Tentative Schedule
The 2026 International System Dynamics Conference
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Updated July 6, 2026. All times are shown are for Delft (CEST: UTC+2)

Note for conference attendees the full schedule with links to sessions and locations is available on the conference website. (You will need to log in if you have not done so already.)

Sunday July 5

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Volunteer
17:00 18:00 Meeting(137): Nigeria Chapter (Virtual) Victor Sobanke Virtual Room1

Friday July 10

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Volunteer
10:00 11:00 Special(325): Practice Session A (Virtual) Andries Botha Virtual Room Main
18:00 19:00 Special(326): Practice Session B (Virtual) Andries Botha Virtual Room Main

Tuesday July 14

StartEndTuesday July 14 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
10:30 12:00 Workshop(138): System Dynamics A Whole World Perspective Or A Whole World Of Perspectives (Part 1 of 4) (Virtual) Andries Botha, Rudolph Oosthuizen Virtual Room1
12:30 14:00 Workshop(139): System Dynamics A Whole World Perspective Or A Whole World Of Perspectives (Part 2 of 4) (Virtual) Andries Botha, Rudolph Oosthuizen Virtual Room1
14:30 16:00 Workshop(140): System Dynamics A Whole World Perspective Or A Whole World Of Perspectives (Part 3 of 4) (Virtual) Andries Botha, Rudolph Oosthuizen Virtual Room1
14:30 16:00 Workshop(147): Introduction to Vensim (Virtual) Tom Fiddaman, Tony Kennedy, Adem Delibas Virtual Room3
14:30 16:00 Workshop(142): Getting Started with Stella (Virtual) Bob Eberlein Virtual Room2
14:30 16:00 Workshop(145): Beer Game on Steroids: Using BGOS to Model and Simulate More Complex Supply Chains (Virtual) J. Chris White Virtual Room4
16:00 17:00 Meeting(180): General Business Meeting (Virtual) Scott Rockart Virtual Room Main
17:00 18:30 Workshop(146): Code-First System Dynamics: Teaching Model Construction Through AI and Python (Virtual) Alton Alexander, Verneri Välimaa, Samuel Allen, John Rodat Virtual Room4
17:00 18:30 Workshop(148): Introduction to Ventity - from Classic SD to DES, ABM and Networks (Virtual) Tom Fiddaman, Larry Yeager Virtual Room3
17:00 18:30 Workshop(141): System Dynamics A Whole World Perspective Or A Whole World Of Perspectives (Part 4 of 4) (Virtual) Andries Botha, Rudolph Oosthuizen Virtual Room1
17:00 18:30 Workshop(144): Building Resilient Leadership through Mental Simulation and Neuroplasticity (Virtual) Meagan Colvin Virtual Room2
19:00 20:30 Workshop(143): Building System Dynamics Models From the News With AI Assist (Virtual) Diana Fisher Virtual Room1

Wednesday July 15

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Volunteer
17:00 18:00 Special(361): Virtual Career Fair (Virtual) Fernando Redivo Virtual Room Main

Thursday July 16

StartEndThursday July 16 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
04:00 05:00 Plenary(372): Best Practices in System Dynamics (SOC Virtual 1) (Virtual) Leonard Malczynski, Jack Mercer Virtual Room Main
05:15 05:45 Plenary(373): SOC Plenary Virtual 1 (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
  Behavioral Drivers of Supply Chain Instability: Exploring the Roles of Supply Line Underweighting and Trust Apoorwa Gamage, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Kankani Gamage Nethmi Apoorwa  
05:45 06:30 Virtual Poster(374): SOC Poster Session (Virtual 1) (Virtual) Serinmary Pulikkottil Rejimon, Vishnudas Kulangara Veettil Virtual Room Main
  1. Repurposing Farmland to Solar Farm: A Strategy to Reduce Groundwater Extraction Samaneh Saeidinaeini, Ali Bagheri, Saeed Langarudi  
  2. From Aral Sea Shrinkage to Rising Respiratory Illness in Uzbekistan: A System Dynamics Approach 1950–present Aynura Erejepbaeva  
  3. Participatory Modeling and Organizational Transformation in Secondary Education: A Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD) Appro Bernardo Rey Moreno, Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia  
  4. Global Logistics Framework for Colombian Medicinal Plants Ankur Priyadarshan, Ana Luisa Borges Silva, Linnette F. Alvarez Melo  
  5. Why SMEs in Argentina Stop Growing: Marketing and Communication as the New Sales System. Juan Padilla  
06:45 07:45 Plenary(375): SOC Virtual 1 Presentation 2 (Title Placeholder) (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
07:45 08:00 Plenary(376): SOC Virtual 1 Closing (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
18:00 18:10 Plenary(377): SOC Virtual 2 Opening (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
18:10 19:00 Plenary(378): "Early-Career Engagement as an Aspirational Systems Changemaker" with Nishita Dsouza (Virtual) Nishita Dsouza Virtual Room Main
19:00 20:00 Plenary(379): SOC Plenary Virtual 2 (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
  Labour Market, Gender Norms and Population Mental Health in Scotland Shreya Sonthalia  
  Beyond Adoption Rates: Sustainable AI-Integration in K-12 Education Luis Luna-Reyes, Somya Luthra  
20:00 21:00 Virtual Poster(380): SOC Poster Session (Virtual 2) (Virtual) Virtual Room Main
  1. What scales when alternatives scale: feedback dynamics in community-supported agriculture (CSA) in Germany William Ying, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi  
  2. An Inquiry Model Prototype: Exploring Hooded Warbler Resilience Dynamics with Brown-Headed Cowbird Brood Parasitism John Silas Gajary  
  3. Developing an Approach for Integrating Multi-Stakeholder Causal Loop Diagrams: A Case Study of Agitation and Restraint Use in t A. Michael Ierardi, Turner Canty, Ambrose Wong, Matthew Lootens, Bidisha Nath, Riddhi Desai, Rebekah Heckmann, Nasim Sabounchi  
  4. Green Growth Narratives in Engineering Codes of Conduct Natalie Yeap  
  5. Modelling the Risk–Cost Trap: A System Dynamics Approach to Declining Productivity in Pharmaceutical R&D Grace Beirne, Maximiliano Udenio Castro  
  6. Does Facilitation Style Shape Causality? A Comparative Reflection on Two Participatory Causal Loop Diagramming Sessions on PhD Beste Gün Aslan  
21:00 22:00 Plenary(381): Best Practices in System Dynamics (SOC Virtual 2) (Virtual) Leonard Malczynski Virtual Room Main
22:00 22:10 Plenary(382): SOC Virtual 2 Closing (Virtual) Virtual Room Main

Sunday July 19

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Volunteer
17:00 19:00 Special(181): Policy Council Meet and Greet (In-person) Rebecca Niles

Monday July 20

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Volunteer
08:00 10:00 Special(352): AV Expert Training (In-person) Rebecca Niles, Tess Jongsma
08:00 09:00 Special(353): Registration Desk Training (In-person) Meagan Colvin
08:45 09:45 Meeting(363): Newcomer Orientation (Hybrid) Leonard Malczynski
09:00 10:00 Special(354): Virtual Volunteer Training (Virtual) Andries Botha Virtual Room1
09:00 10:00 Special(358): In-Person Volunteer Training (In-person) Meagan Colvin, Tess Jongsma
10:00 10:15 Plenary(364): SOC In-Person Welcome (Hybrid) Paula Goetz, Ellen O'Neill Senaatszaal
10:15 11:00 Plenary(362): SOC Student Plenary (Hybrid) Ellen O'Neill, Paula Goetz Senaatszaal
  Embedding Systems Thinking Capability for Systems Change: A Behavioural Science Lens Miriam Spano  
  Positive Tipping Point Dynamics and the Role of Entrepreneurial Activity Verneri Välimaa, Merla Kubli  
11:00 12:00 Special(355): Session Chair Orientation (Hybrid) Jeroen Struben
Christine Tang
11:00 12:00 Poster(365): SOC Poster Session (In-person) Paula Goetz, Ellen O'Neill Entresol 2
  Modelling Interdependencies Between Fast and Luxury Fashion: Implications for Sustainability Melika Modarres Vahid, Elvan Gokalp, Selim Cakir  
  Understanding the Dynamics of the Transport Electrification Transition through System Archetypes Vertic Eridani Budi Darmawan, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Yusak Octavius Susilo  
  Repurposing Farmland to Solar Farm: A Strategy to Reduce Groundwater Extraction Samaneh Saeidinaeini, Ali Bagheri, Saeed Langarudi  
  Solving the Missing Link Between Cyber Risk Management and Resilience Nadia Lorraine Lawal  
  A Community-Engaged Systems Approach to Safer Primary Healthcare Spaces for Rural LGBTQA+ Youth Katharina Engel  
  Feedback Loops Between National Climate Policies and Urban GHG Mitigation: A System Dynamics and Machine Learning Analysis Rebecca Su An Chew  
  Modeling Circular Economy Barriers to Textile Waste Valorization using Causal Loop Diagram Jade Sagnard, Natalia Vechiu, Jérémy Legardeur  
  Cascading vulnerabilities and housing insecurity after disasters in Brazil Julia Marques Silva, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues  
  Beyond Linear Pathways: A System Dynamics Conceptual Model of Post-Adoption Instability After Foster Care Sinko Wang, Saras Chung  
  Exploring self-determined youth engagement in government decision-making through a systems lens Carina Mammone  
11:00 12:00 Poster(367): SOC Poster Session (Overflow 2) (In-person) Paula Goetz, Ellen O'Neill Entresol 2
  Borrowed Time: A New Archetype of Silent Fragility and an Interactive Policy Tool for Climate Adaptation Ambar ., Navarun Varma, Erica Udas  
  Understanding Catchment-Based Initiatives That Support Habitat Recovery and Improved Water Quality in Tamar Estuary, England Folasade Adeboyejo, Joanne Preston, Toby Marthews, Angus Garbutt, Phillip Turner, Melanie Austen  
  Tipping Points and Multi-system Interactions in the Acceleration of Sustainability Transitions Siti Indriani, Rob Raven, Cameron Allen  
  Understanding and Mitigating Impacts of Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Context of Recent U.S. Policy Reforms Lena Schulhofer, Ellis Ballard, Morgan Shields, Lucy Regales, Grace Tyau, Mia Kouveliotes, Megan Neal, Junu Rana Magar Junu Rana Magar  
  A conceptual model of transit-spurred gentrification in London Ellen O'Neill  
  A Systems Dynamics Model of Mental Health During the Transition to Early Adulthood Fatima Waseem  
11:00 12:00 Poster(366): SOC Poster Session (Overflow) (In-person) Paula Goetz, Ellen O'Neill Entresol 2
  Understanding the drivers and barriers to effective Post Occupancy Evaluation through system thinking. Jaime Bainbridge  
  Emotions as Dynamical, Self-Organizing Patterns of Salience: Knowing Other Minds Through Emotional Modelling Nicole Drudi  
  Endogenous Drivers of Cascading Rebound: Mapping Feedback Loops in Digitally-enabled Sharing Platforms Fenna Kortstee, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Bob Walrave  
  How Governance Design Shapes Primary Care Team Configuration: Insights from Stakeholder-Generated Causal Loop Diagrams Nicki Atkinson, Jean Spinks, Lisa Nissen, Sue McAvoy  
  Modeling energy demand in informal settlements Emma Borjigin-Wang  
  Hybrid Simulation Modelling to Support Net-Zero Healthcare Decision-Making for Green Operating Theatre Interventions Melika Rezaei Chayjan, Susan Howick  
  Developing measures to gauge systems thinking and system dynamics skills in children and adolescent Saras Chung, Xinyuan Yu  
  A Causal Loop Diagram for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Evidence-Informed Practice Adoption by Teachers Shauntal Van Dreel, Saria Bechara, Grace DeHorn, Saras Chung  
  Management Overconfidence - a Workplace Story Christopher Gubberud Rindheim, Christina Gkini  
  Using tools to accelerate the development of quantitative modelling Madelon Geurts, Saskia Van den Berg, Etiënne Rouwette, Rick Prins, Guus Luijben  
12:00 12:45 Plenary(368): "A Model Simulator: The Lives of Jay W Forrester and the Creation of System Dynamics" with David Lane (Hybrid) David Lane, Ellen O'Neill Senaatszaal
13:00 15:50 Special(193): Regenerative Business Leaders & System Dynamics: A Systemic Approach to Regenerating the Biosphere (In-person) Jorge Sousa, Jake Jacobson, Leonard Malczynski, John Sterman Collegezaal C
14:00 17:00 Meeting(356): Policy Council Meeting (Hybrid) Rebecca Niles
14:00 16:00 Interactive(369): SOC Workshop on Modelling Soft Variables + More (In-person) Nici Zimmermann Senaatszaal
15:00 15:45 Special(357): Social Media & Photo Team Networking (In-person) Fernando Redivo
16:00 17:00 Special(360): In-Person Volunteer Training (In-person) Meagan Colvin, Tess Jongsma
16:00 16:45 Interactive(370): SOC Networking Session (In-person) Senaatszaal
16:45 17:30 Plenary(371): "On Scenarios in System Dynamics" with Willem Auping (Hybrid) Willem L. Auping Senaatszaal
18:00 19:00 Special(359): Volunteer Meet & Greet (In-person) Meagan Colvin, Tess Jongsma

