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.
Ilinx. Berliner Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft (Journal)
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
01.03.2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Immersion – Transition – Figuration
Dawid Kasprowicz (Speaker)
01.12.2016 → 02.12.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Institute for Advanced Study Berlin e.V.
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2009 → 2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
Interferences | Events
Martin Warnke (Organiser)
20.01.2016 → 21.01.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Internationa Conference Digital Cultures
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker) & Timon Beyes (Organiser)
19.09.2018 → 22.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie (Journal)
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
04.2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › 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
Klimatechniken des Städtebaus
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Kolloquium ,,Medien, die wir meinen''
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
01.12.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Kunstrasen und Kuppelsiebe. Unbequeme Oberflächen für komfortablen Wind
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
29.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research