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The 2025 International System Dynamics Conference

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Business and Strategy

WIP Tue 1100: Business and Strategy

Profitability Potential of Non-Autonomous and Autonomous Ride-Hailing Services for Asset-Light and Asset-Heavy Business Models, by Pia Regine Mingnon Negro  Abstract

Best Long-Term Strategy under Competitive Conditions of Asset-Light and Asset-Heavy Ride-Hailing Business Models, by Pia Regine Mingnon Negro  Abstract

Navigating the Freight Hauler's decision trade-offs to invest in Zero-emission Heavy-duty Trucks, by Vivek Venkatesh Shenoy, Anna Pernestål, Jonas Mårtensson, Camilla Nyquist Magnusson, Zeinab Raoofi  Abstract

Po with the flow: Modeling intangibles in business forecasting with StochSD, by Tim Rogers  Abstract

A value-based approach to governing entrepreneurial ecosystem, by Agusta Jonsdottir, Federico Cosenz, Brynhildur Davidsdottir  Abstract

Do the theories of systems thinking apply in practice to the development of and alignment of instructional networks?, by Simon Gordon  Abstract

TableTalk Tue 1100: Strategies for Project and Market Success

How to Overcome the Chasm and Promote Digital Transformation Using Goal-setting Theory, by Akihiro Sakaedani  Abstract

Using a Task-Level SD Approach to Help Create More Realistic Schedule and Budget Estimates for a Large Development Project, by J. Chris White  Abstract

Health Insurance at a Crossroads: Market Failures, Financial Protection, and Private Sector Dynamics, by Nachiket Mor, Aakriti Gupta, Rahul Kumar Roy  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Sustainability Dynamics, chaired by Carmine Garzia

Materiality and sustainable performance, a dynamic relationship: exploring the drivers of greenwashing, by Riccardo Santoni  Abstract

Accelerating the Adoption of True Sustainability - Why Firms Are Delaying Adoption and How We Can Help Them, by Simona Scarpa  Abstract

System Dynamics of Emerging Competitive Analysis: A Comparative Analysis of AI and Biotech Innovation Ecosystems, by Shih-Hsin Chen, Hung-Chi Chang, WenHsin Chi  Abstract

Sustainability Assessment Framework for Urban Transportation: Integrating System Dynamic and GIS for TOD and Parking Policies, by Ahad Farnood  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Unintended Consequences in Human Systems

Electrifying Away Climate Change: Interactions of Heat Pump Installation Capacity, Adoption, and Grid Load in Massachusetts, by Alexander Kuptel, John Sterman  Abstract

Eliciting the Dynamics of Regional Banking from Banking Supervisors, by Mikhail Oet, Chenxu Zhang, Sahil Shah  Abstract

Using CBSD to Explore Unintended Consequences of White Allyship Behavior in a Late 2010s Activist Community, by Sarah Pritchard  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1330: Dynamics of Innovation Failure

Why Successful Companies Fail: Innovator’s Dilemma versus Learning Propensity Model, by Bowon Kim  Abstract

Investigating the Valley of Death and Dynamics of Deep Tech Commercialization from the Firm's Perspective, by Verneri Välimaa, Nada Oubrhou  Abstract

Failure Modes in Servitization: A Process Theory, by Xichen Sun, Rogelio Oliva  Abstract

Other Thu 0830: Systems Practice Forum [In Person Only. Additional Fee and Registration Required. See Notes] (Conference Auditorium)

Systems Practice Forum, by Rebecca Niles, Chris Soderquist, J. Chris White, James Hines  Abstract

Diversity

Parallel Mon 1100: Modeling Structural Inequities, chaired by Catherine DiGennaro

Policing Incentives and the Cycle of Marginalization: The Impact of Police Bonus System on Trans Sex Workers in Turkiye, by Umutcan Ay, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  Abstract

The Dynamics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice Adoption, by Arya Yadama  Abstract

Examining mechanisms of structural racism in migrant and seasonal farm worker respiratory health, by Ellis Ballard, Mia LaBrier, Stephanie Hernandez, Octavia Bartmess, Caroline McDonald, Jessica Culley, Devon Payne-Sturges  Abstract

Roundtable Wed 1215: How to Increase the Value of System Dynamics Society Membership, chaired by Rebecca Niles, Fernando Redivo (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

How to Increase the Value of System Dynamics Society Membership, by Rebecca Niles, Fernando Redivo  Abstract

Economics

Parallel Mon 1330: Rethinking Macroeconomics

Understanding Contingencies of Say’s Law of Markets, by Khalid Saeed  Abstract

The Useful Macro Project, by David Wheat  Abstract

Using Causal Diagrams to Teach Macroeconomics, by Oleg Pavlov  Abstract

TableTalk Tue 1100: Systemic Insights in Health and Public Policy

Ten years of Modeling to Learn: Improving flow through psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in behavioral health systems, by Lindsey Zimmerman, David Lounsbury, Debra Kibbe  Abstract

Slashing NIH Funding: Trump’s Gamble on Science and Health, by Mohammad Jalali, Zeynep Hasgul  Abstract

The Lasting Imprint of Childhood Trauma: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Shape Health and Well-Being Across the Lifespan, by Meagan Colvin  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: Transitions in a Complex World

Sovereign debt and export: endogenous and exogenous oscillations, by Hennadii Hryhoriev  Abstract

Inefficient use of Human Capital in Finance: the impact of AI and the risk of Unemployment, by Asel Jumasseitova, Dinara Saduakas, Nazym Omirali, Aiym Aben, Ayana Zhappargaliyeva, Madina Zhappargaliyeva  Abstract

Green Sukuk Issuance on Sustainable Transportation in Indonesia, by Syamsi Mustofa Singgih Prayogo, Dian Masyita, Rizky Wisnoentoro  Abstract

The KNOWING Impact Interaction Model Framework – building upon the results of domain models for climate resilient pathways, by Martin Zach  Abstract

Exploring the dynamic interactions between heavy electric truck adoption and electricity supply and pricing, by Zeinab Raoofi, Anna Pernestål  Abstract

Integrating Systems Thinking into the IB PYP Framework, by Özgün Çetinkaya, Hasret Nuhoglu, Emre Göktepe  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Dynamics of Economic Development

Solving Systemic Socio-Economic Dilemmas in Regional Australia, by Stephen Saunders  Abstract

Enhancing Islamic Economics and Financial Literacy in Indonesia using Diffusion of Innovations Model, by Nanang Rosidin  Abstract

Understanding the Dynamics of Crop Insurance Markets through an Exploratory Model, by Dushyant Mahadik, Bhakti Deepa Sahu, Upelina Murmu  Abstract

WIP Wed 1330: Inequality and Economic Systems

Income Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility: A Dynamic Hypothesis Proposal, by Takuma Ono, John Rodat  Abstract

Two Strands in the Spaghetti of Economic Inequality, by John Rodat  Abstract

Leveraging System Dynamics Modelling for Advancing Energy Justice Research, by Milton M. Herrera, Adriana Carolina Silva-Arias, Jaime Andres Sarmiento-Espinel  Abstract

Toward a Theory of the Evolution of the Global Political Economy: How Capital & Labor Interact to Co-Create & Distribute Wealth, by Garry Piepenbrock  Abstract

Qualitative Modeling of Economic and Biological Factors Influencing Profitability in Cow-Calf Operations in United States, by Vishnudas Kulangara Veettil, Karun Kaniyamattam  Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms driving the starvation cycle in Commercial Nonprofits, by Ricardo Chavelas Manzo  Abstract

WIP Wed 1330: Human Water Interactions, chaired by Byomkesh Talukder

Water Challenge, by Dumas F. Lafontant, ML  Abstract

Community-Led Systems Dynamics Modeling to Understand Sea Level Rise-Related Health Impacts, by Byomkesh Talukder, Rajiv Chowdhury, Ananda Mondal, Levente Juhasz, Jayantha Obeysekera, Shimon Wdowinski, Rita Kanazeh  Abstract

Socio-ecological Shift in Fishing Practices Influenced by the Draining of the Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland (LSBP), by Jayson Baldesco  Abstract

Domestic Water Management Information Model Based on Cooperation and Powered by Industry 4.0 Technologies in Periurban Regions, by Beatriz Marin, Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Ivan Taylor, Martha Toy  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Get Started with Macro Modeling (Part 1 of 2) [Hybrid], chaired by David Wheat, Alina Novik (Room 320)

Get Started with Macro Modeling, by David Wheat, Alina Novik, Marianna Oliskevych, Olena Primierova  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Get Started with Macro Modeling (Part 2 of 2) [Hybrid], chaired by Marianna Oliskevych, (Room 320)

Get Started with Macro Modeling, by David Wheat, Alina Novik, Marianna Oliskevych, Olena Primierova  Abstract

Environment and Resources

Parallel Mon 1100: Climate and Equity, chaired by Byomkesh Talukder

Climate impacts of afforestation and forest restoration, by John Sterman, Florian Kapmeier, Lori Siegel  Abstract

FRIDA v2.0: Modeling the two-way coupling of the climate and humans., by Billy Schoenberg, Benjamin Blanz, Jannes Breier, Beniamino Callegari, Martin Breda Grimeland, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Jefferson K. Rajah, Lennart Ramme, Chris Wells, Cecilie Mauritzen  Abstract

Indigenous perspectives on green finance and digital infrastructure: A system dynamics approach, by Mikhail Oet, Moira Zellner, Youngbok Ryu, James Hemsath, Gabriela Garcia, Chenxu Zhang  Abstract

WIP Mon 1330: Policy and Performance

Partner Career Trajectories and Gender in Big Four Public Accounting Firms (WIP), by Cindy Mino  Abstract

Analyzing the Effects of Basel IV Regulations on Macroeconomic Fluctuations: A Money View Approach, by Sercin Sahin  Abstract

Agriculture in a climate changed future: Prototype serious game to explore the sustainability of current practice trajectories., by Justin Connolly, Warren Fitzgerald, Blair Keenan, Melissa Hackell  Abstract

Multi-system transition dynamics of road freight transport and electric energy systems, by Jonathan Schmid, Zeinab Raoofi  Abstract

The Impact of a Synergised Emotionally Intelligent Team on Project Success, by Nalini Sooknanan Pillay, Andries Botha  Abstract

"Where Did the $300 million Go?": Using Systems Thinking to Solve a 9-Figure Problem, by Rowland Chen  Abstract

Parallel Mon 1330: Food, Farming, and Resilience

Modeling the Dynamics of Access to Healthy Food. The Case of Cleveland, Ohio., by John Ansah  Abstract

Food self-sufficiency: system dynamics modeling for managing agricultural in Papua Mountain Province, Indonesia, by Wezia Berkademi, Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo  Abstract

The adoption of conservation tillage in Brandenburg, Germany, by Lukas Bayer, Jefferson K. Rajah, Christina Gkini, Birgit Kopainsky  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: Economic Transitions and Resilient Futures

Is the key to India’s circular economy goals hidden in Voluntary Vehicle Modernization Program (VVMP)?, by Ankit Sharma  Abstract

Public policy responses to agricultural soil degradation in India: A Systems Thinking Analysis, by Khushboo Khosla  Abstract

CLD and Leverage Points Approach for reducing Transport Poverty in Austria, by Olivia Gold, Astrid Guehnemann, Paul Pfaffenbichler  Abstract

Strategic Planning in Educational Institutions: The Case of Darussafaka Schools, by Meltem Ceylan Alibeyoglu, Emre Göktepe, Erda Gercek  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: Sustainable Fuels and Food, chaired by Benjamin Turner

From Crops to Jet Fuel: Modeling the SAF Market Potential in Ecuador, by Micaela Peralta  Abstract

Modeling the Feasibility of an Alcohol-to-Jet Industry based on Sugarcane in Ecuador, by Paulina Echeverría, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  Abstract

Modeling the feasibility of SAF production in the Dominican Republic using oily crops and wastes for sustainable aviation fuel, by Raul Perez, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  Abstract

Feasibility of Converting Municipal Solid Waste into Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Bogota, Colombia, by Claudia Valderrama, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  Abstract

Climate-smart Practices in the Integrated Beef Supply Chain: A Causal Loop Diagram, by Serinmary Pulikkottil Rejimon, Karun Kaniyamattam, Luis Tedeschi  Abstract

Sustainable Small-Scale Tomato Production in DF, Brazil, by Raquel Froese Buzogany, Maria Thereza Pedroso  Abstract

WIP Tue 1330: Environment and Food, chaired by Byomkesh Talukder

What is the impact of an entrepreneurial ecosystem on global warming?, by Gerardo Luisi, andrea caporuscio  Abstract

Sustainable pesticide management in Quebec through participatory qualitative systems modeling: a case study in corn-soybean, by William Robitaille, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Jan Adamowski  Abstract

Exploring environmental rebound effects in U.S. fluid milk supply chains, by Jasmine Dillon, John Sheehan, Benjamin Turner  Abstract

Balancing Forest Ecosystem Services under Climate Change - A Multi-Model Approach, by Kelechi Ibeh, Austin Himes, Allyson Beall King  Abstract

A Bird’s-Eye View: Modelling Socio-Metabolic Resilience in the UK Poultry Sector, by Ali Parsa, Justin Sheffield  Abstract

Boreal Carbon Flux and Climate Feedbacks Under Global Warming: Ecosystem Disequilibrium and Tipping Points, by Greta Savitsky  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Energy Futures and Technology Transitions

Towards a Sustainable Solar Future: Forecasting Photovoltaic Waste and High-Value Recycling for France, by Anna R. Siemer, Stefan Groesser  Abstract

Feeding the Machine: Energy Demand of Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence, by Onur Ozgun, Erica McConnell, Sujeetha Selvakkumaran, Takuma Ono  Abstract

Integrating Behavior in Energy Technology Diffusion Models: A Feedback Perspective on the SSBC Model, by Theresa Liegl, Merla Kubli  Abstract

Poster Tue 1745: Environment and Resources & Operations

Modeling of Silvicultural Treatments: Impacts on Oak Regeneration and Carbon Sequestration, by Kelechi Ibeh, Austin Himes, Allyson Beall King  Abstract

The Role of Social Learning in Climate Change Inaction: Modeling Opinion Polarization and Issue Prioritization, by Russ Yoon, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  Abstract

Strategic Architecture for Driving Sustainable Business Ecosystem through Sixth Industrialization, by Min-Ren Yan, Yu-Yung Su, Stephanie Chan  Abstract

The Leftovers Project: Feeding Students by Mitigating Food Waste, by Isaiah Martinez, Lorelai Lamoureux, Raleigh Mann  Abstract

The impact of white hydrogen on future energy systems, by Coen van den Elshout, Willem L. Auping, Floortje d’Hont, Patrick Steinmann, Jan Kwakkel  Abstract

A System Dynamics Approach to Managing Material Cost Overruns in Industrial Building Projects, by Lukas Sihombing  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1800: Modeling Cultural and Behavioral Shifts

From Awareness to Action: Exploring How Shifting Diets Can Help Mitigate Climate Change, by Carlos Ariza, Malene Colotla, Bruno Seixas  Abstract

Understanding “Responding to change over following a plan” agile value in a system thinking perspective, by Josué Vitor de Medeiros Júnior, Ricardo Augusto Niederauer Flores Severo  Abstract

Modelling the Declined Use of Native Language Among Native Kabardians, by Alina Shogenova  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1800: Tools and Insights for Sustainability

A Systems Thinking Approach to Climate Change and Resource Scarcity: An Integrated Framework for Urban Sustainability, by Murat Çetinkaya, Gamze Mercan, Zümrüt Varol Selçuk  Abstract

System Archetypes in Community Solar Mini-grid Operations: An Outcome of Participatory System Dynamics Modeling, by Omkar Buwa, Anand B. Rao, Jayendran Venkateswaran  Abstract

The Carbon Footprint of Large Language Models: The Case of ChatGPT, by Ivan Taylor, Vinaytosh Mishra, Saroj Koul  Abstract

Limits to Growth (of a Model) featuring Failure Analysis and Modeling Environment (FAME), by Louis Mauro  Abstract

WIP Wed 1100: Environmental Governance

Evaluating Social-Ecological Dynamics of Irrigation Practices that Impacts Water Conservation Effectiveness, by Tanvir Ahmed  Abstract

Understanding Current and Future Nitrogen Dynamics in a Canadian Agricultural Watershed, by Sarah Van Heyst, Jan Adamowski, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist  Abstract

How Does Land Use Changes Affect Acequia’s Water, Agriculture, and Community Systems? Applying an Integrated GIS and SD, by Hamid Balali, Robert Sabie, Gholamreza Eslamifar, Nageena Makhdoom, Shareen Farha, Benjamin Turner, Carlos Ochoa, Alexander Fernald  Abstract

Towards an Internally Consistent Representation of All Planetary Boundaries - Using the World-Earth Model FRIDA, by Axel Eriksson, Jannes Breier, David Collste, Dieter Gerten, Lars J. Nilsson, Billy Schoenberg  Abstract

Disaster Recovery at a Local and National Scale, by James Paine, Jordan Berry  Abstract

Opportunities and Barriers to Building Trust Among Resource Users Through System Dynamics Modeling, by Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Adam Zwickle, Glenn O'Neil  Abstract

TableTalk Wed 1100: Advancing Sustainability through Dynamic Modeling

A Dynamic Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments: Advancing Sustainability and Resilience, by Hassan Qudrat-Ullah  Abstract

Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage System Risk and Reward Causal Model, by Joseph Londa  Abstract

Modeling the Future of Ghana's Cocoa Sector: Tradeoffs Between Export Dependence, Processing, and Sustainability, by Alexander Tommy Budianto, Roberto Max Protil, April Roggio, Eliot Rich  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1330: Governance in Resource Systems, chaired by Allyson Beall King

Digital Textile Microfactories in Urban Manufacturing: A Quantitative Analysis on Market Diffusion and Dominance, by Juan Esteban Martinez Jaramillo, Yagmur Ergulen, Meike Tilebein  Abstract

A System Dynamics Framework for Mining Planning: From National to District-Level with a Territorial Focus, by Linda Berrio-Giraldo, Sergio Ospino, Veronica Valencia-Hernandez, Daniela Congote, Clara Villegas-Palacio, Yris Olaya, Santiago Arango-Arango  Abstract

Comparative Phosphorus Governance: Modeling Management Practices Across Different Soil Types, by April Roggio, Mary Arenberg, Roberto Max Protil  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1330: Modeling Earth System Sustainability

Forecasting Groundwater Storage Changes: A Deep Learning Model Leveraging System Dynamics Simulation Data, by Gholamreza Eslamifar, Ilya Zaslavsky, Hamid Balali, Vytautas Samalavičius, Alexander Fernald  Abstract

Assessing Planetary Boundary Transgressions and Their Causes - Using the World-Earth model FRIDA, by Axel Eriksson  Abstract

Dynamic Simulation Modeling for Resilience Assessment of Coupled Water-Agriculture-Community Systems in a semi-arid region, by Hamid Balali, Gholamreza Eslamifar, Connie Maxwell, Alexander Fernald  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: En-ROADS Climate Workshop and Training [Hybrid], chaired by Andrew Jones, Florian Kapmeier (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

En-ROADS Climate Workshop and Training - Exploring the New Structures for Carbon Capture and Storage, Health Impacts Maps, Carb, by Andrew Jones, Florian Kapmeier, John Sterman  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Preserving Paradise Simulation and Simulator Training [In Person Only], chaired by Florian Kapmeier, Paulo Goncalves (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Preserving Paradise Simulation and Simulator Training, by Florian Kapmeier, Paulo Goncalves  Abstract

Health

Parallel Mon 1100: Health System Improvement, chaired by Wayne Wakeland

Integrating SD, VSM, and DPG to Address Health Financing & Governance Challenges in Singapore, by Zhenghua Yang, David Bruce Matchar, Enzo Bivona  Abstract

Modeling Opioid Crisis in Canada: a Systems Approach to Policy and Intervention Strategies, by Zeynep Hasgul, Hesam Mahmoudi, Rebecca Plouffe, Tara Sadeghieh, Karin Johnson, Eva Graham, Mohammad Jalali  Abstract

Modeling the Impact of Staff Turnover on Productivity of the Screening System in Critical Care Settings, by Fatima Sadjadpour, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Lenore Jarvis, Sofia Perazzo, Lamia Soghier  Abstract

Parallel Mon 1330: Health and Social Inequities

Convening stakeholders to explore drivers of gun violence and potential strategies for violence reduction in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Meera Kotagal, Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard, Carley Riley, Virginia Tallent, Kendall Sheppard, Takaia Rouse, Barbara Bell, Brita Roy  Abstract

Unpacking the Drivers of Severe Maternal Morbidity among Non-Hispanic Black Women: Clinical, Social, and Policy Perspectives, by Saeideh Fallah-Fini, Michael Lemke, Kyrah Brown, Tiffany Kindratt, Roseline T. Chenganiyadan, David Lounsbury, Mercy Jesuloluwa Obasanya  Abstract

Chronic School Absenteeism among Children with Asthma, by Marie Masotya, Peter Hovmand, Bethany Snyder, Sarah Ronis  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: Smarter Healthcare

Beyond the Hype: Modelling How Evolving Perceptions Drive Rural Telehealth Resource Allocation and Workforce Sustainability, by Sagda Osman, Kate Churruca, Mohammad Jalali, Louise A. Ellis, Jeffrey Braithwaite  Abstract

Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate Complex Quality Dynamics Leading to Patient Outmigration in South Korea, by Moo Hyuk Lee, Jungwoo Kim, Ji-Su Lee, Taesik Lee, Young Kyung Do  Abstract

Health Technology Assessment supported by system dynamics: an endoscopic ultrasound case study in Colombia, by Sandra Patricia Usaquén Perilla, Laura Valentina Bocanegra- Villegas, Mauricio Gómez-Figueroa  Abstract

Using System Dynamics to Optimize Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Strategies in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case of Tanzania, by David Thomas Myemba, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  Abstract

System Dynamics Modeling of Thailand’s Prevention and Control of Metabolic Syndrome, by Borwornsom Leerapan, Kwanpracha Chiangchaisakulthai, Pard Teekasap  Abstract

Increasing value in healthcare by leveraging integrated care pathways: focus on femur fractures, by Federico Barnabè, Riccardo Santoni, Maria Cleofe Giorgino  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Health and Well-Being

Understanding Policy Resistance in Tobacco Taxation Policy, by Kartik Bitra, Mihir Mathur  Abstract

