Morning Session (9:00-12:00)
Prof. Dr. Georgi Georgiev, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Assumption University, MA, USA, Title: "A Phase Diagram of Self-organization in Complex Systems "
Prof. Dr. François Gay-Balmaz, NTU, Singapore "Variational principles and interconnections in non-equilibrium thermodynamics - Physics of Self-Organization in Complex Systems"
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | 30 min
Dr. Martin van Duin, Netherlands "Stable complex systems have a maximum energy rate density of 10^5 W/kg"
11:30-12:00 | Prof. Dr. Hiroki Sayama and Christian Koertje, Binghamton University, NY "A PDE-based Opinion Dynamics Model with Asymmetric Perception Kernels Supports Collective Group Drift"
12:00-13:00 | Conference Keynote
13:00-14:30 | Lunch | 90 min
14:30-15:30 | Conference Keynote
Afternoon Session - (15:30 - 19:00)
Prof. Dr. José Pontes and Daniel L. Coelho "Pattern Formation in Complex Systems: The Effect of Nonuniform Forcings in Swift-Hohenberg Dynamics"
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Ribeiro Silvério da Conceição and Douglas Santos Rodrigues Ferreira "Investigation of Spatiotemporal Properties in Earthquake Occurrence from Small-World-Like OFC Model Synthetic Data and Actual Earthquakes"
Shekinah Kanamugire, Physics department, Assumption University, MA, USA, "Self-Organization in Nature and Technology"
17:00-18:00 | Coffee Break
18:00-18:30 | Prof. Dr. Jim Tortella "Order-Disorder and Cluster Dynamics in the one-dimensional Q2R-Potts Cellular Automaton"
Matthew Brouillet, Physics department, Assumption University, MA, USA, "Self-Organization in Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamic Systems"