Complex network research has so far addressed mostly either "dynamics on networks" (state transition on a network with a fixed topology) or "dynamics of networks" (topological transformation of a network with no dynamic state changes). In many real-world complex biological and social networks, however, these two dynamics interact with each other and coevolve over the same time scales. Modeling and predicting state-topology coevolution is now recognized as one of the most significant challenges in complex network science.

This Special Track solicits theoretical, computational, experimental and/or application-oriented research on any aspects of the state-topology coevolution of complex networks---either biological, social, or engineered. Its goals are to promote the growth of a research community on this emerging new field of network research, to help develop a common conceptual "language" for modeling, analyzing and discussing the state-topology coevolution of various real-world complex adaptive networks, and thereby to galvanize interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration across many different areas of applications.

The relevant topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Theoretical foundations
• Mathematical/analytical approaches
• Statistical/machine learning approaches
• Computational modeling/simulation tools
• Real-world examples
• Applications to biological network modeling
• Applications to social network modeling
• Applications to engineered network design
• Historical review

Track Chairs:

• Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA
• Thilo Gross, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Germany

Paper Submission:

Authors are invited to submit papers in the following categories:

• Regular papers: Up to 15 pages
  
• Short papers: Up to 2 pages
  
• Work-in-progress papers: Up to 6 pages
  
• Demo papers: Up to 4 pages
  

Papers must follow the Springer LNICST format. Please visit http://www.bionetics.org/ submission.shtml for detailed submission instructions.

Important Dates:

• Regular paper submission due: July 30
  
• Short, work-in-progress and demo paper submission due: September 19
  
• Notification of acceptance for regular papers: September 12
  
• Notification of acceptance for short, work-in-progress and demo papers: September 30
  
• Camera ready due: October 10
  

Publication:

All accepted paper will be published by Springer. A selected number of best papers will be considered for publication in leading journals such as:

• ACM Trans. on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (http://taas.acm.org/)
• Int'l Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems (http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijaacs)
• Elsevier Nano Communication Networks Journal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/nanocomnet)
• Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652)

Program Committee Members:

• Alain Barrat (Centre de Physique Theorique, Marseille, France)
• Kevin Bassler (University of Houston, USA)
• René Doursat (ISC-PIF, France)
• Gourab Ghoshal (Northeastern University, USA)
• Chrystopher Nehaniv (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
• Jorge Pacheco (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
• Frank Schweitzer (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
• Leah Shaw (College of William and Mary, USA)
• Reiji Suzuki (Nagoya University, Japan)
• Kohji Tomita (AIST, Japan)