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 as a notion of history (external to agent, as an emerg

Introduction lecture on SPM 9550 Agent Based Modelling (ABM) and Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS).

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 perspective of system nestedness.

This lecture discuss Chaos and instability. Students should be able to: Define chaos and differentiate it from randomness; Understand pseudo random numbers and their role of in Agent Based Models; Understand model bifurcations; Understand the notion of at

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 modeling techniques.

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-similarity across system levels; Understand the notion of s

This lecture discuss Chaos and instability. Students should be able to: Define chaos and differentiate it from randomness; Understand pseudo random numbers and their role of in Agent Based Models; Understand model bifurcations; Understand the notion of at

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 how observe dependence interacts with Emergence; Unders

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 as a notion of history (external to agent, as an emerg

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; Understand the notion of system levels, agent, network an