Tentative Schedule
The 2025 International System Dynamics Conference

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Wednesday July 23

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15:00 16:00 Special(276): Practice Session A Andries Botha Virtual Room1

Monday July 28

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Volunteer
04:00 05:00 Special(275): Practice Session B Andries Botha Virtual Room1

Tuesday July 29

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Volunteer
09:00 10:30 Workshop(150): Getting Started with Stella [Virtual Only] Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg, Hilary Allen Virtual Room2
09:00 10:30 Workshop(323): Starting from scratch: Better model construction [Virtual Only] Leonard Malczynski Virtual Room3
09:00 10:30 Workshop(148): War of the Worlds (Part 1 of 2) [Virtual Only] Andries Botha, Alaize Dall Orsoletta Virtual Room1
11:00 12:00 Special(107): Virtual General Business Meeting Asmeret Naugle Virtual Room Main
12:30 14:00 Workshop(149): War of the Worlds (Part 2 of 2) [Virtual Only] Andries Botha, Alaize Dall Orsoletta Virtual Room1
12:30 14:00 Workshop(324): Model Construction with Powersim Studio [Virtual Only] Leonard Malczynski Virtual Room3
12:30 14:00 Workshop(322): Modeling with AI: Exploring the Future of System Dynamics Practice [Virtual Only] Billy Schoenberg, Diana Fisher, Birgit Kopainsky, Davidson Girard Virtual Room2

Saturday August 2

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Volunteer
00:35 01:35 Special(108): Policy Council Meet & Greet Rebecca Niles

Sunday August 3

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Volunteer
09:00 10:00 Special(109): Virtual Volunteer Training Andries Botha Virtual Room Main
09:30 12:45 Special(110): Policy Council Meeting Asmeret Naugle Terrace Lounge
Rebecca Niles, Raquel Froese Buzogany
11:30 12:15 Plenary(313): Student-Organized Colloquium: Plenary Jack Mercer, Christine Tang Metcalf Small Ballroom
14:00 15:00 Special(111): Newcomer Orientation (Hybrid) Leonard Malczynski, Rebecca Niles Terrace Lounge
15:00 15:45 Special(112): Session Chair Orientation Niyousha Hosseinichimeh Terrace Lounge
Raquel Froese Buzogany, Christine Tang
15:45 16:45 Special(113): In-Person Volunteer Training Meagan Colvin, Sandra Ham Terrace Lounge
19:15 20:15 Special(114): Sunday Walking Tours Karim Chichakly Stone Lobby
Christine Tang
20:15 21:45 Special(115): Sunday Dinner (Self Paid) @ Quincy Market Karim Chichakly
Christine Tang

