ABM Study Group
2025/1 Balance

Daniel Vartanian

University of São Paulo

August 13, 2025

Hi there! 👋

In this presentation, I’ll provide an overview of our group’s progress, outline our objectives, and walk through the schedule for the upcoming semester.

We’ll explore the following topics:

1. Members
2. Attendance
3. Our Objectives
4. Our Schedule

Members

October 9, 2024

(First Meeting)

Total members: 24

Presentations: 1

February 19, 2025

Total members: 25

Presentations: 7

August 13, 2025

Total members: 35 (+40%)

Presentations: 17

Attendance

1st Meeting (October 9, 2024): 13/24 (~54.17%)

2nd Meeting (November 13, 2024): 11/25 (44.00%)

3rd Meeting (December 11, 2024): 9/25 (36.00%)

4th Meeting (February 19, 2025): 11/25 (44.00%)

5th Meeting (March 12, 2025): 15/30 (50.00%)

6th Meeting (April 16, 2025): 12/32 (37.50%)

7th Meeting (May 21, 2025): 10/34 (~29.41%)

8th Meeting (June 18, 2025): 9/35 (~25.71%)

Main Reference

Our Objectives

2nd Semester 2024

Introduce modeling concepts, ABMs, NetLogo, and the ODD Protocol (Part I)

1st Semester 2025

Explore the entire ODD Protocol, enabling participants to create and structure their own ABMs
(Part II)

2nd semester 2025

Learn how to parameterize, calibrate, and analyze ABMs effectively (Parts III & IV)

1st Semester 2026

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Epstein, J. M., & Axtell, R. (1996). Growing artificial societies: Social science from the bottom up. The Brookings Institution.

Smaldino, P. E. (2023). Modeling social behavior: Mathematical and agent-based models of social dynamics and cultural evolution. Princeton University Press.

Epstein & Axtell (1996) Smaldino (2023)

Our Schedule

February 19
9 & 10 – Observation & Sensing

March 12
11 – Adaptive Behavior and Objectives

April 16
12 & 13 – Prediction & Interaction

May 21
14 & 15 – Scheduling & Stochasticity

June 18
16 – Collectives

August 13
18 – Patterns for Model Structure

September 10
19 – Theory Development

October 8
20 – Parameterization and Calibration

November 19
22 – Analyzing and Understanding ABMs

December 10
23 – Sensitivity, Uncertainty, and Robustness Analysis

Closing Remarks

This presentation was created with the Quarto Publishing System. The code and materials are available on GitHub.

References

In accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 7th edition.

Epstein, J. M., & Axtell, R. (1996). Growing artificial societies: Social science from the bottom up. The Brookings Institution.

Railsback, S. F., & Grimm, V. (2019). Agent-based and individual-based modeling: A practical introduction (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press.

Smaldino, P. E. (2023). Modeling social behavior: Mathematical and agent-based models of social dynamics and cultural evolution. Princeton University Press.

Thank you!