Professor and director ofthe center leo apostel (CLEA), Free University of Brussels (VUB)
Francis Heylighen is a professor at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), where he directs the research of the Center Leo Apostel for transdisciplinary studies. With a Ph.D. in mathematical physics, he investigates how complex adaptive systems, and in particular the brain, society and technology, evolve toward higher forms of organization and intelligence. His pioneering work on the Global Brain examines how the internet enables humanity to function as a distributed intelligence. As a founding advisor to Human Energy, Heylighen contributes vital insights into collective intelligence and self-organization, helping illuminate how technological and social evolution may be giving rise to a planetary consciousness.
