About
Studying complex systems has enormously changed our view of the world. The discovery that actions and reactions are often disproportionate and that small perturbations can cause tremendous responses, has led to new scientific disciplines such as catastrophe theory, chaos theory, and the theory of phase transitions. The behavior of complex systems is often dominated by their internal dynamics and hence only poorly controllable from outside. This has been addressed by the concepts of self-organisation and emergence. In many cases, a complex system can even evolve into one out of several (meta-)stable states, which is in clear contrast to linearly behaving systems with a unique solution. In addition, random perturbations, diversity (heterogeneity) in the properties of the individual system elements, network effects, time delays, and incomplete or uncertain information can lead to unexpected and sometimes paradoxical effects. The recently established European Complex Systems Society and the series of conferences under the title "European Conference on Complex Systems" has to be seen in this context. It aims at bringing together the various related disciplines, at focusing the diverse research activities, and at fostering them. The goals of this annual conference are to reflect the recent progress in the field of complexity science and to significantly increase the actively involved community. more on ECCS 2007 Dresden
Videos
Introduction

Complex Systems Society Information
Nov 29, 2007
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Welcome to the 4th European Conference on Complex Systems
Nov 21, 2007
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EU Framework Program 7
Nov 21, 2007
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Keynote Speakers

The Mathematics of Emergence and Flocking
Nov 20, 2007
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Structure and Dynamics in Complex Networks
Nov 29, 2007
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A Systems Perspective of Influenza Virus Replication in Cell Cultures
Nov 29, 2007
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4336 views

The Evolution of Cooperation: Simple Games and Complex Societies
Nov 29, 2007
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The Origin of Rhythmic Behavior in Regulated Biological Systems
Nov 20, 2007
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4360 views

Complexity in Human Activity: Conflicts, Currencies and Crimes
Dec 13, 2007
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9190 views

The Complexity of Computation
Dec 3, 2007
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7170 views

Science, Technology, and Applications of Swarm Robotics
Dec 3, 2007
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Invited Speakers

Distributive Adaptive Control: A Real-world Cognitive Architecture applied to Ro...
Dec 3, 2007
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Biological Principles of Swarm Intelligence
Dec 3, 2007
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Social Networks from the Perspective of Physics
Nov 27, 2007
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4926 views

Optimization in an Amoeboid System
Nov 29, 2007
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7726 views
Interviews

Interview with Mark Newman
Nov 24, 2007
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5738 views

Interview with Bernardo A. Huberman
Nov 22, 2007
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5386 views

Interview with Armando Bazzani
Nov 24, 2007
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4872 views

Interview with Stephan Mertens
Nov 24, 2007
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3247 views

Interview with Neil F. Johnson
Dec 14, 2007
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6722 views