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GRK 1740:  Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks: Fundamentals and Applications

Subject Area Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
Term from 2011 to 2020
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 183049896
 
During the last decade, networks with complex topology have become a very powerful approach for understanding large complex systems in various fields of applications ranging from Neuroscience, via Engineering to Sociology and Economy. So far, most studies have concentrated on fixed topology, i.e. were strongly restricted in their applicability. Therefore, we intend to study principles of self-organization in evolving complex networks in this IRTG. To bring these principles closer to various applications, we will in addition investigate the influence of heterogeneity in the network structure, multiscale time delays and stochasticity. These theoretical studies will be intimately connected with the investigation of experimental and natural dynamical networks of increasing complexity starting from power grids, via infection networks and networks of neurons to the Earth system. The latter one is a special challenge for the network theory and it will be a focus of this IRTG. In this context, the main topic will be to understand the functioning of the Earth´s subsystems under changing conditions, especially global warming and land-use-change in Amazonia.A key goal of this interdisciplinary IRTG is the structured PhD program which enables young researchers to work in network theory as well as across various fields of network applications. It comprises education on modern theoretical concepts and training on network applications, even involving “hands-on” experience with the corresponding experiments. The training program includes dual supervision of each student by Brasilian and German PIs, annual schools, workshops and on-site learning, as well as an extensive use of innovative forms of learning and communication such as teleconferences, e-learning, or wikiversity. Special emphasis is devoted to soft skills education by making use of the Humboldt Graduate School (HGS) and similar institutions at USP.Based on the complementary expertise of the participants from the German and Brazilian teams and on the very positive experience and a lot of achievements of the first funding period of this multidisciplinary IRTG consisting of physicists, mathematicians, climatologists, biologists, and geographers, we would like to go on with this successful bilateral project.
DFG Programme International Research Training Groups
International Connection Brazil
Applicant Institution Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
IRTG-Partner: Spokesperson Professor Dr. Elbert E.N. Macau
 
 

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