Date :

 12-14, 16 January 2006

Place :

 The first meeting room of the 5th floor, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei

 National Center for Theoretical Sciences (Critical Phenomena and Complex Systems focus group)

 Institute of Physics of Academia Sinica (Taipei)

 Miss Chia-Chi Liu (Secretary, Physics Division, NCTS)
 Tel:(886)-2-33665566; Fax:(886)-2-33665565; E-mail: ccliu@phys.ntu.edu.tw

 Miss Shu-Min Yang (Assistant of LSCP, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

 Tel: (886)-2-2782-2467, or (886)-2-27880058 ext. 6012; FAX: (886)-2-2782-2467; E-mail: shumin@phys.sinica.edu.tw

Schedule :

 12 January (Thursday) 

10:00-10:50

Dr. Chi-Fon Chang

(Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, TAIWAN; chifon@gate.sinica.edu.tw )

NMR Studies on Human BCKD Complex

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

11:10-12:00

Dr. Sai-Ping Li

(Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, TAIWAN; spli@phys.sinica.edu.tw )

Taming the Gerrymander - Statistical Physics Approach to Political Districting Problem

[ Abstract ]

Lunch Break

Dr. Hsien-Kuei Hwang

(Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, TAIWAN; hkhwang@stat.sinica.edu.tw )

Phase changes in random search trees and related models

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

Dr. Zhanchun Tu

(Department of Physics, Tamkang University, TAIWAN; tzc@staff.tku.edu.tw )

A possible generalized form of Jarzynski equality
[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

(Institute of Physics, Potsdam University, GERMANY; jkurths@gmx.de )

Analysis of cardiological measurements by means of modern nonlinear time series analysis

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

Dr. Syamal Kumar Dana

(Instrument Division Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, INDIA; sdana_ecsu@yahoo.com )

Transition from In-phase to antiphase synchronization and amplitude death

[ Abstract ]
　

13 January (Friday) 

10:00-10:50

(Institute of Physics, Potsdam University, GERMANY; jkurths@gmx.de )

Basic phenomena of synchronization in coupled or driven chaotic systems

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

(Institute of Physics, Potsdam University, GERMANY; jkurths@gmx.de )

Synchronization in spatio-temporal complex systems

[ Abstract ]

Lunch Break

(Institute of Physics, Potsdam University, GERMANY; jkurths@gmx.de )

Noise induced-synchronization in chaotic systems

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

Prof. Naoki Kawashima

(ISSP, University of Tokyo, JAPAN; kawashima@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp )

Recent Developments in Quantum Monte Carlo Methods

[ Abstract ]
　

Coffee Break

Prof. Naoki Kawashima

(ISSP, University of Tokyo, JAPAN; kawashima@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp )

Spin Glasses --- A Review 1: Mean-Field vs. Droplet Picture

[ Abstract ]
　

14 January (Saturday) 

10:00-10:50

Prof. Naoki Kawashima

(ISSP, University of Tokyo, JAPAN; kawashima@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp )

Spin Glasses --- A Review 2: Some Numerical Approaches

[ Abstract ]

Coffee Break

Prof. Naoki Kawashima

(ISSP, University of Tokyo, JAPAN; kawashima@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp )

Spin Glasses --- A Review 3: Computational Complexity

[ Abstract ]

Lunch Break and Discussion on Future Academic Activities

Prof. Chi-Ning Chen

(Department of Physics, National Dong-Hwa University, TAIWAN; cnchen@mail.ndhu.edu.tw )

Partition function zeros of ±J Ising spin glasses

[ Abstract ]

Mr. Chia-Hei Yang

(Department of Physics, University of California, Riverside, USA; chcyang@yahoo.com )

Monte Carlo simulations of Gaussian spin glass on 3d lattices with different aspect ratios

Coffee Break

Prof. Ye. Sh. Mamasakhlisov

(Department of Molecular Physics, Yerevan State University, ARMENIA; y.mamasakhlisov@gmail.com )

Multivalent cation induced condensation of dsDNA under stretching
　

Coffee Break

Prof. Hui-Hsu Gavin Tsai

(Department of Chemistry, National Central University, TAIWAN; hhtsai@cc.ncu.edu.tw )

Biophysical Mechanisms of amyloid Self Assembly Using Computational and Bioinformatics Approaches

[ Abstract ]
　

Coffee Break

Prof. Hongru Ma

(Institute of Theoretical Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, CHINA; hrma@sjtu.edu.cn )

Colloidal dispersions: effective interaction, structure and dynamics

[ Abstract ]

16 January (Monday) 

10:00-10:50

Prof. Iksoo Chang

( Department of Physics, Pusan National Univ., KOERA; chang@random.phys.pusan.ac.kr )

Perceptron learning of pairwise contact energies for proteins incorporating the amino acid environment

[ Abstract ]