Background

Fleissner, Peter Karl was born on April 11, 1944 in Hainburg, Austria. Son of Franz Engelbert and Gertrude (Eder) Fleissner.

Education

Certified engineer, Vienna (Austria) University of Technology, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Econometrics, Institute Advanced Studies, Vienna, 1971. Habilitation in social cybernetics, Vienna University of Technology, 1981.

Career

Lecturer econometrics Vienna University of Technology, 1971-1972. Director department economics Institute Advanced Studies, 1971-1973. Senior researcher Institute Socio-Economics Development and Technology Assessment, Vienna, 1973-1978, deputy director, 1978-1989.

Full professor computer science with tenure Institute Design and Assessment Technology/Social Cybernetics, Vienna, 1990-1997. Institute prosp. technical studies Joint Research Center Europe Commission, Seville, Spain, since 1997. Part-time affiliate International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1974-1982, managing director Austrian Future Society, 1974-1983, research scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Sloan School Systems Dynamics Group, 1987.

Consultant Institute Systems Technology and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1976, International Institute Comparative social Studies, Berlin, 1977-1978, Austrian Radio and television, 1981-1986, Siemens AG, Munich, 1992-1993.

Membership

Member World Future Society, Society of America Computer Machinery, Interuniv. Institute Research and Education, Austrian Computer Society, International Input-Output-Society, Austrian Society Statistics, Society Economic and Social Cybernetics, Council Societal, Economical and Environmental Alternatives, Austrian Society Future Studies, Boston Computer Society.

Connections

Married Renate Wolkow. 1 child, Agnes; married Elisabeth Maria-Christina Moebius, April 13, 1976. Children: Gregor, Paul.

father:

Franz Engelbert Fleissner

mother:

Gertrude (Eder) Fleissner

spouse:

Renate Wolkow

spouse:

Elisabeth Maria-Christina Moebius

child:

Agnes Fleissner

child:

Gregor Fleissner

child:

Paul Fleissner