Turing Workshop at Yeditepe University, Istanbul [4-5 May 2012]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: TURING 2012

Conferences on Alan Turing’s Heritage

Turing Centenary Meeting, Yeditepe University, Istanbul/Turkey

May 4-5, 2012

http://cse.yeditepe.edu.tr/turingcalistayi

(free registration)

Day 1 (May 4th 2012) — TURING LECTURES 2012 (for a broad audience, in
Turkish)

Day 2  (May 5th 2012) – A session and a Panel ON TURING and
COMPUTATION (in English)

Session 6 [in English] (14:00-16:00)

Prof. Dr. Klaus Mainzer  (Carl von Linde-Akademie, Technische
Universität München)
Is the Universe a Computer?

Assist. Prof. Hilmi Demir (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
Beyond Turing Computation: Myth or a Genuine Possibility?

Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller (Anatolia College/ACT & University of Oxford)
Can the Brain Be Realized on a (Different) Turing Machine?

Panel 2 [in English] (16:30-18:00)

The Nature and Limits of Computation
Prof. Dr. Varol Akman ( Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy /
 Department of Computer Engineering  )
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mainzer (Technische Universität München, Carl von
Linde Academy)
Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller ( Anatolia College/ACT & University of Oxford)
Prof. Dr. Cem Say (Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering)

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