Agent Simulation


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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Miklos N. Szilagyi

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona

 

Education

         1979              Hungarian Academy of Sciences              D.Sc. (degree of exceptional distinction)

         1965              Polytechnical University of Budapest   D.Tech.                    Electrical Engng

1961-1965              Electrotech. University of Leningrad    Ph.D.,                      Electrical Engng

1954-1960              Polytechnical University of Leningrad  M.S. (with honors)  Engng Physics

 

Employment

1982-                       Dept of Electrical and Computer Engng, University of Arizona    Professor

1981-1982   School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University   Senior Scientist

1980-1981   Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg                               Consultant

1971-1979   Dept of Physical Sciences, K. Kando College of Electrical

                                                                      Engineering, Budapest                                Professor, Head

1971-1974   K. Kando College of Electrical Engineering, Budapest                   President

1966-1971   Laboratory of Electron Optics, Polytech University of Budapest   Head

1966-1970   National Institute for Neurosurgery, Budapest                                              Scientific Advisor

1960-1966   Research Institute for Technical Physics, Budapest                                Research Associate

1958-1960   Dept of Physical Electronics, Polytech University of Leningrad    Research Assistant

 

Visiting Professorships:

2004                            University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

2004                            University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

2003                            Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand

2003                            Research Institute for Technical Physics, Budapest, Hungary

1996-1997              Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, Research, Development,                             Test and Evaluation  Division (NRaD), San Diego, CA

1988, -89, -90, -91              Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

1988-89              Dept of Applied Physics, Delft Technological University, Delft, the Netherlands

1984                            Department of Applied Physics, University of Heidelberg

1984                            Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg

1979-1981              Institute of Physics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

1977                            Computer Science Department, Stanford University

1977                            Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University

1976-1977              Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1976-1977              Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

1976                            Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago

 

Honors

2005—                            Who’s Who in American Education

2005—                            Who’s Who in Science and Engineering

2002—                            Who’s Who in Engineering Education

2001—                            Who’s Who in America

1991—                            Who’s Who in American Education,

1990—                            Guide to Public Policy Experts

1986—                            Who’s Who in Technology Today,

1986—                            American Men and Women of Science,

1986—                            Who’s Who in the West,

1984—                            Who’s Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology,

1980—                            Who’s Who in the World,

1978                            Who’s Who in Science in Europe,

1976-1977              UN Industrial Development Organization Fellow,

1964                            Brody Prize of the L. Eotvos Physical Society.

 

Intramural Service (Since 1990 only)

2009—                            Member, Executive Committee, ECE Department, UofA

2000--              2003              Member, Graduate Studies Committee, ECE Department, UofA

1997—1999              President, UofA Chapter, American Association of University Professors

1997—2000              Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, ECE Department, UofA

1996—                            Member, Cognitive Science Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, UofA

1996                            Member, Task Force on Shared Governance, University of Arizona

1995—1997              Member, Committee of Eleven, University of Arizona

1995—              2003              Senator, Faculty Senate, University of Arizona

1995—              2003               Teaching a First-Year Colloquium every semester

1994                            Member, Provost’s Committee on Core Course in Natural Science

1994—              2000              Member, Conflict Resolution Working Group, University of Arizona

1992—1994              Member, Graduate Committee, ECE Department, University of Arizona

1990—                            Member, Applied Mathematics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, UofA

 

Extramural Service (Since 1993 only)

A) Professional Service

Senior member, IEEE (Electron Devices Society, Education Society)

Member, American Physical Society (Particle Beams Division, Forum on Education)

Reviewer of numerous papers and books for professional journals and publishers

Reviewer of numerous grant proposals for the National Science Foundation and the               International Science Foundation

B) Community Service

Numerous lectures to community groups

Numerous radio, television, and newspaper interviews

1995—                            Program director of several projects sponsored by the Arizona Humanities                                           Council

1993—                            Member, University of Arizona Speakers’ Service

1993—                            President, The Tucson Institute

1993—              2003              Editor, The New Common Sense

1993—                            President, Common Sense Forum

 

