VeranstaltungsortHS 2Veranstalter Fakultät für Technische WissenschaftenJOANNEUM RESEARCH, ROBOTICSBeschreibungRobotics and Artificial Intelligence entail many opportunities for humanity: From improving medical diagnoses to enabling greater autonomy for the elderly, from cleaning the house to optimizing energy efficiency. In the public discourse, however, smart technologies are customarily represented by the stereotypical image of the android, the artificial replication of the human being. Based on psychological findings, Mara argues that a human-centered approach towards technological development must foster new visions of complementary human-machine relationships instead of fueling fears of substitution. Furthermore, as many outside the expert circles still lack information about technical functions and feel uncomfortable with technology they don’t understand, there is a need for user empowerment: By explaining basic technological concepts to the public and by designing machines that are explainable themselves.Vortragende(r)Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Martina Mara KontaktKerstin Smounig (kerstin.smounig@aau.at)

VeranstaltungsortUniversität Klagenfurt, Stiftungsgebäude Stiftungssaal der Kärntner Sparkasse Veranstalter Universität KlagenfurtInstitut für Mathematik, TeWi-FakultätBeschreibungDas Institut für Mathematik, die Industriellenvereinigung Kärnten und die Studienvertretung Technische Mathematik der ÖH Klagenfurt laden Sie herzlich zur Kooperationsveranstaltung und zur ersten Netzwerkplattform zwischen Studierenden und Lehrenden der Universität Klagenfurt, Fakultät für Technische Wissenschaften, und Industrievertretern ein.Die Veranstaltung dient zum Kennenlernen und Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen VertreterInnen der Kärntner Industrie (GeschäftsführerInnen, Personalverantwortliche, F&E-LeiterInnen, …) und Studierenden sowie VertreterInnen der Institute für Mathematik und Statistik. Best-Practice-Präsentation von praktischen Anwendungsfällen und Entwicklungsprojekten mittels Mathematikkompetenzen, Einsatzgebiete und Expertise von AbsolventInnen in der Industrie, bei Praktika oder Projektarbeiten.Um Anmeldung per E-Mail an technik@aau.at wird gebeten!KontaktMag. Johanna Röttl (johanna.roettl@aau.at ) Anmeldepflichtig!Um Anmeldung per E-Mail an technik@aau.at wird gebeten!

VeranstaltungsortI.0.43Veranstalter Institut für Anglistik und AmerikanistikBeschreibungThe power of stories to raise our concern for animals has been postulated throughout history by countless scholars, activists, and writers, including such greats as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy and Alice Walker. This paper aims to investigate that power and explain the psychological and cultural mechanisms behind it. It will do so by presenting the results of an experimental project that involved thousands of participants, texts representing various genres and national literatures, and the cooperation of an internationally acclaimed bestselling author. Combining psychological research with insights from animal studies, ecocriticism and other fields in the environmental humanities, the paper will not only provide evidence that animal stories can make us care for other species, but also show that their effects are more complex and fascinating than we have ever thought. In this way, it will try to make a contribution to both the study of relations between literature and the nonhuman world as well as to the study of how literature changes our minds and society.Vortragende(r)Prof. Dr. Wojciech MaleckiUniversity of WroclawKontaktAssoc. Prof. Dr. Alexa Weik von Mossner (Alexa.WeikvonMossner@aau.at)