Peer-Olaf Siebers
Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Faculty of Science
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Biography
My main research topic is the application of Computer Simulation and Artificial Intelligence to study human-centric and coupled human-natural complex adaptive systems. I am a strong advocate of Object-Oriented Agent-Based Social Simulation (OOABSS). This is a novel and highly interdisciplinary research field, involving disciplines like Social Science, Economics, Psychology, Geography, Operations Research, and Computer Science.
My current research focus is twofold. On the methodological frontier I aim to advance the model development strategies for OOABSS. On the practical frontier I look at novel uses of simulation for studying Urban Sustainability (including Smart Cities and Smart Roads), and people's wellbeing at local and global scale. I am a co-investigator in the Leverhulme funded project Sustaining Urban Habitats and a member of the university's "Sustainable and Resilient Cities" Research Priority Area management team. Furthermore, I am working together with Nottingham City Council's Transport Strategy Department on some Smart City projects.
Teaching Summary
Current Modules
- COMP4038: Simulation and Optimisation for Decision Support
Research Summary
Funding
- COI: Sustaining Urban Habitats: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Leverhulme RP2013-SL-015 - £1,75M with an additional £1,65M Institutional Support)
Research
- Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations
- Using Agent-Based Modelling as a Communication Tool in Multi-Stakeholder Projects
Past Research
Funding
- PI: Creating an Artificial Hotspot Laboratory Prototype for Investigating HGV Hotspot Incidences (funded internally by D^3 RPA Discipline Bridging Fund + ADAC - £11,022)
- PI: Agent-Based Modelling for Simulating Peacebuilding: A Feasibility Study (funded internally - £5,100)
- PI: Test Driven Object Oriented Simulation Modelling (funded internally - £1,500)
- COI: Future Energy Decision Making for Cities - Can Complexity Science Rise to the Challenge? (EPSRC EP/G05956X/1 - £254,133)
Research
- Modelling and Analysing the Cargo Screening Process (EPSRC EP/G004234/1)
- A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices (EPSRC EP/D503949/1)
Future Research
Interests
- Intelligent Mobility Studies using Agent-Based Simulation
- Test-Driven Simulation
- Model Development Strategies for Human Centric and Human Natural Systems