Systems Science is the study of general principles governing systems of widely differing types, and the use of systems ideas and methods in interdisciplinary research and socio-technical system design and management. Systems science draws on the natural and social sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering to address complex problems in the public and private sectors.
See also: Systems Science Program Systems Science Seminar Series
Submissions from 2011
A System Dynamics Model of Pharmaceutical Opioids: Medical Use, Diversion, and Nonmedical Use, Teresa Schmidt, Wayne Wakeland, and J. David Haddox
Calibration of Complex System Dynamics Models: A Practioner's Report, Rod Walker and Wayne Wakeland
Explorations on System Identification via Higher-Level Application of Adaptive-Critic Approximate Dynamic Programming, Joshua G. Hughes and George G. Lendaris
Higher-level Application of Adaptive Dynamic Programming/Reinforcement Learning - A Next Phase for Controls and System Iidentification?, George G. Lendaris
Levels of Altruism, Martin Zwick and Jeffrey Alan Fletcher
Submissions from 2010
Comparing Discrete Simulation and System Dynamics: Modeling an Anti-Insurgency Influence Operation, Wayne Wakeland and Una E. Medina
Key Data Gaps for Understanding Trends in Prescription Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Diversion Among Chronic Pain Patients and Nonmedical Users, Wayne W. Wakeland, John Fitzgerald, Aaron Gilson, J. David Haddox, Jack Homer, Lewis Lee, Louis Macovsky, Dennis McCarty, Teresa D. Schmidt, and Lynn Webster
Reconstructability Analysis As A Tool For Identifying Gene-Gene Interactions In Studies Of Human Diseases, Stephen Shervais, Patricia L. Kramer, Shawn K. Westaway, Nancy J. Cox, and Martin Zwick
Reconstructability Analysis of Epistasis, Martin Zwick
System Dynamics Implementation of an Extended Brander and Taylor-like Easter Island Model, Takuro Uehara, Yoko Nagase, and Wayne Wakeland
Theories and Models of the Evolution of Altruism Unification vs. Unique Explanations, Jeffrey Alan Fletcher
Submissions from 2009
Adaptive Dynamic Programming Approach to Experience-Based Systems Identification and Control, George G. Lendaris
A Retrospective on Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control, George G. Lendaris
Assessing the Prediction Potential of an in Silico Computer Model of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics, Wayne Wakeland, Rachel Agbeko, Kevin Vinecore, Mark Peters, and Brahm Goldstein
Building the Evidence Base for Family Drug Treatment Courts: Results From Recent Outcome Studies, Beth L. Green, Carrie Jeanne Furrer, Sonia D. Worsel, Scott W. M. Burrus, and Michael W. Finigan
Holism and Human History, Martin Zwick
Measuring the Effects of Food Carbon Footprint Training on Consumer Knowledge, Transfer Intentions, and Environmental Self-Efficacy, Wayne Wakeland, Lindsay Sears, and Kumar Venkat
Submissions from 2008
A Conversation on Theodicy, Martin Zwick
A Review of Physiological Simulation Models of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics, Wayne W. Wakeland and Brahm Goldstein
Emergence of Networks in Distance-Constrained Trade, Kumar Venkat and Wayne W. Wakeland
Higher Level Application of ADP: A Next Phase for the Control Field?, George G. Lendaris
Using Agent Based Simulation and Game Theory Analysis to Study Information Sharing in Organizations – The InfoScape, Richard Donald Jolly and Wayne W. Wakeland
Submissions from 2007
A Hybrid Simulation Model for Studying Acute Inflammatory Response, Wayne W. Wakeland, Louis Macovsky, and Gary An
Effectiveness Of a Coupled Oscillator Network For Surface Discernment By a Quadruped Robot Based On Kinesthetic Experience, Andrew H. Toland, Lars A. Holstrom, and George G. Lendaris
Experience Based Surface Discernment by a Quadruped Robot, Lars Holmstrom, Andrew Toland, and George G. Lendaris
Measuring the Accuracy of Predictions from Patient-Specific Models of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics, Wayne W. Wakeland
Modeling Fishery Regulation and Compliance: A Case Study of the Yellowtail Rockfish, Wayne Wakeland
Systems Ideas and Sustainability, Martin Zwick
Systems Metaphysics: A Bridge from Science to Religion, Martin Zwick
Systems Metaphysics: A Bridge from Science to Religion [Presentation], Martin Zwick
Using Reconstructability Analysis for Input Variable Reduction: A Business Example, Stephen Shervais and Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2006
