AET16

Applied Evolutionary Theory

A hands-on introduction to creating and analyzing models of evolution
AET16 Applied Evolutionary Theory
Mon, Nov 7th
Day ZERO
14:30-17:30 Optional free sessions providing an introduction to Mathematica and to reproducible modeling
Tue, Nov 8th
Day #1
09:30 - 11:00 Welcome session / Time to introduce ourselves, and to discover each other's expectations for the coming week. A soft introduction to the working environment.
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Model design and analysis I
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 Model design and analysis II / Extract a model from the literature
16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break
16:30 - 18:00 Extract and present a model from the literature / Brainstorming of project ideas
Wed, Nov 9th
Day #2
09:30 - 11:00 Morning Wrap-up (what have we done so far?)
Simulations I
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Simulations II
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 Identification of individual projects
16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break
16:30 - 18:00 Assisted work on your project (Write down your question and model)
Pitch your project
Thu, Nov 10th
Day #3
09:30 - 11:00 Morning Wrap-up (what have we done so far?)
Data fitting/matching/analysis I
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Data fitting/matching/analysis II
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 Assisted work on your project (Figure out how your model behaves, and which analysis strategy to follow)
16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break
16:30 - 18:00 Assisted work on your project (Getting meaningful results, and where to stop)
Fri, Nov 11th
Day #4
09:30 - 11:00 Morning Wrap-up (what have we done so far?)
Assisted work on your project (Visualization of results)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Assisted work on your project (Learn how to present a modeling project)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 Project presentations
16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break
16:30 - 18:00 Outcomes versus Expectations
Final wrap-up session
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Last updated:   Sept 15th 2016