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AI@JSI https://kt.ijs.si/aijsi-seminar/
Dr. Sabin Roman
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, UK
Department of Knowledge Technologies, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SI
Why do societies collapse? Some famous examples include Easter Island, the Maya, the Roman Empire, and the Chinese dynasties. The speaker has developed mathematical models for these historical cases and the talk will focus on the general lessons that can be learned from them. The main topics covered include a historical background on collapse, the role of complexity and feedback mechanisms, the modelling methodology and criteria, how time scales matter, why networks of societies can be more sustainable and if time permits will discuss some implications for modern society.
Sabin has a degree in theoretical physics from the University of Edinburgh, and a PhD in complex systems simulation from the University of Southampton. The focus of his research is on the mathematical modelling of societal dynamics and collapse which he carried out at Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, UK (https://www.cser.ac.uk/team/sabin-roman) before joining the Jožef Stefan Institute, where he's employing automated equation discovery to facilitate modelling.
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Institut "Jožef Stefan"
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19. 09. 2024
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