DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
Organisational unit: Projectteam
Organisation profile
Computer simulations have revolutionised the sciences. Their impact left a mark in nearly every possible field of study – from microbiology, to climate research, and even astrophysics.
What new kinds of knowledge arise through computer simulations? How do they change our understanding of the sciences?
At the Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation (MECS), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we set out to find answers to these broad questions. We seek to accomplish this in diverse ways: by analysing historical and contemporary case studies , by building an interdisciplinary network of international fellows , and by organising trans-disciplinary lectures, workshops, and conferences .
In an age of computer simulations, MECS is one of the few institutions worldwide specifically focused on understanding their wide-ranging impacts.
Prestigeverlust. Szenen des Austricksens zwischen Magie und Medientechnik
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
01.10.2009 → 03.10.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Plastik und Plastizität. Treibgut, Abfall und die Modellierung von Ozeandynamiken
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
24.05.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Plastic Oceanography
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker) & Simon Rothöhler (Lecturer)
28.01.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Peplospheric Simulation. Surface Wind Models in Urban Climate Studies
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
23.05.2018 → 25.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
On the sovereignty over one’s personal data
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
12.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
On Borders, Boundaries, Clouds, and Globalization. And on China.
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
30.01.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Niklas Luhmann am OVG Lüneburg.
Martin Warnke (Organiser)
05.12.2017 → 06.12.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Modeling the Pacific - 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
10.10.2019 → 12.10.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Mitglied des Review Panel „Mixed Methods’ in the Humanities? – Support for Projects Combining and Synergizing Qualitative-hermeneutical and Digital Approaches“
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
18.07.2016Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Mitglied des IFIP-Beirats, Sitzung des IFIP-Beirats
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
26.02.2016Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research