Monday August 4

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Volunteer
07:45 08:00 Special(116): Registration Stone Lobby
08:00 08:30 Plenary(117): Opening Ceremony Karim Chichakly Metcalf Hall
08:30 10:00 Plenary(101): Achieving Success Teaching System Dynamics Metcalf Hall
  Teaching System Dynamics to Liberal Arts Students Steve Peterson  
  Lasting Success in Teaching System Dynamics Jeff Trailer  
  Teaching SD using the Delft Method: from practice to theory Willem L. Auping, Floortje d’Hont  
10:00 10:45 Meeting(314): Economics SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Michael Radzicki, Sercin Sahin Room 310
Christine Tang
10:00 10:45 Special(118): Coffee Break Ziskind Lounge
10:00 10:45 Special(119): Speed Networking A (In Person Only) Rebecca Niles Metcalf Small Ballroom
10:00 10:45 Meeting(265): Asia Pacific Coordinating Council Meeting (Hybrid) Room 312
10:00 10:45 Meeting(254): Latin America Chapter Meeting (Hybrid) Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia Terrace Lounge
10:00 10:45 Meeting(257): South African Chapter Meeting (Hybrid) Andries Botha, Nalini Sooknanan Pillay Room 315
11:00 12:00 Parallel(194): Modeling Structural Inequities
  Policing Incentives and the Cycle of Marginalization: The Impact of Police Bonus System on Trans Sex Workers in Turkiye Umutcan Ay, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  
  The Dynamics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice Adoption Arya Yadama  
  Examining mechanisms of structural racism in migrant and seasonal farm worker respiratory health Ellis Ballard, Mia LaBrier, Stephanie Hernandez, Octavia Bartmess, Caroline McDonald, Jessica Culley, Devon Payne-Sturges  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(205): Climate and Equity
  Climate impacts of afforestation and forest restoration John Sterman, Florian Kapmeier, Lori Siegel  
  FRIDA v2.0: Modeling the two-way coupling of the climate and humans. Billy Schoenberg, Benjamin Blanz, Jannes Breier, Beniamino Callegari, Martin Breda Grimeland, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Jefferson K. Rajah, Lennart Ramme, Chris Wells, Cecilie Mauritzen  
  Indigenous perspectives on green finance and digital infrastructure: A system dynamics approach Mikhail Oet, Moira Zellner, Youngbok Ryu, James Hemsath, Gabriela Garcia, Chenxu Zhang  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(189): Health System Improvement Wayne Wakeland
  Integrating SD, VSM, and DPG to Address Health Financing & Governance Challenges in Singapore Zhenghua Yang, David Bruce Matchar, Enzo Bivona  
  Modeling Opioid Crisis in Canada: a Systems Approach to Policy and Intervention Strategies Zeynep Hasgul, Hesam Mahmoudi, Rebecca Plouffe, Tara Sadeghieh, Karin Johnson, Eva Graham, Mohammad Jalali  
  Modeling the Impact of Staff Turnover on Productivity of the Screening System in Critical Care Settings Fatima Sadjadpour, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Lenore Jarvis, Sofia Perazzo, Lamia Soghier  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(192): Innovative Modeling Approaches
  Decoding Policy Interactions in System Dynamics: A Balanced Tree Clustering Approach Yuta Sumiya, Naoyuki Echizenya, Tomoyuki Taguma, Kyosuke Toda, Takahisa Ando, Yoshiaki Oida, Yutaka Takahashi  
  The Hybrid TIS Model: A Simulation Model to Assess the Emergence of Technological Innovation Systems in Developing Countries Lune Massop, Linda Kamp, Merla Kubli, Jill Slinger  
  Modeling Bias Evolution in Fashion Recommender Systems: A System Dynamics Approach Mahsa Goodarzi, M. Abdullah Canbaz  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(209): Social Influence and Health Behavior
  Social norms underlying health behaviors: Developing a feedback theory of social norm adoption for public health Callie Ogland-Hand  
  Bridging the Unavoidable A Priori: A Framework for Comparative Causal Modeling Peter Hovmand, Kari O'Donnell, Callie Ogland-Hand, Brian Biroscak, Douglas Gunzler  
  Webs of Influence: Exploring links between social media and anxiety from a teen perspective Janet Velasquez Trejo, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(213): Systems for Learning and Sustainability Allyson Beall King
  A Simulation Model of the World Underwater Federation's (CMAS) Sustainable High-Quality Training System Matthias Papesch  
  The Importance of Climate Information Services in OACPS Countries Al Thibeault, Mike Ryder, Ron Suiter, Nsadisa Faka, David Peterson, Ben Arthur, Adem Delibas  
  Tackling grand challenges: Evaluating causal loop diagrams as a boundary object in a transdisciplinary research project Yuhong Wang, Fathima Puthusery, Pepe Puchol-Salort, Irene Pluchinotta, Nici Zimmermann  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(216): Strategic Workforce and Security Dynamics
  Nat-Sec MAISC Research Agenda: Challenges & way ahead for M&S, AI, on topics of systemic complexity in national security Timothy Clancy, Michaela Gawrys, Bob Lamb, Devin Ellis  
  PhDs in queue and the US science workforce trajectory Navid Ghaffarzadegan  
  A Dynamic Model of Workforce Management During Seasonal Epidemics Ahmet Emir Şener, Gönenç Yücel  
11:00 12:00 WIP(238): Learning and Teaching
  Over 200 Systems Thinking/System Dynamics Assessment Questions Released for K-12 Research Diana Fisher, Emre Göktepe, Gaye Ceyhan  
  Dissemination through Conversation: Using Existing Social Networks to Inform and Encourage Enrollment in EEPs. Lucia Cheney, Rachel Coleman, Arie Perliger, Juliette Rooney-Varga  
  Modelling process of complex problems from a teaching perspective Juan Rios-Ocampo, Svea-Erika Staby, Iram Mushtaq  
  A Non-System Dynamicist's View of Teaching System Dynamics Jonathan Miles  
  Exploring how features of epistemic trust influence system thinking as stakeholders engage with system dynamics and AI Ann Marie White, Yusheng Jia, Nanki Nagpaul, Juneha Seo, Bob Marion  
  Understanding the drivers and barriers to Post Occupancy Evaluation using systems thinking to improve building performance. Jaime Bainbridge  
11:00 12:00 WIP(242): Risk, Resilience, and Sustainability
  Towards a Dynamic Formulation of Social Burden: Modeling Decision-Making Processes During Infrastructure Disruptions Sara Peterson, Robert Jeffers  
  Combining Climate Models with Humanitarian Operations Models to Leverage Policies for Disaster Risk Management Eduardo Franco, Maria Angelica Silva, Luiza Cunha, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues  
  A National Institutional Arrangement for Green Hydrogen Production: Understanding it from a Systems Perspective Arun Bajracharya  
  Exploring Climate-Driven Vulnerabilities in the Beef Feedlot Production Segment Using System Dynamics Mati Mohammadi, Andres Cibils, Benjamin Turner  
  Simulation Environment for Understanding and Preventing Genocide Gary Hirsch  
  From stress to sustainability: Navigating BRD-mediated feedback interactions in integrated beef production systems Adeolu Adekunle, Benjamin Turner, Luis Tedeschi, Karun Kaniyamattam  
12:00 13:30 Special(120): Lunch Ziskind Lounge
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(297): Advancing System Dynamics in Higher Education: Adoption and Collaboration Meagan Colvin, Rod MacDonald Metcalf Small Ballroom
  Roundtable on Advancing System Dynamics in Higher Education: Adoption and Collaboration Meagan Colvin, Leonard Malczynski, Rod MacDonald, Rebecca Niles  
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(298): Group model building on socioeconomic dynamics of beyond GDP Takuma Ono Metcalf Hall
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(303): Model evaluation using artificial intelligence Leonard Malczynski Metcalf Hall
  Roundtable: Model evaluation using artificial intelligence Leonard Malczynski  
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(304): Feedback Roundtable on Science Policy Pascal Gambardella Metcalf Hall
13:30 14:30 Parallel(198): Rethinking Macroeconomics
  Understanding Contingencies of Say’s Law of Markets Khalid Saeed  
  The Useful Macro Project David Wheat  
  Using Causal Diagrams to Teach Macroeconomics Oleg Pavlov  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(185): Food, Farming, and Resilience
  Modeling the Dynamics of Access to Healthy Food. The Case of Cleveland, Ohio. John Ansah  
  Food self-sufficiency: system dynamics modeling for managing agricultural in Papua Mountain Province, Indonesia Wezia Berkademi, Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo  
  The adoption of conservation tillage in Brandenburg, Germany Lukas Bayer, Jefferson K. Rajah, Christina Gkini, Birgit Kopainsky  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(199): Health and Social Inequities
  Convening stakeholders to explore drivers of gun violence and potential strategies for violence reduction in Cincinnati, Ohio Meera Kotagal, Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard, Carley Riley, Virginia Tallent, Kendall Sheppard, Takaia Rouse, Barbara Bell, Brita Roy  
  Unpacking the Drivers of Severe Maternal Morbidity among Non-Hispanic Black Women: Clinical, Social, and Policy Perspectives Saeideh Fallah-Fini, Michael Lemke, Kyrah Brown, Tiffany Kindratt, Roseline T. Chenganiyadan, David Lounsbury, Mercy Jesuloluwa Obasanya  
  Chronic School Absenteeism among Children with Asthma Marie Masotya, Peter Hovmand, Bethany Snyder, Sarah Ronis  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(212): Learning with Archetypes Allyson Beall King
  Using System Archetypes to Support Learning and Strategic Reflection on Persistent Organizational Problems in NGOs Gillian Martin Mehers  
  Cognitive Analysis of a Systems Thinking Educational Assignment: Find & Map the Feedback Loop in Popular Media Articles Kim Kastens, Thomas F. Shipley  
  Exploring the challenges experienced by academic medicine using archetypes Erika Meler, Sarah Kelly, Daniel Schull, Russell Richards  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(190): Social Change and Collective Behavior
  Revealing Hidden Dynamics in Collaboration: Using Group Model Building to Enhance Qualitative Longitudinal Research Laura Black, David Andersen  
  Long-Term Opinion Dynamics and Social Change Rachael Kha, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  
  Understanding the Radicalization Process of Incels Tess Jongsma, Floortje d’Hont, Willem L. Auping, Jan Kwakkel  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(191): Urban Dynamics Ali Akhavan
  Urban Modeling Traditions: A Literature Review on Methods and Applications Ellen O'Neill, Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung, David Keith, Janet Velasquez Trejo  
  Advancing Urban Models for Impact Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung, Ellen O'Neill, David Keith, Janet Velasquez Trejo  
  How city attractiveness and population growth created unaffordable housing in Greater Sydney Juan Rios-Ocampo, Shayne Gary  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(214): Transportation and Energy Transitions
  Uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Comparing Mandates, and Industry Targets Using a System Dynamics Air Transport Model Chetan Talwar  
  Transitioning to Electric Buses: Challenges and Implications for Sao Paulo Tainara Volan, Caroline Rodrigues Vaz, Mauricio Uriona Maldonado  
  A System Dynamics Approach towards nearly zero energy districts Juliana Zapata, Silvia Ulli-Beer  
13:30 14:30 WIP(246): Policy and Performance
  Partner Career Trajectories and Gender in Big Four Public Accounting Firms (WIP) Cindy Mino  
  Analyzing the Effects of Basel IV Regulations on Macroeconomic Fluctuations: A Money View Approach Sercin Sahin  
  Agriculture in a climate changed future: Prototype serious game to explore the sustainability of current practice trajectories. Justin Connolly, Warren Fitzgerald, Blair Keenan, Melissa Hackell  
  Multi-system transition dynamics of road freight transport and electric energy systems Jonathan Schmid, Zeinab Raoofi  
  The Impact of a Synergised Emotionally Intelligent Team on Project Success Nalini Sooknanan Pillay, Andries Botha  
  "Where Did the $300 million Go?": Using Systems Thinking to Solve a 9-Figure Problem Rowland Chen  
13:30 14:30 WIP(235): AI, Tech, and Transitions
  Evaluation and extension of models using artificial intelligence Leonard Malczynski, Alec Morton  
  Toward a more effective strategy for distinguishing AI bots from human responses in survey research Kari O'Donnell, Peter Hovmand  
  Leveraging large language models to identify acute mental health patient flows in interview data Erin Kenzie, Mellodie Seater, Alexandra Nielsen, Kristen Hassmiller Lich  
  Crossing the Modeling Chasm from Qualitative Causal Loop Diagrams to Simulation Modeling Peter Hovmand, Robinson Salazar, Callie Ogland-Hand, Claire Ing, Patricia Coleman, Tanisha Franquez Aflague, Monica Esquivel, Rachel Novotny  
  Quantifying socio-macroeconomic impacts of electric vehicle adoption in Mexico Saidou Sy, Travis Franck  
14:45 15:30 Special(300): Coffee Break Ziskind Lounge
14:45 15:30 Special(122): Speed Networking B (In Person Only) Metcalf Small Ballroom
14:45 15:30 Meeting(255): Brasil Chapter Meeting (Hybrid) Karim Chichakly Room 320
14:45 15:30 Meeting(260): Energy SIG Meeting (Hybrid) George Matthew, Joseph Londa Room 312
14:45 15:30 Meeting(259): Taiwan Chapter Meeting (In Person Only) Min-Ren Yan Room 310
14:45 15:30 Meeting(258): Student Chapter Meeting (Hybrid) Lucas Meneguim Terrace Lounge
14:45 15:30 Meeting(261): Past System Dynamics Society Presidents Meeting (Hybrid) Allyson Beall King Room 315
15:30 16:00 Plenary(123): Awards Ceremony Karim Chichakly Metcalf Hall
16:00 17:45 Plenary(102): Awards Presentations Karim Chichakly Metcalf Hall
  Jay Wright Forrester Award Khalid Saeed  
  System Dynamics Applications Award J. Bradley Morrison  
17:45 18:00 Special(124): Group Photo (In Person Only) Metcalf Hall
18:00 19:00 Special(121): Online Networking Virtual Room Main
18:15 21:15 Special(126): Beer Game (In Person Only) Rebecca Niles, Meagan Colvin
18:30 19:30 Special(125): Monday Walking Tours Stone Lobby
19:30 20:15 Special(127): Monday Dinner (Self Paid)