Tuesday July 21

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Volunteer
08:00 09:00 Other(100): Registration (In-person)
08:45 09:15 Plenary(335): Opening Ceremony (Hybrid) Auditorium
09:30 11:00 Plenary(316): Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability Transformations (Hybrid) John Ansah Collegezaal A
  Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption in Nigeria Michael Aba, Paulo Goncalves  
  Why Doesn't Information Always Impact Decisions? Navigating Goal Ambiguity, Worldviews, and Information in Strategic Decisions Giovanni Cunico, Shayne Gary, Kerry Humphreys  
  Doubling Down on Dual-Fuels: Heat Pump and Fossil Backups’ Effects on Grid Load, Cost, and Emissions in Massachusetts Alexander Kuptel, John Sterman  
09:30 11:00 Plenary(315): A Team Science Approach to Modeling Cancer Prevention and Control (Hybrid) David Lounsbury Collegezaal B
  The Men of African Descent Carcinoma of the Prostate (MADCaP) consortium : a dynamic commitment to address prostate cancer disparity in black men Mohamed Jalloh  
  Risk Factors and Predictive Modeling of Total and Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African Men Ilir Agalliu  
  From Evidence to Policy: System Dynamics Perspectives on the Future of Cancer Early Detection Özge Karanfil  
11:00 11:45 Other(107): Morning Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
11:00 11:45 Special(105): Speed Networking A (In-person) Rebecca Niles Senaatszaal
11:00 11:45 Special(106): Model Assistance Workshop (In-person) Gary Hirsch, Rod MacDonald Frans van Hasseltzaal
11:00 11:45 Meeting(113): ASEAN Chapter (Hybrid) Bellam Sreenivasulu Commissiekamer 3
11:00 11:45 Meeting(185): Past Presidents (Closed Meeting) (In-person) Asmeret Naugle Commissiekamer 2
12:00 13:00 Parallel(218): Community-engaged Strategies to Improve Health Care Service Reach (Hybrid) Ke Zhou Auditorium
  Expanded digital prosthetic services: Health policy insights from a system dynamics simulation model Jefferson K. Rajah, Christopher Hutchison, William Chernicoff, Paulo Goncalves, Birgit Kopainsky  
  Improving trauma care in low- and middle-income countries: exploring interventions across the four delays framework Saeed Taheri, Antuela Tako, Justine Davies, Katherine Chu, Lucia DAmbruoso, Laura Bojke  
  Advancing Understanding of Opioid-Related Overdose Mortality in Connecticut Through Simulation Turner Canty, Rebekah Heckmann, Robert Heimer, Matthew Lootens, Caitlin Ryus, Michael Pantalon  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(223): Learning and Teaching (Hybrid) Jürgen Strohhecker Collegezaal A
  How do we learn from system dynamics models Ellen O'Neill, David Keith, Nici Zimmermann, Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung  
  From Spreadsheet to Structural Critique: How Representation Shapes Evaluation of Startup Financial Projections Amin Azad, Hazhir Rahmandad  
  Teaching Ship Lifecycle Dynamics and the Commons Dilemma Through a Multiplayer Fishing Game Pre-Calibrated with Rule-Based Agents Wang Zhao, Linfang Su  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(205): Calibration, Clustering and Analysis (Hybrid) Patrick Steinmann Collegezaal B
  Exploring Black-Box Parameter Calibration Techniques in System Dynamics Models Tugba Uyar, Melis Tugrul, Gönenç Yücel, Yaman Barlas, Mustafa Baydogan  
  Numerical Optimization in System Dynamics Models: Calibration and Optimal-Policy Search in World3 Ian Costa Alves  
  A Tree-Based Multi-Output Clustering Approach for Pattern-Oriented Analysis of System Dynamics Model Outputs Melis Tugrul, Mert Edali, Gönenç Yücel, Mustafa Baydogan  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(212): Dynamics of and Interventions for Human Overload and Burnout (Hybrid) Allyson Beall King Collegezaal C
  Trading Altitude for Answers: A System Dynamics View of Pilot Decision-Making in Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Steven Smith  
  A Generalized System Dynamics Model of Teacher Burnout, Emotional Exhaustion, and Retention Challenges in Public Schools Saras Chung, Jeremy Sato  
  Preventing Teacher Burnout and Promoting Retention in Schools Saras Chung, Megumi Hine, Shauntal Van Dreel, Anderson Kimball  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(214): Business and Public Policy (Hybrid) Alton Alexander Collegezaal D
  Modeling and Analyzing R&D Strategy of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Toshio Tamamuro, Yutaka Takahashi  
  Commercial Space Expansion under Economic Kessler Syndrome: Evaluating Orbital Sustainability-Utilization Trade-offs under a Launch Tax-ADR Policy Yokei Yamaguchi, Nobuaki Minato  
  Will AstroForge Collapse the PGM Market? Robert Nachtrieb, Steven Smith  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(204): Fostering Behavior Change for Improved Energy Management (Hybrid) Santiago Arango-Arango Senaatszaal
  Tackling the Elephant in the Room of Energy Models: Simulating Behavior Change and Feedback Dynamics Theresa Liegl, Merla Kubli  
  Feedback Dynamics of the Energy Transition: A System Dynamics Analysis of Renewable Energy Adoption Zakie Mamashli, Michael Aba, Paulo Goncalves  
  Battery Refurbishment as a Systems Intervention in Community Solar Mini-Grid Operations Omkar Buwa, Anand B. Rao, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(245): Pandemic Preparedness and Response (Hybrid) Ivan Dula Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Closing evidence gaps to inform pandemic preparedness and response in Europe: Case study of the DURABLE network Donovan Guttieres, Marthe Vandepitte, Akhil Kumar Srivastav, Carla Van Riet, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  
  Understanding pandemic response decision pathways: a systems perspective based on learning across four EU countries Marthe Vandepitte, Eloise Dagneau, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  
  Endogenizing Governance in Pandemic Preparedness: EU Threat Assessment and Response Cecilia Luini, Giovanni Cunico, Luca Gasparinetti, Paulo Goncalves  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(211): Decarbonizing Transportation (Hybrid) Zahra Shams Esfandabadi Commissiekamer 3
  Decarbonizing German Heavy-Duty Transport: A Scenario-Based Study of Hydrogen Truck Fleet Evolution Ersilja Menga, Mauricio Uriona Maldonado, Sergej Diel  
  Exploring the dynamic interactions between heavy electric truck adoption and electricity supply and pricing Zeinab Raoofi, Anna Pernestål  
  Public Transportation Transitions Toward Zero-Emission Technologies: A Systems Thinking Approach Mariana Otero Becerril, Saeid Saidi  
12:00 13:00 Parallel(221): Relational Dynamics in Project Management and Supply Chains (Hybrid) Matthias Papesch Commissiekamer 2
  Behavioral Drivers of Supply Chain Instability: Exploring the Roles of Supply Line Underweighting and Trust Apoorwa Gamage, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Kankani Gamage Nethmi Apoorwa  
  Relationship dynamics in hybrid software development projects – part one Jorge Sousa  
  Relationship dynamics in hybrid software development projects part two Jorge Sousa  
13:00 14:30 Other(101): Lunch (In-person) Foyer
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(339): Bringing SD and One Health Closer Together (In-person) Robbert Boudewijns, Catherine Decouttere
  Roundtable: bringing SD and One Health closer together Robbert Boudewijns, Catherine Decouttere, Nico Vandaele, Leonor Guariguata  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(340): Cultivating Transdisciplinary System Dynamics Education and Research in Universities (In-person) Kuan-Lung Chen, Wendy Ellis
  Roundtable: Cultivating transdisciplinary system dynamics education and research in universities Kuan-Lung Chen, Wendy Ellis  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(350): How to Train the Next Generation of System Dynamics Scholars in the Time of GenAI - Considering Long-term Consequences? (In-person) Jeroen Struben, Hazhir Rahmandad
  Roundtable: How to train the next generation of system dynamics scholars in the time of GenAI - considering long-term consequences? Jeroen Struben, Hazhir Rahmandad  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(336): University Innovation: AI in SD Teaching, Sustainable Programs, and Practice-Based Learning (In-person)
  Roundtable: University Innovation: AI in SD Teaching, Sustainable Programs, and Practice-Based Learning Meagan Colvin, Rebecca Niles, Jeff Trailer, Rod MacDonald, Leonard Malczynski, Raafat Zaini, Si Cheng, Ke Zhou  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(338): Integrating Human Decision-Making and Behaviour in Modeling to Support Policy Design for Sustainability Transformation (In-person) Christoph Schünemann, Merla Kubli
  Roundtable: Integrating Human Decision-Making and Behaviour in Modeling to Support Policy Design for Sustainability Transformation Christoph Schünemann, Merla Kubli, Sibel Eker, Etiënne Rouwette  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(337): Learning About Learning Labs: How Can We Maximize the Impacts of Simulation Modeling in Group Model Building Projects? (In-person) Michael Lemke, Saeideh Fallah-Fini
  Roundtable: Learning About Learning Labs: How Can We Maximize the Impacts of Simulation Modeling in Group Model Building Projects? Michael Lemke, Kyrah Brown, Saeideh Fallah-Fini, David Lounsbury, Tiffany Kindratt, Deneen Robinson, Thanayi Lambert  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(342): Use of SD in Citizen’s Assemblies: Call for Collaboration (In-person) Max Kleemann
  Roundtable: Use of SD in Citizen’s Assemblies: Call for collaboration Max Kleemann  
13:15 14:15 Roundtable(341): Volunteering for the Society (In-person) Fernando Redivo
  Roundtable: Volunteering for the Society Rebecca Niles, Meagan Colvin, Fernando Redivo, Raquel Froese Buzogany  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(248): Reflecting on Past System Dynamics Work to Transform the Future (Hybrid) Nuno Videira Auditorium
  A Rose By Any Other Name? The change from ‘industrial dynamics’ to ‘system dynamics’ and its deeper significance for the field David Lane  
  Reflection on strategies for teaching SD through applied, community-based course collaboration: 10 years of CBSD in Social Work and Public Health Ellis Ballard  
  Places to intervene in a model: Using Meadows' leverage points to assess model evolution in participatory system dynamics Henry Amorocho-Daza, Janez Susnik, Tamara Avellán, Jill Slinger  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(229): Computational Innovations for Modeling, Analyzing, and Controlling Dynamic Network Systems (Hybrid) Steven Smith Collegezaal A
  AI Agents as Policymakers in Simulated Epidemics Goshi Aoki, Navid Ghaffarzadegan  
  Extracting Analytical Surrogates from System Dynamics Models via SINDy and Neural ODEs: An Application to Electric Freight Alessandro Carli, Maret Clement, Jonas Mårtensson, Anna Pernestål, Mattheiu Barreau  
  Forecasting Photovoltaic Decommissioning: Integrating Survival Analysis and System Dynamics for Long-Term PV Waste Projections Anna R. Siemer, Stefan Groesser  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(237): Agricultural and Livelihood System Resilience to Climate Change (Hybrid) Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues Collegezaal B
  Assessing the impacts of endogenous behavioural change on food demand in a feedback-based global integrated assessment model Jefferson K. Rajah, Billy Schoenberg, Benjamin Blanz, Birgit Kopainsky  
  Enhancing resilience and sustainability in multi-activity farming systems: a System Dynamics-based case study Federico Barnabè, Neri Roncucci  
  Borrowed Time: A New Archetype of Silent Fragility and an Interactive Policy Tool for Climate Adaptation Ambar ., Navarun Varma, Erica Udas  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(230): Sustainable Water Management Policies and Practices (Hybrid) Jorge Sousa Collegezaal C
  Assessing WEFE nexus policies under uncertainty in the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area, South Africa, and the role of machine learning Janez Susnik  
  Decision trade-offs of sewage treatment intervention for small river rejuvenation Anshul Agrawal, Nitin Sharma, Shweta Lokhande, Mohammad Arif, Anand Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Nikhil Bugalia, Pooja Prasad, Om Damani  
  A conceptual systems model of an Anthropogenic delta Willem Kruip, Jill Slinger, Lieke Hüsken, Floortje d’Hont  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(215): From Farms to Global Markets (Hybrid) Allyson Beall King Collegezaal D
  Assessing the trade-offs between agriculture and ecosystems services in conjunctive irrigation: A case study in the Konya Closed Basin, Türkiye Elif Bal, Ali Saysel, İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya  
  Evaluating Crop Planning Decisions in Family Farming Systems under Resource Constraints: A Dynamic Modeling Approach Dayhanna Stephania Vargas Mesa, Juan Carlos Osorio Gómez, Juan Jose Bravo Bastidas  
  Global food and energy scenarios driven by lifestyle changes Deepthi Swamy, Etiënne Rouwette, Sibel Eker  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(209): Modeling Vaccine Uptake and Outcomes (Hybrid) Özge Karanfil Senaatszaal
  A System Dynamics Model of HPV Vaccinations Among Adolescent Boys in New York State Jose Mazariego, Kira Argenio, David Lounsbury, Turner Canty, Nasim Sabounchi  
  Optimal Vaccination Policy in the Presence of Behavioral Response Kian Babaei Shalmani, Navid Ghaffarzadegan  
  Population-Level Dynamics of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in the US Ran Xu, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Gaofei Zhang, Goshi Aoki, Hazhir Rahmandad  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(238): Health Promotion and Behavior Change Intervention Modeling (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali Frans van Hasseltzaal
  The Tonic/Dynamic Energy Balance System: Results from system dynamics modelling of five conditions of weight change Saeideh Fallah-Fini, Hazhir Rahmandad, John Blundell, Boyd Swinburn  
  The rhythm of community engagement in public health: an example applying community based system dynamics to obesity prevention Andrew Brown  
  From Recruitment to Reinforcement: Dynamics of Participation in Lung Cancer Screening Hesam Mahmoudi, Fatima Sadjadpour, Saman Mohsenirad, Alexandra L. Potter, G. Scott Gazelle, Chi-Fu J, Yang  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(246): Family Health and Dynamics (Hybrid) Gary Hirsch Commissiekamer 3
  Capturing Complexities in Urban Maternal and Newborn Healthcare Systems: A Scoping Review on Application of System Dynamics Modelling Rehema Ouko, Negin Yahaghi, Aline Semaan, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Nafissatou Dioubate, Rachel Cassidy, Josefien van Olmen, Lenka Beňová, Peter M Macharia  
  Structural Drivers of Black Maternal Health Inequities: A Community-Engaged Systems Mapping Study in Cuyahoga County, Ohio John Ansah, Robinson Salazar  
  Conceptualizing Adoption Instability from a System Dynamics Perspective Sinko Wang  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(207): Supply Chain Stability and Sourcing/Product Diversity (Hybrid) Jayendran Venkateswaran Commissiekamer 2
  Modeling Dual Sourcing Resilience with Endogenous Tariff Burden Sharing in Supply Chains Bhavya Gupta, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
  Fragmentation and Turnover Hold Back Labor Productivity in the Single-family Residential Construction Industry Sami Nour  
  The impact of market composition on resilience under supply-side disruptions in generic pharmaceutical supply chains Nezihe Nazli Gul, Büsra Atamer Balkan, Rodrigo Romero Silva, Sander de Leeuw  
14:30 15:30 Parallel(206): Root and Systemic Cause Analysis to Conceptualize and Model Problems (Hybrid) Tianchu Lu Projectruimte Noord 3
  Building Validated Causal Loops: A New Methodology Bridging Ishikawa Diagrams and Temporal Causality Analysis Adalberto Prada, Daniel Ortiz Castillo, Luis Rabelo, Cristian Rincon-Guio, Nathalia Orozco Morales, Mayra Bornacelly Castaneda, Edgar Gutierrez  
  The Kissing Fishes Diagram: A Structured Approach to Fostering Operational Thinking in Model Conceptualization Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Leonard Malczynski  
  Operationalizing Model Conceptualization: From Tacit Expertise to Structured Practice Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Leonard Malczynski  
15:45 16:30 Other(110): Afternoon Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
15:45 16:30 Special(127): Speed Networking B (In-person) Rebecca Niles Senaatszaal
15:45 16:30 Meeting(104): AI in SD Education Taskforce (Hybrid) Billy Schoenberg Collegezaal A
15:45 16:30 Meeting(119): Environment and Natural Resources Management SIG (Hybrid) Antoni Oliva, Ke Zhou Collegezaal B
Erica Rieder
15:45 16:30 Meeting(118): Energy SIG (Hybrid) David Robottom Collegezaal C
15:45 16:30 Meeting(134): Latin America Chapter (Virtual) Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia Virtual Room1
15:45 16:30 Meeting(132): University Innovation SIG (Hybrid) Meagan Colvin Collegezaal D
15:45 16:30 Meeting(184): Membership Committee and Diversity Committee (Open to all) (Hybrid) Burcu Tan, Christine Tang Commissiekamer 3
Christine Tang
15:45 16:30 Meeting(186): Nominating Committee (Closed Meeting) (Hybrid) Asmeret Naugle Projectruimte Noord 3
15:45 16:30 Meeting(189): Society Programs Oversight Committee (Closed Meeting) (Hybrid) John Ansah, Bob Eberlein Commissiekamer 2
Raquel Froese Buzogany
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(285): Environment (Hybrid) Auditorium
  Modeling of Urban Emissions: The Case of Almaty Nikita Pyanov  
  System Dynamics Modelling of National Building Stock Decarbonisation Pathways under Climate Neutrality Targets Ieva Poderyte, Thomas Elliot  
  Coupling Techno-Economic Optimization and Socio-Technical System Dynamics: A Work in Progress on Modeling Decentralized Energy Transitions Theresa Liegl, Simon Schramm  
  Can the Contract for Differences system stimulate the development of renewable energy? Evidence from the SD auction model Ying Zhou  
