Víctor de Lorenzo The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Design meets evolution: Theory and practice The prevailing view of biological evolution is not unlike bricolage/pastiche/tinkering—in sharp contrast with rational engineering. Yet, different paths often lead to solutions that coincide or converge whether they emerge from naturally-occurring evolution or rationally designed. Such a conjunction—often presented as […]

Stefan Bittner University of Lorraine Nonlinear dynamics and chaos in multimode semiconductor lasers Nonlinear dynamics and deterministic chaos are ubiquitous in nature and appear in a large variety of physical, chemical and biological systems. Due to their strong nonlinearities, lasers exhibit a very wide range of different dynamics and are ideal testbeds for studying chaotic […]