ADVANCED COURSE
A stochastic process approach to agent-based modeling and simulation
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR),
Rostock, Germany, 19-30 October
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2015
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) invites applications for this advanced course on Agent-based Modeling and Simulation.
For more information and application instructions please visit: http://tinyurl.com/goabm15
(Course participation includes attendance at the IUSSP-MPIDR workshop “The science of choice – How to model the decision-making process?”, which will be held 28-30 October.)
Recruitment of students
• Applicants should either be enrolled in a PhD program (those well on their way to completion will be favored) or have received their PhD.
• A maximum of 15 students will be admitted.
• The selection will be made by the MPIDR based on the applicants’ scientific qualifications.
Course prerequisites
Course prerequisites are (a) experience with agent-based modeling or the successful completion of an introductory course on agent-based modeling, (b) the knowledge of one programming language or agent-based modeling platform, and (c) a working knowledge of R.
If you never used R in your research work, please make sure you have a sufficient knowledge before the course starts, e.g. by attending a free online course such as www.coursera.org/course/rprog. Alternatively or additionally you can also use the tutorial website from UCLA or any other R-tutorial which goes into sufficient detail.
Financial support
There is no tuition fee for this course. Students are expected to pay their own transportation and living costs. However, 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.
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