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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 practical assessment, 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.
Besides the seminar and the project, students will also sit for a short examination of the knowledge acquired during the term, in form of a mini-test that may take no longer than 1.5 hour. The final mark will be set according to the following weights for each component of the assessment system:
VERY IMPORTANT The student cannot get a mark below 8 in any of the three components (seminar, project and mini-test), in which case he/she would fail the course.
Week | Planned Subject | Obs | |
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01 | 16/Feb | Presentation | |
02 | 23/Feb | Introduction, basic concepts, simulation life-cycle | Seminar selection due |
03 | 01/Mar | Models and components of a system | |
04 | 08/Mar | Architectures and case studies | |
05 | 15/Mar | MABS | |
06 | 22/Mar | Dia da UP | Project selection due |
07 | 29/Mar | Invited Lectures | |
08 | 05/Apr | Easter Holidays | |
09 | 12/Apr | Seminar Presentations | |
10 | 19/Apr | Project tutoring | |
11 | 26/Apr | Project tutoring | |
12 | 03/May | Mini-test assessment | |
13 | 10/May | FEUP's holidays (Queima das Fitas) | |
14 | 17/May | Project tutoring | |
15 | 24/May | Project tutoring | |
16 | 16/Jul | Project + paper submission | See Moodle for details & instructions… |
17 | 19/Jul | Project Presentations + Demo | See Moodle for details & instructions… |
Modelling and Simulation:
DAI and Multi-Agent Systems: