Reading Group

Below you will find a general outline for our reading group, which occurs every Thursday at 11AM through November 18, 2021.

The syllabus, including readings and discussion questions, is available here. Recordings of the sessions can be found in the archives.

• Session 1 (8/19/2021): Introduction to Model and Systems Thinking (pt. 1)
• Session 2 (8/26/2021): Introduction to model and systems thinking (pt. 2)
• Session 3 (9/2/2021): Ethics
• Session 4 (9/9/2021): Introduction to Modelling Methods and Elements (pt. 1)
• Model Example: Interaction (Schelling Segregation Model)
• Session 5 (9/16/2021): Introduction to Modelling Methods and Elements (pt. 2)
• Model Example: Emergence (Flocks of Boids)
• Session 6 (9/23/2021): Modelling Considerations and Best Practices for ABMs
• Session 7 (9/30/2021): ABMs (Emergence)
  
• Session 8 (10/7/2021): Case Study–Infectious Disease in Bogota
• Model Example: ABM (INFEKTA)
• Session 9 (10/14/2021): DEMS
• Session 10 (10/21/2021): SDMs
• Model Example: Combining ABM, DEM, SDM Simulation Modalities (Epidemic and Clinic)
• Session 11 (10/28/2021): Case Study–Planning Beyond the Worker
• Session 12 (11/4/2021): Parameterization and Calibration 1
• Session 13 (11/11/2021): Parameterization and Calibration 2
• Session 14 (11/18/2021): Verification and Validation

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