From the CFP:
"... In general, self-organisation is a not a force that can be applied very naturally during a design process. In fact, one may argue that the notions of design and self-organisation are contradictory: the former approach often assumes a methodical step-by-step planning process with predictable outcomes, while the latter involves non-deterministic spontaneous dynamics with emergent features. Thus, the main challenge faced by designers of self-organising systems is how to achieve and control the desired dynamics. Erring on the one side may result in over-engineering the system, completely eliminating emergent patterns and suppressing an increase in internal organisation with outside influence. Strongly favouring the other side may leave too much non-determinism in the system’s behaviour, making its verification and validation almost impossible. The balance between design and self-organisation is the main theme of GSO-2008 ..."
"The program will include 4 days of presentations, each day with two keynote talks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon), and six scheduled presentations (30 minutes each). A couple of panel discussions are expected as well. The following topics are of special interest: information-driven self-organisation (IDSO), applications of GSO to systems biology, computational neuroscience and neuroinformatics, complex systems and networks, cooperative and modular robotics, sensor networks, and energy grids."
The workshop is shaping up to be quite productive, so I encourage you to submit if it looks relevant for you. The deadline is imminent, but it shouldn't take you long to whip up an abstract ...
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