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.
- 2017
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)
16.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Das subversive Bild: Intellektuelle und algorithmische Bildordnungen
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
09.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Werkzeug Windkanal. Simulationen in der Stadtklimaforschung
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
11.10.2017 → 14.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Computersimulation als Medium der Wissensproduktion in den Naturwissenschaften
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
02.07.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
REST in Peace. Floating Tanks zwischen Bewusstseinserweiterung und Wellness-Technologie
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
22.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
On the sovereignty over one’s personal data
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
12.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Travelling Codes
Isabell Schrickel (Organiser)
30.03.2017 → 31.03.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annäherung an die Natur
Jan Müggenburg (Organiser)
31.01.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lemistik
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
18.01.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bauhaus University of Weimar (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
MA-Arbeit 2017
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2017 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Princeton University
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
- 2016
Immersion – Transition – Figuration
Dawid Kasprowicz (Speaker)
01.12.2016 → 02.12.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Swarm Robotics
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
09.11.2016 → 11.11.2016Activity: 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
Festakt zum 15-jährigen Bestehen von prometheus (Festredner)
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
13.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Computersimulation und Super-GAU
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
04.10.2016 → 05.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Freie Universität Berlin
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
10.2016 → 04.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
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
IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers - HCC12 2016
Martin Warnke (Organiser)
07.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
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
Agent Cultures and Zombielands 2016
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
23.06.2016 → 25.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Aby Warburg 150. Work. Legacy. Promise.
Martin Warnke (Participant)
13.06.2016 → 15.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Die Kunst der Soziologie
Martin Warnke (Moderator)
03.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1. Symposium "Digitalität - Theorien und Praktiken des Digitalen in den Geisteswissenschaften"
Martin Warnke (presenter)
26.05.2016 → 29.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art
Martin Warnke (Chair)
15.05.2016 → 18.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd EqUIP Symposium 2016
Martin Warnke (Participant)
05.05.2016 → 07.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
Alternative Futures: The Scenario Mode«, Symposium Technospheres x Knowledge
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
13.04.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie (Journal)
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
04.2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Mitglied des IFIP-Beirats, Sitzung des IFIP-Beirats
Martin Warnke (Reviewer)
26.02.2016Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Vortrag „Close seeing und Formen der digitalen Annotation“
Martin Warnke (Oral presentation)
26.02.2016Activity: 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
Simulierte oder gelebte Kollaboration
Dawid Kasprowicz (Organiser)
02.02.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Interferences | Events
Martin Warnke (Organiser)
20.01.2016 → 21.01.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
BA-Arbeiten 2016
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Deutscher Hochschulverband (External organisation)
Sebastian Vehlken (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
MA-Arbeiten 2016
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
- 2015
Humboldt University Berlin
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
16.11.2015 → 20.11.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
11.11.2015 → 12.11.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Vienna
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
13.10.2015 → 15.10.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Science and Art of Simulation Workshop - SAS 2015
Martin Warnke (Participant)
12.10.2015 → 13.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
Die Unmöglichkeit einer Insel
Sebastian Vehlken (Lecturer)
30.09.2015 → 03.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Seminar: Media Arts Culture und Digitales Sammlungsmanagement
Martin Warnke (Lecturer)
15.09.2015 → 16.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
3. Medienwissenschaftlichen Symposion der DFG - 2015
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
19.08.2015 → 22.08.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Zur Zukunft der Vergangenheit – falls es eine geben wird
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
11.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Hyperkult XXV - 2015
Martin Warnke (Organiser) & Rolf Großmann (Organiser)
09.07.2015 → 11.07.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research