Seminars 2006-2007
Third ECCO seminar series program, 2007
When?
Wednesdays at 2 pm. The seminars last about two hours with approximatively one hour of presentation, and one hour of discussions.
Where?
The seminar room is B 0.036 (building B, level 0, close to the human sciences computer rooms), on the VUB Campus Etterbeek. Coffee and drinks are available.
What about?
The intention is to discuss in depth the research being proposed by the speaker, and to look for interdisciplinary connections with other themes related broadly to the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) domain. The seminars are very interactive and informal, with small groups (about 8-10 people). Abstracts of the talks can be found in the PDF program, or by following the "discussion" link.
For whom?
Everybody interested in transdisciplinary research related to complex systems, evolution and cognition welcome.
| Date... | Speaker | Topic | More |
| 10 Jan | Carlos Gershenson | Towards Self-organizing Bureaucracies | |
| 17 Jan | Francis Heylighen | Characteristics and Problems of the Gifted: neural propagation depth and flow motivation as a model of intelligence and creativity | |
| 25 Jan | Jan Bernheim | A Progressive Evolutionary Worldview | Presentation Discussion |
| 31 Jan | Clément Vidal | A Minimal Philosophical Agenda. Worldview Construction as a Philosophical Method | |
| 7 Feb | Mixel Kiemen | Complex-Adaptive information processing | |
| 14 Feb | Wim Christiaens | Apostel's Concept of Causality: Defining Being by Folding "logic" on "life" | Discussion |
| 21 Feb | Dirk Kenis | Knowledge Management in Virtual Communities: opportunities for Agile Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS) | |
| 28 Feb | Erden Göktepe | Mediating International Agents: a Question of Efficiency | |
| 14 Mar | Helen De Cruz | Universal Selection Theory and the Evolution of Mathematics | |
| 23 Mar | Arnold de Loof | "Life": Compartmental Organization, Communication and Problem-Solving Activity. | |
| 28 Mar | Mehmet Tezcan | A complex systems critique to mainstream IR theory: A case study of foreign policy integration in Europe as a complex system | |
| 18 Apr | Klaas Chielens | The Status of Memetics as a Science: update | |
| 2 May | Carlos Gershenson | Design and Control of Self-organizing Systems (at 2 pm in the Promotiezaal (D.2.01), followed by a reception in the STOA.) |
PhD Defense. |
| 16 May | Paul Iliano | Improving Lives Effectively: creating a clear model and practical roadmaps for individuals and leaders in government, business and nonprofit | |
| 23 May | Karin Verelst | Deixis and Truth from Aristotle to Poincaré | Discussion |
| 30 May | Francis Heylighen | Stigmergy: a fundamental mechanism of cognition, cooperation and self-organization | |
| 6 June | Paul Iliano | Improving Personal Control. Synthesizing cybernetic control and Apostel's worldview construction kit into a practical framework for increasing our ability to control |
Final announcements with an abstract and additional information are distributed by email about 5 days before the seminar. If you wish to receive these, please subscribe to the Brussels Complexity mailing list.
If you wish to present a seminar in our series, please contact C. Vidal with your proposal and check the instructions for presenters .
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