Bringing the
multi-agent perspective
to the built environment.

In my research, I use techniques from operations research, agent-based modeling, and physics-based simulation to better understand the relationships between the built environment and its user-base. Infrastructure often involves shared systems that serve multiple users simultaneously such as water distribution systems, transportation networks, and the power grid. From the multi-agent perspective, the interactions, conflicts, and compromises among these users largely govern the structure of the associated infrastructure that emerges over time. Conversely, the infrastructure that emerges also constrains and enables interactions among its users.