The aim of the COMPLEX Doctoral School is to promote research and training in non-linear science and complex systems, and in the analysis of the data associated with them. The fields covered include, among others, the natural sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences. Our School is attached to the Doctoral School in Sciences and to the Doctoral School in Engineering Sciences at the F.R.S.-FNRS. It gathers research teams from UCLouvain, ULB, ULiège, UMons and UNamur which are active in the following fields:
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics
Engineering
Medical sciences
These teams study self-organization phenomena in complex systems composed of multiple entities in non-linear interaction. This non-linearity is at the origin of the emergence of spatial structures, collective behaviors and complex spatio-temporal dynamics such as chaos and turbulence. Remarkably, the same phenomena are observed across different disciplines, which shows their universality and the need to study them in a unified trans-disciplinary approach.
The research fields of the School’s teams naturally favor trans-disciplinary training, both in terms of the subjects addressed and the methods used. These teams have acquired an international reputation of the highest level through their scientific work and discoveries. They have important infrastructures for theoretical, numerical and experimental work, including large computer clusters. Our teams also participate actively in various national and international research programs and have long been involved in doctoral training. They supervised nearly 90 researchers who have been awarded doctorates over the last five years, and are currently supervising about 80 doctoral students.
The COMPLEX Doctoral School offers a portfolio of courses totaling about 100 ECTS that can be taken in the 3rd cycle. These advanced courses cover different aspects of the School’s themes and focus on theoretical, numerical and experimental methods. In addition, the School promotes doctoral training by organizing seminars, meetings, and international conferences. We also organize an Annual Meeting, during which all the teams involved can interact with each other and members of the School are given the opportunity to present their work. The School ensures that the doctoral training is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the French Community, the Academies or any other competent authorities.
The scientific committee is composed of academic members, each designated by one of the School’s teams. Its missions include, among others
The admission of new doctoral students to the School
The follow-up of the participation of doctoral students in the activities of the COMPLEX Doctoral School and in international conferences and schools
The writing and approval of documents produced by the School (five-year reports, applications for renewal, modification of statutes, etc.),
The decision regarding possible extension to other teams.
President
DE DECKER Yannick – ULB
Secretary
CARLETTI Timoteo – UNamur
Scientific Committee
DAMMAN Pascal – UMons
DE LAENDER Frédérik – UNamur
DELVENNE Jean-Charles – UCLouvain
DUPONT Geneviève – ULB
GASPARD Pierre – ULB
GROSSE-ERDMANN Karl – UMons
HAUT Benoît – ULB
HOLMES Mark – UNamur
KNAEPEN Bernard – ULB
RONGY Laurence – ULB
TLIDI Mustapha – ULB
VANDEWALLE Nicolas – ULiège
VISART de BOCARME Thierry – ULB
The Extended Scientific Committee is composed of members of the Scientific Committee and doctoral students, each designated by one of the School’s teams. Its missions include, in particular
Updating the list of doctoral students, promoters and support committees,
The appointment of the members of the bureau,
Publicizing the activities of the School to all its members.
DUMONT Denis – UMons
GOULARD Aline – UMons
KOSTET Bilal – ULB
MUOLLO Riccardo – UNamur
RABINEAU Jeremy – ULB
RIGAUT Clément – ULB
The School is managed by a Bureau appointed annually by the Scientific Committee and comprising, for each participating faculty, an academic member and a doctoral student. The Board elects a president and a vice-president from the academic body. Its missions are, in particular
The organization of the annual meeting of the School,
The organization of a cycle of seminars,
The preparation of the five-year report to be submitted to the F.R.S.-FNRS,
Making contacts and seeking information in order to promote the activities of the School through, for example, the development of collaborations and participation in pedagogical and training initiatives for doctoral students,
The management of resources made available to the School,
The preparation of possible modifications of the statutes of the School.
The Bureau currently coincides with the Scientific Committee.
