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.
- Presentations (poster etc.)
Projektvorstellung im Cluster "Informatik und Text": Relationen im Raum - Visualisierung topographischer Klein(st)strukturen
Martin Warnke (presenter)
25.03.2014 → 28.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- talk or presentation in privat or public events
Alexa, schreib mir ein Lied! Wie verändert die Digitalisierung unsere Kultur?
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
01.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Ein berühmter Lüneburger Nikolaus: Niklas Luhmann
Martin Warnke (Oral presentation)
17.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Klimatechniken des Städtebaus
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
- Conference Presentations
Aerial Alps. Balloon Photography and Mountain Modeling in the 19th Century
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
China’s Media Epoch 5.0
Martin Warnke (Panel participant)
21.08.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Clouds and Balloons
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Crumpled Times. Temporal and Epistemological Depths of Agent-Based Traffic Simulations
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
13.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Der verteilte Blick
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
13.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Digitale Archivreisen
Hannah Zindel (Speaker) & Daniela Zetti (Speaker)
29.04.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Food for Thought. Die Physikalisierung des Essens und das Wissen der Küche
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
13.06.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Keeping it cool. Hypothetical Accident Analysis in Fast Breeder R&D Around 1970
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
07.12.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Kunstrasen und Kuppelsiebe. Unbequeme Oberflächen für komfortablen Wind
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
29.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
On Borders, Boundaries, Clouds, and Globalization. And on China.
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
30.01.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Peplospheric Simulation. Surface Wind Models in Urban Climate Studies
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
23.05.2018 → 25.05.2018Activity: 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
Prestigeverlust. Szenen des Austricksens zwischen Magie und Medientechnik
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
01.10.2009 → 03.10.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rechte Ökologien
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
23.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
REST in Peace. Floating Tanks zwischen Bewusstseinserweiterung und Wellness-Technologie
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
22.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Saubere Autos. Umweltversprechen des autonomen Fahrens und Emissionsforschungen seit den 1950ern
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
05.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Stadtluft. Die meteorologisch utopische Stadt
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Switching on the lights inside the black box: How computer simulations observe the unobservable
Martin Warnke (Speaker) & Arianna Borrelli (Speaker)
28.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Techniken der Vermessung des Himmels
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wellengeschehen. Ozeanische Störungspotenziale
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
04.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Werkzeug Windkanal. Simulationen in der Stadtklimaforschung
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
11.10.2017 → 14.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Windlestick. Baseball im Grenzschichtwindkanal
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Zur Zukunft der Vergangenheit – falls es eine geben wird
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
11.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- Peer review of publicationen
Amsterdam University Press (Publisher)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
15.02.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Ilinx. Berliner Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft (Journal)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
01.03.2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie (Journal)
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
04.2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Springer Nature Switzerland AG (Publisher)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
19.08.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft (Journal)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
19.03.2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- Peer review of project proposals
Gutachter des Antrags auf Fortsetzung des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs GRK1769 „Locating Media“ der Universität Siegen
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
05.07.2016 → 06.07.2016Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
- Academic Consultant
BA-Arbeiten 2016
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
BA-Arbeiten 2018
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
B.A.-Arbeiten 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
BA-Arbeiten 2020
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
MA-Arbeit 2017
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2017 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
MA-Arbeiten 2016
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
MA-Arbeiten 2018
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
M.A.-Arbeiten 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
MA-Arbeiten 2020
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Mitglied des IFIP-Beirats, Sitzung des IFIP-Beirats
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
26.02.2016Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › 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
- Visiting an external academic institution
Bauhaus University of Weimar
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
10.2008 → 04.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
11.11.2015 → 12.11.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Freie Universität Berlin
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
10.2016 → 04.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
Humboldt University Berlin
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
16.11.2015 → 20.11.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Institute for Advanced Study Berlin e.V.
