Complex Systems Beyond the Metaphor
A one-week short course on Complex Systems Beyond the Metaphor: Your Mathematical Toolset will be held in the UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics on Feb 5-9, 2007. It introduces the mathematical foundations and tools needed for a solid understanding of complex systems, an area often known for purely metaphorical or 'hand-waving' explanations.
Aiming at a mathematically literate audience (e.g. engineers, quantitative biologists, computer modellers), leading Australian experts will present intensive introductions to the essential topics of complex systems theory, including self-organization, nonlinear dynamical systems, cellular automata, networks and statistical learning.
The speakers are David Green (Monash), Bob Marks (UNSW), Bruce Henry (UNSW), David Hill (ANU), Janet Wiles (UQ) and Matt Wand (UNSW)
http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/news/2006/complexcourse.html
