EMCSR 2010 Schedule

Thursday, April 8, p.m. Room 47

14:00-14:30

Systems Theory in Design of Systems and Products
J. Korn, Middlesex University, United Kingdom

14:30-15:00

An alternative version of the main theorem of fuzzy concept lattices
M. Krupka, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

15:00-15:30

Isotone concept-forming operators and closure operators
J. Konecny, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Anticipatory Artificial Autopoiesis
D.M. Dubois, S.C. Holmberg, University of Ličge, Belgium

16:30-17:00

Confluence of Fuzzy Relations over Similarity Spaces
T. Kuhr, V. Vychodil, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

17:00-17:30

Reconstruction of Belemnite Evolution Using Formal Concept Analysis
R. Belohlavek, M. Kostak, P. Osicka, State University of New York, Binghamton, USA

17:30-18:00

Homo entropicus
F. Zucconi, Polytechnic University of Ancona, Italy

Friday, April 9, a.m. Room 34

11:00-11:30

Agent Cooperation vs. DES Control Synthesis
F. Capkovic, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

11:30-12:00

Optimal Inventory Control Under Uncertainty and Constraints
N. Nechval, M. Purgailis, K. Nechval, V. Danovich, T. Liepins, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

12:00-12:30

Modelling and verification of cyber-physical system
M. Pluska, D. Sinclair, Dublin City University, Ireland

12:30-13:00

A General Method for the Analysis and the Logical Generation of Discrete Mathematical Systems in Programmable Logical Controller
D.M. Dubois, A. Mascia, University of Ličge, Belgium

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30

Complementary construction of the World and of the Self
R. Jung, Center for Systems Research, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

14:30-15:00

"ESSE EST PERCIPI (AUT PERCIPERE)": The Minimum Time Principle of Maximal Information Transfer
P. MedinaMartins, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

15:00-15:30

Based on No-thing - A Cybernetical Musing On Eastern Beauty
L. Pawlik, American Society of Cybernetics, Washington, USA

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Quasi Entailment Mesh
B. Pak, R. Glanville, Sint-Lucas Architectuur, Brussels, Belgium

16:30-17:00

Model Development for Magazine Cover Page Selection
Y. Soylu, N. Bayazit, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

17:00-17:30

The game as a methodology for observing the observer
J.C. Bermeo, R. Zarama, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

17:30-18:00

Labyrinths, Mazes and the Spaces Inbetween
S. McElhinney, Bartlett School of Architectur, UCL, London, United Kingdom

Wednesday, April 7, a.m. Room 34

11:00-11:30

Universal University Coordination Scenario
M.F. Schreiber, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

11:30-12:00

TXT2 - Art on Interaction and Conversation
G. Davidson, K. Williams, I. Grimstead, B. Goffin, Artstation, Cardiff, United Kingdom

12:00-12:30

How (Not) To Make Terrorists?
R. Pla-Lopez, Universitat de Valčncia, Burjassot, Spain

12:30-13:00

Balancing Security with Liberty; through Global Education for Cyber-systemically Informed Freedom
G. Boyd, V. Zeman, Education Department Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Wednesday, April 7, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30

Conversation and control in the animal
J. van der Merwe, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

14:30-15:00

Cybernetics for Post-Humans: Symbiotic Games of the Limited Creator
D.V. Galkin, Tomsk State University, Russia

15:00-15:30

Error
R. Glanville, CybernEthics Research, Southsea, United Kingdom

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Discussion

Thursday, April 8, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30

Biocomputation
P. Cull, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

14:30-15:00

Identities and Differences. A stimulating aspect of Early Cybernetics
L. Montagnini, Universitŕ "Federico II", Napoli, Italy

15:00-15:30

On first passage problems for one-dimensional diffusions with random jump reflection at a boundary
M. Abundo, Universitŕ Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

On time non-homogeneous stochastic processes with catastrophes
A.G. Nobile, V. Giorno, A. DiCrescenzo, L.M. Ricciardi, Universitŕ di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

16:30-17:00

On the first exit time problem for a Gompertz diffusion
V. Giorno, G. Albano, P. Román, F. Torres, Universitŕ of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

17:00-17:30

More on cumulative entropy
A. DiCrescenzo, M. Longobardi, Universitŕ di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

17:30-18:00

Transient analysis of a birth-death process with alternating rates
A. Iuliano, B. Martinucci, Universitŕ di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

