CoSSoM'06    Complex Systems and    Self-organization Modelling    at ESM'2006

CoSSoM'06 Complex Systems and Self-organization Modelling A workshop for ESM'2006 October 23-25, 2006, LAAS, Toulouse, France Description The aim of this workshop is to concern itself with the use of emergent computing and self-organization modelling within various applications of complex systems. We focus our attention both on the innovative concepts and implementations to model self-organizations, but also the relevant applicative domains which can use them in an efficient way. For the first part, collective intelligence and dynamic combinatorics are conceptual tools which can be used to model self-organization processes. For the second part, geographical information systems (GIS), cognitive sciences and natural ecosystems are some relevant applicative domains on which we propose to focus our attention. Workshop Sessions Different sessions will be developed covering the following topics: GIS and Complexity: Geographical Information Systems are powerful tools which manage some great amounts of data in complicated way. But, they can be also the basis of complex self-organizing systems revealed by some applications. These applications can concern their own development like their updating processes or some spatial-temporal conceptual implementations for their evolution. Some other major applications on GIS are decision support systems for modelling social or urban development, for example. Collective Intelligence and neuronal learning: We focus our attention for this session on self-organization models based on neuronal learning, using for example Kohonen Maps. We are also interested by collective intelligence concepts like artificial ant systems or immune systems. Innovative concepts or applications of these models are welcome. Dynamic Combinatorics and Complexity: Dynamics Combinatorics deals with evolvable structures which motion can follow some properties or can be in correspondence to some enumerative structures. We focus our attention on some evolutionary systems build by elementary rules and leading to emergent properties. The goal is to find a better understanding of evolvable complex systems by this methodologies. Cognitive Science Modelling: Cognition is typically the result of complex processes. Many works try to give some formal description to better understanding the involved complex interactions. We suggest here, for example, and without exclusivity, some contributions on the interaction emotion-cognition-action, both on experimental approaches but also on modelling approaches. Multi-disciplinary studies are welcome. Natural Ecosystems Modelling: Natural ecosystems are complex systems. Simulations are often used to describe some complex interaction networks between involved species. The detection of dynamical natural structures or organizations like food chains is one of the great challenge of the Individual Based Models (IBM). This session deals with some generic methodologies which allow to model the detected organizations inside the simulations during its run. The study of the evolution and the stabilization of such detected structures are welcome for this session. Multi-scale processes, heterogeneous modelling are some thrilling solutions for example. Program In progress. Submission The submission must follow the ESM'06 process Submit your proposal here Workshop Committee Aziz-Alaoui M.A., Le Havre University, France Babkin E., Higher School of Economics (Nihzny Novgorod), Russia Bennani Y., Paris XIII University, France Bertelle C., Le Havre University, France Cotsaftis M., LTME/ECE, Paris, France Duchamp G.H.E., Paris XIII University, France Guinand F., Le Havre University, France Hadj Kacem H., Sfax University, Tunisie Iantovics B.L., Petru Maior University of Tg. Mures, Romania Kadri-Dahmani H., Paris XIII University, France Obaidat M.S., Monmouth University, USA Olivier D., Le Havre University, France Oqeili S., Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan Osmani A., Paris XIII University, France Ramos V., Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Sadoun B., Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan Toumazet F., Paris XIII University, France Wang R., Massey University, New Zealand Contact To any additional informations, please contact the following organizators using this mail: cossom06@gmail.com Bertelle C., LITIS, Le Havre University 25 Rue Ph. Lebon, BP 540, 76058 Le Havre Cedex, France. Duchamp G.H.E., LIPN, Paris 13 University 99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clement, 93430 Villetaneuse, France. Kadri-Dahmani H., LIPN, Paris 13 University 99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clement, 93430 Villetaneuse, France. Deadlines September 13, 2006 : Submission of full papers (5 to 8 proceeding pages) September 20, 2006 : Notification of acceptance or rejection October 5, 2006 : Authors provide camera-ready manuscript October 23-25, 2006: ESM 2006 Conference & CoSSoM'06 workshop at LAAS, Toulouse, France Accommodation and fees See the web site of the ESM'2006 conference.