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Expertise
- cybermetics, complex, self-organizing systems and distributed intelligence
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aiifund65: The Origins of Goal-Directedness: a Formal Scenario based on Chemical Organization Theory and Cybernetics
Heylighen, F., Busseniers, E., Veloz, T., Beigi, S., Lenartowicz, M. M. & Degraide, N.
1/12/20 → 31/08/23
Project: Fundamental
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CONI602: INSCHRIJVINGEN: Symposium Worlds of Entanglement : 29-30 September 2017.
17/07/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Fundamental
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EU523: Quantum Information Access and Retrieval Theory (QUARTZ)
Heylighen, F., Aerts, D. & Aerts, D.
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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A contemporary interpretation of Teilhard’s Law of Complexity-Consciousness
Heylighen, F., 2022, (Submitted) In: Religion, Brain & Behavior.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Ethics and Complexity: Why standard ethical frameworks cannot cope with socio-technological change
Vidal, C. & Heylighen, F., 2022, Humanism and its Discontents: The Rise of Transhumanism and Posthumanism. Jorion, P. (ed.). Springer New York, p. 197-216Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Modeling Autopoiesis and Cognition with Reaction Networks
Heylighen, F. & Busseniers, E., 2022, (Submitted) In: BioSystems.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relational agency: a new ontology for co-evolving systems
Heylighen, F., 2022, (Submitted) Evolution ‘On Purpose’: Teleonomy in Living Systems. Corning, P. (ed.). MIT Press, (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Meaning and Origin of Goal-Directedness: A Dynamical Systems Perspective
Heylighen, F., 14 Jun 2022, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile158 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Award for best paper on 'Interactive Interfaces between Collective Support Systems and their Users'
Heylighen, Francis (Recipient), 1991
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award for the Symposium ?General Systems Methodology? at the EMCSR92
Heylighen, Francis (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Biographische Listings in Who's Who in Science and Engineering (7th ed.)
Heylighen, Francis (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Biographische Listings in Who's Who in the World (16th/17th ed.)
Heylighen, Francis (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Why emergence is simple, common and natural
Francis Heylighen (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Marjoriikka Ylisurua
Francis Heylighen (Supervisor)
Mar 2017 → Jun 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Offer Networks
Francis Heylighen (Speaker)
15 Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Li Xiubo
Francis Heylighen (Supervisor)
2016 → 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Mind outside Brain
Francis Heylighen (Speaker)
8 Oct 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation
Press / Media
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Documentary on the birth of a global superorganism based on my work
1/01/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Eenrichtingsevolutie: de ladder van het leven maakt een comeback
1/01/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Francis Heylighen (VUB) ziet de stad van de toekomst vasthangen aan een globaal brein
11/11/11
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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Het lichaam als een metafoor voor het begrijpen van de maatschappij.
Author: Laurent, T. K. M., Heylighen, F., Stuy, J. & Van Kerkhove, B., 2021Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Representation and change: An integrative metarepresentational framework for the foundations of physical and cognitive science.
Author: Reignier, J., Steels, L. & Heylighen, F., 1987Supervisor: Steels, L. (Jury) & Reignier, J. (External person) (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Representation and change. An integrative meta-representational framework for the foundations of physical and cognitive science
Author: Van Bendegem, J. & Heylighen, F., 1987Supervisor: Van Bendegem, J. P. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Wat als pijn niet stopt?: Een moraalwetenschappelijk onderzoek over de betekenis van pijn bij chronische pijnpatiënten en de rol van de moreel consulent bij de begeleiding
Author: Hackert, J., Stuy, J., Heylighen, F. & Withaeckx, S., 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis