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CENTER LEO APOSTEL
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Update : Sept. 22, 2000

CLEA Participants

Many different people working in different disciplines and in different universities participate in some way in the interdisciplinary center "Leo Apostel".

CLEA Personnel

The following people work directly at the Center Leo Apostel.

Diederik Aerts (professor, foundations of physics)
Johan Bollen (research assistant, psychology, presently on leave at Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Jan Broekaert (postdoctoral researcher, physics)
Liane Gabora (research assistant, cognitive science)
Leor Gründlinger (PhD student, computer science and economics)
Francis Heylighen (professor, systems theory)
Ernest Mathijs (research assistant, communication sciences)
Alexander Riegler (postdoctoral researcher, cognitive science)
Sonja Smets (research assistant FWO, philosophy)
Sylvia Stuer (administration)

CLEA Affiliates

The following people have their main activity elsewhere, but participate in the research done by CLEA.

Sven Aerts (research assistant IWT, physics)
Jan Bernheim (professor, quality-of-life, oncology, bioethics)
Bob Coecke (postdoc researcher FWO, physics)
Tina Chatzara (PhD student, multimedia)
Bart d'Hooghe (research assistant FWO, physics)
Johan Deklerck (researcher, criminology)
Anouk Depuydt (researcher, criminology)
Olaf Diettrich (researcher, physics, theory of science, cognitive evolution)
Didier Durlinger (computer science)
Sean Kelly (PhD student, education & mathematics)
Bert Mosselmans (lecturer, history of economics, art & science)
Nicole Note (PhD student, non-Western cultures)
Karin Verelst (PhD student, philosophy)
An Vranckx (linguistics & sociology of science)

Council

The Scientific Council of CLEA is responsible for the long term policy of the Center.

Director

Diederik Aerts (professor VUB): foundations of physics

Co-Director

Francis Heylighen (professor VUB): systems theory and cybernetics

Members

Serge Gutwirth (Professor VUB): foundations of law
Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Professor VUB): logic, philosophy of science
Diderik Batens (University of Ghent): logic, philosophy of science
Marc De Mey (University of Ghent): cognitive science
Marie-Claire Van de Velde (University of Ghent): biology
Bart De Moor (Catholic University of Leuven): engineering
Jan Van der Veken (Catholic University of Leuven): philosophy

Advisory Board

Local

Paul Devroey (Professor VUB, medecine)
Patrick De Wilde (Professor VUB, engineering)
Marc Elchardus (Professor VUB, sociology)
Luc Steels (Professor VUB, computer science)
Ingrid Ponjaert (Professor VUB, psychology)
Domien Roggen (Professor VUB, biology)
Oscar Steenhaut (Professor VUB, engineering)
Willy Szafran (Professor VUB, psychiatry)
Luc Van Langenhove (Lecturer VUB, psychology)
Marc Van Molle (Professor VUB, geography)
Irina Veretenicoff (Professor VUB, physics)
Els Witte (Professor VUB, history)

International (preliminary list)

Rom HARRE Oxford University, UK
Chris LANGTON, Santa Fe Institute, USA.
Ricardo Petrella (UCL and European Commission)
Ilya PRIGOGINE, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium.
Linda SCHELE, Texas University at Austin, USA.
Francisco J. VARELA, Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, France.
Heinz von FOERSTER, California, USA.