  Mapping Robust Pathways For The (Bio-)PET Transition: Integrating System Dynamics, LCA, and Deep Uncertainty Timothy Kousemaker, Gerald Jonker  
  Mapping System Dynamics in Spatial Decision Systems: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis of SD–GIS Integration for Sustainable and Resilient Planning Yun-Tsui Chang  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(307): Health Operations and Configurations (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali Collegezaal A
  Operational feasibility and scaling dynamics of hospital-based production of personalised RNA therapies Bora Zwart, Maura Leusder, Sandra Sülz, Özge Karanfil, Maarten IJzerman  
  Understanding Operating Theatre Inefficiencies Through System Dynamics Modelling for Surgical Planning in Singapore’s Public Healthcare System Sean Shao Wei Lam, Chen Jizu, Joshua Jiang Yao Lai, Chia Ming Teo, Jingyi Tang, Qien Zhang, Hanimi Kallam Reddy, Ashish Kumar  
  Obstacles to High-Quality and Holistic Care: Dynamic Analysis of Job Turnover in Nursing Home Workers Hannah Wong, Mohammad Jalali, Jie Chen, Tamara Daly, Liane Ginsburg, Hsien Seow, Hannah Sheikhdon, Najah Flowers  
  The complex problem of burnout complaints among Dutch healthcare workers - a System Dynamics study Ruben Heuven  
  How Governance Design Shapes Primary Care Team Configuration: Insights from Stakeholder-Generated Causal Loop Diagrams Nicki Atkinson, Jean Spinks, Lisa Nissen, Sue McAvoy  
  Modeling and improving integrated healthcare pathways through Systems Thinking and System Dynamics: a case study Federico Barnabè, Riccardo Santoni, Maria Cleofe Giorgino  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(300): Mental and Physical Health (Hybrid) Lucy Kivuti-Bitok Collegezaal B
  Modeling the “Surgical Trap”: A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach to Chronic Pain in Former NFL Players Chad Evans, Donald Martin, John Ansah  
  Running technique, running-related injuries, and running economy: a qualitative system dynamics modelling approach Adrien Cerrito, Florian Forelli, Siri Nyfeler, Jakob Uhr, Maxime Fleury, Gil Chariatte, Anne Cuenat, Guillaume Longhi, Stefan Groesser  
  Mechanisms shaping inequity in physical activity-related policy systems: an expert-based conceptual systems model Fleur Heuvelman Heuvelman, Joline Beulens, Nicole den Braver  
  Modelling system dynamics for informing foresight studies Guus Luijben, Willem L. Auping, Patrick Steinmann  
  Shaping policy and capital investment in Oregon’s acute mental health system using a hybrid discrete event / system dynamics simulation model Erin Kenzie, Rachel Kudzin, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Mellodie Seater, Michael Wohner, Alexandra Nielsen  
  Adapting a System Dynamics Model for a Local Youth Mental Health Crisis Continuum Jessica Simon, Raymond Smith, Gregory Dalack, Nasuh Malah, Kristen Hassmiller Lich  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(310): Stakeholder Engagement (Hybrid) Zahra Shams Esfandabadi Collegezaal C
  Automating Group Model Building Sessions with LLM-Based Agents Acting as Domain Experts to Generate Causal Loop Diagrams Felipe Haro, Joaquin Guzman, Verneri Välimaa  
  Community-based system dynamics for connecting food access to health equity in Washington, DC Kuan-Lung Chen, Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, Fatima Waseem  
  Regeneration of social housing estates: making mental models explicit using a novel CLD explorer Anna Pagani, Masoud Ahmadinia, Jaime Bainbridge, Billy Schoenberg  
  Collaboration with stakeholders in transdisciplinary research: The provision of evidence in climate and health equity research Nici Zimmermann, Ke Zhou, Irene Pluchinotta, Michael Davies  
  Charting a path for social work to adapt to a changing policy landscape Tami Gouveia, Ellis Ballard  
  Why Expanding Childcare Support Fails to Reduce Parental Burden: A Parent-Centered Analysis of Urban Japan Urara Satake, Yutaka Takahashi, Seiko Shirasaka  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(286): Methodology 1 (Hybrid) Alton Alexander Collegezaal D
  O8 Interaction Grammar: Toward a Cross-Domain Framework for Interactional Structure in Complex Systems Scott McDougall  
  Tipping Points and Multi-system Interactions in the Acceleration of Sustainability Transitions Siti Indriani, Rob Raven, Cameron Allen  
  Exploring the Role of Explainable AI Across the System Dynamics Modelling Process Ali Ahmadi, Masoud Fakhimi, Carin Magnusson  
  Algorithmic Friction and Yin-Yang Cybernetics: Reconstructing the Foundational Logic of System Dynamics in the Age of AI Lei Gao  
  Data Science Workflow For Scaling Reproducible Model Analysis Ritika Lamba, Peter Hovmand  
  A System Dynamics Model of Augmented-Reality-Based Climate Service Co-Production Vladimir Metelitsa, Maria Manez  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(291): Public Policy (Hybrid) Daniel Arthur Senaatszaal
  Exploratory Model of Collaborative Governance Regimes Daniela Arias, Daniel Ryan  
  System Dynamics for Policy Mix Assessment: A Systematic Review and Framework for Feedback-Loop-Informed Analysis Roberto Monaco  
  Tax N Vote: Breaking the Two-Party Duopoly Through Direct Congressional Fiscal Feedback Shaun Savage  
  Modelling Policy Feedback in Climate Politics Elias-Johannes Schmitt  
  Behavioral Leverage Over Infrastructure: Feedback Dynamics in Urban Environmental Comfort Sina Ataee, Myriam Lopes, Helder Relvas  
  Understanding Low Tap Water Intake and SSB Substitution in Puerto Rico: A Work in Progress System Dynamics Model Fatima Waseem, Kuan-Lung Chen, Uriyoan Colon-Ramos  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(301): Building Safe Communities (Hybrid) Patrick Fowler Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Work in Process: The SIGMA System for Projecting and Preventing Genocide Gary Hirsch, Hasan Roshan  
  How violence begets violence: Seeking systemic solutions to the persistent transmission of community violence where you live Ann Marie White  
  A System Design to Provide Trustworthiness Indicators for News on Social Networks Andres Rodriguez  
  The Dynamics of Trust: Modeling Growth, Missteps, and Engagement in Community–Academic Partnerships Larissa Calancie  
  Mechanisms underlying early adoption of restrictive laws to control alcohol impaired driving Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, James C. Fell, Kaigang Li, Pamela Loose, Rod MacDonald, Federico Vaca  
  Fear of Crime on Transit Journeys: Understanding using System Archetypes Thomas Williams, Saeid Saidi, Jason Hawkins  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(293): Education (Hybrid) Etiënne Rouwette Commissiekamer 3
  How do we know it’s working? Developing measures to gauge systems thinking and system dynamics skills in children and adolescents Saras Chung, Xinyuan Yu  
  Mainstreaming System Dynamics Education for Sustainable Development: A Strategic Architecture of SSD School Innovation Min-Ren Yan, Yi-En Ko  
  From Parts to Wholes: Transforming Engineering Education Through Tinkering-Based Systems Thinking Jenson Goh  
  Leveraging K-12 Simulation Models and AI-based Coding to Create Fun Systems Thinking Games John Allen, Samuel Allen  
  From Plausible Futures to Systems Modeling: Integrating Scenario Planning and System Dynamics through Co-Teaching Raafat Zaini, Emily York  
  Refining a Systems Thinking Rubric for Serious Games Anne Johnson, Janice Kooken  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(311): Energy and Transport (Hybrid) Merla Kubli Commissiekamer 2
  Capturing Behavioural Diversity in Transport Decarbonisation by Integrating Persona-based Data in Car Ownership and Fleet Turnover Model of England Phuong Anh Nguyen, Sergey Naumov  
  Assessing Energy System Resilience amid Rising Electricity Demand and Decarbonization in a Changing Climate Emma Cutler, Travis Franck, Lucia Cheney, Juliette Rooney-Varga  
  Barriers to the Diffusion of PV Energy Generation as Strategy for Electrification in Colombia's Non-Interconnected Zones Nathalia Lozada Campo  
  Integrated system dynamics modelling of climate resilience in transport infrastructure networks Mashudu Rathogwa, Refiloe Mokoena, Obey Manganyi, Sabelo Nhambe  
  Upscaling sustainable logistic solutions in dense urban areas Anita Lyubenova, Anna Pernestål  
16:45 17:45 Short Presentation(314): Business, Strategy and Operations (Hybrid) Nikola Pucarevic Projectruimte Noord 3
  The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Adaptive Decision Making under Uncertainty: Evidence from Last-Mile Delivery Yifu Li, Shu-Jung Sunny Yang, Yangchun Xiong  
  Beyond 10 Minutes: Dynamic Trade-offs Between Convenience, Cost, and Density in Quick Commerce Ankit Sharma  
  Simulating Software Requirements Selection using Kanban Control Mechanisms Stelios Koukoumialos, Vassilis Gerogiannis, Alexandros Diamantidis  
  Navigating the Trust Delay: A System Dynamics Approach to Scalability in Residential Service SMEs Catalina Henao Tobon, Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Andres Rey Piedrahita, Yuliana Botero  
  Adaptive Capacity Under Pressure: A Three-Stock System Dynamics Model in Organizations Facing Sustained Environmental Turbulence Eric Kebschull  
  Diversity related work in the international system dynamics conference (2022-2025): trends and contributions Irene Headen, Christine Tang, Fernando Redivo, Inge Bleijenbergh  
18:00 18:30 Plenary(194): Awards Ceremony (Hybrid) David Lounsbury Auditorium
18:30 19:30 Plenary(195): Jay Wright Forrester Award (Hybrid) David Lane Auditorium
19:30 19:45 Special(346): Group Photo (In-person) Fernando Redivo Auditorium
19:45 20:45 Virtual Poster(278): Business, Policy and Strategy (Virtual) Usman Ghani Virtual Room1
  1. System Dynamics Modeling Applied to Combating Match-Fixing and Money Laundering in the Brazilian Sports Betting Market Rafael Souza Santos, Shayene Freita da Silva, Thiago Sousa Xavier, Joao Gustavo Rocha dos Santos, Ricardo Matos Chaim  
  2. Indicator trap in Public Management: Ontologic Recoupling for Sustainability Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Ivan Taylor, Saroj Koul, Beatriz Marin  
  3. A Systemic Analysis of the Effects of Public Investment on Innovation Ecosystems Using System Dynamics Viviane de Souza, Debora Brenner Finkler, Gabriel Laux dos Santos, mmorandi Morandi  
19:45 21:00 Virtual Poster(282): Education (Virtual) Rebecca Bachman Virtual Room3
  4. Interdisciplinary Measures of Hard and Soft System Thinking in American and Turkish Communities Serap Özbaş, Cynthia McPherson Frantz, John Petersen  
  5. Feedback Dynamics of Institutional Viability in U.S. Higher Education Shivraj Kanungo  
  6. Seeing What Was Invisible: Journaling, Stockfinder, and the Emergence of Systemic Thinking in Organizational Change Education Francisco Araujo  
  7. Archetype-Based Organizational Change: A Teaching Experiment with Undergraduate Business Students Francisco Araujo  
  8. Glaring Reality Simulation Game - For Collaboration, Systems Thinking Literacy & Systemic Sense-making Himanshu Ardawatia  
19:45 20:45 Virtual Poster(281): Methods (Virtual) Thomas Williams Virtual Room2
  9. Framing the commons - How collective decision changes by Generative AI on a common pool resource problem Hossein Ghadjari, Saeid Saidi, Eaman Jahani, Reihaneh Ghaffari  
  10. Parameter-Based Eigenvalue Elasticity Analysis for Stock-and-Flow Models in a Categorical Framework Zeinab Jamali  
  11. From Text to Sector Maps: Automating System Dynamics Conceptualization Using Large Language Models Mehdi Moghadam Manesh, Shayan Firouzian, Roos Bakker  
  12. Toward a Structural Understanding of Technology Transfer in the Construction Sector in Colombia Liliana Gomez, Johnny Valencia-Calvo, Johnny Tamayo Arias  
19:45 21:15 Poster(259): Chapter, SIG and Transport Posters (In-person) Entresol 1
  Chapter Poster: Nordic Ginevra Jakobsen Testa, Daniel Guzzo, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Shane Carnohan  
  Chapter Poster: SDS MIT Chapter Cynthia Garde, Steven Smith, Michal Delkowski  
  Chapter Poster: Get to know the Oceania Chapter Shayne Gary, Hossein Hosseini  
  Chapter Poster: South Africa Andries Botha, Nalini Sooknanan Pillay, Rudolph Oosthuizen, Alaize Dall Orsoletta, Yong Sebastian Nyam, Corné Du Plooy  
  SIG Poster: SDS Precollege Education Diana Fisher, Emre Göktepe, Chang-Kwon (Benjamin) Chung, Meltem Ceylan Alibeyoglu  
  SIG Poster: Transportation Anna Pernestål, Gillian Harrison, Peraphan Jittrapirom, Simon Shepherd, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Enzo Bivona, Zeinab Raoofi, Astrid Guehnemann  
  National transport decarbonization policies: A systematic literature review of system dynamics models Axel Le Dréau, Ouassim Manout, Jaafar Berrada, Louafi Bouzouina  
  SIG Poster: Water Christine Tang, Gholamreza Eslamifar  
19:45 21:15 Poster(255): Environment and Resources (In-person) Entresol 1
  Land–Water Allocation, Yield Stability and Policy Trade-Offs under Climate Change: A System Dynamics Analysis Xiaojing Jia, Ruiqi Zhang  
  Modeling Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Feasibility Using System Dynamics: Insights from Lipid-Based Pathway Raul Perez, Paulina Echeverría, Claudia Valderrama, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  Policy Scenario Analysis of a Sugarcane-Based Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Paulina Echeverría, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  The Dynamics Behind Sustainable Biofuels: Lessons from Latin American Supply-Chain Models Claudia Valderrama, Raul Perez, Allyson Beall King, Manuel Garcia-Perez  
  Landfill-to-Biorefinery Transitions in Municipal Waste Systems: A System Dynamics Approach Claudia Valderrama, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Allyson Beall King  
  From Coal-Powered Growth to Green Growth: A Modelling Assessment of Jobs and Resilience in Indonesia's Net-Zero Path Soyoung Oh, Saidou Sy, Travis Franck, Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Agus Sari  
  Circular Construction in Bogotá: Understanding Transition Dynamics Luz Mery Diaz Caselles, Nelly P Garcia, Merla Kubli  
  Cost-Sharing for Blockchain-Enabled Collaborative Governance of Fruit Tree Residues Based on a System Dynamics Approach Xiaojing Jia, Ziyan Hu  
  Unpacking the Dynamics of the Stagnant Adoption of Meat Alternatives in Norway Millie Selvig-Larsen, Marie Halland, Elena Virciglio  
  When the Grid loses it's Grip Corné Du Plooy, Hakan Ergun  
19:45 21:15 Poster(258): Equity and Security (In-person) Entresol 1
  Gendered Energy Poverty in The Netherlands Simona Scarpa, Inge Bleijenbergh  
  The Problem with the Problem: Asking Better Questions About the Gender Leadership Gap Cindy Mino  
  Implementing System Dynamics in the Dutch National Police Coen van den Elshout, Tess Jongsma, Mieke Struik, Willem L. Auping  
  Urban Dynamics Modeling Methods for Regional Health Equity Avianna Thompson, Peter Hovmand, Dr Jennifer R Bishop  
  AI sovereignty: How nations' control of agentic AI might evolve and influence national power and strategic competition Timothy Clancy, Asmeret Naugle  
  Societal Change in the Age of AI: Inclusion as Defense Against the Augmented Insider Sander Zeijlemaker, Ola Alhaddad  
  Using Systems Thinking to Unlock Collaboration Across the UK's Statistical System Le Khanh Ngan Nguyen, Sharada Nia Davidson, Allison Catalano, Min Hui Ang, Vahid Hajiebrahimifarashah, Shafkat Muhammad Ibrahimy  
  Seven Years of Trying to Help Understand and Improve Systems : Lessons Learned from Practicing System Dynamics in the Public Sector Erik Pruyt, Tushith Islam  
19:45 21:15 Poster(257): Methodology and Practice (In-person) Entresol 1
  Academic Publishing as a Complex System Jeroen Uleman  
  Diagrams-to-Dynamics (D2D): Exploring Causal Loop Diagram Leverage Points under Uncertainty Jeroen Uleman, Loes Crielaard, Guido Veldhuis, Rick Quax  
  An Open-Source Python Replication of the Loop Impact Method for System Dynamics Model Analysis Ritika Lamba, Peter Hovmand  
  ChatXmile: An LLM-Assisted Closed-Loop Workflow for the System Dynamics Process Bo Hu, Bo Zhang, Justin Hoffman, Michael Woywadt  
  Normatively Framed System Dynamics (NFSD): A Progressive Architecture for Integrating Strategic Sustainability Planning with System Dynamics Henrik Ny  
  Towards the demonstration of principles and practices for a modular approach to system dynamics model building Daniel Guzzo, Luisa Díez-Echavarría, Sergio Andrés Ospino Ricardo, Asher Kite, Karim Chichakly, Daniela Pigosso  
  Evaluating the Capabilities of AI-Enabled Tools to Build and Edit Models with Modules William Park, Billy Schoenberg  
  Analysis of Supply Chain Inventory Management Under Cash Flows Feedback Sanket Mishra, Jayendran Venkateswaran, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
  Modelling Production Capacity Ramp-Downs: “Reverting” the Market Growth Model Alice Viganò, Andreas Groessler  
  Exploring the Role of Digital Textile Microfactories in Firefighter Protective Clothing Replacement Systems under Uncertain Demand Li Zheng, Juan Esteban Martinez Jaramillo, Meike Tilebein, Jana Böhle, Alexander Mirosnicenko  
19:45 21:15 Poster(256): Business, Strategy, Organizational Behavior and Health (In-person) Entresol 2
  A Systems Lens on AI‑Driven Job Redesign and Early‑Career Adaptation Linya Hong, Lingxi Liu, Shuo Wang  
  Quantifying Future Scenarios using System Dynamics - Polyolefin Market in 2035 Noriyasu Ninagawa  
  When Task Structure Is Ignored: Centralization Spirals and Delegation Treadmills in Generative AI Adoption Mehdi Mounsif  
  Conceptualising Systems Thinking Capability in Organisations: A Dynamic Capability Perspective Miriam Spano, Nici Zimmermann  
  Oscillations in Organizational Attention: Resource Allocation Dynamics Under Multiple Objectives Georgia (Ning-Yuan) Liu, Hesam Mahmoudi, Maria Tomai, Kostas Triantis, Peter Madsen  
  How Late Entrant Survive in A Market with A Dominant Firm: A Case Study of JD Takeaway in Chengdu Tingwen Xiao, Hanyu Deng  
  Management Overconfidence - a Workplace Story Christopher Gubberud Rindheim, Christina Gkini  
  Beyond the Intervention: Mapping the Feedback Dynamics That Shape Dietary Behavior Following a Produce Prescription Program in Rural Mississippi Marcia Rahman, Larissa Calancie, Christina Economos  

