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International Workshop on Coping with Crises in Complex Socio-Economic Systems
Social systems typically feature crises, i.e. unstable and dangerous situations that are characterized by abrupt and large-scale changes. Such disruptions ...
5th European Conference on Complex Systems
Given the importance of Complexity for the science, culture and society various programs such as NEST and FET in EU ...
4th European Phd Complexity School
The '''European PhD Complexity Schools''' were introduced by GIACS as one of the instruments to initiate, escort and expose to ...
International Workshop on Challenges and Visions in the Social Sciences
By means of more than 20 keynote talks by outstanding international scientists and interdisciplinary discussions, the workshop aims at identifying ...
4th European Conference on Complex Systems
Studying complex systems has enormously changed our view of the world. The discovery that actions and reactions are often disproportionate ...
Complex Systems Society
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What is the Complex Systems Society?
The purpose of the Society is to promote the development of all aspects of complex systems science in the countries of Europe, in relation with the whole international scientific community
The Society will, in the European context, aim to promote complex systems research (pure and applied), assist and advise on problems of complex systems education, concern itself with the broader relations of complex systems to society, foster the interaction between complex systems scientists of different countries, establish a sense of identity amongst European complexity scientists, and represent the European complexity community at all international levels.
What are Complex Systems?
The most famous quote about Complex Systems comes from Aristole who said that "The whole is more than the sum of its parts". Complex systems are systems where the collective behavior of their parts entails emergence of properties that can hardly, if not at all, be infered from properties of the parts. Examples of complex systems include ant-hills, ants themselves, human economies, climate, nervous systems, cells and living things, including human beings, as well as modern energy or telecommunication infrastructures.
What are the key aspect of the field?
This new science cuts across traditional scientific boundaries, creating new and shorter paths between scientists and accelerating the flow of scientific knowledge. Complex systems science bridges the natural and social sciences, enriching both, and reduces the gap between science, engineering, and policy.
It will also help reduce the gap between pure and applied science, establishing new foundations for the design, management and control of systems with levels of complexity exceeding the capacity of current approaches.
Why will funding of this field be popular?
Funding this fundamental scientific research will be popular because its applications will impact on everyone’s life in many obvious ways including medicine, health, welfare, food, environment, transportation, web services. Thus Complex Systems Science will enhance long-term harmony between science and societal needs.
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4th European Phd Complexity SchoolThe '''European PhD Complexity Schools''' were introduced by GIACS as one of the instruments to initiate, escort and expose to ...