Major Research Interests

Computer Simulation

N-Person Game Theory

Neural Networks

Artificial Intelligence

Particle Beams and Optics

Physical Electronics

Electromagnetics

Computer-Aided Design

Biomedical Engineering

Applied Physics

Applied Mathematics

Science and Education Policy, Management and Administration

 

Courses Taught (since 1982 only)

Artificial Intelligence

Knowledge Engineering

Neural Networks

Applied Physics

Electromagnetism (at various levels)

Physical Electronics (at various levels)

Electronic Packaging Engineering

Electronic Circuits

Microelectronics

Electron and Ion Optics

American Democratic Institutions

Electromagnetic Field Theory

Elements of Electrical Engineering

Laser Engineering

Analytical Methods in Electrical Engineering

Agent-Based Simulation

 

Videotaped Courses

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Electron and Ion Optics

Neural Networks

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

A. Scholarly Books and Monographs

1. Nagy, G. A. and Szilagyi, M., Introduction to the Theory of Space-Charge Optics,

              Publishing House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, l967.              Monograph.

2. Nagy, G. A. and Szilagyi, M., Introduction to the Theory of Space-Charge Optics,

              (Revised and expanded, foreword by Dennis Gabor), MacMillan & Halsted Press,

              London-New York, 1974. Monograph.

              Also published in Chinese

3. Selmeczi, K. and Szilagyi, M., Physics I., Technical Publishing House, Budapest,               l975, 1979, 1983, 1994. Textbook.

4. Selmeczi, K. and Szilagyi, M., Physics II, Technical Publishing House, Budapest,               1977, 1979, 1983, 1994. Textbook.

5. Szilagyi, M. (General Editor), Encyclopedia of Physics, Technical Publishing House,               Budapest, l977. Encyclopedia.

6. Szilagyi, M., Reduction of Aberrations of Electron Optical Systems, Hungarian               Academy of Sciences, Budapest, l977. Monograph.

7. Szilagyi, M. (General Editor), Fachlexikon Physik, VEB Fachbuchverlag, Leipzig,               l979. Encyclopedia.

8. Szilagyi, M., Algorithms, Programming and Mathematics, self-published. Monograph.

9. Szilagyi, M., Electron and Ion Optics, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York,               1988. Monograph.

              Also published in Russian, Mir Press, Moscow-Leningrad, 1991.

10. Szilagyi, M.: Neural Networks, Computer Science Department, Aarhus University,               Aarhus, Denmark, 1989. Lecture Notes.

11. Szilagyi, M., How To Save Our Country: A Nonpartisan Vision for Change, Pallas               Press, 1993. Monograph.

12.  Szilagyi, M., The Story of My Times, Scribd, 2007-09.

 

B. Patents

1. Szilagyi, M., Quadrupole Electron Lens and Multipurpose Dodecapole Electron Lens,               Hungarian Patent 2251, KA-1461, NSzO H 01 J 3/14 173.743, May 24, 1976.

2. Szilagyi, M., Composite Multipurpose Multipole Electrostatic Optical Structure and               Synthesis Method for Minimizing Aberrations, US Patent 4,963,748, issued               October 16, 1990.

 

C. Refereed Journal Articles

(123 articles and 50 contributions to international conferences; list of articles only and since 1988 only)

72. Szep, J. and Szilagyi, M.: A novel approach to the synthesis of electrostatic lenses    with minimized aberrations.

              IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, ED-35, 7, 1181-1183, 1988.

73. Ai Kecong and Szilagyi, M., Fifth-order relativistic aberration theory for               electromagnetic focusing systems including spherical cathode lenses.

              Optik 79, 1, 33-40, 1988.

74. Szilagyi, M. and Szep, J., Optimum design of electrostatic lenses.

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology, B6, 3, 953-957, 1988.

75. Szilagyi, M. and Szep, J., Maximization of current densities in focused ion beams by               automated electrostatic lens design.

              The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 88-2, 663, Chicago, 1988.

76. Szilagyi, M., Neural networks with complex connection matrices. DAIMI PB-260,               Computer Science Dept, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 1988.

77. Szilagyi, M., A simple mathematical approach to human society. DAIMI PB-261,               Computer Science Dept, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 1988.

