Complex networks as control paradigm for complex systems

Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 4069-4074

  Grobbelaar, Stefan ^a,b   Ulieru, Mihaela ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b ARM Lab

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; Complexity science; Deregulated electricity market; Future internet; Holonic stigmergy; Mobile devices; Power grid; Power market model; Sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOBILE DEVICES;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKET;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 40949150164     PISSN: 1062922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSMC.2007.4414262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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