"The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living."
The Jacob T. Schwartz International School for Scientific Research starts a new summer school series on Computational Complex Systems. The 2010 edition addresses PhD students and young researchers to the forefront of research activity on Social Networks.Recognized authorities in the field will give formal lectures tailoring these for an interdisciplinary audience. Participants will also have the opportunity to present the results of their research during a poster session. As a whole, the planned summer school will allow participants to be exposed to cutting edge results in one of the most challenging research area, while at the same time enjoying the relaxing atmosphere of one of the most beautiful italian islands.
Lecturers
Prof. Alain Barrat
Dynamical processes on complex networks Centre de Physique Théorique, Marseille, France Institute of Scientific Interchange, Turin, Italy
Prof. Christos Faloutsos
Social networks mining
Dept. of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Dirk Helbing
The Rise and Fall of Cooperation in a Model Society with Greed ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich