2001 Complex Systems Summer School
July 15 to August 10, 2001
Budapest, Hungary
| Program Schedule Lecture Location: Central European University, Nador Street 9, Faculty Tower, #309, Computer Lab Location: Central European University, Nador Street 11, #212 | ||
| Week One (July 15 - 20) | ||
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Sunday, July 15 | |
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TBA |
Welcoming Reception |
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Monday, July 16 | |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Introduction Imre Kondor, Melanie Mitchell, SUN staff |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Introduction to Computer Lab Melanie Mitchell, SUN staff |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Calculus Review Andras Kroo |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Calculus Review Andreas Kroo |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Break |
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15:30 - 17:00 |
Linear Algebra Review Andras Kroo |
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Evening | |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Probability and Statistics Review Balint Toth |
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Tuesday, July 17 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Zoltan Racz |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Probability and Statistics Review Balint Toth |
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12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Theory of Computation Cristopher Moore |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
Organization of Working Groups |
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Evening | |
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TBA |
Guest Lecture: Mathematical Genetics and the Origins of Modern Humans Prof. Marcus Feldman, Stanford |
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Wednesday, July 18 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Zoltan Racz |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Guest Lecture: Demography, Cultural Evolution, and the Sex Ratio in China's Future Prof. Marcus Feldman, Stanford |
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12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Theory of Computation Cristopher Moore |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
First Meeting of Working Groups |
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Thursday, July 19 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Zoltan Racz |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Theory of Computation Cristopher Moore |
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12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Theory of Computation Cristopher Moore |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Library Tour |
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Second Meeting of the Working Groups |
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Friday, July 20 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Zoltan Racz |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
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13:30 - 16:30 |
Statistical Physics Mark Newman |
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Sunday, July 22 | |
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TBA |
Boat Trip to Szentendre |
| Week Two (July 23 - 27) | ||
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Monday, July 23 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Evolutionary Computation Melanie Mitchell |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Evolutionary Computation Cont. Melanie Mitchell |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Introduction to the Theory of Spin Glasses Imre Kondor |
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15:00 - 17:00 |
Final Meeting of Working Groups: Project Proposals Due |
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Tuesday, July 24 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Neural Networks Robert French |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Information Theory and Complexity Melanie Mitchell |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Introduction to the Theory of Spin Glasses Imre Kondor |
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15:00 - 17:00 |
Work On Projects |
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Wednesday, July 25 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Marco Dorigo |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Information Theory and Complexity Melanie Mitchell |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon |
Off |
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Thursday, July 26 - Nonstandard Approaches to Computation | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Quantum Computation Patrick Hayden |
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10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Molecular Computation Grzegorz Rozenberg |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Friday, July 27 - Nonstandard Approaches To Computation | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Computation In Cellular Automata Melanie Mitchell |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Panel Discussion Grzegorz Rozenberg, Melanie Mitchell, Patrick Hayden |
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Afternoon |
Work on projects |
| Week Three (July 30 - August 3) | ||
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Monday, July 30 - Origin and Early Evolution of Life | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Principles of Evolutionary Optimization Peter Schuster |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Dynamical Coexistence of Replicators and the Origin of Life Eors Szathmary |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Tuesday, July 31 - Origin of Life and Early Evolution | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Observation, Theory, and Experiment in RNA Evolution Erik Schultes |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Panel Discussion Eors Szathmary, Peter Schuster, Erik Schultes |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Evening | |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
Life and Evolution in Computers Melanie Mitchell |
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Wednesday, August 1 - Self-Organization and Collective Behavior | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Statistical Physics of Collective Behaviour Tamas Vicsek |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Complex Traffic in Communication Networks Gabor Vattay |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Evening | |
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1900-2100 |
Guest Lecture: Heterarchy: Distributing Intelligence and Organizing Diversity David Stark |
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Thursday, August 2 - Self-Organization and Collective Behavior | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Spin Glass-Like Problems in Finance - The Limits to Rational Portfolio Optimisation Imre Kondor |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Panel Discussion Tamas Vicsek, Gabor Vattay, Imre Kondor |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Friday, August 3 | |
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Work on Projects | |
| Week Four (August 6 -10) | ||
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Monday, August 6 | |
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Work on Projects | |
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Tuesday, August 7 | |
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Work on Projects | |
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Wednesday, August 8 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Thursday, August 9 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Friday, August 10 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Lunch Banquet | |