Tuesday August 5

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Volunteer
07:45 08:15 Special(128): Mindfulness Meditation
08:30 10:00 Plenary(103): Integrating AI in Dynamic Modeling Metcalf Hall
  Agentic AI for Dynamic Modeling and Governance in SocioTechnical Systems Babak Heydari  
  Structural Feedback and Behavioral Decision Making in Queuing Systems: A Hybrid Simulation Framework Sergey Naumov, Rogelio Oliva  
  Benchmarking Estimation of Dynamic Models in Social and Behavioral Sciences Ali Akhavan, Jimmy Cabot, Hazhir Rahmandad  
10:00 10:45 Meeting(316): Chapter and Special Interest Group (SIG) Leaders Meeting (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali, Raquel Froese Buzogany Room 312
10:00 10:45 Special(135): Coffee Break Ziskind Lounge
10:00 10:30 Special(263): Sponsor Demo: isee systems (In Person Only) Bob Eberlein, Karim Chichakly Room 310
10:00 10:45 Special(262): Sponsor Demo: Ventana, Vensim, and Ventity (Hybrid) Tony Kennedy, Tom Fiddaman Terrace Lounge
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(277): Strategies for Project and Market Success
  How to Overcome the Chasm and Promote Digital Transformation Using Goal-setting Theory Akihiro Sakaedani  
  Using a Task-Level SD Approach to Help Create More Realistic Schedule and Budget Estimates for a Large Development Project J. Chris White  
  Health Insurance at a Crossroads: Market Failures, Financial Protection, and Private Sector Dynamics Nachiket Mor, Aakriti Gupta, Rahul Kumar Roy  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(281): Systemic Insights in Health and Public Policy
  Ten years of Modeling to Learn: Improving flow through psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in behavioral health systems Lindsey Zimmerman, David Lounsbury, Debra Kibbe  
  Slashing NIH Funding: Trump’s Gamble on Science and Health Mohammad Jalali, Zeynep Hasgul  
  The Lasting Imprint of Childhood Adversity: How ACEs Shape Health, Development, and Well-Being Across the Lifespan Meagan Colvin  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(282): Innovation and Accessibility in System Dynamics
  Reflections on System Dynamics in 2025 - The Times They Are A-Changin' John Morecroft  
  Improving Accessibility of The System Dynamics Learning Guide Using the 'Systems Thinking for the Visually Impaired' Custom GPT Allie Zombron, Raafat Zaini  
  ASD Macroeconomic Model of Microfoundation, Public Money, and Uniform Tax (Part V) Yokei Yamaguchi, Kaoru Yamaguchi  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(280): Insights in Teaching, Training, and Historical Dynamics
  Studying the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings through a Conflict Dynamic Model Pascal Gambardella, John Hayward, Dana Ilmari Polojarvi  
  Breaking the Stall: System Dynamics Unveils Hidden Traps in Aviation Safety Steven Smith  
  Using LLMs to Support Teachers Infusing System Dynamics Concepts in High School Curricula Diana Fisher  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(283): Collaborative Modeling with AI
  Sustainable Systems Education & Social Innovation with AI Empowered Digital Platform: A Case Study from Taiwan Chapter Min-Ren Yan, Yi-En Ko, Yu-Wen Hung, Chih-An Chen  
  Prioritization of Recommendations in Group Model Building: APEASE framework on Interventions to Address Extreme Heat and Health Bradley Kramer, Catherine Hartwell, Saria Hassan  
  Exploring the use of Large Language Models with Chain-of-thought Prompting as an Aid in Causal Loop Diagram Development Ashish Kumar, Sean Shao Wei Lam  
11:00 12:00 WIP(237): Business and Strategy
  Profitability Potential of Non-Autonomous and Autonomous Ride-Hailing Services for Asset-Light and Asset-Heavy Business Models Pia Regine Mingnon Negro  
  Best Long-Term Strategy under Competitive Conditions of Asset-Light and Asset-Heavy Ride-Hailing Business Models Pia Regine Mingnon Negro  
  Navigating the Freight Hauler's decision trade-offs to invest in Zero-emission Heavy-duty Trucks Vivek Venkatesh Shenoy, Anna Pernestål, Jonas Mårtensson, Camilla Nyquist Magnusson, Zeinab Raoofi  
  Po with the flow: Modeling intangibles in business forecasting with StochSD Tim Rogers  
  A value-based approach to governing entrepreneurial ecosystem Agusta Jonsdottir, Federico Cosenz, Brynhildur Davidsdottir  
  Do the theories of systems thinking apply in practice to the development of and alignment of instructional networks? Simon Gordon  
11:00 12:00 WIP(244): Transitions in a Complex World
  Sovereign debt and export: endogenous and exogenous oscillations Hennadii Hryhoriev  
  Inefficient use of Human Capital in Finance: the impact of AI and the risk of Unemployment Asel Jumasseitova, Dinara Saduakas, Nazym Omirali, Aiym Aben, Ayana Zhappargaliyeva, Madina Zhappargaliyeva  
  Green Sukuk Issuance on Sustainable Transportation in Indonesia Syamsi Mustofa Singgih Prayogo, Dian Masyita, Rizky Wisnoentoro  
  The KNOWING Impact Interaction Model Framework – building upon the results of domain models for climate resilient pathways Martin Zach  
  Exploring the dynamic interactions between heavy electric truck adoption and electricity supply and pricing Zeinab Raoofi, Anna Pernestål  
  Integrating Systems Thinking into the IB PYP Framework Özgün Çetinkaya, Hasret Nuhoglu, Emre Göktepe  
11:00 12:00 WIP(243): Economic Transitions and Resilient Futures
  Is the key to India’s circular economy goals hidden in Voluntary Vehicle Modernization Program (VVMP)? Ankit Sharma  
  Public policy responses to agricultural soil degradation in India: A Systems Thinking Analysis Khushboo Khosla  
  CLD and Leverage Points Approach for reducing Transport Poverty in Austria Olivia Gold, Astrid Guehnemann, Paul Pfaffenbichler  
  Strategic Planning in Educational Institutions: The Case of Darussafaka Schools Meltem Ceylan Alibeyoglu, Emre Göktepe, Erda Gercek  
11:00 12:00 WIP(231): Sustainable Fuels and Food
  From Crops to Jet Fuel: Modeling the SAF Market Potential in Ecuador Micaela Peralta  
  Modeling the Feasibility of an Alcohol-to-Jet Industry based on Sugarcane in Ecuador Paulina Echeverría, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  Modeling the feasibility of SAF production in the Dominican Republic using oily crops and wastes for sustainable aviation fuel Raul Perez, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  Feasibility of Converting Municipal Solid Waste into Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Bogota, Colombia Claudia Valderrama, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  Climate-smart Practices in the Integrated Beef Supply Chain: A Causal Loop Diagram Serinmary Pulikkottil Rejimon, Karun Kaniyamattam, Luis Tedeschi  
  Sustainable Small-Scale Tomato Production in DF, Brazil Raquel Froese Buzogany, Maria Thereza Pedroso  
11:00 12:00 WIP(234): Smarter Healthcare
  Beyond the Hype: Modelling How Evolving Perceptions Drive Rural Telehealth Resource Allocation and Workforce Sustainability Sagda Osman, Kate Churruca, Mohammad Jalali, Louise A. Ellis, Jeffrey Braithwaite  
  Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate Complex Quality Dynamics Leading to Patient Outmigration in South Korea Moo Hyuk Lee, Jungwoo Kim, Ji-Su Lee, Taesik Lee, Young Kyung Do  
  Health Technology Assessment supported by system dynamics: an endoscopic ultrasound case study in Colombia Sandra Patricia Usaquén Perilla, Laura Valentina Bocanegra- Villegas, Mauricio Gómez-Figueroa  
  Using System Dynamics to Optimize Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Strategies in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case of Tanzania David Thomas Myemba, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  
  System Dynamics Modeling of Thailand’s Prevention and Control of Metabolic Syndrome Borwornsom Leerapan, Kwanpracha Chiangchaisakulthai, Pard Teekasap  
  Increasing value in healthcare by leveraging integrated care pathways: focus on femur fractures Federico Barnabè, Riccardo Santoni, Maria Cleofe Giorgino  
11:00 12:00 WIP(245): People, Process, and Purpose
  Time Delays in System Dynamics Modeling: An Evaluation and Insight into the Modeling Process Bethany Snyder, Kari O'Donnell  
  Digital Platforms and the Fissured Workforce: Consequences of Temporary Labor Strategies in Service Operations Jose Lopez, Luis Lopez, Rogelio Oliva  
  A System Dynamics based analysis corporate turnaround process. The case of Fiat under the leadership of Sergio Marchionne Carmine Garzia  
  Translating a Collaborator-Designed Causal Loop Diagram to Support Campus Decision-Making on Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence Joseph Alejandro, Michelle Dougherty, Travis Moore, Natalie Sumetsky, Reg Futcher, Robert W.S. Coulter, Jessica G. Burke, Elizabeth Miller, Christina Mair  
  Integrating System Dynamics and Probabilistic Deep Learning: A Hybrid Framework for Uncertainty-Aware Decision Support Souleymane Bah  
  Scaling up the share of circular medical consumables in the healthcare sector Paula Goetz  
11:00 12:00 WIP(239): Governance and Resilience
  A Systems Approach to Understanding the Impact of Federal Incentives on Broadband Access Julie Maurer  
  Developing a Systems Dynamics Model of State Repression Collin Sullivan  
  Agriculture-Culture-Tourism Integration in Rural Revitalization: A Study of Grounded Theory based on Wuning County, China Linlin Wang, Jenson Goh, Haiyan Yan  
