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<h1>'''Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!'''</h1>
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<div align="center"><h1>'''Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!'''</h1></div>
 
<div style="font-size:120%;" align="center">''A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of'' '''Swarm'''</div>
 
<div style="font-size:120%;" align="center">''A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of'' '''Swarm'''</div>
  
 
<div style="font-size:90%;" align="center">The SwarmWiki is hosted by the [http://www.cscs.umich.edu Center for the Study of Complex Systems] at the University of Michigan.</div>
 
<div style="font-size:90%;" align="center">The SwarmWiki is hosted by the [http://www.cscs.umich.edu Center for the Study of Complex Systems] at the University of Michigan.</div>
 
  
 
<div align="center">[[#News|News]] | [[#Agent-_and_Individual-based_Modeling_Resources|Agent-based Modeling Resources]]  | [[#Swarm|Swarm]] | [[#Swarm_Development_Group|Swarm Development Group]] | [[#Help|Help]]  </div>
 
<div align="center">[[#News|News]] | [[#Agent-_and_Individual-based_Modeling_Resources|Agent-based Modeling Resources]]  | [[#Swarm|Swarm]] | [[#Swarm_Development_Group|Swarm Development Group]] | [[#Help|Help]]  </div>
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==News==
 
==News==
  
===Call for Mentors for the 2010-2011 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge===
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===Announcement for Swarmfest 2012===
For the past two years Swarmfest has served as a venue for participants of the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge (SCC) to present their work, receive feedback and interact with active researchers using agent based modeling. The SCC is a program committed to teaching teams of middle and high schools students how to use powerful computers to analyze, model and solve world problems.  For more information please see http://challenge.nm.org . Agent based modeling has increasingly been used in SCC projects, with two of the top projects from the last two years utilizing agent based modeling. For details of these projects check out "To Kill a Flocking Bird " -  http://challenge.nm.org/archive/09-10/finalreports/70.pdf and "Control and Spread of Wildfires" -  http://challenge.nm.org/archive/09-10/finalreports/99.pdf . Mentoring can be accomplished online; those interested in more information should go to "The Role of a Challenge Mentor" http://challenge.nm.org/resources/role.shtml and "Questions to discuss with a team"  http://challenge.nm.org/resources/tpd.html , or contact '''consult@challenge.nm.org'''  for more information. We believe that this is an excellent opportunity to "get them while they are young" and provide an introduction into an exciting and growing area of computational research.
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-Posted by [[User:Gary An|Gary An]]
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Email Inquiries to: swarmfest2012@gmail.com
  
===Thank you to all participants for a successful Swarmfest 2010!!!===
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[[Swarmfest 2012]] will take place in Downtown Charlotte, N.C. July 29-31, 2012, hosted by the Complex Systems
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Institute at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (http://complexity.uncc.edu/). The conference venue is the UNCC Center City Building http://centercity.uncc.edu/.
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Local Map http://centercity.uncc.edu/map-and-directions and Parking http://centercity.uncc.edu/parking
  
====June 20-22, 2010 in Santa Fe, NM====
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'''Registration can be accomplished at http://www.cvent.com/d/tcqqgn'''
We returned to our roots in Santa Fe at the Santa Fe Complex (Website http://sfcomplex.org/ ) from Sunday, June 20 to Tuesday, June 22, 2010.  Topics welcomed include: domain specific applications of Agent-based modeling, ABM toolkit development, optimization and analysis of ABMs, and implementation of ABMs on high-performance computing platforms. Visit the [[Swarmfest 2010 Page]] speakers, titles and abstracts. We hope to be posting presentations in the near future as well.
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Swamfest is the annual meeting of the Swarm Development Group (SDG), and one of the oldest communities involved in the development and propagation of agent-based modeling.  Swarmfest has traditionally involved a mix of both tool-users and tool-developers, drawn from many domains of expertise. These have included, in the past, computer scientists, software engineers, biomedical researchers, ecologists, economists, political scientists, social scientists, resource management specialists and evolutionary biologists. Swarmfest represents a low-key environment for researchers to explore new ideas and approaches, and benefit from a multi-disciplinary environment.
  
Our old friend, Board member and unofficial photo-archivist, Pietro Terna, has posted photos from Swarmfest 2010 at http://picasaweb.google.com/pietro.terna/SwarmFest2010June20222010SantaFe?feat=directlink .
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This year we will continue to examine the range of systems being modeled with ABM, with the possibility of providing some guidance as to the suitability of the various types of agent-based models for particular types of modeling goals. We also encourage the sharing of our experiences with attempting to gain acceptance of ABM within our own research communities, and discuss strategies where cross-domain examples/analogies can aid in that process. We will also try to identify future avenues for ABM research, including the "next" generation of ABM tools, platforms and application.
  
-Posted by [[User:Gary An|Gary An]] July 1, 2010
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Watch this page for upcoming news on program and logistics.
  
