Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IV : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Complex Systems, Vol. 4 Book

Pt. I Methods

A Complex Systems Perspective on Collaborative Design Mark Klein Klein, Mark Hiroki Sayama Sayama, Hiroki Peyman Faratin Faratin, Peyman Yaneer Bar-Yam Bar-Yam, Yaneer 3

RAn (Robustness Analyser) Fabrice Saffre Saffre, Fabrice 12

Invariant Subsets of the Search Space and Universality of a Generalized Genetic Algorithm Boris Mitavskiy Mitavskiy, Boris 20

Pt. II Models

Cell-like Space Charge Configurations Formed by Self-Organization in Laboratory Erzilia Lozneanu Lozneanu, Erzilia Mircea Sanduloviciu Sanduloviciu, Mircea 31

Local Complexity and Global Nonlinear Modes in Large Arrays of Elastic Rods in an Air Cross-Flow Masaharu Kuroda Kuroda, Masaharu Francis C. Moon Moon, Francis C. 39

Self-organization in Navier-Stokes turbulence Jacques Lewalle Lewalle, Jacques 51

The Game (Introduction to Digital Physics) Plamen Petrov Petrov, Plamen 59

Epsilon-Pseudo-Orbits and Applications Douglas E. Norton Norton, Douglas E. 65

On the "Mystery" of the Differential Negative Resistance Sebastian Popescu Popescu, Sebastian Erzilia Lozneanu Lozneanu, Erzilia Mircea Sanduloviciu Sanduloviciu, Mircea 72

Dissipative Structures and the Origins of Life Robert Melamede Melamede, Robert 80

Reverse Engineering Neurological Diseases Christopher A. Shaw Shaw, Christopher A. Jason M. B. Wilson Wilson, Jason M. B. Iraj Khabazian Khabazian, Iraj 88

A Multi-Level Synthesis of Dyslexia Chris Phoenix Phoenix, Chris 100

Emergent Computation in CA: A Matter of Visual Efficiency? Mathieu S. Capcarrere Capcarrere, Mathieu S. 113

Emergent Probability: A Directed Scale-Free Network Approach to Lonergan's Generic Model of Development Michael Bretz Bretz, Michael123

Virtual Stability: A Principle of Complex Systems Burton Voorhees Voorhees, Burton 133

Fungal Colony Patterning as an Example of Biological Self-Organization Elena Bystrova Bystrova, Elena Evgenia Bogomolova Bogomolova, Evgenia Ludmila Panina Panina, Ludmila Anton Bulianitsa Bulianitsa, Anton Vladimir Kurochkin Kurochkin, Vladimir 139

Production-rule Complexity of Recursive Structures Konstantin L. Kouptsov Kouptsov, Konstantin L. 149

Iterons: the Emergent Coherent Structures of IAMs Pawel Siwak Siwak, Pawel 158

Criticality of the Brain and Criticality of the Art Igor Yevin Yevin, Igor 168

The Visual Complexity of Pollock's Dripped Fractals R. P. Taylor Taylor, R. P. B. Spehar Spehar, B. C. W. G. Clifford Clifford, C. W. G. B. R. Newell Newell, B. R. 175

Emergent Patterns in Dance Improvisation and Choreography Ivar Hagendoorn Hagendoorn, Ivar 183

A Stochastic Dynamics for the Popularity of Websites Chang-Yang Lee Lee, Chang-Yang 196

Design Patterns for the Generation and the Analysis of Chemical Reaction Networks Hugues Bersini Bersini, Hugues 205

On the Adaptive Value of Sex Klaus Jaffe Jaffe, Klaus 213

Optimal Sampling for Complexity In Soil Ecosystems Arturo H. Arino Arino, Arturo H. Carlos Belascoain Belascoain, Carlos Rafael Jordana Jordana, Rafael 222

Predator-Prey Dynamics for Rabbits, Trees, and Romance Julien Clinton Sprott Sprott, Julien Clinton 231

The Evolution of an Ecosystem: Pleistocene Extinctions Elin Whitney-Smith Whitney-Smith, Elin 239

The Accuracy of Auto-Adaptive Models for Estimating Romanian Firms' Cost of Equity Irina Manolescu Manolescu, Irina Claudia-Gabriela Ciorascu Ciorascu, Claudia-Gabriela 247

Self-Organizing Geography: Scaled Objects and Regional Planning in the U.S. Gary G. Nelson Nelson, Gary G. Peter M. Allen Allen, Peter M. 255

City of Slums: Self-Organisation Across Scales Fabiano Sobreira Sobreira, Fabiano Joana Barros Barros, Joana 265

Pt. III Applications

Programmable Pattern-Formation and Scale-Independence Radhika Nagpal Nagpal, Radhika 275

Amorphous Predictive Nets Regina Estkowski Estkowski, Regina Michael Howard Howard, Michael David Payton Payton, David 283

Multidimensional Network Monitoring for Intrusion Detection Vladimir Gudkov Gudkov, Vladimir Joseph E. Johnson Johnson, Joseph E. 291

Co-operative Agents in Network Defence Robert Ghanea-Hercock Ghanea-Hercock, Robert 303

An Algorithm for Bootstrapping Communications Jacob Beal Beal, Jacob 311

Self-Organization of Connectivity and Geographical Routing in Large-Scale Sensor Networks Vinod Subramanian Subramanian, Vinod Rajkumar Arumugam Arumugam, Rajkumar Ali A. Minai Minai, Ali A. 332

Intelligent Broadcast in Random Large-Scale Sensor Networks Rajkumar Arumugam Arumugam, Rajkumar Vinod Subramanian Subramanian, Vinod Ali A. Minai Minai, Ali A. 321

Managed Complexity in An Agent-based Vent Fan Control System Based on Dynamic Re-configuration Fred M. Discenzo Discenzo, Fred M. Francisco P. Maturana Maturana, Francisco P. Dukki Chung Chung, Dukki 345

Neural Net Model for Featured Word Extraction A. Das Das, A. M. Marko Marko, M. A. Probst Probst, A. M. A. Porter Porter, M. A. C. Gershenson Gershenson, C. 353

The Distribution of Agents to Resources in a Networked Multi-player Environment Robert L. Goldstone Goldstone, Robert L. Benjamin C. Ashpole Ashpole, Benjamin C. 362

Customer Relationship Management in Banking Sector and A Model Design for Banking Performance Enhancement Semih Onut Onut, Semih Ibrahim Erdem Erdem, Ibrahim Bora Hosver Hosver, Bora 370

How Complex Systems Studies Could Help in Identification of Threats of Terrorism? Czeslaw Mesjasz Mesjasz, Czeslaw 379

Index of authors 390