DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
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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.
- 2021
Rechte Ökologien
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
23.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Digitale Archivreisen
Hannah Zindel (Speaker) & Daniela Zetti (Speaker)
29.04.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft (Journal)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
19.03.2021Activity: 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
Wellengeschehen. Ozeanische Störungspotenziale
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
04.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Plastic Oceanography
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker) & Simon Rothöhler (Lecturer)
28.01.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
- 2020
Saubere Autos. Umweltversprechen des autonomen Fahrens und Emissionsforschungen seit den 1950ern
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
05.11.2020Activity: 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
Springer Nature Switzerland AG (Publisher)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
19.08.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Die meteorologische Stadt
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
01.07.2020Activity: 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
Amsterdam University Press (Publisher)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
15.02.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
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
BA-Arbeiten 2020
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
MA-Arbeiten 2020
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
- 2019
Workshop: Windkanäle - 2019
Hannah Zindel (Organiser)
06.11.2019Activity: 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
Supercomputing und Simulation. Im Grenzbereich einer Philologie des Digitalen
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
28.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › 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
Food for Thought. Die Physikalisierung des Essens und das Wissen der Küche
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
13.06.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research