2001 Complex Systems Summer School
June 10 to July 7, 2001
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
| Program Schedule Please Note: Unless otherwise specified, all lectures will be held in the Great Hall at St. John's College in Santa Fe. | ||
| Week One (June 10 - 15) | ||
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Sunday, June 10 | |
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12:00 - 20:00 |
Registration, Peterson Student Center, St. John's College |
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18:00 - 20:00 | Opening Reception, Peterson Student Center, St. John's College |
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Monday, June 11 | |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Introduction Ray Goldstein, Melanie Mitchell |
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09:00 - 10:00 | Introduction to Computer Lab, Experimental Lab |
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10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Calculus Review Joseph Lewis |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Calculus Review Cont. Joseph Lewis |
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14:00 - 14:15 |
Break |
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14:15 - 15:30 |
Linear Algebra Review Tom Carter |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Break |
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15:45 - 16:45 |
Linear Algebra Review Cont. Tom Carter |
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Evening | |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Probability and Statistics review Cosma Shalizi |
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Tuesday, June 12 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Nonlinear Dynamics Elizabeth Bradley |
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10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Dynamics and Pattern Formation Ray Goldstein |
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11:45 - 13:00 | Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:15 |
Evolutionary Computation Melanie Mitchell |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 - 15:45 | Organization of Working Groups |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
Break |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
Intro to Santa Fe Andi Sutherland |
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Wednesday, June 13 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Nonlinear Dynamics Elizabeth Bradley |
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10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Dynamics and Pattern Formation Ray Goldstein |
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11:45 - 13:00 | Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:15 |
Evolutionary Computation Melanie Mitchell |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 - 16:00 |
Computational Complexity Juris Hartmanis |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
First Meeting of Working Groups |
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Evening | |
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19:30 |
Public Lecture at NM School for the Deaf: A Snowball Earth Dan Schrag, Laboratory for Geochemical Oceanography, Harvard University |
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Thursday, June 14 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Nonlinear Dynamics Elizabeth Bradley |
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10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Dynamics and Pattern Formation Ray Goldstein |
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11:45 - 13:00 | Lunch |
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13:00 -14:15 |
Neural Computation Mike Mozer |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 - 16:00 |
Computational Complexity Juris Hartmanis |
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16:00 - |
Labs/Projects |
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Evening | |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Fourier Transforms Lance Williams |
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Friday, June 15 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Nonlinear Dynamics Elizabeth Bradley |
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10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Dynamics and Pattern Formation Ray Goldstein |
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11:45 - 13:00 | Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:15 |
Immune-System Inspired Computing Stephanie Forrest |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
Break |
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14:30 - 16:00 |
Computational Complexity Juris Hartmanis |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
Second Meeting of Working Groups |
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17:30 - 19:00 | Reception at SFI |
| Week Two (June 18 - 22) | ||
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Monday, June 18 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Statistical Physics Greg Huber |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Molecular Motors Koen Vissscher |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Information Theory Tom Carter |
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1430 - 15:30 |
Final Meeting of Working Groups: Project Proposals Due |
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Tuesday, June 19 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Statistical Physics Greg Huber |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Molecular Motors Koen Visscher |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Information Theory Tom Carter |
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14:30 - |
Labs/Projects |
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Wednesday, June 20 | |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Statistical Physics Greg Huber |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Molecular Motors Koen Visscher |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Information Theory Tom Carter |
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14:30 - |
Labs/Projects |
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Thursday, June 21 - Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling | |
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09:00-10:30 |
El Niño: Southern Oscillation Juan Restrepo and Nilton Renno |
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10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
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10:45 - 11:45 |
El Niño: Southern Oscillation Juan Restrepo and Nilton Renno |
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11:45 - 12:15 |
Discussion |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Friday, June 22 - Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
El Niño: Southern Oscillation Juan Restrepo and Nilton Renno |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 11:45 |
El Niño: Southern Oscillation Juan Restrepo and Nilton Renno |
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Afternoon |
Work on projects |
| Week Three (June 25 - 29) | ||
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Monday, June 25 - Origin of Life | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
TBA Harold Morowitz |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Information-Rich Genetic Systems: The modern Origins of Genes Laura Landweber |
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Evening | |
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19:30 |
Guest Lecture Complexity and Capital Markets Bill Miller |
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Tuesday, June 26 - Origin of Life | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
RNA and the Origin and Evolution of the Genetic Code Laura Landweber |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Panel Discussion Morowitz, Szathmary, Landweber |
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1:30 - 2:15 |
Evolutionary Computation Melanie Mitchell |
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Wednesday, June 27 - Nonstandard Approaches to Computation | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Quantum Computation Lorenza Viola |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Molecular Computation Erik Winfree |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Evening | |
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19:30 |
Guest Lecture Diffusion-Limited Aggregation: A Model for Pattern Formation Thomas Halsey |
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Thursday, June 28 - Nonstandard Approaches to Computation | |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Soliton Computation Ken Steiglitz |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
Panel Discussion Viola, Winfree, Steiglitz |
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Afternoon |
Work on Projects |
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Friday, June 29 - Day Off | |
| Week Four (July 2 - 7) | ||
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Monday, July 2 | |
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Individual Work on Projects | |
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19:30 |
Guest Lecture The Scale of Life: Body Size, Organism Function, and Biodiversity Jim Brown |
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Tuesday, July 3 | |
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Individual Work on Projects | |
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13:30 |
Guest Lecture The Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks Mark Newman |
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Wednesday, July 4 | |
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Individual Work on Projects | |
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Thursday, July 5 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Friday, July 6 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Saturday, July 7 | |
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Student Project Presentations | |
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Evening | |
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Banquet | |