Wednesday July 22

StartEndWednesday July 22 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
08:30 10:00 Plenary(203): Novel Approaches for Modeling Persistent Societal Problems (Hybrid) Navid Ghaffarzadegan Collegezaal A
  Steps Towards a Generalizable Model of Urban Dynamics Hazhir Rahmandad, Saras Chung, David Keith  
  Recruitment, incarceration and rehabilitation: modelling cartel dynamics. Rafael Prieto-Curiel  
  From accelerating growth to biophysical brakes: The processes that shape the future of the global human & Earth System Billy Schoenberg, Jefferson K. Rajah, Chris Wells, David Collste, Beniamino Callegari, Benjamin Blanz, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Alex Koberle, Birgit Kopainsky  
08:30 10:00 Plenary(196): Building Systems Thinking Capacity across the Education Pipeline (Hybrid) Jill Slinger Collegezaal B
  From Models to Mindsets: Building a Systems Thinking Curriculum for 21st Century Problem Solving Rod MacDonald, Robert Brent  
  Systems Thinking in K-12 Education in Türkiye Meltem Ceylan Alibeyoglu  
  Teaching Project Management through System Dynamics: The Case of the Tamales Factory Camilo Olaya  
10:00 10:45 Other(108): Morning Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
10:00 10:45 Meeting(327): Sponsor Demo: Ventana Systems, Inc. (Hybrid) Tony Kennedy Collegezaal B
  Ventana, Vensim and Ventity. Tony Kennedy  
10:00 10:30 Meeting(328): Sponsor Demo: isee systems (Hybrid) Karim Chichakly Collegezaal C
  isee systems Demo and User Group Meeting Bob Eberlein, Karim Chichakly  
10:00 10:45 Meeting(187): Learning Committee (Open to all) (Hybrid) Rebecca Niles Senaatszaal
10:00 10:45 Meeting(115): BeNeLux Chapter (Hybrid) Catherine Decouttere Collegezaal D
10:00 10:45 Meeting(120): Japan Chapter (Hybrid) Nobuo Nishi Commissiekamer 3
10:00 10:45 Meeting(121): Nordic Chapter (Hybrid) Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist Frans van Hasseltzaal
10:00 10:45 Meeting(122): Social Impact SIG (Hybrid) Saras Chung Commissiekamer 2
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(303): Modeling Energy Systems and Climate Impact (Hybrid) Daniel Arthur Auditorium
  Uncertainty or Systemic Risk? Endogenous Correlation Shifts and Regime Failure in Climate-Linked Markets Aakriti Gupta  
  Photovoltaic waste collection: A neglected bottleneck on the way to scaling up recycling Anna R. Siemer, Stefan Groesser  
  Structural Integration of Carbon Dioxide Removal: A System Dynamics Approach to Biochar in Global Coffee Value Chains Zachary Rabinowitz  
  Assessing the dynamic impact of nuclear fusion on climate change Florian Kapmeier, Andrew Jones, Lori Siegel, John Sterman  
  Integrating V2G Car Sharing Hubs into Decentralized Energy Systems – Insights from the Winkelsteeg District, Nijmegen Peraphan Jittrapirom, Peraphan Jittrapirom  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(308): Green Infrastructure (Hybrid) Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues Collegezaal A
  Modeling Circular Economy Barriers to Textile Waste Valorization using Causal Loop Diagram Jade Sagnard, Natalia Vechiu, Jérémy Legardeur  
  Systemic Perspectives on Climate Change and Humanitarian Operations: Integrating Policy and Sustainability Agendas Maria Angelica Silva, Eduardo Franco, Luiza Cunha, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues, Adriana Leiras  
  Modeling dengue and Aedes habitat: Exploring urban green infrastructure and insecticide dynamics in a work-in-progress system dynamics model Rebecca Bachman, Nasim Sabounchi, David Lounsbury  
  The Energy Transition and Rural-Urban Migration Within South Africa Fritz Shongwe  
  Saving Costs and Shaving Demand: Batteries and Rooftop Solar as Complements to Grid Investment in Massachusetts Alexander Kuptel  
  Integration of system dynamics and discrete choice modelling – A case study based on district heating in Sweden Andrew Simons, Aemiro Melkamu Daniel, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Sofie Gustafsson, Shane Carnohan  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(319): Sustainable Systems (Hybrid) Zahra Shams Esfandabadi Collegezaal B
  Integrating Push-Pull and Black Soldier Fly Systems for Smallholder Farming system Marc Marin Agbodjan, Bonoukpoe Mawuko Sokame  
  Modeling Food Insecurity as a Dynamic System: Feedback Mechanisms, Structural Drivers, and Leverage Points for Policy Gholamreza Eslamifar, Saeideh Fallah-Fini  
  Participatory System Dynamics Modelling of the Water-Energy-Food-Health Nexus in the Inkomati–Usuthu Basin, South Africa Yuxiao He, Janez Susnik  
  Circular Economy at the Household Level: A Framework for Modelling Circular Behaviours and Supporting Interactive Learning Arthur Friedrich, Nuno Videira, Andra Blumberga, Ritvars Freimains, Pal Davidsen  
  Which Rebound Mechanisms Matter Most? A Multi-level System Dynamics Analysis of Food-sharing Platforms Fenna Kortstee, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Bob Walrave  
  Using System Archetypes to Inform Implementation and Sustainability of a Restaurant Intervention to Improve Healthy Food Access Charmi Daas, Joel Gittelsohn, Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, Sneha Rout, Stacey Williamson, Meibin Chen  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(289): Business and Strategy (Hybrid) Ann Marie White Collegezaal C
  Extended Model-Based Systems Engineering and Modern Control Theory Applied to the Design of Enterprise Dynamics Vasile Coman  
  From VUCA to Vision: An Embedded Systems Leadership Model for Adaptive Organizations Lampros Lamprinakis  
  Understanding the Dynamic Challenges of Introducing Pre-Clinical Specialists in Emergency Medical Services: A System Dynamics Approach Pia Bünzli, Florian Zahorka, Christoph Strauss, Alexander Scheidegger  
  Modelling Interdependencies Between Fast and Luxury Fashion: Implications for Sustainability Melika Modarres Vahid, Elvan Gokalp, Selim Cakir  
  Modeling risk propagation in dike projects using System Dynamics: a practitioner’s perspective Bilyana Vencheva  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(298): Community Health (Hybrid) Patrick Fowler Collegezaal D
  The determinants of adequate provision of substance use disorders services: A systematic method to integrate co-produced causal loop diagrams Lisset Dumet Poma  
  Systems thinking in health service design: Co-designing an inclusive early intervention & integrated eating disorder service model for Western Health Rachel Knight, Jason Christou, Zahra Ali, Genevieve Pepin, Stephanie Bennetts  
  How can self-determined youth engagement and wellbeing be prioritised in government decision-making? Carina Mammone  
  When Diesel Becomes a Social Problem: A Participatory System Dynamics Generator for Community Fuel Security in Aotearoa New Zealand Regan Duff, Varun Bhardwaj  
  A Community-Engaged Systems Approach to Safer Primary Healthcare Spaces for Rural LGBTQA+ Youth Katharina Engel, Andrew Brown  
  A Causal Loop Diagram for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Evidence-Informed Practice Adoption by Teachers Shauntal Van Dreel, Saria Bechara, Grace DeHorn, Saras Chung  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(320): Public Policy and Health (Hybrid) Kuan-Lung Chen Senaatszaal
  Cancer Anywhere Policy: Access to and Preparedness of Specialist Cancer Care in Thailand under the Universal Health Coverage Nanthanut Piya-aksornsak, Therese Tsui, Siobhan Botwright  
  What Counts as Evidence for Causal Loop Diagram Validation in Public Health? Ruben Heuven  
  Understanding and Mitigating Impacts of Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Context of Recent U.S. Policy Reforms Lena Schulhofer, Ellis Ballard, Lucy Regales, Grace Tyau, Mia Kouveliotes, Megan Neal, Junu Rana Magar Junu Rana Magar, Morgan Shields  
  Causal Structures of Community Resilience: Interview-Based System Dynamics Modeling with African American Centenarians Chad Evans  
  Understanding Current and Future Psychologists’ Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice using Community Based System Dynamics Page Anderson, Chad Evans  
  Systemic effect of climate change and energy insecurity on health and wellbeing of older adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) Pravin Paudel  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(292): Transportation and Mobility (Hybrid) Zeinab Raoofi Frans van Hasseltzaal
  From Market Tug-of-War to Grid Supply Trap: Electric Motorcycles Adoption and Distribution Grid Readiness in Indonesia Vertic Eridani Budi Darmawan, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Yusak Octavius Susilo  
  System Dynamics Model of Electric Vehicles Battery Recycling for Europe’s Circular Economy Olga Kalchenko  
  Incorporating heterogeneity of stakeholder perspectives in System Dynamics with Q-methodology: the case of zero-emission truck adoption in port region Jonathan Schmid  
  Supply Chain Geography and Maritime Decarbonization: A Systems Analysis Liandra Jesus, Gisele Chaves, Paulo Goncalves  
  Understanding Punctuality Dynamics in Railway Systems: A System Dynamics Model of Belgium’s Rail Network Yas Mashayekhy, Kostas Triantis  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(306): Methodology 2 (Hybrid) Alton Alexander Commissiekamer 3
  Causal loop diagramming for synthesizing results in a multi-method, multi-level assessment of revitalization in two large urban catchment areas Felipe Antequera, David Lounsbury, Diana Hernandez, Earle Chambers  
  Coupling System Dynamics and Life-Cycle Assessment to Assess Environmental Impacts of Residential Heating Electrification Agnese Fuortes, Merla Kubli, Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha, Joris Quik, Willie Peijnenburg  
  From Running Models to Understanding Them: Conversational Interfaces for System Dynamics Dashboards Shlok Panchal, Mohammad Jalali  
  Make the Translation from BPMN to SD Operable Quan Zhu  
  Do LLM-based AI agents missteer accumulation processes like humans? Jürgen Strohhecker, Michael Leyer  
  Can natural language processing methods identify subsystems of variables in system dynamics models? Raana Khani, Mohammad S. Owlia  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(294): Agricultural and Food Systems (Hybrid) Lukas Bayer Commissiekamer 2
  Reframing Tea Cultivation through Systems Thinking: A System Analysis of Conventional Tea Systems and Module-based Vertical Tea Systems in Sri Lanka Thilanka Ariyawansha  
  Revitalizing Wholesale Markets for Resilient Food Systems: A Model-Based Approach to Evaluate Strategy Interventions Nikolai Kazantsev  
  A Biomass–Water Nexus Perspective on Sustainable Agricultural Resource Management: A System Dynamics Research Program Integrating Evolutionary Games Xiaojing Jia, Changjiang Yu, Weizheng Xie, Ruiqing Zhang  
  Coupling Fast Biophysical and Slow Socio-Economic Dynamics to Model Resilience in the UK Poultry System Ali Parsa, Justin Sheffield  
  Climate Risk in Provisioning Ecosystem Services: An Explorative Hybrid Model of Adaptive Behaviour in Clam Harvesting Federico Cornacchia, Sebastian Raimondo, Carlo Giupponi  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(313): Economics (Hybrid) Projectruimte Noord 3
  Why does Ukraine’s sovereign debt keep rising? Path dependent dynamics under external official financing Hennadii Hryhoriev  
  Aprendiendo del pasado: the CHECO model Leonard Malczynski, Martin Garcia  
  Ecological Economics Curriculum around Feedbacks between Economic Growth, Climate Change Damage and North-South Divide David Piorunek, Michael Roos  
  Forecasting Regional Innovation Ecosystem Dynamics Joshua Loughman  
