Tutorials
Accepted Tutorials
The Langtons ant wave equation
Organizer:​ Graham Medland
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Description: All about Langtons Ant cellular automata
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Introduction to Using Symbulation: An Agent-Based Model of Symbiosis Evolution
Organizers:​ Anya E. Vostinar, Emily Dolson, Piper Welch and Kai Johnson
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Description: Symbulation is an agent-based modeling platform that enables the study of symbiosis evolution along the parasitism to mutualism spectrum. This tutorial will guide new users in setting up a project to conduct an experiment using existing configuration options and implementing new functionality.
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Simulating pandemics with agent-based models
Organizers:​ Prof. Mikhail Prokopenko and Dr. Sheryl L. Chang
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Description: We will consider pros and cons of agent-based models for studying pandemics, tracing a spatiotemporal spread of infection across a nation. We will introduce our open-source software, AMTraC-19 (Agent-based Model of Transmission and Control of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia).
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