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| French Roadmap for complex Systems 2008-2009 |
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David Chavalarias 1, 2, 3Paul Bourgine 1, 3 |
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| (2009-03-03) |
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| A “complex system” is in general any system comprised of a great number of heterogeneous entities, among which local interactions create multiple levels of collective structure and organization. Examples include natural systems ranging from bio-molecules and living cells to human social systems and the ecosphere, as well as sophisticated artificial systems such as the Internet, power grid or any large-scale distributed software system. A unique feature of complex systems, generally overlooked by traditional science, is the emergence of non-trivial superstructures which often dominate the system's behaviour and cannot be easily traced back to the properties of the constituent entities. Not only do higher emergent features of complex systems arise from lower-level interactions, but the global patterns that they create affect in turn these lower levels — a feedback loop sometimes called immergence. In many cases, complex systems possess striking properties of robustness against various large-scale and potentially disruptive perturbations. They have an inherent capacity to adapt and maintain their stability. Because complex systems require analysis at many different spatial and temporal scales, scientists face radically new challenges when trying to observe complex systems, in learning how to describe them effectively, and in developing original theories of their behaviour and control. The aim of this roadmap is to identify a set of wide thematic domains for complex systems research over the next five years. Each domain is organized around a specific question or topic and proposes a relevant set of “grand challenges”, i.e., clearly identifiable problems whose solution would stimulate significant progress in both theoretical methods and experimental strategies. |
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| 1: | Centre de recherche en épistémologie appliquée (CREA) |
| CNRS : UMR7656 – Polytechnique - X | |
| 2: | Institut des Systèmes Complexes - Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF) |
| CNRS : UMR7656 – Institut Curie – Université Paris XI - Paris Sud – Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne – Université Pierre et Marie Curie [UPMC] - Paris VI – École normale supérieure de Cachan - ENS Cachan – Ecole normale supérieure de Paris - ENS Paris – Polytechnique - X | |
| 3: | Réseau National des Systèmes Complexes (RNSC) |
| CNRS : UMR0 – INSERM : U0 – Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) : UMR0 – Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) – Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement [CIRAD] : UMR0 – INRIA – Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] – CGE – CPU | |
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| Subject | : | Nonlinear Sciences/Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Cognitive science/Computer science Computer Science/Computers and Society Computer Science/Computer Science and Game Theory Computer Science/Ubiquitous Computing Computer Science/Web Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society Environmental Sciences/Global Changes Humanities and Social Sciences/Methods and statistics Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology Life Sciences/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Life Sciences/Cellular Biology Life Sciences/Development Biology Life Sciences/Neurons and Cognition Life Sciences/Quantitative Methods Computer Science/Bioinformatics Mathematics/General Mathematics Physics/Physics/Physics and Society Physics/Condensed Matter/Disordered Systems and Neural Networks |
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| complex systems – complexity – Formal epistemology – experimentation – machine learning – Stochastic and multiscale dynamics – instabilities and robustness – Collective behavior in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems – optimal control – multiscale governance – Reconstruction of multiscale dynamics – emergence and immergence processes – Designing artificial complex systems – Complex matter – Physiological functions – Ecosystemic complexity – individual cognition – social cognition – Territorial intelligence and sustainable development – Ubiquitous computing – Geosciences and the environment |
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| From: David Chavalarias | |
| Submitted on: Monday, 8 June 2009 16:58:17 | |
| Updated on: Monday, 8 June 2009 22:24:05 | |