  Analysis of Feedback Structures and Simulation Modeling on the Impacts of Korea’s Five Demographic Reversals Nam Hee Choi  
  Why Firms Don’t Adapt: Financial Logic, Coping, and Climate Risk Lock-in Aakriti Gupta  
12:00 13:30 Other(102): Lunch (In-person) Foyer
12:00 13:30 Special(182): Connecting the Dots in Current Events (In-person) Rebecca Niles, Asmeret Naugle Senaatszaal
  Connecting the Dots Rebecca Niles, Asmeret Naugle  
12:15 13:15 Virtual Poster(279): Stakeholders and Business (Virtual) Etiënne Rouwette Virtual Room1
  1. Modelling Stakeholders Collaboration in the Context of Food Security in Indonesia Valid Hasyimi, Utomo Putro, Santi Novani, Agung Hendriadi  
  2. Global Trade Framework for Colombian Medicinal Plants Ankur Priyadarshan  
  3. Market Analysis Using System Dynamics: Focusing on the Stone Industry Iranian marble Amin Vahidi, Mobina Saqi  
  4. Succession in family business:A dynamic model for Iranian businesses Nasim GhanbarTehrani, Hamid Ghaemi  
12:15 13:15 Virtual Poster(317): Business and Economics (Virtual) Virtual Room2
  5. Identifying leverage points which impact firm value - The ESG lens on Nifty 100 firms Sarojkant Singh  
  6. The Effects of CBDC on Aggregate Income Through Credit Dynamics and Household Confidence Sercin Sahin, Kaan Ogut  
  7. Financial Contagion as a Self-Exciting Point Process Luca Persia  
12:15 13:15 Virtual Poster(280): Environment and Health (Virtual) Rebecca Bachman Virtual Room3
  8. Working with the Complexities of an Ecosystem Transition Zone: A Systems Thinking Approach Prachi Sharma, Mihir Mathur, Pradnya Mathur  
  9. Sustainable System Design for Science Park Development in Taiwan Ruo Ning Chang, Min-Ren Yan  
  10. Designing investment strategies for a regionally self-sufficient healthcare system in South Korea: an agent-based modeling and simulation approach Moo Hyuk Lee, Jungwoo Kim, Ji-Su Lee, Taesik Lee, Young Kyung Do  
  11. Digital Health Design for Leverage: Transitioning to Proactive Health Ecosystems through Systems Thinking. Jorge Andrick Parra Valencia, Vinaytosh Mishra  
12:15 13:30 Virtual Poster(283): Stakeholder Engagement and Learning (Virtual) Astrid Guehnemann Virtual Room4
  12. Using a CLD and analogue simulation to facilitate learning and identify research opportunities in a public research organisation Justin Connolly  
  13. What Does Systems Thinking Mean to Undergraduates?- Findings from a Research Study Bellam Sreenivasulu, Ramanathan Subramaniam  
  14. From Static Analysis to Dynamic Insight: Improving Freight Management Learning through System Dynamics Simulation Nanang Rosidin  
  15. From traditional Charity to the Chain of Happiness: Propagating Prosocial Behavior Through Trust-Based Participatory Systems Arya Kia, Saghar Sari, Amirreza Saeidinik  
  16. Role of mindfulness for building an external mind for group consensus- A quasi-experimental approach Sarojkant Singh  
12:15 13:15 Virtual Poster(277): Methodology (Virtual) Mehdi Moghadam Manesh Virtual Room5
  17. A Hybrid Methodology to Bridge Expert Insight and AI Reasoning Hamidreza Izadbakhsh, Nasim GhanbarTehrani  
  18. Integration of System Dynamics and Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Literature Review Mutlu Mustafa Kuspinar, Åžeyma Emeç, Burak Erkayman  
  19. Monte Carlo Simulation Support in LunaSim: A Browser-Based System Dynamics Modeling Platform for Sensitivity Analysis Akash Saran, Arjun Mujumdar, Ryan Chung, Caleb Wen, Ishan Khetarpal, Mark Estep  
12:15 13:15 Virtual Poster(276): Transportation Dynamics (Virtual) Virtual Room6
  20. The Fragmentation of National Highway Passenger Routes and Misallocation of Capacity A Casual Loop Analysis of Public Inter-Urban Bus Routes Ching Chang, Chao-Ching Chang  
  21. From Chalkboards to Chargers - Vehicle Electrification in South African Schools Nalini Sooknanan Pillay  
  22. System Dynamics Modeling of NYC Congestion Pricing: The Long Run Performance of Toll Schedules 2025-2031 Danni Lu, Charlle Sy, Yeonkyeong Park, Tim Fraser, Ying Qian, Laijun Zhao, Haiyan Deng  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(244): Applications of AI and LLM Use to Develop SD Models (Hybrid) Bo Hu Auditorium
  BEAMS: Benchmarking and Evaluating AI for Modeling and Simulation Sara Metcalf, Billy Schoenberg  
  From Data to Model Structure: A Generative Algorithm to develop System Dynamics Models Guido Veldhuis, Patrick Steinmann, Rob van Waas  
  Performance of Large Language Models in Graduate-Level System Dynamics Exams Burak Çetiner, Gönenç Yücel, Yaman Barlas  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(222): Global Climate Impact Modeling to Inform Sustainable Futures (Hybrid) Ke Zhou Collegezaal A
  Using the FRIDA Framework to Evaluate Endogenous Human-Climate Responses to Climate Intervention Scenarios Mauricio Uriona Maldonado, Caroline Rodrigues Vaz  
  FeliXSim: An Interactive Simulation Environment for Global Systems Modeling in Climate and Sustainability Contexts Ryan Yi Wei Tan, Sibel Eker  
  Cows and climate: questioning the greenhouse gas accounting of livestock methane impacts John Sheehan, Jasmine Dillon  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(224): Participatory Modeling Methods and Cases (Hybrid) Inge Bleijenbergh Collegezaal B
  Success of Community-Based Methods in System Dynamics Tiana Felmingham  
  5Rs-Scaffolded Variable Elicitation in Participatory Group Model Building Saeideh Fallah-Fini, Michael Lemke, Kyrah Brown, Tiffany Kindratt, David Lounsbury, Thanayi Lambert  
  Collaborative Mapping for Sustainability: Using Group Model Building to Identify Sustainability Factors in Early-Stage Technology Development Emily Moore, Andrea Chan, Khadija Rana, Jevaughn Campbell, Sherry-Ann Ram, Shiri Yeung, Yifan Liu  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(217): Understanding and Improving Behavioral Decision Making for Sustainability Transformations (Hybrid) Erin Kenzie Collegezaal C
  Aligning Desirable Futures and Public Policy Support Under Systemic Constraints Cristian (Cris) Trejos, Paulo Goncalves  
  How People Respond to Policies: Integrating Behavioural and Decision-Making Theories into Systems Thinking Models for Sustainability Transformations Christoph Schünemann  
  Mental Models in a Sea of Sensations: Extending the Iceberg Model Below Paradigms Through a System-level Representation of Behavioural Dynamics Tobias R Moeller  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(208): Innovations in System Dynamics Analysis and Simulation Methods (Hybrid) Alton Alexander Collegezaal D
  Integrating Loops That Matter into Scenario Discovery for System Dynamics Models Lukas van der Wolf, Willem L. Auping, Stefan Salome, Patrick Steinmann  
  Exploring Loop and Parameters Influence using Sensitivity Analysis with Explanatory Model Analysis Jim Duggan  
  A Hybrid System Dynamics–Discrete Event Simulation Framework to Model Behavioural Demand Self-Regulation in Specialist Healthcare Marta Cildoz, David Lounsbury, Fermin Mallor, Ozgur Araz, Nasim Sabounchi  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(242): Evaluating Community Health Program Implementation Strategies (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali Senaatszaal
  Operationalizing RE-AIM as a Dynamic System: A System Dynamics Simulation Model of Implementation Trajectories and Sustainability John Ansah, Jansi Patel  
  Achieving the Real-World Application of Long-Range Health System Simulation: Insight from Two Case Studies Ashish Kumar, Constance Xue Rui Neo, Kailasam Manimegalai, Audrey Tze Ting Khoo, Mohammad Jalali, Geoffrey Gui Kah Tack, Hiang Khoon Tan , Yi Feng Lai, Sean Shao Wei Lam  
  Health Financing Reform and Noncommunicable Diseases Care: A Modeling Analysis in Ethiopia Zeynep Hasgul, Nurilign Abebe Moges, Gizew Asres, Hannah Lee, Edemealem Adimasu, Adane Nigusie, Mezgebu Yitayal, Mohammad Jalali  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(233): Supply Chain and Labor Market Instability: Time Delays and Velocity (Hybrid) Gerardo Luisi Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Modeling Production Stability in High-Tech, Multi-Variety Small Batch Manufacturing: A System Dynamics Approach Xiaoting Zhai, Ying Qian, Haiyan Deng, Wenxiu Ren, Mao Li  
  Education Mismatch, NEETs, and Macroeconomic Performance Ozan Eroğlu, Mustafa Kerem Yavuz  
  Shifting the Burden in Fashion: A View on Fast Reordering Production Strategies Business Models Juan Esteban Martinez Jaramillo, Leonard Veit, Meike Tilebein  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(236): Health Policy Dynamics (Hybrid) Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel Commissiekamer 3
  A Qualitative Approach to Enhance Understanding of Accelerated Vaccine Market Access and Implications for Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance Sanjeet Jaiswar  
  Do Theory-Derived Interventions Hold Up in Complex Systems? A Modeling Study of HIV Drug Resistance Beatrice Aiko, David Thomas Myemba, Leonor Guariguata, Raphael Sangeda, Nico Vandaele, Catherine Decouttere  
  Exploring Unintended Consequences of Physician Supply-oriented Policies: Insights from a Model of the Physician Workforce in the U.S. Peter Mendel, Chris Nelson, Samuel Allen, Warren Farr, Sion Cave, Daniel Gordon, Rod MacDonald, Michael Dill, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(225): Dynamic Complexity in Public Policy Problems (Hybrid) Daniel Arthur Commissiekamer 2
  Applying Qualitative Systems Dynamics and Social Network Analysis to Study One Health Policy Processes and Networks in Peru Lisset Dumet Poma  
  Tourism Carrying Capacity as a Dynamic Property of Complex Socio-ecological Systems Sebastian Raimondo  
  Modeling Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sex Work Policy in Massachusetts Gabriel McDonnell Maayan, Wesley J. Wildman  
13:30 14:30 Parallel(227): Modeling Equitable Heart Health Policy Interventions (Hybrid) Özge Karanfil Projectruimte Noord 3
  Impact of salt reduction on medical expenditure for hypertension in Japan: national and subnational simulation models Nobuo Nishi, Takehiro Sugiyama, Sayuri Goryoda, Yutaka Takahashi, Katsuyuki Miura, Nayu Ikeda  
  Calibrating a Hypertension Model Across 20 Cities Using Open Data: Workflow and Parameter Identifiability Wang Zhao, Pei Shan Loo, Patricia Arnaiz, Matthew Arentz, Daniel Cobos Muñoz  
  Multisector Hypertension Management and Sustainment: A Dynamic Sustainability Framework–Informed Causal Loop Diagram Mia Vogel  
14:45 15:30 Other(111): Afternoon Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
14:45 15:30 Special(129): Book Fair and Signing (In-person) Meagan Colvin Frans van Hasseltzaal
14:45 15:30 Meeting(114): Asset Dynamics SIG (In-person) Michel Kuijer Collegezaal B
14:45 15:30 Meeting(116): Brazil Chapter (Hybrid) Karim Chichakly Collegezaal C
14:45 15:30 Meeting(117): Economics SIG (Hybrid) Sercin Sahin, Christine Tang Collegezaal D
Christine Tang
14:45 15:30 Meeting(130): Taiwan Chapter (Hybrid) Min-Ren Yan Commissiekamer 3
14:45 15:30 Meeting(124): Structural Racism SIG (Hybrid) Andrew Brown Commissiekamer 2
14:45 15:30 Meeting(123): South African Chapter (Hybrid) Andries Botha Projectruimte Noord 3
15:30 16:30 Plenary(332): Panel: Creating real world impact with rigorous systems science. (Hybrid) Saras Chung Auditorium
16:45 17:15 Plenary(343): Mixed Blessings: Valedictory Thoughts on System Dynamics Practice (Hybrid) George Richardson Auditorium
17:15 17:45 Plenary(334): Presidential Address (Hybrid) Scott Rockart Auditorium
18:30 21:30 Special(344): Banquet at Knus (Zavelpad 3, 2616 LH Delft, Netherlands) (In-person) Willem L. Auping, Rebecca Niles

