Network of Excellence in Internet Science Network of Excellence in Internet Science (EINS) 4 th Plenary Meeting Bologna, June 2014 FP7-ICT EINS Interdisciplinarity in Internet Science Clare Hooper (IT Innovation, JRA2) and Panayotis Antoniadis (ETH Zurich, JRA1)

4 th EINS Plenary Meeting, Bologna, June 2014 Interdisciplinarity in Internet Science (1)  Proposed disciplinarity survey  Roadmap challenge: understanding the relationship between Internet Science and other interdisciplinary areas  Definitions: cross-, inter-, multi-, trans-  Classifications (e.g. Hollis’ framework)  Organising interdisciplinary events  An interdisciplinary internet, i.e. a multi- disciplinary network model, planning tool or architecture for Internet applications (C) 2014 University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre and other EINS partners

4 th EINS Plenary Meeting, Bologna, June 2014 Interdisciplinarity in Internet Science (2)  The "two cultures" in the digital age  “vertical" and "horizontal" interdisciplinarity (and Kagen’s “three cultures”)  Unification vs. integration, observation vs. design, lingua francas  The Internet as a boundary object  Key references, readings, quotes…  Examples: success, failure, debate, dialogue  Key concepts from disciplinary perspectives (architecture, network, intelligence,...) (C) 2014 University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre and other EINS partners