Sarwar Ahmed

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Publications

• Hossieni, H., Fatah, J.M., Mohammad, S., & Naby, M. (2018). From Hyperion to photon, a brief survey in the timeline of photon. Physics Essays.

Talks

• Ahmed, S. (2024): “Transforming Standards: Observation Contextualised” (Talk), 8th Panhellenic Conference on Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
• “Inference to the Source” (2024), “Methodological Transformations in Fundamental Physics”, University of Wuppertal, Germany. [workshop talk]
• “Transforming Standards: Observation Contextualised” (2024), What Do We Talk About When We Talk About (Scientific) Practices?, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany  [workshop talk]
• “Best explanation as the source of information: The role of IBE in modern observations.” (2023), Establishing the Nordic Network for Philosophy of Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden. [workshop talk]
• “What is scientific observation? Is there a general distinction between direct and indirect observation?” (2023), 9th biennial meeting of the European Philosophy of Science Association, Belgrade, Serbia. [poster presentation]
• “An inferential-information transmission account of observation” (2023), British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. [conference talk]
• “An inferential-information transmission account of observation” (2023), 4th Lisbon International Conference on Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal. [conference talk]
• “Modal aspects of observability” (2022), Mini-Workshop “Philosophy of Science”, University of Wuppertal, Germany. [workshop talk]
• “Scientific Realism, Underdetermination, and The Role of Meta-empirical Assessments in Theory Choice” (2022), Philosophy of Science Network Meeting: Hannover-Munich-Wuppertal, University of Wuppertal, Germany [workshop talk].

Short Biography/CV

• Since 2022: Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy of Science/Physics at Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• 2025 (Hilary Term): Recognised PhD student, University of Oxford, UK (Supervisor: Prof. Sam Fletcher)
• 2019-2022: MA in Philosophy of science at Leibniz Universität Hannover
• 2010-2015: B.Sc. in Physics at University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan.

I am interested in the general philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, epistemology metaphysics and the interrelated topics between philosophy and physics.