Friday, April 9, a.m. Room 46

11:00-11:30

Strategies for Stabilization Behaviour of Intelligent Dynamic Systems
G. Osipov, Institute for Systems Analysis of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

11:30-12:00

Logical Analysis of Intelligence Systems by Algebraic Method
B. Kulik, A. Fridman, A. Zuenko, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), St. Petersburg, Russia

12:00-12:30

A Risk-Averse Approach to Technical Design
G. Szŕsz, S. Benedikt, I. Kun, Dennis Gabor College, Budapest, Hungary

12:30-13:00

Natural Cognitive Mechanisms in the Tatar Language
D. Suleymanov, Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia

Friday, April 9, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30

About the Verification Problem at Cognitive Mapping of Ill-structured Situations in the Context of Cognitive Clarity and Relativity Principles
N.A. Abramova, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

14:30-15:00

Experience in cognitive modeling of complex systems
G. Gorelova, V. Verba, B. Buyanov, Technological Institute of South Federal University, Taganrog, Russia

15:00-15:30

Negotiating Boundaries
S. Vrobel, The Institute for Fractal Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Cognitive Complexity of Rule-based Disambiguation Method
O. Nevzorova, Kazan State University, Russia

16:30-17:00

Cognitive Relativity, Rationality and Clarity in Uniformology
I. Ezhkova, N. Efimov, International Institute of Applied Technologies, Brussels, Belgium

Thursday, April 8, p.m. Room 41

14:00-14:30

Mapping and its Observer
M. Fuellsack, University of Vienna, Austria

14:30-15:00

Living Systems Theory and Typology of Migrations
I. Riss, Central Bureau of Statistics, Jerusalem, Israel

15:00-15:30

Governance as Societal Distributed Process: A Multi-agent, Multi-mechanism, Multi-level Approach (M3)
E. Buchinger, Austrian Institute of Technology,Vienna, Austria

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Social innovations in climate adaptation strategies - first lesson from a regional study
K.-H. Simon, University of Kassel, Germany

16:30-17:00

Nuclear Knowledge Management in Multilevel Community Networks: Synergetic approach
A. Dreimanis, Radiation Safety Centre of the State Environment Service, Riga, Latvia

17:00-17:30

Communication and knowledge in the Finnish Nuclear waste management programme
M. Silvan-Lempinen, I. Kantola, University of Turku, Finland

17:30-18:00

Distributed Decision Support in Home Care
L. Lhotska, J. Dolezal, J. Dolezel, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

18:00-18:30

Governing Innovation Processes in Complex Social Systems
P. Ahrweiler, University College Dublin, Ireland

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30

Presentation of Abstracts

14:30-15:00

From Complexity to Reflexivity: The Next Step in the Systems Sciences
S. Umpleby, The George Washington University, Washington, USA

15:00-15:30

Spreading Systems Concepts through the Practices of Collaboration and Symbiosis
A. Leonard, The Complementary Set, Toronto, Canada

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

A Cybernetic Approach to Virtual Collaboration: Collaboration Platform for the Public Education
N. Assimakopoulos, I. Theocharopoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece

16:30-17:00

Constructing New World Views by Practicing New Management Methods: A Constructivist Approach to Education
T.A. Medvedeva, Siberian State University of Transport, Novosibirsk, Russia

17:00-17:30

Conceptualising and Mapping Social Forces
J. Raven, Independent, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

17:30-18:00

The Global 2008 - Crisis and Innovation of Managers' Attributes
M. Mulej, V. Potocan, Z. Zenko, T. Strukelj, A. Hrast, S. Zizek, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Wednesday, April 7, a.m. Room 50

11:00-11:30

Crisis Prevention - What Is Necessary to Avoid the Next Crisis?
M. Schwaninger, S. Groesser, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

11:30-12:00

The credit crisis: the iceberg overturns
J.D.M. Kruisinga, Independent, The Hague, The Netherlands

12:00-12:30

The information requirements and resources for managing dynamic multi-project companies
I. Perko, A. Hauc, I. Vrecko, University of Maribor, Slovenia

12:30-13:00

Managing Konwledge Assets for Competitiveness in the Konwledge Era
M. Ristovska, Z. Popovska, M. Stankosky, University "Ss Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia

Wednesday, April 7, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30

Innovation Project Participants Interaction Optimization Models
I. Dubina, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia

14:30-15:00

Knowledge Creation, Explicit Knowledge and Control
H. Nechansky, nechansky - Engineering Efficiency, Vienna, Austria

15:00-15:30

Innovation Sustaining Life In Change, Crisis - An Overarching Systemic, Semiotic Evolutional Attempt
H. Loeckenhoff, Independent Research, Backnang, Germany

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

"Creating Sustainable Futures by Innovation from within": Radical Change is in Demand of Radical Innovation
M.F. Peschl, C. Raffl, T. Fundneider, S. Blachfellner, University of Vienna, Austria

16:30-17:00

Coyotes, Jazz, and Creative Teams: Facing and Seeking Variance
R. Derickson, K.S. Long, V.S. Gordon, A. Tana, W. Tremblay, Innovation Affinity Group, Broomfield, USA

17:00-17:30

How Transdisciplinarity becomes a Member in the Club of Science - Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Contribution of Systems Theory to Theorizing Transdisciplinarity
B. Freyer, J. Bingen, S. Helgenberger, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences BOKU, Vienna, Austria

17:30-18:00

Current Discourses in Management Science: Comparing Interpretive and Constructivist Approaches
A. Paucar-Caceres, R. Harnden, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom

Friday, April 9, a.m. Room 50

11:00-11:30

Creative communication management within complex entrepreneurial innovation processes: a transdisciplinary systems approach
G. Steiner, F. Risopoulos, University of Graz, Austria

11:30-12:00

An Organizational Cybernetics framework for diagnosing and designing organizations
J.P. Ríos, University of Valladolid, Spain

12:00-12:30

Holistic understanding of interactions among innovations and projects
I. Vrecko, M. Mulej, University of Maribor, Slovenia

12:30-13:00

Network topography and coordination synthesis for dynamic networking of manufacturing enterprises
S.-V. Rehm, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany

Friday, April 9, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30

Sustainability Solution Space for the Swiss milk value added chain: Combing LCA data with socio-economic indicators
C.R. Binder, J. Steinberger, A. Schmid, University of Graz, Austria

14:30-15:00

"Systems Integration" versus "Operations Integration" - A Conceptual Framework for Achieving and Monitoring "Systems Integration" of a Health System
J.-P. Ngana, Independent, Toronto, Canada

15:00-15:30

Elements of a Systemic View on Bank Downscaling
V. Pozdnyakov, Independent, Voronezh, Russia

Friday, April 9, a.m. Room 41

11:00-11:30

Computer Assisted Language Learning: A Pattern Based Paradigm and a Tool (Cica)
E. Buchberger, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

11:30-12:00

A Joint Model for Resolution and Generation of Referring Expressions in a Restricted Domain
H. Horacek, M. Wolska, DFKI GmbH, Saarbruecken, Germany

12:00-12:30

Bulgarian Possessive and Reflexive-possessive Pronouns in DATR
V. Stoykova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 47

16:00-16:30

Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems: A Declarative Approach using Coordination Spaces
A. Vilenica, A. Pokahr, L. Braubach, W. Lamersdorf, J. Sudeikat, W. Renz, University of Hamburg, Germany

16:30-17:00

Monitoring Time-Aware Social Commitments with Reactive Event Calculus
F. Chesani, P. Mello, M. Montali, P. Torroni, DEIS - University of Bologna, Italy

17:00-17:30

Behavior Adaptation in RMAS: An Agent Architecture based on MDPs
M.S. Fagundes, H. Billhardt, S. Ossowski, University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

17:30-18:00

Using CSP in the Formal Specification of the Micro-Organizational Level of Multiagent Systems
R. de Miranda Barbosa, A.C. Rocha Costa, P. C. de Azevedo Resteli Tedesco, A. C. Mota, Instituto de Informática, Porto Alegre, Brazil

18:00-18:30

Wrap up discussion

Wednesday, April 7, a.m. Room 47

11:00-11:30

Security in Agent-Mediated Negotiation Frameworks
R. Ssekibuule, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda

11:30-12:00

EnvSupport: A Framework for Developing Virtual Environments
K. Jander, L. Braubach, A. Pokahr, University of Hamburg, Germany

12:00-12:30

Use and Reuse of Multi-Agent Models and Techniques in a Distributed Systems Development Framework
A. Poggi, M. Tomaiuolo, Universitŕ degli Studi di Parma, Italy

