The trimester aims at bringing together scientists working on the following three topical areas, with strong common cultural roots and wide research interest intersections: - probabilistic methods on random spatial processes, for instance on growth models, percolation, coalescence, non-equilibrium phase transitions. - statistical mechanics of interacting particle systems, especially disordered models like spin glasses, diluted systems, directed and pinned polymers. - “complex systems” approached with mathematical and physical methods, in particular agent based models applied to socio-economic problems, inverse problems, multi-fractal models.

The program, anchored around those three main topics and subtopics, will be built on a school, three one-week workshops, various mini-symposia, research group meetings and three open lectures for a wide public audience.