International Symposium on Social Simulation 2020
In the Era of "Big data, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and IoT", social simulation has become a powerful tool for the study of complex social and economic phenomena. For example, simulation allows us to quickly understand the transmission patterns of COVID-19. Social simulation focuses on the nonlinear correlation and interaction in economic and social systems, as well as the interaction between socio-economic systems and ecosystems. Moreover, simulation is helpful for tackling interdisciplinary issues of complexity such as the interaction between the biophysical environment and individual economic behavior in agricultural systems and its impact on output.
International Symposium on Social Simulation (ISSS or IS3) aims to stimulate interactions between young scholars and students engaged in social simulation research, and to promote international cooperation. This year, the ISSS is hosted by the College of Economics and Management in Huazhong Agricultural University and the Agricultural Modeling and Simulation Committee, China Simulation Federation. The research fields such as agricultural economy, resources and environment, land use, urban planning, and behavioral economy will be discussed.
1. Time and Venue
Time: August 6th 2020
Offline location: M505 Lecture Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Huazhong Agricultural University
Online location: Tencent/VooV Meeting (ID: 684 1068 0469)
(Overseas version VooV Meeting download address https://voovmeeting.com/, Domestic version Tencent Meeting download address https://meeting.tencent.com/, the two can be connected)
2. Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Flaminio Squazzoni
Flaminio Squazzoni, professor of University of Milan. He is the chief editor of JASSS (Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation) and former president of the European Social Simulation Association. He studied socioeconomics and behavioral sociology, focusing on the impact of state institutions and social norms on cooperation in large-scale social systems. He combined behavioral experiments with computer simulation experiments.
Personal home page: https://behavelab.org/flminio-squazzoni/
• Dr. Hang Xiong
Hang Xiong, professor in College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, the PI of MARI "Agricultural System Modeling" Team. He is an editorial board member of the journals JASSS, Frontiers in Blockchain. He has abundant experience of applying computer simulation and complex network analysis to agricultural economy, social interaction, international relations, ecological environment, policy analysis and so on. His doctoral dissertation has won the Outstanding Thesis Award of European Social Simulation Association.
Personal home page: http://mari.hzau.edu.cn/people/Xiong_Hang.htm
• Dr. Georgiy Bobashev
Georgiy Bobashev, RTI Fellow of a business development team at the Center for Data Science and a visiting researcher of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States. He has done in-depth research on computer simulation, econometrics and other modeling methods. He teaches methods of simulation modeling about Social Sciences in multiple American and European universities. Dr. Bobashev has applied modeling to a variety of health- and policy-related areas.
Personal home page: https://www.rti.org/expert/georgiy-bobashev
• Dr. Li An
Li An, professor of Geography at San Diego State University. Research focuses on understanding, envisioning, and planning complex human-environment systems (CHES) for improved sustainability, justice, and equality. Computational human-environment science, complexity theory, landscape ecology, geographic information science, data science, and other relevant domain knowledge (e.g., sociology, demography) leverage theoretical and methodological support toward this goal. The research approach features a digital, computerized methodology, including geo-visualization and representation, space-time analysis, and micro-level modeling and simulation.
Personal home page: http://complexities.org/An/index.html
• Dr. Wander Jager
Wander Jager, associate professor and managing director of the Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies. Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His research and teaching focuses on how interactions between people give rise to the emergence of collective behavior. In particular he is interested in the spreading of new technologies, opinion dynamics & polarization and the societal transition towards sustainability.
Personal home page: www.rug.nl/staff/w.jager/
• Dr. Koen H. van Dam
Koen H. van Dam, research fellow at the Centre for Process Systems Engineering (CPSE), Department of Chemical Engineering of Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Koen is a knowledge engineer specialized in the development of agent-based simulation models of urban infrastructure systems. In 2013 Springer published the book “Agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems” by van Dam, Nikolic and Lukszo (Eds.) ISBN 978-94-007-4932-0. He has taught ABM to graduates and young teachers for many years. His research covers simulation and policy analysis of urban sustainable design, smart city, distributed energy technology, interaction between social and technological.
