Most interesting phenomena in natural and social
systems include constant transitions and oscillations among their
various phases. Wars, companies, societies, markets, and humans rarely
stay in a stable, predictable state for long. Randomness, power laws,
and human behavior ensure that the future is both unknown and
challenging. How do events unfold? When do they take hold? Why do
some initial events cause an avalanche while others do not? What
characterizes these events? What are the thresholds that differentiate
a sea change from a non-event?
We are proposing a symposium to explore these
and other threshold issues in both the Natural and Social Sciences,
using the paradigm of Complex Adaptive Systems. Hosted by the
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, this
symposium will take place in Arlington, VA, November 5-7, 2009.
A final determination for approving this event will depend on the amount of interest from the CAS community. Please see
this website for
more information; there you will find links to email us if you are interested. (You don't have to commit at this time.) Or you can send any questions or comments you
have to Ted Carmichael:
[hidden email] ... please put "AAAI_CAS_Symposium" in the subject of your email.
Thanks for you time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Ted Carmichael
KDD Lab
College of Computing and Informatics
University of North Carolina in Charlotte
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