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Eighth Annual Swarm Users/Researchers Meeting

SwarmFest 2004 
http://cscs.umich.edu/swarmfest04/

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

May 9 - 11, 2004

(Abstracts)


This map of SwarmFest locations contains pointers to:

  • The Swarm tutorial (Sunday 1.00pm - 6.00pm): 4472 Randall Lab, in the CSCS computer lab. NB: the open door will be on the east side of the building, at the top of the main stairs into the building.
  • Reception and poster session (Sunday 7.00pm - 10.00pm): Phelps Lounge, 2nd floor of Assembly Building, in the SW corner of the Business School complex.
  • SwarmFest talk sessions (Monday and Tuesday): Room D1276 Business Administration Building.

Pictures and the Award list from SwarmFest-2004 are at the bottom of this page!

Sunday, May 9 2004

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Pre-Conference Swarm Tutorial, Paul Box, Utah State University and Glenn Ropella, Swarm Development Group
Complex Systems Computer Lab, 4472 Randall Lab (Physics Bldg.)

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Poster Session and Opening Conference Reception
Phelps Lounge, UofM B'Schl, 701 Tappan (Assembly Hall)

Monday, May 10, 2004
All events in Business Administration Building, Room D1276, 701 Tappan

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Introduction and Announcements

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote: Eric Bonabeau, Icosystem Corporation:
Title: Exploratory design of collective behavior

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Break

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Agent-Based Modeling of Cultural Change in Swarm using Cultural Algorithms, presented by Ziad Kobti, University of Windsor.

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Terrorist Simulation with NetBreaker, presented by Michael J. North, Center for Complex Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation, Argonne National Laboratory

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

The Effects of Heterogeneous Development Density Regulations on Exurban Development: An Agent-Based Model of Developer and Homebuyer Decision-Making., presented by Moira Zellner, CSCS, Univ. of Michigan.

11:40 AM - Noon

On the Virtues of the Shame Lane., presented by Matteo Richiardi, LABORatorio Revelli, Centre for Employment Studies.

Noon - 1:00 PM

Break

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

The Computer Experiment in Computational Social Science, presented by Greg Madey, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Relationships between Agent-Based Models and Geographic Information Systems: An Illustrated Catalog, presented by Bill Rand, CSCS, Univ. of Michigan.

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Toward Constraint-Sensitive Agents, presented by David L. Sallach, Argonne National Laboratory.

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Evolving a simulated system of enterprises with jESevol and Swarm, presented by Pietro Terna, Dipartimento di Scienze economiche e finanziarie, Universita di Torino, Italia.

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

SumWEB: stock market experiment environment for natural and artificial agents, presented by Alessandro Cappellini, University of Turin, Italy.

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

Inferring Individual Behavior with GP: Agent-Based Models of Public Goods Provision, presented by Riccardo Boero, Dept. of Sociology, University of Surrey.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

StarLogo Model of Crayfish Microhabitat Selection, presented by Stephen D. Morse, Biology Dept, Camden High School, Camden, NJ.

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian Agent Individual-based Modeling (CEL Agent IBMs) for Fish, presented by R. Andrew Goodwin, Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research & Development Center at Portland District.

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

Evaluating an event driven agent based foraging model using experimental data, presented by Abran Steele-Feldman, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, University of Washington.

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

A Spatially Explicit, Bioenergetically Cosntrained, IBM of Predator-Prey Interactions in a Stream, presented by Eliezer Gurarie, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, University of Washington.

4:50 PM - 5:10 PM

Agent Based Models of competitive sympatric speciation: an investigation into the role of mate search tactics and complex phenotypes, presented by Rainer Hilscher, Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Group, Informatics, University of Sussex, UK.

6:30 PM

Reception and Dinner.

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

Swarm and GNUstep Development Report, presented by Scott Christley, University of Notre Dame.

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

JAS 1.0: new features of the first major release, presented by Michele Sonnessa, University of Torino.

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

NetLogo: A Simple Environment for Modeling Complex Systems, presented by Seth Tisue, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, School of Education and Social Policy / Department of Computer Science, Northwestern Univ.

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Discrete Evaluation and the Particle Swarm Algorithm, presented by Tim Hendtlass, Centre for Intelligent Systems and Complex Processes, Swinburne University of Technology.

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

IDEAS - Interactive Development Evnrionment for Agent-based Simulation, presented by Alessandro Perrone, Dept. of Economics, University of Venice.

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Break

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

The Immune System as a Complex Adaptive System: A RePast Simulation of the Anti-Viral Immune Response, presented by Virginia A. Folcik, Department of Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Agent Based Models of the Acute Inflammatory Response: Update on Development and Future Directions, presented by Gary An, Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital,

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

An agent-based model to study tuberculosis granuloma, presented by Jose L. Segovia-Juarez, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan.

11:40 AM - Noon

Systems Biology Thought Experiments in Human Genetics using Artificial Life and Grammatical Evolution, presented by Bill C. White, Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University.

Noon - 1:00 PM

Break

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Psycho-Computational Models of Human Linguistic Development: Applications for Swarm, presented by Teresa Satterfield, Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures and CSCS, Univ. of Michigan.

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Business Application of Agent-Based Simulation: Complex and Dynamic Interactions of Motion Picture Market, presented by Seung-Kyu Rhee, Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Modeling spatio-temporal dynamics of households, habitats, and forests: a case study in Wolong Nature Reserve (China), presented by Li An, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University and CSCS, Univ. of Michigan.

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Strategic Scenarios with RePast 2.0, presented by Douglas Druckenmiller, Graduate School of Management, Kent State University.

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Nobility and Stupidity: Modeling the Evolution of Class Endogamy, presented by Theodore C. Belding, Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS), University of Michigan

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

Diffusion of Innovations in Small Worlds: Taking Shortcuts While Seeding?, presented by Kerimcan Ozcan, School of Business, Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS), University of Michigan.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Conference Wrap-up and Feedback

4:00 PM

End of Conference


Pietro Terna's picture page is here!

Someone else's pictures -- anyone know who took these?

The list of awards and awardee's for SwarmFest-2004:

  • Best paper -- Abram Steele (song-bird mobile)
  • Best poster -- Scott Christley and Greg Madey (egg with alien)
  • Best birds-and-bees talk -- Rainer Hilscher (a bird and some bees)
  • Most consistant attendance -- Alessandro Peronne (pterodactyl)
  • Best model for recruiting and educating new Swarm-ers: Stephen Morse (magnet construcors)
  • Best A-V rocket scientist -- Scott Moore (Rocket Pen)
  • Most distance member of the Swarm -- Tom Hendtlass, Australia (inflatable globe)
  • Best talk about talk -- Teresa Satterfield (selection of bugs)
  • Best Educational Tool talk -- Seth Tisue (selection of bugs)
  • Best ??? -- Ted Belding (selection of bugs)
  • Leader of the SwarmFest -- Rick Riolo (lots of ants!)
(The above is rlriolo's best attempt at this list -- if you have corrections or additions, please let me know!)

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