Progress and Problems in Dynamics

一个名为“动力学的进展与问题”的科学会议将于2012年5月14日星期一至5月16日星期三在休斯顿希尔顿医疗中心举行。这次会议的网站是http://www.math.uh.edu/dynamics2012/。讲习班的目的是将概率动力学、网络动力学和混合动力系统领域的专家聚集在一起，以便交流技术和见解，并促进合作，解决这些活跃研究领域中的一些最重要和最热门的问题。为了促进互动，上午将举行广泛的说明会，下午将举行更有针对性的研讨会，留出充足的时间进行详细讨论和启动研究合作。参与者包括现代动力系统统计理论的研究人员，并辅以特定动力学和应用领域的研究人员，特别是：异宿现象；自适应网络；空间扩展系统；离散和连续混合动力系统。动力系统的研究成果具有许多重要的经济和战略意义，从生物网络和神经科学到控制理论和工程。研讨会的一个优先事项是支持和介绍博士后研究员、早期职业研究人员和研究生进入这个非常活跃和重要的当代数学研究领域。吸引年轻人才进入这一领域将促进成功的研究事业，并有助于解决讲习班提出的问题。

A scientific conference, Progress and Problems in Dynamics, will be held from Monday, May 14 until Wednesday May 16, 2012 at the Medical Center Hilton, Houston. The website for the conference is http://www.math.uh.edu/dynamics2012/ . The aim of the workshop is to bring together experts in the areas of probabilistic dynamics, network dynamics and hybrid dynamical systems so as to allow an exchange of techniques and insights as well as to foster collaboration on tackling some of the most significant and topical problems in these active research areas. So as to stimulate interaction, there will be broad expository talks in the morning and more focused seminars in the afternoon, with ample time set aside for detailed discussions and the initiation of research collaboration. Participants include researchers in the modern statistical theory of dynamical systems complemented by researchers in specific areas of dynamics and applications, in particular: heteroclinic phenomena; adaptive networks; spatially extended systems; mixed discrete and continuous dynamical systems.The results of research in dynamical systems have many applications of important economic and strategic significance ranging from biological networks and neuroscience to control theory and engineering. A priority of the workshop is to support and introduce postdoctoral fellows, early career researchers and graduate students to this very active and important area of contemporary mathematical research. Attracting young talent into this field will promote successful research careers as well as contribute to the solution of the problems posed in the workshop.