Agent-Based & Cellular Automata Models for Geographical Systems @ the AAG

If you attending the AAG Annual Meeting this year, please feel free to come to our sessions entitled Agent-Based and Cellular Automata Models for Geographical Systems.
LOCATION AND DATE
Saturday, April 13th, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Angeleno, The LA Hotel, Level 2  

DESCRIPTION OF THE SESSIONS

The use of Agent-based Modeling (ABM) and Cellular Automata (CA) models within geographical systems are starting to mature as methodologies to explore a wide range of geographical and more broadly social sciences problems facing society. The aim of these sessions is to bring together researchers utilizing agent-based models, CA (and associated methodologies) to discuss topics relating to: theory, technical issues and applications domains of ABM and CA within geographical systems.

Papers will discuss issues relating to:

  • Validation, verification and calibration of Agent-based and CA models
  • Hybrid modeling approaches (e.g. utilizing Spatial Interaction, Microsimulation, etc.)
  • Handling scale and space issues
  • Visualization of agent-based models (along with their outputs)
  • Ways of representing behavior within models of geographical systems
  • Participatory modeling and simulation
  • Applications: Ranging from the micro to macro scale

ORGANIZERS:
Christopher Bone, Department of Geography, University of Oregon.
Andrew Crooks, Computational Social Science, George Mason University.
Suzana Dragicevic, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University.
Alison Heppenstall, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
Michael Batty, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London.
Amit Patel, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.

SPONSORSHIPS:
Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group and the Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group

SESSION OUTLINES:

5150: 1: Methodological Advances (8:00 AM)

Kirk Harland and Mark Birkin

David O’Sullivan and George  Perry 

James Millington, David O’Sullivan and George  Perry 

Christopher Bone

Anthony Jjumba andSuzana Dragicevic

    5250 Land-Use Models (10:00 AM)

    Jan Baetens and Bernard De Baets

    Haiyan Zhang and Clinton Andrews

    Moira Zellner, Daniel Milz, Leilah Lyons, Lissa Domorackiand Joshua Radinsky

    Atesmachew Hailegiorgis

    Amit PatelAndrew Crooks and Naoru Koizumi

    A Spatial ABM Approach to Explore Slum Formation Dynamics in Ahmedabad, India

    5450 Applications (2:00 PM)

    Bianica Pint and Andrew Crooks

    Ali Afshar Dodson

    Rongxu Qiu, Wei Xu and Shan Li

    Sarah Wise

    Majeed Pooyandeh and Danielle Marceau 

        5550 Applications(4:00 PM)

        Arnaud Banos, Sonia ChardonnelChristophe LangNicolas Marilleau and Thomas Thevenin 

        Ed Manley and Tao Cheng

        Yong Yang, Ana  Diez-RouxAmy Auchincloss, Daniel Rodriguez, Daniel Brown and Rick Riolo

        Andrew Crooks and Atesmachew Hailegiorgis

        Timothy Gulden and  Joseph Harrison