Needs assessment for developing a System Dynamic HIV Drug Resistance Prevention Model: A triangulation approach, by Beatrice Aiko, Leonor Guariguata, David Thomas Myemba, George Bwire, Goodluck Nyondo, Janeth Swai, Raphael Sangeda, Japhet Killewo, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  Abstract

Understanding the Dynamic Mechanisms of Cancer Patients’ Outmigration in South Korea: A Group Model Building Approach, by Moo Hyuk Lee, Sun Young Kim, Young Kyung Do  Abstract

Exploring the dynamic relationship between population mental health and the UK labour market through a gendered lens, by Shreya Sonthalia  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Health Systems Under Pressure

A Health Policy Analysis to Preventing Falls among Older Adults: Current Reality, Dynamics and Ways Forward in Singapore, by Vanessa Koh, John Ansah, Angelique Chan  Abstract

Modeling Epidemic Dynamics in the Hajj Mass Gathering: Assessing Strategies to Minimize Health Risks, by Mohammed Baaoum, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh  Abstract

Analysis of A Patient Backlog-Resources model For Pandemic Surge and Response, by Shakir Bilal, Jim Duggan  Abstract

Poster Tue 1745: Health

Dynamics of pregnant people’s trust in providers on maternal health outcomes in Northern Plains Native American communities, by NingYuan Liu, Arielle Deutsch, Jose Cruz Medina, Erin Stringfellow, Mohammad Jalali  Abstract

A System Dynamic Model of HPV Vaccinations Among Adolescent Boys in New York State, by Jose Mazariego, Nasser Sharareh, Heidi Jones, David Lounsbury, Turner Canty, Nasim Sabounchi  Abstract

A Dynamic Model of Circadian Rhythm of Melatonin and the Effect of Night Shifts on Risk of Autism in Late-Stage Pregnancy, by Ekin Yurdakul, Kutlu Ülgen, Yaman Barlas  Abstract

Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Singapore, by Leonard Malczynski, Alec Morton  Abstract

Understanding Patients’ Experience of Agitation and Restraint Use in the Emergency Department: Toward a Comprehensive Model, by Matthew Lootens, Turner Canty, Ambrose Wong, Bidisha Nath, Riddhi Desai, Anusha Kumar, Isaac Faustino, Rebekah Heckmann, Nasim Sabounchi  Abstract

Learning from the Adoption of a Readmissions Clinical Decision Support Tool with Group Model Building, by Nina Sperber, Sarah Haas, Scott Rockart, Theresa Kiki-Teboum, Rishab Pulgurta, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Hana Shafique, Eden Singh, Shiling Zheng, Adam Johnson  Abstract

WIP Wed 1100: Managing Risk in Healthcare

A Modeling Framework for the Epidemiological Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategies Applied to Cattle Systems, by Karun Kaniyamattam  Abstract

A Systems-Based Analysis of Energy Balance Dynamics in Obesity: Modeling Adaptive Behaviors, by Boyd Swinburn, Saeideh Fallah-Fini  Abstract

From Eligibility to Uptake: Endogenizing Participation Behavior in Lung Cancer Screening Models, by Hesam Mahmoudi, Alexandra L. Potter, Chi-Fu J, Yang, G. Scott Gazelle  Abstract

Tackling Gun Violence: a Community-Based Systems Approach, by Brita Roy, Zeynep Hasgul, Mohammad Jalali  Abstract

Patient Empowerment as a Catalyst for Better Health Outcomes: A System Dynamics-AI Augmented Approach., by Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Ivan Taylor, Saroj Koul, Catalina Henao  Abstract

Testing Human and AI Strategies of Concept-Link Generation for Causal Loop Diagrams. The Case of Biodiversity Programming Texts, by Krzysztof Kasianiuk  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Mental Health and Systemic Care

Exploring the Dynamics of Sleep and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults, by Jeroen Uleman  Abstract

Addressing syndemic disparities in problematic alcohol use, violence, and reproductive health: A system dynamics approach, by Arielle Deutsch, Ali Akhavan, Mohammad Jalali  Abstract

Breaking Acute Bed Capacity Bottlenecks: Decision-Support Insights from the MID-CARE Model for Ireland’s Regional Health Area, by Sinead Madden  Abstract

WIP Wed 1330: Health Equity and Innovation, chaired by Brita Roy

Rising Burden of Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Singapore: Forecasting Disease Outcomes and Intervention Scenarios, by Gandhi Naline, Joann Poh, David Bruce Matchar  Abstract

Understanding Syndemic Problems: Lessons from Four Communities on Health Disparities and Structural Inequities, by Zeynep Hasgul, Mohammad Jalali, Alyssa Luisi, Kuan-Lung Chen  Abstract

Enhancing AI-Based Clinical Interventions through Community-Based System Dynamics, by Chad Evans, Peter Hovmand, Donald Martin, James Washington, Herman Taylor  Abstract

Evaluating Ethiopia’s Healthcare Financing Reform: A Systems Approach to Improving NCD Care, by Hannah Lee, Zeynep Hasgul, Nurilign Abebe Moges, Adane Nigusie, Gizew Asres, Edemealem Adimasu, Mezgebu Yitayal, Mohammad Jalali  Abstract

Modelling the systemic impact of health system innovation under uncertainty: Community Hospital of the Future in Singapore, by Ashish Kumar, Sze Ling Chan , Constance Xue Rui Neo, Fadzillah Nur, Richard Chan, Kailasam Manimegalai, Candelyn Yu, Yao Ge, Yingqi Xu , Sean Shao Wei Lam  Abstract

Analysis of Effects of Patient Education on Early Stage Osteoarthritis, by Connor Hale, Marin Fisher, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh  Abstract

Other Thu 0830: Boston University Social Work Summit [In Person Only] (Terrace Lounge)

Boston University Social Work Summit, by Rebecca Niles, Tami Gouveia, Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard  Abstract

Learning and Teaching

Plenary Mon 0830: Achieving Success Teaching System Dynamics (Metcalf Hall)

Teaching System Dynamics to Liberal Arts Students, by Steve Peterson  Abstract

Lasting Success in Teaching System Dynamics, by Jeff Trailer  Abstract

Teaching SD using the Delft Method: from practice to theory, by Willem L. Auping, Floortje d’Hont  Abstract

WIP Mon 1100: Learning and Teaching

Over 200 Systems Thinking/System Dynamics Assessment Questions Released for K-12 Research, by Diana Fisher, Emre Göktepe, Gaye Ceyhan  Abstract

Dissemination through Conversation: Using Existing Social Networks to Inform and Encourage Enrollment in EEPs., by Lucia Cheney, Rachel Coleman, Arie Perliger, Juliette Rooney-Varga  Abstract

Modelling process of complex problems from a teaching perspective, by Juan Rios-Ocampo, Svea-Erika Staby, Iram Mushtaq  Abstract

A Non-System Dynamicist's View of Teaching System Dynamics, by Jonathan Miles  Abstract

Exploring how features of epistemic trust influence system thinking as stakeholders engage with system dynamics and AI, by Ann Marie White, Yusheng Jia, Nanki Nagpaul, Juneha Seo, Bob Marion  Abstract

Understanding the drivers and barriers to Post Occupancy Evaluation using systems thinking to improve building performance., by Jaime Bainbridge  Abstract

Roundtable Mon 1215: Advancing System Dynamics in Higher Education: Adoption and Collaboration, chaired by Meagan Colvin, Rod MacDonald (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Roundtable on Advancing System Dynamics in Higher Education: Adoption and Collaboration, by Meagan Colvin, Rod MacDonald, Rebecca Niles, Hamid Balali, Gholamreza Eslamifar  Abstract

Parallel Mon 1330: Learning with Archetypes, chaired by Allyson Beall King

Using System Archetypes to Support Learning and Strategic Reflection on Persistent Organizational Problems in NGOs, by Gillian Martin Mehers  Abstract