===SDG Google Summer of Code students and Projects from 2008===
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Hope to see you in Charlotte!
Swarm Development Group were assigned two students by [http://code.google.com/soc/2008/ Google's Summer of Code program], Haruka Matsuzaki and Pavel Vinogradov. Pavel is investigated ways to describe models using ontologies and Haruka looked at ways to control simulations by wire using a web browser, and probably using XML-RPC. Pavel has contributed a wiki page on 2008 Summer of Code [[Swarm:_IdeasList#SDG_participation_in_SoC|which you can find here]]. {{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 20:31, 22 Apr 2008 (EDT)}}
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{{posted|--[[User:Gary An|Gary An]] 16 March 2012}}
  
===Swarm for Ubuntu and Debian Linux===
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===New version of Objective-C Swarm for Windows===
Jakson Aquino produced [[Swarm:_stable_release#Compiling_Swarm_from_source_on_Ubuntu_and_Debian_Linux|detailed instructions for making Swarm from source on Ubuntu/Debian Linux, and some binaries for Ubuntu 7.04]]. Thank you Jakson! {{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 15:51, 28 Aug 2007 (EDT)}}
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There is a new binary (and source) release of Swarm that works with MinGW, a compiler that produces Windows executables. Advantages of this new way to use Swarm in Windows:
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* Windows executables can be launched directly from Windows, without needing to launch from inside a Unix-like environment.
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* Swarm models can be distributed for use on any Windows computer, without requiring Swarm or MinGW to be installed.
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* Faster execution than Cygwin Swarm.
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See the yellow "Swarm Software" box on this page.
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{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 15 Aug 2011}}
  
 
===Be a Swarm Development Group Member!===
 
===Be a Swarm Development Group Member!===
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==Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources==
 
==Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources==
  
*'''[[ABM_Resources|Resources for agent-based modeling]]'''. This is a new area of the wiki for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
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*'''[[ABM_Resources|Resources for agent-based modeling]]'''. This area of the wiki is for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
 
**Agent-based modeling community resources, including [[Swarm:_SwarmFest|SwarmFest]], our annual modeling conference
 
**Agent-based modeling community resources, including [[Swarm:_SwarmFest|SwarmFest]], our annual modeling conference
 
**Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
 
**Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
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[[Image:Small-swarm-logo.jpeg]]
 
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==Swarm==
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==Swarm Software for Agent-based Modeling==
  
 
*'''[[Swarm_main_page|The main Swarm page]]''' for Swarm software, documentation, and applications
 
*'''[[Swarm_main_page|The main Swarm page]]''' for Swarm software, documentation, and applications
  
*''[[Swarm: applications|Thanks to Paul Johnson, a new package of applications for Swarm-2.2, particularly for Objective C]]''
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*''New release of Objective-C for Windows'' produces Windows-native executables! See [[Swarm_and_MinGW|Using Swarm on Windows with MinGW]]
  
*''Download site moved: The download site for Swarm software, examples, documentation, etc. has been moved from ftp :// ftp.swarm.org to http://ftp.swarm.org. Please send an email to support@swarm.org if you find any links needing updating.''
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*''[[Swarm: applications|Thanks to Paul Johnson, a new package of applications for Swarm-2.2]]'', particularly for Objective C
  
 
*''[[Swarm:_Mailing_lists|Email lists for support and modeling]]''
 
*''[[Swarm:_Mailing_lists|Email lists for support and modeling]]''

Latest revision as of 13:53, 21 July 2012

Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!

A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of Swarm
The SwarmWiki is hosted by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan.
News | Agent-based Modeling Resources | Swarm | Swarm Development Group | Help

News

Announcement for Swarmfest 2012

Email Inquiries to: swarmfest2012@gmail.com

Swarmfest 2012 will take place in Downtown Charlotte, N.C. July 29-31, 2012, hosted by the Complex Systems Institute at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (http://complexity.uncc.edu/). The conference venue is the UNCC Center City Building http://centercity.uncc.edu/. Local Map http://centercity.uncc.edu/map-and-directions and Parking http://centercity.uncc.edu/parking

Registration can be accomplished at http://www.cvent.com/d/tcqqgn

Swamfest is the annual meeting of the Swarm Development Group (SDG), and one of the oldest communities involved in the development and propagation of agent-based modeling. Swarmfest has traditionally involved a mix of both tool-users and tool-developers, drawn from many domains of expertise. These have included, in the past, computer scientists, software engineers, biomedical researchers, ecologists, economists, political scientists, social scientists, resource management specialists and evolutionary biologists. Swarmfest represents a low-key environment for researchers to explore new ideas and approaches, and benefit from a multi-disciplinary environment.

This year we will continue to examine the range of systems being modeled with ABM, with the possibility of providing some guidance as to the suitability of the various types of agent-based models for particular types of modeling goals. We also encourage the sharing of our experiences with attempting to gain acceptance of ABM within our own research communities, and discuss strategies where cross-domain examples/analogies can aid in that process. We will also try to identify future avenues for ABM research, including the "next" generation of ABM tools, platforms and application.

Watch this page for upcoming news on program and logistics.

Hope to see you in Charlotte!

Posted: --Gary An 16 March 2012

New version of Objective-C Swarm for Windows

There is a new binary (and source) release of Swarm that works with MinGW, a compiler that produces Windows executables. Advantages of this new way to use Swarm in Windows:

  • Windows executables can be launched directly from Windows, without needing to launch from inside a Unix-like environment.
  • Swarm models can be distributed for use on any Windows computer, without requiring Swarm or MinGW to be installed.
  • Faster execution than Cygwin Swarm.

See the yellow "Swarm Software" box on this page.

Posted: --SFRailsback 15 Aug 2011

Be a Swarm Development Group Member!

Membership in SDG is a way to support our efforts to maintain and improve Swarm, and to support agent-based modeling. We just updated our membership page with new membership categories and procedures. Take a look to see what you can do.
Posted: --SFRailsback 17:34, 10 Nov 2006 (EST)



Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources

  • Resources for agent-based modeling. This area of the wiki is for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
    • Agent-based modeling community resources, including SwarmFest, our annual modeling conference
    • Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
    • "How and why to do agent-based modeling": techniques and theory
    • Resources specific to different scientific domains
  • modelling@swarm.org: The email community of agent-based modelers. This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. More information and signup here.


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