Arrábida Meeting 2009

 The notions of emergence in physical and social sciences

Coordination: Rui Vilela Mendes, John Symons, Tanya Araújo and Jorge Louçã

Arrábida Monastery, 7, 8 and 9 July 2009

Confirmed presences

Andreas Huttemann, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, philosophy

Anders Lyhne Christensen, Lisbon University Institute, computer science

António Fonseca, Lisbon University Institute, complex systems studies

Agostinho Cláudio Rosa, Technical University of Lisbon, bio inspired computing

David Rodrigues, Lisbon University Institute, complex systems studies

Claudia Ribeiro, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, philosophy

Fabio Boschetti, CSIRO Marine Research Australia, mathematics, ecological modeling

Gil Santos, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, philosophy

João Fiadeiro, Atelier RE.AL, dance choreographer 

John Symons, University of Texas, philosophy 

Jorge Louçã, Lisbon University Institute, computer science

José Afonso, Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Lisbon

Olga Pombo, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, philosophy

Luis Correia, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, computer science

Paul Humphreys, University of Virginia, philosophy

Paulo Crawford, Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Lisbon, cosmology

Pierre Glize, Université Paul Sabatier, computer science

Rui Vilela Mendes, Technical University of Lisbon, physics

Tanya Araújo, Technical University of Lisbon, economics

Vitorino Ramos, Technical University of Lisbon, bio inspired computing

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Program

(please stay attentive to possible program changes)

Tuesday 7th July

09:15 | Opening Session

9:30 | "Theoretical reflections and challenges around the notion of emergence"
John Symons and Jorge Louçã

10:15 | Discussion

10:30 | Coffee break

11:00 | "Holism, Self-Organization, and Conceptual Novelty in Physical and Social Emergence"
Paul Humphreys

11:45 | Discussion

12:00 | "Emergence as reduction"
Rui Vilela Mendes

12:45 | Discussion

13:00| Lunch

15:00 | "Why we need emergence in computer science and a way to do it"
Pierre Glize

15:45 | Discussion

16:00 | Coffee break

16:30 | "Emergence: From Atomism to Non-Linearity"
Gil Costa Santos

17:15 | Discussion

17:30 | "Collective exaptive cognition"
Vitorino Ramos

18:15 | Video and music
Vitorino Ramos

18:45 | Discussion

19:30 | Dinner

21:00 | "Real Time Composition"
João Fiadeiro

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Wednesday 8th June

09:00 | "Concepts of 'Emergence' in Physics and Philosophy"
Andreas Huttemann

9:45 | Discussion

10:00 | "Emergence, Computation and Causality"
Fabio Boschetti

10:45 | Discussion

11:00 | Coffee break

11:30 | "Experiments with toy models"
David Rodrigues and António Fonseca

12:15 | Discussion

12:30 | Lunch

14:00 | "Emergence, Change and Return in the Dao De Jing (Tao Te King)"
Claudia Ribeiro

14:30 | "Building emergence - the Artificial Life approach"
Luis Correia

15:15 | Discussion

15:30 | "The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe"
Paulo Crawford

16:15 | Discussion

16:30 | Coffee break

17:00 | "The End of the Dark Ages of the Universe: emergence of the first stars and galaxies"
José Afonso

17:45 | Discussion

18:00 | Visit to the Monastery

19:30 | Dinner

21:00 | Arrábida night sessions: Watching the Universe
Organization: Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon

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Thursday 9th July

09:00 | TBA
Agostinho Claúdio Rosa

09:45 | Discussion

10:00 | "Interdisciplinary challenges for the study of emergent phenomena"
Olga Pombo

10:45 | Discussion

11:00 | Coffee break

11:30 | "Collective behavior in a Swarm of Robots"
Anders Lyhne Christensen

12:15 | Discussion

12:30 | Closing Session

12:45 | Lunch

Support:

Fundação ORIENTE

 

Fundação CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN