[Swarm-Modelling] Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Course

[North, Michael]

We are pleased to announce the eighth annual "Capturing Business
Complexity with Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation" course to be
jointly hosted by Argonne National Laboratory and the Santa Fe
Institute.  The Capturing Business Complexity course offers an intensive
introduction to agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) with a focus
on applications.  During the course, a series of lectures and hands-on
laboratories will be used to introduce the foundational ideas and tools
of ABMS and their application to applied questions. The topics include:

1.) the definition of agents,
2.) the design and construction of agents,
3.) the design and construction of agent environments,
4.) understanding ABMS results,
5.) effectively presenting ABMS results,
6.) and applications of these core topics to specific examples.

The course includes two sessions:

1.) The first session focuses on ABMS concepts from the perspective of
managers, analysts, and researchers.  This session runs from Monday May
18, 2009 through the morning of Wednesday May 20, 2009. There are no
prerequisites.
2.) The second session focuses on ABMS implementation from the
perspective of software developers and includes extensive hands-on
exercises.  This session runs from Wednesday May 20, 2009 though Friday
May 22, 2009.  Prerequisites are a good knowledge of general ABMS
concepts and a basic familiarity with programming in a high-level
language.  A review of the relevant programming concepts, as applied to
ABMS, will be given.

Participants are invited to attend the first session, the second
session, or both depending on their current knowledge and interests.

Please visit the following address for additional course information and
registration details:

        http://www.dis.anl.gov/conferences/abms/info.html

Mike

Michael J. North, MBA, Ph.D.

Deputy Director
Center for Complex Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation
Decision and Information Sciences Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439
Office Telephone: (630) 252-6234
Facsimile: (630) 252-6073