BAMΞ Mathematical Phenomenology Sprint
October 25 – December 15, 2025
BAMΞ's first Sprint is devoted to Mathematical Phenomenology—a research programme in Consciousness Science that seeks to connect the formal tools of mathematics with the study of lived experience, as carried out, among other things, by the philosophical discipline of Phenomenology. Despite its importance, this area has received comparatively little attention over the past decades.
Workshops
We are currently in the process of planning this sprint's activities. For updates, please join our mailing list. An overview over all events is available in our shared calendar.
Invited Talks
In addition to workshops, BAMΞ's Mathematical Phenomenology Sprint also comprises standalone invited talks on Mathematical Phenomenology and related topics.
Invited talks are held online or in hybrid format and are open to the public. To participate, please subscribe to our Announcements & Updates list, where we share details on how to join each session.

Michael Levin
Prof. Dr.
Department of Biology, Tufts University
Novel Embodiments of Mind: Natural, Bioengineered, and Hybrid Interfaces
- 29 October⋅17:00 CET
This talk is co-organized together with AMCS.

Sabrina Coninx
Prof. Dr.
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Constructing a Phenomenal Space for Pain Experiences
- 6 November⋅13:30 CET

Rachel Denison
Prof. Dr.
Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University
Attentional Distortions of Subjective Perception
- 19 November⋅19:00 CET

Pascal Fischer
Prof. Dr.
Institute for English and American Studies, University of Bamberg
Categorical Differences between Human Experience and Artificial Intelligence Highlighted by Literature
- 27 November⋅18:00 CET

Aran Nayebi
Prof. Dr.
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Title TBA
- 8 December⋅19:00 CET
This talk is co-organized together with AMCS.

Ryota Kanai
Dr.
Araya, Inc.
Title TBA
- 2 December⋅11:00 CET
Further talks will be announced soon. All talks are listed in BAMΞ's Google Calendar.
Workshop Invited Speakers
We are thrilled to welcome an exceptional group of invited speakers that contribute to our Mathematical Phenomenology Sprint workshops linked above.

Jeffrey Yoshimi
Prof. Dr.
Philosophy and Cognitive Science, University of California, Merced
Mathematical Phenomenology: What it Is, How to Do It, and Where Things Stand

Mirja Hartimo
Prof. Dr.
Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies, University of Helsinki
Husserlian Philosophy of Mathematics

Yuko Ishihara
Prof. Dr.
College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University in Osaka
Beyond Infinite Reflection: Nishida’s Mathematical Models of Self-Consciousness

Robert Prentner
Prof. Dr. Dr.
Institute of Humanities, ShanghaiTech University
Mathematized Phenomenology as Transcendental Interface to the World

Andrew Y. Lee
Prof. Dr.
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto
The Future of Consciousness

Mary Leng
Prof. Dr.
Department of Philosophy, University of York
Objectivity without Objects: Lessons from the Phenomenology of Imaginative Engagement

Ken Williford
Prof. Dr.
Department of Philosophy & Humanities, The University of Texas at Arlington
Mathematical Phenomenology: Prospects & Challenges

Mark Ettinger
Dr.
Independent
“Mathematical Phenomenology” and “Computational Phenomenology”: A Study In Contrasts


Ishan Singhal
Dr.
Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science, University of Sussex
Time as an Essential Property of Experience

Geoffrey Lee
Prof. Dr.
Department of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Phenomenal Magnitudes and Phenomenal Measurement: Towards a Moderate Realism

Larissa Albantakis
Prof. Dr.
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Your Experience is a Causal Structure

Tim Ludwig
Dr.
Philosophy of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Models, Concepts, and Real Systems: From Physics to Consciousness Science

Wanja Wiese
Dr.
Institute for Philosophy II, Ruhr University Bochum
Impossible Conscious Experiences

Lukas Kob
Dr.
Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
Substrate-Hybrid Systems in the Context of Artificial Consciousness

Nao Tsuchiya
Prof. Dr.
School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
The Qualia Structure Paradigm: Towards a Construction of a Qualia Periodic Table for the Dissolution of the Hard Problem of Consciousness

Nicolás Hinrichs
Dr.
Embodied Cognition Science Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) & Cognition and Plasticity Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Geometric Neurophenomenology

Michel Bitbol
Prof. Dr.
Directeur de Recherche Émérite au CNRS, Archives Husserl, École Normale Supérieure
Consciousness, Quantum Mechanics and Phenomenology. A Global Challenge to the Naturalistic Paradigm

Camila Valenzuela-Moguillansky
Dr.
Laboratorio de Fenomenología Corporal
The Multidimensional Approach to Presence (MAP): Integrating Micro-Phenomenology, Artistic, and Somatic Practices in a Contemplative Framework for the Study of Experience

Adam Frank
Prof. Dr.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Beyond The Blind Spot. The New Physics of Life, The New Life of Physics

Romy Beauté
Sussex Center for Consciousness Science, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex
Title TBA

Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Prof. Dr.
Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego
Title TBA

Sascha Benjamin Fink
Dr.
Centre for Philosophy and AI Research {PAIR}, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Understanding Consciousness Research: Sauron or … What?

Michael R. Sheehy
Prof. Dr.
Director of Research, Contemplative Sciences Center, University of Virginia
A Buddhist Nondual Model of Consciousness

Matthias Michel
Prof. Dr.
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Title TBA

Tom Froese
Prof. Dr.
Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Mathematical Signatures of Irreducible Consciousness
Discussion Sessions
Discussion sessions are organized internally. Please reach out if you would like to join.
Updates
Updates about this sprint's activities are available via:
- Our mailing list, register here.
- Our Google calendar, available here.