We’re holding a day of talks to celebrate the life and work of our founder, Professor Margaret Boden, who passed away on 18 July 2025.
About the event
On Tuesday 30 June, The Centre for Cognitive Science (COGS) is holding a day of talks to celebrate Professor Margaret Boden. This event will be held at the University of Sussex in Pevensey 1A7.
There will be a number of academic talks on current themes related to Professor Boden’s work, personal reflections on her life and influence, and a panel discussion on her legacy.
Schedule
9.30am – Coffee and pastries (outside Pevensey 1A7)
10am-1pm – Reflections:
- Ernest Edmonds: ‘Being creative about creativity’
- Dave Cliff
- Yvonne Rogers: ‘Maggie – the storyteller’
- Mike Sharples and Rafael Pérez y Pérez: ‘Maggie Boden: Creativity and Care’.
Selection of video contributions:
- Steve Torrance: ‘Remembering Maggie; Remembering AI’
- Blay Whitby: ‘Preserving Human Values in a Mechanistic Universe [DOCX 13.3KB]’.
Lunch break
2pm-4pm – Computational creativity talks (with link up to the International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC’26, in Portugal):
- Mike Wheeler: ‘The Mechanisms and the Myths: Boden, Byrne and the Creative Mind [DOCX 14.2KB]’
- Anna Jordanous: The Computationally Creative Mind: Boden’s influence on Computational Creativity research
- Dustin Stokes: ‘Generative AI, Creativity and Autonomy: Reflections on Boden [DOCX 14.3KB].’
Coffee break
4.30pm-5.30pm – Panel discussion on Prof Boden’s legacy:
- Andy Clark
- Anil Seth
- Joanna Bryson
- Pasha Parpia
- Ron Chrisley.
Drinks reception (location TBC)
Attending the event
Delegates of the AISB 2026 Convention are also welcome to attend.
Joining the event online
Those who cannot attend in person can join via Zoom.
You can register in advance for this event.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the event.