This Signature Award will fund a comprehensive research and modeling
program designed to establish UVM as a center of activity around the
integration of complex computer simulation modeling with policy and
governance systems.
The Signature Award of $49,893 includes funding for one Graduate Research Assistant to produce a case study that gives a detailed analysis of citizens as variables in governance networks.
For more information visit the Complexity and Governance website (www.uvm.edu/~cmplxgov). UVM faculty member, Christopher Koliba, an associate professor in Community Development & Applied Economics (CDAE), is the principal investigator for this project. Asim Zia, Assistant Professor CDAE, and Brian Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Transportation Research Center, are co-PIs on the project.