LABSS - Laboratory of Agent Based Social Simulation http://labss.istc.cnr.it
is glad to announces the latest release:


Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems
ISBN: 1599049627; 300 pp; February 2008
Published under the imprint IGI Publishing (formerly Idea Group Publishing)
http://www.igi-pub.com/books/details.asp?id=7316



Edited by: Ang Yang, Yin Shan Australia

DESCRIPTION
The universe is a massive system of systems - for example, ecological systems, social systems, commodity and stock markets. These systems are complex, constantly adapting to their environment, and many are essential to the very existence of human beings. To fully understand these systems, complex adaptive systems research uses systemic inquiry to build multi-level and multidisciplinary representations of reality to study these systems."Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems" provides a global view of the most up-to-date research on the strategies, applications, practice, and implications of complex adaptive systems, to better understand the various critical systems that surround human life. Researchers working in the field of complex adaptive systems and related fields such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, and data mining, as well as professionals in related applications such as defense, bioinformatics, and sociology will find this book an indispensable, state-of-the-art reference.

For more information about Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems you can view the title information sheet at http://www.igi-pub.com/downloads/pdf/ShanBrochure.pdf or the book excpert at
http://www.igi-pub.com/books/additional.asp?id=7316&title=Book+Excerpt&col=book_excerpt

Table Of Contents

    * Section I: Techniques
    * Chapter I: Agent Strategies in Economy Market
          o Raymond Chiong, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia
          o Lubo Jankovic, InteSys Ltd., University of Birmingham Research Park, UK
    * Chapter II: Dynamic Contexts and Concepts as a Set of State Variations Under Emerging Functions: A Logical Model for Evolving Ontologies and Autopoietic Multi-Agent Systems
          o Stefano De Luca, IEEE Member, Italy
          o Walter Quattrociocchi, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy
    * Chapter III: Cellular Automata
          o Terry Bossomaier, Charles Sturt University, Australia
    * Chapter IV: Adaptive Neurodynamics
          o Mario Negrello, Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany, & University of Osnabrueck, Germany
          o Martin Huelse, University of Wales, UK
          o Frank Pasemann, Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany, & University of Osnabrueck, Germany
    * Section II: Applications
    * Chapter V: Innovation Diffusion Among Heterogeneous Agents: Exploring Complexity with Agent-Based Modelling (ABM)
          o Nazmun N. Ratna, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
          o Anne Dray, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
          o Pascal Perez, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
          o R. Quentin Grafton, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
          o Tom Kompas, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
    * Chapter VI: Unique Applications of Multi-Agent Models in Uncovering Language Learning Processes
          o Teresa Satterfield, University of Michigan, USA
    * Chapter VII: The Intelligence of Rumors: A Cross-Methodological Approach to Social Belief Dynamics
          o Paolo Turrini, University of Siena, Italy
          o Mario Paolucci, Institute for Cognitive Science and Technology (ISTC/CNR), Italy
          o Rosaria Conte, Institute for Cognitive Science and Technology (ISTC), Italy
    * Chapter VIII: Strategic Management, Evolutionary Economics, and Complex Adaptive Systems
          o Carl Henning Reschke, Institute for Management Research Cologne, Germany
          o Sascha Kraus, University of Oldenburg, Germany
    * Chapter IX: Building Complex Adaptive Systems: On Engineering Self-Organizing Multi-Agent Systems
          o Jan Sudeikat, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
          o Wolfgang Renz, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
    * Chapter X: FinSim: A Framework for Modeling Financial System Interdependencies
          o Alexander Outkin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
          o Silvio Flaim, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
          o Andy Seirp, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
          o Julia Gavrilov, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
    * Chapter XI: Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and Military Transformation
          o Kimberly Holloman, Science Applications International Corporation, USA
    * Chapter XII: Insights into the Impact of Social Networks on Evolutionary Games
          o Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
          o Paul Scerri, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
          o Anton Chechetka, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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Walter Quattrociocchi
LABSS-ISTC-CNR
National Research Council,
Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology,
V. S. Martino della Battaglia, 44, 00185 Roma.
LABSS (Laboratory of Agent Based Social Simulation): http://labss.istc.cnr.it
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