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Prof. William Rand [PhD]
 
InstitutionUniversity of Maryland
 
TätigkeitAssistant Professor of Marketing, Decision and Information
Technologies and Computer Science;
Research Director of the Center for Complexity and Business
 
SchwerpunkteComplex Systems Modeling with an emphasis on
Agent-Based Modeling, Evolutionary Computation and Social Network Analysis

ProjekteALIAS (Artificial Lifeforms In Artificial Societies) - An
investigation into the combination of machine learning and agent-based modeling

ASABM (Advancing the Science of Agent-Based Modeling) - Improving the frameworks, tools, and learning of agent-based models

HEV-M (Human, Embedded and Virtual Agents in Mediation) - The integration of participatory simulation, robotics, and virtual agents

DIADS (Diffuion of Information Across Diverse Systems) - An examination of how information diffusions in a large number of engineered, social and natural systems
 
 Shaky Ladder - Understanding the behavior of evolutionary computation in dynamic environments
 
Veröffentlichungen Fachzeitschriften

"Reciprocity Between the Cerebellum and the Cerebral Cortex: Nonlinear Dynamics in Microscopic Modules" Jun Wang, Gregory Dam, Sule Yildirim, William Rand, Uri Wilensky and James C. Houk, Complexity, 2008, In Press.

"The Emergence of Zoning Policy Games in Exurban Jurisdictions: Informing Collective Action Theory" Moira L. Zellner, Scott E. Page, William Rand, Daniel G. Brown, Derek T. Robinson, Joan Nassauer, and Bobbi Low, Land Use Policy, 2008, In Press.

"Exurbia from the Bottom-Up: Confronting Empirical Challenges to Characterizing a Complex System" Daniel G. Brown, Derek T. Robinson, Li An, Joan I. Nassauer, Moira Zellner, William Rand, Rick Riolo, Scott E. Page, Bobbi Low, and Zhifang Wang Geoforum, 2008, 39(2):805-818.

"Making Models Match: Replicating an Agent-Based Model" Uri Wilensky and William Rand, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2007, 10(4) http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/10/4/2.html

"Spatial Process and Data Models: Toward Integration of Agent-Based Models and GIS", Brown, D.G., North, M., Robinson, D., Riolo, R., Rand, W., Journal of Geographical Systems Special Issue on Space-Time Information Systems (Springer-Verlag), 2005, 7(1): 25-47.

"Markov Models of Literary Style for Authorship Identification", William Rand, Fluctuations and Noise Letters (World Scientific), December 2002, v2n4, p299-305.

"CrossNet: A Framework for Crossover with Network-based Chromosomal Representations" Forrest Stonedahl, William Rand, and Uri Wilensky (2008) Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), July 12-16, Atlanta, GA, USA.

"Multi-Agent Learning with a Distributed Genetic Algorithm" Forrest Stonedahl, William Rand and Uri Wilensky (2008) Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agents Systems (AAMAS) ALAMAS+ALAg Workshop, May 12-16, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.

"Schemata Analysis, Genetic Algorithms and Dynamic Environments: A Case Study Using the Shaky Ladder Hyperplane-Defined Functions", Abir Alharbi, William Rand, and Rick Riolo (2007) Evolution in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (EvoStoc), Valencia, Spain.

"The Effect of Crossover on the Behavior of the GA in Dynamic Environments: A Case Study using the Shaky Ladder Hyperplane-Defined Functions" William Rand, Rick Riolo, and John Holland (2006) Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), Seattle, WA, USA. Proceedings of GECCO 2006: 1289-1296.

"Evolution of Rules for Non-Uniform Cellular Automata using a Simple Genetic Algorithm: An Investigation into Diversity and Computation", Forrest Sondahl and William Rand (2007) Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), July 7-11, London, UK.

"GoGoBot: Group Collaboration, Multi-Agent Modeling, and Robots", William Rand, Paulo Blikstein, and Uri Wilensky (2008) Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS), Hakodate, Esstoril, Portugal. Proceedings of AAMAS 2008.

"Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling: Modeling natural, engineered, and social complex systems with NetLogo", Uri Wilensky and William Rand, a hands-on textbook on Agent-Based Modeling, to be published in January, 2009 by M.I.T. Press.

"Examining Group Behavior and Collaboration using ABM and Robots", Paulo Blikstein, William Rand, and Uri Wilensky (2007) Agent 2007, November 15-17, Evanston, IL, USA.

"Visualization Tools for Agent-Based Modeling in NetLogo", Daniel Kornhauser, William Rand, and Uri Wilensky (2007) Agent 2007, November 15-17, Evanston, IL, USA.

"Machine Learning Meets Agent-Based Modeling: When Not to Go to a Bar", William Rand (2006) Agent 2006, September 21-23, Chicago, IL, USA.
 
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