Date of Birth:22nd February 1940
Place of Birth:Budapest, Hungary
Marital Status:Married to Lilyan Nuss with two children: Stephanie (b.1980) and Erica (b.1981)
Nationality:South African/ Hungarian
Permanent Residence:
BSc(Eng)1963 (Elec Eng) Witwatersrand
MSc(Eng)1967 (Cardiac Pacemakers) Witwatersrand
DSc(Physiol)1975 (Effects of electrical currents on the differentiation of nerve cells) Pretoria
Professional Engineer (South Africa, 1971)
Hungarian Academy of Engineering (Hon Memb, 1993)
Chartered Professional Engineer ( Australia, 1995)
1963-1966 Research Assistant, Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
1966-1969 Senior Research Officer, Division of Life Sciences Atomic Energy Board
1969-1972 Lecturer in Physiology (Chairman: BJ Meyer), University of Pretoria
1972&1974 Research Fellow, Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Ontogenique (Director: Monique Sensenbrenner), Centre of Neurochemistry, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
1973-1979 Senior Lecturer in Physiology (Chairman: BJ Meyer), Pretoria University
1978-1979 Associate Professor (Visiting), Department of Physiology and Biophysics (Chairman: AC Guyton), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1979-1980 Principal Biomedical Engineer, Department of Biomedical Engineering (Chairman: TJ van der Werff), University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
1980 Associate Professor (appointed, but not taken up offer), Department of Physiology and Biophysics (Chairman: AC Guyton), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1980-1981 Acting Chairman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
1980-1994 Member of the Teaching Hospitals Central Advisory Committee (THCAC), Groote Schuur Hospital Region
1981-1994 Chairman of Department, Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
1982-1983 Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
1983-1994 Hyman Goldberg Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
1987-1994 Honorary Professor in Physiology (Chairman: PC Belonje), University of Cape Town
1987-1994 Part-time Consultant to High Rustenburg Hydro, Stellenbosch, South Africa: Stress Management and Thinking Strategies
1990-1991 Visiting Scientist, Siemens Medical Division, Erlangen, Germany
1992-1993 Program Leader (part-time) VITALINK, The Medical Research Council, South Africa
1995- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Anaesthetics (Chairman: AB Baker), University of Sydney, Australia
Cardiac pacemakers: University of the Witwatersrand (1964-1967)
Electrical stimulation of the large bowel, defibrillators and fibrillators, cardiac valves:Life Sciences Division, Atomic Energy Board (1965-1969)
Brain cultures: the effect of various substances and electrical currents on developing neuronal and glial cells: University of Pretoria (1969-1979)
Time information in rearranged electrocardiographic chest leads: University of Pretoria (1976-1978)
Construction of a computer model of the calcium homeostatic system and study of generalised techniques of homeostatic modelling: University of Pretoria and University of Mississippi (1978-1980)
Validation experiments for the computer model of Calcium Homeostasis:University of Cape Town (1979-1984)
Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation of the lower limbs of para- and tetraplegics: University of Cape Town (1985-1992)
General Systems Analysis of Biological and other living systems and the development of the Biomatrix and Teleonics approach: University of Cape Town(1985-1994)
Biomagnetism in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischaemia: Siemens, Erlangen, Germany (1990- 1991)
The validation of the teleonics approach in various fields: University of Cape Town and The University of Sydney (1985 -present)
Accidents in anaesthesia: University of Sydney (1995- present)
Application of Fuzzy Logic to feedback control in Closed Circuit Low Flow Anaesthesia: University of Sydney (1995- present)
Jaros GG, J Irlam and P Vurgarellis. The Hospital as a Doublet. Systems Practice, 7:297-310, 1994.
LP Adams, B van Geems, Jaros GG, J Peter and S Wynchank. A stereophotogrammetric controlled pointing device for surgical use. Int Arch of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 30:1-7, 1994.
JH Muller and Jaros GG. Healthcare Technology Assessment in Southern Africa. SA Medical Journal, 84:189-190, 1994.
LB Edwards and Jaros GG. A survey of rural cancer patients cope using teleonics for interpretation. In: New Systems thinking and action for the new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the System Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 431- 438, 1994.
A Cloete and Jaros GG. Teleonics: A model of goal-directed living processes. In: New systems thinking and action for a new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the Systems Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 633-640, 1994.
