PhD School on Complexity Science

This is the next in a series of events that started at the University of Patras, Greece, in July, 2011 (see http://www.math.upatras.gr/~phdsch11) and continued at the University of Pescara, Italy, July, 2012 (see http://www.nodycosy.unich.it), July, 2013 at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece (see http://nlsconf2013.physics.uoc.gr) and July at the “Kritiki Estia” in Athens, Greece (see http://nlsconf2014.physics.uoc.gr).

This Ph.D. School is intended for postgraduate students primarily from European countries (but students from other countries are also invited to apply) and offers four coherent lecture modules, taught by experts in each field, on:

I. Fundamental Concepts of Complexity G.Nicolis (Brussels), C. Grebogi (Aberdeen), V. Basios (Brussels), J.J.P. Veerman (Portland)

II. Global Systems Science and Complex Networks A. Barrat (Marseille), J. Johnson (London), A. Provata (Athens), M. Boudourides (Patras)

III. Complex Physical and Chemical Systems I. Procaccia (Rehovot), H. Skokos (Cape Town), G. Tsironis (Heraclion), M. G. Velarde (Madrid), L. Vlahos (Thessaloniki), J. P. v.d. Weele (Patras), Y. Kevrekidis (Princeton), M. Robnik (Maribor)

IV. Complexity in Biological and Social Sciences E. Schöll (Berlin), P. Tass (Jülich), A. S. Fokas (Cambridge), A. Carbone (Torino), J. – L. Deneubourg (Brussels)

Scientific Organizing Committee: Prof. Jeff Johnson (British Open University), Prof. Giulio Casati (University of Insubria, Como), Prof. Manuel G. Velarde (Complutense University of Madrid), Assoc. Prof. Angela de Sanctis (University of Chieti – Pescara, Italy), Dr. Astero Provata (NCSR Demokritos, Athens). Prof. Giorgos Tsironis (University of Crete and FORTH, Heraklion), Prof. Tassos Bountis (University of Patras), Prof. Tassos Bezerianos (National University of Singapore/University of Patras).

Local Organizing Committee: Dr. Astero Provata (NCSR Demokritos, Athens). Prof. Giorgos Tsironis (University of Crete and FORTH, Heraklion), Prof. Tassos Bountis (Chairman, University of Patras), Dr. Ioanna Hitzanidi, Dr. Helen Chriistodoulidi, Dr. George Kanellopoulos, Evelyn Panagakou and Vassilis Kanas.