Cognitive Analysis of a Systems Thinking Educational Assignment: Find & Map the Feedback Loop in Popular Media Articles, by Kim Kastens, Thomas F. Shipley  Abstract

Exploring the challenges experienced by academic medicine using archetypes, by Erika Meler, Sarah Kelly, Daniel Schull, Russell Richards  Abstract

Roundtable Wed 1215: System Dynamics for the Chief Executive Officers, chaired by Usman Ghani (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

System Dynamics for the Chief Executive Officers, by Usman Ghani  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: Innovation-Based Learning (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker (Room 310)

Innovation-Based Learning (IBL) Workshop, by Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Innovation-Based Learning (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker (Room 310)

Innovation-Based Learning (IBL) Workshop, by Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Model Construction with Powersim Studio [Hybrid], chaired by Leonard Malczynski (Room 320)

Model Construction with Powersim Studio, by Leonard Malczynski  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Beer Game on Steroids [In Person Only], chaired by J. Chris White (Room 312)

Beer Game on Steroids: Using BGOS to Model and Simulate More Complex Supply Chains, by J. Chris White  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Using LLMs to Build Small Stock-Flow Models [In Person Only], chaired by Diana Fisher (Metcalf Hall)

Using LLMs to Build Small Stock-Flow Models, by Diana Fisher  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling (Part 1 of 2) [Hybrid], chaired by Aakriti Gupta (Room 310)

Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling, by Aakriti Gupta  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling (Part 2 of 2) [Hybrid], chaired by Aakriti Gupta (Room 310)

Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling, by Aakriti Gupta  Abstract

Methodology

Parallel Mon 1100: Social Influence and Health Behavior, chaired by David Lounsbury

Social norms underlying health behaviors: Developing a feedback theory of social norm adoption for public health, by Callie Ogland-Hand  Abstract

Bridging the Unavoidable A Priori: A Framework for Comparative Causal Modeling, by Peter Hovmand, Kari O'Donnell, Callie Ogland-Hand, Brian Biroscak, Douglas Gunzler  Abstract

Webs of Influence: Exploring links between social media and anxiety from a teen perspective, by Janet Velasquez Trejo, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung  Abstract

Parallel Mon 1100: Innovative Modeling Approaches

Decoding Policy Interactions in System Dynamics: A Balanced Tree Clustering Approach, by Yuta Sumiya, Naoyuki Echizenya, Tomoyuki Taguma, Kyosuke Toda, Takahisa Ando, Yoshiaki Oida, Yutaka Takahashi  Abstract

The Hybrid TIS Model: A Simulation Model to Assess the Emergence of Technological Innovation Systems in Developing Countries, by Lune Massop, Linda Kamp, Merla Kubli, Jill Slinger  Abstract

Modeling Bias Evolution in Fashion Recommender Systems: A System Dynamics Approach, by Mahsa Goodarzi, M. Abdullah Canbaz  Abstract

WIP Mon 1330: AI, Tech, and Transitions, chaired by Bo Hu

Evaluation and extension of models using artificial intelligence, by Leonard Malczynski, Alec Morton  Abstract

Toward a more effective strategy for distinguishing AI bots from human responses in survey research, by Kari O'Donnell, Peter Hovmand  Abstract

Leveraging large language models to identify acute mental health patient flows in interview data, by Erin Kenzie, Mellodie Seater, Alexandra Nielsen, Kristen Hassmiller Lich  Abstract

Crossing the Modeling Chasm from Qualitative Causal Loop Diagrams to Simulation Modeling, by Peter Hovmand, Robinson Salazar, Callie Ogland-Hand, Claire Ing, Patricia Coleman, Tanisha Franquez Aflague, Monica Esquivel, Rachel Novotny  Abstract

Quantifying socio-macroeconomic impacts of electric vehicle adoption in Mexico, by Saidou Sy, Travis Franck  Abstract

Plenary Mon 1600: Awards Presentations, chaired by Karim Chichakly (Metcalf Hall)

Jay Wright Forrester Award, by Khalid Saeed  Abstract

System Dynamics Applications Award, by J. Bradley Morrison  Abstract

TableTalk Tue 1100: Innovation and Accessibility in System Dynamics

Reflections on System Dynamics in 2025 - The Times They Are A-Changin', by John Morecroft  Abstract

Improving Accessibility of The System Dynamics Learning Guide Using the 'Systems Thinking for the Visually Impaired' Custom GPT, by Allie Zombron, Raafat Zaini  Abstract

ASD Macroeconomic Model of Microfoundation, Public Money, and Uniform Tax (Part V), by Yokei Yamaguchi, Kaoru Yamaguchi  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: People, Process, and Purpose

Time Delays in System Dynamics Modeling: An Evaluation and Insight into the Modeling Process, by Bethany Snyder, Kari O'Donnell  Abstract

Digital Platforms and the Fissured Workforce: Consequences of Temporary Labor Strategies in Service Operations, by Jose Lopez, Luis Lopez, Rogelio Oliva  Abstract

A System Dynamics based analysis corporate turnaround process. The case of Fiat under the leadership of Sergio Marchionne, by Carmine Garzia  Abstract

Translating a Collaborator-Designed Causal Loop Diagram to Support Campus Decision-Making on Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence, by Joseph Alejandro, Michelle Dougherty, Travis Moore, Natalie Sumetsky, Reg Futcher, Robert W.S. Coulter, Jessica G. Burke, Elizabeth Miller, Christina Mair  Abstract

Integrating System Dynamics and Probabilistic Deep Learning: A Hybrid Framework for Uncertainty-Aware Decision Support, by Souleymane Bah  Abstract

Scaling up the share of circular medical consumables in the healthcare sector, by Paula Goetz  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Modeling Methods and AI

Systematic Variable Classification in Causal Loop Diagram Formalization: A Multi-Method Labeling Procedure, by Jeroen Uleman, Wayne Wakeland  Abstract

System Dynamics Analysis of AI’s Socioeconomic Impact: Policy Insights on Inequality, Unemployment, and the Rise of DeepSeek, by Mohammadhashem Moosavihaghighi  Abstract

Exploring AI Performance In Dynamic Decision-Making: Case Study on Fishery Management, by Arjuna Jonathan Paranoan, Theresia Bhekti Putranti, Tinh Nha Lai, Scott Fortmann-Roe, Erling Moxnes, Saeed Langarudi  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Improving Modeling Practice

Designing for impact: Engaging stakeholders with system dynamics models, by Florian Kapmeier, Andrew Jones, John Sterman  Abstract

Addressing Methodological Uncertainties in System Dynamics: Insights from Colombia's Electricity Model, by Juan Felipe Parra, Yris Olaya, Santiago Arango-Arango  Abstract

Guided Documentation of the Modeling Process with Qualitative Data: Using DynamicVu to Support Rigorously Interpreted Quotes, by Warren Farr, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Samuel Allen  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Using AI to Capture Mental Models, chaired by Asmeret Naugle

Inception of Thought: AI Extracting Mental Models from System Dynamics Society Presidents, by Maxwell Langsam, Raafat Zaini  Abstract

Calling All U.S. Presidents for a Friendly Chat: Applying Generative AI to Study Political History, by Sami Nour, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Asmeret Naugle, Joseph Godfrey  Abstract

How Well can AI Build SD Models?, by Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard, Saras Chung, Ellen O'Neill, Janet Velasquez Trejo, Sara Metcalf  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Frameworks for System Insight, chaired by David Bruce Matchar

SYMBIOSIS: Systems Thinking and Machine Intelligence for Better Outcomes in Society, by Sameer Sethi, Donald Martin, Emmanuel Klu  Abstract

The Qualitative Systems Exploration Model (QSEM): A framework to support the structural analysis of Causal Loop Diagrams, by Adam Hulme, Duncan Radley, Andrew Brown, Jefferson K. Rajah, Birgit Kopainsky, Loes Crielaard, Harriet Koorts, James Nobles  Abstract

Optimizing Customer Orders with a Dynamic Balanced Scorecard Model, by Mohammad Dehghani Saryazdi, Azadeh Arjmand, Sara Metcalf  Abstract

WIP Tue 1330: Methods in Practice

A Review of Five Key Articles on “How to use LLM in System dynamics (SD) modeling”, by Raana Khani  Abstract

A hybrid approach combining System Dynamic and Reinforcement Learning to improve organizational decision-making processes., by Enrique Baquela, Gerardo Acosta Voegeli, Virginia Javiera Vazquez  Abstract

From Crisis to Care: Unraveling Crisis Pathways and Assessing Strategic Interventions to Improve Access to Acute Mental Health, by Mellodie Seater, Alexandra Nielsen, Kristen Hassmiller Lich  Abstract

Dealing with Large Models in Qualitative Group Model Building Projects, by Max Kleemann, Eva Hummel  Abstract

Assessing SRM future implications in Brazil, India and South Africa with Group Model Building, by Mauricio Uriona Maldonado, Caroline Rodrigues Vaz, Sara Grobbelaar, Rhythm Singh  Abstract

Embracing the Complexity of the English Social Housing Sector: A New AI-Assisted Tool to Avoid Mental models’ Simplification, by Anna Pagani, Masoud Ahmadinia  Abstract

Plenary Tue 1700: Multimethod Panel, chaired by Yaman Barlas, Hazhir Rahmandad (Metcalf Hall)

Addressing System Dynamics problems with different systemic methods and tools, by PJ Lamberson, Rifat Atun, Krys Stave, Bobby Milstein  Abstract

Poster Tue 1745: Methodology

Modular Decomposition and System Integration Using Shared State Variables and Subdivided Time Steps, by Bo Hu, Bo Zhang  Abstract

The Kissing Fishes Diagram: A Structured Approach to Embedding Operational Thinking in Model Conceptualization, by Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Tanvir Ahmed  Abstract

A study of problem articulation in the system dynamics modeling process, by Toshio Tamamuro, Yutaka Takahashi  Abstract

Integrating Artificial Intelligence Techniques into System Dynamics: Opportunities and Challenges on the Path Forward, by Zhenghua Yang, David Bruce Matchar, Enzo Bivona  Abstract

LunaSim Copilot: An Integrated AI Assistant for System Dynamics Modeling, by William Park, Karthik Vedula, Ishan Khetarpal, Mark Estep  Abstract

CHIRON: Integrating AI and Rigorously Interpreted Quotation Analysis to Enhance Conceptualization in System Dynamics, by Samuel Allen, Carlos Calvo Hernandez, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1800: AI for System Dynamics Modeling

How ChatGPT Writes a Complete Vensim Model, by Juan Martín-García, Francisco Campuzano Bolarin, David Lopez Lopez  Abstract

From Text to Model: A Sector-Based NLP Approach, by Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Mohammed Amine Gharsallaoui  Abstract

Leveraging AI within Systems Dynamics to Transform Governance and Leadership in South African Municipalities, by Leanett Fanyana Ntuli  Abstract

AI-Powered Inputs for Causal Loop Diagrams versus Human-Driven Inputs on Factors Affecting Electric Vehicle Adoption, by Nalini Sooknanan Pillay  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1800: AI-Enhanced Modeling

Multi-Timescale Power System Dynamics: Leveraging Large Language Models for Enhanced System Dynamics Modeling, by Corné Du Plooy, Hakan Ergun  Abstract

Artificial Creative Intelligence: From Computing to Physiology and Back Again, by Rowland Chen  Abstract

From Text to Map; Why Not Vice Versa, and Beyond? Investigating the Application of LLMs in Interpreting SD Modes' Output Graphs, by SeyedAmirreza Eslami Pouya, Shayan Firouzian, Mohammad Hossein Foroughi  Abstract

Embedding Health Equity into Net Zero: From causal loop diagrams to stock and flow diagrams, by Ke Zhou, Irene Pluchinotta, Michael Davies, Nici Zimmermann  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Discovering Leverage Points and Model Parameters, chaired by Ali Akhavan

Estimating Information Delays in Risk Perception: A Hybrid ARDL-Erlang Approach to Modeling Mobility Change During a Pandemic, by Gaofei Zhang, Ann Osi, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Hazhir Rahmandad, Ran Xu  Abstract

Designing tools for Systemic Design: identifying structural Leverage points, by Laura Guzman-Abello, Juan Nicolas Guarin, Juan David Sanchez  Abstract

How Social Influence Shapes Collective Intelligence in Binary Choices: Reconciling Experimental Disparities with Model, by Vicky Chuqiao Yang, Levi Grenier  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Modular and Scalable Modeling

Review of Sub-Models in Groundwater SD Models to Facilitate “Lego-Like” Modeling, by Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Allyson Beall King  Abstract

Modularization and Integration of Stock-and-Flow Models using ChatPySD, by Justin Hoffman, Ricardo Büttner, Bo Hu  Abstract

Application of Life Cycle Assessment Calculation Methodologies to Quantify Upstream Impact within the System Dynamics Framework, by Takuma Ono  Abstract

Roundtable Wed 1215: Using multi-method hybrid System Dynamics approach-feasibility, applications, advantage/pitfalls, chaired by Takuma Ono (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Meeting Wed 1445: Benchmarking and Evaluating AI for Modeling and Simulation (BEAMS) Meeting (Hybrid), chaired by Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard (Terrace Lounge)

Benchmarking and Evaluating AI for Modeling and Simulation (BEAMS) Initiative, by Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: Using AI to Build CLDs (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Davidson Girard, Billy Schoenberg (Metcalf Hall)

Using AI to Build, Analyze and Learn from Quantitative and Qualitative Models, by Davidson Girard, Billy Schoenberg, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: Managing Complexity with Stella [In Person Only], chaired by Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen (Room 321)

Managing Complexity with Stella, by Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: Starting from scratch: Better model construction [Hybrid], chaired by Leonard Malczynski (Room 320)

Starting from scratch: Better model construction, by Leonard Malczynski  Abstract

Workshop Thu 0830: SDM-Doc: The System Dynamics Model Documentation and Assessment Tool [In Person Only], chaired by Ignacio Martinez-Moyano (Room 315)

SDM-Doc: The System Dynamics Model Documentation and Assessment Tool, by Ignacio Martinez-Moyano  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Presenting Uncertainty with Stella [In Person Only], chaired by Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen (Room 321)

Presenting Uncertainty with Stella, by Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Using AI to Build CLDs (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung (Metcalf Hall)

Using AI to Build, Analyze and Learn from Quantitative and Qualitative Models, by Davidson Girard, Billy Schoenberg, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Teaching with Loops that Matter [In Person Only] (Room 321)

Teaching with Loops that Matter, by Billy Schoenberg, Jefferson K. Rajah, Bob Eberlein  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Intro to Vensim with Bathtub Dynamics and Statistics [Hybrid], chaired by Tom Fiddaman (Room 312)

Intro to Vensim with Bathtub Dynamics and Statistics, by Tom Fiddaman  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play for Collaborative GMB (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Jenson Goh (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play as a Catalyst for Collaborative Group Model Building, by Jenson Goh  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Refining Formulations using Stella [In Person Only] (Room 321)

