This one-week summer school brings together *master's degree and PhD students from international universities* for an interdisciplinary hands-on learning experience. The workshop will introduce non-linear analysis methods using the Python toolbox pyunicorn. With the techniques presented in the summer school, such as complex networks and phase space concepts, the students will be able to characterize highly complex systems. Such systems are frequently encountered, e.g., in *biology, chemistry, economics, geoscience, neuroscience, and physics*. Lectures and computer labs will be led by Dr. Reik Donner and Marc Wiedermann from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. For the complete program visit *complexsystems.uni-koeln.de/summerschool.html*. The application deadline is 10.07.2015.The summer school is organized by the Competence Area 3: Quantitative Modeling of Complex Systems of the University of Cologne. Contact: Dr. Michael von Papen (/vonpapen@geo.uni-koeln.de/)

Course leader
Dr. Reik Donner (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)Marc Wiedermann (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

Target group
Master's degree and PhD students from studying natural sciences, e.g., biology, chemistry, economics, geoscience, neuroscience, and physics.

Course aim
The course will enable the students to apply novel non-linear methods to their own scientific data.

Fee info
EUR 60: The application fee does not include meals or accomodation.

University of Cologne
Address: Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, Institute of Geophysics Pohligstr. 3
Postal code: 50969
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Website: complexsystems.uni-koeln.de/summerschool.html
E-mail: vonpapen@geo.uni-koeln.de
Phone: +49 221 4702841