This map of SwarmFest locations contains pointers to:

• The Swarm tutorial (Sunday 1.00pm - 6.00pm): 4472 Randall Lab, in the CSCS computer lab. NB: the open door will be on the east side of the building, at the top of the main stairs into the building.
• Reception and poster session (Sunday 7.00pm - 10.00pm): Phelps Lounge, 2nd floor of Assembly Building, in the SW corner of the Business School complex.
• SwarmFest talk sessions (Monday and Tuesday): Room D1276 Business Administration Building.

Pictures and the Award list from SwarmFest-2004 are at the bottom of this page!

Sunday, May 9 2004 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-Conference Swarm Tutorial, Paul Box, Utah State University and Glenn Ropella, Swarm Development Group Complex Systems Computer Lab, 4472 Randall Lab (Physics Bldg.) 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Poster Session and Opening Conference Reception Phelps Lounge, UofM B'Schl, 701 Tappan (Assembly Hall) Monday, May 10, 2004 All events in Business Administration Building, Room D1276, 701 Tappan 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Introduction and Announcements 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Eric Bonabeau, Icosystem Corporation: Title: Exploratory design of collective behavior 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Break 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Agent-Based Modeling of Cultural Change in Swarm using Cultural Algorithms, presented by Ziad Kobti, University of Windsor. 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Terrorist Simulation with NetBreaker, presented by Michael J. North, Center for Complex Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation, Argonne National Laboratory 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM The Effects of Heterogeneous Development Density Regulations on Exurban Development: An Agent-Based Model of Developer and Homebuyer Decision-Making., presented by Moira Zellner, CSCS, Univ. of Michigan. 11:40 AM - Noon On the Virtues of the Shame Lane., presented by Matteo Richiardi, LABORatorio Revelli, Centre for Employment Studies. Noon - 1:00 PM Break 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM The Computer Experiment in Computational Social Science, presented by Greg Madey, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Relationships between Agent-Based Models and Geographic Information Systems: An Illustrated Catalog, presented by Bill Rand, CSCS, Univ. of Michigan. 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Toward Constraint-Sensitive Agents, presented by David L. Sallach, Argonne National Laboratory. 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Evolving a simulated system of enterprises with jESevol and Swarm, presented by Pietro Terna, Dipartimento di Scienze economiche e finanziarie, Universita di Torino, Italia. 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM SumWEB: stock market experiment environment for natural and artificial agents, presented by Alessandro Cappellini, University of Turin, Italy. 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Inferring Individual Behavior with GP: Agent-Based Models of Public Goods Provision, presented by Riccardo Boero, Dept. of Sociology, University of Surrey. 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM StarLogo Model of Crayfish Microhabitat Selection, presented by Stephen D. Morse, Biology Dept, Camden High School, Camden, NJ. 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian Agent Individual-based Modeling (CEL Agent IBMs) for Fish, presented by R. Andrew Goodwin, Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research & Development Center at Portland District. 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Evaluating an event driven agent based foraging model using experimental data, presented by Abran Steele-Feldman, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, University of Washington. 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM A Spatially Explicit, Bioenergetically Cosntrained, IBM of Predator-Prey Interactions in a Stream, presented by Eliezer Gurarie, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, University of Washington. 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Agent Based Models of competitive sympatric speciation: an investigation into the role of mate search tactics and complex phenotypes, presented by Rainer Hilscher, Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Group, Informatics, University of Sussex, UK. 6:30 PM Reception and Dinner. Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM Swarm and GNUstep Development Report, presented by Scott Christley, University of Notre Dame. 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM JAS 1.0: new features of the first major release, presented by Michele Sonnessa, University of Torino. 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM NetLogo: A Simple Environment for Modeling Complex Systems, presented by Seth Tisue, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, School of Education and Social Policy / Department of Computer Science, Northwestern Univ. 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Discrete Evaluation and the Particle Swarm Algorithm, presented by Tim Hendtlass, Centre for Intelligent Systems and Complex Processes, Swinburne University of Technology. 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM IDEAS - Interactive Development Evnrionment for Agent-based Simulation, presented by Alessandro Perrone, Dept. of Economics, University of Venice. 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Break 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM The Immune System as a Complex Adaptive System: A RePast Simulation of the Anti-Viral Immune Response, presented by Virginia A. Folcik, Department of Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Agent Based Models of the Acute Inflammatory Response: Update on Development and Future Directions, presented by Gary An, Department of Trauma, Cook County Hospital, 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM An agent-based model to study tuberculosis granuloma, presented by Jose L. Segovia-Juarez, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan. 11:40 AM - Noon Systems Biology Thought Experiments in Human Genetics using Artificial Life and Grammatical Evolution, presented by Bill C. White, Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University. Noon - 1:00 PM Break 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Psycho-Computational Models of Human Linguistic Development: Applications for Swarm, presented by Teresa Satterfield, Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures and CSCS, Univ. of Michigan. 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Business Application of Agent-Based Simulation: Complex and Dynamic Interactions of Motion Picture Market, presented by Seung-Kyu Rhee, Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Modeling spatio-temporal dynamics of households, habitats, and forests: a case study in Wolong Nature Reserve (China), presented by Li An, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University and CSCS, Univ. of Michigan. 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Strategic Scenarios with RePast 2.0, presented by Douglas Druckenmiller, Graduate School of Management, Kent State University. 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Nobility and Stupidity: Modeling the Evolution of Class Endogamy, presented by Theodore C. Belding, Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS), University of Michigan 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Diffusion of Innovations in Small Worlds: Taking Shortcuts While Seeding?, presented by Kerimcan Ozcan, School of Business, Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS), University of Michigan. 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Conference Wrap-up and Feedback 4:00 PM End of Conference Pietro Terna's picture page is here! Someone else's pictures -- anyone know who took these? The list of awards and awardee's for SwarmFest-2004: Best paper -- Abram Steele (song-bird mobile) Best poster -- Scott Christley and Greg Madey (egg with alien) Best birds-and-bees talk -- Rainer Hilscher (a bird and some bees) Most consistant attendance -- Alessandro Peronne (pterodactyl) Best model for recruiting and educating new Swarm-ers: Stephen Morse (magnet construcors) Best A-V rocket scientist -- Scott Moore (Rocket Pen) Most distance member of the Swarm -- Tom Hendtlass, Australia (inflatable globe) Best talk about talk -- Teresa Satterfield (selection of bugs) Best Educational Tool talk -- Seth Tisue (selection of bugs) Best ??? -- Ted Belding (selection of bugs) Leader of the SwarmFest -- Rick Riolo (lots of ants!) (The above is rlriolo's best attempt at this list -- if you have corrections or additions, please let me know!)

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