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Complex Systems Beyond The Metaphor: Your Mathematical Toolset

A successful one-week short course on Complex Systems Beyond the Metaphor: Your Mathematical Toolset was held in the UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics on Feb 5-9, 2007. It introduced the mathematical foundations and tools needed for a solid understanding of complex systems, an area often known for purely metaphorical or 'hand-waving' explanations.

Aiming at a mathematically literate audience (e.g. engineers, quantitative biologists, computer modellers), leading Australian experts presented intensive introductions to the essential topics of complex systems theory, including self-organization, nonlinear dynamical systems, cellular automata, networks and statistical learning.

The speakers were David Green (Monash), Bob Marks (UNSW), Bruce Henry (UNSW), David Hill (ANU), Janet Wiles (UQ) and Matt Wand (UNSW)

The course may be repeated at some time in the future. If you may be interested in attending or have any suggestions to make, please email James Franklin.


Participants may be interested in the forthcoming Complex'07 conference on the Gold Coast in July 2007

University of New South Wales,

5-9 February 2007