Chaos Everywhere!
From decimal expansion of real numbers to complex behaviour in biological systems (including the heart and the brain), Chaos is everywhere.
But what is this thing called Chaos?
"Chaos" feels and looks like noise, but has rich structure and order. Essentially arising from simple deterministic equations, Chaos is popularly linked to the Butterfly Effect - the flapping of the wings of a butterfly in Kanyakumari can cause a snowstorm in Kashmir.
In this session, we journey into the fascinating and most beautiful world of Chaos Theory (& Fractals) found in simple one-dimensional maps (yes, you read it correctly - just 1D).
These innocent-looking 1D chaotic maps find diverse applications ranging from Shannon Optimal Lossless Compression to Unbreakable Encryption of digital data; a new paradigm of brain-inspired machine learning (that beats Deep Learning!) and in the design of a new funky kind of computer.
Simple equations. Wild consequences.
About the speaker:
Dr Nithin Nagaraj is Professor and Head of the Complex Systems Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and a member of its Consciousness Studies Programme.
His work spans Brain-inspired AI, Chaos Theory, Information Theory, and complexity-theoretic approaches to causality and consciousness. Trained at NITK Surathkal, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and NIAS, he has previously worked at GE Global Research, IISER-Pune, and Amrita University.
He has authored 45+ journal papers (1900+ citations), co-invented 2 US patents, and delivered 150+ invited talks. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and an advisor to METI International.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nithin-nagaraj-14b07934
To attend online:
Add to calendar: https://shorturl.at/w2y1B
Gmeet link: meet.google.com/fjg-ciwz-eyi
Pre-read:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/chaos/article/1196653
Look forward to seeing you!