Re: [Swarmfest2006] Keynote speakers

[Marcus G. Daniels]

Steve Railsback wrote:
>  o Biomedicine: Gary An and/or this person who has done some cool 
> NetLogo modeling of the vascular system: 
> http://bme.virginia.edu/people/faculty/peirce/#publications.
There's a guy in our group, Jim Faeder, that effectively does 
agent-based modelling, although he might deny it he well knows what he's 
denying!  I don't know he'd have time or inclination to present (I 
haven't spoken to him), but I always find him funny and entertaining and 
smart.    http://www.t10.lanl.gov/faeder

> Finance: Blake LeBaron 
I'm not a big believer in ABM w.r.t. finance as it is one area where 
there are huge perfect datasets..  In my experience it seems pointless 
to `extend' them using simulations.  Data mining is an endless endevour 
by itself.  And I think it is safe to say Blake is famous, at least in 
these circles.   :-)