MMA Dodds and Jaros GG. The name of the devil is suboptimisation. In: New systems thinking century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the Systems Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 1425-1436, 1994.
E Dostal and Jaros GG. Applying the Biomatrix Theory to the governance of societies. In: New systems thinking and action for a new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the System Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 1213-1220, 1994.
E Dostal and Jaros GG. The teleonics view of a matrix organisation. In: New systems century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the System Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 981-990, 1994.
L Edwards and Jaros GG. Psychology, a discipline with a structure-based history and a process-based future. In: New systems thinking and action for a new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the System Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 431-438, 1994.
Jaros GG and A Cloete. Stress in the Biomatrix. In: New systems thinking and action for a new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the System Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 655-672, 1994.
L Muller, Jaros GG and P Rommelaere. A systems approach in the harmonic series and its potential effect on health. In: New systems thinking and action for a new century (B Brady and L Peeno, eds). International Society for the Systems Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, pp. 451- 458, 1994.
MMA Dodds and Jaros GG. Development in terms of the Biomatrix. World Futures, 40:1-28, 1994.
LB Edwards and Jaros GG. Process-based systems thinking- Challenging the boundaries of structure. Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, 17:339-353, 1994.
MMA Dodds and Jaros GG. The name of the devil is suboptimisation. World Futures, 43:1-38, 1995.
Jaros GG and E Dostal. Organisation as a Doublet. (Systems Practice, 8:69-83,1995)
LB Edwards and Jaros GG. Psychology, a discipline with a structure-based history and a process-based future. Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, 18: 67-85, 1995.
R Killmann, Jaros GG, P Wach. R Graumann and W Moshage. Localisation of myocardial ischaemia from the magnetocardiogram using the current density method: A computer simulation study. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 33:643-651, 1995.
Jaros GG, Baker AB. Safety and accidents in anaesthesia: the use of teleonics. In W. Hutchinson, S. Metcalf, C. Standing, & M. Williams (Eds.), Systems for the future. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University. pp 33-39, 1995.
King KS, Banathy BH, Frantz T,Jaros GG, Nelson LM. Team A Report: Understanding Systems Design. In Proceedings of the Sixth international Conversation on Comprehensive Design of Social Systems, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, November, 13-18, 1994, International Systems Institute, pp1-40, 1995.
B Hooper, Jaros GG, X Hu and AB Baker, "The Development of a Fuzzy Logic based Decision Support System for Closed Loop Anaesthesia" in Fuzzy Logic and the Management of Complexity, eds V Dimitrov and J Dimitrov, University of Western Sydney, Australia, ISBN 0 646 271326,1996, pp 252-255
Jaros GG and AB Baker , "Design and emergence in healthcare technology" in J Wilby (ed) Sustainable Peace in the World System and the next evolution of Human Consciousness International Society for the Systems Sciences, Kentucky, USA, 1996, pp. 189-204
Jaros GG and L Peeno, "Teleonics of Healthcare." in J Wilby (ed) Sustainable Peace in the World System and the next evolution of Human Consciousness International Society for the Systems Sciences, Kentucky, USA, 1996, pp. 577-590
DH McNeil and Jaros GG , "On the Union of Complements",, in J Wilby (ed) Sustainable Peace in the World System and the next evolution of Human Consciousness International Society for the Systems Sciences, Kentucky, USA, 1996, pp. 253-264
E Dostal, and Jaros GG, "A Teleonic Framework for the Discussion of Education Policy and Governance" Systems Practice (in press 1996)
E Dostal, Jaros GG and AB Baker, "Some fundamental questions concerning health care from a process-based systems perspective" Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems (in press,1996 )
