DYNAMICS ON AND OF COMPLEX NETWORKS II

Workshop site: http://www.cse-web.iitkgp.ernet.in/~eccs-doon/

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Large-scale networks with complex interaction patterns between elements are found in abundance in both nature and man-made systems (e.g., genetic pathways, ecological networks, social networks, networks of scientific collaboration, WWW, peer-to-peer networks, power grid etc.). The main aim of this workshop is to explore the statistical dynamics on and of such networks. Dynamics on networks refers to the different types of so called processes (e.g. proliferation, diffusion etc.) that take place on networks. The functionality/efficiency of such processes is strongly affected by the topology as well as the dynamic behavior of the network. On the other hand, Dynamics of networks mainly refers to various phenomena (for instance self-organization) that go on in order to bring about certain changes in the topology of the network.

After the intense debate held at Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks - I, it became clear that the stability and robustness of highly dynamical networks as in ad-hoc networks of mobile agents, and study of dynamical process on transport networks are the hottest new theoretical challenges for Complex Network research. Accordingly, Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks II will focus on these topics.

History

Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks, (http://www.cel.iitkgp.ernet.in/~eccs07/) a satellite workshop of the European Conference on Complex Systems was held on 4th October, 2007 in Dresden, Germany. The workshop received a large number of quality submissions from authors pursuing research in multiple disciplines thus making the forum truly inter-disciplinary. The total number of participants who attended the workshop was approximately 40. There were around 20 speakers who spoke about the dynamics on and of different systems exhibiting a complex network structure (e.g., biological systems, linguistic systems, social systems and various other man-made systems like the Internet, WWW, peer-to-peer systems etc.). As a sequel of the workshop, the organizing committee is publishing some of the very high quality original submissions as an edited volume from Birkhauser, Boston describing contemporary research position in complex networks. The organizers plan to launch the edited volume in the forthcoming workshop.

Goals

The workshop expects burgeoning multi-disciplinary research contributions that combine methods from computer science, statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, econometrics and social network theory to study common problems in systems exhibiting a complex network structure (e.g., biological systems, linguistic systems, social systems and various other man-made systems like the Internet, WWW, peer-to-peer systems etc.).

The workshop will particularly promote research contribution on dynamical networks and dynamics on transportation network. Accordingly, one of the major goals of the workshop is to bring together three different research areas (and their corresponding communities): complex networks, self-propelled particle systems (in connection to highly dynamical networks), and epidemiology (as one of the best studied examples where a dynamics, i.e. disease spreading, is strongly influenced by a traffic network).

Results

The results of this workshop are manifold. The following are some of the most important among them:

  • Scientific advancement of the field and most importantly, of the topics in the scope of the workshop through the publication of quality research papers.
  • Cross-fertilization of several research areas like physics, computer science, social science, economics, and many others primarily through the interaction among the scientists from these areas.
  • Promote inter-country as well as intra-country collaboration projects for the advancement of the field.

Invited Speakers:

  • Albert-Laszlo Barabasi - Center for Complex Network Research, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
  • Theo Geisel - MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization & University of Göttingen, Germany
  • Tamas Vicsek - Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

Organizers:

  • Niloy Ganguly - Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
  • Fernando Peruani - Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense (CEA) & Institut des Systemes Complexes, Paris Ile-de-France
  • Andreas Deutsch - Technical University of Dresden, Germany