Thursday July 23

StartEndThursday July 23 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
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08:30 09:30 Special(197): Practitioner Day: Introduction to System Dynamics and Its Applications (In-person) Merla Kubli Commissiekamer 3
  Introductory lecture: Introduction to System Dynamics Merla Kubli  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(250): Exploring Food Ecosystems Through Dynamic Modeling (Hybrid) Lukas Bayer Auditorium
  Persistence of Pesticide Use in Quebec Field Crops: A Participatory Modeling Approach Using Causal Loop Diagrams to understand leverage policies point William Robitaille, Jan Adamowski, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist  
  Sustainability Challenges of Shrimp Farming on Coastal Lands: Archetypal Interplays of Disasters, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Pradnya Mathur, Mihir Mathur  
  Decision Making in Food Systems: Understanding The Mental Models for Site Placement and Access of Food Retailers in Low-income Markets Ivory Simms, Peter Hovmand, Avianna Thompson  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(210): Evaluating the Use of AI and LLMs for CLDs and SD (Hybrid) Jaime Bainbridge Collegezaal A
  Code-First System Dynamics: An LLM-Enabled Workflow for Validatable and Structurally Recoverable Modeling Alton Alexander  
  Evaluation and Review of Causal Loop Diagrams​ using Large Language Models Indu Manickam, Asmeret Naugle, Sara Peterson, Bobby Jeffers  
  Open Source Tools for AI Supported System Dynamics Modeling & Analysis Billy Schoenberg, Sara Metcalf  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(249): Healthcare System Learning and Improvement Strategies (Hybrid) Jim Duggan Collegezaal B
  Hospital Emergency Departments: Learning from a Simple Stock and Flow Model J. Bradley Morrison, Brian Kenny, Mina Attaalla, Bilal Husain, Anthony Rosania  
  Using System Dynamics in Workforce Strategy at NHS Wales Building Towards a National Workforce Digital Twin Sion Cave, Ryan Cunningham, Josebha Santhini, Catherine Borland  
  The role of Community Health Promoters in Kenya - effective policy for success Claire Brereton  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(241): Dynamics of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Energy Transition Pathways (Hybrid) Zeinab Raoofi Collegezaal C
  Feedback Dynamics of Passenger Car Electrification in Switzerland: A System Dynamics Approach to Socio-Technical Drivers and Policy Pathways Michael Aba, Paulo Goncalves  
  Electric vehicles and the energy transition - an Australian case study William Grace  
  Simulation model for studying the deployment of electric vehicles in the residential sector of Chile Monica Castaneda Riascos, Milton M. Herrera  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(243): Social Entrepreneurship Dynamics (Hybrid) Gerardo Luisi Collegezaal D
  Identifying the founding elements of a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem, an analysis on global warming problem. Gerardo Luisi  
  Toward Sustainable Hajj Fund Management in Indonesia: A System Dynamics Approach Nanang Rosidin  
  Positive Tipping Point Dynamics and the Role of Entrepreneurial Activity Verneri Välimaa, Merla Kubli  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(232): Preventing Poverty and Enabling Equity by Pulling Policy Levers (Hybrid) Rod MacDonald Senaatszaal
  Housing Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, and NHS Burden: Modelling health-equitable decarbonization pathways in England Ke Zhou, Irene Pluchinotta, Nici Zimmermann  
  A Virtual Lab for Homelessness Policy in the UK: Using System Dynamics to Design and Test Intervention Strategies Patrick Fowler, Kotomi Yokokura, Katherine Marcal, Graeme Gardner  
  Using Systems Science to Foster Social and Economic Equity in Cincinnati Wendy Ellis, Kuan-Lung Chen  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(234): System Dynamics of Product and Production Design Structures (Hybrid) Steven Smith Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Supporting the design of a circular factory with system dynamics simulation Roland van de Kerkhof  
  System Dynamics for Naval Vessel Design Stefan Salome, Michel Kuijer, Willem L. Auping  
  The U.S. Navy Submarine Fleet: Construction and Maintenance Issues John Voyer  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(226): Modeling Human Behavior, Learning, and Development in Complex Social Systems (Hybrid) Tianchu Lu Commissiekamer 2
  Dynamic Feedback Structures in Algorithmic Curation: How Youth Interpret and Respond to Crisis Content on Weibo Matilde L.Y. Hong, Zhixuan Zhang  
  Platformized Intimacy: Dynamics of Relationship Building in Virtual Spaces Among Chinese Emerging Adults Matilde L.Y. Hong, Yuchen Zhao  
  Modeling the I-Corps Program Theory: A System Dynamics Approach to Understanding Translational Scientist Development Brian Biroscak, Robinson Salazar, Julie Collins, Steve Fening, Peter Hovmand  
09:00 10:00 Parallel(231): Systems Archetypes to Address Persistent Public Health Problems (Hybrid) Wilma Waterlander Projectruimte Noord 3
  Using systems archetypes in public health: A scoping review connecting system dynamics literature and public health applications Loes Crielaard, Luc Hagenaars, Jillian OMara, Mary Nicolaou, Wilma Waterlander, Karien Stronks  
  Using systems archetypes to understand system behaviour and identify leverage points for change in local obesity prevention in the Netherlands Jillian OMara, Loes Crielaard, Luc Hagenaars, Karien Stronks, Wilma Waterlander  
  What are the Systemic Drivers of Commercial Health Harms? Identifying Systems Archetypes in the Commercial Determinants of Health Luc Hagenaars, Jillian OMara, Loes Crielaard, Yogi Hendlin, Wilma Waterlander, Karien Stronks  
09:30 10:15 Special(198): Practitioner Day: Introductory Lecture: Group Model Building (In-person) Etiënne Rouwette Commissiekamer 3
  Introductory lecture: Group Model Building Etiënne Rouwette  
10:00 10:45 Other(109): Morning Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
10:00 10:30 Meeting(329): Sponsor Demo: CoModel (Hybrid) Davidson Girard Collegezaal C
  Introduction to Causal Loop Diagram Editing with CoModel Davidson Girard  
10:00 10:45 Meeting(188): Professional Practice Committee (Open to all) (Hybrid) Jenson Goh Collegezaal D
10:00 10:45 Meeting(131): Transportation SIG (Hybrid) Anna Pernestål Commissiekamer 2
10:00 10:45 Meeting(133): Water SIG (Hybrid) Christine Tang Projectruimte Noord 3
Christine Tang
11:00 12:00 Special(199): Practitioner Day: System Dynamics Application by the Netherlands Police (In-person) Willem L. Auping Commissiekamer 3
  Applications of System Dynamics at the Netherlands Police Mieke Struik  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(296): Socio-behavioral Dynamics (Hybrid) Kuan-Lung Chen Auditorium
  Towards a Sustainable Local-led Renewable Energy System in Japan Yukiko Kitami  
  A System Dynamics-based Theory on Self-Sustaining Communities of Practice Matthias Papesch, Alexander Lübbe  
  Preventing Adoption Instability for Foster Care Children: Understanding System Structure and Exploring Leverage Points Sinko Wang  
  Entering the Festival Grounds – A Computational Model of Crowd Dynamics during the Vierdaagsefeesten Eline de Jong, Hubert Korzilius, Etiënne Rouwette  
  Structural Model Changes Associated with Reddit’s Change My View Nori Ogura, Mathaus Tabe, Abir Hossain, Jeremy Bergfeld  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(288): Supply Chain Operations (Hybrid) Jaime Bainbridge Collegezaal A
  Informal Trade in the Electric Vehicle Battery Circular Supply Network Xinyan Li, Jagjit Singh Srai  
  Closing the Loop: The Dynamic Challenge of the Circular Economy of Plastics Xichen Sun, Feng Fang, Roland van de Kerkhof  
  Hybrid Simulation for Scenario Planning in the Management of USACA Craft Brewery Wilfredo Guaita  
  Beyond Deterministic Assumptions: A Stochastic System Dynamics Approach to Comparing Resilience in Linear vs. Circular Supply Chains Ali Bagheri, Andreas Groessler  
  Exploring the Effect of Uncertainty and Dynamics in Material Flows in the Circular WEEE Supply Chain Marieke van Keeken, Wout Dullaert, Pascal Wissink  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(309): Methodology, Learning Environments and Games (Hybrid) Nikola Pucarevic Collegezaal B
  Indicators for Systems Change: Integrating System Dynamics into Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Mihir Mathur, Pradnya Mathur  
  Evidence and Innovation in SD-Based Interactive Learning Environments: A Scoping Review with SD Modeling Brian Biroscak, Brian Lujan  
  Screening potential leverage points in complex systems using an analytical framework based on Causal Loop Diagrams Virginia Rosa Coletta, Laura Selicato, Matthew Hutcheson, Irene Pluchinotta  
  Bridging Causal Loop Diagrams and Quantitative Simulation: A Data-Informed Framework for Estimating Latent Social Dynamics Meibin Chen, Amrita Rao, Sarah M Murray, Stefan Baral, Tak Igusa  
  Using tools to accelerate the development of quantitative modelling Madelon Geurts, Saskia Van den Berg, Etiënne Rouwette, Rick Prins, Guus Luijben  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(287): Environment and Resources (Hybrid) Jill Slinger Collegezaal C
  Springing Towards Understanding the Dynamics of Transboundary Groundwater Data Sharing and Its Effect on Management Christine Tang, Ilya Zaslavsky, Alexander Fernald, Ana Cristina Garcia Vasquez, Alfredo Granados Olivas, GRANDE-U Team  
  A CityGML-Based 3D Policy Simulation Environment for Curating and Validating Digital Land Information Resources JooHyuk Park, Daesik Kim, Hyewon Kim, Seongmin Jeon, Jihyeon Lee  
  A simple and scalable module for semi-distributed hydrological simulation Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Jan Adamowski  
  When Abundance Turns to Scarcity: Systemic Vulnerability and Water Governance in the Glacier–Fed Aksu–Tarim Basin Chen Tang  
  System-Based Diagnosis of Compound Disaster Mechanisms and Policy Intervention Leverage Points Jiangong Bi, Sujeong Kang, Jooho Lee, Kihwan Song, Junga Lee  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(305): Community Resilience (Hybrid) Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues Collegezaal D
  Modeling Community Resilience to Power Outages Using Participatory System Dynamics Mamata Aryal, Krystyna Stave  
  Analyzing Urban Dynamics After Flood Disaster And Their Relationship With Resilience Characteristics Soheil Dashti  
  Modeling Post-Disaster Housing Recovery: Funds, Delays, and Reconstruction Backlogs after Hurricane Harvey Amin Sobhani  
  From Hazard to Vulnerability: A System Dynamics Perspective on Recurrent Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Poultry Production Stine Kjær Lefevre  
  Cascading vulnerabilities and housing insecurity after disasters in Brazil Julia Marques Silva, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(304): Business and Operations Strategy (Hybrid) Steven Smith Senaatszaal
  A framework of system traditions for use in organization and management research Nici Zimmermann, Laura Black, Miriam Spano  
  Modeling Hype Jose Lopez, David Keith  
  System Dynamics-based Lean Startup Integrated Framework (SyD-LSIF) Djaffar Cherfaoui, Selmin Nurcan, Stephane Copin  
  Simulation WM model of workforce management for the service organization Małgorzata Baran  
  Analyzing the Frequency Characteristics of Supply Chain Dynamics: An Application of Wavelet Spectral Analysis Takashi Ogawa  
  Balancing Sustainability and Operational Resilience: A Multi-Method Digital Twin Framework for Production Systems Rishav Deval, Jayendran Venkateswaran, Jayendran Venkateswaran  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(284): Equitable Transport and Mobility (Hybrid) Anna Pernestål Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Feedback Dynamics of Transport Disadvantage and Sustainable Modal Shift: A Systems Thinking Approach Using the Mobility Equity Transition Framework Ishani Shehara, Namrata Ghosh, Shamsunnahar Yasmin  
  A Causal Loop Mapping Approach for Multi-dimensional Equity Modelling of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Joseph Akpan, Seiran Heshami  
  Towards an Integrated Policy Vision for India’s Industrial Transition Ankit Sharma  
  Modelling Sustainable and Equitable Mobility Transitions in Austria Olivia Gold, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Astrid Guehnemann  
  System Dynamics-DEMATEL Combined Approach to Study the Impact of Integrated Travel Demand Management Policies on Traffic Congestion and Social Equity Zamzam Alrawahi  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(295): Maternal and Child Health (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali Commissiekamer 2
  Exploring the dynamics of maternal, newborn and child health services for undocumented immigrants in Thailand along the Thai-Myanmar border Brandon Chua  
  Drivers of perinatal care inequities among pregnant people in South Dakota: patient, provider, and health system interactions Arielle Deutsch, Zeynep Hasgul, Leah Frerichs, Mohammad Jalali, Erin Stringfellow  
  Tracking events to inform a system dynamics model of maternal and newborn healthcare services in urban settings: Insights from Lubumbashi City, DRC. Rehema Ouko, Peter M Macharia, Josefien van Olmen, Lenka Beňová, Aline Semaan  
  From Insight to Infrastructure: Translating Community-Based System Dynamics into Implementation Pathways for Maternal Health Equity Asha Immanuelle, Chad Evans  
  Building Resilience to Floods and Heat in Brazil’s Maternal and Child Health System: The Case of Palmares/Pernambuco Carine A Vieira, Ivan Silva, Sisay Debele, Nikita Strelkovskii, Sharif Ismail, romain clercq-roques, Fiammetta Bozzani, Agnes Rwashana Semwanga, Everton N. Silva, Anna Foss  
11:00 12:00 Short Presentation(302): Healthcare (Hybrid) Brita Roy Projectruimte Noord 3
  Evaluating the Added Value of Adolescent Cervical Cancer Education within HPV Vaccination and Screening Programs in Kenya. Lucy Kivuti-Bitok  
  System Dynamics Modelling of Genetic Testing Policies for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Singapore Leonard Malczynski, Amelia Lim, Jamaica Briones, Marya Getchell, Jing Lou, Jia Hui Chai, David Bruce Matchar, Alec Morton  
  Participatory Systems Thinking to Inform Implementation Pathways for PrEP: Early Insights from a Co-Design Process in Switzerland Natalie Messerli  
  Beyond Single-Disease Policies: A System Dynamics Model of Value-Based Payment for Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Health in Thailand Borwornsom Leerapan, Phanuwich Kaewkamjornchai, Natthawut Iangtanarat, Pard Teekasap, Salin Sriudomporn, Kwanpracha Chiangchaisakulthai  
  Exploring the Role of System Dynamics in Transition Design: A Case Study of Unplanned Dialysis Prevention in Thailand Natcha Yongphiphatwong, Chayakorn Phumchumphol, Nattaporn Muhpayak, Chinnawat Chaisuriyasak, Panisa Songsithichoke, Siobhan Botwright, Jeerath Phannajit, Worawan Chandoevwit  
  A System Dynamics to Optimize Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic Response Nikolai Kazantsev, Oleksii Petrovskyi  
12:00 14:00 Other(103): Lunch (In-person) Foyer
12:00 13:00 Special(183): Model Expo (In-person) Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Model Expo: System Dynamics Collaboration Explorer (prototype) Sami Nour  
  Model Expo: Carsharing as Urban Land Policy: A System Dynamics Concept Model of Shared Mobility and Fleet Dynamics in Leipzig, Germany Tobias R Moeller  
  Model Expo: A Simulation Model of a Sustainable High-Quality Training System Matthias Papesch  
  Model Expo: Central Bank Digital Currency for Supply Chain Financing: New Opportunities for Social Sustainability Nikolai Kazantsev  
  Model Expo: Need for Speed: Balancing Agility with Operation Costs when Preparing for Demand Shocks Nikolai Kazantsev  
  Model Expo: Emergency production as a complement to lockdowns: A System Dynamics framework for pandemic risk governance Nikolai Kazantsev  
