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The aim of the MAMS course is two-fold. Firstly, we intend to present students the fascinating field of modelling and simulation as an important asset and imperative tool inherent to the scientific method, for testing and validating concepts and theories, which will be invaluable in virtually all PhD projects. Secondly, the presentation of and open discussions on contemporary modelling and simulation methods and techniques are expected to motivate students to identify problems and to point out challenges that turn such a field into an interesting research domain within Informatics Engineering that is rather multidisciplinary.
More specifically, the course goals include:
After concluding the course successfully, we expect students be able to:
As part of the assessment criteria, each student officially enrolled and attending the MAMS module at ProDEI is subjected to prepare and present a Seminar (Readings in Simulation) as well as to devise and implement a complete Simulation Project, including a written paper and an oral presentation.
The final mark will be set according to the following weights for each component of the assessment system:
Week | Planned Subject | Obs | |
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01 | 15/Feb | Presentation | |
02 | 22/Feb | Introduction, basic concepts | |
03 | 01/Mar | Simulation life-cycle | Seminar & project topics |
04 | 08/Mar | Carnival holiday | Seminar selection due |
05 | 15/Mar | Components of a system | |
06 | 22/Mar | U.Porto's holiday (Dia da UP) | Project selection due |
07 | 29/Mar | — | |
08 | 05/Apr | MABS&M: introduction | |
09 | 12/Apr | MABS&M (cont…) | |
10 | 19/Apr | Easter holidays (including 25th) | |
11 | 26/Apr | Seminar tutoring | |
12 | 03/May | FEUP's holidays (Queima das Fitas) | |
13 | 10/May | MABS&M (cont…) | |
14 | 17/May | Readings in Modelling & Simulation: Students' seminars | |
15 | 24/May | Readings in Modelling & Simulation: Invited Talks | |
16 | 31/May | Mid-term project assessment | |
17 | 20/Jul | Project submission + paper | |
17 | 22/Jul | Project Presentation + Demo | |
Modelling and Simulation:
DAI and Multi-Agent Systems: