Agent Based Simulation? Great Idea! How Can I Ever Make That Happen?

Under the aegis of the Economic and Social Research Council and its National Centre for Research Methods, SIMIAN (Simulation Innovation: A Node) is offering User Fellowships in agent based simulation.

You

• work in the UK and want to make effective use of agent based simulation outside the usual context of academic research
• could develop a clearly defined project of two weeks to two months duration
• would value a supportive and expert environment away from your everyday work
• could take up the fellowship by March 2011

We

• have a total of more than 40 years of expertise in simulation and social science
• are well connected in national and international academic communities and can offer effective advice and contacts to advance your project
• are keen to develop mutually advantageous collaborations between academic and other potential users of agent-based models.

To apply, please send to Lu Yang < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >:

• a brief CV
• a short proposal outlining your project and what kinds of fellowship resources would most help you to advance it
• an estimated budget for expenditure on travel to Guildford and, if required, the cost of accommodation and subsistence during the Fellowship. (A maximum of £1600 is available for each Fellowship.)

Preliminary enquiries can be made to the co-Directors of SIMIAN, Professor Nigel Gilbert < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > and Dr Edmund Chattoe-Brown < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

References:

• Agent-Based Models: book by Nigel Gilbert (link to: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book230292)
• Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (link to http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk)
• Doyne Farmer’s financial market model at the Santa Fe Institute. See http://tuvalu.santafe.edu/~jdf/SFI%20Template/About%20Me.html
• Behavioural finance: Cars Hommes and Florian Wagener at Amsterdam. See http://www1.fee.uva.nl/cendef/ .

For details regarding current User Fellowship Research click here.