Personal home page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/k.van-dam
3. Panellists and Discussants
• Dr. Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
Senior Researcher，Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies
• Dr. Yao Hu
Assistant Professor at Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
• Dr. Qing Tian
Assistant Professor at Computational Social Science, George Mason University
• Dr. Shuang Chang
Assistant Professor atDepartment of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Dr. Jiaqi Ge
University Academic Fellow at Urban Analytics in the School of Geography, University of Leeds
• Dr. Yue Dou
Researcher Associate at Environmental Geography group of IVM, Vrije University Amsterdam
• Dr. Hua Xie
Research Fellow，International Food Policy Research Institute
• Dr. Ernesto Carrella
Postdoc at Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford
• Dr. Jiang Wu
Professor at College of Information Management, Wuhan University
• Dr. Sen Li
Associate Professor at College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Dr. Yueji Zhu
Associate Professor at College of Management, Hainan University
• Outstanding student of 2019, 2020 Huazhong Agricultural University-Imperial College London Summer School of "Methodology of Computational Social Sciences"
• Contributions on related topics should be submitted to the following email address before July 30: ComSocSci@outlook.com
4. Agenda
• August 6th, Morning
（1）08:00-08:30 Opening Ceremony
（2）08:30-10:00 Keynote Presentation: 3 reports in total, 30 minutes for each (including 20-25min for presentation, 5-10min for Q&A).
（3）10:00-10:20 Coffee Break
（4）10:20-12:00 Panel Presentation: 5 reports in total, including 4 related research scholars and 1 outstanding student of the 2019 Huazhong Agricultural University-Imperial College London Summer School of "Methodology of Computational Social Sciences" (20 minutes for each, 10-15min for reporting, 5-10 min for Q&A).
• August 6th, Afternoon
（1）14:30-16:00 Keynote Presentation: 3 reports in total, 30 minutes for each (including 20-25min for presentation, 5-10min for Q&A).
（2）16:00-16:20 Coffee Break
（3）16:20-18:00 Panel Presentation: 5 reports in total, including 4 related research scholars and 1 outstanding student of the 2019 Huazhong Agricultural University-Imperial College London Summer School of "Methodology of Computational Social Sciences" (20 minutes for each, 10-15min for reporting, 5-10 min for Q&A).
• August 6th, Evening
（1）20:00-21:20 Panel Presentation: 4 reports in total, including 4 outstanding students of the 2019 and 2020 Huazhong Agricultural University-Imperial College London Summer School of "Methodology of Computational Social Sciences" (20 minutes for each, 10-15min for reporting time, 5-10 min for Q&A).
（2）21:20-21:30 Closing Ceremony
5. Steering Committee
Chair
• Dr. Ping Qing
Professor at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Vice President at Huazhong Agricultural University
Members
• Dr. Liangzhi You
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
Dean at Macro Agricultural Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University
• Dr. Flaminio Squazzoni
Professor at Department of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Milan
• Dr. Georgiy Bobashev
RTI Fellow at Center for Data Science, RTI International
Assistant Professor at Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University
• Dr. Gucheng Li
Professor at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Dean at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
• Dr. Guoqing Zheng
Research Fellow and director at Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Henan Academy of agricultural sciences
Vice Chairman at Agricultural Modeling and Simulation Committee, China Simulation Federation
• Dr. Tingwu Yan
Professor at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Deputy Dean at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
• Dr. Hang Xiong
Professor at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Deputy Dean at Macro Agricultural Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University
6. Symposium Organizers
Symposium Chairs
• Dr. Hang Xiong
Professor at College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Deputy Dean at Macro Agricultural Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University
• Dr. Koen H. van Dam
Research Fellow at Urban Energy Systems group, Imperial College London
Symposium Committee
• Dr. Zhanli (Jerry) Sun
Senior Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies
• Dr. Jiaqi Ge
University Academic Fellow at School of Geography, University of Leeds
• Dr. Yue Dou
Researcher Associate at Environmental Geography group of IVM, Vrije University Amsterdam
• Dr. Shuang Chang
Assistant Professor at Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Dr. Jiang Wu
Professor at College of Information Management, Wuhan University
• Dr. Jing Wang
Associate Professor at College of Resource and Environment, China Agricultural University
Secretary General at Agricultural Modeling and Simulation Committee, China Simulation Federation
• Dr. Sen Li
Associate Professor at College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Dr. Liu Yang
Research Fellow at School of Architecture, Southeast University
7. Supporting Organizations
Sponsored by
College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University
Agricultural Modeling and Simulation Committee, China Simulation Federation
Organized by
Marco Agriculture Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University
