Symposium “Complex Systems Studies at Utrecht ľϸӰ”
Symposium “Complex Systems Studies at Utrecht ľϸӰ”
Time: 13:00
Location: Booth Room, Utrecht ľϸӰ Library
The focus area Foundations of Complex Systems was recently established by Utrecht ľϸӰ to stimulate interdisciplinary research in the field of complexity science. The network Complex Systems Studies, which was launched as a platform for the collaboration, would like to invite both scientist and students from Utrecht ľϸӰ for their kickoff symposium on July 3, 2014.
Complex Systems
Interactions between many individual micro units, such as atoms, air parcels, animals or consumers, often produce unexpected behavior at the macro scale. These collective phenomena have already been studied in many disciplines for a long time. Examples of such unexpected and emergent behavior are phase transitions, revolutions in societies and financial crises. These transitions are in most cases associated with positive feedback mechanisms on the macro scale that are difficult to understand from the properties of the micro units. In the past decade, scientists from different fields have started to work together to lay the foundations for a new science of this collective behavior: complexity science. At the core of this development is the formulation of common concepts and techniques, e.g., related to stability, resilience and predictability.
Symposium
The Kickoff of the focus area Foundations of Complex Systems takes place with the symposium “Complex Systems Studies at Utrecht ľϸӰ”. The symposium is held on July 3, 2014 from 13:00-17:00 at the Booth Room of the Utrecht ľϸӰ Library. During this symposium a broad spectrum of scientists from Utrecht ľϸӰ will present work related to the complexity theme and will discuss possible future strategies for collaboration.
Program
13:00 Welcome (Henk Dijkstra)
13:05 Henk Stoof
Foundations of Complex Systems
13:30 Hans Heesterbeek (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Stability and critical transitions in complex systems as a common interest for all seven faculties
13:50 Deb Panja (Faculty of Science)
Join the crowd: stochastic dynamics of polymers in a crowded soup
14:10 Vincent Buskens (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Complexity in dynamic social networks
14:30 Alexander Van Oudenaarden (Faculty of Medicine)
Discovering cell-types by single-cell sequencing
14:50 Break
15:10 Daniel Vanmaekelbergh (Faculty of Science)
Reversible and irreversible nanocrystal self-assembly
15:30 Jason Frank (Faculty of Science)
Emergence and transitions in geophysical fluids
15:50 Wolter Hassink/Gábor Péli/Bastian Westbrock (Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance)
A contribution from the field of Economics to complex systems
16:10 Maarten Kleinhans (Faculty of Geosciences)
Dynamic river bars, meanders and braiding
16:30 Discussion (Henk Dijkstra)
17:00 Drinks