International Workshop on
Delayed Complex Systems

The aim of the Workshop is to address state-of-the-art applications of delay differential equations in various scientific disciplines. In particular, it is intended to review the systematic investigations of nonlinear dynamical systems with time delay for mechanical, electro- and acousto-optical as well as optically bistable systems and lasers. From a wider perspective, it is planned that the workshop will also encompass the application of time delays in neuroscience, where memory effects are important, as well as in economy, sociology, and ecology, where the finite propagation time of information must often be considered. It will be exciting to work out the striking analogies between coupled lasers and neural systems in both of which delay effects are abundant. Another focus will be that time delays have become an important tool for controlling nonlinear dynamical systems, as exemplified by new approaches towards controlling deterministic chaos or noise-induced oscillations and patterns. Complementary to these applications, the Workshop will also present fundamental developments in novel theoretical concepts and sophisticated numerical analysis of these systems. Finally, new insights in the mathematical properties of deterministic and stochastic delay differential equations, including spatially inhomogeneous systems, will also be reviewed.

Invited speakers: (* to be confirmed)

Andreas Amann (Cork), Fatihcan Atay (Leipzig), Edoardo Beretta * (Urbino), Michael Bestehorn (Cottbus), Jens C. Claussen (Lübeck), Andreas Daffertshofer (Amsterdam), Markus Dahlem (Berlin), Thomas Erneux (Bruxelles), Bernold Fiedler (Berlin), Ingo Fischer (Edinburgh), Daniel Gauthier (Durham), Jack K. Hale (Atlanta), Henri Huijberts (London), Viktor Jirsa (Boca Raton), Wolfgang Kinzel (Wüurzburg), Bernd Krauskopf (Bristol), Jürgen Kurths (Potsdam), Yuliya Kyrychko (Bristol), Bernhard Lani-Wayda (Giessen), Andre Longtin (Ottawa), Michael C. Mackey (Montreal), Cristina Masoller * (Barcelona), Jordi G. Ojalvo (Barcelona), Gabor Orosz (Santa Barbara), Antonio Politi (Firenze), Kestutis Pyragas (Vilnius), Rajarshi Roy (College Park), Bjöorn Sandstede (Providence), Jan Sieber (Portsmouth), Joshua Socolar * (Durham), Gabor Stepan (Budapest), Hans-Otto Walther (Giessen), Serhiy Yanchuk (Berlin)

Applications for participation and poster contributions are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the workshop web page (please see URL below). The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the workshop is 100 EUR and should be paid by all participants. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute. Limited funding is available to partially cover travel expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.

Deadline for registration is July 1, 2009.

For further information please e-mail to: dcs09mpipks-dresden.mpg.de