Network Complexity Research Group - Agenda

Monday, 26 Mar 2012, 0900-1130

- Welcome and Agenda bashing

- Vladimir Marbukh 
Title: Some Personal Observations on System Complexity
Abstract: This presentation concentrates on the following two issues: (a) System Complexity vs. Network Complexity and (b) Complexity management vs. Complexity containment or reduction.  These issues are illustrated on an example of multipath routing with the Price of Anarchy being the measure of Complexity.

- Tim Griffins
Title: The Policy Interaction Problem Related to BGP Wedgies (RFC4264)

- Dave Meyer 
Title: Complexity, Antifragility, and Integrated Theories
Abstract: Antifagility is a new concept from the domain of risk analysis. This talk looks at current thinking in the Complexity community and asks if Antifragility is a form of RYF-complexity and if so, can we use this (unified) theory to reverse engineer anti fragile networks.

- Michael Behringer
Title: Dimensions of Complexity
Abstract: In networking, tradeoffs have to be made on many dimensions, for example cost, scalability, robustness. Any of these dimensions can add "gratuitous" complexity to a design. This presentation lists a number of dimensions to consider.