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Francis Paul Heylighen (born 1960) is a Belgian cyberneticist investigating the emergence and evolution of intelligent organization. He presently works as a research professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels, where he directs the transdisciplinary research group on "Evolution, Complexity and Cognition"〔(Dr. Francis Heylighen ) at LifeBoat Foundation Bios. Accessed 14 May 2009〕〔(research group on "Evolution, Complexity and Cognition" )〕 and the Global Brain Institute. He is best known for his work on the Principia Cybernetica Project, his model of the Internet as a Global brain, and his contributions to the theories of memetics and self-organization. ==Biography== Francis Heylighen was born on September 27, 1960 in Vilvoorde, Belgium. He received his high school education from the "Koninklijk Atheneum Pitzemburg" in Mechelen, in the section Latin-Mathematics. He received his MSc in mathematical physics in 1982 from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he also received his PhD Summa cum Laude in Sciences in 1987〔 * (Francis Heylighen's ) Curriculum Vitae, 2005.〕 for his thesis, published in 1990, as "Representation and Change. A Metarepresentational Framework for the Foundations of Physical and Cognitive Science."〔Heylighen, Francis. (Representation and change: a metarepresentational framework for the foundations of physical and cognitive science ). Communication and Cognition, 1990.〕 In 1983 he started working as a researcher for the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO). In 1994 he became a tenured researcher at the NFWO and in 2001 a research professor at the VUB. Since 1995 he has been affiliated with the VUB’s Center Leo Apostel for interdisciplinary studies.〔(Francis Heylighen: Pioneer of the Global Brain ) by Ben Goertzel〕 In 2004 he created the ECCO research group〔(Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group ) (ECCO)〕 which he presently directs. Thanks to a grant from a private sponsor, in 2012 he additionally founded the (Global Brain Institute ) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, becoming its first director. In 1989 Valentin Turchin and Cliff Joslyn founded the Principia Cybernetica Project, and Heylighen joined a year later. In 1993 he created the project's encyclopedic site, one of the first complex websites in the world. In 1996, Heylighen founded the "Global Brain Group", an international discussion forum that provides a working platform for most of the scientists who have worked on the concept of emergent Internet intelligence.〔 Heylighen was also one of the founders and former editor of the Journal of Memetics 〔(Journal of Memetics )〕 which ceased publication in 2008. Heylighen is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science,〔(General Listing ) World Academy of Art & Science. Retrieved Nov 16, 2012〕 and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Complex Systems of the World Economic Forum.〔(Francis Heylighen ) The World Economic Forum. Retrieved Nov 16, 2012〕 His biography has been listed since 2002 in Marquis Who's Who in the world.〔(Francis Paul Heylighen ) on marquiswhoswho.com. Retrieved Nov 16, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Heylighen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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