[alife] Fwd: Call for Papers - European Conference on Complex Systems 07, Dresden

[Carlos Gershenson]

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> From: ECCS'07 Organizers <eccs07 at vwi.tu-dresden.de>
> Date: Tue 6 Feb 2007 13:45:25 GMT+01:00
> To: cgershen at vub.ac.be
> Subject: Call for Papers - European Conference on Complex Systems  
> 07, Dresden
>
> Dear friends and colleagues,
>
> the European Conference on Complex Systems 2007 will take place from
> October 1-3 in Dresden and feature invited talks by:
>
> - Dario Floreano:
>   Science, Technology, and Applications of Swarm Robotics
> - Peter Fromherz:
>   Hybrid Systems of Brain Tissue and Microelectronics
> - Albert Goldbeter:
>   The Origin of Rhythmic Behavior in Regulated Biological Systems
> - Neil F. Johnson:
>   Complexity in Human Activity: Conflicts, Currencies and Crimes
> - Stephan Mertens:
>   The Complexity of Computation
> - Marc Newman:
>   Structure and Function in Complex Networks
> - Denis Noble:
>   Principle of Systems Biology Illustrated Using the Virtual Heart
> - Karl Sigmund:
>   The Evolution of Cooperation: Simple Games and Complex Societies
> - Stephen Smale:
>   Learning, Machine and Biological
> - Bernardo Huberman:
>   Social Dynamics in Cyberspace
> - David Stark:
>   Historical Network Analysis
> - Guy Theraulaz:
>   Biological Principles of Swarm Intelligence
> - Misha Tsodyks
> - Paul Verschure
> - and others (to be announced shortly).
>
> You are now invited to submit a long paper (up to 15 pages,  
> presentation
> time 40 minutes), a short paper (up to 6 pages, 20 minutes), or a  
> poster
> abstract (1 page) in any of the following fields:
>
> - Bio-Inspired Modelling
> - Biological Systems
> - Cognition
> - Complex Systems Methods
> - Information Technology Modelling
> - Networks
> - Social Systems
>
> Submitted papers should contain original, unpublished results  
> relevant for complex systems research. Long paper submissions will  
> be judged according to highest standards and refereed by three  
> experts, short ones by two, and poster abstracts by one.
>
> Papers and poster abstracts should be submitted online at
>     http://www.trafficforum.org/dresden
>
> and formatted according to the template files downloadable there.
>
> The deadline for paper and poster submissions is
>
>     March 31, 2007.
>
> Notifications about acceptance decisions by the program committee  
> will be given on July 16, 2007. In case of requested revisions, the  
> final version will be due by July 23, 2007.
>
> Accepted papers will appear in a Conference Proceedings, and selected
> contributions will most probably be published in a special issue of a
> leading complex systems research journal.
>
> Furthermore, our conference provides the possibility to participate  
> in the EU Showcase of Complexity Projects on October 6 and in the  
> following
> Satellite Conferences on October 4 and 5, 2007:
>
> - Complex Networks: Dynamics and Topology Interplay
> - Developmental Systems Biology: From Molecular Feedback Loops to
>   Spatio-Temporal Patterns
> - Genetic and Biological Networks: Models, Dynamics, and Simulations
> - Collective and Collaborative Robotics
> - Heterogeneous Agent Systems and Complex Networks
> - Dynamics on and of Complex Networks
> - Engineering Environment-Mediated Multiagent Systems
> - Evolution and Game Theory
> - Emergent Properties in Natural and Artificial Complex Systems
> - Social Websites: Complex Dynamics and Structure
> - Enhancing Social Interaction: Recommendation Systems, Reputation,  
> P2P
>   and Trust
> - Interacting Agents, Complexity and Inter-Disciplinary Applications
> - Molecular Docking, Complexity, and Optimization
> - Global versus Local Dynamics on Networks
> - Multi-Agents for Modeling Complex Systems
> - Satellite Conference on Logistics Networks
> - Critical Infrastructures as Complex Systems
> - Synchronization and Emergent Coordination
>
> Early registration fees start from 210 EUR. It is recommended to  
> book your hotel, soon, as our conference overlaps with the tourist  
> season. Limited financial support is available for participants  
> from new EU member states.
> See the conference webpage at
>
>     http://www.trafficforum.org/dresden
>
> for registration details and other useful information.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jürgen Jost and Dirk Helbing (Program Committee Chairs)
>
> P.S.: In case of any questions, please contact Eckehard Olbrich at
> olbrich at mis.mpg.de or Peter Felten at eccs07 at vwi.tu-dresden.de
>
>

	
Carlos Gershenson
Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium