5. Complex Networks

Workshop organized by: A. Scala "Interacting networks" and B. Kahng "Phase transitions in networks"

 

Complex and Interacting Networks


The field of Complex Networks has emerged from the success of Statistical Mechanics paradigms to describe large networked systems. Through this theory we can describe in a natural way both technological systems as the Internet and the WWW, socio-economical networks but also bio-chemical networks.

A new topic has recently emerged from the needs of describing our reality: networks of networks, that is to say networks in interaction. In fact, the inter-dependencies among socio-technological systems can lead to emergent behaviour unexpected from the system design but predictable from the point of view of Statical Mechanics.

This session hosts important questions like the stability and controllability of networked systems (both isolated and in interaction), their robustness and resilience and in general their emergent behaviours. Applications range from the study of contagion in human, financial and opinion networks to the study of systemic risk in infrastructural networks.

 

Invited Speakers

Bianconi G. (Queen Mary Univeristy, London, United Kingdom)
Tria F. (ISI Foundation, Torino, Italy)
Aste T. (University College London, United Kingdom)
Cellai D. (University of Limerick, Ireland)
De Agostino G. (ENEA, Roma, Italy)
Gabrielli A. (CNR, Roma, Italy)
Tibély G. (Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary)
Zlatic V. (Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia)

 

Phase Transition Networks


Interest of drastic phase transitions in complex networks has been boosted recently in many phenomena such as cascading failures in multiplex networks, spreading of epidemic diseases, synchronization, explosive percolations, cluster aggregation dynamics, opinion formation, and so on. In such systems, a small perturbation of external parameter near the transition point induces drastic changes of macroscopic patterns. Therefore, not only is it necessary to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying such phase transitions, but it is also important to find ways to enhance resilience against fragmentation or to prevent the spreading of diseases. The goal of this session is bringing researchers and students together and providing an opportunity to share one another’s work covering those issues.

News

Prizes in SigmaPhi 2014

During the conference, three works selected out of all the oral and poster presentations by scientists under 40 years, have been awarded.The prizes have been respectively offered for...

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Accepted Abstracts

10 May 2014 The list of accepted abstracts submitted for presentation in the conference is available on the page "Abstracts Lists"

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Workshops

1. Anomalous Diffusion

Workshop organized by: S. Abe and J.P. Boon

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2. Kappa Plasmas

Workshop organized by: M. Lazar and V. Pierrard

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3. Econophysics

Workshop organized by: L. Pietronero "Economic Complexity" and T. Aste "Finance, Risk"

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4. Sociophysics

Workshop organized by: B. Szymansk; I) G. Korniss, C. Lim "Human behavior, Social networks"; II) V. Constantoudis "Linguistics"

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5. Complex Networks

Workshop organized by: A. Scala "Interacting networks" and B. Kahng "Phase transitions in networks"

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6. Biophysics

Workshop organized by: P. Paradisi

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7. Environmental Statistical Physics

Workshop organized by: D. Hristopulos

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8. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information

Workshop organized by: D. Ellinas and J. Pachos

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Scientific Sponsors 2014

 

Politecnico di Torino

Italy

 

 

 Department of Applied

Science and Technology

 

Statistical and Nonlinear

Physics Division 

 

ISC - CNR

Roma, Italy

 

Technical University of

Crete Chania, Greece

 

Aristotele University of

Thessaloniki, Greece

 

 

N.C.S.R. Demokritos

Athens, Greece

 

University of Leuven

Belgium

 

 

Entropy

 

Chaos, Solitons

& Fractals

Modern Physics

Letters B

International Journal

of Modern Physics B