Satellite Sessions

Satellite sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1. Most assignments have been scheduled on the date of the session organizer’s request. A few remaining satellites (at the bottom of the list) are awaiting specific scheduling. Locations of the satellite sessions will be available by June 15, 2015.

Wednesday Full Day Satellite Sessions

Complexity and Global Security: Sustainability in an Increasingly Connected World

Shade Shutters, Arizona State University, USA
John Murphy, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Melissa Allen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Bruce Edmonds, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
David White, Arizona State University, USA
David Hales, Szeged University, Hungary
Jill Brandenberger, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Leon Clarke, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Ignacio Martinez-Moyano, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Nadya Bliss, Arizona State University, USA
Michael North, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Byung Park, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Ross Maciejewski, Arizona State University, USA
Sheila Ronis, Walsh College, USA
Suhas Ranganath, Arizona State University, USA
Steven Corman, Arizona State University, USA
Wei Luo, Arizona State University, USA
Devin White, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Computational Transparency in Modeling Complex Systems

Marco Janssen, Arizona State University, USA
Michael Barton, Arizona State University, USA

Evolution of Ancient Maya Society as a Complex System

Arlen Chase, University of Central Florida, USA
Diane Chase, University of Central Florida, USA
Keith Prufer, University of New Mexico, USA
Vernon Scarborough, University of Cincinnati, USA

Hot Topics in the Study of Complex Systems in Asia (In conjunction with CS-DC’15)

Zhangang Han , Beijing Normal University, China
Peter Sloot, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Carlo Jaeger, Global Climate Forum, Germany
Qian Ye, Beijing Normal University, China
Yicheng Zhang, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Leihan Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Jifeng Zhang,  Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zengru Di, Beijing Normal University, China

Information Processing in Complex Systems

Rick Quax, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Peter Sloot, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alfons Hoekstra, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eckehard Olbrich, MPI, Germany

Modelling of Disease Contagion Processes, 4th Edition

Vittoria Colizza, INSERM, France
Yamir Moreno, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Netconomics @ CCS2015

Marco Bardoscia, London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, UK
Guido Caldarelli, Institute for Advanced Studies, Italy
Chiara Osbat, European Central Bank, Germany

Nonlinear Dynamics in Chemical Systems

Naziru Awal, Brandeis University, USA
Delora Gaskins, Brandeis University, USA
Viktor Horvath, Brandeis University, USA
Zulma Jimenez, Brandeis University, USA
Evangelia Panagakou, Brandeis University, USA

Origins of Life: A Problem for Complexity Science

Hyunju Kim, Arizona State University, USA
Nicholas Mathis, Arizona State University, USA
Paul Davies, Arizona State University, USA
Sara Walker, Arizona State University, USA

The Cultural Evolution of Technology: Evidence, Hypothesis and Theory

Sergi Valverde, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Enrico R. Crema, Complexity & Socio-Ecological Dynamics Research Group, Spain
Xavier Rubio-Campillo, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BCS), Spain

The Industrial Age and Thermodynamics; The Information Age and … What?

Martin Hilbert, University of California Davis, USA
Jim Crutchfield, University of California, USA

TIMES: Territorial Intelligence for Multi-level Equity and Sustainability (In conjunction with CS-DC’15)

Denise Pumain, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Céline Rozenblat, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Elfie Swerts, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Antoine Bellwald, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

What Complex Systems Theory Offers to Evolutionary Medicine

Randolph Nesse, Arizona State University, USA
Kenneth Buetow, Arizona State University, USA
Manfred Laubichler, Arizona State University, USA
Sander van der Leeuw, Arizona State University, USA

Wednesday Morning Satellite Sessions

Complex Biological Systems that Link Disease, Parasites, and Nutrient Ecology

Yun Kang, Arizona State University, USA
Ted Pavlic, Arizona State University, USA

Concepts, Methods and Measurements of Social Tipping Points

Jennifer Hodbod, Arizona State University, USA
Jacopo Baggio, Arizona State University, USA
Manjana Milkoreit, Arizona State University, USA
Michael Schoon, Arizona State University, USA

Dynamics of Social Interaction: A Search for Universals 

Polemnia Amazeen, Arizona State University, USA
Jonathan Butner, University of Utah, USA

