One of the most interesting and important scientific and
technical challenges presently facing researchers is the development of
a comprehensive and rigorous understanding of the behaviors exhibited by
complex, interdependent systems. As a means of stimulating innovative research
on the behaviors by complex interdependent systems, ICASA has established
an Innovative Studies Research Program (ISRP). The primary objective of
this initiative is to foster creative, high quality research addressing
critical problems in the general area of complex systems modeling and analysis.
The focus of the ISRP is on three themes:
1. Modeling, simulation, and analysis of social systems
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: the dynamics of social
and economic systems (including both theoretical and empirical aspects);
the evolution of organizations and systems of organizations; and the role
of communication in the behavior of social systems.
2. Mathematical foundations of complex systems
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: the characteristics
of (complex) networks and the relationship between these characteristics
and the dynamical properties of the networks; the fundamental nature of
the (empirically observed) trade-off between high performance and high sensitivity
in complex systems; and the mathematical foundations of complex (dynamical)
systems.
3. Knowledge management
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: knowledge representation
emphasizing applications to knowledge sharing, conceptual modeling, and
automated manipulation of information; techniques for knowledge representation
(e.g., conceptual graphs, frame-based systems); automated formal ontology
construction; and logical (computational) reasoning systems applied to conceptual
analysis.
Past ISRP recipients include Lucent Technologies, Volterra
Consulting, Dartmouth College, and New Mexico State University. As part
of ICASA's educational goals, future ISRP opportunities will be offered
as they become available.
Previous ISRP Recipients
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| Valerio Aimale and Alexander Outkin - BiosGroup, Inc |
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| Diane Lambert - Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies |
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| Peter Winkler - Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies |
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| M. Krupa - Department of Mathematics, New Mexico State University |
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| Paul Omerod - Volterra Consulting Ltd. |
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| Paul Omerod - Volterra Consulting Ltd. |