78. Szilagyi, M., Synthesis of electrostatic lenses by simulated annealing.

              J. Applied Physics, 66, 10, 5087-5089, 1989.

79. Szilagyi, M., Mikkelsen, J. C. and Mortensen, K. H., Some new thoughts on neural               networks with complex connection matrices. DAIMI PB-322, Computer Science               Dept, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 1990.

80. Szep., J. and Szilagyi, M., Improved automated lens design for liquid metal ion               sources. J. Vacuum Science and Technology, A8, 5, 3758-3762, 1990.

81. Szilagyi, M. and Zell, C., Salvaging small science, Physics Today 43, 92-93, 1990.

82. Szilagyi, M., A neural network approach to the simulation of human society,

              Quality and Quantity 25, 211-220, 1991.

83. Szilagyi, M., Synthesis of electron and ion optical columns,

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B9, 2617-2621, 1991.

84. Olson, D. and Szilagyi, M., Chromatic aberration of three-cylinder electrostatic               lenses, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 63, 6, 3339-3345, 1992.

 

85. Cho, H. and Szilagyi, M., A simple approach to weak electrostatic quadrupole lenses,

              Optik 97, 2, 81-85, 1994.

86. Szilagyi, M. and Salik, B., Neural networks with complex activations and connection               weights, Complex Systems 8, 115-126, 1994.

87. Szilagyi, M. and Mui, P., Improved charge-density method for studying circular-plate               multipole systems, J. Electron Microscopy 43, 5, 272-281, 1994.

88. Mui, P. and Szilagyi, M., Synthesis of monopole-and-quadrupole focusing columns,

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B12, 5, 3036-3045, 1994.

89. Szilagyi, M. and Cho, H., Optimization of electrostatic deflectors.

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B13, 1, 142-149, 1995.

90. Szilagyi, M. and Mui, P., Synthesis of focusing and deflection columns,

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B13, 2, 375-382, 1995.

91. Kelman, V. and Szilagyi, M., Electrostatic mass spectrometer,

              Optik 99, 4, 187-190, 1995.

92. Mui, P. and Szilagyi, M., Improved focusing and deflection columns,

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B13, 4, 1496-1507, 1995..

93. Cho, H. and Szilagyi, M., Synthesis of electrostatic multielectrode deflectors.

              J. Vacuum Science and Technology B13, 5, 1988-1993, 1995.

94. Szilagyi, M. and Mui, P., Symmetries in geometrical optics: theory.

              J. Opt. Soc. America, A12, 12, 2753-2759, 1995.

95. Szilagyi, M. and Mui, P., Symmetries in geometrical optics: applications.

              J. Opt. Soc. America, A12, 12, 2760-2766, 1995.

96. M. Szilagyi and H. Cho, Synthesis of Electrostatic  Focusing and Deflection Systems.

              J. Vacuum Science & Technology  B15, 6, 1971-1982, 1997.

97. M. N. Szilagyi, Quantitative Relationships between Collective Action and Prisoners’ Dilemma, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 17, pp.65-72, 2000.

  98. M. N. Szilagyi and Z. C. Szilagyi, A Tool for Simulated Social Experiments, Simulation, Vol. 74, pp. 4-10, 2000.

              99. Szilagyi, M. N., Solutions to Realistic Prisoners’ Dilemma Games, Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE     Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference, TA12/2, 841-846, 2001.

              100. Szilagyi,  M. N. and Szilagyi, Z. C., Nontrivial Solutions to the N-Person Prisoners’ Dilemma, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 19, 3, 281-290, 2002.

              101. Szidarovszky, F. and Szilagyi, M. N., An Analytical Study of the N-Person Prisoners’ Dilemma, Southwest Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 2002.

102. M. N. Szilagyi, Simulation of Multi-Agent Prisoners’ Dilemmas, Systems Analysis, Modelling, Simulation, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp 829-846, 2003.

103. M. N. Szilagyi, An Investigation of  N-Person Prisoners’ Dilemmas, Complex Systems, Vol. 14, pp. 155-174, 2003.

104. M. N. Szilagyi, N-Person Prisoners’ Dilemmas, Cubo Matematica Educacional (Chile), Special Issue on Game Theory, Vol. 05, No. 03, pp. 469-499, 2003.

