Zimní semestr 2025/2026

Date of lessons: 19 – 21 January 2026

Classroom: NB 456

 Instructor: Blaž Rodič

 

Tentative Schedule:

• Monday: 9:00 - 16:00 (lunch 11:30 – 13)
• Tuesday: 8:30 – 16:00 (lunch 12 – 13)
• Wednesday: 8:30 – 16:00 (lunch 12 – 13)

Course syllabus:
The aim of this course is for students to gain basic knowledge of modelling the living world using the concept of “agents” – models of individual living beings, which may be simple on their own, as individuals, but their interaction in a group can lead to interesting, complex phenomena (e.g. a multitude of ordinary ants or bees creates a complex society). Within the course, the students will learn how we can use models to learn about systems and phenomena, and where we already use or encounter models in our lives, e.g., in computer games. Students will be familiarized with the fundamentals of the simulation modelling research method and the comparison between agent-based modelling (ABM) with alternative and complementary modelling methodologies (system dynamics, discrete event simulation). Main concepts of ABM methodology and the model building process will be presented in more detail, with the focus on the use of agents in modelling of living beings and societies. Finally, students will engage in a hands-on tutorial of using the Anylogic PLE software for interactive agent-based modelling on a case of dissemination of fake news in a social network.