An Agent-Based Model of Trade with Distance-Based Transaction Cost, Kumar Venkat and Wayne W. Wakeland
Binary Decision Diagrams and Crisp Possibilistic Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick and Alan Mishchenko
Complex Analysis of Intracranial Hypertension Using Approximate Entropy, Roberto Hornero, Mateo Aboy, Daniel Abasolo, James McNames, Wayne Wakeland, and Brahm Goldstein
Experience-Based Identification and Control via Higher-Level Learning And Context Discernment, George G. Lendaris
Family Treatment Drug Court Evaluation Final Phase I Study Report, Sonia D. Worsel, Carrie Jeanne Furrer, Beth L. Green, and Bill Rhodes
Is Lean Necessarily Green?, Kumar Venkat and Wayne Wakeland
Reproducing Published Results from In Silico Computer Models of the Acute Inflammatory Response to Severe Sepsis, Wayne W. Wakeland, Joe Fusion, and Brahm Goldstein
Unifying the Theories of Inclusive Fitness and Reciprocal Altruism, Jeffrey Alan Fletcher and Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2005
Application of Information-Theoretic Data Mining Techniques in a National Ambulatory Practice Outcomes Research Network, Adam Wright, Thomas N. Ricciardi, and Martin Zwick
A Tale of Two Methods—Agent-based Simulation and System Dynamics— Applied in a Biomedical Context: Acute Inflammatory Response, Wayne W. Wakeland, Joe Fusion, and Brahm Goldstein
Creating Clinically Useful In Silico Models of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics, Wayne W. Wakeland, Joe Fusion, and Brahm Goldstein
Estimation of Subject Specific ICP Dynamic Models Using Prospective Clinical Data, Wayne W. Wakeland, Joe Fusion, and B. Goldstein
On-Line System Identification Using Context Discernment, Lars Holmstrom, Roberto Santiago, and George G. Lendaris
Ordering Genetic Algorithm Genomes With Reconstructability Analysis: Discrete Models, Stephen Shervais and Martin Zwick
Reinforcement Learning and the Frame Problem, Roberto Santiago and George G. Lendaris
The Case For Thoroughly Testing Complex System Dynamic Models, Wayne Wakeland and Megan Hoarfrost
Using Discrete System Simulation to Model the Lane County Criminal Justice System, Olgay Cangur, Bob Denouden, Bud Reiff, and Wayne Wakeland
Submissions from 2004
A Comparison of Modified Reconstructability Analysis and Ashenhurst‐Curtis Decomposition of Boolean Functions, Anas Al-Rabadi, Marek Perkowski, and Martin Zwick
A Comparison of System Dynamics and Agent-Based SimulationApplied to the Study of Cellular Receptor Dynamics, Wayne W. Wakeland, Edward J. Gallaher, Louis Macovsky, and C. Athena Aktipis
An Overview of Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick
A Software Architecture for Reconstructability Analysis, Kenneth Willett and Martin Zwick
Calibrating an Intracranial Pressure Dynamics Model With Clinical Data - A Progress Report, Wayne W. Wakeland, James McNames, and Brahm Goldstein
Directed Extended Dependency Analysis for Data Mining, Thaddeus T. Shannon and Martin Zwick
Enhancements to Crisp Possibilistic Reconstructability Analysis, Anas Al-Rabadi and Martin Zwick
Guidance in the Use of Adaptive Critics for Control, George G. Lendaris and James C. Neidhoefer
Learning with Binary-Valued Utility Using Derivative Adaptive Critic Methods, Shari A. Matzner, Thaddeus T. Shannon, and George G. Lendaris
Modified Reconstructability Analysis for Many-Valued Functions and Relations, Anas Al-Rabadi and Martin Zwick
Reconstructability Analysis Detection of Optimal Gene Order in Genetic Algorithms, Martin Zwick and Stephen Shervais
Reconstructability Analysis with Fourier Transforms, Martin Zwick
Reversible Modified Reconstructability Analysis of Boolean Circuits and Its Quantum Computation, Anas Al-Rabadi and Martin Zwick
State-Based Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick and Michael S. Johnson
The Kin Composition of Social Groups: Trading Group Size for Degree of Altruism, Leticia Avilés, Jeffrey Alan Fletcher, and Asher D. Cutter
Using Optimization to Calibrate Models of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics to Patients with Intracranial Hypertension, Wayne W. Wakeland, A. Bulbul, Mateo Aboy, James McNames, and Brahm Goldstein
Submissions from 2003
Accelerating Critic Learning in Approximate Dynamic Programming via Value Templates and Perceptual Learning, Thaddeus T. Shannon, Roberto A. Santiago, and George G. Lendaris