  Climate and energy policy: unintended long-term consequences of short-term decisions Ritvars Freimains, Andra Blumberga  
  Adapting a Model of Chronic Wasting Disease to New Outbreaks Implications for Implementing Systems Dynamics at Scale Erica Rieder, Tom Fiddaman, Stephanie R. Penk, Richard E.W. Berl, Bryan J. Richards  
  System Dynamics Modeling of Grid Risk Futures Robert Jeffers  
11:00 11:45 Feedback(250): Feedback Session Bob Eberlein Terrace Lounge
  Integrating Green Hydrogen into the Transportation System: Policy, Barriers, and Pathways for Decarbonisation Milton M. Herrera, Lina Astrid Carvajal-Prieto  
  Narratives of stewardship and resistance: Deciphering divergent sustainability decision-making among livestock farmers Tianchu Lu  
  Political Polarization as a Co-adaptive Process PJ Lamberson, PJ Lamberson  
  Modeling strategies for limiting evictions and improving housing security in urban America Jack Mercer  
  A system dynamics perspective of project strategy Sarojkant Singh  
  Crossing the Rubicon of Complexity Sciences:An Age-Spanning Dialectic from Ibn Khaldun to Fourier and Synthesis of Cliodynamics Shayan Firouzian  
12:00 13:30 Special(129): Lunch Ziskind Lounge
12:15 13:45 Special(299): Connecting the Dots in Current Events Asmeret Naugle
12:15 13:15 VPoster(290): Sustainability Dynamics
  1. Materiality and sustainable performance, a dynamic relationship: exploring the drivers of greenwashing Riccardo Santoni  
  2. Accelerating the Adoption of True Sustainability - Why Firms Are Delaying Adoption and How We Can Help Them Simona Scarpa  
  3. System Dynamics of Emerging Competitive Analysis: A Comparative Analysis of AI and Biotech Innovation Ecosystems Shih-Hsin Chen, Hung-Chi Chang, WenHsin Chi  
  4. Sustainability Assessment Framework for Urban Transportation: Integrating System Dynamic and GIS for TOD and Parking Policies Ahad Farnood  
12:15 13:15 VPoster(286): Dynamics of Economic Development
  5. Solving Systemic Socio-Economic Dilemmas in Regional Australia Stephen Saunders  
  6. Enhancing Islamic Economics and Financial Literacy in Indonesia using Diffusion of Innovations Model Nanang Rosidin  
  7. Understanding the Dynamics of Crop Insurance Markets through an Exploratory Model Dushyant Mahadik, Bhakti Deepa Sahu, Upelina Murmu  
12:15 13:15 VPoster(289): Health and Well-Being
  8. Understanding Policy Resistance in Tobacco Taxation Policy Kartik Bitra, Mihir Mathur  
  9. Needs assessment for developing a System Dynamic HIV Drug Resistance Prevention Model: A triangulation approach Beatrice Aiko, Leonor Guariguata, David Thomas Myemba, George Bwire, Goodluck Nyondo, Janeth Swai, Raphael Sangeda, Japhet Killewo, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  
  10. Understanding the Dynamic Mechanisms of Cancer Patients’ Outmigration in South Korea: A Group Model Building Approach Moo Hyuk Lee, Sun Young Kim, Young Kyung Do  
  11. Exploring the dynamic relationship between population mental health and the UK labour market through a gendered lens Shreya Sonthalia  
12:15 13:15 VPoster(285): Modeling Methods and AI
  12. Systematic Variable Classification in Causal Loop Diagram Formalization: A Multi-Method Labeling Procedure Jeroen Uleman, Wayne Wakeland  
  13. System Dynamics Analysis of AI’s Socioeconomic Impact: Policy Insights on Inequality, Unemployment, and the Rise of DeepSeek Mohammadhashem Moosavihaghighi  
  14. Exploring AI Performance In Dynamic Decision-Making: Case Study on Fishery Management Arjuna Jonathan Paranoan, Theresia Bhekti Putranti, Tinh Nha Lai, Scott Fortmann-Roe, Erling Moxnes, Saeed Langarudi  
12:15 13:15 VPoster(291): Ethics, Aging, and Adaptive Systems
  15. Population Aging Policies: Lessons for System Dynamics Modelling Maral Golabi, Arash Feli, Mārtiņš Bataitis, Saeed Langarudi  
  16. Ethical Attractors: Universal Patterns of Cooperation and Fractal Emergence in Complex Adaptive Systems Zauh Jariwala  
  17. Modelling the Impact of Active Transport Policies on Exposure to Air Pollution in London, UK Ke Zhou, Lauren Ferguson  
  18. Remote Control: Hybrid Work, Digital Gatekeeping, and Systemic Power Shifts Manshreya Grover  
12:15 13:15 VPoster(294): Modeling Sustainability
  19. Participatory System Dynamics for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Mapping Research Gaps, their Interconnections, and Yuhong Wang, Ke Zhou, Nici Zimmermann  
  20. Developing an Interactive Learning Environment to teach the two-way coupling of climate-human system Mohammad Mustafa, Jefferson K. Rajah, Billy Schoenberg, Birgit Kopainsky  
  21. Operationalising and assessing the validity of archetypical structures for rebound mechanisms: the case of moral licensing Daniel Guzzo, Lucas Meneguim, Daniela Pigosso  
  22. A Building-Block Approach for Enabling Modularity in System Dynamics Lucas Meneguim, Daniel Guzzo, Daniela Pigosso  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(193): Energy Futures and Technology Transitions
  Towards a Sustainable Solar Future: Forecasting Photovoltaic Waste and High-Value Recycling for France Anna R. Siemer, Stefan Groesser  
  Feeding the Machine: Energy Demand of Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence Onur Ozgun, Erica McConnell, Sujeetha Selvakkumaran, Takuma Ono  
  Integrating Behavior in Energy Technology Diffusion Models: A Feedback Perspective on the SSBC Model Theresa Liegl, Merla Kubli  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(202): Health Systems Under Pressure
  A Health Policy Analysis to Preventing Falls among Older Adults: Current Reality, Dynamics and Ways Forward in Singapore Vanessa Koh, John Ansah, Angelique Chan  
  Modeling Epidemic Dynamics in the Hajj Mass Gathering: Assessing Strategies to Minimize Health Risks Mohammed Baaoum, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh  
  Analysis of A Patient Backlog-Resources model For Pandemic Surge and Response Shakir Bilal, Jim Duggan  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(215): Frameworks for System Insight
  SYMBIOSIS: Systems Thinking and Machine Intelligence for Better Outcomes in Society Sameer Sethi, Donald Martin, Emmanuel Klu  
  The Qualitative Systems Exploration Model (QSEM): A framework to support the structural analysis of Causal Loop Diagrams Adam Hulme, Duncan Radley, Andrew Brown, Jefferson K. Rajah, Birgit Kopainsky, Loes Crielaard, Harriet Koorts, James Nobles  
  Optimizing Customer Orders with a Dynamic Balanced Scorecard Model Mohammad Dehghani Saryazdi, Azadeh Arjmand, Sara Metcalf  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(188): Using AI to Capture Mental Models
  Inception of Thought: AI Extracting Mental Models from System Dynamics Society Presidents Maxwell Langsam, Raafat Zaini  
  Calling All U.S. Presidents for a Friendly Chat: Applying Generative AI to Study Political History Sami Nour, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Asmeret Naugle, Joseph Godfrey  
  How Well can AI Build SD Models? Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard, Saras Chung, Ellen O'Neill, Janet Velasquez Trejo, Sara Metcalf  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(201): Improving Modeling Practice
  Designing for impact: Engaging stakeholders with system dynamics models Florian Kapmeier, Andrew Jones, John Sterman  
  Addressing Methodological Uncertainties in System Dynamics: Insights from Colombia's Electricity Model Juan Felipe Parra, Yris Olaya, Santiago Arango-Arango  
  Guided Documentation of the Modeling Process with Qualitative Data: Using DynamicVu to Support Rigorously Interpreted Quotes Warren Farr, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Samuel Allen  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(210): Policy Modeling for Global Challenges
  A Policy Framework for Space Debris Management: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Space Environmental Tax Nobuaki Minato, Youkei Yamaguchi  
  National long-term climate policy planning tool for decarbonization of municipal solid waste sector Andra Blumberga, Vivita Priedniece, Girts Bohvalovs, Julija Gusca, Undine Gabranova, Ritvars Freimains  
  Expanding Diagnostic Testing for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Burden Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Marya Getchell, Dodge Lim, Ramon Basilio, Francis Tablizo, Carmen Corpuz  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(200): Improving System Operation
  Charging Forward: Unlocking The Acceleration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) Adoption In Indonesia Theresia Bhekti Putranti, Aidan Sliwkowski  
  Dynamics of supply and demand for competing shared mobility services Hannah Rakoff, Scott Smith, Navjyoth Jayashankar, Krishna Murthy Gurumurthy  
  Exploration of Information Transparency on Beef Supply Chain Dynamics Using System Dynamics Mati Mohammadi, Allan Gray, Benjamin Turner  
13:30 14:30 WIP(240): Environment and Food
  What is the impact of an entrepreneurial ecosystem on global warming? Gerardo Luisi, andrea caporuscio  
  Sustainable pesticide management in Quebec through participatory qualitative systems modeling: a case study in corn-soybean William Robitaille, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Jan Adamowski  
  Exploring environmental rebound effects in U.S. fluid milk supply chains Jasmine Dillon, John Sheehan, Benjamin Turner  
