - *Deadline for Abstract Submission: 20 April 2026* - *Notification of Acceptance: 22 June 2026* - *Conference Dates: 9–11 September 2026* ------------------------------ *INVITED SPEAKERS* - *Francesca Garbarini *(University of Turin) - *Marco Marini* (ISTC-CNR – Winner of the AISC Early Career prize 2025) - *Carlotta Pavese* (University of Oxford) - *Walter Quattrociocchi* (Sapienza University of Rome) ------------------------------ Abstracts for talk or poster presentation (500 words references excluded, anonymized), or for symposia (2000 words, references excluded, with author details) must be submitted at the following link: *https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IACS2026/Submission/Index <https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IACS2026/Submission/Index>* For any questions about the submission process, please visit *https://www.aisc2026.com/calls-committees <https://www.aisc2026.com/calls-committees>* or reach out via the following email address: *aisc2026@outlook.com <aisc2026@outlook.com>* ------------------------------ TOPICS OF INTEREST: We accept submissions on all topics related to cognitive science, including (but not limited to): 4E cognition – artificial intelligence and cognition – bounded rationality and decision-making – cognitive architecture – cognitive biases and heuristics – cognitive modeling – cognitive neuroscience – cognitive psychology – cognitive and motor skills – cognitive robotics – collective intelligence and collective behavior – computational linguistics – computational social sciences – decision-making under uncertainty – deep neural models – developmental science – embodied and grounded cognition – expertise and know-how – epistemology – ethics of artificial intelligence and robotics – history of cognitive science – human–AI interaction – learning and adaptation in natural and artificial systems – natural and artificial consciousness – neuroethics – neurolinguistics – philosophy of biology – philosophy of cognitive science – philosophy of language – philosophy of mind – philosophy of neuroscience – philosophy of health and medicine – philosophy of technology – psycholinguistics – social cognition and social influence – social robotics – misinformation and information dynamics in networks ------------------------------ PROGRAM COMMITTEE - Fabrizio Calzavarini, University of Torino - Vincenzo Crupi, University of Torino - Marco Viola, Roma Tre University ORGANIZING COMMITTEE - Alessandro Demichelis, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca - Head of committee - Maddalena Costa, University of Torino - Alessandra Civani, University of Pavia - Lorenzo D'Errico, University of Torino - Niccolò Nanni, University of Torino SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE - Carola Barbero (University of Torino) - Francesco Bianchini (University of Bologna) - Monica Bucciarelli (University of Torino) - Fabrizio Calzavarini (University of Torino) - Vincenzo Crupi (University of Torino) - Olga Dal Monte (University of Torino) - Federico D'Agata (University of Torino) - Edoardo Datteri (University Milano-Bicocca) - Sara Dellantonio (University of Trento) - Alessandro Demichelis (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca) - Elvira Di Bona (University of Torino) - Matteo Diano (University of Torino) - Francesco Ianì (University of Torino) - Antonio Lieto (University of Salerno) - Chiara Lucifora (LINK Campus University) - Claudia Mazzuca (Sapienza University of Rome) - Eugenio Petrovich (University of Torino) - Antonella Tramacere (University Roma Tre) - Luca Tummolini (ISTC-CNR) - Marco Viola (Roma Tre University) - Alberto Voltolini (University of Torino) -- ==================================== Luca Tummolini Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologia della Cognizione - CNR Via Giandomenico Romagnosi 18A - 00196 - Roma Personal Website: http://www.istc.cnr.it/people/luca-tummolini Lab Website: http://www.istc.cnr.it/group/mind Office: +39 06 44595 272 E-mail: luca.tummolini@istc.cnr.it