Overview

Professor Dietrich Stauffer is one of the most creative scientists in the field of statistical physics and its interdisciplinary applications.

His research activity covers statistical and computational physics as well as interdisciplinary applications of methods and models of physics in biology, economy, social sciences and linguistics. He was one of pioneers of using supercomputers in statistical physics. He worked or he is still working on phase transition and superfluidity of helium, nucleaton theory, percolation, Ising-like models, cellular automata, growing surfaces, ageing processes, extinction of species, models of market dynamics, complex network dynamics, opinion dynamics, language evolution, Schelling models of segregation and several other subjects. His research output comprises a collection of more than 600 refereed journal papers and six books. His works have been cited more than 20 000 times and, perhaps more importantly, decades after their original publication.

Professor Stauffer was a member of editorial board of many journals including Journal of Physics A, European Physical Journal B, Physica A, Journal de Physique, Journal of Statistical Physics, Theory of Biosciences, Journal of Aerosol Science, International Journal of Modern Physics C, Physics World, Computing in Science and Engineering and Annual Reviews of Computational Physics.

Among the recognitions for Dietrich Stauffer accomplishments is a Doctorate Honoris Causa from University of Liege.

Professor Stauffer did a lot for developing international scientific collaboration. He gained recognition for both his research and a lot of friends.

To celebrate Professor Stauffer's retirement, we have organized this Symposium on Dynamics of Complex Systems.