====== Distributed Calculus and Coordination ======
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===== News =====
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  * <wrap em>**January 6th, 2017**</wrap>: The lesson of next Tuesday January 10th will start at 11am in room L instead of 9am. 
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===== General Info =====
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**Teacher**: 
  * [[http://computerscience.unicam.it/merelli/|Emanuela Merelli]] 

**Lessons schedule**:
  * Monday, 11am - 1pm  (Room, D. M. Ritchie)
  * Wednesday, 11am - 1pm (Room, D. M. Ritchie)

**Students Office hours**:
  * Monday 4pm - 6pm,  Palazzo Battibocca - 2nd Piano - Room n.CS-05
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===== Course Objectives =====

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  - Be able to characterize the modelling of complex systems.
  - Be able to apply methods, languages and techniques of the distributed calculus and coordination in modelling complex systems.
  - Be able to design a multiagent system using prototyping environment.
  - Be able to characterize the evolution of a model with the analysis of real phenomenological data. 
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===== Course Contents =====

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  - Models and languages for distributed Calculus: process algebraic calculi, rule-based (CHAM), membrane-based (P-Systems).
  - Coordination models and languages: Linda, Klaim
  - Concurrent Programming paradigms: Agent-oriented, Actor-based.
  - Multiagent modelling and simulation environments: REPAST
  - Topological data analysis for driven modelling: S[B]
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===== Study material =====
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**Course Slides**
  * slide 1st lesson
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**Reference books**
  - N. Khakpour, E. Merelli, M. Sirjani, L. Tesei. A Formal Approch to Multi-level Adaptive Systems: Modelling ad Analysis - Lecture Notes
  - M.Wooldrige, An Introduction to Multiagent Systems,John Wiley & Sons, 2009 
  - L. Aceto, A.Ingosfdottier, K. Larsen Reactive Systems: Modelling, Specification and Verification (Cambridge University Press, 2007 
  - A. Zomorodiam, Topology for computing, Cambridge Univerisity Press, 2005
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===== Exams =====
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**Exam Dates A.Y. 2015/2016**
  * Winter session dates here 
  * Summer session dates here
  * Autumn session dates here
  * Winter session dates here (2016)
**Exam rules**: 
  * Homeworks
  * Development of a project (group or individual assignment).

** Exam Results **
  * N/A
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