Refining Formulations using Stella, by Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg, Hilary Allen  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play for Collaborative GMB (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only], chaired by Jenson Goh (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play as a Catalyst for Collaborative Group Model Building, by Jenson Goh  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Harnessing AI for Game-Based Learning & Strategic Simulations [In Person Only], chaired by Francisco Araujo (Room 315)

Harnessing AI for Game-Based Learning & Strategic Simulations, by Francisco Araujo  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1530: Intro to Ventity - mixing SD, DES and ABM in one model [Hybrid], chaired by Tom Fiddaman, Larry Yeager (Room 312)

Intro to Ventity – mixing SD, DES and ABM in one model, by Tom Fiddaman, Larry Yeager  Abstract

Operations

Parallel Mon 1100: Systems for Learning and Sustainability , chaired by Allyson Beall King

A Simulation Model of the World Underwater Federation's (CMAS) Sustainable High-Quality Training System, by Matthias Papesch  Abstract

The Importance of Climate Information Services in OACPS Countries, by Al Thibeault, Mike Ryder, Ron Suiter, Nsadisa Faka, David Peterson, Ben Arthur, Adem Delibas  Abstract

Tackling grand challenges: Evaluating causal loop diagrams as a boundary object in a transdisciplinary research project, by Yuhong Wang, Fathima Puthusery, Pepe Puchol-Salort, Irene Pluchinotta, Nici Zimmermann  Abstract

TableTalk Wed 1100: Modeling for Decision-Making and Capacity Management, chaired by Byomkesh Talukder

Automation of Decision-Making Processes in Construction Management, by Roman Oldenburg  Abstract

A Real-World Case Study of Using an SD-Based Agent Simulation to Model Multi-Tier Supply Chains and Disruptions, by J. Chris White  Abstract

Capacity Impact of Revisits on ER Services, by Luis Lopez, Jose Lopez, Roy Zuniga  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Managing Under Pressure

Simulation Framework to Quantify Supply Chain Resilience, by Bhavya Gupta, Jayendran Venkateswaran  Abstract

Explaining Fundamental Emergency Department Dynamics with Simple Stock and Flow Concepts, by J. Bradley Morrison, Brian Kenny, Puja Singh, Anthony Rosania  Abstract

Surviving Budget Cuts in Higher Education: A System Dynamics Approach to Model Long-term Impacts, by Kavish Malhotra, Saeid Saidi  Abstract

Psychology and Human Behavior

Parallel Mon 1330: Social Change and Collective Behavior, chaired by Andrew Brown

Revealing Hidden Dynamics in Collaboration: Using Group Model Building to Enhance Qualitative Longitudinal Research, by Laura Black, David Andersen  Abstract

Long-Term Opinion Dynamics and Social Change, by Rachael Kha, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  Abstract

Understanding the Radicalization Process of Incels, by Tess Jongsma, Floortje d’Hont, Willem L. Auping, Jan Kwakkel  Abstract

TableTalk Tue 1100: Insights in Teaching, Training, and Historical Dynamics, chaired by David Bruce Matchar

Studying the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings through a Conflict Dynamic Model, by Pascal Gambardella, John Hayward, Dana Ilmari Polojarvi  Abstract

Breaking the Stall: System Dynamics Unveils Hidden Traps in Aviation Safety, by Steven Smith  Abstract

Using LLMs to Support Teachers Infusing System Dynamics Concepts in High School Curricula, by Diana Fisher  Abstract

Parallel Wed 1100: Human Dimensions of Climate and Technology

A system dynamics modeling framework for endogenizing human behavior change in global-scale integrated assessment models, by Jefferson K. Rajah, Benjamin Blanz, Birgit Kopainsky, Billy Schoenberg  Abstract

Beyond Climate Vulnerability: How Health Shapes and Is Shaped by Climate Change and Adaptation, by Mariya Andreeva, Paulo Goncalves  Abstract

Will second-use EV battery start-ups get trapped in the valley of death?, by Juliane Seika, Merla Kubli  Abstract

Public Policy

Parallel Mon 1100: Strategic Workforce and Security Dynamics, chaired by Burcu Tan

Nat-Sec MAISC Research Agenda: Challenges & way ahead for M&S, AI, on topics of systemic complexity in national security, by Timothy Clancy, Michaela Gawrys, Bob Lamb, Devin Ellis  Abstract

PhDs in queue and the US science workforce trajectory, by Navid Ghaffarzadegan  Abstract

A Dynamic Model of Workforce Management During Seasonal Epidemics, by Ahmet Emir Şener, Gönenç Yücel  Abstract

Roundtable Mon 1215: Group model building on socioeconomic dynamics of beyond GDP, chaired by Takuma Ono (Metcalf Hall)

Parallel Mon 1330: Urban Dynamics, chaired by Ali Akhavan

Urban Modeling Traditions: A Literature Review on Methods and Applications, by Ellen O'Neill, Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung, David Keith, Janet Velasquez Trejo  Abstract

Advancing Urban Models for Impact, by Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung, Ellen O'Neill, David Keith, Janet Velasquez Trejo  Abstract

How city attractiveness and population growth created unaffordable housing in Greater Sydney, by Juan Rios-Ocampo, Shayne Gary  Abstract

Feedback Tue 1100: Feedback Session, chaired by Bob Eberlein (Terrace Lounge)

Integrating Green Hydrogen into the Transportation System: Policy, Barriers, and Pathways for Decarbonisation, by Milton M. Herrera, Lina Astrid Carvajal-Prieto  Abstract

Narratives of stewardship and resistance: Deciphering divergent sustainability decision-making among livestock farmers, by Tianchu Lu  Abstract

Political Polarization as a Co-adaptive Process, by PJ Lamberson, PJ Lamberson  Abstract

Modeling strategies for limiting evictions and improving housing security in urban America, by Jack Mercer  Abstract

A system dynamics perspective of project strategy, by Sarojkant Singh  Abstract

Crossing the Rubicon of Complexity Sciences:An Age-Spanning Dialectic from Ibn Khaldun to Fourier and Synthesis of Cliodynamics, by Shayan Firouzian  Abstract

WIP Tue 1100: Governance and Resilience

A Systems Approach to Understanding the Impact of Federal Incentives on Broadband Access, by Julie Maurer  Abstract

Developing a Systems Dynamics Model of State Repression, by Collin Sullivan  Abstract

Agriculture-Culture-Tourism Integration in Rural Revitalization: A Study of Grounded Theory based on Wuning County, China, by Linlin Wang, Jenson Goh, Haiyan Yan  Abstract

Climate and energy policy: unintended long-term consequences of short-term decisions, by Ritvars Freimains, Andra Blumberga  Abstract

Adapting a Model of Chronic Wasting Disease to New Outbreaks Implications for Implementing Systems Dynamics at Scale, by Erica Rieder, Tom Fiddaman, Stephanie R. Penk, Richard E.W. Berl, Bryan J. Richards  Abstract

System Dynamics Modeling of Grid Risk Futures, by Robert Jeffers  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Ethics, Aging, and Adaptive Systems

Population Aging Policies: Lessons for System Dynamics Modelling, by Maral Golabi, Arash Feli, Mārtiņš Bataitis, Saeed Langarudi  Abstract

Ethical Attractors: Universal Patterns of Cooperation and Fractal Emergence in Complex Adaptive Systems, by Zauh Jariwala  Abstract

Modelling the Impact of Active Transport Policies on Exposure to Air Pollution in London, UK, by Ke Zhou, Lauren Ferguson  Abstract

Remote Control: Hybrid Work, Digital Gatekeeping, and Systemic Power Shifts, by Manshreya Grover  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Policy Modeling for Global Challenges

