BEHAVE Summer School 2023

on “Agent-Based Modelling for Social Scientists”, The 10th Edition,
University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 11-22 September 2023

Jointly organised by the Behave Lab, University of Milan, and University of Brescia, and supported by ESSA-The European Social Simulation Association

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Jointly organised by the Behave Lab, University of Milan, and University of Brescia, this school aims to train students on agent-based modelling by theoretical and practical lectures, daily hands-on sessions on NetLogo, project presentations, and personal counselling by experts.

"The Behave School is an incredible opportunity to learn from some of the best agent-based modeling experts and researchers. The 2-week program is a great introduction to ABM for beginners yet offers sufficient depth for more advanced modelers. And the location in Brescia close to Lake Iseo is not to be missed."

The school is hybrid with up to 40 participants in Brescia and unlimited others remotely connected. The training will take from 10-13AM to 2-5PM (CET Time).
The first week is addressed to beginners or experts needing a refresh and will introduce the principles and methods of agent-based modelling, the features of NetLogo and practicting with modelling exercises.
The second week will provide advanced training on model calibration and validation, with intense training on statistical techniques for parameter estimation and analysis.
Students not sufficiently familiar with R will be offered an intermediate Sunday tutorial on R. In both weeks, examples of classic and contemporary agent-based models will be coded from scratch in the class, step-by-step, with the faculty helping each student.

  • Assistance and customized counselling on personal research projects and models during the whole week with experts will be provided so that students will have the opportunity to create and improve their own models.
  • Project presentation. There will be slots for personal project presentations.
  • Coding Skills. No previous coding skills required during the first week.

The 2023 faculty includes

The list of Invited lecturers, Instructors and Assistants includes:

Schedule

DateStartEndTitleSpeaker
2023-09-1109:30:0010:00:00Welcome
2023-09-1110:00:0011:00:00The theory and methodology of agent-based modellingFlaminio Squazzoni
2023-09-1111:15:0012:30:00Agents and interactions: the crux of the ABM matterFlaminio Squazzoni, Federico Bianchi
2023-09-1114:00:0015:30:00Invited lectureTBA
2023-09-1115:45:0016:45:00The state of the artFederico Bianchi
2023-09-1117:00:0018:00:00Counselling
2023-09-1210:00:0011:00:00From theory to codingSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1211:15:0012:30:00Getting acquainted with NetLogoNicolas Payette
2023-09-1214:00:0015:30:00Schelling's model of segregation in NetLogoNicolas Payette
2023-09-1215:45:0016:45:00A few more NetLogo building blocksNicolas Payette
2023-09-1217:00:0018:00:00Counselling
2023-09-1310:00:0011:00:00Axelrod’s model on the dissemination of cultureSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1311:15:0012:30:00Axelrod’s model on the dissemination of cultureSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1314:00:0015:30:00Axelrod’s model on the dissemination of cultureSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1315:45:0016:45:00Axelrod’s model on the dissemination of cultureSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1317:00:0018:00:00Counselling
2023-09-1410:00:0011:00:00Flache and Macy’s model on small world and cultural polarizationSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1411:15:0012:30:00Flache and Macy’s model on small world and cultural polarizationSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1414:00:0015:30:00Flache and Macy’s model on small world and cultural polarizationSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1415:45:0016:45:00Flache and Macy’s model on small world and cultural polarizationSimone Gabbriellini
2023-09-1417:00:0018:00:00Counselling
2023-09-1510:00:0011:00:00Student presentations
2023-09-1511:15:0012:30:00Student presentations
2023-09-1514:00:0015:30:00How to excel doing ABM researchFlaminio Squazzoni
2023-09-1515:45:0016:45:00How to excel doing ABM researchFlaminio Squazzoni
2023-09-1517:00:0018:00:00Counselling