Italian-Pacific meeting on the Statistical Physics of Complex Systems

Alessandria, 14 July 2007

Registration; local organizer; invited speakers; program; contact

The meeting

This informal meeting is devoted to the application of probability theory and statistics to the analysis of complex systems, including granular systems, the atmosphere, biology, social and economic systems. Statistical-mechanical methods introduced by Boltzmann still are useful and provide a unifying methodology for different research fields.

The number of participants is limited to 30. There are only invited talks.

Registration

There is no participation fee.


Deadline

Please notify your intention to participate by June 30, 2007. Just write a message to enrico.scalas@mfn.unipmn.it.

Local organizer

Enrico Scalas

Invited Speakers

Tomaso Aste (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
Silvano Cincotti (Genoa University, Genoa, Italy)
Ubaldo Garibaldi (CNR, Genoa, Italy)
Jun-ichi Inoue (Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan)
Taisei Kaizoji (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan)
Gyu-chang Lim (KAIST, Daejeon, Korea)
Marco Raberto (Genoa University, Genoa, Italy)
Naoya Sazuka (Sony, Tokyo, Japan)
Sorin Solomon (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and ISI, Turin, Italy)

Local Speakers

Pamela Minicozzi (East Piedmont University, Alessandria, Italy)
Fabio Rapallo (East Piedmont University, Alessandria, Italy)
Luca Mortarini (East Piedmont University, Alessandria, Italy)
Enrico Ferrero (East Piedmont University, Alessandria, Italy)

Program

Talk titles

Tomaso Aste: Is classical statistical mechanics the 'new' theory of complex systems?
Silvano Cincotti: Complex system approaches to economics: from market modeling to policy design
Taisei Kaizoji: Market micro-structure of the commodity future markets
Jun-ichi Inoue: Statistics of first passage times for mixtures of continuous-time random walks
Gyu-chang Lim: Two-phase phenomena and the clustering volatility in financial markets
Luca Mortarini and Enrico Ferrero: The meaning of statistics in atmospheric physics
Pamela Minicozzi and Fabio Rapallo: Statistical robustness of clustering methods
Naoya Sazuka: Analysis of time duration based on the Gini index and residual lifetime in financial data
Sorin Solomon: Microscopic Study Reveals the Singular Origins of Growth.

09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:30 Session I: Aste, Cincotti
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:30 Session II: Inoue, Sazuka, Lim
13:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 Session III: Mortarini/Ferrero, Minicozzi/Rapallo
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00 Session IV: Solomon, Kaizoji
17:00 - 17:30 Final discussion

Contact

enrico.scalas@mfn.unipmn.it

How to reach us

Science building: via Bellini 25 g, 15100 Alessandria, Italy