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Patrick Hayden - Quantum Computation

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Peter Schuster

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Balint Toth - Probability and Statistics Review

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Gabor Vattay - Complex Traffic in Communication Networks

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Marco Dorigo - Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence

References:

Dorigo M., G. Di Caro & L. M. Gambardella (1999). Ant Algorithms for Discrete Optimization. Artificial Life, 5, 2, 137-172.

Bonabeau E., M. Dorigo & G. Theraulaz (2000). Inspiration for Optimization from Social Insect Behavior. Nature, 406 (6791): 39-42.

Dorigo M., E. Bonabeau & G. Theraulaz (2000). Ant Algorithms and Stigmergy. Future Generation Computer Systems, 16 (8), 851-871.

Zoltan Racz - Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

M. C. Cross and P. C. Hohenberg, Pattern Formation Outside of Equilibrium, Rev. Mod. Phys. 65, 851 (1993).

D. Sornette, Critical Phenomena in Natural Sciences, (Springer, 2000; ISSN-0172-7389).

M. van Hecke, P. C. Hohenberg, and W. van Saarloos, Amplitude Equations in Pattern Forming Systems;

W. van Saarloos, The Complex Landau-Ginzburg Equation for Beginners

Erik Schultes - Observation, theory and experiment in RNA evolution

References:

Schultes EA & Bartel DP (2000) One sequence, two ribozymes: implications for the emergence of new ribozyme folds. Science 289: 448-452.

Schultes E, Hraber PT, LaBean TH (1999) A parameterization of RNA sequence space. Complexity, 4: 61-71.

Schultes EA, Hraber PT, LaBean TH (1999) Estimating the contributions of selection and self-organization in RNA secondary structures. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 49: 76-83.

Schultes E, Hraber PT, LaBean TH (1997) Global similarities in nucleotide base composition among disparate functional classes of single-stranded RNA imply adaptive evolutionary convergence. RNA, 3: 792-806.

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