Joos, The ‘Renaissance Engineer’
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1. Towards a new renaissance?– Three Immense socio-economic, scientific and technological changes– Grand multidisciplinary challenges for engineers and policymakers
2. ‘Renaissance’ engineers and policy makers
3. Joos as a renaissance engineer
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1.Socio-economic Mega-Changes
See: Econoshock, Geert Noels, Hautekiet ‘How 6 economic shocks will fundamentally change your life’
• Towards >9B people in 2050, aging of society• Scarcity of fossil fuels and raw materials• Center of gravity moves east: innovation badly needed• ICT leads to globalisation, challenges security & privacy• Face climate change• Manage financial chaos: towards post-capitalism?
Simultaneous Mega shocks…
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Lead to Grand Challenges
• Double energy, food, water production in 2050
• Reduce the cost of aging and healthcare
• Create safe, secure information society respecting privacy
• Manage complexity of global systems and networks
• Keeping western prosperity in a globalised world…
Demanding global system solutions based on advanced technical and societal engineering
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2. Nature of Science and Technologyis Changing too
1800 1900 2000
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Sciences
Scale Macro MicroTechnology
Energy Mfg. Goods Information
Era Science
M El NeuroScience
Intelligent systems?
+Bio+Nano+Energy
ConvergenceIntelligenceComplexity
Techno-ScienceNano
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SmartNetworked
PersonalisedServices, products
Nano medicineNew materials
Computer Chips, DNA, tech at nano-scale
21 Information+
Communication(ICT)
Bio- Nano- en Neurotech
III BrainsKnowledge
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3. And Changes Nature of Industry
Labour
Capital
Fossil Fuel EnergyMachines
Electrical EnergyManufacturing
Mat. GoodsCars, Planes
20Century Technology Production factor Product
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Innovation = Converging Technologies
Innovation will emerge from merger of techno-science disciplines & social science rather than from
individual disciplines e.g.
Internet of ThingsSmart Energy GridsSmart Mobility Mechatronics / Nano mechanicsTelemedicine Synthetic biology Nano-medicineGenome based personalized medicine
‘Creativity is connecting things’
Steve Jobs
A true renaissance…
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Chip Design… Bacterium Design
genome
IN OUTIN OUT
Connecting Things…Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life
DNA Design!
gaattcgcgg…10011000..
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Bio-Nano-Info based Personalised Medicine
Source: R.Pauwels Biocartis
PersonalisedMedicine
Bio-informatics
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Converging Technologies and the Grand Challenges
TomorrowsEngineer
ICTNanoBio
Neurosc.
Grand Challenges for a Sustainable society
Policy Making
Media Education
SOCIAL Scientists
TECHNO-LiteracyPublic dialog
Short term growthShareholders
DriveObjectives
RegulationsStable legislation
Long Term Vision
Dogmatic Thinking
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Universities Ready for Renaissance?
Yesterday Tomorrow
Sciences Engineering Social Sciences
Hyperspecialized publication fever
Mono-disciplinary research funding
Publication oriented Eng. Ph.D. ⇒ Academic career
Techno-science for Social Innovation
Cross-disciplinary research and education
Cross-disciplinary funding
Innovation oriented Eng. Ph.D.⇒ Technical leadership
Entrepreneurial thinking
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‘Renaissance Engineer’ ?
Renaissance = system oriented merging of disciplines in the fast changing biotope of the 21st century…
• Engineer oriented towards social innovation =
• Innovation driven by the grand societal needs of the 21st century and in an economic- ecologic win-win scenario
• Operating in agile, dynamic and globalised company structures
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Renaissance Engineer?
This one?
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Not Really!
Individualists
Omni scientists
Nerds
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But Renaissance Engineer is:
M/W oriented towards social innovation:– Team player, team builder techno nerd– With cross-disciplinary communication skills– Trained in system thinking (sees the whole)– Independent and interpersonal lifelong learning skills– Able to cope with diversity and change – World citizen (language, culture…)
Co-architect of future society– From societal vision to customer solutions– With sustainable economic value: entrepreneur!– An eye for moral and ethical values– Willing to participate to the public debate!
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Educating Renaissance Engineers
Need for: “Sociology for future engineers” “Team based system design”
EE + bioengineers+ biochemists All EE disciplines
+Bart De Moor+Ingrid Verbauwhede
Joos
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Joos and Arenberg Doctoral School
Educating Innovation oriented Engineering. Ph.D. s
Technical leadership
Entrepreneurial thinking
‘Preparing for a Career in the Innovative Industry of the Future’
Joos Vandewalle, Hubert Van Belleand 11 innovation pioneers in industry and R&D
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But more is needed
Wanted:
Renaissance social scientists & decision makers With technological literacy, capable of: Making objective long term choices for a sustainable society “Democratizing the future” emocracy!
“Technology for future philosophers”Hence need for:
But once again Joos made it happen!
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Joos and the Renaissance Humanists
In addition:
Two yearsago…
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Joos and Public Dialog
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Joos: a Team- and Bridge Builder
SISTACircuits SystemsIMEC
SecureSafeInternet
Connected societyBiomedicineIndustrial ProcessesMechatronics
DARIUSCOSIC
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His Students Pave the Way Worldwide
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The Need to Stimulate Engineering Education
Demand
Supply
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Joos: Motivating the Young
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Joos the Artist…
Kyoto 1985
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Source: Janusz Kozinski York Univ
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My Special Thanks to Joos,A true Renaissance Engineer
• For 37 years of friendship and scientific cooperation and joint fun in motivating the young for the art of engineering
• For showing us how important the role of math is in designing for a better world
• For your constructive and patient way of building bridges between people and organisations
• Welcome to the club of emeriti. Time now to enjoy the privileges of age!