Advanced Computational Modeling of Social Systems (851-0592-00)

Schedule

20.02.2008 (Week 1): Introduction and logistics

Course logistics including tools and readings. Overview of contents.

27.02.2008 (Week 2): Agent-based modeling I

Conceptual introduction to agent-based modeling: principles and ontology

05.03.2008 (Week 3): Agent-based modeling II

Conceptual introduction to agent-based modeling: validation and use

12.03.2008 (Week 4): Tooling

Practical aspects of running agent-based simulations.

18.03.2008: Implementation Assignment due

19.03.2008 (Week 5): Implementation

Discussion of implementation assignment

02.04.2008 (Week 6): Student proposals

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09.04.2008 (Week 7): Applications to sociology

Applications to the field of sociology.

16.04.2008 (Week 8):  Applications to traffic and urban geography

Applications to the field of traffic simulations with Mr. Jeremy Hackney as invited lecturer.

23.04.2008 (Week 9): Applications to management and economics

Applications to the field of economics with Mr. Frank Walter as invited lecturer.

30.04.2008 (Week 10): Applications to politics

Applications to the field of political science.

07.05.2008 (Week 11): Student presentations I

Luca Gugelmann, Manuel Baumann, Fabio Zünd

14.05.2008 (Week 12): Student presentations II

Silvio Frischknecht, Matthias Bönhof, Hyun-U Sohn

21.05.2008 (Week 13): Student presentations III

Stephan Luyet, Anderas Börrnert, Peter Birrer, Bernhard Steubing

28.05.2008 (Week 14): Student presentations III

Daniel Meister, Andreas Hermann

30.05.2008: Final project report due