  Model Expo: Revitalizing Wholesale Markets for Resilient Food Systems: A Model-Based Approach to Evaluate Strategy Interventions Nikolai Kazantsev  
  Model Expo: Automating Group Model Building Sessions with LLM-Based Agents Acting as Domain Experts to Generate Causal Loop Diagrams Felipe Haro  
  Model Expo: ChatXmile: An LLM-Assisted Workflow for the System Dynamics Process Bo Hu  
  Model Expo: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Singapore Leonard Malczynski  
12:00 12:45 Meeting(126): Professional Practice SIG (Hybrid) Collegezaal D
12:00 12:45 Meeting(125): Student Chapter (Hybrid) Jack Mercer Commissiekamer 2
13:00 14:00 Special(200): Practitioner Day: System Dynamics Applications by Copernicos (In-person) Willem L. Auping Commissiekamer 3
  Deciding the Future of Assets: System Dynamics in Business Practice Arjen Ros  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(264): Limits to Growth (In-person) Özge Karanfil
  The End of Population Growth: The System Dynamics view Ugo Bardi  
  AI Hastens Limits to Exponential Growth Robert Nachtrieb, Steven Smith  
  Exploring the Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Spatial Exclusion on Fishing Vessel Behavior: An Agent-Based Model Using AIS Data from the Norwegian North Arjuna Jonathan Paranoan, Saeed Langarudi, Takuma Ono, Caryl Benjamin, Odnan Ref Sanchez  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(274): Pathways and Roadmaps for Sustainability Transformations (In-person) Verneri Välimaa
  Using SD methods to support the development of the NbS Services concept: Insights from the NBSPLUS project Shane Carnohan, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Willem Kruip, Jill Slinger, Ursula McKnight  
  Enabling sustainability transitions through sequential capability roadmaps Paulo Goncalves  
  Corporate Pathway to Net-Zero: A System Dynamics Study of India’s top companies’ Decarbonisation Strategies Neetu Yadav  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(261): Livestock and Wildlife Management (In-person)
  Developing A System Dynamics Model for Utilization of Greenfeed Technology on Extensive Rangelands Aletta Husmann, Hector Menendez, Jameson Brennan  
  UK livestock farmers’ incentives and barriers for change in the transition to Net Zero Tianchu Lu, Shailesh Shrestha, Albert Boaitey, Tarek Soliman, Nicola Noble, Steven Jacobs, Kerry Whiteside  
  Lessons from Supporting US State Wildlife Agencies in Managing Chronic Wasting Disease Erica Rieder, Tom Fiddaman, Stephanie R. Penk, Richard E.W. Berl, C. LeAnn White, Daniel P. Walsh  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(268): Pathogen Infection Dynamics (In-person)
  How do Human Behaviors impact the rate at which a disease becomes Resistant to an Antibiotic? Austin Purcell  
  A System Dynamics Framework for Transport-Based Early Warning: Modelling Travel-Capable Infectious Population Pouria Paridar, Erin Frame, Yilin Huang, Alexander Verbraeck  
  A stakeholder-informed causal loop diagram of the dynamics in Ebola outbreak response and understanding the potential impact of rapid diagnostic testi Leonor Guariguata, Eloise Dagneau, Jepsy Yango, Placide Mbala, Catherine Decouttere  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(260): Population Health (In-person) Yuxiao He
  Applying Systems Thinking to Understand the Nutrition Transition in Kenya Jose Izcue Gana  
  The mechanism underlying depression development in urban context and the role of green infrastructure: a causal loop diagram Doris Zjalic, Erik van Raaij, Chiara Cadeddu  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(273): Learning and Teaching (In-person) Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel
  Democratizing Systems Thinking for Public Health Professionals Jennica Allen  
  Organizational Learning in Learning Health Systems: Intervention and Theory Development Samuel Allen, Warren Farr, Peter Mendel, Chris Nelson, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel  
  A Causal Loop Diagram for the problem of students’ retention in the Italian Higher Education System Stefano Armenia, Georgios Tsaples  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(270): Systems Education for Impact (In-person) Matthias Papesch
  Sustainable Systems Citizen Education in Learning Societies and Its Social Impacts Min-Ren Yan  
  Systems Thinking as a Catalyst for Opportunity Identification in Early Stage Engineering Venture Teams Amin Azad  
  Systems thinking Transformation Sunil Gurcharan Lal Gupta  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(267): Methodology (In-person) Alton Alexander
  Evolutionary Systems Thinking: From Equilibrium Models to Open-Ended Adaptive Dynamics Dan Adler  
  OpenCLD: A Scalable Python Library for System Dynamics Modelling Pietro Viero, Filippo Incerti, Ali Vaezi, Mustafa Ozan Nesanir, Filippo Maria Ottaviani, Andrea Ferrarai, Massimo Rebuglio, Giovanni Zenezini  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(271): Greening the Supply Chain (In-person) Jose Lopez
  System dynamics for circular business models, the case of recycled PET in the tire industry Arnaud Diemer  
  When More Stops Hurt Performance: A System Dynamics Model of Last-Mile Delivery Luis Lopez, Jose Lopez  
  Charting the Transition: Drivers and Barriers to Green Technology Adoption in a Capital-Intensive Industry Nabeel Hafeez Hoorani, Mirjam Goudsmit, Hans van Kranenburg  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(265): Human Behavior and Policy (In-person)
  Bureaucracy and Innovation Revisited: A 60-Year Update Incorporating Organizational Culture Joachim Block  
  Modeling trust dynamics in conversational AI Tabea Berberena, Ivan Dula, Maria Wirzberger  
  Understanding the Dynamics of Q-NPT Framework: The Case of UAE–South Korea Hassan Qudrat-Ullah  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(263): Policies and Progress (In-person) Nikola Pucarevic
  A Systems Approach to Populist Climate Obstruction - A Starting Point for Interdisciplinary Exchange Christoph Schünemann  
  Social Inclusion Variables of Waste Pickers that Influence Reverse Logistics Paula Senra, Janaina Mascarenhas, Camila Castro  
  A Technique for Estimating the Progress of System Dynamics David Peterson, Matthias Otto Mueller  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(266): Security, Stability and Resilience (In-person) Sander Zeijlemaker
  Cultivating Collective Intelligence in Cyber Risk Governance: An Enterprise Architectural Approach Sander Zeijlemaker, Francesca Venditti, Hannah Zabiepour, Kevin Zhang, Igor Van Gemert, Angelica Marotta, Michael Siegel  
  The Theoretic Foundation for Modelling Arms Race Stability in Outer Space Helena Christina Althoff, Konstantinos Konstantinidis  
  Modeling the Resilience of Democracy in South Korea: Toward a System Dynamics Archetype Based on the Constitutional Court’s Decision Chang-Kwon (Benjamin) Chung  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(262): Group Model Building (In-person) Brita Roy
  Expert Participatory Modelling of City System to Explain Misguided Policy Decisions Grażyna Chaberek-Kałużniak  
  Insights from Two Concurrent System Dynamics Group Model Building Projects: Documenting Five Lessons Learned With Audiovisual Evidence Michael Lemke, Kyrah Brown, Saeideh Fallah-Fini, David Lounsbury, Tiffany Kindratt, Deneen Robinson, Thanayi Lambert  
  Using Systems Thinking Games for Group Model Building Max Kleemann  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(272): Stakeholder Engagement and Modeling (In-person) Maria Tomai
  What is my Jay Forrester Number? Exploring Networks in System Dynamics Sami Nour, Raquel Froese Buzogany, Rebecca Niles  
  The impact of modelling versus clustering on information elaboration Etiënne Rouwette, Friedrich Trautwein, Marieke De Wijse - Van Heeswijk, Tobias Alf, Alberto Franco  
  Are SD dashboards boundary objects, too? Shane Carnohan, Sofie Gustafsson, Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist, Andrew Simons  
13:00 14:00 Table Talk(269): Transportation, Energy and Emissions (In-person)
  Modelling Singapore’s Green Plan Policies on Electric Vehicle Adoption and Transport Emissions Hugo Philippe Khaou, Bellam Sreenivasulu  
  System Dynamics Analysis on the Rising Prices of RGGI Emissions Allowances in the U.S. Northeast Auctions Peter Jang, Hojeong Seo, Suhyeon Oh  
  The Just Energy Transition of the paratransit industry: A socio-economic study of South Africa Mashudu Rathogwa  
14:15 16:45 Special(351): Practitioner Day: System Dynamics Applications by TNO (In-person) Willem L. Auping Commissiekamer 3
  Integrating System Dynamics in public policy development Guido Veldhuis  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(235): Addressing Structural Barriers to Population Health (Hybrid) Ke Zhou Auditorium
  Community-Based System Dynamics to Address Lead Poisoning and Structural Determinants of Health Kyle Thompson, Robin Brown, Brian Biroscak, Peter Hovmand  
  Systems Dynamics for challenges to Universal healthcare in a Southeast Asian Country Therese Tsui, Siobhan Botwright  
  Reducing Urban Cardiovascular Disparities Through Community Health Worker–Led Risk Management: A Simulation Study of ACHIEVE-GreatER John Ansah, Robinson Salazar  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(247): Greening Value Chains: Rebounds Effect and Counteruitive Policies (Hybrid) Daniel Guzzo Collegezaal A
  When and Where Does Reducing Food Loss Make Sense? A Dynamic Supply Chain Analysis Charles Nicholson  
  Endogenous Drivers of Cascading Rebound: Mapping Feedback Loops in Digitally-enabled Sharing Platforms Fenna Kortstee, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Bob Walrave  
  Pricing and Rebound Effects in Product Sharing Systems Feyyaz Senturk, Paulo Goncalves  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(213): Socio-Environmental Impacts of AI Industry Growth and Adoption (Hybrid) Florian Kapmeier Collegezaal B
  Generative AI and Software Quality Dynamics Burcu Tan, Edward Anderson, Geoffrey Parker  
  The Net Climate Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI):  Balancing Current Costs with Future Climate Benefits  Jennifer Turliuk, John Sterman  
  From hybris to eudaimonia?: The problem of the AI innovation pathway and its realignment in an unequal and finite world. Jeroen Struben  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(216): Gender, Health, and Equity: A Systems Approach to Persistent Social Challenges (Hybrid) Mohammad Jalali Collegezaal C
  The Persistence of Gendered Mental Health Disparities in Scotland Shreya Sonthalia, Corinna Elsenbroich, Petra Meier, Mohammad Jalali  
  Virtual Group Model Building Activities aimed at Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Men’s Healthcare Service Engagement & Retention Alexander Moreta, Nasim Sabounchi, David Lounsbury  
  The Gender Workforce Inequality Elvan Durdu, Büşra Kobya  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(228): Assessing Models and Impact (Hybrid) Leonard Malczynski Collegezaal D
  Weakening Persistent Climate-Driven Financial Default: Policy Mechanism Design Using FRIDA Integrated Assessment Model Theresia Bhekti Putranti, Beniamino Callegari, Benjamin Blanz, Billy Schoenberg  
  System Dynamics Model Types: An Organizing Framework for Considering Model Quality Asmeret Naugle, Indu Manickam  
  Saving the World with Models? System Dynamics Models on and across Global, Regional, and Country Scales Erik Pruyt, Tushith Islam  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(219): Crime, Conflict, and Dynamic Complexity (Hybrid) Jorge Sousa Senaatszaal
  Connecting the dots: crime edition Tess Jongsma, Willem L. Auping, Jan Kwakkel  
  Critical ontology of war, for realistic peacebuilding Sebastian Langvad  
  Competing Theater Strategies of Additive Complexity in the Iran War: Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) vs. Mosaic Warfare Timothy Clancy  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(240): Cultivating Systems Thinking Through Education (Hybrid) Jürgen Strohhecker Frans van Hasseltzaal
  Integrating Systems Thinking Into PK-5TH Grade Elementary Curriculum Sarah Christman  
  Systems Thinker Circles: how systems thinking fosters social emotional learning and positive youth development through service learning Grace Hogan, Sarah Christman, Saras Chung  
  Experiential learning to seed collaboration with state level administrators around early childhood education in Mississippi Ellis Ballard, Heather Hanna, Gina Rico Mendez, Kelsey Werner  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(239): Decarbonization and Energy Management Modeling (Hybrid) Merla Kubli Commissiekamer 2
  System dynamics modeling of energy storage systems diffusion in grid-connected photovoltaic 2 systems in Colombia Santiago Arango-Arango, Veronica Valencia-Hernandez, Amaya de Miguel Mediavilla  
  Balancing-as-a-Service : New Methods for Managing Instability on the Grid Joris van der Schot  
  Exploring policy mixes for the decarbonization of the Swiss residential sector: a hybrid System Dynamics approach Matteo Palucci, Jalomi Maayan Tardif, Vasco Medici  
14:15 15:15 Parallel(220): Ageing and Demographics Dynamics (Hybrid) Ugo Bardi Projectruimte Noord 3
  Fiscal Dynamics in Japan under Demographic Pressure Goshi Aoki  
  Population Aging and the Role of Social Values in Fertility Dynamics Mārtiņš Bataitis, Saeed Langarudi, Ali Akhlaqi  
  System Dynamics for Ageing Bridges Stefan Salome, Arjen Ros  
14:15 15:45 Other(318): CEO and System Dynamics - Skills and Successes (Virtual) Usman Ghani Virtual Room Main
Andries Botha
  Upskilling CEOs for Systemic Leadership: A Practitioner Perspective Usman Ghani  
  CEO and Board Trust: Independent Validation of Strategy in the Face of Complex System Behaviour Andries Botha  
  Executive Buy-In: Turning Corporate System Dynamics Consulting Into Action Andries Botha  
  Are We in the System Dynamics Community Really Going to be Able to Reach CEOs and Other Leaders? John Rodat  
  Integrating System Dynamics Principles into Large Language Model-Assisted CEO Decision Support: A Framework for Strategic Transition Management Arif Mehmood  
  Bridging the Strategy Gap: Upskilling Executive Leadership for System Dynamics Application in Strategic Decision-Making Arif Mehmood  
15:15 16:15 Special(128): Career Fair (In-person) Fernando Redivo Frans van Hasseltzaal
15:30 16:00 Meeting(347): Sponsor Demo: Common Earth (Virtual) Bruno Seixas Virtual Room1
15:30 16:15 Other(112): Afternoon Coffee Break (In-person) Foyer
15:30 16:15 Meeting(345): Cases Committee Meeting (Open to all) (Hybrid) Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues, Hugo Herrera Projectruimte Noord 3
Raquel Froese Buzogany
16:15 17:45 Plenary(202): Building Partnerships and Engaging Stakeholders in Modeling Complex Problems (Hybrid) Asmeret Naugle Auditorium
  Stakeholder Engaged System Dynamics Modeling at RAND Samuel Allen, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Chris Nelson, Warren Farr, Matthew Forbes  
  The Exposome and its use in Navigating Complex Systems George Downward  
  Using System Dynamics Modeling to Compare County-Level Responses to the Opioid Crisis in the New York HEALing Communities Study Nasim Sabounchi  
17:45 18:15 Plenary(348): Closing Ceremony (Hybrid) Auditorium
17:45 19:15 Special(201): Practitioner Day Networking: Drinks/Cash bar at Cafe Labs (In-person) Merla Kubli Commissiekamer 3
18:15 19:45 Workshop(167): Make systems thinking habits stick with playful LEGO(R) Six Bricks activities (In-person) Jenson Goh Frans van Hasseltzaal
18:15 21:45 Workshop(179): Beer Game (In-person) Rebecca Niles, Meagan Colvin Senaatszaal
18:15 19:45 Workshop(165): Urban Pulse: Environmental Comfort Challenges Game (Part 1 of 2) (In-person) Sina Ataee, Myriam Lopes, Helder Relvas Commissiekamer 3
20:15 21:45 Workshop(166): Urban Pulse: Environmental Comfort Challenges Game (Part 2 of 2) (In-person) Sina Ataee, Myriam Lopes, Helder Relvas Commissiekamer 3

