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Karoline Wiesner is Professor of Complexity Sciences at the University of Potsdam and an External Faculty member. She previously served as Assistant Professor at the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, and held postdoctoral positions at the Santa Fe Institute and the University of California, Davis. She holds a PhD in Physics from Uppsala University (2004).
Her research lies at the core of complexity sciences and information theory, with applications across diverse fields such as climate systems, democratic stability, and ecological networks. She investigates the formation, maintenance, and stability of complex systems through mathematical and philosophical lenses. Key areas include the foundations of complexity, network robustness, and the role of information in dynamical systems.
Her recent publications (2020–2024) demonstrate a strong trend in applying network science and information-theoretic methods to interdisciplinary problems, particularly in social and ecological systems. She frequently collaborates across disciplines, contributing to collective works on democracy and complex systems. Her co-authored book What is a Complex System? has become a foundational reference in the field.
While no specific scientific awards are listed in the text, her work has received notable press coverage from outlets like PhysicsWorld and Motherboard (VICE), highlighting its societal relevance.
Karoline actively advises interdisciplinary research and contributes to major workshops, such as those at the Complexity Science Hub. She has no listed PhD students in the provided text. She leads and participates in collaborative projects focused on understanding civil conflict, democratization, and systemic risk through statistical physics and complexity theory.
She is involved with research groups and initiatives centered on complexity, including the Foundations and Collective Minds themes, and contributes to the Data Analytics cluster. Her work bridges physics, philosophy, political science, and ecology, forming a transdisciplinary approach to understanding systemic stability and change.
