SYMSYS 275/BIO 175 Collective Behavior and Distributed Intelligence An Interdisciplinary Workshop
2016-2017 Spring Quarter, Stanford University SYMSYS 275 / BIO 175: 3 units, Ltr-CR/NC Instructors: Todd Davies<http://www.stanford.edu/%7Edavies> and Deborah Gordon <http://web.stanford.edu/%7Edmgordon/>(with assistance from Bernardo Huberman<http://www.labs.hp.com/research/idl/people/huberman/>) Wednesdays 4:30-5:20pm Room 460-126 (Margaret Jacks Hall<http://campus-map.stanford.edu/?id=01-460&lat=37.4285008259&lng=-122.170359989&zoom=17&srch=460l>, first floor) Public website: http://web.stanford.edu/class/symsys275/ Course Description This course will explore possibilities for student research projects based on presentations of faculty research. We will cover a broad range of topics within the general area of collective behavior and distributed intelligence, in both natural and artificial environments. Students will build on faculty presentations to develop proposals for future projects. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. For more info, see the course syllabus<https://symsys275.stanford.edu>. Schedule of Presentations CLASS SESSION TOPIC PRESENTER(S) Week 1 April 5 Introductions and Overview Todd Davies<http://www.stanford.edu/%7Edavies> (Symbolic Systems), Deborah Gordon<http://web.stanford.edu/%7Edmgordon/> (Biology), and Bernardo Huberman<https://web.stanford.edu/dept/app-physics/cgi-bin/person/huberman-bernardo-a/> (Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials) Week 2 April 12 In A Flash: Crowdsourcing Organizations, Collaboration, and Research Michael Bernstein<http://hci.stanford.edu/msb/> (Computer Science) Week 3 April 19 Better Than the Best: The Value of Collective Intelligence Bernardo Huberman<https://web.stanford.edu/dept/app-physics/cgi-bin/person/huberman-bernardo-a/> (Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials) Week 4 April 26 Communicative Action in Groups and Support Networks Todd Davies<http://www.stanford.edu/%7Edavies> (Symbolic Systems) Week 5 May 3 An Engineer’s Perspective on Insect Swarms Nick Ouellette<http://web.stanford.edu/%7Ento/> (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Week 6 May 10 Decision Making at Scale: Algorithms, Platforms, and Mechanisms Ashish Goel<http://web.stanford.edu/%7Eashishg/> (Management Science and Engineering and Computer Science) Week 7 May 17 Centrality, Influence, and Diffusion in Networks Matthew O. Jackson<https://web.stanford.edu/%7Ejacksonm/> (Economics) Week 8 May 24 The Ecology of Collective Behavior in Ant Colonies Deborah Gordon<http://web.stanford.edu/%7Edmgordon/> (Biology) Week 9 May 31 Student Project Proposals students Week 10 June 7 Student Project Proposals students
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