The Santa Fe Institute's Short Course on Complexity: Exploring Complex Networks

"Science has explored the microcosmos and the macrocosmos; we have a good sense of the lay of the land. the great unexplored frontier is complexity."

Heinz Pagels, The Dreams of Reason

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September 4-6, 2013 

Topical Theme: Networks 

Austin, Texas

Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown

This two-and-a-half day introductory course focuses on the science of networks: a new field that studies common principles of complex networks across disciplines.  Social and economic networks, food webs, the World Wide Web, and the power grid are examples of the kinds of systems that network science seeks to understand.  In this course, taught by prominent Santa Fe Institute faculty and associates, you will learn the basic concepts and tools of this new science, and see several case studies of their application in diverse areas.  You will also have the opportunity for discussion with the faculty and other participants about applications within your own areas of interest. You will come away with an understanding and appreciation of the importance of network science for biology, ecology, economics, business, human health, social life, and other pursuits.  

This course is specifically designed for professionals, faculty, students and others who are curious to explore and apply ideas from network science.  This course has no prerequisites and requires no specific math or science background. Examples of people who will particularly benefit from this course are managers and policy-makers in business, government, and non-profit organizations; industrial research and development staff; medical, social work, and education professionals; journalists; and university faculty and students in any area of science or social science.

Additional information about the course, a detailed schedule, and logistics can be found on our wiki.

Program Coordinator

Melanie Mitchell, Professor, Computer Science, Portland State University; External Professor, Santa Fe Institute; author of Complexity: A Guided Tour, winner of Phi Beta Kappa Society's 2010 Book Award in Science.

Speakers

Luis Bettencourt, Professor, Santa Fe Institute

Aaron Clauset, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; External Professor, Santa Fe Institute

Simon DeDeo, Research Fellow, Santa Fe Institute

Jennifer Dunne, Chair of Faculty, Santa Fe Institute; Co-Director, Pacific Ec informatics and Computational Ecology Lab

Paul Hines, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of Vermont

Bernardo Huberman, Senior HP Fellow and Director of HP Social Computing Lab

Lauren Ancel Meyers, Professor and Director, Section of Integrative Biology and Division of Statistics and Scientific Computations, University of Texas at Austin; Science Board Member, External Professor, Santa Fe Institute 

Cris Moore, Professor, Santa Fe Institute 

Fees

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Program Tuition:

General: $1,200

Faculty/Postdocs: $800

Full-time Students: $500

Registration cancellations made before August 1, 2013 will be refunded 50% of the program tuition.  Beginning August 1, 2013 and after, no refunds will be made