Laurent Tambayong

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  	Social Science Plaza A		       				         
  	School of Social Sciences                          			
  	University of California, Irvine	        			E-mail: ltambayo[at]uci[dot]edu
  	Irvine, CA 92697-5100		       			

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EDUCATION:

2004-Present – University of California at Irvine
Ph.D. Social Science, with concentration in Mathematical Behavioral Sciences and emphasis in Social Networks, Dynamics, and Complexity
M.A. Social Science, with emphasis in Mathematical Behavioral Sciences (2007)

2000-2002 – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
M. Eng., Engineering Management
Certificate in Systems Engineering

1996-2000 – Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Summa cum laude and with honors in the liberal arts
B.S.I.S.E., Industrial and Systems Engineering, with emphasis in Operations Research and Systems Engineering
B.S., Psychology, with emphasis in Judgment/Decision Making and Organizational Behavior
Minor in Economics

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS:

• Institut des Systèmes Complexes Paris-France, Summer School, 2007.
• Shirin Ebadi Graduate Student Fellowship for Citizenship Peacebuilding, 2006.
• Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences Summer Fellowship, 2005, 2006,2007
• UC Irvine, Regent Summer Fellowship, 2005, 2006, 2007.
• Appleby Research Fund, 2005-now.
• Santa Fe Institute, Visiting Scholar, 2006,2007.
• Al Underhil '29 Memorial Fellowship, 2000.
• Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Ohio State University, Best Project Award (group) for “Industrial Practice in Systems Design,” 2000.

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS (in alphabetical order):

• I am well-versed in analytical, simulation, and empirical modelling using these methods:
  

o Decision analysis
o Game theory
o Linear, integer, non-linear, and dynamics programming
o Network optimization
o Network scaling and generative process modeling
o Optimization
o Simulation
o Stochastic modelling
o Systems analysis

• Substantive Research Interests :
  

o Comparative Civilization
o Complexity
o Entrepreneurship
o Historical Dynamics
o Network Economics and strategic behavior
o Network evolution and structure
o Organizational Theory
o Organizational Networks
o Social Networks
o Strategic Alliances
o Urban Systems

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE 2004-Present

Teaching:

• Psychology 10 A-B-C Probability and Statistics in Psychology I-II-III.
• Social Sciences 9 A-B-C Statistics and Probability for Social Sciences I-II-III.

PUBLICATIONS:
1. White, D.R., L. Tambayong, and N. Kejžar. 2007. Oscillatory dynamics of city-size distributions in world historical systems.Globalization as Evolutionary Process: Modeling, Simulating, and Forecasting Global Change. Eds. George Modelski, Tessaleno Devezas, and William R. Thompson. London: Routledge.
2. Tambayong, L. 2007. Dynamics of Network Formation Processes of the Co-Author Model. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation vol. 10, no. 3 2.

WORK IN PROGRESS:
1. Strategic Behaviors in Entrepreneurial Alliances: A Simulated Game-Theoretic Network Model as a Theoretical Framework in Explaining Empirical Findings. For a submission to a strategy-related journal.
2. Tsallis q distribution project (with Aaron Clauset, Cosma Shalizi, and Douglas R. White). For a submission to a physics journal.
3. Tsallis q historical cities and city sizes (with Douglas R. White) For a submission to either a science or a network related journal.

INVITED CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS:
1.Tambayong, L. Simulating Game Theoretic Micro Trade Networks as the Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Organization Formations. A video conference for Human Science and Complexity at UC Irvine, January 25, 2008.
2. Tambayong, L. City-System Resilience: China Historically and Today. A presentation at Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences research fellowship, November 1, 2006.
3. White, D.R., L. Tambayong. The Five Alternations between Global Economy and Regional Economies in Eurasia in the Last Millennium: Definitive Evidence of Macro Civilizational Dynamics. A video conference for Human Science and Complexity at UC Irvine, June 22, 2006
4. Tambayong, L., D.R.White. A Relational Law of City Networks, Network Biconnectivity, Trade, and the q-dynamics of Historical City-Size Distributions. A presentation at Santa Fe Institute, May 15, 2006.
5. White, D.R., L. Tambayong. Network Dynamics of City Sizes, Trade Networks, and Conflict. Annual Science Board Symposium, Santa Fe Institute, May 12-13, 2006. 6. White, D.R.,N. Kejžar, and L. Tambayong. Discovering Oscillatory Dynamics of City-Size Distributions in World Historical Systems. Paper presented to the Seminar on “Globalization as Evolutionary Process: Modeling, Simulating, and Forecasting Global Change,” sponsored by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, meeting at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, April 6-8, 2006.
7. Tambayong, L. The Effects of Limited Observation Theory in a Stylish Network Formation Model. A presentation at Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences research fellowship, November 16, 2005.

REFERENCES:

References available upon request.