105. M. N. Szilagyi, J. Zhao, and F. Szidarovszky, A New Algorithm for the Solution of N-Person Prisoners’ Dilemmas with Pavlovian Agents, Pure Mathematics and Applications, Vol. 14, No.3, pp. 233-248, 2004.

106. M. N. Szilagyi, Computer Simulation of the N-Person Chicken Dilemma for Pavlovian Agents, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications, pp. 980-985, Tucson, AZ, December 2004.

107. M. N. Szilagyi, From Two-Person Games to Multi-Person Social Phenomena,

              Beszelo, Vol. 10, No. 6-7, pp. 87-98, 2005.

 

108. J. Zhao, F. Szidarovszky, and M. N. Szilagyi, An Agent-Based Simulation   

Methodology for Analyzing Public Radio Membership Campaigns, Information Technology for Economics and Management, Vol. 3, No.1,  pp. 1-34, 2005.

109. M. N. Szilagyi, Agent-Based Simulation of the N-Person Chicken Game, 

              Advances in Dynamical Games, Vol. 9, pp. 695-703, 2006.

110. M. N. Szilagyi and M. D. Jallo, Standing Ovation: An Attempt to Simulate Human Personalities,

              Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 825-838, 2006.

111. U. Merlone, F. Szidarovszky, and M. N. Szilagyi, Finite Neighborhood Games with Binary Choices, Proceedings of AMASES (Italian Applied Mathematics Conference), Trieste, Italy, September 2006.

112. J. Zhao, M. N. Szilagyi, and F. Szidarovszky, A Continuous Model of  the N-Person

              Prisoners’ Dilemma, Game Theory and Applications, Vol. 12, pp. 192-228,

              2007.

113. U. Merlone, F. Szidarovszky, and M. N. Szilagyi, Finite Neighborhood Games with    

              Binary Choices, Mathematica Pannonica, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 205-217, 2007.

114. J. Zhao, F. Szidarovszky, and M. N. Szilagyi, Finite Neighborhood Binary Games: a

              Structural Study, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation,

              Vol. 10/3/3, pp. 13, 2007.

115. M. N. Szilagyi and I. Somogyi, Agent-Based Simulation of N-Person Games with Crossing Payoff      Functions, Complex Systems, Vol. 17, pp.427-439, 2008.

116. J. Zhao, F. Szidarovszky, and M. N. Szilagyi, Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma and Battle of Sexes Games: A Simulation Study, in Decision Modeling and Behavior in Complex and Uncertain Environments, T. Kugler, J. C. Smith, T. Conolly, and Y-J. Son, Editors. Berlin/New York: Springer Verlag, pp. 143-161, 2008.

  1. J. Zhao, M. N. Szilagyi, and F. Szidarovszky, An N-Person Battle of Sexes Game, Physica A, Vol. 387, pp. 3669-3677, 2008.
  2. J. Zhao, M. N. Szilagyi, and F. Szidarovszky, N-Person Battle of Sexes Games – A Simulation Study, Physica A, Vol. 387, pp. 3678-3688, 2008.

119.      Z. Hennyey and M. N. Szilagyi, SMYOZ: A New Induction Game, Journal of

              Recreational Mathematics, Vol. 35, 1, pp. 44-51, 2009.

  1. M. N. Szilagyi, N-Person Games with Crossing Externalities, CUBO A Mathematical Journal, Vol. 11, 2, pp. 7-13, 2009.
  2. M. N. Szilagyi, Cars or Buses: Computer Simulation of a Social and Economic Dilemma, Int. J. Internet and Enterprise Management, Vol. 6, 1, pp. 23-30, 2009.
  3. M. N. Szilagyi, P. Ch. Lao, and G. K. A. Krishnan, Agent-Based Simulation of a Simple Market, Int. J. Internet and Enterprise Management, Vol. 6, 1, pp. 41-73, 2009.
  4. M. N. Szilagyi and I. Somogyi, Agent-Based Simulation of  an N-Person Game with Parabolic Payoff Functions, Complexity, Accepted, to be published in 2010.

