Peter Klimek
Photo by Zita Koever
Research assistant
Medical University of Vienna
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43 1 40400 2080
Fax: +43 1 40400 3332
E-Mail: peter.klimek@meduniwien.ac.at
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Peter Klimek is research associate at the Complex Systems Research Group at the Medical University of Vienna since 2007.
He obtained a Master degree in physics at the University of Vienna in 2007 by working in the field of theoretical quantum information. After that he became interested in the science of complex systems and joined Stefan Thurner's group in the course of his PhD study in theoretical physics. With the driving motivation to continually cross boundaries, Klimek has published scientifc articles on application of physics to mathematical logic (completeness of axiomatic systems), sociology (opinion formation), political sciences (decision and policy making), administrative sciences (bureaucratic efficiency) and evolutionary biology (dynamics of macro-evolution) since then.
His work attracted broad medial interest and was featured on various BBC programs (Radio 5, Scotland, World Service), Austrian Radio OE1, magazines like New Scientist and PhysicsWorld, newspapers include Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Berliner Morgenpost and Moscow Times.
Besides academia he developed, produced and presented a documentary/talk show on Austrian TV network Okto.