A Tribute to Professor John Holland
11-13 February 2009
Nanyang Executive Centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
By Invitation Only
This joint event is organised in celebration of the contributions of Professor John Holland, an eminent scientist and a renowned professor in Psychology and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Michigan. Professor Holland is the originator of Genetic Algorithms and one of the seminal architects of what is now known as Complexity Theory. Distinguished speakers from the academia will also be sharing more on related topics on this three day event.
| Programme |
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| Wednesday 11 February |
Arrival of overseas delegates at the NTU Nanyang Executive Centre (NEC)
| 6.00 pm |
Tour of the NTU Campus for those staying at the NEC |
| 7.00 pm |
Informal dinner at Mayflower Restaurant (adjacent to the NEC) for those arriving during the day | |
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Thursday 12 February |
| 9.00 am |
Welcome Remarks
Dr Su Guaning
President
Nanyang Technological University |
| 9.15 am |
Opening address by Guest of Honour
Mr Peter Ho
Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary (Special Duties)
Prime Minister’s Office
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 9.30 am |
Introduction: Santa Fe Institute and Complexity – Science for the 21st Century
Prof Geoffrey West
President and Distinguished Professor
Santa Fe Institute |
| 10.15 am |
Coffee Break |
| 11.00 am |
Session 1: Chair - Prof Bertil Andersson
Evolving software to fix real bugs in real programs
Dr Stephanie Forrest
External Professor
University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Institute |
| 11.45 am |
Not Your Grandmother’s Genetic Algorithm
Dr David E. Goldberg
Director
Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory |
| 12.30 pm |
Lunch at Nanyang Executive Centre (NEC) |
| 1.30 pm |
Session 2: Chair - Prof Geoffrey West
Origin and Evolution of Viruses
Dr Peter Stadler
External Professor
University of Leipzig and Santa Fe Institute |
| 2.15 pm |
What is a discovery?
Dr Erling Norrby
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| 3.00 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3.30 pm |
Session 3: Chair - Mr Jan Vasbinder
Entropy, dense packing and beyond
Dr Daan Frenkel
Professor
University of Cambridge |
| 4:15 pm |
Foundations and Future: Tags, Recombination, and Adaptive Networks
Prof John Holland
External Professor
University of Michigan and Santa Fe Institute |
| 5.15 pm |
Adjourn |
| 7.00 pm |
Conference Dinner at the Fullerton by Dr Su Guaning
A Celebration of the Books and Papers Inspired by John Holland | |
|
Friday 13 February |
| 9.00 am |
Session 4: Chair - Dr Erling Norrby
Elegance, Emergence, and Reduction
Dr Murray Gell-Mann
Nobel Laureate
Distinguished Professor
Santa Fe Institute |
| 9.45 am |
Why Complexity Matters
Dr Carl P. Simon
University of Michigan |
| 10.30 am |
Coffee Break |
| 11.00 am |
Session 5: Chair - Dr Monique van Donzel
John Holland and the Current Revolution in Economics
Dr W. Brian Arthur
External Professor
Palo Alto Research Center and Santa Fe Institute |
| 11.15 am |
Biology 2.0: Towards a web-based workspace for modelling
Dr. Walter Fontana
External Professor
Harvard University Medical School and Santa Fe Institute |
| 12.00 pm |
Lunch at Nanyang Executive Centre (NEC) |
| 1.30 pm |
Session 6: Chair - Dr W. Brian Arthur
Perfect Order: recognizing complexity in Bali
Dr J Stephen Lansing
University of Arizona and Santa Fe Institute |
| 2.15 pm |
Evolution of Infectious Disease
Dr Derek Smith
University of Cambridge |
| 3.00 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3.30 pm |
Session 7: Chair - Mr Tony Mayer
Closing Remarks and Discussion
Discussants:
Prof Bertil Andersson
Nanyang Technological University
Mr Jan Vasbinder
Institute Para Limes
Prof Geoffrey West
Santa Fe Institute |
| 4.30 pm |
Conference Closure | |