Lecture Series

11 February 2026
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Did the Computer Drive Science? Hardware Development and Digital Complexity in the 20th Century – Ulf Hashagen (Munich)

Abstract: The assumption that economic, technological and scientific development is driven by technological determinism is…

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21 January 2026
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Reimagining Cities: Computational Thinking in the Post War Period – Nathalie Bredella (Hanover)

This event is part of our winter term 2025/26 Lecture Series Digital Complexity: Beyond Human…

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07 January 2026
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Desk to Discourse: Development of the Philosophy of Computing from Wordstar and VisiCalc – Robin Hill (Laramie)

Abstract: While the American Philosophical Association's Committee on Philosophy and Computers started its mission with…

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19 December 2025
RWTH Aachen University – Super C, Templergraben 57
Aachen, 52062
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What Is a Computer Program? Or, How I Liberate(d) Myself as a Computer User – Liesbeth De Mol (Lille)

Abstract: The aim of this talk is to present the PROGRAMme project, a collective work…

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18 December 2025
RWTH Aachen University – Super C, Templergraben 57
Aachen, 52062
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A Portrait of the Scientist as a User – Alexandre Hocquet (Nancy)

Abstract: Why are computational chemists so peculiar ? The history of their relationship with software…

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17 December 2025
RWTH Aachen University – Super C, Templergraben 57
Aachen, 52062
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Stochastic Systems – Dirk Baecker (Friedrichshafen)

Abstract: Digital complexity eludes human understanding not only because it is based on the synchronization…

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26 November 2025
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Computer Science and Computer Use in Public Administration in Switzerland (1960-1984) – Ricky Wichum

Abstract: In my presentation, I examine the digital culture of public administration in Switzerland from…

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12 November 2025
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Digitality as a Triad: From the Love Letter to Emotion AI – Anna Tuschling (Bochum)

Abstract: The lecture presents various historical and contemporary concepts of digitality that highlight the three…

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29 October 2025
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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Digital Complexity: De-Anthropological Trends in Computing, AI, and Robotics – Gabriele Gramelsberger (Aachen)

‼️ Unfortunately, tonight's lecture by Gabriele Gramelsberger has to be canceled due to illness. We…

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22 October 2025
Stadtpalais/Online, Theaterstraße 75
Aachen, 52062 Germany
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