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PROF. LAUGE RASMUSSEN

Technical University of Denmark

Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen obtained a Master degree of Sociology from University of Copenhagen. He is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Social Sciences, Technical University of Denmark (TUD). Since 1987, he has been Coordinator of interdisciplinary project: 'Production and Qualification' financed by The National Foundation of Social Sciences. During the 1980s, he was one of the initiators of 'The Interdisciplinary Centre' at TUD. He coordinated the Danish part of the project: 'Human Centred CIM Systems' financed by the European ESPRIT programme and the Danish Counsil of Technology (1986-89), as well the Danish part of the project: 'Prospects of Anthropocentric Production Systems in Denmark', financed by the European FAST programme (1990-91). Since 1990, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the International Research Network CAPIRN (Culture and Production, International Research Network), and has acted as a coordinator of the Danish Research group associated with CAPIRN research into the comparative studies of production concepts and national technology programmes in Japan, US and a number of European countries. Since 1991, he has been the local coordinator of the European postgraduate studies and research network in human centred systems (ERASMUS, SOCRATES). He is a member of 'The International Advisory Board' of SEAKE CENTRE, Brighton, participating in a common approach regarding 'Models for the Design of Sustainable Industrial and Social Systems'. Since 1993, he has been a member of Advisory Board of AI & Society.

Indicative Publications
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et al.(1986): 'Definitions of Human-work. Relationships and CAD-Concepts'. 48 p., ESPRIT-Programme. Kbh.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et al.(1988): 'The Social Shaping of work and technology'. In 'AI & Society'.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et al.(1989): 'The Electronic Sketch Pad'. IS, Copenhagen, 102 p.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et al.(1991): 'Prospects for Anthropocentric Systems in Denmark'. EC-FAST, vol. 11, p. 89. 1991.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et.al.(1991): 'Crossing the border'-The social and engineering design of computer integrated manufacturing systems. 135 p Springer Verlag , London
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et al.(1992): 'Guidelines for an introductory Course on Human Centred Systems'. Comett-Project, Bericht 28, Bf. 2. Essen, Germany. (54p.)
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen (1992): 'Dialogical designprocesses' (da.) (22 p.) i Christian Clausen et al.: Deltagelse i teknologisk udvikling', Fremad, Copenhagen.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen (1996): 'Industrial Cultures' - theory and methods of cross-national comparisons' (23 p.) in: Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen, Felix Rauner (eds.): 'Industrial cultures and Production'. Springer Verlag, London.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen et. al.(1996): 'Understanding Competitiveness'(8 p.) in: Lauge Rasmussen, Felix Rauner(eds.) Industrial cultures and Production'. Springer Verlag. London
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen (1996):'Human-centred methods of social and technical design. in Karamjit S. Gill(ed.): 'Human Machine Symbiosis' p.203-254, Springer Verlag.
Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen (1997): 'Learning cultures', In AI & Society 20 p. forthcoming.

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