Participatory Modeling for Bridging Science and Practice: Best Practices

Tanya Kelley, Arizona State University, USA
Erik Johnston, Arizona State University, USA
Kalev Kaarna, Arizona State University, USA
Justin Longo, University of Regina, Canada

Wednesday Afternoon Satellite Sessions

DyM-CS: Towards a Roadmap for the Dynamics of Multilevel Complex Systems

Jeffrey Johnson, The Open University, UK
David Sousa-Rodrigues, The Open University, UK
Emanuela Merilli, University of Camerino, Italy

PlatOpen Platform Dependency for Open ABM Complex Model Simulations

Mariam Kiran, University of Bradford, UK
Savas Konur, University of Sheffield, UK
Mark Burkitt, University of Sheffield, UK

Quantitative Methods for Predicting, Explaining and Describing Technological Change

Giorgio Triulzi, Singapore University of Technology and Design/UNU-MERIT, Singapore
Jeff Alstott, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
HyeJin Youn, University of Oxford, UK/Santa Fe Institute, USA
François Lafond, LIMS/INET@Oxford Martin School/UNU-MERIT, Netherlands
Bowen Yan, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

Using Complex Adaptive Systems Approaches to Avoid an Oncoming “Data-geddon”

Kenneth Buetow, Arizona State University, USA

Thursday Full Day Satellite Sessions

Agricultural Landscapes as Complex Systems

John T. Murphy, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
M.Cristina Negri, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Silvia Secchi, Southern Illinois University, USA
Ximing Cai, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, USA
Joan Nassauer, University of Michigan, USA
Moira Zellner, University of Illinois-Chicago, USA

Complexity History, Complexity for History and History for Complexity

Andrea Nanetti, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Siew Ann Cheong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Computational Social Science: Social Contagion, Collective Behaviour, and Networks

Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Qatar Computing Research Instituet, Hoha, Qatar
Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, IUNI, Indiana University at Bloomington, USA
Emilio Ferrara, IUNI, Indiana University at Bloomington, USA
Alessandro Flammini, CnetS, Indiana University at Bloomington, USA
Marton Karsai, ENS de Lyon, INRIA, France
Taha Yasseri, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, UK
Lingfei Wu, CBIE, Arizona State University, USA

Green Growth – A Complexity Challenge

Carlo Jaeger, Global Climate Forum, Germany

Imagination and Climate Change – Cognitive Skills for Complex Problem Solving and Transformations

Manjana Milkoreit, Arizona State University, USA
Michele-Lee Moore, University of Victoria, Canada

Quantifying Science

Dashun Wang, Pennsylvania State University, USA
James Evans, University of Chicago, USA

Symposium in Urban Systems (In conjunction with CS-DC’15)

Marta Gonzalez, USA
Marc Barthelemy, CEA Institut de Physique Theorique, France
Luis Bettencourt, Santa Fe Institute, USA
Jose Javier Ramasco, IFISC (CSIC-UIB), Spain

The Robustness of Coupled Infrastructure Systems and Complexity

Michael Schoon, Arizona State University, USA
Jacopo Baggio, Arizona State University, USA
Marty Anderies, Arizona State University, USA
Marco Janssen, Arizona State University, USA

Thursday Morning Satellite Sessions

Circular Economy as a Complex Adaptive System

Dan O’Neill, Arizona State University, USA

Telecoupling Systems

Beth Tellman, Arizona State University, USA
Jesse Sayles, Arizona State University, USA
Ashwina Mahanti, Arizona State University, USA
Karina Benessiah, Arizona State University, USA

Thursday Afternoon Satellite Sessions

Quantum Complexity Workshop

Gabor Vattay, Eötvös University, Hungary
Stuart Kauffman, Institute for Systems Biology, USA
Stuart Hameroff, University of Arizona, USA
Luca Turin, Ulm University, Germany

Symposium on Urban Systems

Marta Gonzalez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Marc Barthelemy, CEA Institut de Physique Theorique, France
Luis Bettencourt, Santa Fe Institute, USA
Jose Ramasco, IFISC (CSIC-UIB) (Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems), Spain