The digital revolution and the advent of the Internet are transforming the way we work, how we spend our free time. These phenomena are also changing how we communicate with each other and the way in which we establish and maintain our social relations. The relationship between Internet and society is complex and bidirectional, leading to a co-evolution of the two systems. In fact, the Internet exists because humans need networking and the Internet evolution is ultimately driven by our ever-increasing use of it.
The complexity of the current Internet structure and its future developments cannot be understood without taking a full multi-disciplinary approach. Such an approach must necessarily be based on the science of complex systems, and in particular complex network theory. It must also depend on social sciences and humanities to elucidate the underpinnings of the Internet at a societal and economic level.
This conference will bring together experts in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), social scientists, as well as experts in the area of complex systems They will assess the state-of-the-art, identify new trends and envision future developments in the intertwined domains of future Internet and society.
Chaired by: Romualdo Pastor-Satorras - Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear (FIB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ES
Co-Chaired by: Claudio Castellano - CNR-ISC (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Universitá di Roma, IT
Programme Committee: Thibaut Lery, European Science Foundation, FR; Gian Mario Maggio, COST Office, BE; Alain Peyraube, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, Paris), FR; Peter Richmond, Trinity College Dublin, School of Physics, IE; Fabrizio Sestini, European Commission, DG INFSO, BE
Scientific Committee: Loretta Anania, European Commission, BE; Giovanni Colombo, Information Society and Technology Advisory Group (ISTAG), IT; Juan Carlos De Martin, Politecnico di Torino, IT; Jose Fernandez-Villacanas, European Commission, BE; Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich, CH; Luciano Lenzini, University of Pisa, IT; Vittorio Loreto, University of Rome "La sapienza", IT; Felix Reed-Tsochas, CABDyN Complexity Centre, UK; Maxi San Miguel, Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems, ES
Deadline for application: 1 June 2010
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