March 25-27, 2026

University of Bonn, Germany

March 17, 2026

Dear colleagues,

from 25 to 27 March 2026, the University of Bonn will host the final conference of the research group “How Is AI Changing Science? Research in the Era of Learning Algorithms (HiAICS)”. The conference is entitled AI in Research: Predictive Practices and examines how AI-based methods are reshaping contemporary research practices, particularly with regard to infrastructures, data regimes, and forms of predictive work.

Over the past years, the transdisciplinary HiAICS group has investigated how learning algorithms transform epistemic procedures, evidentiary standards, and institutional structures across disciplines. The final conference aims to open this discussion to a broader academic audience and to foster exchange across fields.

The programme brings together 25 speakers from climatology, sociology, media studies, history of science, computer science, law, anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, and related disciplines. Keynote speakers are Gabriele Gramelsberger (RWTH Aachen University), Alexander Waibel (KIT/Carnegie Mellon University), and Markus Gabriel (University of Bonn). A panel discussion on the second day will feature Alexander Winkler, Christian Djefall, Gabriele Schabacher, Orit Halpern, Anne Dippel, and Christian Bauckhage.

Further information and the full programme are available at: https://howisaichangingscience.eu/final-conference/

Please note that capacity is limited. Participants who are not registered speakers are required to register by 17 March 2026: https://forms.gle/tqfY4zSdPnVRBLfJ9

We would be grateful if you could share this announcement within your institute and among potentially interested colleagues.

For further inquiries, please contact: contact.howisaichangingscience@gmail.com

Kind regards,

Matthias Ernst

HiAICS Project Team