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Causalworlds aims to bring together researchers from different areas of physics, computer science, mathematics and philosophy working on questions related to causality, both from fundamental and applied perspectives, to provide a venue for cross-pollination of ideas and techniques across these disciplines and consolidate efforts towards a more unified understanding of causation.

Important Dates

Fri, Feb 20, 2026
Paper submission deadline
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Full manuscript draft deadline for talk submissions
Fri, Mar 27, 2026
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Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Causal models and inference
Quantum and indefinite causality
Causality in relativistic physics
Experiments and applications of causality
Quantum and classical causal inference and causal models
The role of causal structure in information processing
Indefinite causality and quantum reference frames
Cyclic causality and time symmetry
Causality in quantum field theory and quantum gravity
Experiments in causality and applications

Call for Papers Description

We invite submissions of papers for talk and/or posters. Talk: Submission will consist of a 3 page (excluding references) extended abstract, together with a link to the full paper (published or preprint) or a draft of the manuscript. Poster: Submission will consist of a short plaintext abstract.

Committee

Organising Committee

Alastair Abbott

chair

Inria

Sophie Bigourden

Inria

Cyril Branciard

Institut Néel

Mehdi Mhalla

LIG

Kuntal Sengupta

Institut Néel

V. Vilasini

Inria

PC Chairs

Alastair Abbott

PC co-chair

Inria

Charis Anastopolous

University of Patras

Cyril Branciard

Institut Néel

Raphael Chaves

International Institute of Physics – UFRN

Lin-Qing Chen

IQOQI Vienna

Giulio Chiribella

University of Hong Kong

Emilie Devijver

LIG

Alexei Grinbaum

CEA Saclay

Anne-Catherine de la Hamette

ETH Zürich

Hlér Kristjánsson

Université de Montréal & Mila

Ravi Kunjwal

Aix-Marseille Université

Robin Lorenz

Quantinuum

Tein van der Lugt

Perimeter Institute

Mehdi Mhalla

LIG

T. Rick Perche

Nordita, University of Stockholm

Marco-Túlio Quintino

Sorbonne University

Marc-Olivier Renou

Inria Saclay

Giulia Rubino

University of Bristol

Kuntal Sengupta

Institut Néel

Sally Shrapnel

University of Queensland

Augustin Vanrietvelde

Télécom Paris

Rainer Verch

University of Leipzig

V. Vilasini

Inria

Matthew Wilson

Centrale Supélec

Elie Wolfe

PC co-chair

Perimeter Institute

Causalworlds Steering Committee

Hlér Kristjánsson

Université de Montréal & Mila

V. Vilasini

Inria

Speakers

Emily Adlam

Chapman University

Sougato Bose

University College London

Fabio Costa

Nordita, Stockholm University

Eric Gaussier

LIG, Université Grenoble Alpes

Lee Rozema

University of Vienna

Mirjam Weilenmann

Inria Saclay, Télécom Paris

Mark Wilde

Cornell University

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