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You are hereby invited to the fifth seminar in our new interdisciplinary series on Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) <http://ecco.vub.ac.be> : Complex-Adaptive information processing. Mixel Kiemen <http://www.mixel.be/> (MOSI, ECCO, VUB) Abstract: Complex-Adaptive information processing <http://www.mixel.be/node/14> or short CAIP is a model to work with data that has no clear of fixed concept. In general any data is part of a complex and is adapting, but we normally frame a context to see some clear and fixed concept. Creating a context is an intelligent process. CAIP is thereby a research on intelligence where we investigate a control-system capable of creating concepts by creating context. The concepts define the behavior while behavior defines context. As a result/reaction the behavior will gets optimized and automated, making room in the information processing system to create new behavior. >From an evolutionary point of view it is clear that having a system to do CAIP would contain a larger fitness than any living-system that would frame a context by natural selection. Therefore we search for the grounding of our model by investigating how the brain-and-behavior provides this intelligent Higher-Level Cognition <http://www.mixel.be/node/7> (HL-cognition). On a society level we look at innovation. Innovation related to any discipline like cultural, politics, technology, etc. - changes society, it is an extream case of creating context. As such we look on how our model can become a tool to Govern Innovation <http://www.mixel.be/node/9> (G-innovation). http://www.mixel.be/?q=node/8 When? This Wednesday 7th February, 2-4 pm. Where? The seminar room is B 0.036 (building B, level 0, close to the human sciences computer rooms), on the VUB Campus Etterbeek. Coffee and drinks are available. Free entrance: everybody welcome! _____ Seminar Program for the coming weeks: 14th February Wim Christiaens, Apostel's concept of causality: defining Being by folding "logic" on "life". 21th February Dirk Kenis, Knowledge Management in Virtual Communities: opportunities for Agile Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS) 28th February Erden Goktepe, Mediating International Agents: The Question of Efficiency. Future speakers : Karin Verelst, Helen de Cruz, Arnold De Loof, Mehmet Tezcan, Klaas Chielens. _____ See and discuss the past seminars! Date Speaker Topic More 10 Jan Carlos Gershenson Towards Self-organizing Bureaucracies Presentation <http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ECCO/Seminars/SOBs-ECCO.pdf> Paper <http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0603045> Discussion <http://www.knosos.be/?q=node/1657> 17 Jan Francis Heylighen Characteristics and Problems of the Gifted: neural propagation depth and flow motivation as a model of intelligence and creativity Paper <http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/Papers/GiftednessModel.pdf> Discussion <http://www.knosos.be/?q=node/1617> 25 Jan Jan Bernheim A Progressive Evolutionary Worldview Presentation <http://pcp.vub.ac.be/ECCO/Seminars/Bernheim2007.ppt> Discussion <http://www.knosos.be/?q=node/1825> 31 Jan Clément Vidal A Minimal Philosophical Agenda. Worldview Construction as a Philosophical Method Presentation <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/%7Eclement/seminars2007/ecco-clem.ppt> Discussion <http://www.knosos.be/?q=node/1660> More informations about the ECCO seminars: http://www.knosos.be/?q=node/1666 (PDF <http://www.knosos.be/?q=system/files/ecco_seminars_2007_0.pdf> program with abstracts). Best regards, Clément Vidal. _________________________________ http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com <http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com/> Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group, Free University of Brussels. Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium. +32 (0) 2 640 67 37 P.S.: please send me an email if you do not wish to receive these announcements anymore.
