The 10th International Workshop on Meta-synthesis and Complex Systems CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================================================================

10th International Workshop on Meta-synthesis and Complex Systems (MCS2010) August 31, 2010, Toronto, Canada A Workshop at 2010 IEEE WIC ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT 2010) August 31 - September 3, 2010, Toronto, Canada MCS 2010 URL: http://meta-synthesis.iss.ac.cn/mcs2010/ WI-IAT 2010 URL: http://www.yorku.ca/wiiat10/ =====================================================================================

Papers Due: ************16 April 2010************ Accepted papers will be in the Workshop Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press that are indexed by EI. Selected papers from the MCS 2010 will be recommended to 2 SCI journals. =====================================================================================

The serial International Workshop on Meta-Synthesis and Complex Systems is to facilitate the exchanges between scholars in the field of systems science and complex problem solving. After successful MCS2001(Beijing),MCS2002 (Shanghai, together with KSS2002), MCS2003 (Guangzhou, together with KSS2003), MCS2004 (Beijing), MCS2005(Kobe, one workshop of IFSR2005), MCS2006 (Beijing, together with KSS2006) and MCS2007 (Beijing, one workshop of ICCS2007), MCS2008 (Singapore, a special track at IEEE SMC2008),MCS2009 (Chengdu, a workshop at MCDM2009), MCS serial workshops gain attention worldwide. Formally proposed in 1990 by the famous Chinese system scientist Qian Xuesen (1911-2009) towards open complex giant systems,meta-synthesis approach emphasizes to make full use of cutting-edge information technologies and aims to achieve knowledge creation and wisdom emergence along complex problem solving process. Intensive research has been engaged into meta-synthesis approach to complex system modeling with an interdisciplinary view together with more practice in both reality and designed scenarios. In recent years,computational approaches have been greatly enhanced to explore knowledge-related technologies to mine more hidden patterns, tacit meanings from humans, which thus bring out many new foci on diverse topics, such as knowledge creation and computerized support,knowledge network and knowledge community structure, agent-based modeling about social problems, etc. As new wicked problems, e.g.emergency management and terrorism, bring more troubles to the current world, similar concepts like meta-synthesis have been of discussion and exploration, such as the advanced concept group in Sandia National Laboratories. It is then expected that the meta-synthesis system approach will be of more solid foundations and wide applications. MCS workshop aims to facilitate idea generation, knowledge sharing and scientific collaboration among those endeavors. This year, MCS workshop will be continuously held to provide opportunities for people who are interested in systems sciences, complex problem solving and advanced modeling, meta-synthesis, artificial life,knowledge-oriented technology and integration, decision sciences and supporting technologies, etc. to facilitate interdisciplinary studies under the context of the 2010 IEEE WIC ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent System (WI-IAT2010) held in Toronto.

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Topics of Interest

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The presentations and papers at MCS2010 are expected to cover but not limited to the following areas: –Complex system modeling and complexity –Computing methods for uncertainty modeling –Consensus methods and technologies –Creation of agent-based social systems science –Decision support systems –Knowledge creation, creativity support, awareness support, etc. –Knowledge discovery: data mining, text mining, and relevant Web intelligence tools –Knowledge systems engineering –Meta-synthesis and advanced modeling, e.g. crisis & emergency management,socioeconomic system, service system, etc. –Problem structuring methods and system methodologies –Social network analysis and knowledge management etc.

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On-Line Submissions and Publication

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Prospective authors are welcome to use the WI-IAT2010 CyberChair system for on-line paper submission. Accepted papers are to be 4 pages in length. A maximum of one additional page can be included, but is subject to a surcharge on the conference registration fee. Papers exploring new directions are barely solicited. All steps will strictly follow WI-IAT2010 requirements. Please select The 10th International Workshop on Meta-Synthesis and Complex Systems (MCS) during your paper submission to MCS2010. Each full-length paper will be under at least 3 anonymous reviewers.All submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity to MCS2010. The accepted paper will be included in the WI-IAT2010 proceedings published by IEEE press, as well as publication in the IEEE digital library. Selected papers presented at MCS2010 will be recommended to the following journals after the finish of the workshop, as done to the previous MCS workshops since 2005, 1) Journal of Systems Science and Complexity (SCI-E, Springer-Verlag) 2) Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (SCI-E, Springer-Verlag) 3) International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science(a journal of International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences published by IGI Global). Please note that the recommended papers will be under modification in consideration of copyright and again of peer review requested by the journals. MCS2010 organizers do not guarantee the acceptance of those recommended papers by those journals.

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 Important Dates

 ================ Electronic submission of full papers (4 pages in the IEEE CS 2-column format.) *** 16 April 2010 *** Notification of paper acceptance: May 28, 2010 Camera-ready of accepted papers: June 21, 2010 MCS 2010 : August 31, 2010 WI-IAT Main Conference: September 1-3, 2010 Note: There is no a separate workshop registration fee(i.e., WI-IAT conference registration covers everything).

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MCS 2010 Organization

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Honorable Chairs: Gu, Jifa (Institute of Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Nakamori, Yoshiteru (JAIST, Japan) Wang, Huanchen (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) Yu Jingyuan (Beijing Institute of Information and Control, China) Acting Chair: Xijin TANG (Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS, China) Xiaoji ZHOU (Beijing Institute of Information and Control, China) Members: Alidaee, Bahram (University of Mississippi, USA) Bai, Guohua (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden) Brugha, Cathal M. (University College Dublin, Ireland) Chen, Jian (Tsinghua University, China) Di, Zengru (Beijing Normal University, China) He, Jing (Victoria University, Australia) Kijima, Kyoichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) Kochenberger, Gary A. (Univeristy of Colorado at Denver, USA) Liu, Yijun (Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Lu, Yuchang (Tsinghua University, China) Lv, Jinghu(Academy of Mathematics & Systems Science, CAS, China) Midgley, Gerald (Institute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand) Makowski, Marek (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria) Ohsawa, Yukio (University of Tokyo, Japan) Rong, Lili (Dalian University of Technology, China) Ryoke, Mina (University of Tsukuba, Japan) Shen, Huizhang (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) Sun, Jiantao (Microsoft Research Asia, China) Ulieru, Mihaela (University of New Brunswick, Canada) Wallner, Fritz (University of Vienna, Austria) Wang, Dahui (Beijing Normal University, China) Wang, Haibo (Texas A&M International University, USA) Wang, Xianjia(Wuhan University, China) Wei, Cuiping (Qufu Normal University, China) Wei, Yiming (Beijing Institute of Technology, China) Xi, Youmin(Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China) Yang, Jianmei (South China University of Technology, China) Yoshida,Taketoshi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) Yu, Lean (Academy of Mathematics & Systems Science, CAS, China) Zhang, Minjie (University of Wollongong, Australia) Zhang, Ning (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China) Zhang, Pengzhu (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) Zhang, Wen (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) *** Contact Information *** General contact email: mcs@iss.ac.cn Emails of acting chairs: Xijin Tang xjtang@iss.ac.cn Xiaoji Zhou zh_xj@sina.com