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UCD Geary Institute
Geary Dynamics Lab
What is the Geary Institute
UCD Geary Institute is a serious player in quantitative, policy
orientated social sciences in Europe and elsewhere.
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HEA/Circa evaluation – a highly active, competent social science
research centre…with members…publishing widely at the high end of
the peer-reviewed journal spectrum…consistent with any level 5, top
ranked UK University
EU Commission – “Geary Institute has developed a very strong profile
and has utilised previous research grants most effectively. It has had
previous significant success in the area of funded research, is involved
in international collaborative activities and displays strategic planning
capacity in the context of further funding initiatives. It offers excellent
facilities.”
RePEC - top 5% Europe ..of research groups, think-tanks
Great ‘brand recognition - perhaps more outside than in Ireland
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Publications
Update - 2009 figure 127.
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Given (a) lag to publication and (b)
numbers of working papers we would
expect strong outcomes for 2010/2011
Funding Share
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Staff & Wider Membership
Staffing
FTE
DIRECTOR OF THE GEARY INSTITUTE
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PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
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Membership
VISITING PROFESSOR
5
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
1
SENIOR RESEARCHERS
2
RESEARCHERS
4
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
17
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – FLEXIBLE HOURS
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RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
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PROFESSOR
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2
VISITING PROFESSOR
2
SENIOR LECTURER
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LECTURER
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TOTAL
DIRECTOR, ISSDA
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MANAGER
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
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I.T. TEAM MEMBER
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TOTAL
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Cross Disciplinary Collaboration
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Cross Disciplinary Collaboration
Micro/Agent Focus
Public Policy
GEARY DYNAMICS LAB
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The Dynamics Lab focuses on dynamic and complex
b h i
behaviour
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i l networks
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d group processes.
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It fosters an interdisciplinary approach and brings
together researchers interested in computational
social science including
 dynamic social network analysis,
 agent based social simulation,
simulation
 group social processes,
 group decision modelling and dynamic game
approaches
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Cross-cutting activities for
building collaboration
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Linked to the UCD Geary Institute and UCD CASL, as well as
individual schools
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Researchers from Social, Economic and Political sciences;
Smurfit Business School, Mathematical Sciences-Computer
Science and Statistics
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Research Projects in Environmental research, Health research,
Business studies applications; Projects in group decision
making and policy modelling
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Shared PhD Training : CSCS and SimSci Programmes
Dynamics Lab Researchers
• Dynamics Lab
Director
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Politics
• Computer
Science
• External Geary
fellow
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(IBM)
• GHD PhD
• Sociology
Diane Payne
Nial Friel
Jos Elkink
Georgios
Theodoropoulos
Mathew
Agripinus Senga
• SimSci PhD
• Accenture
• Sociology
• Post-Doc
• Computer
Science
• Post-Doc
• Statistics
• SimSci PhD
• Sociology
• Economics
• External Geary
fellow (Uni.
Limerick)
Eamonn
O'Loughlin
Pablo Lucas
Raffaella
Calabrese
Paul Wagner
Stephen Kinsella
• GHD PhD
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• External Geary
fellow (RTI
International)
Herieth
Rwezaula
Georgiy
Bobashev
• CSCS PhD/
• ChineseScholar
• Economics
Xiong Hang
(Barry)
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Some Current Projects in Geary Dynamics
Lab
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Environmental Research Projects
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Health Policy and Innovation:
Modelling Group Decision Making
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Comparing Climate Change Policy Networks
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Predictive Modelling of Individual Choice & Behaviour in
Social Networks
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Modelling Relationship between Natural Resource
Abundance and Economic Development
Teaching and Learning
 Complex
Systems and Computational Social
S i
Science
(Withi
(Within umbrella
b ll off Simulation
Si
l ti Sciences
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PhD Programme)
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Economics/Political Science (UCD/TCD)
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Complex Systems and Computation Social
Science PhD
Human
Sciences
Geary
Institute
CASL
Institute
Business
School
Maths
and
Computer
Science
CSCS Research Areas and
Topics
Human Sciences
Business School
• Personal Networks
• Modelling Emergence and
Diffusion of Norms
• Collective Decision Modelling
• Social Networks and Governance
• Social and Economic Networks
• Social Networks and GIS
• Social Simulation
• Innovation Mechanisms and
Economic Sectors
• GreenTech
• Marine Tech and Research
• Regional economic innovation
• Research-Industry
collaborations
• Computational Policy Modelling
• Financial and Business Networks
Mathematical Sciences
/Computer Science
• Community Detection in Social
Networks
• Propagation of Information in
Social Networks
• Detecting large scale social
divisions
• Electronic Fraud detection and
social networks
• Statistical Network Analysis
• Computational Statistics
• Network Models
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CSCS Board of Studies
College of
Human
Sciences
Graduate
School
CSCS
Board of
Studies
College of
Business
and Law
Graduate
School
College of
Sciences
Graduate
School
Thematic PhD Structure at UCD
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CSCS Structure
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The CSCS PhD programme is a four year
thematic, structured programme
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Doctoral studies comprise two stages:
 Stage
1 is a period when the student defines
the research plan, develops research skills and
initiates original research work for the
doctorate.
 Transfer
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Assessment
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2 is primarily dedicated to continuing the
original doctoral research but may also include
some advanced education and training;
external training also.
STAGE 1:
SELECT CORE MODULES
Theoretical/Empirical
Applications
Select at least 3 core modules from here
Data and Analysis Techniques
Select at least 3 core modules from here
Data Management, Programming and applied
simulation
Select at least 3 core modules from here
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Social Networks, Organisations and People
Social Networks and Simulation
Complexity Science and Social Simulation
Innovation Networks
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Research Design module (See options*)
Quantitative Methods (See options*)
Adv Quantitative Methods (options*)
Mathematical Methods
Numerical Algorithms
Stochastic Modelling
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Data base theory
Str ct red Query
Structured
Q er Language
Lang age
Introductory Statistics using R
Python language
C Programming
High Performance Computing (options*)
Social Network Analysis /Simulation packages (Ucinet/Pajek/Netlogo, SIENA...)
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Stage 2: Focus on Research
Papers- interdisciplinary DSP
collaboration
CSCS in Year 3
 8 PhD students, 2 students at Stage 2
 All DSPs have interdisciplinary teams
 Seminars and CSCS Roundtable
 Co-authorship of research papers; PhD
fellow first author.
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Moving Forward Now
The Geary Dynamics Lab is looking to
build wider research collaboration
 Shared Doctoral Training: EU
Opportunites?
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SIMSci
• Students
• Joint Seminars
• Specialised training
Partners
• CASL collaboration
• Schools
• External partners
Funding
• EU Funding : ITN
• Visiting Staff
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Thank you!
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