Request for Conference Support: CompleNet 2015
Abstract
Over the past two decades, Network Science has grown rapidly to become a major research field that plays a crucial role in a wide variety of research areas and their boundaries, including mathematics, computer science, physics, biology, ecology, social sciences, cognitive science, economics and engineering. Network Science provides novel ways to model, analyze, understand and predict complex interrelationships among a massive number of components that consist of complex systems. It is highly interdisciplinary and data-driven, offering one of the crucial "intellectual backbones" that are needed to address many real-world problems that the humanity is facing today. The objective of the International Workshop on Complex Networks (CompleNet) is to bring together researchers, practitioners and educators working on areas related to complex networks. In contrast to other major conferences on network science, CompleNet uniquely adopts an all-plenary format, aiming at promoting cross-disciplinary discourses and information exchange among participants, and thereby forming a strong intellectual community. The CompleNet conference series have been held annually since 2009 at geographically diverse locations (2009 in Catania, Italy; 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2011 in Melbourne, Florida, USA; 2012 in Berlin, Germany; 2013 in Bologna, Italy). They have made significant contributions to the development and growth of the scientific community on complex networks. The 2015 CompleNet conference took place in New York City, USA in March 2015. This 2015 version of CompleNet had a special emphasis on the emerging topic "Networks and Education." Activities related to this topic included: (1) Offering a special presentation on the NetSci High educational outreach program in the main session; (2) inviting regional high school students and teachers who worked on network science research projects to the conference; and (3) disseminating a newly developed "Network Literacy: Essential Concepts and Core Ideas" brochure to the participants and beyond to increase the awareness among scientists and public about the need and value of network literacy for the 21st century society. The PI took the lead to organize these activities, in close collaboration with the conference chairs. The financial support from ARO was used to support particularly these "Networks and Education" activities at the conference.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510090
Entities
People
- Hiroki Sayama
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- United States Army