Modeling Science, Technology & Innovation Conference | Washington D.C. | May 17-18, 2016

Wednesday, May 18th 2016 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Models of Science and Innovation

Learn how models of science and innovation can improve decision making and how computer simulations that help understand the impact of (policy) decisions on future developments.

Moderator

Bruce Hecht

Bruce Hecht

Analog Devices, Inc.

Bio

Speakers

Carl Bergstrom

Carl Bergstrom

University of Washington

Why Scientists Chase Big Problems: Individual Strategy and Social Optimality

Slides

Abstract & Bio
Robert Axtell

Robert Axtell

George Mason University/NICO at Northwestern University

Emergent Technological Epochs and The Policies that Foment Them
Abstract & Bio
James Evans

James Evans

University of Chicago

How Science Thinks (and How to Think Better)
Abstract & Bio
Mark Gerstein

Mark Gerstein

Yale University

Analyzing the Structure of Genomic Science

Slides

Abstract & Bio