03: Convergence and Complexity in Technology
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in englischer SpracheOur experience in today s world is characterized by increasing complexity. The strong dynamics of our globalized and mechanized society and its fragmentation make it increasingly hard to control. An ever growing amount of information coming faster and faster forms the basis of individual decisions triggering global developments in societies. Without knowing the long-term consequences, we are profoundly changing natural global processes, and we become more and more aware that these changes are irreversible and unpredictable. We are all part of the system, we are changing and are being changed at the same time.
By focusing on concrete examples, like innovation systems, financial markets or climate change, we will discuss the chances of influencing these processes. The methods and results of complexity research enhance our understanding of these processes and show us when it becomes necessary to intervene, as for example in the case of convergence of research fields (bio- and nanotechnology) or technological applications (multifunctional electronic devices).
Will we be able to control these processes or is chaos the final consequence? Is technology part of the problem or its solution? This working group will try to answer those questions and deals with complexity in industry and society. The results may decisively influence political and entrepreneurial strategic processes.
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Dr. Joseph ALCAMO
Director and Professor, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel
| Ph.D., Civil-Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis; atmospheric science and systems analysis | |
| 1975-1981 | Project Engineer, Hydroscience Inc., USA |
| 1982-1991 | Research Scholar, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Austria. Co-developer of the RAINS model and of the methodology of integrated modeling of the environment. |
| 1992-1996 | Project Leader, National Institute of the Environment, The Netherlands. Led development of IMAGE 2 Model, the first spatially-resolved integrated model of global change. |
| since 1996 | Director and Professor, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel. Leading the development of earth system models of the global water cycle and global land use change. Developing new methods for environmental scenario analysis. |
Dr. Daniel ANDLER
Professor of Philosophy, University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV); Director, Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris
| 1967 | Assistant, Dpt. of mathematics, Faculté des sciences d'Orsay |
| 1973 | Université Paris 7 |
| 1974 | Chargé d'enseignement, Université Paris-Nord |
| 1976 | maître assistant, Université Paris 7 |
| 1985 | maître de conférences, Université Paris 7 |
| 1989 | professeur, Dpt. of philosophy, Université de Lille III |
| 1993 | Université de Paris X-Nanterre |
| 1999 | Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) |
| 2001-2005 | Founder and director, Dpt. of cognitive studies, Ecole normale supérieure |
Ph.D. Ralph DUM
Scientific Officer, DG CONNECT, European Commission, Brussels
| M.Sc., Ph.D. in Physics, University of Innsbruck | |
| 1990-1994 | Ph.D. Thesis and Research Assistant at Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics, Colorado |
| 1994-2000 | Researcher, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris |
| since 2001 | Scientific Officer, European Commission, Brussels |
PhD David P. LANE
Professor of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, External Professor, Santa Fe Institute (USA)
| 1975-1994 | Professor of Statistics, University of Minnesota |
| 1981-1983 | Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, Duke University |
| 1986-1987 | Visiting Professor, Department of Epidemiology, McGill University |
| 1990 | Visiting Professor, Statistics, Bocconi University |
| since 1992 | External Professor, Santa Fe Institute |
| 1992-2003 | Professor of Statistics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
| 2003-2006 | Professor of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
Dr. Nebojsa NAKICENOVIC
Deputy Director General and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg; Emeritus Professor of Energy Economics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
| 1973-1984 | Research Scholar, Energy Systems Program, IIASA |
| 1984-1986 | Research Scholar, Science and Technology Program, IIASA |
| 1986-1991 | Leader, The Dynamics of Technological Project, IIASA |
| Acting Leader, Technology, Economy and Society Program, IIASA | |
| 1991-2000 | Leader, Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies Project, IIASA |
| 1993-1995 | Convening Lead Author, Second Assessment Report IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| 1993-1998 | Director, Global Energy Perspectives, WEC - World Energy Council |
| 1993-2003 | Guest Professor, Technical University of Graz |
| 1997-2000 | Coordinating Lead Author, Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, IPCC |
| 1998-2000 | Convening Lead Author, WEA - World Energy Assessment |
| 1998-2001 | Lead Author, Third Assessment Report of the IPCC |
| 2003-2005 | Coordinating Lead Author, MEA - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
| 2003-2007 | Co-Leader, Greenhouse Gas Initiative Program, IIASA |
| 2000-2008 | Leader, Transitions to New Technologies Program, IIASA |
| since 2003 | University Professor of Energy Economics, VUT - Vienna University of Technology |
| since 2005 | Director, GEA - Global Energy Assessment |
| since 2009 | Deputy Director, IIASA |
| since 2010 | Lead Author, Fifth Assessment Report, IPCC |
Dr. Peter SCHALLER
Strategisches Risikomanagement, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Wien
| After finishing his PhD in theoretical physics at the Technical University of Vienna in June 1986 he held research positions at physics institutes of the Technical University in Karlsruhe and the Queen Mary College in London. | |
| 1990-1995 | worked as assistant professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Technical University of Vienna. |
| 1995 | risk management department of Creditanstalt in Vienna, where he developed a Value at Risk based market risk management system, which was successfully implemented in the entire Bank Austria-Creditanstalt group. |
| Gives lectures on theoretical physics as well as on financial risk management at Universities in Vienna. He is a regular speaker at scientific and commercial conferences on strategic risk management. |
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. MA Matthias WEBER
Head of Center for Innovation Systems and Policy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
| 1986-1993 | Studium Maschinenbau/Verfahrenstechnik und Politikwissenschaften, RWTH Aachen; Universität Stuttgart |
| 1993-1998 | Doktorand, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Stuttgart |
| 1993-2000 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Marie-Curie Mitglied, Institut für Institut für technologische Zukunftsforschung an der Gemeinsamen Forschungsstelle der EU-Kommission, Ispra (I); Sevilla (E) |
| seit 2000 | Leiter, Geschäftsfelds Forschungs-, Technologie- und Innovationspolitik, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Wien |
| seit 2017 | Leiter, Center for Innovation Systems and Policy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Wien |
Mag. Ingolf SCHÄDLER
Deputy Director General for Innovation and Telecommunication; Head of Directorate for Innovation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna
| 1978 | Studienabschluss, Volkswirtschaft, Universität Wien |
| 1978-1979 | Studium, Internationale Politik, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins Universität, Bologna |
| 1979-1980 | Forschungsassistent, Wiener Institut für Entwicklungsfragen, Wien |
| 1981 | Eintritt in den öffentlichen Dienst, Referent, Bundeskanzleramt, Wien |
| 1993 | Leiter, Abteilung für Technologiepolitik und -programme, Bundesministerium für öffentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr, Wien |
| 2003 | Leiter, Bereich Innovation; stellvertretender Sektionsleiter, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, Wien |
| 2010 | Übernahme des Vorsitzes, EU-Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe |
