Category: Conferences

Complex Networks 2018

The International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications aims at bringing together researchers from different scientific communities working on areas related to complex networks.

Two types of contributions are welcome: theoretical developments arising from practical problems, and case studies where methodologies are applied. Both contributions are aimed at stimulating the interaction between theoreticians and practitioners.

The 7th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications
December 11 – 13, 2018
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Source: www.complexnetworks.org

8th Morphogenetic Engineering Workshop at ALife 2018

This special session aims to promote and expand Morphogenetic Engineering, a field of research exploring the artificial design and implementation of autonomous systems capable of developing complex, heterogeneous morphologies. Particular emphasis is set on the programmability and computing abilities of self-organization, properties that are often underappreciated in complex systems science—while, conversely, the benefits of self-organization are often underappreciated in engineering methodologies.

8th MEW at ALife 2018
Morphogenetic Engineering (Workshop) Special Session, at the
2018 Conference on Artificial Life
July 23-27, 2018
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan

Source: doursat.free.fr

Complexity72h

The workshop Complexity72h is an interdisciplinary event whose aim is to bring together young researchers from different fields of complex systems.
Inspired by the 72h Hours of Science, participants will form working groups aimed at carrying out a project in a three-day time, i.e. 72 hours. Each group’s goal is to upload on the arXiv a report of their work by the end of the event.
A team of tutors will propose the projects, and assist and guide each group in developing their project.
Alongside teamwork, participants will attend lectures from scientists coming from different fields of complex systems, and applied workshops.

Source: complexity72h.weebly.com

EcoNet – NetSci 2018 Satellite – Submit your Abstract

The effect of ecological network structure on the dynamics, stability, and, ultimately, diversity of ecological communities has been the center of an ongoing debate in the past 45 years. Several authors hypothesized that the observed departures from random structure observed in ecological networks are therefore “adaptive”. Indeed, a common hypothesis is that biological network structure is influenced by evolution, coevolution and/or adaptation: structures yielding unfavorable dynamics would be eliminated from the space of possible networks, so that in nature we would tend to observe structures that have withstood the test of time. An alternative view is the “network spandrel” hypothesis – a nod to the famous critique of the adaptionist programme by Gould and Lewontin: deviations from randomness in biological networks are the by-product of the network assembly process, and are therefore non-adaptive. While the implications of network structure for community/population dynamics are well studied, we know very little regarding the effect of dynamics on the structure of networks. The goal of this satellite is to explore how these two alternative processes contribute to the structure of biological networks and to explore whether, and how, they can be disentangled. This debate is crucial for our understanding of network assembly in particular and for understanding processes of network optimization in nature in general. The satellite we are proposing will not only spark a new debate in biology, but is also highly relevant for other disciplines because understanding the relationship between structure and dynamics is a cornerstone of every complex adaptive system.

Submit your abstract here:

https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?timeout=1;key=65660754.A176lAlmLWLYLClq

Source: liphlab.github.io

9th International Conference on Complex Systems

The International Conference on Complex Systems is a unique interdisciplinary forum that unifies and bridges the traditional domains of science and a multitude of real world systems. Participants will contribute and be exposed to mind expanding concepts and methods from across the diverse field of complex systems science. The conference will be held July 22-27, 2018, in Cambridge, MA, USA.

Special Topic – Artificial Intelligence: This year’s conference will include a day on AI, including its development and potential future. This session will be chaired by Iyad Rahwan of MIT’s Media Lab.

Workshop proposal & Abstract submission deadlines: February 16, 2018

Invited Speakers: