Understanding Complex Systems 2008 - Control Versus Self-Adjustment and Self-Organization in Living Organisms, Open Physical Systems, Machines and Organizations

该提案要求部分支持物理学研究生、青年和少数民族教师参加2008年在伊利诺伊大学举行的关于复杂系统的跨学科讲习班和会议。 一些主题将涵盖分形网络上孤立波的出现和控制，包括动力学冲击波，神经元上脉冲的产生和传播，交通拥堵的出现和控制，以及流行病。其他主题包括级联电源的起源及其抑制，以及传染病以流行病的形式传播，包括思想和新技术的传播。从和平到战争的过渡建模，恐怖主义的出现，以及社会组织的兴衰也将被覆盖.更广泛的影响是，会议是在跨学科领域工作的人的主要网络会议之一. 通过向妇女和少数民族提供支持，鼓励她们参加。 此外，超过50%的与会者将是研究生，学生将接触到动态系统的最新方法，并学习如何将其应用于各种情况。这些资金将用于科学家的旅行和住宿费用，主要是研究生，非终身助理教授和少数民族教师。

The proposal requests partial support for physics graduate students, young and minority faculty to attend an interdisciplinary workshop and conference on complex systems to be held in 2008 at the University of Illinois. Some of the topics to be covered emergence and control of solitary waves on fractal networks, including the dynamics shock waves, pulse creation and propagation on neurons, the emergence and control of traffic congestions, and epidemics. Other topics are the origin of cascading power and their suppression and the spread of infections in form of epidemics, including the spread of ideas and new technologies. Modeling the transition from peace to war, the emergence of terrorism, and the rise and fall of social organizations will be covered as well.The broader impact is that the conference is one of the primary networking conferences for people working in cross-disciplinary areas. Women and minorities are encouraged to attend by being provided with support. Also more than 50% of the attendees will be graduate students and the students will be exposed to the latest methods in dynamical systems and learn how they can be applied in very diverse situations. The funds will be used for travel and lodging expenses for the scientists, primarily graduate students, un-tenured assistant professors and minority faculty.