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Chair of Sociology, in particular Modeling and Simulation
GESS - Events
Tagung
Stress in der Leistungsgesellschaft
Flexible Systeme zwischen Erholung und Kollaps
8.-10.03.2012
ETH-Zentrum, Hauptgebäude, HG E 23
Rämistrasse 101, 8006 Zürich
Kolloquium
Ökonomie und Anpassung in wissensgeschichtlicher Perspektive
ab 29.02.2012 jeweils Mittwoch, 18-20h, zweiwöchentlich
ETH Zürich, Clausiustrasse 59, RZ F21, 8006 Zürich
Forthcoming
Paul Bernays Lectures
ETH-Zentrum, Auditorium Maximum, HG F30
Rämistrasse 101, 8006 Zürich
14.-19.10.2012
New Developments in Signaling Theory. Model Building, Applications, and Empirical Corroborations
| Professor | Prof. Dr. Dirk Helbing |
| Administration | Dietmar Huber |
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Short description |
The chair focuses on the modelling and simulation of social structures and processes, in particular on the interaction of people in space and time. This encompasses inter alia collective decision-making processes, group dynamics, the behaviour of crowds and the formation and mode of operation of organisations, especially in crisis situations. |
| Website | www.soms.ethz.ch |
| Address | Clausiusstrasse 50, 8092 Zürich |
| ETH-Address | CLU E2 (Sekretariat), CLU E1 (Prof. Dirk Helbing) |
| Phone | +41 44 632 88 81 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 17 67 |
| soms@ethz.ch | |
| Research | The chair specialises in the analysis, modelling and simulation of social systems from the perspective of the self-organisation and theory of complex systems. One key area is the investigation of social interaction in space and time. Examples include the behaviour of crowds as well as decision theory and game theory. Questions of emergence and collective intelligence as well as the prerequisites for the spontaneous creation or collapse of social organisation, in particular in crisis scenarios, are of particular interest. Areas of application are pedestrian behaviour and mass hysteria as well as the management of catastrophes, the diffusion of information in social networks and workflow management. Work is to some extent related to the modelling of transport processes in traffic, logistics and production systems. For this reason there is scope for cooperating with economic disciplines (dynamics of markets, economic cycles, etc.). Methodical focal points include agent-based simulations and the mathematical analysis of (random) behavioural models. Experimental and empirical methods are also used. |
| Teaching | Elective Courses GESS: Courses in the area of: Selected Challenges in the Social Sciences: Modelling and Simulation Approaches; Self-Organized Traffic Flow and Human Coordination in Space and Time; Introduction to Sociology: Concepts, Theories, and Models; further courses to follow. |
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Staff |
9 |
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Doctoral candidates |
3 |
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Post-Docs |
6 |
| Publications | See scholar.google.com and www.soms.ethz.ch |
| Partners | Volkswagenstiftung und Daimler Benz Stiftung. Industriepartner: u.a. PTV AG, Volkswagen AG, SCA Packaging |
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