 

D. Invited Scholarly Presentations (Since 1984 only)

1984              Microelectronics Affiliates Workshop, Oracle, Arizona.

1984              Third Pfefferkorn Conference on Electron Optical Systems, Ocean City, MD.

1984              Design Optimization Institute and Software Workshop, University of Arizona

1985              Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, Phoenix, Arizona.

1985              International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beams, Portland, Oregon.

1985              11th IMACS World Congress on System Simulation and Scientific Computation,               Oslo, Norway.

1986              Workshop on Micrometer and Submicrometer Lithography, Monterey, California.

1986              International Symposium on Electron Optics, Beijing, China.

1986              Xian Institute of Applied Optics, Xian, China.

1987              31st International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beams,

              Woodland Hills, California.

1987              Japan-USA Seminar on Focused Ion Beam Technology and Applications, Osaka,               Japan.

1988              1st International Symposium on Focused Ion Beam Technology, Chicago, IL.

1988              Odense University, Odense, Denmark.

1988              Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark.

1988              Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

1989              2nd Nordic Summer School on Neural Modeling and Computation, Uppsala,               Sweden.

1989              Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England.

1989              University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

1990              2nd USA-Japan Seminar on Focused Ion Beam Technology and Applications,               Portland, Oregon.

1990              International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics, Tucson Chapter

1994              Neural Networks Workshop, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

1994              Workshop on Ion Microbeams - Generation and Applications, Schloss Ringberg,

              Germany.

1994              International Conference on Ethics and Legal Regulation of the Economy,               Budapest, Hungary.

1996    “Computer Simulation of Human Decision Making in Uncertain Environments,”

              NRaD Research Seminar, San Diego, CA .

1998    “Computer Simulation of Social Conflict Using Stochastic Cellular Automata,”

              Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA.

1998    “Solutions to the Multiplayer Prisoners’ Dilemma Game,”

              Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA.

1998    “The Fractal Nature of Large Organizations,”

              Executive Steering Group of  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Command, San Diego, CA.

2000    “Emergence of Cooperation in Large Stochastic Systems,”

              College of Police Officers, Budapest, Hungary.

2000    “Computer Simulation of Biological and Social Dilemmas,”

              Department of Biophysics, Central Research Institute of Physics, Budapest, Hungary.

2000    “New Results on Cooperation in Large Organizations,”

              Executive Steering Group of  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Command, San Diego, CA.

2003               University of Canterbury, Computer Science Department, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2003               Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.

2003               University of Technology, School of Finance & Economics, Sydney, Australia.

2004               University of Otago, Information Science Department, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2004               Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics & Finance, Wellington, New Zealand.

2004               Victoria University of Wellington, School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand.

2004               University of Auckland, Computer Science Department, Auckland, New Zealand.

2004               Massey University, Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand.

2004                Auckland University of Technology, School of Computer & Information sciences, Auckland, New Zealand.

2004               Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

2004               Aarhus University, Computer Science Department, Aarhus, Denmark.

 

Short Courses:

 

  1. “Game Theory,” Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
  2. “Agent-Based Simulation,” Auckland University of Technology, Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute, Auckland, New Zealand.

 

WORK IN PROGRESS

 

  1. Role of personalities in N-person games.
  2. A systematic analysis of the N-person Chicken Game.
  3. On the role of the shape of payoff functions in simulated N-person games.

 

 

GRANTS (Since 1984 only)

 

1984 Bell Communications Research                                         

$17,000.00

Principal Investigator

The future of VLSI technologies

 

1984-1987 National Science Foundation

$191,831.00 matched with additional $45,000.00 from the University of Arizona.

Principal Investigator

High-performance electrostatic lenses for ion beam lithography.

 

1987-1991 National Science Foundation

$255,000.00 matched with additional $10,000.00 from the University of Arizona.

Principal Investigator

Synthesis of ion optical systems.

 

1996-1997 American Society for Engineering Education

$29,399

Sabbatical support

 

1997 Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

$13,850

Computational equipment loan

 

2002 University of Arizona Foundation and the Office of Vice President for Research

$10,000

Software development for information and human influence propagation studies

Principal Investigator

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