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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2021 · 16 MIN

“What is your SDory, Karim Chichakly?”

from SD-cast · host Christine Tang

Karim Chichakly is co-president of isee systems and an adjunct professor in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches system dynamics courses. He earned his PhD in Computer Science and Complex Systems from the University of Vermont.Transcript of the interview: http://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep3-TranscriptI would also like to thank isee systems for developing products, such as, Stella Architect and the isee exchange and providing services, such as, teaching to aid those who use system dynamics from beginner to expert levels. Below is a poem I wrote about Karim. Dr. Karim “The Dream” ChichaklyKarim, “The Dream”Is someone you’d want on your teamTo model, manage and code Guide you along the roadOf learning system dynamicsHe is calm when others are franticHe is a tough but fair graderWill push you to do greaterLike his team at isee systemsWho are full of SD wiSDomsSee below for the links to Karim’s and Bob’s COVID presentations and models:Karim Chichakly’s COVID-19 Model by AgeKarim Chichakly’s Vertical Isolation in Brazil SimulatorKarim Chichakly’s COVID-19 Economy ModelKarim Chichakly’s Modeling COVID-19 Policies (Video explanation of Vertical Isolation and Economy Models)Bob Eberlein presents "Understanding the Unknown: Trying to make COVID 19 discussion as transparent as possible”Bob Eberlein’s COVID-19 SimulatorPlease subscribe to SD/ST-cast to hear more SD/STories.Email me, [email protected], if you would like to be on SD/ST-cast or recommend someone who would be.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Music:“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut the music track from 0:465-1:20 and kept the next 6.85 seconds then moved the rest of the song to the end of the podcast and trimmed the end (~ 21 seconds off) to fit the podcast ending https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Karim Chichakly is co-president of isee systems and an adjunct professor in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches system dynamics courses. He earned his PhD in Computer Science and Complex Systems from the University of Vermont. Transcript of the interview: http://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep3-Transcript I would also like to thank isee systems for developing products, such as, Stella Architect and the isee exchange and providing services, such a...

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