Complex Systems Summer School 2011-Schedule
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| Complex Systems Summer School 2011 |
Module 1: Nonlinear Dynamics and Modeling
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 8 | |
| All events at St. John's College Unless Otherwise Noted | |
| 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Registration and check-in at St. John's. |
| 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Buffet Dinner with David Krakauer, Director, CSSS2011 |
| Thursday, June 9 | |
| 8:45 a.m - 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Jerry Sabloff, President, Santa Fe Institute |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Liz Bradley, Nonlinear Dynamics I: Maps |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Liz Bradley, Nonlinear Dynamics II: Flows |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield, Symbolics I |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Josh Garland, Computational Lab |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Names and Faces |
| 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. | Geoffrey West, Lecture, "Searching for Simplicity and Unity in Complexity from Cells to Cities" |
| Friday, June 10 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Liz Bradley, Nonlinear Dynamics III: Tools |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Josh Garland, Computational Lab II |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Liz Bradley Nonlinear Dynamics IV: Applications |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield, Symbolics II |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:00 p.m. | Shuttle to Santa Fe Complex |
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. | Field Trip to the Santa Fe Complex. Hosts Stephen Guerin and Owen Densmore. |
| 8:00 p.m. | Return shuttle to St. John's College |
| Saturday, June 11 | |
| Sunday, June 12 | |
| 6:30 ~ ? | Tom Carter, Modeling Etc. |
Module 2: Networks
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday, June 13 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Mark Newman, Networks I |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Mark Newman, Networks II |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jennifer Dunne, Foodwebs I |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Jennifer Dunne, Foodwebs II |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| Tuesday, June 14 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Mark Newman, Networks III |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Cris Moore |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Mark Newman, Networks IV |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Networks Practical |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Alfred Hübler, Nonlinear Physics (In Action!) |
Module 3: Computation
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 15 | |
| All events at SFI | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Shuttles to SFI - meet at the Visitor's Circle at St. John's College |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Cris Moore |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Alex Russel |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Jared Saia |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Time to work on Challenge Questions |
| 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Welcome barbecue at SFI |
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | John Harte |
| 7:00 p.m. | Return shuttle to St. John's College |
| Thursday, June 16 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Cris Moore |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Alex Russel |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jared Saia |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Time to work on Challenge Questions |
| 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Tom Carter - Probability / fractals / etc. |
Module 4: Robustness
Organized by Jessica Flack
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday, June 17 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Jessica Flack |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Jessica Flack |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Nihat Ay |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Nihat Ay |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Pizza with David Krakauer, Bridging Concepts |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Special Guest, Andrew Lovato, Santa Fe History |
| Saturday, June 18 | |
| All Day | Bandelier Field Trip |
| 7:00 p.m. | CSSS/Bread Loaf School of English Mixer in St. John's College coffee shop. |
| Sunday, June 19 | |
| Monday, June 20 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Dave Ackley |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Dave Ackley |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jessica Flack |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Jessica Flack |
| 4:15 p.m. | Voting on CSSS2011 T-shirt design |
| 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. - 8:30-ish | Tom Carter -- High Finance (Black-Scholes), eine kleine symbolic dynamics, a strange repeller, and . . . come when you can . . . |
Module 5: Evolution
Organized by David Krakauer
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 21 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | David Krakauer |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | David Krakauer |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jeremy Van Cleve |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | David Krakauer |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| Wednesday, June 22 | |
| All events at SFI | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Shuttles to SFI |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Laura Fortunato |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Practical |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Cosma Shalizi, Blog Talk (in the Noyce Conference Room) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Return shuttle to St. John's College |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner |
Module 6: Complexity
Organized by Jim Crutchfield
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Thursday, June 23 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| Friday, June 24 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Jim Crutchfield and Ryan James |
| 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Ginger Richardson and Barbara Kimbell, Life after Summer School |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Pizza with David Krakauer, Bridging Concepts |
| Saturday, June 25 | |
| Sunday, June 26 | |
Module 7: Emergence
Organized by Simon DeDeo and James O'Dwyer
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday, June 27 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Simon DeDeo and James O'Dwyer |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Simon DeDeo and James O'Dwyer |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | TBA |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Tom Carter, Music and Meaning (Monday Night Complexity Standup)
|
| Tuesday, June 28 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Simon DeDeo and James O'Dwyer |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Simon DeDeo and James O'Dwyer |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Iain Couzin, Lecture |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free Time |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | George Johnson and John German, Science Writing |
Module 8: Machine Learning
Organized by Dan Rockmore
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 29 | |
| All events at SFI | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Shuttles to SFI |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Dan Rockmore |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. | break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Dan Rockmore |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Cosma Shalizi-Nonparametric smoothing for data analysis. Kernel smoothing for regression. Kernel density estimating. Condition densities. Prediction vs. inference. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Cosma Shalizi-Principles of statistical inference and learning. Model complexity and bias-variance trade-offs. Identification and consistency. Learning under dependence. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Shuttle leaves to St. John's |
| 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:10 p.m. | Shuttle leaves to the James A. Little Theater for Iain Couzin's Public Lecture |
| 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | SFI Public Lecture, Iain Couzin |
| 9:00 p.m. | Shuttle leaves to St. John's |
| Thursday, June 30 | |
| 9:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m. | Dan Rockmore |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 p.m. | Cosma Shalizi- Model selection and model checking. Information criteria; their myths and weaknesses. Model comparison tests. Specification tests. Using statistics for science. |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Greg Leibon |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Dan Rockmore
|
| Friday, July 1: FINAL DAY | |
| All events at SFI | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Buses Depart for SFI |
| 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. | Reckless Ideas / CSSS Challenge |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Farewell BBQ |
| 4:30 | Shuttle Back to St. John's College |