This volume consists of a collection of tutorial papers by leading experts on statistical and probabilistic aspects of chaos and networks, in particular neural networks. While written for the non-expert, they are intended to bring the reader up to the forefront of knowledge and research in the subject areas concerned. The papers, which contain extensive references to the literature, can separately or in various combinations serve as bases for short- or full-length courses, at graduate or more advanced levels.

The papers are directed not only to mathematical statisticians but also to students and researchers in related fields of biology, engineering, geology, physics and probability.