Nigel Gilbert
Nigel Gilbert | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert 21 March 1950 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Agent-based models for the social sciences, Social simulation |
| Awards | CBE ScD(Cantab), FBCS, FRSA, FAcSS, FREng |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational sociology, Complexity theory, Sociology of science, Evaluation of public policy |
| Institutions | University of Surrey |
| Thesis | The development of science and scientific knowledge (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Mulkay |
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 the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS), the leading journal in the field.