  Balancing Forest Ecosystem Services under Climate Change - A Multi-Model Approach Kelechi Ibeh, Austin Himes, Allyson Beall King  
  A Bird’s-Eye View: Modelling Socio-Metabolic Resilience in the UK Poultry Sector Ali Parsa, Justin Sheffield  
  Boreal Carbon Flux and Climate Feedbacks Under Global Warming: Ecosystem Disequilibrium and Tipping Points Greta Savitsky  
13:30 14:30 WIP(233): Methods in Practice
  A Review of Five Key Articles on “How to use LLM in System dynamics (SD) modeling” Raana Khani  
  A hybrid approach combining System Dynamic and Reinforcement Learning to improve organizational decision-making processes. Enrique Baquela, Gerardo Acosta Voegeli, Virginia Javiera Vazquez  
  From Crisis to Care: Unraveling Crisis Pathways and Assessing Strategic Interventions to Improve Access to Acute Mental Health Mellodie Seater, Alexandra Nielsen, Kristen Hassmiller Lich  
  Dealing with Large Models in Qualitative Group Model Building Projects Max Kleemann, Eva Hummel  
  Assessing SRM future implications in Brazil, India and South Africa with Group Model Building Mauricio Uriona Maldonado, Caroline Rodrigues Vaz, Sara Grobbelaar, Rhythm Singh  
  Embracing the Complexity of the English Social Housing Sector: A New AI-Assisted Tool to Avoid Mental models’ Simplification Anna Pagani, Masoud Ahmadinia  
14:45 15:30 Special(131): Coffee Break Ziskind Lounge
14:45 15:30 Special(100): Book Signing Meagan Colvin Ziskind Lounge
14:45 15:30 Meeting(312): Publishing in the System Dynamics Review Bob Eberlein Room 310
14:45 15:30 Meeting(272): Structural Racism SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Andrew Brown Room 312
14:45 15:30 Meeting(264): Housing SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Rebecca Niles Room 320
14:45 15:30 Meeting(266): Strategy Development Committee Meeting (Hybrid) Asmeret Naugle Room 315
15:30 17:00 Plenary(104): Trust in Modeling & Presidential Address Metcalf Hall
  Why Systems Thinking is an Essential Competency in the Science of Failing Well Amy Edmondson  
  Exploring Approaches to Conceptualization in System Dynamics Modeling Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Allyson Beall King  
  Presidential Address Asmeret Naugle  
17:00 17:45 Plenary(252): Multimethod Panel Yaman Barlas, Hazhir Rahmandad Metcalf Hall
  Addressing System Dynamics problems with different systemic methods and tools PJ Lamberson, Rifat Atun, Krys Stave, Bobby Milstein  
17:00 17:45 Plenary(301): Best Practices Panel Rod MacDonald Metcalf Small Ballroom
17:45 19:15 Poster(222): Environment and Resources & Operations
  Modeling of Silvicultural Treatments: Impacts on Oak Regeneration and Carbon Sequestration Kelechi Ibeh, Austin Himes, Allyson Beall King  
  The Role of Social Learning in Climate Change Inaction: Modeling Opinion Polarization and Issue Prioritization Russ Yoon, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  
  Strategic Architecture for Driving Sustainable Business Ecosystem through Sixth Industrialization Min-Ren Yan, Yu-Yung Su, Stephanie Chan  
  The Leftovers Project: Feeding Students by Mitigating Food Waste Isaiah Martinez, Lorelai Lamoureux, Raleigh Mann  
  The impact of white hydrogen on future energy systems Coen van den Elshout, Willem L. Auping, Floortje d’Hont, Patrick Steinmann, Jan Kwakkel  
  A System Dynamics Approach to Managing Material Cost Overruns in Industrial Building Projects Lukas Sihombing  
17:45 19:15 Poster(220): Health
  Dynamics of pregnant people’s trust in providers on maternal health outcomes in Northern Plains Native American communities NingYuan Liu, Arielle Deutsch, Jose Cruz Medina, Erin Stringfellow, Mohammad Jalali  
  A System Dynamic Model of HPV Vaccinations Among Adolescent Boys in New York State Jose Mazariego, Nasser Sharareh, Heidi Jones, David Lounsbury, Turner Canty, Nasim Sabounchi  
  A Dynamic Model of Circadian Rhythm of Melatonin and the Effect of Night Shifts on Risk of Autism in Late-Stage Pregnancy Ekin Yurdakul, Kutlu Ülgen, Yaman Barlas  
  Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Singapore Leonard Malczynski, Alec Morton  
  Understanding Patients’ Experience of Agitation and Restraint Use in the Emergency Department: Toward a Comprehensive Model Matthew Lootens, Turner Canty, Ambrose Wong, Bidisha Nath, Riddhi Desai, Anusha Kumar, Isaac Faustino, Rebekah Heckmann, Nasim Sabounchi  
  Learning from the Adoption of a Readmissions Clinical Decision Support Tool with Group Model Building Nina Sperber, Sarah Haas, Scott Rockart, Theresa Kiki-Teboum, Rishab Pulgurta, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Hana Shafique, Eden Singh, Shiling Zheng, Adam Johnson  
17:45 19:15 Poster(187): Methodology
  Modular Decomposition and System Integration Using Shared State Variables and Subdivided Time Steps Bo Hu, Bo Zhang  
  The Kissing Fishes Diagram: A Structured Approach to Embedding Operational Thinking in Model Conceptualization Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Tanvir Ahmed  
  A study of problem articulation in the system dynamics modeling process Toshio Tamamuro, Yutaka Takahashi  
  Integrating Artificial Intelligence Techniques into System Dynamics: Opportunities and Challenges on the Path Forward Zhenghua Yang, David Bruce Matchar, Enzo Bivona  
  LunaSim Copilot: An Integrated AI Assistant for System Dynamics Modeling William Park, Karthik Vedula, Ishan Khetarpal, Mark Estep  
  CHIRON: Integrating AI and Rigorously Interpreted Quotation Analysis to Enhance Conceptualization in System Dynamics Samuel Allen, Carlos Calvo Hernandez, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel  
17:45 19:15 Poster(221): Business & Human Behavior
  Societal Response to Harms: Advancing a Theory of Stakeholder Dynamics Samuel Allen  
  AI Enhanced Systems Education in Learning Society with LEGO STEAM Curriculum Min-Ren Yan, Chien-Chien Wu  
  The Spread of Political (Mis)information PJ Lamberson  
  Facing Common Threats in a Polarized Environment Catherine DiGennaro, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  
  The development of productive capabilities in the EU: A model for the evaluation of transformative policy scenarios George Papachristos, Dimitrios Pontikakis, Jose Luis Torres, Pal Davidsen, Igor Czermainski de Oliveira, Michal Miedzinski, Matthijs Janssen, Hedvig Norlen, Michele Cincera  
  Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Universities: How to reduce violence, survivor trauma, and hold perpetrators accountable Rai-Ching Yu  
  Designing the Resilience Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs in Malaysia's Rural Tourism: a Conceptual Model Farah Hida Sharin, Ilham Sentosa  
  The Tradeoff between Authentic and Performative Engagement: A Business Model of Data-Making in China Chen Liang, Vicky Chuqiao Yang  
18:00 19:00 VPoster(293): Modeling Cultural and Behavioral Shifts
  1. From Awareness to Action: Exploring How Shifting Diets Can Help Mitigate Climate Change Carlos Ariza, Malene Colotla, Bruno Seixas  
  2. Understanding “Responding to change over following a plan” agile value in a system thinking perspective Josué Vitor de Medeiros Júnior, Ricardo Augusto Niederauer Flores Severo  
  3. Modelling the Declined Use of Native Language Among Native Kabardians Alina Shogenova  
18:00 19:00 VPoster(287): Tools and Insights for Sustainability
  4. A Systems Thinking Approach to Climate Change and Resource Scarcity: An Integrated Framework for Urban Sustainability Murat Çetinkaya, Gamze Mercan, Zümrüt Varol Selçuk  
  5. System Archetypes in Community Solar Mini-grid Operations: An Outcome of Participatory System Dynamics Modeling Omkar Buwa, Anand B. Rao, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
  6. The Carbon Footprint of Large Language Models: The Case of ChatGPT Ivan Taylor, Vinaytosh Mishra, Saroj Koul  
  7. Limits to Growth (of a Model) featuring Failure Analysis and Modeling Environment (FAME) Louis Mauro  
18:00 19:00 VPoster(292): AI for System Dynamics Modeling
  8. How ChatGPT Writes a Complete Vensim Model Juan Martín-García, Francisco Campuzano Bolarin, David Lopez Lopez  
  9. From Text to Model: A Sector-Based NLP Approach Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Mohammed Amine Gharsallaoui  
  10. Leveraging AI within Systems Dynamics to Transform Governance and Leadership in South African Municipalities Leanett Fanyana Ntuli  
  11. AI-Powered Inputs for Causal Loop Diagrams versus Human-Driven Inputs on Factors Affecting Electric Vehicle Adoption Nalini Sooknanan Pillay  
18:00 19:00 VPoster(288): AI-Enhanced Modeling
  12. Multi-Timescale Power System Dynamics: Leveraging Large Language Models for Enhanced System Dynamics Modeling Corné Du Plooy, Hakan Ergun  
  13. Artificial Creative Intelligence: From Computing to Physiology and Back Again Rowland Chen  
  14. From Text to Map; Why Not Vice Versa, and Beyond? Investigating the Application of LLMs in Interpreting SD Modes' Output Graphs SeyedAmirreza Eslami Pouya, Shayan Firouzian, Mohammad Hossein Foroughi  
  15. Embedding Health Equity into Net Zero: From causal loop diagrams to stock and flow diagrams Ke Zhou, Irene Pluchinotta, Michael Davies, Nici Zimmermann  
19:45 21:15 Special(325): Volunteer Networking (Online) Andries Botha
20:45 21:30 Special(133): Tuesday Dinner (Self Paid)

