KLI Colloquia are informal, public talks that are followed by extensive dissussions. Speakers are KLI fellows or visiting researchers who are interested in presenting their work to an interdisciplinary audience and discussing it in a wider research context. We offer three types of talks:
1. Current Research Talks. KLI fellows or visiting researchers present and discuss their most recent research with the KLI fellows and the Vienna scientific community.
2. Future Research Talks. Visiting researchers present and discuss future projects and ideas togehter with the KLI fellows and the Vienna scientific community.
3. Professional Developmental Talks. Experts about research grants and applications at the Austrian and European levels present career opportunities and strategies to late-PhD and post-doctoral researchers.
- The presentation language is English.
- If you are interested in presenting your current or future work at the KLI, please contact the Scientific Director or the Executive Manager.
Event Details
WHAT IS THEORETICAL BIOLOGY?
A symposium celebrating Rupert Riedl's 100th anniversary
16 June 2025
Program:
9:30 Welcome
9:35–10:15 Gerd Müller: Rupert Riedl and the Austrian School of Theoretical Biology
10:15–10:55 Manfred Laubichler: The International Context of Theoretical Biology
10:55–11:20 Coffee Break
11:20–12:00 Mihaela Pavličev: The Role of Riedl’s Systems Theory for Today's Evolutionary Biology
12:00–12:40 Philipp Mitteroecker: Theoretical Biology and Morphometrics: On the Generation and
Canalization of Morphological Variation During Development
12:40–14:30 Lunch at the KLI
14:30–15:10 Laura Nuño de la Rosa: The Evolvability of Riedl's Ideas
15:10–15:50 Kalevi Kull: Towards Semiotics in Theoretical Biology
15:50–16:15 Coffee Break
16:15–16:55 Jan Baedke: O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in
Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond
16:55–17:35 Discussion: The Future of Theoretical Biology
Barbara Fischer, Gregory Radick, Eörs Szathmary, Günter Wagner
17:35 Reception
Due to limited availability of seats, we ask you to register for this event:
