Date Subject Slides
23/09 Course organization and contents, Motivation, Complex systems: definitions, methodologies (F/1); Dynamical systems, Nonlinear dynamics (F/10)

01-Intro.pdf

02-Dynamics.pdf

26/09 Chaos, Bifurcations and Feigenbaum constant, Predictability, Randomness and Chaos (F/14) Recording  
30/09 Models of complex systems (MP/3), Cellular automata, Wolfram's classification, Game of life (MP/8, F/15)

03-Models-Cellular-Automata.pdf

04-Models-Agents.pdf

03/10 Autonomous agents (MP/6), Flocking, Schooling (F/16), Synchronization, Formation creation (papers)  
07/10 Cooperation and Competition, Game theory basics, Prisoner's Dilemma (F/17), Game theory: Nash equilibrium (EK/6), Coordination games, Mixed strategy games (EK/6) 05-Game-Theory.pdf
10/10 Adaptation, Evolution (MP/10, F/20), Genetic algorithms, Evolutionary games (EK/7)   06-Adaptation-GA.pdf
14/10 Network Science: Definitions and examples (EK/1, vS/1); Graph theory

07-Net-Sci.pdf

08-Graph-Theory.pdf

17/10 Graph theory, Basic concepts and definitions (EK/2, vS/2-3), Diameter, Path length, Clustering (vS/6-7), Centrality metrics (EK/3)  
21/10 Class cancelled  
24/10 Structure of real networks (vS/8-9), Degree distribution, Power-laws, Popularity (EK/18); Models of network formation; The Erdos-Renyi random model (vS/7)

09-Universal-Properties.pdf

10-Models-Erdos-Renyi.pdf

28/10 Tutti i santi  
31/10 Tutti i santi  
04/11 Clustered models; Watts-Strogatz model (vS/7) 11-Models-Clustered.pdf
07/11 Models of network growth, Preferential attachment (vS/7); Small-world networks, Network navigation (EK/20)

12-Models-Growth.pdf

13-Small-World-Navigation.pdf

11/11 NetLogo tutorial NetLogo.pdf
14/11 Peer-to-peer systems and overlay networks (vS/8), Structured overlays, DHTs, Key-based routing, Chord (vS/8.2); Distributed network formation: Newscast, Cyclon, T-Man (papers)

14-P2P.pdf

15-Newscast-Cyclon-T-Man.pdf

18/11 Processes on networks: Aggregation; Rational dynamics (papers)

16-Aggregation.pdf

17-Rational-Dynamics.pdf

21/11  MatLab tutorial Matlab Tutorial.pdf
25/11 Cooperation in selfish environments, Homophily, Segregation (EK/4); Diffusion, Percolation, Tipping points, Peer-effects, Cascades (EK/19, 21) (Course Evaluation) 18-Diffusion-Contagion.pdf
28/11 Presentation of course project specifications  
02/12 Class cancelled  
05/12 Student presentations  
09/12 Student presentations  
12/12 Student presentations  
16/12 Further questions and answers about the project