Levente Szabó

Researcher of communication. He is participating in the Communication Doctorate Programme (PhD) of the University of Pécs. The title of his thesis is The Scenes of Spaces. Communicational reconstructions of certain languages of physics. He graduated as a mechanical engineer at the Technical University of Cluj Napoca in 1992. Between 1994 and 2000 he did his studies at the Cultural Antropology Department of Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities. The research areas he is specialized in are phisical theories and their changes, communicational reconstructions, participation theory of communication, quantum effects in perception and categorization, communication theories, semiotics, intercultural communication. He is at the department responsible for the coordination of the Scientific Student's Association Conference (TDK). He was the coordinator of the XXIXth National Scientific Students’ Association Conference (OTDK) in Social Sciences. He is a member of the Hungarian Communication Society and a founder of the department Communicatio Alumni. He was participating in the Open Encyclopedia in Communication Sciences. He is the editor of the communicatio.hu homepage. He is editor of the journal of communications science Jel-Kép.

Qualifications
2013	PhD, Communication Doctorate Programme, University of Pécs
1992	mechanical engineer, Technical University of Cluj Napoca
Academic and professional milestones
2013-	Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Department of Sociology and Communication, Assistant Professor
2006-2013	Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Department of Sociology and Communication, Assistant Lecturer
2003-2006	Corvinus University, Contracted lecturer
2002	Eszterhazy Karoly College, Guest lecturer
Teaching
2006-	Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Social Communication, Communication Theories, Communication Problems, Social and Visual Communication
2003-2006	Corvinus University, Interpersonal Communication, Social Communication
2002	Eszterhazy Karoly College, Communication theories, Intercultural communication
Research
2017-	Quantum effects in perception and categorization. In co-operation with researchers of the Department of Atomic Physics of Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and the Department of Sociology and Communication of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).
2014-	Communication Modeling of Modern Physical Theories
2005-	Research in the framework of ORTT Strategic Research and Analysis Program: Open Encyclopedia. Develop a web-based dynamically changing definition library in the ORTT Strategic Research and Analysis Program. Developing and communication science content is currently in progress.
2004–2005	Research in the framework of ORTT Strategic Research and Analysis Program: Communication as a Participation.
2002	In the joint program of The Mimóza Kommunikációs Stúdió Kft., The Apertus Public Foundation for the Open Professional Training and Distance Education and the BME Department of Sociology and Communication, prepare the Curriculum for the Basics of Social Communication as part of the development of the Coedu Education Management System and the Coedu Public E-Learning Web Portal.
2002	Research supported by Prime Ministry Office Information Technology Governing Board: Changing cultural concepts at the threshold of the information society
1995-1996	Research of the Central European Institute: IFOR in Hungary
1995	Research of the Center for Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Close-ups of the interrelated systems of agriculture
Conferences, workshops organised
2017	Özséb Horányi 75 – Workshop Conference, Hungarian Communication Science Society, Institute of Behavioral Sciences and Communication Theory of Corvinus University of Budapest, Communicatio Alumni of the Hungarian Communication Science Society, Jel-Kép journal – organizer, lecturer
2014	Communication, Creativity, Culture – conference, Hungarian Communication Society – lecturer
2005	Communication and participation – conference, Corvinus University, Faculty of Public Administration – lecturer
2004	Annual Conference of the Doctoral Program of Communication, University of Pécs – organizer, lecturer
2003	Annual Conference of the Doctoral Program of Communication, University of Pécs – organizer, lecturer
2002	Annual Conference of the Doctoral Program of Communication, University of Pécs – organizer, lecturer
2002	Changes in cultural concepts at the threshold of the information society – workshops
2001	Annual Conference of the Doctoral Program of Communication, University of Pécs – organizer, lecturer
Membership in professional organisations
2016-	Editor of the journal Jel-Kép, a journal of communication science (http://www.communicatio.hu/jelkep).
2010-	Organizer of the Communicatio Alumni section of the Hungarian Communication Science Society (http://www.communicatio.hu/alumni).
2008	He was the secretary of the Social Science Section of the National Scientific Students' Associations Conference.
2005-	He is a founding member of the Hungarian Society of Communication Sciences and edits the website of the society (http://www.communicatio.hu/mktt).
2002- 2012	He participated in the organizing of the Communication Doctoral Program, he also edited the website of the Program (http://www.communicatio.hu/doktori.iskola.htm).