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.
- Visiting an external academic institution
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