Synopsis
Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Computer Science - Software, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ), language: English, abstract: This essay describes or analyses the content, style and merit of the developments in Advanced Complexity Theory. Complex, self-organising, adaptive systems possess a kind of dynamism that makes them qualitatively different from static objects such as computer chips. Complex systems are more spontaneous, more disorderly, more alive than that. In the past three decades, chaos theory has shaken science to its foundations with the realisation that very simple dynamical systems can give rise to extraordinarily intricate behaviour. The edge of chaos is the constantly shifting battle zone between stagnation and anarchy, the one place where a complex system can be spontaneous, adaptive, and alive. Chaos theory is the qualitative study of unstable, aperiodic behaviour in deterministic, non-linear, dynamical systems. It is a specialised application of dynamical systems theory. Chaotic systems require impossible accuracy for useful prediction tasks. Chaos theory often seeks to understand the behaviour of a complex system by reconstructing its attractor, and knowing this attractor gives us qualitative understanding. Chaos theory includes theoretical hypotheses that assert relationships of qualitative (or topological) similarity between its abstract models and the actual systems it studies. Dynamics is used more as a source of qualitative insight than for making quantitative predictions. Its great value is its adaptability for constructing models of natural systems, which models can then be varied and analysed comparatively easily. Chaos theory is the quantitative study of dynamic non-linear system. Non-linear systems change with time and can demonstrate complex relationships between inputs and outputs due to reiterative feedback loops within the system. These systems are predictable but their behaviour is exquisitely
About the Author
Professor Gabriel Kabanda is the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences, and is a Full Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems. Gabriel has a wealth of experience mainly concentrated in Information Technology/ Project Management and with over 22 years of post-qualification management experience. He spent 12 years 11 months in Senior Management of Zimbabwe Open University and was the Pro Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise Development) of the University for 9 years from January, 2008 to November, 2017. He holds a Post-Doctoral degree, Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Computer Science from Atlantic International University (USA), a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (California, PWU), Master of Science in Computer Science (Swansea University, Wales), B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics (University of Zimbabwe), Gold Diploma in Computer Programming (London), a Certificate in Applied Meteorology (Reading), a Certificate in E-Moderation (University of Cape Town) and a Certificate in Management of Higher Education Institutions (Israel). He received an international award on Outstanding Contributions to Education, the Golden Academic Excellence and Professional Achievement award in 2013 in Malaysia at the World Marketing Summit. He was awarded the world-wide honour of Who's Who of Professionals in 1997. Prof Kabanda is a Board Member of the Zimbabwe National Army Schools & Welfare Trust (ZNASWT) since 2010, the Chairman of the IT Governance & Cyber Security Institute (ITGCSI), an External Examiner of one South African university, one Mauritian university and one Zimbabwean university, a Member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, a Board member of the Pan African University (PAU) student selection jury, a member of the National Research Database of Zimbabwe Editorial Committee (NRDZEC) of the Research Council of Zimbabwe since 2013 until December 2020, Professional Member of the Computer Society of Zimbabwe, and an Advisor on ICT and STEM education to the Global STEM Leadership Alliance (GSLA), a California-based international organization. Gabriel was appointed in March 2019 to reviewthe 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report by the International Science Council (ISC), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).
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