Connecting Theory and Applications Across Complex Systems

Abstract

This grant supported a workshop, held at Caltech in July 2004, that brought together experts in mathematics, physics and biology in an interactive exchange of ideas on the design, analysis, and control of complex systems. A major goal of the workshop was to bring domain experts together who normally do not interact, to explore common features of their work that can mutually reinforce and synergize theory and applications in their fields. The challenges facing experts in these domains are parallel, and their solutions are linked by common constraints. This workshop was a unique, open discussion of the threads that lead to a broader understanding of the mathematical tools necessary to tackle large problems in each area. Leaders in the areas of communications, Internet, computational complexity, biophysics, biological systems, quantum physics, statistical physics, engineering, and mathematics came together in multidisciplinary sessions, moderated and organized by other experts in these fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433187

Entities

People

  • Marie Csete
  • Richard M. Murray

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Complex Systems
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Operations Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Target Recognition

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Quantum Computing