Wednesday August 6

StartEndWednesday August 6 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
07:45 08:15 Special(134): Mindfulness Meditation Meagan Colvin
08:30 10:00 Plenary(105): Engaging Decisionmakers with Models Metcalf Hall
  You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Trying To Make a Good Model Relevant in a Short Attention Span World Michael Dill  
  Using the Energy Policy Simulator to Inform Climate and Energy Policy Megan Mahajan  
  Managing Chronic Wasting Disease with System Dynamics Tom Fiddaman, Stephanie R. Penk  
10:00 10:45 Meeting(315): Oceania (Australasia) Chapter Meeting Chris Browne Room 320
10:00 10:45 Special(136): Coffee Break Ziskind Lounge
10:00 10:45 Special(137): Model Expo Ziskind Lounge
10:00 10:45 Special(267): Modeling Assistance Workshop Gary Hirsch, Rod MacDonald Metcalf Small Ballroom
10:00 10:45 Meeting(268): Health Policy SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Wayne Wakeland, Nina Sperber Room 315
10:00 10:45 Meeting(269): Water SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Christine Tang, Gholamreza Eslamifar Room 310
10:00 10:45 Meeting(270): Professional Practice Committee Meeting (Hybrid) Jenson Goh Room 312
11:00 12:00 Parallel(207): Managing Under Pressure
  Simulation Framework to Quantify Supply Chain Resilience Bhavya Gupta, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
  Explaining Fundamental Emergency Department Dynamics with Simple Stock and Flow Concepts J. Bradley Morrison, Brian Kenny, Puja Singh, Anthony Rosania  
  Surviving Budget Cuts in Higher Education: A System Dynamics Approach to Model Long-term Impacts Kavish Malhotra, Saeid Saidi  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(211): Discovering Leverage Points and Model Parameters Ali Akhavan
  Estimating Information Delays in Risk Perception: A Hybrid ARDL-Erlang Approach to Modeling Mobility Change During a Pandemic Gaofei Zhang, Ann Osi, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Hazhir Rahmandad, Ran Xu  
  Designing tools for Systemic Design: identifying structural Leverage points Laura Guzman-Abello, Juan Nicolas Guarin, Juan David Sanchez  
  How Social Influence Shapes Collective Intelligence in Binary Choices: Reconciling Experimental Disparities with Model Vicky Chuqiao Yang, Levi Grenier  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(197): Modular and Scalable Modeling
  Review of Sub-Models in Groundwater SD Models to Facilitate “Lego-Like” Modeling Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Allyson Beall King  
  Modularization and Integration of Stock-and-Flow Models using ChatPySD Justin Hoffman, Ricardo Büttner, Bo Hu  
  Application of Life Cycle Assessment Calculation Methodologies to Quantify Upstream Impact within the System Dynamics Framework Takuma Ono  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(208): Unintended Consequences in Human Systems
  Electrifying Away Climate Change: Interactions of Heat Pump Installation Capacity, Adoption, and Grid Load in Massachusetts Alexander Kuptel, John Sterman  
  Eliciting the Dynamics of Regional Banking from Banking Supervisors Mikhail Oet, Chenxu Zhang, Sahil Shah  
  Using CBSD to Explore Unintended Consequences of White Allyship Behavior in a Late 2010s Activist Community Sarah Pritchard  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(203): Mental Health and Systemic Care
  Exploring the Dynamics of Sleep and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults Jeroen Uleman  
  Addressing syndemic disparities in problematic alcohol use, violence, and reproductive health: A system dynamics approach Arielle Deutsch, Ali Akhavan, Mohammad Jalali  
  Breaking Acute Bed Capacity Bottlenecks: Decision-Support Insights from the MID-CARE Model for Ireland’s Regional Health Area Sinead Madden  
11:00 12:00 Parallel(204): Human Dimensions of Climate and Technology
  A system dynamics modeling framework for endogenizing human behavior change in global-scale integrated assessment models Jefferson K. Rajah, Benjamin Blanz, Birgit Kopainsky, Billy Schoenberg  
  Beyond Climate Vulnerability: How Health Shapes and Is Shaped by Climate Change and Adaptation Mariya Andreeva, Paulo Goncalves  
  Will second-use EV battery start-ups get trapped in the valley of death? Juliane Seika, Merla Kubli  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(279): Advancing Sustainability through Dynamic Modeling
  A Dynamic Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments: Advancing Sustainability and Resilience Hassan Qudrat-Ullah  
  Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage System Risk and Reward Causal Model Joseph Londa  
  Modeling the Future of Ghana's Cocoa Sector: Tradeoffs Between Export Dependence, Processing, and Sustainability Alexander Tommy Budianto, Roberto Max Protil, April Roggio, Eliot Rich  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(284): Modeling for Decision-Making and Capacity Management
  Automation of Decision-Making Processes in Construction Management Roman Oldenburg  
  A Real-World Case Study of Using an SD-Based Agent Simulation to Model Multi-Tier Supply Chains and Disruptions J. Chris White  
  Capacity Impact of Revisits on ER Services Luis Lopez, Jose Lopez, Roy Zuniga  
11:00 12:00 TableTalk(278): AI and Decision-Making in Risk Management
  Using System Dynamics to Introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Operational Environment: Lessons from government-funded Corey Lofdahl  
  Enhancing Dam Safety by Bridging Risk Perception of Engineers and Maintenance Decision-Making Mohammad Pourmatin  
  How AI Shapes Cyber Risk Management Sander Zeijlemaker, Michael Siegel  
11:00 12:00 WIP(230): Environmental Governance
  Evaluating Social-Ecological Dynamics of Irrigation Practices that Impacts Water Conservation Effectiveness Tanvir Ahmed  
  Understanding Current and Future Nitrogen Dynamics in a Canadian Agricultural Watershed Sarah Van Heyst, Jan Adamowski, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist  
  How Does Land Use Changes Affect Acequia’s Water, Agriculture, and Community Systems? Applying an Integrated GIS and SD Hamid Balali, Robert Sabie, Gholamreza Eslamifar, Nageena Makhdoom, Shareen Farha, Benjamin Turner, Carlos Ochoa, Alexander Fernald  
  Towards an Internally Consistent Representation of All Planetary Boundaries - Using the World-Earth Model FRIDA Axel Eriksson, Jannes Breier, David Collste, Dieter Gerten, Lars J. Nilsson, Billy Schoenberg  
  Disaster Recovery at a Local and National Scale James Paine, Jordan Berry  
  Opportunities and Barriers to Building Trust Among Resource Users Through System Dynamics Modeling Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Adam Zwickle, Glenn O'Neil  
11:00 12:00 WIP(241): Managing Risk in Healthcare
  A Modeling Framework for the Epidemiological Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategies Applied to Cattle Systems Karun Kaniyamattam  
  A Systems-Based Analysis of Energy Balance Dynamics in Obesity: Modeling Adaptive Behaviors Boyd Swinburn, Saeideh Fallah-Fini  
  From Eligibility to Uptake: Endogenizing Participation Behavior in Lung Cancer Screening Models Hesam Mahmoudi, Alexandra L. Potter, Chi-Fu J, Yang, G. Scott Gazelle  
  Tackling Gun Violence: a Community-Based Systems Approach Brita Roy, Zeynep Hasgul, Mohammad Jalali  
  Patient Empowerment as a Catalyst for Better Health Outcomes: A System Dynamics-AI Augmented Approach. Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Ivan Taylor, Saroj Koul, Catalina Henao  
  Testing Human and AI Strategies of Concept-Link Generation for Causal Loop Diagrams. The Case of Biodiversity Programming Texts Krzysztof Kasianiuk  
12:00 13:30 Special(138): Lunch Ziskind Lounge
