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Joos,The ‘Renaissance Engineer’

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Outline

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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Technology

Energy Mfg. Goods Information

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NeuroScience

Intelligent systems?

+Bio+Nano+Energy

ConvergenceIntelligenceComplexity

Techno-Science

Nano

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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

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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 OUT

IN OUT

Connecting Things…Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life

DNA Design!

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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

ICT

Nano

Bio

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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or that one?

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

SISTA

Circuits 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!