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CSAAW - Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop

CSAAW (pronounced "see-saw") is an ongoing interdisciplinary research forum that receives funding from Rackham via its RIW program as well as the Center for Study of Complex Systems.

The goal of CSAAW is to support graduate students interested in complex systems research, especially those working towards writing a dissertation that involves ideas from many disciplines as well as tools used to study complex systems. Through our regular meetings, students discuss their own work and receive feedback from other students, faculty and researchers. For some meetings, students present "tutorials" on various complex systems related topics or methodology. Other meetings consist of talks by and discussions with invited speakers who are active in complex systems research. These speakers, many of whom are recent graduates, discuss their own work in addition to providing advice on how to successfully complete a complex systems (interdisciplinary) disseration, and how to navigate through the post-graduate job market.

If you have questions about CSAAW or would like to join, please contact csaaw-organizers at umich.edu.

For the most up-to-date info about CSAAW, please visit our wiki. The wiki has information about the research interests of current participants, links to talks from previous meetings, and is a great place to begin exploring a wide variet of topics in complex systems.

CSAAW Links:

• THE CSAAW WIKI
• E-mail the organizers
• CSRG - Complex Systems Reading Group
• Rackham's Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop Overview.

• 2005/06 Meeting Schedule
• 2004/05 Meeting Schedule
• 2003/04 CSAAW Proposal
• 2003/04 Meeting Schedule