A Policy Framework for Space Debris Management: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Space Environmental Tax, by Nobuaki Minato, Youkei Yamaguchi  Abstract

National long-term climate policy planning tool for decarbonization of municipal solid waste sector, by Andra Blumberga, Vivita Priedniece, Girts Bohvalovs, Julija Gusca, Undine Gabranova, Ritvars Freimains  Abstract

Expanding Diagnostic Testing for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Burden Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, by Marya Getchell, Dodge Lim, Ramon Basilio, Francis Tablizo, Carmen Corpuz  Abstract

Poster Tue 1745: Business & Human Behavior

Societal Response to Harms: Advancing a Theory of Stakeholder Dynamics, by Samuel Allen  Abstract

AI Enhanced Systems Education in Learning Society with LEGO STEAM Curriculum, by Min-Ren Yan, Chien-Chien Wu  Abstract

The Spread of Political (Mis)information, by PJ Lamberson  Abstract

Facing Common Threats in a Polarized Environment, by Catherine DiGennaro, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  Abstract

The development of productive capabilities in the EU: A model for the evaluation of transformative policy scenarios, by George Papachristos, Dimitrios Pontikakis, Jose Luis Torres, Pal Davidsen, Igor Czermainski de Oliveira, Michal Miedzinski, Matthijs Janssen, Hedvig Norlen, Michele Cincera  Abstract

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Universities: How to reduce violence, survivor trauma, and hold perpetrators accountable, by Rai-Ching Yu  Abstract

Designing the Resilience Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs in Malaysia's Rural Tourism: a Conceptual Model, by Farah Hida Sharin, Ilham Sentosa  Abstract

The Tradeoff between Authentic and Performative Engagement: A Business Model of Data-Making in China, by Chen Liang, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  Abstract

Roundtable Wed 1215: Returning to the SOURCE: Developing a simple story to explain projections and reality, chaired by Erin Stringfellow (Metcalf Small Ballroom)

Parallel Wed 1330: Participatory Approaches to Social Challenges

A Participatory Systems Approach for Designing Implementation Strategies and Mechanisms, by Travis Moore, Yuilyn Chang Chusan, Mark Pachucki, Bo Kim  Abstract

Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Cultivating Shared Understanding of Complex Care Contexts Through Group Model Building, by Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard, Rachel Matsumoto  Abstract

Developing a Design Framework for Community-Engaged System Dynamics Practice, by Andrew Brown, Ellis Ballard, Kelsey Werner, Tiana Felmingham  Abstract

Security, Stability, and Resilience

WIP Mon 1100: Risk, Resilience, and Sustainability

Towards a Dynamic Formulation of Social Burden: Modeling Decision-Making Processes During Infrastructure Disruptions, by Sara Peterson, Robert Jeffers  Abstract

Combining Climate Models with Humanitarian Operations Models to Leverage Policies for Disaster Risk Management, by Eduardo Franco, Maria Angelica Silva, Luiza Cunha, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues  Abstract

A National Institutional Arrangement for Green Hydrogen Production: Understanding it from a Systems Perspective, by Arun Bajracharya  Abstract

Exploring Climate-Driven Vulnerabilities in the Beef Feedlot Production Segment Using System Dynamics, by Mati Mohammadi, Andres Cibils, Benjamin Turner  Abstract

Simulation Environment for Understanding and Preventing Genocide, by Gary Hirsch  Abstract

From stress to sustainability: Navigating BRD-mediated feedback interactions in integrated beef production systems, by Adeolu Adekunle, Benjamin Turner, Luis Tedeschi, Karun Kaniyamattam  Abstract

TableTalk Wed 1100: AI and Decision-Making in Risk Management

Using System Dynamics to Introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Operational Environment: Lessons from government-funded, by Corey Lofdahl  Abstract

Enhancing Dam Safety by Bridging Risk Perception of Engineers and Maintenance Decision-Making , by Mohammad Pourmatin  Abstract

How AI Shapes Cyber Risk Management, by Sander Zeijlemaker, Michael Siegel  Abstract

Stakeholder Engagement

TableTalk Tue 1100: Collaborative Modeling with AI

Sustainable Systems Education & Social Innovation with AI Empowered Digital Platform: A Case Study from Taiwan Chapter, by Min-Ren Yan, Yi-En Ko, Yu-Wen Hung, Chih-An Chen  Abstract

Prioritization of Recommendations in Group Model Building: APEASE framework on Interventions to Address Extreme Heat and Health, by Bradley Kramer, Catherine Hartwell, Saria Hassan  Abstract

Exploring the use of Large Language Models with Chain-of-thought Prompting as an Aid in Causal Loop Diagram Development, by Ashish Kumar, Sean Shao Wei Lam  Abstract

VPoster Tue 1215: Modeling Sustainability

Participatory System Dynamics for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Mapping Research Gaps, their Interconnections, and, by Yuhong Wang, Ke Zhou, Nici Zimmermann  Abstract

Developing an Interactive Learning Environment to teach the two-way coupling of climate-human system, by Mohammad Mustafa, Jefferson K. Rajah, Billy Schoenberg, Birgit Kopainsky  Abstract

Operationalising and assessing the validity of archetypical structures for rebound mechanisms: the case of moral licensing, by Daniel Guzzo, Lucas Meneguim, Daniela Pigosso  Abstract

A Building-Block Approach for Enabling Modularity in System Dynamics, by Lucas Meneguim, Daniel Guzzo, Daniela Pigosso  Abstract

Roundtable Wed 1215: Building long-term, meaningful researcher-community partnerships for systems change, chaired by Andrew Brown

Parallel Wed 1330: Improving Health Outcomes, chaired by Wayne Wakeland

Experiencing Homelessness in Portland, Maine, by John Voyer  Abstract

Can E-scooters Enhance Active-Mobility Health Outcomes?, by Ben Pearre  Abstract

Reverse Engineering: Local Implementation of Cervical Cancer Prevention for Global Health, by Laura Guzman-Abello, Camilo Olaya, Peter Hovmand, Juanita Garcia, Julia Gage, Patti E Gravitt  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1030: Virtual Experience Design Fundamentals Workshop [In-Person Only], chaired by Francisco Araujo (Room 315)

Virtual Experience Design Fundamentals Workshop, by Francisco Araujo  Abstract

Workshop Thu 1330: Bringing System Dynamics to Life: AI-Powered Virtual Experiences (VEx) for Learning & Policy [Hybrid], chaired by Francisco Araujo (Room 315)

Bringing System Dynamics to Life: AI-Powered Virtual Experiences (VEx) for Learning & Policy, by Francisco Araujo  Abstract

Transport and Mobility

Parallel Mon 1330: Transportation and Energy Transitions

Uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Comparing Mandates, and Industry Targets Using a System Dynamics Air Transport Model, by Chetan Talwar  Abstract

Transitioning to Electric Buses: Challenges and Implications for Sao Paulo, by Tainara Volan, Caroline Rodrigues Vaz, Mauricio Uriona Maldonado  Abstract

A System Dynamics Approach towards nearly zero energy districts, by Juliana Zapata, Silvia Ulli-Beer  Abstract

Parallel Tue 1330: Improving System Operation

Charging Forward: Unlocking The Acceleration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) Adoption In Indonesia, by Theresia Bhekti Putranti, Aidan Sliwkowski  Abstract

Dynamics of supply and demand for competing shared mobility services, by Hannah Rakoff, Scott Smith, Navjyoth Jayashankar, Krishna Murthy Gurumurthy  Abstract

Exploration of Information Transparency on Beef Supply Chain Dynamics Using System Dynamics, by Mati Mohammadi, Allan Gray, Benjamin Turner  Abstract

System Dynamics Society
Sessions by Thread updated: July 4, 2025.