Registration Deadline: January 18th, 2026

Instructor: Professor Nathaniel Osgood, University of Saskatchewan

Course Date: January 12th - April 6th, 2026
Mid-Semester Break: February 16th - 20th, 2026
Lecture Time: 

• Saskatoon, SK: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (CST)
• Toronto, ON: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) - before March 8th, 2026
• Toronto, ON: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT) - after March 8th, 2026

Tutorial:

• Saskatoon, SK: Thursdays | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CST)
• Toronto, ON: Thursdays | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EST) - before March 8th, 2026
• Toronto, ON: Thursdays | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT) - after March 8th, 2026

Office Hours: An hour after lecture, and by appointment

Registration Fee:

• Students from our Principal Sponsoring & Affiliate Universities: Free
• Other Students: CAD$500

Capacity Limit: N/A

Format: Hybrid

• In Person: University of Saskatchewan, Spinks S320
• Online: via Zoom

Course Description

A systematic introduction to the theory, practice and mathematical underpinnings of agent-based modeling (ABM), with an emphasis on infectious disease modeling, on understanding the mathematical basis of ABM, and comparing and contrasting it to compartmental modeling.  Course lectures will cover the breadth of the agent-based modeling process and agile modeling, including model conceptualization and scoping, model architecture, design and formulation, model implementation, testing for verification and validation, calibration and sensitivity analysis, and scenario evaluation.  Additional methodological topics include different mathematical formulations underlying ABMs, declarative vs. imperative model specification, the mathematics of statecharts, dimensional quantities and dimensional scaling behaviour, examining the different scaling behavior, stylized vs. empirically grounded modeling, and pattern oriented modeling.

For more information on the course, please see the course syllabus here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XdDK7Ekvz77KrvcInpl_eI1Zm5pNtMRt/view?u...