Complex Systems across Disciplines

From atoms and molecules to biology, engineering, economics, social systems and organizations

Scientific breakthroughs frequently happen at the edges of established discipline-based knowledge; ideas originating in one field often find successful applications in other fields, sometimes leading to revolutionary conceptual changes. This conference brings leaders in the field of complex systems - foundations, networks, agent based models, etc. - to catalyze discussion and to facilitate transfer of knowledge across the traditional boundaries. The topics are relevant to a wide array of disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, all branches of engineering, economics, sociology, and management and decision sciences.

Conference Organizers

Julio M. Ottino Robert R. McCormick Institute Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Homepage

Daniel Diermeier IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS); Director, Center for Business, Government, and Society, Kellogg School of Management Homepage

Conference Speakers

	Robert Axelrod Arthur W. Bromage Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Abstract | Homepage
	Albert-László Barabási Hofman Professor, Theoretical Physics, University of Notre Dame Abstract | More Information | Homepage
	Leo P. Kadanoff John D. MacArthur Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics, University of Chicago Abstract | Paper | Homepage
	Stuart Kauffman Bios Group LP, External Professor, Santa Fe Institute Abstract | Homepage
	Scott Page Professor of Economics, University of Michigan; External Faculty, The Santa Fe Institute Abstract (pdf) | Homepage
	Gene Stanley University Professor, Department of Physics, Boston University Abstract | Homepage
	David Stark Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Columbia University, and External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute Abstract | Homepage
	Brian Uzzi Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Abstract | Homepage
	George Whitesides Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University Abstract | Homepage

Complex Systems Group, Northwestern University

• Luis Amaral, Chemical Engineering
• Sunil Chopra, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
• Daniel Diermeier, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
• Bartosz Grzybowski, Chemical Engineering
• Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Chemical Engineering
• Wally Hopp, Industrial Engineering
• Rick Morimoto, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Barry Nelson, Industrial Engineering
• Julio M. Ottino, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
• Mark Ratner, Chemistry
• Stan Reiter, Economics
• Sara Solla, Physics, Physiology
• Paul Umbanhowar, Physics
• Brian Uzzi, Management and Organizations
• Jon Widom, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Uri Wilensky, Computer Science, Education

Acknowledgments

supported by:

• Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science
  Walter P. Murphy Society
• Kellogg School of Management
  Center for Business, Government, and Society
• Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences