This class is taught in English as part of the Master SIED of the University Nice Sophia Antipolis.
II semester, 3 ECTS.
Instructor: Prof. Andrea G. B. Tettamanzi.
This course will provide a friendly introduction to the fascinating field of agent-based modeling. We will study how to use agent-based modeling to understand and examine a wide range of complex problems related to Economics and beyond. We will also see how to build a model from the ground up using the Python programming langage and how to analyze its results.
| Unit # | Date | Subject |
| 1 | Thursday, January 24, 2019, 16:00-18:00 | Introduction |
| 2 | Thursday, January 31, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Building a Simple Model
Mesa Tutorial |
| 3 | Thursday, February 7, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Hands-on session:
Mesa Tutorial (continued) |
| 4 | Thursday, February 14, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Creating Agent-Based Models
The El Farol Bar Problem |
| 5 | Thursday, February 28, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Hands-on session:
The El Farol Bar Problem (continued) |
| 6 | Thursday, March 7, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Hands-on session:
The El Farol Bar Problem (continued) |
| 7 | Thursday, March 28, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Designing an Agent-Based Model and
Analyzing its results
Testing Carlo Cipolla's Laws of Human Stupidity with Agent-Based Modeling |
| 8 | Thursday, April 4, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Hands-on session:
Testing Carlo Cipolla's Laws of Human Stupidity with Agent-Based Modeling (continued) |
| 9 | Thursday, April 11, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
The ODD Protocol
Applying the ODD Protocol to the ABM of Carlo Cipolla's Laws of Human Stupidity |
| 10 | Thursday, April 18, 2019, 16:00-18:00 |
Hands-on session:
Testing Carlo Cipolla's Laws of Human Stupidity with Agent-Based Modeling (continued) |
The slides used in class may be downloaded by clicking on the title of the corresponding unit.
The official Web site of the Mesa Agent-Based Modeling Framework.
Grading is based on
Last Updated on April 11, 2019