ECE Graduate Seminar
<p> </p> <p> You are cordially invited to attend the following seminar:</p> <p> </p> <p> Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering</p> <p> Old Dominion University</p> <p> GRADUATE SEMINAR</p> <p> </p> <p> From Research Question to Conceptual</p> <p> Model to Software Selection: Teaching</p> <p> Students Analysis Through Modeling</p> <p> </p> <p> by</p> <p> Dr. John Sokolowski</p> <p> Executive Director</p> <p> Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Visualization Center</p> <p> Host: Dr. Oscar González</p> <p> </p> <p> Friday, February 14, 2014</p> <p> 3:00 p.m. KH 224</p> <p> </p> <p> I will discuss how and why modeling and simulation is a credible means to analyze events while adding validity to prediction and/or anticipation of the "what next" regarding these events. The ability to analyze "what-ifs" and "what-next" encourages students to think broadly and futuristically, and to observe and understand complex phenomena. The presentation will walk through a case study to show how students are introduced to simulation software by: crafting a research question, abstracting their research and question into a conceptual model, and determining the modeling paradigm that best characterizes their research and addresses their research question. A variety of software exists that fully engages the numerous modeling paradigms. Introducing and encouraging the use of these simulation software facilitates a novel means of computational and visual analysis for students.</p> <p> </p> <p> Bio:</p> <p> Dr. John Sokolowski is the Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center and Associate Professor of Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Engineering, both at Old Dominion University. He has been with the Center since 2001 and previously served as its Director of Research. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, a Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University (ODU), and a Ph.D. in Engineering with a Concentration in Modeling and Simulation also from ODU.</p> <p> </p> <p> His research interests include human behavior modeling, decision system modeling, multiagent system simulation, and modeling and simulation representation of social systems. He has published five books on modeling and simulation and is the author of numerous journal articles and conference papers. He is a member of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (President), American Association of Artificial Intelligence, Association of Computing Machinery, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Beta Kappa</p>
Posted By: Linda Marshall
Date: Mon Feb 10 10:51:53 EST 2014