5th Annual Modelling of Complex Social Systems Symposium

10:00 - 10:15  

Opening Remarks

10:15 - 11:00 Peter Raabe (Department of Philosophy & Politics, University of the Fraser Valley)

"Paradigm Shift: From ‘Hyper-diagnosia’ to a New Model of Mental Healthcare"

11:00 - 11:45 Dave Walsh (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

"Complexity in Present Day Policing"

11:45 - 12:45 Lunch

12:45 - 13:30 Vivian Neal (Educational Developer, Teaching and Learning Centre, Simon Fraser University)

"Persistent Barriers to Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education"

13:30 - 14:15 Maria-Rita D'Orsogna (Department of Mathematics, California State University)

"Viral Entry into Healthy Cells"

14:15 - 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 - 15:30 Andrea Bertozzi (Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles)

"Modeling gang activity in Los Angeles"

15:30 - 16:15 Vijay Mago (MoCSSy Program, Simon Fraser University)

"Fuzziness in Topological Data Analysis"

16:15 - 17:30 Reception