Co-sponsored by DIMACS, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Topics of this working group will be discussed next at the second meeting of the working group on Spatio-temporal and Network Modeling
June 10 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast and Registration 9:00 - 9:05 Opening Remarks Fred Roberts Director of DIMACS 9:05 - 10:30 Talk Session I Ira Schwartz Naval Research Laboratory Stephanie Forrest University of New Mexico Conference Themes Alun Lloyd Institute for Advanced Study Epidemiological Theory 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 - 12:30 Talk Session I (cont'd) Joan Aron Science Communication Studies and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health The Benefits of a Notification Process in Addressing the Worsening Computer Virus Problem: Results of a Survey and a Simulation Model Alessandro Vespignani Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste The Role of Connectivity Patterns in Computer Virus Spreading 12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 - 3:30 Talk Session II Stephanie Forrest University of New Mexico A Vision of an Adaptive Artificial Immune System Matt Williamson HP Labs, Bristol (UK) Computer Viruses: A View from the Trenches 3:30 - 4:00 BREAK 4:00 - 4:45 Talk Session II (cont'd) Yamir Vega Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Epidemic Outbreaks and Immunization in Complex Heterogeneous Networks 4:45 - 5:30 Discussion Session 5:30 - 6:30 Wine and Cheese Reception at DIMACS 6:30 - 7:45 Banquet at DIMACS June 11 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast and Registration 9:00 - 10:30 Talk Session III Lora Billings Montclair State University Stochastic Modeling and Chaotic Epidemic Outbreaks Ira Schwartz Naval Research Laboratory Bull's Eye Prediction Theory for Controlling Large Epidemic Outbreaks Before They Occur 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 - 12:30 Talk Session III (cont'd) H. G. Solari University of Buenos Aires The Time-evolution of Small Populations Erik Bollt Clarkson University Double Trouble: Attack of Two or More Separate Viral Species 12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 - 3:30 Talk Session IV Alfred Steinberg MITRE Corporation Part I: A Report on the Mathematical Modeling of Anthrax and Smallpox Part II: The Immune System and Interaction with Microbes Donald Burke Johns Hopkins School of Public Health A Computational Model of RNA Virus Evolution 3:30 - 4:00 BREAK 4:00 - 6:00 Discussion Group Session I Discussion groups meet separately 6:00 Dinner June 12 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast and Registration 9:00 - 10:30 Talk Session V Rafail Ostrovsky Telcordia Technologies Computer Viruses and Techniques to Defend Against Them Zoltan Deszo University of Notre Dame Can Viruses Be Halted in a Scale-free Network? 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 - 12:30 Talk Session V (cont'd) Alun Lloyd Institute for Advanced Study Epidemics on Complex Networks: Questions and Directions 12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 - 3:30 Discussion Group Session II Discussion groups meet separately 3:30 - 4:00 BREAK 4:00 - 6:00 Discussion Group Session II cont. Discussion groups meet separately 6:00 Dinner June 13 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast and Registration 9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session: Discussion Group Presentations 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 - 12:30 Plenary Session: Discussion Group Presentations 12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 - 3:30 Plenary Session: Discussion Group Presentations 3:30 - 4:00 BREAK 4:00 - 4:30 Discussion and Farewell Discussion of followup meeting(s) and projects Discussion Groups The meeting will start with short talks on Monday and Tuesday. By late afternoon Tuesday, we plan to break into "brainstorming groups" to discuss the role of modeling in the defense against computer virus attacks. The groups will continue their discussions on Wednesday and Thursday, drafting brief "white papers" on their topic. We will then ask each group to summarize their conclusions to the entire meeting.