L B Edwards and Jaros GG , "Introducing teleonics: A process-based ecology of ideas" Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, (in press 1996)
1997
B Hooper, GG Jaros, X Hu and AB Baker "A Fuzzy Logic based Decision Support System for Low Flow Closed Loop Anaesthesia" Proceedings of the 6th IEEE conference on Fuzzy systems, 1997, pp 1615-1620
D Lin, X Hu, GG Jaros and AB Baker, Closed-loop control for gas supply in Low Flow / Closed Loop Anaesthesia, Proceedings of Control 97, 1997, pp 153-157
E Dostal, Jaros GG, "Grundsatzfragen des Gesundheitswesens aus der Sicht des System Denkens". Alpbacher Gesundheitsgesprache, "Gesundheit scheibchenweise? Medizinethic bei Ressourcenknappheit" im Rahmen des Europaischen Forums Alpbach. 27- 28.August,1995
1998
GG Jaros and AE Bunn "Teleonic approach to Smart partnership" World Futures 52:1-33, 1998
J Szopinski, D Pantanowitz and GG Jaros, "Estimation of the diagnostic accuracy of organ electrodermal diagnostics" South African Medical Journal, 88:146-150, 1988
GG Jaros "Teleonika" Természet Világa, 129: 274-276, 1998
GG Jaros and AB Baker , "Development of Healthcare technology through design and emergence" Systems Research and Behavioural Science, 15:259-270, 1998
B Vogl and GG Jaros "Celebration of diversity: Can it be achieved?" Educational Forum, 62:334-340, 1998
GG Jaros "Living Systems Theory of James Grier Miller and teleonics" Sustainable technology and Complex Ecological and Social Systems, ed, J Wilby, ISSS, Hull, England (July, 1998) CD ISBN 0-9664-183-0-1
GG Jaros "Sustainable technology: the meeting of the spirit, mind and matter" Sustainable technology and Complex Ecological and Social Systems, ed, J Wilby, ISSS, Hull, England (July, 1998) CD ISBN 0-9664-183-0-1
E Dostal, GG Jaros and AB Baker, "Some fundamental questions concerning health care from a process-based systems perspective" Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems , 21: 191-208, 1998
1999
GG Jaros "Technology: the meeting of spirit, mind and matter " World Futures, 54:1-20, 1999
GG Járos "Teleonics of Health and Healthcare." World Futures 53:1-26, 1999
GG Járos and AE Bunn "Healthcare technology: Blessing or Curse?' SAMJ , 189:1165-1170, 1999
L B Edwards and GG Jaros, "Introducing teleonics: A process-bases ecology of ideas" Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, 21: 301-321, 1999
2000
GG Jaros "Living Systems Theory of James Grier Miller and teleonics" Systems Research and Behavioural Science. 17: 289-300, 2000.
GG Járos and AB Baker "Teleonics of Health and Disease" Journal of Applied Systems Studies 1: 9-30, 2000.
GG Járos "Synergy of Complements and the Exclusivity of Opposites". World Futures 56:1-19, 2000.
MJ Turner, D Weismann, GG Járos and AB Baker "Non-invasive estimation of pulmonary blood flow from measurements of sinusoidal gas exchange during anesthesia" Journal of Applied Physiology, Br J Anaest 85:371-378, 2000.
G Horváth, G G Járos and, J G Nyéky Teleonic Study of Accidents in Anaesthesia. Part I. Theoretical Background. World Congress of the Systems Sciences / ISSS, 16-22 July 2000 (published as CD) Ed. JK Allen and J Wilby, ISBN 09664183-5-2, 2000.
GG Jaros and M Dodds-Taljaard Lifestream Perspective of HIV / Aids: An application of the Biomatrix Approach, Joint Population Confernce, Port Elisabeth, 2-6 October, 2000 Proceedings on the Website: http://population.pwv.gov.za/jointcon.htm
GG Járos and E Dostal " Teleonic matrix framework for the management of organizations." Systems Practice and Action Research, 12:195-217, 2000.
2001
Cloete A and Járos GG Biomatrix: the web of life. General Evolution Series. Ed E Laszlo, Gordon Breach Science Publishers
GG Járos "Telentropy: Uncertainty in the Biomatrix." World Futures
GG Járos "Holism revisited: Its principles 75 years on" World Futures
Submitted:
G Horváth and G G Járos "Teleonics as a design framework for the possible extension of the Unified Modelling language (UML): A mathematico-symbolic introduction". Systems Research &Behavioural Science
GG Járos, AB Baker and G Horváth The Application of teleonic principles in the search for systemic causes in anaesthesia Systems Practice and Action Research
VU Degtiar and GG Járos "The maturation of brain architecture" Journal of Applied Systems Studies
VU Degtiar and GG Járos "Family as minimal socio-biological system: stability, maturation and harmonisation" Journal of Applied Systems Studies