2010 Conference Program

Friday, November 12, 2010

08:30 - 09:00 Continental Breakfast Smith Suite, RRB
09:00 - 09:15 Dean's Welcome
Hugh Courtney
Vice Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Smith Suite, RRB
09:15 - 10:15 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 1
"Complexity Approach to Dissemination over Networks,"

Jacob Goldenberg
Professor of Marketing
School of Business Administration
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Smith Suite, room C3
10:15 - 10:45

Morning Break

 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1-3
10:45 - 11:10
Session 1
C-1-1 "How customer word of mouth affects the benefits of new product exclusivity to distributors,"
Renana Peres and Christophe Van den Bulte, The Wharton School, USA
Smith Suite, room C3
C-1-2 “Demand Curves and Consumer Rationing Rules,” Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College, USA Smith Suite, room C1
C-1-3 “An Agent Based Cournot Simulation with Innovation: Identifying the Determinants of Market Concentration,” Tim Kochanski, Portland State University, USA Smith Suite, room C2
C-1-4 “Comprehensive Assessment of Business Decisions,” Maciej Latek and Robert Axtell, George Mason University, USA, and Francesco Cordaro, Catalyst, Mars Inc., Mars Belgium SA, Belgium Smith Suite, room C4
C-1-5 “Market-oriented search and the complexity of the marketing mix,” Hans Eibe Sørensen and Nils Stieglitz, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Smith Suite, room C5
11:15 - 11:40
Session 2
C-2-1 "Social Networks and the Value of Collaborative User-Generated Content,"
Nicholas Lurie, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and Sam Ransbotham and Gerald Kane, Boston College, USA
Smith Suite, room C3
C-2-2 “Constructing Dynamic Networks and State Spaces from High Resolution Trading Data: Information Theoretic Approaches,” Sandra C. Chapman, Duncan Robertson, Ruth Nicol and Emma Towlson, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Smith Suite, room C1
C-2-3 “Using Case Study Methodology as a Template for Valid Agent-based Modeling of Complex Adaptive Systems: An Illustration Using the Supply Network Domain,” William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University, USA Smith Suite, room C2
C-2-4 “Teams and Local Network Dynamics,” James A. Kitts, Columbia University, USA Smith Suite, room C4
C-2-5 “A mathematical approach for advertising effectiveness measurement and media planning,” Pingali Venugopal and Ankita Mendiratta, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, India
Smith Suite, room C5
11:45 - 12:10
Session 3
C-3-1 "A Comparison of the Effects of Transmitter Activity and Connectivity on the Diffusion of Information over Online Social Networks,"
Andrew T. Stephen, INSEAD, France, Yaniv Dover, Yale University, USA, and Jacob Goldenberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Smith Suite, room C3
C-3-3 “Modelling the dynamics and evolution of marketing systems as Complex Adaptive Systems using Agent Based Simulations,” Ian Wilkinson, Fabian Held and Robert Marks, University of New South Wales, Australia, and Louise Young, University of Western Sydney, Australia Smith Suite, room C2
C-3-4 “On Dynamic Resource Allocation in IT Outsourcing Project: Integrating Managerial Attention, Categorization and Interruptions in an Agent-Based Model,” William Rand and Anand Gopal, University of Maryland, USA, and Balaji Koka, Rice University, USA Smith Suite, room C4
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4-5
13:15 - 13:40
Session 4
C-4-1 "Experts vs. Aggregators: the Evolution of Endogenous Influence,"
Tuan Q. Phan, Harvard Business School, USA, and David Godes, University of Maryland, USA
Smith Suite, room C3
C-4-3 “Engineering Cooperation Relations and Networks in Marketing Systems,” Louise Young, University of Western Sydney, Australia, Dan Ladly, Leicester University, United Kingdom, and Ian Wilkinson, University of New South Wales, Australia Smith Suite, room C2
C-4-4 “Embedded Exploration: The Role of Alternative Evaluation Error in Driving Exploration Success,” Rafael A. Corredoira, University of Maryland, USA Smith Suite, room C4
C-4-5 “Integrating Social Network Effects in Product Design,” Dilek Gunnec and S. Raghavan, University of Maryland, USA
Smith Suite, room C5
13:45 - 14:10
Session 5
C-5-1 "Competitive Network Formation,"
Phil Jones, Goldsmith's College, London, United Kingdom
Smith Suite, room C3
C-5-2 “Identifying High-Frequency Traders in Electronic Markets: Properties and Forecasting,” Celso Brunetti, Johns Hopkins University, USA, Shawn Mankad, University of Michigan, USA, and Andrei Kirilenko, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, USA Smith Suite, room C1
C-5-3 “An Agent-Based Model to Study Potential Market Penetration of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” Margaret J. Eppstein, David K. Grover, Jeffrey S. Marxhall and Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont, USA Smith Suite, room C2
C-5-4 “What Leads to Innovation: An Analysis of Data from Software Developers,” Randy M. Casstevens, George Mason University, USA Smith Suite, room C4
C-5-5 “'Power to the Edge': Autonomy Tames Complexity,” Sam Leven, Global Strategy Group, LLC, USA
Smith Suite, room C5
14:15 - 15:15 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 2
"The Financial 'System' as a Very Complex System: Toward Agent Modeling of the Recent Financial Crisis,"
Rob Axtell
Department Chair
Computational Social Science
George Mason University, USA
Smith Suite, room C3
15:15 - 15:45 Afternoon Break  
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6-7
15:45 - 16:10
Session 6
C-6-1 "Understanding Diffusion in Digital Social Media,"
William Rand, Shanchan Wu, Louiqa Raschid and Yogesh Joshi, University of Maryland, USA
Smith Suite, room C3
C-6-2 “Trading Networks,” Andrei Kirilenko, The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, USA, Lada Adamic, University of Michigan, USA, Celso Brunetti, Johns Hopkins University, USA, and Jeffrey Harris, Southern Methodist University, USA Smith Suite, room C1
C-6-3 “Strategic Design Decisions for Uncertain Market Systems Using an Agent Based Approach,” Zhi-Chao Wang, P. K. Kannan and Shapour Azarm, University of Maryland, USA Smith Suite, room C2
C-6-4 “Buck the System: Consulting Through the Lens of Complexity,” Bruce A. Waltuck, Freethinc., USA Smith Suite, room C4
C-6-5 “Enterprise Modeling for Optimization,” Daniel O'Karma, Compuware Corp., USA
Smith Suite, room C5
16:15 - 16:40
Session 7
C-7-2 “Persistent Trading Strategies in Electronic Markets: A Dynamic Plaid Biclustering Method,” Shawn Mankad and George Michailidis, University of Michigan, USA, and Andrei Kirilenko, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, USA Smith Suite, room C1
C-7-3 “A study of promotion optimization using an agent-based model,” Rosanna Garcia, Northeastern University, USA Smith Suite, room C2
C-7-5 “A Dynamic Model of Inter-Firm Strategic Interaction: An Agent Based Model of Market Oriented and Customer Led Strategies,” Duncan Robertson, Warwick Business School, United Kingdom
Smith Suite, room C5
19:00 - 22:00 Evening Networking Dinner at Tuscana West 1350 I Street NW
Washington, DC