Complex Systems Patterns Workshop II
============================================
Call for Participation
Complex Systems Patterns Workshop II
Sydney, 5 Dec 2005
(as part of ACAL*05
http://www.cs.adfa.edu.au/~abbass/acal05/)
============================================
The second Complex Systems Patterns Workshop
follows the highly successful
First Complex Systems Patterns Workshop.
The patterns workshops provide a forum for
complex systems modelers to
discuss modelling insights. The design,
development and use of complex
systems models raise a unique class of
challenges and potential pitfalls,
many of which are commonly recurring
problems. Over time, researchers gain
experience in this form of modelling,
choosing algorithms, techniques, and
frameworks that improve the quality,
confidence level, and speed of
development of their models. Fields such as
software engineering and
architecture have benefited from the
development of abstract solutions to
recurring problems, called *patterns*. Using
pattern development
techniques from these fields, insights from
the complex systems community
can be identified and captured. We believe
that a new field of complex
systems patterns will provide an invaluable
resource for both practicing
and future generations of modelers.
The second workshop is much briefer than the
first. The session will be
interactive, structured around practical
software engineering and
understanding and using patterns.
Topics of interest
------------------
Patterns are classic solutions to recurring
problems, and all aspects of
complex systems modelling are of interest.
Topics include but are not
limited to design, implementation, analysis,
visualisation, evolutionary
computation, machine learning, how to choose
appropriate algorithms,
frameworks for modelling, ...
Workshop Outcomes
-----------------
The June05 patterns workshop produced a
number of study groups working on
patterns. Two of these patterns will be
presented in the ACAL conference
later in the week.
This second patterns workshop will discuss
patterns in progress and
provides an opportunity to propose topics
for future patterns and form new
study groups.
Who should attend
-----------------
The Complex Systems Patterns workshop brings
together Complex Systems
researchers interested in modelling issues,
including a wide range of
network, agent-based and other modelling
approaches. No experience with
patterns is necessary.
Important Dates
---------------
5 Dec 05 Workshop
CSPW II Sponsors
---------------
ARC Centre for Complex Systems (ACCS)
ARC Complex and Open Systems Research
Network (COSnet)
CSIRO Complex Systems Science
Division of Complex and Intelligent Systems
ITEE
Complex Systems Patterns Project
http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~patterns/
-------------------------------------------------------------
A/Prof Janet Wiles
Division of Complex and Intelligent Systems
School of Information Technology &
Electrical Engineering
The University of Queensland QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA
-------------------------------------------------------------