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Complex evolutionary multiagent Systems

"Somalia's Iron Age begins with EL ALI"


UCLA: Meteorite Collectors

UCLA: Thunderbolt and Lightning

MetSoc: Meteorite Stakeholders

UCLA: Oriented Meteorites


Duke, Kunshan: TV News.

Duke, Kunshan: Purple Mountain.

September 2017 - Duke Kunshan Unviersity, Jiangsu Province, CHINA



METEORITES and the SOLAR SYSTEM: 2017 conference/workshop/exhibition

Fall - 2017 - Duke Kunshan University
2017
Fall

Meteorites & Solar System History
The Cultural and Scientific Significance of Meteorites, their Origins, Recovery, Analysis, Collection and Curation.
Fall - 2016 - Duke Kunshan University

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Suzhou Television visits
our class at DKU
(4 minutes as broadcast).
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Our class visits Dr. Weibiao Xu at Nanjing's Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(52 minute rough edit).
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2016
Fall

Meteorites & Solar System History
The Cultural and Scientific History of Meteorites, their Origins, Recovery, Analysis, Collection and Curation.
Spring - 2016 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

2016
Spring

ISS-230
EOS-230

Meteoritics
Meteorites & Solar System History

History, Significance,
Recovery & Characterization

Wednesdays 10:05 - 12:55

Complex Systems: Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 1:00

Fall - 2015 - Duke Kunshan University.
Complex Systems: Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 1:00 - 4:00
Spring - 2015 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

2015
Spring

ISIS-230
EOS-230

Meteoritics
Meteorites & Solar System History

History, Significance,
Recovery & Characterization

Wednesdays 10:05 - 12:55

Complex Systems: Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 1:00

Fall - 2014 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

Espionage, Cryptology & Psychological Operations.
Networks of Trust, Secrecy and Deception
Wed 10:05 - 12:55

Complex Systems: Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 1:00

Spring - 2014 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

2014
Spring

ISIS-230
EOS-230

Meteoritics
Meteorites & Solar System History

History, Significance,
Recovery & Characterization
Wednesdays 10:05 - 12:55

Complex Systems: Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 1:00

Fall 2013 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

Espionage, Cryptology & Psychological Operations.
Networks of Trust, Secrecy and Deception
Wed 10:05 - 12:55

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution
Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Modeling & Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 1:00

 

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"What if?" Focus Cluster participants at the International Spy Museum, September 2014



Meteorite Exhibit, Bryan Center, 2013

Parrot AR Drone in Classroom #6, 2012

International Spy Museum

David Hatch, National Cryptologic Museum

Greg Nedved, National Cryptologic Museum

David Hatch, National Cryptologic Museum

Bill Williams, National Cryptologic Museum

Bill Williams, National Cryptologic Museum

David Hatch, National Cryptologic Museum

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution, Fall 2013

Spring - 2013 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

2013
Spring

Meteorites & Solar System History / Meteoritics
History, Significance, Recovery & Characterization
Wednesdays 10:05 - 12:55

2013
Spring

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution
Complex Systems, Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

Fall 2012 - ISIS Program, Duke University.

2012
Fall

Espionage, Cryptology & Psychological Operations.
Complexities of Trust, Secrecy and Deception
Wednesdays 10:05 - 12:55

2012
Fall

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution
Complex Systems, Multi-Causal and Multi-Agent Simulation
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55
2011 - 2012 - ISIS Program, Duke University.
2012
Spring

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2011
Fall

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2011
Fall

Espionage, Cryptology & PSYOPS.
Wed 10:05 - 12:55

2010 - 2011 - ISIS Program, Duke University.
2011
Spring

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2010
Fall

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2010
Fall

Espionage, Cryptology & PSYOPS.
Wed 10:05 - 12:55

2009 - 2010 - ISIS Program, Duke University.
2010
Spring

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2009
Fall

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2008 - 2009 - ISIS Program - Duke University.
2009
Spring

