CSSS 2006 Santa Fe-Schedule

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Week One (June 4-10) Emphasis on biology

Sunday, June 4 12-6 pm Registration 6-8 Welcome reception and buffet dinner

Monday, June 5 9-9:30 am Welcome-Geoff West, President of SFI 9:30-10:30 Introduction and overview of the program-Dan Rockmore 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-12 Introduction to nonlinear dynamics I-Elizabeth Bradley 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Dynamics models of viral infections in humans I-Alan Perelson 3-5 pm Student introductions/tutorial organization

Tuesday, June 6 9-10:15 am Introduction to nonlinear dynamics II-Bradley 10:30-11:45 Dynamic models of viral infectors in humans II-Perelson 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Dynamics of complex systems I-Alfred Hubler 3-4:15 RNA I-Peter Stadler 4:30-5 Introduction to Santa Fe

Wednesday, June 7 9-10:15 am Introduction to nonlinear dynamics III-Bradley 10:30-11:45 RNA II-Stadler 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Dynamics of complex systems II-Hubler 3-4:15 Mathematical biology I-Andreas Wagner 7:00 Agent-based modeling-Owen Densmore and Stephen Guerin w/ refreshments

Thursday, June 8 9-10:15 am Introduction to nonlinear dynamics IV-Bradley 10:30-11:45 RNA III-Stadler 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Dynamics of complex systems III-Hubler 3-4:15 Mathematical biology II-Andreas Wagner

Friday, June 9 9-10:15 am Dynamics of complex systems IV-Hubler 10:45-12 Coalescence-Jon Wilkins 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Molecular biology I-David Krakauer 3-5 Student group session 5:30 Barbeque at the Santa Fe Institute

Week Two (June 10-16) Emphasis on ecology

Monday, June 12 9-10:15 am Information theory I-Tom Carter 10:30-11:45 Network structure and dynamics I-Mark Newman 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Molecular biology II-Krakauer 7:00 Tee-shirt design contest

Tuesday, June 13 9-10:15 am Information theory II-Carter 10:30-11:45 Network structure and dynamics II-Newman 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Food webs I-Jennifer Dunne 3-4:15 Climate Change I-Gidon Eshel

Wednesday, June 14 9-10:15 am Food webs II-Dunne 10:30-11:45 Network structure and dynamics III-Newman 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Climate Change II-Eshel

Thursday, June 15 9-10:15 am Food webs III-Neo Martinez 10:30-11:45 Introduction to complexity-Cris Moore 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Climate Change III-Eshel 3-5 Student tutorials/problem sessions

Friday, June 16 9-10:15 am Food webs IV-Neo Martinez 10:30-11:45 Climate Change IV-Eshel 12-1:30 pm Lunch

Week Three (June 17-23) Social science and arts emphasis Monday, June 19 9-10:15 am Genetic algorithms/simulation I-Melanie Mitchell 10:30-12 Machine learning I-John Lafferty 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Social dynamics/communication I-Jessica Flack 3-4:15 Why are epidemics so unpredictable?-Duncan Watts

Tuesday, June 20 9-10:15 am Genetic algorithms/simulation II-Mitchell 10:30-11:45 Machine learning II -Lafferty 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Social dynamics/communication II-Jessica Flack 3-4:15 Process detection I: Modeling processes-George Cybenko

Wednesday, June 21 9-10:15 am Genetic algorithms/simulation III-Mitchell 10:30-11:45 Machine learning III-Lafferty 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Stylometry-Dan Rockmore 3-4:15 Process detection II: Algorithms for detecting multiple processes- Cybenko 7:00 Movie night

Thursday, June 22 9-10:15 am TBA- Larry Polansky 10:30-11:45 Computational modeling in the social sciences I-John Miller 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 TBA-Eric Smith 3-4:15 Process detection III: Applications-Cybenko

Friday, June 23 9-10:15 am TBA-Polansky 10:30-11:45 Computational modeling in the social sciences II-John Miller 12-1:30 pm Lunch

Week Four (June 24-30 Neuroscience and quantum computing Monday, June 26 9-10:15 am Neuroscience and complex systems I-Tony Bell 10:30-11:45 Computational neuroscience I-Bruno Olshausen 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30- Student project work

Tuesday, June 27 9-10:15 am Neurocience and complex systems II-Bell 10:30-11:45 Quantum information I-Carlton Caves 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Computational neuroscience II-Bruno Olshausen 3-4:15 Computational neuroscience III-Rob De Ruyler

Wednesday, June 28 9-10:15 am Neuroscience and complex systems III-Bell 10:30-11:45 Quantum information II-Carlton Caves 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-2:45 Computational neuroscience IV-Olshausen 3-5 Student project work

Thursday, June 29 9-10:15 am Computational neuroscience V-De Ruyter 10:30-11:45 Quantum information III-Cris Moore 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-5 Student presentations

Friday, June 30 9-11:45 Student presentations 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-5 Student presentations 7 Poster session and final banquet (Santa Fe Institute)

Student Tutorials-Exact times to be announced Jack Seoc (UMich) – Matlab (wk1) Jack Seoc (UMich) – Quantum mechanics (wk3) Jorge Tavares – Evolutionary computation (wk2) Lukas Kroc – MCMC (wk2)

Susanne Schindler – Branching processes (wk2)

Susanne Schindler – Population genetics (wk1)