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Nigel Gilbert

Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert (born 21 March 1950) is a British sociologist and a pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation (University of Surrey), author of several books on computational social science, social simulation and social research and past editor of…

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Known for
Agent-based models for the social sciences, Social simulation
Alma mater
University of Cambridge
Born
Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert (1950-03-21) 21 March 1950 (age 76) Birmingham, United Kingdom
Doctoral advisor
Michael Mulkay
Fields
Computational sociology, Complexity theory, Sociology of science, Evaluation of public policy
Thesis
The development of science and scientific knowledge (1976)

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related to Social simulation · 13
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Nigel Gilbert → Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert (1950-03-21) 21 March 1950 (age 76) Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Nigel Gilbert → Michael Mulkay
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Nigel Gilbert → Computational sociology, Complexity theory, Sociology of science, Evaluation of public policy
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Nigel Gilbert → Agent-based models for the social sciences, Social simulation
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Nigel Gilbert → The development of science and scientific knowledge (1976)
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Nigel Gilbert → University of Surrey

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