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2020 Summer School on Methodology of Computational Social Science

Schedule

 

Date: Monday 27th of July - Thursday 30th July 2020

Venue: VooV meeting (腾讯会议)

Hosted by Marco Agriculture Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University

 

u Overall learning outcomes. After this summer school, participants should be able to:

- explain what ABM is and how it can be used in social simulation

- know how to get started with model development using NetLogo

- understand the role of the ODD protocol in documenting and designing agent-based models

- think about own research questions and domain from the perspective of computational social science

- evaluate different ways to use ABM to support research

- know where to go next

 

u Evenings are for further self-study and reflection on the application of coursework on own research projects

 

u All times are in China Standard Time (GMT+8)

 

u Lectures are 2 hour time slots (120 minutes)


u Agenda:


Date


Topics

Lecturer

Monday
  July 27th

Arrival
08:00-09:00

Participants arrive and connect to the online platform
   § TAs available for technical support

Liu Yang
  Teaching Assistants

Morning
09:00-09:30

Opening and welcome (30 minutes)
   § Introduction to lecturers
   § Structure of the week
   § Introduction to collaborative work

Hang Xiong

09:30-11:30

Lecture 1: Modeling and simulation in social sciences
   § systems theory
   § model types (Markov, System Dynamics, ABM)
   § Matching a modelling approach to the study objective

Georgiy Bobashev

lunch & self-study
11:30-14:00

Activity: reading selected papers, aiming at showing participants the potential of ABM applications, especially in terms of theoretical modelling

self-study

Afternoon
14:00-15:00

Student expectations (capture in Padlet)
Quiz on reading

Koen H. van Dam

15:00-17:00

Lecture 2: Introduction to NetLogo and syntax
   § Why NetLogo
   § Using command center
   § Understanding the GUI
   § General programming tips/tricks
   § Documenting models

Koen H. van Dam

Tuesday
  July 28th

Morning
09:00-11:00

Lecture 3: ODD protocol
   § The ODD protocol: ABM objectives and components (agents, rules, environments, networks)
   § Model parameterization and calibration
   § Model building process using ODD

Georgiy Bobashev

lunch & self-study
11:00-14:00

Activity: Implementing first NetLogo “hello world” model

self-study

Continue Netlogo tutorial
Peer-support in tutorial

self-study

Afternoon
14:00-15:00

Q&A on NetLogo implementation (real-time)

Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Koen H. van Dam

15:00-17:00

Lecture 4: Decision-making in ABM
   § Advanced topic on decision-making of agents
  

Zhanli (Jerry) Sun

offline (1 hour)
17:00-18:00

Offline feedback and Q&A session

Georgiy Bobashev
  Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Koen H. van Dam
  Liu Yang
  Hang Xiong

Wednesday
  July 29th

Morning
09:00-09:30

Review/recap and introduction to the activity

Liu Yang
  Hang Xiong

09:30-14:00

Activity: write ODD specification for a model in participant’s own discipline

self-study

Afternoon
14:00-16:00

Lecture 5: Geographical Information Systems and journey of a modeller
   § Introduction to use of GIS
   § GIS in ABM
   § Case study: modelling the impact of planning changes in Beijing
   § Experiences of learning to model during a PhD

Koen H. van Dam
  Liu Yang

16:15-18:00

Lecture 6: Model applications and participatory ABM
   § ABM application in land use/cover
   § Understanding the “Tragedy of the Commons” via ABM
   § Participatory ABM

Zhanli (Jerry) Sun

offline (1 hour)
17:00-18:00

Offline feedback and Q&A session

Georgiy Bobashev
  Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Koen H. van Dam
  Liu Yang
  Hang Xiong

Thursday
  July 30th

Morning
09:00-11:00

Lecture 7: Experimenting with ABMs
    § Dealing with uncertainties of ABMs (verification, calibration, validation and sensitivity analysis)    

    § Hypothesis test using ABMs

Hang Xiong

11:00-14:00

Activity: Continue model definition and/or Translating (part of) the model formulation to syntax and implementing it in NetLogo
Peer-support in model design and development

Self-study

Afternoon
14:00-15:00

Q&A on using ABM in projects (in smaller group, online & offline)

Hang Xiong
  Georgiy Bobashev
  Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Koen H. van Dam
  Flaminio Squazzoni
  Liu Yang

15:00-17:00

Lecture 8: Integration of lab and ABM
   § combining experimental research with computer simulation
   § agent-behaviour

Flaminio Squazzoni

17:30-18:30

Closing ceremony
   § Summary of summer school
   § Recommendations self-study during next week
   § Suggestions on what to do next, how to stay up-to-date and continue development

Hang Xiong
  Koen H. van Dam
  Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Flaminio Squazzoni
  Liu Yang

Thursday
  August 6th

Morning +
Afternoon +
Evening
08:00-21:30

Co-organised with workshop
Opportunity for summer school participants to give a short presentation of their work

Hang Xiong
  Georgiy Bobashev
  Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
  Koen H. van Dam
  Flaminio Squazzoni
  Liu Yang

 

u Participants in groups, support each other with questions, if they cannot solve it then contact TA (working with say 2 groups) and then to lecturers.

 

u Select 4 outstanding students of the 2019 and 2020 HZAU-IC London Summer School on Methodology of Computational Social Science to attend “International Symposium on Social Simulation 2020” on August 6th do Panel Presentation (20 minutes for each, 10-15min for reporting time, 5-10 min for Q&A).