Perspectives on Collectives : Insights into Collective Adaptive Systems  

Lisboa, 20 Oct 2015

FoCAS will run a networking session entitled Perspectives on Collectives at ICT 2015  on Tuesday 20 October at 16:50-17:35  in room 13 of the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa.

The main objective to air a range of views on the perceived benefits and risks from collective adaptive systems. Chaired by Prof Stuart Anderson, University of Edinburgh, UK from the SmartSociety project, two research-informed scenarios will be presented that provide examples of adaptation to unforeseen situations and the possibility of unexpected outcomes, both positive and negative. Audience discussion will focus on technology pros and cons with live voting via phones/tablets/web.