A Computer Model of Intracranial Pressure Dynamics During Traumatic Brain Injury that Explicitly Models Fluid Flows and Volumes, Wayne W. Wakeland, Brahm Goldstein, Louis Macovsky, and James McNames
Adaptive Critic Design of a Control Augmentation System for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Roberto A. Santiago and George G. Lendaris
An Automated Method for Neuronal Spike Source Identification, Roberto A. Santiago, James N. McNames, Kim Burchiel, and George G. Lendaris
Artificial Neural Network Implementation Using Many-Valued Quantum Computing, Anas N. Al-Rabadi and George G. Lendaris
A System Dynamics Model of the Pacific Coast Rockfish Fishery, Wayne Wakeland, Olgay Cangur, Guillermo Rueda, and Astrid Scholz
Controller Design via Adaptive Critic and Model Reference Methods, George G. Lendaris, Roberta Santiago, Jay McCarthy, and Michael Carroll
Developments in Understanding Neuronal Spike Trains and Functional Specializations in Brain Regions, Roberto A. Santiago and George G. Lendaris
Intelligent Supply Chain Management Using Adaptive Critic Learning, Stephen Shervais, Thaddeus T. Shannon, and George G. Lendaris
Modeling Intracranial Fluid Flows and Volumes During Traumatic Brain Injury to Better Understand Pressure Dynamics, Wayne W. Wakeland, James McNames, Mateo Aboy, D. Hollemon, and Brahm Goldstein
Ordering Genetic Algorithm Genomes with Reconstructability Analysis, Stephen Shervais and Martin Zwick
Simulation as a Tool for Evaluating Strategic Policies for Flexible Supply Chain Systems, Janice L. Forrester and Wayne W. Wakeland
Using Reconstructability Analysis to Select Input Variables for Artificial Neural Networks, Stephen Shervais and Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2002
Adaptive Dynamic Programming, J.J. Murray, C.J. Cox, George G. Lendaris, and Richard Saeks
A Radial Basis Function Implementation of the Adaptive Dynamic Programming Algorithm, George G. Lendaris, C.J. Cox, Richard Saeks, and J.J. Murray
High Definition Manufacturing Cell Model, Wayne Wakeland and Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
Multi-level Decomposition of Probalistic Relations, Stanislaw Grygiel, Martin Zwick, and Marek Perkowski
Proposed Framework for Applying Adaptive Critics in Real-Time Realm, George G. Lendaris, Roberto A. Santiago, and Michael S. Carroll
Submissions from 2001
Adaptive Critic Based Design of a Fuzzy Motor Speed Controller, Thaddeus T. Shannon and George G. Lendaris
An Information Theoretic Methodology for Prestructuring Neural Networks, Bjorn Chambless, George G. Lendaris, and Martin Zwick
Dual Heuristic Programming for Fuzzy Control, George G. Lendaris, Thaddeus T. Shannon, Larry J. Schultz, Steven Hutsell, and Alec Rogers
Globally Convergent Approximate Dynamic Programming Applied to an Autolander, J.J. Murray, Richard Saeks, C.J. Cox, and George G. Lendaris
Hierarchical Tuning of a Fuzzy Pitch Controller for an Unstable Airframe, Thaddeus T. Shannon and George G. Lendaris
Transforming Technology Management Courses for Web Delivery, Wayne Wakeland
Using DHP Adaptive Critic Methods to Tune a Fuzzy Automobile Steering Controller, Larry J. Schultz, Thaddeus T. Shannon, and George G. Lendaris
Wholes and Parts in General Systems Methodology, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2000
Adaptive Critic Based Approximate Dynamic Programming for Tuning Fuzzy Controllers, Thaddeus T. Shannon and George G. Lendaris
Adaptive Critic Design for Intelligent Steering and Speed Control of a 2-Axle Vehicle, George G. Lendaris, Larry Schultz, and Thaddeus T. Shannon
Controller Design (From Scratch) Using Approximate Dynamic Programming, George G. Lendaris and Larry J. Schultz
Simpson's Paradox Can Emerge from the N-Player Prisoner's Dilemma: Implications for the Evolution of Altruistic Behavior, Jeffrey Alan Fletcher and Martin Zwick
State-Based Reconstructability Modeling for Decision Analysis, Michael S. Johnson and Martin Zwick
SyM Bowl Update: Encouraging and Recognizing Student Proficiency in System Dynamics Modeling, Wayne W. Wakeland
Teaching Systems Science in High School Compared to Graduate School, Wayne W. Wakeland
Understanding Imperfection, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 1999
A Comparison of Training Algorithms for DHP Adaptive Critic Neuro-Control, George G. Lendaris, Thaddeus T. Shannon, and Andres Rustan
An Informal Review of The Crisis of Global Capitalism: A Letter to George Soros, Martin Zwick