Course: Agent based modeling and simulation

When: 20th – 30th of October, 2014

Where: Rostock, Germany

Application Deadline: 20th of August, 2014

 

The course aims at introducing students to agent-based modeling and simulation and offers four important skills: simulation skills, an agent-based modeling language, software skills (NetLogo), as well as strategies for designing agent-based models and implementing simulation experiments. This course is jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the Vienna Institute of Demography and the University of Southampton.

 

There is no tuition fee. However, students are expected to pay their own transportation and living costs. A limited number of scholarships are available on a competitive basis for outstanding candidates and for those applicants who might otherwise not be able to come.

 

URL: http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/education_career/international_advanced_studies_in_demography_3279/courses_3762/agent_based_modeling_and_simulation_abm_abs_3765/default.htm