[TYPES/announce] Call for participation: Undone Computer Science, Luxembourg, 23-25 March 2026

[Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni]

[Note to the TYPES community: this conference is relevant because it is
interdisciplinary, and has members of our community in its organisers
and PC. Tomas' keynote also promises to be interesting and relevant,
whether you attend in person or watch it online. You might also find
interest in some of the accepted talks.]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION — please share this invitation with your
colleagues and networks (apologies for cross-posting)

2nd conference on *Undone Science in Computer Science* — A conference
to reflect on epistemological and ethical dimensions of computer science

* University of Luxembourg (Belval campus), *March 23–25, 2026*.
* Programme and accepted talks: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.undonecs.org/2026/programme.html__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEKaCf0lI$ 
* Registration & travel information: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.undonecs.org/2026/registration.html__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEZCaVhVc$ 
    (Early bird rates until **February 16**)
* Some limited travel funding is available & fees can be waived.

INVITED SPEAKERS

* Tomas Petricek (Charles University, Prague):
    “Undone Ideas on Programming: When Cultures Fail to Meet”
* TBA

PRESENTATION

We are pleased to invite computer scientists from across the field, as
well as also philosophers of science, social scientists, etc., who
work on computer-science-related topics, to attend the second
*Undone Computer Science* conference, organised by researchers from
CNRS, INRIA and the University of Luxembourg.

The goal of our conference is to provide an opportunity to pause and
reflect on the *epistemological and ethical aspects of computer science*.
We propose as a theme the concept of undone science [1,2]: the notion
that areas of research may remain incomplete, overlooked, or unfunded
despite being found worthy of exploration by some—and the exploration
into the causes of these situations.

Any discussion of systematic lack of production or dissemination of
knowledge is welcome, whether in a specific area or in computer
science in general, whether past or present; whether due to
limitations of available methodologies, blind spots of dominant
paradigms, institutional and industrial biases, lack of social
representation, or other factors.

Undone science offers a broad and open-ended line of inquiry capable
of inspiring fascinating talks—yet sufficiently focused to bring
together, around a common topic, all kinds of researchers interested
in discussing the ethical and epistemological dimensions of our field.

The programme with accepted abstracts is available here:
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.undonecs.org/2026/programme.html__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEKaCf0lI$ >. Previous editions
including recorded talks are available from <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undonecs.org/__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEXveNeTE$ >,
if you would like to get a sense of the range of the conference.

We are looking forward to your participation.

[1] D. J. Hess (2016). Undone Science: Social Movements, Mobilized
Publics, and Industrial Transitions. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262529495.
[2] Frickel, S., Gibbon, S., Howard, J., Kempner, J., Ottinger, G., &
Hess, D. J. (2010). Undone Science: Charting Social Movement and
Civil Society Challenges to Research Agenda Setting. Science,
Technology, & Human Values, 35(4), 444–473.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243909345836__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEST3osTs$ 

REGISTRATION & ATTENDING

* Please register at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.undonecs.org/2026/registration.html__;!!IBzWLUs!Wg_rdTVHpYl3Xna3IXJLK_iEVZpWXOt34yQuscXNMqlDd1A1rjC4KQxhWDBT4No8NsJUKy30ojjws1U9d65Aly3Dx-MqxZBh-ijEZCaVhVc$ 
Early bird rates are until **February 16th**.
* There is a small registration fee, with an option to waive
the fee for researchers who might need it. Please find more
information on the registration & travel info page.
* The talks will also be streamed online during the conference.
Online registration is free.
* The local organisers have negotiated a preferential price with
the hotel Ibis Esch Belval located at walking distance to the
conference site. We have a number of rooms pre-booked until
February 28th. In order to book a room, there is a form to fill
in and return to the hotel by e-mail, which you can obtain by
writing to us at undonecs-2026 at sciencesconf.org. See our
registration & travel information page above for more
recommendations.
* Two social events take place in Luxembourg City: the social dinner
on Tuesday 24th and a city tour after the conference.
* We can cover the travel and accommodation expenses for a limited
number of participants (with priority given to the authors of
accepted submissions). Requests should be sent to
undonecs-2026 at sciencesconf.org
* The campus has good accessibility and we strive to make our
conference accessible. Special requests may be indicated in the
registration form and sent to snt-events at uni.lu
Feel free to inquire with the organisers if needed.

ORGANISATION COMMITTEE

PC Chairs
Enka Blanchard (CNRS) — principal chair
Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay (CNRS)
Sophie Quinton (INRIA)
Lê Thành Dũng (Tito) Nguyễn (CNRS)

General Chairs
Enka Blanchard (CNRS)
Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni (INRIA)

Local Organisers
Peter Roenne (Univ. Luxembourg) — local chair
Peter Ryan (Univ. Luxembourg)
Valérie Schafer (Univ. Luxembourg)