Complexity Conference

April 20-21, 2006

James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive
Northwestern University, Evanston Campus
Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Schedules, Speakers, & Titles at a Glance (.pdf File)

Thursday, April 20, 2006

8:30-9:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:15-9:30 a.m.
Welcome

9:30 a.m.-noon
From Discovery to Medical Practice: Challenges and Implications
Timothy G. Buchman, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jeffrey Horbar, Vermont Oxford Network
Vimla Patel, Columbia University

noon-1 p.m.
Student Awards

1-2 p.m.
Lunch

2-4:30 p.m.
Self-Organization, Self-Assembly, and Control of Complex Systems
Richard M. Murray, California Institute of Technology
Melanie Mitchell, Portland State University
Mitra Hartmann, Northwestern University

4:30-5:30 p.m.
Student Presentations

Friday, April 21, 2006

8:30-9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9-11:30 a.m.
Speech and Music Systems: Dynamics, Variations, and Emerging Technology
Mari Ostendorf, University of Washington
Edward Large, Florida Atlantic University
Zsuzsanna Fagyal, University of Illinois

11:30 a.m.
Closing Remarks

Complexity Conference April 20-21, 2006, James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston Campus Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)