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DIS 2009: Dynamics of Information Systems

28-30 Jan 2009
Gainesville FL, U.S.A.

DIS 2009
        First International Conference on the Dynamics of Information Systems
                         http://www.ise.ufl.edu/cao/dis2009/
                                 January 28 - 30, 2008
                               Gainesville, FL U.S.A.

                              SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION: The First International Conference on the Dynamics of 
Information Systems will take place from Wednesday January 28 thru Friday 
January 30, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.  This 3 day event is 
sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Center for Applied 
Optimization of the University of Florida, and Raytheon, Inc.

In this conference we are interested in how information, usually in the 
form of sensing and control, influences the evolution of a distributed or 
networked system.  Fundamentally, the conference will examine the 
potential influence information has on the system and how that information 
flows through a system and is modified in time and space.  Concepts that 
increase our knowledge of the relational aspects of information as opposed 
to the entropic content of information will be the focus of the 
conference. Dynamics of Information plays an increasingly critical role in 
our society. Networks affect our lives every day.  The influence of 
information on social, biological, genetic, and military systems must be 
better understood to achieve large advances in the capability and 
understanding of these systems. Applications are wide-spread and include: 
the detection of terrorist networks, the design of highly functioning 
businesses and computer networks, modeling the distributed sensory and 
control physiology of animals, quantum entanglement, genome modeling, 
multi-robotic systems, and industrial and manufacturing safety.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together scientists and 
engineers from industry, government, and universities to exchange 
knowledge and results in a broad range of topics relevant to the theory 
and practice of the dynamics of information systems.  The conference will 
result in a published refereed book containing material summarizing 
conference participants' research in the dynamics of information systems.

FEATURED PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Dr. Shun-ichi Amari, RIKEN Brain Institute, Japan - ACCEPTED
Dr. Mario Sznaier, Northeastern University, U.S.A. - ACCEPTED
Dr. Lazaros Polymenakos, Athens Information Technology, Greece - ACCEPTED
Dr. Stefano Soatto, UCLA, U.S.A. - ACCEPTED

ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSION: Authors are invited to submit abstracts for 
conference presentations.  Those authors presenting at the conference are 
encouraged to submit a draft of a full paper describing their original, 
unpublished research (at most 15 pages).  Note that simultaneous 
submission of papers to other conferences or workshops with published 
proceedings is not allowed.  More information on full paper submission 
will appear in a later mailing.

Please submit abstracts and draft papers to Michael J. Hirsch (mjh8787 
[at] ufl.edu) by the above listed dates.  More information can be obtained 
by visiting the conference web site.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida (Program Chair)
Robert Murphey, Air Force Research Laboratory (Program Co-Chair)
Michael J. Hirsch, Raytheon, Inc. (Program Co-Chair)
Ashwin Arulselvan, University of Florida

POINT OF CONTACT: Michael J. Hirsch (email: mjh8787 [at] ufl.edu)