Complexity

Complex systems are widespread in many areas of science, and we encounter them every day in the most varied situations. Examples include financial markets, road transportation networks, telecommunications networks, global and national economies, social networks, immune systems, living organisms, computational systems, and electrical as well as mechanical structures.

Complex systems are generally composed of many interconnected and interacting entities, exhibiting much richer global-scale dynamics than could be obtained from the properties and behavior of individual entities. Complex systems are studied in many areas of the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, physics, and mathematical sciences.

The Complexity Section provides a platform for researchers to share their discoveries about complex systems, namely studies with a deeper understanding of the underlying principles and their multiple practical applications. We welcome submissions that address innovative questions, as well as those on more specific topics, illustrating the broad impact of entropy-based techniques on complex systems.

We encourage the submission of original research related to complex systems, particularly in, but not limited to, the following areas:

Fundamental concepts: studies on the structures and dynamics of complex networks (network theory, network modeling, and their properties).
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos: studies on nonlinear phenomena and chaotic behavior in complex systems.
Multi-agent systems: studies on multi-agent systems, including agent-based modeling, neural systems, and machine learning.
Adaptive systems: studies on adaptive systems, such as ecosystems and social as well as financial systems.
Biological complexity: studies on complex biological complex systems.
Financial and economic systems, with an emphasis on understanding their dynamics and stability.
Information theory: studies on information theory and entropy in complex systems.
Social sciences: studies on human society, including topics such as political systems, cultural dynamics, security, mobility, environmental systems, the spread of epidemics, and the diffusion of ideas. Download Section Flyer