NetLogo

NetLogo is a programmable modelling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena. It is particularly well suited for modelling complex systems developing over time. Modellers can give instructions to hundreds or thousands of agents, all operating independently. This makes is possible to explore the connections between the micro-level behaviour of individuals and the macro-level patterns that emerge from the interaction of many individuals.

Written in Java, NetLogo was developed by Uri Wilensky in 1999, and has been in continuous development ever since at the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/

For queries about this topic, contact Melissa Saeland.

Projects

Lagrangian modelling of ecosystem dynamics at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study station

Tom Anderson, Seth Bullock (Investigators), Melissa Saeland

Focus in the marine ecosystem modelling community is starting to shift towards the use of Lagrangian, agent-based models as these are believed to produce more realistic results. The basic assumptions behind these models have not been thoroughly tested, and this project aims to undertake a detailed study of Lagrangian marine ecosystem models, before creating one to investigate the dynamics at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study station (BATS).

People

Seth Bullock
Professor, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Tom Anderson
Principal Research Fellow, National Oceanography Centre (FNES)

Ashley Booth
Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Leo Jofeh
Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Melissa Saeland
Postgraduate Research Student, National Oceanography Centre (FNES)

Petrina Butler
Administrative Staff, Research and Innovation Services