12:30-13:00

Component-Based Agent Architectures to Build Dedicated Agent Frameworks
V. Noel, J.-P. Arcangeli, M.-P. Gleizes, Université de Toulouse, France

Wednesday, April 7, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30

Combining Multi Agent System modeling and System Dynamics modeling
E. Gebetsroither, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria

14:30-15:00

A Model and Language for Simulating Asynchronous Automata Networks
S. Bandini, A. Bonomi, G. Vizzari, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

15:00-15:30

Development of a game simulation to analyze coalitions in agents
D. Lala, T. Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Agent-based Exploration of Wirings of Biological Neural Networks
Oe. Guercan, O. Dikenelli, K.S. Tuerker, Ege University Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

16:30-17:00

A Framework for Processing Agent Based Pedestrian Activity Simulations in Shopping Environments
J. Dijkstra, J. Jessurun, H. Timmermans, B. de Vries, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

17:00-17:30

Designing an Agent-based Simulation of Collective Emotions
S. Rank, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Vienna, Austria

17:30-18:00

Large-scale Agent-based Simulation of Air-traffic
D. Sislak, P. Volf, M. Pechoucek, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

18:00-18:30

Learning by Modeling: Insights from an Agent-based Model of University-Industry Relationships
A. Pyka, G. Triulzi, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

18:30-19:00

Wrap up discussion

Thursday, April 8, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30

Prerequisites for Human-Agent- and Human-Robot Interaction: Towards An Integrated Theory
S.C. Eimler, N.C. Kraemer, A.M. von der Puetten, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

14:30-15:00

Conversation in Context: what should a robot companion say?
P. Wallis, S. Creer, S. Cunningham, V. Maier, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

15:00-15:30

Acceptance and Use of a Zoomorphic Robot in a Domestic Setting
T. Klamer, S.B. Allouch, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Ritual or Routine: Communication in Long-Term Relationships with Companions
S. Payr, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Vienna, Austria

16:30-17:00

Methodological Considerations for Long-Term Experience with Robots and Agents
T. Ganster, S.C. Eimler, A.M. von der Puetten, L. Hoffmann, N.C. Kraemer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30

The Role of Recursion in and for Scientific Creativity
M. Franova, Université Paris-Sud, Orsey, France

14:30-15:00

Solving the Shortest Common Supersequence Problem Using Iterative Optimization with Evolved Hypermutations
J. Kubalik, F. Zelezný, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

15:00-15:30

Privacy Protection Using Semantic Technologies
P. Kremen, M. Blasko, Z. Kouba, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Subspace clustering and the structural chessboard problem
L. Nováková, O. Stepánková, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

16:30-17:00

On a Mobile Robotics E-learning System
M. Kulich, K. Kosnar, J. Faigl, L. Preucil, J. Chudoba, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

17:00-17:30

Expert system for blust-furnaces process control
E. Ivanov, Russian Academia of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

17:30-18:00

Inferring Optimal Kernel Hyperparameters Using Cox Regression for Cancer Outcome Prediction
V. Jumutc, P. Zayakin, Riga Technical University, Latvia

18:00-18:30

Evaluation of Atrial Fibrillation in Human Using Artificial Intelligence Methods
V. Kremen, L. Lhotska, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 41

16:00-16:30

The Relevance of Systems Science Competence in Professional Life
C. von der Hellen, University of Graz, Austria

16:30-17:00

Teaching Systems-Science: A reality check
A. Kreuzeder, C.R. Binder, University of Graz, Austria

17:00-17:30

Professional Systemics: New Era for Management Practitioners by the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies
N. Assimakopoulos, I. Theocharopoulos, M. Konstantopoulou, University of Piraeus, Greece

Wednesday, April 7, p.m. Room 41

14:00-14:30

Systems Science Informing Service (Systems) Science
J. Wilby, The Business School, University of Hull, United Kingdom

14:30-15:00

Metanoia and Aporias: Linking Systems Thinking with Yin/Yang Daoism
T. Vlk, G. Ossimitz, Technical University Graz, Austria

15:00-15:30

Generic System Structures of Catastrophes
M. Mrotzek, C.R. Binder, University of Graz, Austria

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Critical Reflections on Lean Systems Thinking
A.J. Gregory, University of Hull, United Kingdom

16:30-17:00

Winn - Going beyond Zero-sum Enterprises
G. Frankl, G. Ossimitz, University of Klagenfurt, Austria