Uri Wilensky

Uri Wilensky, mathematician, educator, computer scientist and learning technologist, is the founder and current director of the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling at Northwestern University. Dr Wilensky is an associate professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, holds an appointment in the cognitive science program, and is on the governing board of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO). His most recent projects focus on developing tools that enable users (both researchers and learners) to simulate, explore and make sense of complex systems. His NetLogo agent-based modeling software is used by tens of thousands of users worldwide.

Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling
Annenberg Hall 337
Evanston, IL, 60208
United States

Email: uri@northwestern.edu
Web: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/uri

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William Rand

William Rand is a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University in the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO). His interests primarily include the methodology of agent-based modeling and evolutionary computation. Dr. Rand completed his dissertation in 2005 at the University of Michigan under John Holland and Rick Riolo on the use of genetic algorithms in dynamic environments. He has presented at conferences worldwide and has significant experience teaching hands-on agent-based modeling. He has used computer models to help understand the evolution of cooperation, suburban sprawl, traffic patterns, financial systems, land-use and land-change in urban systems, and many other phenomena.

NICO
600 Foster St.
Evanston
IL, USA
60208
United States

Email: wrand@northwestern.edu
Web: http://www.shakyladder.org