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.
- 2018
Peplospheric Simulation. Surface Wind Models in Urban Climate Studies
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
23.05.2018 → 25.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Floating Utopias
Hannah Zindel (Organiser)
27.04.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › trade fairs and exhibitions › Transfer
BA-Arbeiten 2018
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Google Balloons and Histories of Unmanned Ballooning
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
MA-Arbeiten 2018
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Schwebende Labore. Ballonreisen und Techniken der Vermessung des Himmels
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Techniken der Vermessung des Himmels
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2017
Digitale Quellen: Praktiken, Geschichten, Epistemologien
Jan Müggenburg (Organiser), Koch Matthias (Organiser), Monique Miggelbrink (Organiser) & Christian Köhler (Organiser)
13.12.2017 → 14.12.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
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