Agent Based Modeling of Complex Adaptive Systems Podcast
1) SPM 9550: Path Dependency
This lecture discuss Path Dependency. Students should be able to: Give a definition of path dependency; Understand path dependency as a notion of memory (internal to agent); Understand path dependency...Show More
2) Introduction to SPM 9550
Introduction lecture on SPM 9550 Agent Based Modelling (ABM) and Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS).
3) SPM 9550: Networks - I
The goals of this lecture: Understand the notion of networks as graphs consisting of nodes and edges; Understand different topologies and how they affect the networks; Know the meaning of the basic ne...Show More
4) SPM 9550: Evolution
The goals of this lecture: Understand the notions of evolution, co-evolution, coupled fitness landscapes and intractability; Understand the difference between biological and socio-technical evolution.
5) SPM 9550: System Nestedness
The goals of this lecture: Understand the difference between vertical and horizontal nestedness; Understand that a system can be a context for another system; Understand adaptive cycles from the persp...Show More
6) SPM 9550: Observer Dependence
The goals of this lecture: Students should be able to give a definition of Observer Dependent; Understand that each observer has his own worldview that determines what and how is observed; Understand ...Show More
7) SPM 9550: What exactly is resilience?: Exploring the concept and its use for Agent Based Modeling
The goals of this lecture are to introduce concept resilience, to introduce concept of robustness and to explain the difference between engineering resilience and ecological resilience.
8) SPM 9550: Diversity and Self-Similarity
The goals of this lecture: Understand how the diversity of Agents' (elements) influence the system emergent properties, states, behavior and interfaces/interactions; Understand the notion of self-simi...Show More
9) SPM 9550: Emergence
The goals of this lecture: Students should be able to give an definition of Emergence / Emergent Properties; Understanding how emergence appears from a reductionist and from a holistic perspective; Un...Show More
10) SPM 9550: Introduction to Agent Based Modeling
The goals of this lecture: Understand what is an Agent, and what is an Agent Based Model; Understand the concepts of generative science; Understand how bottom up modeling is different from other model...Show More