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(310): How to Increase the Value of System Dynamics Society Membership Rebecca Niles, Fernando Redivo Metcalf Small Ballroom
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(309): System Dynamics for the Chief Executive Officers Usman Ghani Metcalf Small Ballroom
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(308): Using multi-method hybrid System Dynamics approach-feasibility, applications, advantage/pitfalls Takuma Ono Metcalf Small Ballroom
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(305): Returning to the SOURCE: Developing a simple story to explain projections and reality Erin Stringfellow Metcalf Small Ballroom
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(306): Building long-term, meaningful researcher-community partnerships for systems change Andrew Brown
12:15 13:15 Roundtable(307): Can System Dynamics Save the World? April Roggio, Eliot Rich Metcalf Small Ballroom
13:30 14:30 Parallel(186): Dynamics of Innovation Failure
  Why Successful Companies Fail: Innovator’s Dilemma versus Learning Propensity Model Bowon Kim  
  Investigating the Valley of Death and Dynamics of Deep Tech Commercialization from the Firm's Perspective Verneri Välimaa, Nada Oubrhou  
  Failure Modes in Servitization: A Process Theory Xichen Sun, Rogelio Oliva  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(206): Modeling Earth System Sustainability
  Forecasting Groundwater Storage Changes: A Deep Learning Model Leveraging System Dynamics Simulation Data Gholamreza Eslamifar, Ilya Zaslavsky, Hamid Balali, Vytautas Samalavičius, Alexander Fernald  
  Assessing Planetary Boundary Transgressions and Their Causes - Using the World-Earth model FRIDA Axel Eriksson  
  Dynamic Simulation Modeling for Resilience Assessment of Coupled Water-Agriculture-Community Systems in a semi-arid region Hamid Balali, Gholamreza Eslamifar, Connie Maxwell, Alexander Fernald  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(195): Governance in Resource Systems Allyson Beall King
  Digital Textile Microfactories in Urban Manufacturing: A Quantitative Analysis on Market Diffusion and Dominance Juan Esteban Martinez Jaramillo, Yagmur Ergulen, Meike Tilebein  
  A System Dynamics Framework for Mining Planning: From National to District-Level with a Territorial Focus Linda Berrio-Giraldo, Sergio Ospino, Veronica Valencia-Hernandez, Daniela Congote, Clara Villegas-Palacio, Yris Olaya, Santiago Arango-Arango  
  Comparative Phosphorus Governance: Modeling Management Practices Across Different Soil Types April Roggio, Mary Arenberg, Roberto Max Protil  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(218): Participatory Approaches to Social Challenges
  A Participatory Systems Approach for Designing Implementation Strategies and Mechanisms Travis Moore, Yuilyn Chang Chusan, Mark Pachucki, Bo Kim  
  Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Cultivating Shared Understanding of Complex Care Contexts Through Group Model Building Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard, Rachel Matsumoto  
  Developing a Design Framework for Community-Engaged System Dynamics Practice Andrew Brown, Ellis Ballard, Kelsey Werner, Tiana Felmingham  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(196): Improving Health Outcomes Wayne Wakeland
  Experiencing Homelessness in Portland, Maine John Voyer  
  Can E-scooters Enhance Active-Mobility Health Outcomes? Ben Pearre  
  Reverse Engineering: Local Implementation of Cervical Cancer Prevention for Global Health Laura Guzman-Abello, Camilo Olaya, Peter Hovmand, Juanita Garcia, Julia Gage, Patti E Gravitt  
13:30 14:30 WIP(248): Human Water Interactions
  Water Challenge Dumas F. Lafontant, ML  
  Community-Led Systems Dynamics Modeling to Understand Sea Level Rise-Related Health Impacts Byomkesh Talukder, Rajiv Chowdhury, Ananda Mondal, Levente Juhasz, Jayantha Obeysekera, Shimon Wdowinski, Rita Kanazeh  
  Socio-ecological Shift in Fishing Practices Influenced by the Draining of the Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland (LSBP) Jayson Baldesco  
  Domestic Water Management Information Model Based on Cooperation and Powered by Industry 4.0 Technologies in Periurban Regions Beatriz Marin, Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Ivan Taylor, Martha Toy  
13:30 14:30 WIP(236): Inequality and Economic Systems
  Income Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility: A Dynamic Hypothesis Proposal Takuma Ono, John Rodat  
  Two Strands in the Spaghetti of Economic Inequality John Rodat  
  Leveraging System Dynamics Modelling for Advancing Energy Justice Research Milton M. Herrera, Adriana Carolina Silva-Arias, Jaime Andres Sarmiento-Espinel  
  Toward a Theory of the Evolution of the Global Political Economy: How Capital & Labor Interact to Co-Create & Distribute Wealth Garry Piepenbrock  
  Qualitative Modeling of Economic and Biological Factors Influencing Profitability in Cow-Calf Operations in United States Vishnudas Kulangara Veettil, Karun Kaniyamattam  
  Understanding the mechanisms driving the starvation cycle in Commercial Nonprofits Ricardo Chavelas Manzo  
13:30 14:30 WIP(232): Health Equity and Innovation
  Rising Burden of Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Singapore: Forecasting Disease Outcomes and Intervention Scenarios Gandhi Naline, Joann Poh, David Bruce Matchar  
  Understanding Syndemic Problems: Lessons from Four Communities on Health Disparities and Structural Inequities Zeynep Hasgul, Mohammad Jalali, Alyssa Luisi, Kuan-Lung Chen  
  Enhancing AI-Based Clinical Interventions through Community-Based System Dynamics Chad Evans, Peter Hovmand, Donald Martin, James Washington, Herman Taylor  
  Evaluating Ethiopia’s Healthcare Financing Reform: A Systems Approach to Improving NCD Care Hannah Lee, Zeynep Hasgul, Nurilign Abebe Moges, Adane Nigusie, Gizew Asres, Edemealem Adimasu, Mezgebu Yitayal, Mohammad Jalali  
  Modelling the systemic impact of health system innovation under uncertainty: Community Hospital of the Future in Singapore 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  
  Analysis of Effects of Patient Education on Early Stage Osteoarthritis Connor Hale, Marin Fisher, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh  
14:45 15:30 Special(311): Coffee Break
14:45 15:15 Special(296): Sponsor Demo: Common Earth (Virtual Only) Bruno Seixas Virtual Room1
14:45 15:30 Special(140): Career Fair (In Person Only) Ziskind Lounge
14:45 15:30 Special(139): Online Speed Networking Virtual Room Main
14:45 15:30 Meeting(271): Environment and Natural Resource Management SIG Meeting (Hybrid) Joseph Londa, Erica Rieder Room 310
14:45 15:30 Meeting(273): Benchmarking and Evaluating AI for Modeling and Simulation (BEAMS) Meeting (Hybrid) Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard Terrace Lounge
  Benchmarking and Evaluating AI for Modeling and Simulation (BEAMS) Initiative Billy Schoenberg, Davidson Girard  
15:30 16:30 Plenary(253): Global Political Dynamics Panel John Sterman Metcalf Hall
16:30 18:00 Plenary(106): Bridging Insights for Smarter Decisions Niyousha Hosseinichimeh Metcalf Hall
  From Maps to Meaning: Leveraging Stock and Flow Thinking for Operational Insights at PepsiCo Chris Soderquist, Rob Meyers  
  How AI Can Help System Dynamics (SD) and Why AI Needs SD Donald Martin  
  A Call to Action for Use of Systems Dynamics for Reducing Bias in AI Stephen Brobst  
18:00 18:30 Plenary(141): Closing Ceremony Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Rod MacDonald Metcalf Hall
19:00 20:30 Special(142): Wednesday Walking Tours Stone Lobby
20:30 21:15 Special(143): Wednesday Dinner (Self Paid)
21:15 22:45 Special(144): After Party (Self Paid)

