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A-MAZE. Applied Mathematics Ability Zone

Type of instrument: CA (Co-ordination Action)
NEST-2003-Path-1 for "Tackling complexity in science"


Duration of the project: 36 months.
Co-ordinator: Prof. Zbigniew Kotulski
Technical Co-ordinator: Dr Andrzej Slawinski

List of participants

No Organisation name Short name Contact persons Town, country
1 Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences IPPT Zbigniew Kotulski
Andrzej Sławiński
Warsaw, Poland
2 Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences IBBE PAS Włodzimierz Klonowski Warsaw, Poland
3 Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences IM PAN Feliks Przytycki Warsaw, Poland
4 University of Warwick UW R.S.MacKay Warwick, UK
5 Tel Aviv University TAU Eshel Ben Jacob
Boris Malomed
Nir Ben-Tal
Leonid Yaroslavsky
Victor Kardashov
Martin Kupiec
Amir Ayali
Tel Aviv, Israel
6 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion Hillel Pratt Haifa, Israel
7 Global Research & Financing GRF Zohar Ben-Asher Tel Aviv, Israel
8 Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata INOA Stefano Boccaletti Florence, Italy
9 Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente ENEA Adam Maria Gadomski Roma, Italy
10 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca IRNASA Emilio Cervantes Salamanca, Spain
11 University Miguel Hernandez UMH Eduardo Fernandez San Juan de Alicante, Spain
12 Institute of Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine IMP Andrei Kirilyuk Kiev, Ukraine
13 HiTec - Vereinigung High Tech Marketing HiTec Constanze Stockhammer Vienna, Austria
14 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC Guadalupe Munoz Madrid, Spain
15 Tampere University of Technology, Pori TTU PORI Tarmo Lipping Pori, Finland
16 Universite de Liege ULG Marcel Ausloos Liege, Belgium
17 Jagiellonian University JU Marek Frankowicz Cracow, Poland
18 Special Centre for Research in Theories and Practices for Overcoming Inequalities of the University of Barcelona CREA-UB Ramón Flecha
Javier Díez
Barcelona, Spain
19 Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V. MPG Tadeusz Pakula Mainz, Germany
20 Innova S.p.A. INN De Bona Mauro Roma, Italy
21 As-yet-unidentified: STREP member NNSTR EP1 NN EU
22 As-yet-unidentified: STREP member NNSTR EP2 NN EU
23 As-yet-unidentified: STREP member NNSTR EP3 NN EU
24 As-yet-unidentified: STREP member NNSTR EP4 NN EU
25 As-yet-unidentified: STREP member NNSTR EP5 NN EU


Supporting partners

No Organisation name Short name Contact persons Town, country
1 Politechnika Świętokrzyska PS Andrzej Okniński
Bogusław Radziszewski
Kielce, Poland
2 National University of Singapore NUS Sadasivan Puthusserypady Kent Ridge, Singapore
3 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA Marie-Claude Roland Paris, France
4 Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology WUT Janusz A. Hołyst Warsaw, Poland
5 University of Potsdam UP Kurths Juergen Potsdam, Germany


Co-ordinator e-mail: zkotulsk@ippt.gov.pl
Technical Co-ordinator e-mail: aslaw@ippt.gov.pl
Co-ordinator fax: (+48 22) 826 98 15, (+48 22) 826 73 80

Abstract

Mathematics, at least present, but more often extensively applied in different branches of science, can be the universal method covering the widest spectrum of areas where complexity is being observed.

The aim of the project is to create the platform of cooperation for researchers studying complexity and representing large scope: from pure mathematicians developing advanced theories and strong tools, through applied mathematicians working in specific fields close to other sciences or converting abstraction to real life problems, to researchers from all branches of science: physics, economy, chemistry, biology, cognitive sciences, etc., who use mathematics and often create new fields of activity for mathematicians.

Although dynamics and uncertainty have well-defined mathematical meaning (but not unique), we expect that the interaction the partners representing wide spectrum of expertise can open new perspectives in this area and help in tackling complexity wherever faced.

In frames of the project we plan to develop both technical infrastructure of information exchange as well as facilitate and intensify the ideas and people flow. Web page, preprint servers, open source and free software servers are examples of the first task while joint publications, summer schools, conferences, meetings and personnel exchange are examples of the other. Permanently updated research reports and activity of expert groups supplement the planned activities.

A-MAZE is dedicated to STREPs. In spite of some A-MAZE members apply for research projects, open places are left for winners of NEST-Path 1. We plan to organize competitions for conferences to let them playing active role. Our resources are open in ERA. Synergy of wide spectrum of expertise should result in new ideas, research projects and stable cooperation of European research groups leading to Joint European. Science Initiative. The surplus value of A-MAZE will be scientific results obtained due to contacts of research groups.
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