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2009 → 2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
Princeton University
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Universität Konstanz
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2007Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
University of Vienna
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
13.10.2015 → 15.10.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)
Hannah Zindel (Visiting researcher)
06.2019 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
Deutscher Hochschulverband (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Deutscher Hochschulverband (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Die Junge Akademie (External organisation)
Claus Pias (Member)
2001 → 2006Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Transfer
Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft e.V. (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- Academic networks or partnerships
Bauhaus University of Weimar (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Graduiertenkolleg »Lose Verbindungen« (External organisation)
Claus Pias (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
- Academic councils, panels and committees
Bauhaus University of Weimar (External organisation)
Claus Pias (Member)
2004 → 2011Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Martin Warnke (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
- Guest lectures
All Surface: Blobs and the Liquefaction of Architecture
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
09.10.2014 → 12.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Alternative Facts‹. Facticity and Factuality in Digital Media
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
10.10.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Alternative Futures: The Scenario Mode«, Symposium Technospheres x Knowledge
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
13.04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Computersimulation als Medium der Wissensproduktion in den Naturwissenschaften
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
02.07.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Computer Simulation as media of knowledge production in the practice of quantum theory
Martin Warnke (Oral presentation)
03.02.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Computer Simulations in Design. How Social Media meet Computational Methods in Design Processes
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
16.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Computer Simulations in Design. How Social Media meet Computational Methods in Design Processes
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
19.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Computer Simulations in Design. How Social Media meet Computational Methods in Design Processes
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
23.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Computersimulation und Super-GAU
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
04.10.2016 → 05.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Contagious Agents: From Generative Social Science to the Computer Simulation of Epidemics
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
28.05.2015 → 29.05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Crumpled Times: Temporal and epistemological depths of Computer Simulations
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
25.06.2015 → 26.06.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Das subversive Bild: Intellektuelle und algorithmische Bildordnungen
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
09.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Der Stille Ozean: Ozeandynamiken und ihre Visualisierung 1930-2000
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
17.04.2015 → 18.04.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Die meteorologische Stadt
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
01.07.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Die Unmöglichkeit einer Insel
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
30.09.2015 → 03.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Festakt zum 15-jährigen Bestehen von prometheus (Festredner)
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
13.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Fish & Chips. Mediengeschichten der Swarm Intelligence zwischen Ozean und Computer
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
27.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Google Balloons and Histories of Unmanned Ballooning
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Lemistik
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
18.01.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Medien und Nichtwissen. Störungen, Gespenster, Computersimulation
Sebastian Vehlken (Oral presentation)
27.05.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
On the sovereignty over one’s personal data
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
12.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Plastic Oceanography
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker) & Simon Rothöhler (Lecturer)
28.01.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Schwebende Labore. Ballonreisen und Techniken der Vermessung des Himmels
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Seminar: Media Arts Culture und Digitales Sammlungsmanagement
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
15.09.2015 → 16.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Social Supercomputing und futurischer Druck: Die vergangene Zukunft der FutureICT EU-Flagship Initiative
Sebastian Vehlken (Oral presentation)
29.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Supercomputing und Simulation. Im Grenzbereich einer Philologie des Digitalen
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
28.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Swarm Robotics
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
09.11.2016 → 11.11.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Simulation of Everything: Social Simulations 1970 | 2010
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
06.07.2015 → 08.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vorlesung und Diskussion: Computersimulation als Erkenntnismehtode
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
04.02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag „Close seeing und Formen der digitalen Annotation“
Martin Warnke (Oral presentation)
26.02.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag „Visualizing a thousand Years: On Jewish Cemeteries and the dH Situation“
Martin Warnke (Oral presentation)
28.04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Zombieland: Agent-based Computer Simulation
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
27.04.2015 → 30.04.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- External workshops, courses, seminars
Making Sense(s) - 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
12.06.2019 → 13.06.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
"Matter of Typography" Workshop am Exzellencluster "Bild Wissen Gestaltung" - 2015
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
09.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
MECS Summer School 2016
Dawid Kasprowicz (Speaker)
25.09.2016 → 30.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Stanford-Leuphana Summer Academy 2019
Timon Beyes (Organiser), Claus Pias (Organiser) & Nelly Yaa Pinkrah (Organiser)
24.06.2019 → 28.06.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Unterwachen und Schlafen. Anthropophile Medien nach dem Interface - 2015
Dawid Kasprowicz (Speaker)
31.01.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop Grey Zones of Simulation - 2015
Dawid Kasprowicz (Speaker)
26.05.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research