Vladimyr:
I am a lurker on this site listening to interesting ideas. I recently
started looking into
agent-based systems. I started out with a Teaching Company lecture
series entitled
Understanding Complexity by Prof Scott Page. He is a visiting Prof at
Sante Fe.
The course is just introductory content without any computational
exercises.
(www.TeachingCompany.com) Its a great introduction to the field. Its a
nice way
pass the morning commute.
Dr Page suggested the following books as well:
> Agent-Based Models by Nigel Gilbert
> Simulation for the Social Scientist by Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G
Troitzsch
> Complexity A Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell
I added another book Dr. Page was too modest to suggest:
> Complex Adaptive Systems: An Into to Computational Models of Social
Life.
by John Miller and Scott Page.
I also downloaded the NetLogo system, but as yet have not installed it.
I recently came across a web-site by a regular member of this forum,
Owen Densmore. Its at
http://complexityworkshop.com/
<http://complexityworkshop.com/>
I have not explored it yet.
My background is in mortgage finance. Sorry nothing interesting like
default
swaps, just old fashioned commercial mortgage loans. I recently
completed a
degree in software engineering so I am looking forward to the
programming aspects
of agents. I do this on my own time, so I have been focusing on more of
the
background before I start the computational aspects.
Steph T
Ted Carmichael wrote:
Hey, Vladimyr -
I'm not in Santa Fe - I'm at UNC Charlotte, near the other coast - but
I also work with complex systems and such. If you're not familiar
with it, NetLogo is an excellent toolset for rapid prototyping of
agent-based systems. They continually update it, it's free, and
there's tons of support, so you can learn programming pretty easily in it.
A good book might be M. Mitchell's newest: Complexity: A Guided Tour.
Well written and thorough. Also, I always recommend Steve Johnson's
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software.
A little more towards the general audience, but some excellent
examples of CAS.
I'm sure others will have some good recommends as well.
Good luck!
-Ted
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
<vbur...@shaw.ca <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca>> wrote:
Hi,
I am interested in communicating with people already working with
Complexity.
As a scientist formerly working in epidemiology and more recently
in robotics, I have become increasingly interested in Non-linear
problems.
Unfortunately my background is basically inappropriate and would
like a little advice on how to get set up working with Autonomous
Agents.
Hopefully, some one can provide a little guidance. My background
is rather complex and does include some programming efforts over
the years but AA is a big leap from machine motion programs. Some
day I may be able to make a significant contribution to the field
using my few talents.
I would like to travel to Santa Fe and listen in on your lecture
series.
Vladimyr
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