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Last questions in our minisymposium on #IndividualBasedModels: What does it take to become a good modeller?

Answers from our guest speakers include persistence, stubbornness, patience, curiosity, creativity and interdisciplinary thinking.

Note that lots of prior experience in coding or maths is missing from the list, because these are just tools that can be learned on the way. So no need to feel intimidated - #modelling is for everyone! ;-)

#TheoreticalEcology
#EcologicalModelling

...and here comes the second session of our #minisymposium on #IndividualBasedModels!
We will talk about #parasites, #CollectiveBehaviour, #sociality, #InvasiveSpecies and a lot more. Today’s speaker line-up: @djhelam1, Valentin Lecheval, @KristyFerraro and Arman Pili.

Live-toots in the 🧵 below!

#ComputationalEcology #EcologicalModelling #TheoreticalEcology #EcoEvo #YoMos

And off we go! The first session of our #minisymposium on #IndividualBasedModels is going to start in a few minutes! We will talk about #bumblebees, #Malaria, #parasites, #competition, #DecisionMaking, #CollectiveMovement and a lot more.

Today’s speaker line-up: @JordanChetcuti, Paola Carillo-Bustamante, @senay, @VeraVinken and @iplanass.

Live-toots in the 🧵 below!

#ComputationalEcology #EcologicalModelling #TheoreticalEcology #EcoEvo #YoMos

@KorinnaAllhoff sounds #fascinating since #IndividualBasedModels have been relevant both in my #Biological and #AppliedComputing research. Time a little difficult in UTC+0 with dawn about one hour after start. No need to send Zoom link (not secure in Fediverse anyway) I will try to find posts when it is happening.

Do you (want to) use #IndividualBasedModels in your research?

We organize a #minisymposium on Dec 14/16, 8:15-10 am German time, as part of my #ComputationalEcology course. Nine international #ERC researchers will talk about why they started modelling and how computer simulations help them to address their research questions.

I will try to live-toot the event, but you are also welcome to join. Just text me for the zoom link! Everyone welcome! 😀

#TheoreticalEcology
#EcologicalModelling

Do you (want to) use #IndividualBasedModels in your research?

Next week (Dec 14/16, 8:15-10 am), we will organize a little #minisyposium, as part of my #ComputationalEcology course. Nine international #ERC researchers will talk about why they became a modeller and how computer simulations help them to address their research questions.

Everyone welcome! Just text me for more details and the zoom link.

#TheoreticalEcology
#EcologicalModelling

Sharing some resources, maybe useful for the broader community. We wrote a book on #IndividualBasedModels of #CulturalEvolution. It is a step-by-step guide with #RStats that does not presuppose programming knowledge.
Free version here: https://acerbialberto.com/IBM-cultevo/

I've now pivoted from timescales of millions of years, to days/weeks. I'm interested in how sexual conflict in insects changes (or doesn't) when population densities are very low. In particular, can insects' capacity for #parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction) help them survive population bottlenecks?

I hope to address this topic with experiments and #AgentBasedModels / #IndividualBasedModels. I'm also interested in using #MachineLearning to make the #simulation process more efficient.

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