Complex systems of any kind are characterised by autonomous components interacting with each other in a non-trivial way. In this paper we discuss how the views on complexity are evolving in fields like physics, social sciences, and computer science, and – most significantly – how they are converging. In particular, we focus on the role of interaction as the foremost dimension for modelling complexity, and discuss first how coordination via mediated interaction could determine the general dynamics of complex software system, then how this applies to complex socio-technical systems like social networks.
Complexity and Interaction: Blurring Borders between Physical, Computational, and Social Systems / Andrea Omicini; Pierluigi Contucci. - STAMPA. - 8083:(2013), pp. 1-10. (Intervento presentato al convegno 5th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence Technologies and Applications (ICCCI 2013) tenutosi a Craiova, Romania nel 11/09/2013 – 13/09/2013) [10.1007/978-3-642-40495-5_1].
Complexity and Interaction: Blurring Borders between Physical, Computational, and Social Systems
OMICINI, ANDREA;CONTUCCI, PIERLUIGI
2013
Abstract
Complex systems of any kind are characterised by autonomous components interacting with each other in a non-trivial way. In this paper we discuss how the views on complexity are evolving in fields like physics, social sciences, and computer science, and – most significantly – how they are converging. In particular, we focus on the role of interaction as the foremost dimension for modelling complexity, and discuss first how coordination via mediated interaction could determine the general dynamics of complex software system, then how this applies to complex socio-technical systems like social networks.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