Thursday August 7

StartEndThursday August 7 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
07:45 08:15 Special(145): Mindfulness Meditation Meagan Colvin
08:30 17:00 Other(158): Systems Practice Forum [In Person Only. Additional Fee and Registration Required. See Notes] Conference Auditorium
  Systems Practice Forum Rebecca Niles, Chris Soderquist, J. Chris White, James Hines  
08:30 10:00 Workshop(169): En-ROADS Climate Workshop and Training [Hybrid] Andrew Jones, Florian Kapmeier, John Sterman Metcalf Small Ballroom
08:30 17:00 Other(151): Boston University Social Work Summit [In Person Only] Terrace Lounge
  Boston University Social Work Summit Rebecca Niles, Tami Gouveia, Kelsey Werner, Ellis Ballard  
08:30 10:00 Workshop(165): Innovation-Based Learning (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only] Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker Room 310
08:30 10:00 Workshop(173): SDM-Doc: The System Dynamics Model Documentation and Assessment Tool [In Person Only] Ignacio Martinez-Moyano Room 315
08:30 10:00 Workshop(177): Starting from scratch: Better model construction [Hybrid] Leonard Malczynski Room 320
08:30 10:00 Workshop(181): Managing Complexity with Stella [In Person Only] Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen Room 321
08:30 10:00 Workshop(155): Using AI to Build CLDs (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only] Davidson Girard, Billy Schoenberg, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung Metcalf Hall
10:30 12:00 Workshop(170): Preserving Paradise Simulation and Simulator Training [In Person Only] Florian Kapmeier, Paulo Goncalves Metcalf Small Ballroom
10:30 12:00 Workshop(178): Model Construction with Powersim Studio [Hybrid] Leonard Malczynski Room 320
10:30 12:00 Workshop(164): Beer Game on Steroids [In Person Only] J. Chris White Room 312
10:30 12:00 Workshop(166): Innovation-Based Learning (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only] Scott Johnson, Ryan Striker Room 310
10:30 12:00 Workshop(182): Presenting Uncertainty with Stella [In Person Only] Bob Eberlein, Hilary Allen Room 321
10:30 12:00 Workshop(156): Using AI to Build CLDs (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only] Davidson Girard, Billy Schoenberg, Ellen O'Neill, Saras Chung Metcalf Hall
10:30 12:00 Workshop(175): Virtual Experience Design Fundamentals Workshop [In-Person Only] Francisco Araujo Room 315
12:15 13:15 Special(146): Conference Debrief (Hybrid) Rebecca Niles Room 310
13:30 15:00 Workshop(179): Get Started with Macro Modeling (Part 1 of 2) [Hybrid] David Wheat, Alina Novik, Marianna Oliskevych, Olena Primierova Room 320
13:30 15:00 Workshop(157): Using LLMs to Build Small Stock-Flow Models [In Person Only] Diana Fisher Metcalf Hall
13:30 15:00 Workshop(167): Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling (Part 1 of 2) [Hybrid] Aakriti Gupta Room 310
13:30 15:00 Workshop(183): Teaching with Loops that Matter [In Person Only] Billy Schoenberg, Jefferson K. Rajah, Bob Eberlein Room 321
13:30 15:00 Workshop(162): Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play for Collaborative GMB (Part 1 of 2) [In Person Only] Jenson Goh Metcalf Small Ballroom
13:30 15:00 Workshop(171): Intro to Vensim with Bathtub Dynamics and Statistics [Hybrid] Tom Fiddaman Room 312
13:30 15:00 Workshop(174): Bringing System Dynamics to Life: AI-Powered Virtual Experiences (VEx) for Learning & Policy [Hybrid] Francisco Araujo Room 315
15:30 17:00 Workshop(180): Get Started with Macro Modeling (Part 2 of 2) [Hybrid] David Wheat, Alina Novik, Marianna Oliskevych, Olena Primierova Room 320
15:30 17:00 Workshop(168): Peer Learning Techniques for Teaching System Dynamics Modeling (Part 2 of 2) [Hybrid] Aakriti Gupta Room 310
15:30 17:00 Workshop(163): Building Bridges, Breaking Silos: LEGO® Serious Play for Collaborative GMB (Part 2 of 2) [In Person Only] Jenson Goh Metcalf Small Ballroom
15:30 17:00 Workshop(176): Harnessing AI for Game-Based Learning & Strategic Simulations [In Person Only] Francisco Araujo Room 315
15:30 17:00 Workshop(184): Refining Formulations using Stella [In Person Only] Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg, Hilary Allen Room 321
15:30 17:00 Workshop(172): Intro to Ventity - mixing SD, DES and ABM in one model [Hybrid] Tom Fiddaman, Larry Yeager Room 312
17:15 18:00 Special(147): Volunteer Debrief (Hybrid) Meagan Colvin Room 310
Sandra Ham, Andries Botha

Monday August 11

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Volunteer
09:30 10:30 Meeting(318): Nigeria Chapter Meeting (Virtual Only) Victor Sobanke Virtual Room1

Wednesday August 13

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Volunteer
09:00 10:00 Meeting(319): Transportation SIG Meeting Gillian Harrison Virtual Room1

Tuesday August 26

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Volunteer
10:00 11:00 Meeting(321): Psychology and Human Behavior SIG Meeting Pascal Gambardella Virtual Room1

Thursday August 28

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Volunteer
13:00 14:00 Meeting(317): Pre-College Education SIG Meeting (Virtual Only) Diana Fisher Virtual Room1

Friday August 29

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Volunteer
04:30 05:30 Meeting(320): Italian Chapter Meeting Stefano Armenia Virtual Room1
System Dynamics Society
Tentative schedule updated: July 2, 2025.