Friday July 24

StartEndFriday July 24 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
08:30 15:35 Special(349): Systems Practice Forum 2026 (Hybrid) Steven Smith, Cynthia Garde, Michal Delkowski, Stephanie Ford Senaatszaal
08:30 10:00 Workshop(171): Lost in Complexity? Navigating Wicked Challenges through Systemic Design (Hybrid) Jakub Perlak TPM Henk Sol - A
08:30 10:00 Workshop(161): How to Shift Your Next Complex Presentation from What Is My Content? to What do I Want to Make Possible in My Audience Life? (In-person) Marie-Laure Blanc TPM Hall HI
08:30 10:00 Workshop(157): Exploring Loop and Parameters Influence using Sensitivity Analysis with Explanatory Model Analysis (In-person) Jim Duggan TPM Hall B
08:30 10:00 Workshop(152): Model Construction with Powersim Studio (Hybrid) Leonard Malczynski, Jake Jacobson TPM Hall F
08:30 10:00 Workshop(151): [Tentative] SDM-Doc: The System Dynamics Model Documentation and Assessment Tool (Hybrid) Ignacio Martinez-Moyano TPM Hall G
08:30 10:00 Workshop(158): Understanding Projection Uncertainty with Stella (Hybrid) Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg TPM Hall J
10:30 12:00 Workshop(170): Low-carbon behavior changes: Exploring food system scenarios with FeliXSim (Hybrid) Sibel Eker TPM Hall G
10:30 12:00 Workshop(168): Systems Thinking in Action: A Leadership Workshop for Practitioners (In-person) Tiana Felmingham, Stephanie Bennetts, Andrew Brown TPM Hall HI
10:30 12:00 Workshop(153): Starting from scratch: Better model construction (Hybrid) Leonard Malczynski TPM Hall F
10:30 12:00 Workshop(154): Feedback Narratives with Loops That Matter: Using AI to Strengthen Understanding (Hybrid) Billy Schoenberg, Karim Chichakly, Hilary Allen, Bob Eberlein TPM Hall J
10:30 12:00 Workshop(173): Code-First System Dynamics: Building Validatable Models with AI and Python (Hybrid) Alton Alexander, Verneri Välimaa, Samuel Allen TPM Henk Sol - A
10:30 12:00 Workshop(162): Rewiring Leadership for Resilience: Mental Simulation and Neuroplasticity (Hybrid) Meagan Colvin Arena
10:30 12:00 Workshop(156): Before, during, after: When and how to build causal loop diagrams in interviews? (In-person) Jaime Bainbridge, Anna Pagani TPM Hall B
12:15 13:15 Meeting(330): Conference Debrief (Hybrid) Rebecca Niles TPM Hall J
13:30 15:00 Workshop(169): An Integrative Framework for Agentic AI Implementation (In-person) Ana Karina Castolo Rodriguez TPM Hall HI
13:30 15:00 Workshop(176): Rapid Web Publishing of Vensim and Ventity Models (Hybrid) Tom Fiddaman, Tony Kennedy, Adem Delibas, Larry Yeager TPM Hall G
13:30 15:00 Workshop(174): Advanced Agentic System Dynamics: Orchestrating Causal Reasoning with MCP and Frontier Models (In-person) Alton Alexander TPM Hall B
13:30 15:00 Workshop(164): Modeling the Evolution of Public Opinion Risks Based on the Integration of Causal Inference and System Dynamics (Hybrid) Wenxiu Ren, Ying Qian, Xiaoyan Huang, Rong Chen, Xiaoting Zhai Arena
15:30 17:00 Workshop(155): The Anti-Fragile Nexus: A Live Multiplayer Game of Systemic Friction and Global Resilience (Hybrid) Alton Alexander TPM Hall J
15:30 17:00 Workshop(172): The Unusual Suspects: A Gamified approach to Bathtub Dynamics (In-person) Laura Guzman-Abello, Juan Nicolas Guarin, Sofia Castell, Valentina Chacon, Silvia Lopez TPM Hall HI
15:30 17:00 Workshop(163): Complementing System Dynamics Instruction with AI (Hybrid) Karim Chichakly, Billy Schoenberg, Hilary Allen TPM Henk Sol - A
15:30 17:00 Workshop(177): Tackle Rapid Assessment Capturing Systems (TRACS): AI-Supported Gateway to Client Engagement (Hybrid) Nikola Pucarevic TPM Hall F
15:30 17:00 Workshop(175): Using AI Agents with Vensim and Ventity (Hybrid) Tom Fiddaman, Adem Delibas, Larry Yeager TPM Hall G
17:15 18:00 Meeting(331): Volunteer Debrief (Hybrid) Meagan Colvin, Tess Jongsma TPM Hall J
Andries Botha

Monday August 3

StartEndMonday August 3 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
16:00 17:00 Meeting(192): SDR Editors (Closed Meeting) (Virtual) Andreas Groessler Virtual Room1

Friday August 21

StartEndFriday August 21 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
16:00 17:00 Meeting(190): XMILE Technical Committee (Closed Meeting) (Virtual) Karim Chichakly Virtual Room1
17:00 18:00 Meeting(191): SD Tools/XMILE Users Group (Open to all) (Virtual) Karim Chichakly Virtual Room1

Tuesday August 25

StartEndTuesday August 25 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
16:00 17:00 Meeting(136): Psychology and Human Behavior SIG (Virtual) Pascal Gambardella Virtual Room1

Thursday August 27

StartEndThursday August 27 - Session TopicChairs and PresentersLocation
Volunteer
19:00 19:45 Meeting(135): Pre-College Education SIG (Virtual) Diana Fisher Virtual Room1
System Dynamics Society
Tentative schedule updated: July 6, 2026.