I’m a Research Fellow in the Healthy Social Systems Lab in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, working on agent-based simulation approaches to complex public health issues. I’m currently funded until 2030 via an NIHR Population Health Career Scientist Award, which focuses on the use of a modular agent-based model to design and evaluate policies that can improve health inequalities and care outcomes in Scotland. A summary of my project is available here.
Prior to this I was a Research Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Systems in the School of Computing at Teesside University. Before working at Teesside, I worked on the CLC Project at the University of Southampton, a multidisciplinary project which focuses on the application of complexity science approaches to the social science domain.
I received a BA with Honours in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD from the School of Computing at the University of Leeds. After my PhD, I worked as a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo, conducting research in computer simulation and robotics. My email address is <Eric.Silverman@glasgow.ac.uk>
My research interests include:
- Complexity Science
- Evolutionary Virology
- Social Simulation
- Simulation of Health/Social Care Provision
- Epidemiological Modelling
- Artificial Life
- Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
My Glasgow staff profile page, with links to all my papers, grants, etc. is here. Feel free to download my CV (last updated May 2025).
Dr Eric Silverman 