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Complex Systems Symposium
November 6, 2009
Thayer School of Engineering
Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall
Complex systems are systems involving large numbers of interacting cyber/mechanical/human entities or "agents." This symposium will describe the role of engineering sciences in complex systems with societal impact and explore the key challenges that arise from engineering networks of collaborative agents.
The symposium is free and open to the public.
Three main themes will be addressed:
Networked Systems
- Keynote speaker: Duncan Watts, Yahoo! Inc., "Using the Web to Study Social Networks"
- Focus: social networks, cooperative multi-agent groups, sensor networks for monitoring an environment, distributed robotic networks, and cyber-enabled intelligent transportation systems.
Security
- Keynote speaker: George Conrades, Executive Chairman, Akamai Technologies, "Commercializing Complex Systems in the Marketplace"
- Focus: all aspects of computer, network, and information security and public policy issues related to security and privacy.
eCommerce
- Keynote speaker: John Donahoe, CEO, eBay Inc., "The eBay Story"
- Focus: the role of information technology & science (ITS) in business from design to management, operations, and scheduling issues.
For more information, contact Professor Reza Olfati-Saber.