Op 5 maart 2012 organiseerde de KNAW samen met NWO een symposium over de fundamentele begrippen en toepassingen van de complexiteitswetenschap.
Hoe krijgen we vat op de financiële crisis? Hoe verspreiden infectieziekten zich of hoe ontwikkelen talen zich? Wat kunnen we leren van sociale netwerken? De verbazingwekkende evolutionaire dynamiek van kanker en het ontstaan van de menselijke cultuur kunnen met vergelijkbare wiskundige theorieën worden beschreven. Anderzijds is het de vraag of bijvoorbeeld menselijk gedrag en maatschappelijke systemen op dezelfde manier kunnen worden benaderd als bijvoorbeeld biologische systemen en complexe, door de mens ontworpen systemen. Wat is de belangrijkste boodschap van de complexiteitswetenschap en welke methoden zijn er in dat kader ontwikkeld?
Internationaal gerenommeerde deskundigen op het gebied van complexiteitsonderzoek gingen aan de hand van diverse thema's in op de stand van zaken in de complexiteitswetenschap.
Lectures
Evolving cooperation, by Martin Nowak (evolutionary dynamics), Harvard University
Crises in the brain. What can we learn from modern network theory?, by Kees Stam (neurophysiology), VU University Amsterdam
Physical Complexity in Socio-Economic Systems, by Dan Braha (innovation, organisation and complexity), University of Massachusetts
Complexity in Cities: Are Cities Becoming More and More Complex?, by Michael Batty, (physical geography), Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London
Poster Pitches
Host-pathogen co-evolution from an immuno-epidemiological perspective, by Rob J. de Boer, Utrecht University
Identification of synaptic gene networks in complex brain disorders using a Bayesian framework, by Niels Cornelisse, VU University Amsterdam
Coupling of self-assembly and metabolism in protocells, by Wouter Hendriksen, Technische Universiteit Delft
Food for thought and thought for food: the local-global entanglement of the Slow Food movement, by Arnoud Lagendijk, Radboud University Nijmegen
Understanding financial instability through complex systems, by Daan in 't Veld, University of Amsterdam, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics and Finance
Critical transitions and early-warning signals in spatial ecosystems, by Koen Siteur, Utrecht University
Complex dynamic arrest, by Bernard Nienhuis, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
Plenary discussion
Plenary discussion led by Pieter Hooimeijer, Utrecht University
Evolving cooperation, by Martin Nowak (evolutionary dynamics), Harvard University
Crises in the brain. What can we learn from modern network theory?, by Kees Stam (neurophysiology), VU University Amsterdam
Physical Complexity in Socio-Economic Systems, by Dan Braha (innovation, organisation and complexity), University of Massachusetts
Complexity in Cities: Are Cities Becoming More and More Complex?, by Michael Batty, (physical geography), Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London
Poster Pitches
Host-pathogen co-evolution from an immuno-epidemiological perspective, by Rob J. de Boer, Utrecht University
Identification of synaptic gene networks in complex brain disorders using a Bayesian framework, by Niels Cornelisse, VU University Amsterdam
Coupling of self-assembly and metabolism in protocells, by Wouter Hendriksen, Technische Universiteit Delft
Complexity in Public Transport (ComPuTr), by Leo Kroon, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Food for thought and thought for food: the local-global entanglement of the Slow Food movement, by Arnoud Lagendijk, Radboud University Nijmegen
The neuronal network organization of the biological clock, by Joke Meijer, Leiden University Medical Center
Complex dynamic arrest, by Bernard Nienhuis, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
Correlating Fluctuations Across the Scales, by Mark Peletier, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Critical transitions and early-warning signals in spatial ecosystems, by Koen Siteur, Utrecht University
Understanding financial instability through complex systems, by Daan in 't Veld, University of Amsterdam, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics and Finance
Plenary discussion
Plenary discussion led by Pieter Hooimeijer, Utrecht University