7th
COMPLEX NETWORKS IN ACTION
Univ. of Catania, Catania, Italy, 26-28 September, 2012
AIM OF THE
COURSE
Complex networks constitute
a paradigm pervading many natural or man-made complex systems. Complex networks
attract a wide and interdisciplinary audience coming from various fields: from
theoretical scientists, to physicists, to engineers, to biologists. Recently,
the topic paved the way to new perspectives in different advanced research
fields such as brain dynamics (where complex networks have been demonstrated to
provide new tools for functional activity characterization), climatology (where
they provide a powerful framework to statistically investigate the topology of
local and non-local statistical interrelationships), synchronization (where
synchronization emerges as a complex interplay between network structure and
properties and node dynamics), electronics (where the recent efforts directed
towards large-area applications require to deal with complex patterns of
interconnectivity), sensor networks (where the structural and evolutionary
properties of models of complex networks are explored to design alternative
network control methods and effective and robust techniques) and other
examples. The idea underlying the School is to focus on such fields where the
application of paradigms, concepts and methods from complex network theory
revealed to be of great interest both from a theoretical point of view and from
an application point of view. The School will thus focus on fields in which
complex networks can be seen “in action”.
LOCATION
DATES
26-28 September, 2012
ORGANIZERS
DIEEI (Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering),
TOPICS
This Ph.D. School is intended for postgraduate/PhD students from all
over Europe and will deal with complex networks and their applications to the
following areas: brain dynamics; climatology; epidemics; game theory;
synchronization; sensor networks; control; slime mould computers.
SPEAKERS
- Juergen Kurths (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,
- Mario Chavez (Cognitive Neuroscience and Functional Brain Mapping, UPR
640-LENA,
- Andrew Adamatzky (Dept of Computer Science UWE,
- Yamir Moreno (Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex
Systems BIFI,
- Jesus Gomez-Gardenes (
- Stefano Boccaletti
(Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
- Mario Di Bernardo
(Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
- Carlo Piccardi
(Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
- Alessandro Rizzo
(Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
- Luigi Fortuna
(Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy)
- Andrea Rapisarda
(Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy)
- Mattia Frasca
(Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy)
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
26 September
2012
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.30 Welcome and introduction to the School
9.30 – 11.00 Carlo Piccardi (Politecnico di Milano,
Italy) – Introduction to complex networks
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 -13.00 Juergen Kurths (Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research,
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Andrew Adamatzky (Dept of Computer Science UWE,
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.00 Alessandro Rizzo (
18.00 – 19.00 Poster Session
27 September
2012
9.00 – 10.30 Luigi Fortuna (
10.30 – 11.00 Visit to the laboratory of Automation, Robotics and
Control of Complex Systems and to the laboratory of Measurements and Systems
11.00
– 11.30 Coffee
break
11.30 -13.00 Stefano Boccaletti (Univ.
13.00
– 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Mario Di Bernardo (Università degli
Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy) - Evolving Dynamical Networks:
Synchronization, Control and Coordination
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.00 Mario Chavez (Cognitive Neuroscience and Functional
Brain Mapping, UPR 640-LENA, France) – Complex networks in brain dynamics
18.00 – 19.00 Outline and
demonstration of EU FP7 Project EMICAB by P. Arena (
20.00 – Social event: pizza
at “Il Sale”
28 September
2012
9.30 – 11.00 Yamir Moreno (Institute for Biocomputation and
Physics of Complex Systems BIFI,
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 -13.00 Andrea Rapisarda (Università degli
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Jesus Gomez-Gardenes (
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 – 17.30 Mattia Frasca (
17.30 – 18.00 Final examination
HOW TO APPLY
The number of participants is limited to 35. Submit
your request of participation as soon as possible to mfrasca@diees.unict.it (Dr Mattia
Frasca,
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Application Form
7th
COMPLEX NETWORKS IN ACTION
Surname:
Name:
Country:
Position (professor/PhD student/other...):
Organization (dept./inst., university):
Mailing address (street, zip code, city,
country):
E-Mail:
SICC member (yes/no):
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Upon registration, you will
soon receive an email message of provisional acceptance. The admission fee must
then be paid within ten days (see Admission fee), otherwise
the registration will be cancelled.
ATTENDANCE FEE
The attendance fee for each student participating in the
• 300 Euro, for members of the Italian Society
for Chaos and Complexity (SICC)
• 350 Euro, for non members (it includes
four-year membership to SICC)
The fee includes participation to seminars, teaching materials and
coffee breaks.
The fee must be paid exclusively by bank transfer to the following
account:
Società Italiana Caos e
Complessità --- account n. 8415103
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo,
branch 01873, via Bazzini 2, I-20131 Milano, Italy
Italian bank codes: ABI 03069, CAB 01787
IBAN code: IT18 A030 6901 7870 0000 8415 103
SWIFT/BIC code: BCITITMM
Bank transfer costs must entirely be covered by the participant. In the
bank order, please specify: Catania2012 - Name of the participant.
A copy of the bank transfer receipt must be sent via e-mail to the SICC
Secretariat (info@sicc-it.org) and to mfrasca@diees.unict.it (Dr Mattia
Frasca,
In case of renunciation, the reimbursement of the admission fee can be
requested no later than August 21, 2011, by sending an e-mail renunciation
message to info@sicc-it.org.
VENUE
All the lectures of the School will be held at the
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, located at the
“Cittadella Universitaria” Campus in Viale A. Doria 6,
The campus is located in the North part of
SOME
SUGGESTIONS FOR ACCOMODATION
Hotel La Vecchia Palma, Via Etnea,
668, 95128 - Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 30 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 10 min (walking)
Hotel Catania Centro, Viale Regina
Margherita 2/D, 95100 - Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 10 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 30 min (walking) – 10 minutes (bus)
B&B Stesicoro, Via Neve 7 (Piazza
Stesicoro), 95124 - Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 5 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 40 min (walking) – 12 minutes (bus)
City Hotel, Via Tomaselli 47, 95100
- Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 10 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 30 min (walking) – 15 minutes (bus)
Best Western Hotel Mediterraneo,
Via Dottor Consoli 27, 95124 - Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 10 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 40 min (walking) – 20 minutes (bus)
Hotel
NH Bellini, Piazza Trento 13, 95129 - Catania (CT) – Italia
Distance to the city center: 15 min (walking)
Distance to the Campus: 40 min (walking) – 20 minutes (bus)