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2008
Fall

Artificial Life, Culture & Evolution.
Tu/Th 10:05 - 12:55

2007 - 2008 - Human Complex Systems Program - UCLA
2008
Spring
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 9-11:50
2008
Winter
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 9-11:50
2007
Fall
Honors Collegium 69
ALiCE: Artificial Life, Culture and Evolution.
Tu/Th 9-11:45
2006 - 2007 - Human Complex Systems Program - UCLA
2007
Spring
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 9-11:50
2007
Winter
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 10-12:50
2006
Fall
Honors Collegium
69
ALiCE: Artificial Life, Culture and Evolution.
Tu/Th 10-12:45
2005 - 2006 - Human Complex Systems Program - UCLA
2006
Spring
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 10-12:45
2006
Spring
Human Complex Systems 19
Fiat Lux Seminar
Espionage, Cryptology & Psychological Operations.
Wed 10-10:45
(11-11:45 films)
2006
Winter
Human Complex Systems 110
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 10-12:45
2006
Winter
Human Complex Systems 19
Fiat Lux Seminar
Espionage, Cryptology & Psychological Operations.
Wed 10-10:45
(11-11:45 films)
2005
Fall
Honors Collegium
69
ALiCE: Artificial Life, Culture and Evolution.
Tu/Th 10-12:45
2004 - 2005 - UCLA
2005
Winter
Anthropology
137-2
Human Complex Systems
Artificial Culture: Exploring Multiagent Simulations.
Tu/Th 10-11:45
2005
Winter
Honors
69
ALiCE: Artificial Life, Culture and Evolution
Tu/Th 2-3:45
2003 - 2004 - UCLA ...
2004
Spring
Anthropology
137 - 4
Human Complex Systems

Artificial Culture:
Exploring Human Complex Worlds.

Participants' Projects

2003 Winter
Design | Media Arts 189
Interfacing the Real and the Computational: Interactive Multiagent Spatial Simulations and Games
2003
Fall
Design | Media Arts 189
Physical Computing:
Algorithmic and Reactive Art
2002 - 2003 - UCLA ...
2003 Spring
Design | Media Arts 189

Artificial Worlds
Life, Culture and Evolution

2003 Spring
Geography 167
Computational Cartography
Thinking with Maps and Spatial Visualizations
2002 Winter
Geography 167
Computational Cartography
2001 - 2002 - UCLA ...
2002 Spring
Honors 69
Artificial Life, Artificial Culture & Evolutionary Design
2001 Winter
Geography 167
Computational Cartography
2001
Fall
Geography 199
Spatial Simulation & Games
2000 - 2001 - UCLA ...
2000 Winter
Geography 167
Computational Cartography


Nicholas Gessler
Information Science
& Studies

Publications
CV


Meteoritics
Asteroid 113355
"Gessler"

(photo is of Ida)
Upcoming Conferences
Genetic & Evolutionary Computation Conf. - July 7-11, 2012 - Philadelphia
World Conference on Computational Intelligence, June 10-15, 2012, Brisbane, Australia
International Cryptologic Symposium, March 22-24, 2012, Charlotte, NC
NSA Cryptologic History Symposium - October 6-7, 2011 - Laurel, MD
Past Conferences
European Conference on Artificial Life, August 8-12, 2011, Paris
Artificial Life XII, August 19-23, 2010, Odense, Denmark
Miscellaneous
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Evolving Logic
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Natural Selection Inc.
Raleigh Spy Conference
NSA Center for Cryptologic History
International Intelligence Ethics Association
Artificial
Life
Artshow

The Use of Complexity Science... A Report of the U.S. Department of Education, October 2003.

"The challenges of the 21st century will require new ways of thinking about and understanding the complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world in which we live and work. And the new field of complexity science is providing the insights we need to push our thinking in new directions."

From The Use of Complexity