Please distribute to colleagues and students ********************************************************************** Call for Abstracts Ninth International Conference on Complex Systems (ICCS 2018) Host: New England Complex Systems Institute July 22 - 27, 2018 Hyatt Regency Cambridge, MA, USA ********************************************************************** To register: http://www.necsi.edu/events/iccs2018/ The International Conference on Complex Systems is a unique interdisciplinary forum that unifies and bridges the traditional domains of science and a multitude of real world systems. Participants will contribute and be exposed to mind expanding concepts and methods from across the diverse field of complex systems science. Special Topic - Artificial Intelligence: This year’s conference will include a day on AI, including its development and potential future. This session will be chaired by Iyad Rahwan of MIT's Media Lab. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATION: For presentation at the conference, authors should submit an abstract through EasyChair. All the accepted abstracts will be published in the online proceedings on the conference website. Authors of accepted abstracts may submit full papers for inclusion in the online proceedings. Full paper submission is optional. Make sure to register for the conference on our website in addition to submitting to EasyChair. IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES Workshop proposal: February 16, 2018 Abstract submission: February 16, 2018 Notification to authors: March 30, 2018 Early registration: April 13, 2018 Camera-ready abstract & full paper submission: May 4, 2018 (full paper submission is optional) Late abstract submission: June 1, 2018 Conference: July 22-27, 2018 ICCS TOPICS: UNIFYING THEMES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS Sessions will be structured around both themes and systems. The themes are: • Emergence: The relationship between components and collective properties and behaviors; the relationship of internal structure to external influence; multiscale structure and dynamics; self-similarity and fractals. • Complexity & Information: Defining and measuring complexity; characterizing the information necessary to describe complex systems; structuring, storing, accessing, distributing, visualizing and analyzing information describing complex systems; the dynamics of information and its computational characterization. • Dynamics & Self-Organization: Time series analysis and prediction; nonlinear dynamics and chaos; temporal correlations; the time scale of dynamic processes; spatio-temporal patterns; dynamic scaling; pattern formation; evolution, development and adaptation; interaction between internal dynamics and external inputs; programmability of self-organization. • Structures & Networks: Complex network topologies; multilayer and multiplex networks; dynamical networks; adaptive networks; temporal networks; network modeling and analysis; small-world and scale-free networks; connectivity and centrality; motifs, cliques and communities, modularity, degeneracy, redundancy, and substructure; network visualization. • Methodology: Computer simulation; agent-based modeling; data-driven research; machine learning; artificial intelligence; analytical methods; nonlinear statistics; soft computing; methods and tools for complex systems education. The system categories are: • Mathematical, Physical & Chemical Systems: Non-equilibrium processes; hydrodynamics; glasses; nonlinear chemical dynamics; complex fluids; molecular self-organization; information and computation in quantum and classical physical systems; supramolecular chemistry; spatio-temporal patterns in physical systems from subatomic to astrophysical. • Bio-Molecular & Cellular Systems: Systems biology; protein and DNA folding; bio-molecular informatics; membranes; cellular response and communication; genetic regulation; gene cytoplasm interactions; development; cellular differentiation; primitive multicellular organisms; the immune system; origins of life; biological networks in human health: protein-protein interaction, metabolic and gene regulatory networks; Systems pharmacology. • Physiological & Psychological Systems: Nervous system; sensorimotor systems; computational models of neural and cognitive function; perception, cognition, memory and action; psychological dysfunction; pattern recognition; learning and development; human machine interaction; autonomous mental development; neurocognitive networks. • Organisms & Populations: Population biology; collective behavior of animals; ecosystems; ecology; ecological networks; microbiome; speciation; evolution. • Human Social & Economic Systems: Social networks; socio-technical systems; computational social science; collective intelligence; corporate and social structures and dynamics; organizational behavior and management; urban development; city science; economies and markets; financial systems; risk management; globalization; military systems; global conflicts; social unrest; political networks; interactions between human and natural systems. • Engineered Systems: Design and manufacturing; nano-technology; bioengineering; modified and hybrid biological organisms; computer based interactive systems; multi-agent systems; artificial life; artificial intelligence; robots; communication networks; the Internet; traffic systems; distributed control; resilience; self organizing artifacts; complex systems engineering; biologically inspired engineering; synthetic biology; sensor networks. WORKSHOPS There will be several time slots available during the conference for organizing workshops on specific topics. All the accepted abstracts/papers for the workshops will be included in the conference proceedings as well. If you are interested in organizing a workshop, email the following information to programs@necsi.edu by January 19, 2018: • Name(s) and contact information of the workshop organizer(s) • Title of the workshop • A short description of the workshop: (aim, scope, target audience, format and expected outcome) • A list of confirmed and prospective speakers INVITED SPEAKERS Albert-László Barabási (Northeastern University, USA) Cameron Kerry (MIT Media Lab, USA) Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Real World Risk Institute, USA) Stuart Kauffman (Institute for Systems Biology, USA) Peter Turchin (University of Connecticut, USA) Olaf Sporns (Indiana University Network Science Institute, USA) Iyad Rahwan (MIT Media Lab, USA) Sandy Pentland (MIT Media Lab, USA) Irving Epstein (Brandeis University, USA) Simon DeDeo (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) H. Eugene Stanley (Boston University, USA) Stephen Wolfram (Wolfram Research) César Hidalgo (MIT Media Lab, USA) ORGANIZATION Executive Committee Conference Chair Emeritus: Yaneer Bar-Yam (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) General Chair: Ali A. Minai (University of Cincinnati, USA) Program Chair: Dan Braha (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA) Alfredo J. Morales (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Carlos Gershenson (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico) Special Sessions Chair: Marc Santolini (Northeastern University, USA) Emma Towlson (Northeastern University, USA) Sponsors Chair: Kim Severino (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Logistics Chair: Sageet Braha (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Elisabeth Perry-Montgomery (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Program Committee PC members TBA LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts, minutes from Boston. Reservations can be made directly with Hyatt reservations at 1-888-421-1442, or online at: https://aws.passkey.com/go/NECSI A block of rooms has been reserved at a conference discount rate starting at $259 + tax per night. Internet access is included. These rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To receive the discount rate identify yourself as a member of ICCS 2018. These rates are available until June 29th, 2018. Cancellations may be made up to 48 hours in advance without penalty. FOR MORE INFORMATION Conference website: necsi.edu/events/iccs2018/ Contact us at programs@necsi.edu New England Complex Systems Institute 277 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-547-4100 Fax: 617-661-7711 necsi.edu