Project Network Dynamics Lab - Columbia University

Project Network

Dynamics Lab

Examining, Modeling and Improving

Systemic Change in Project Networks

News

10-2009 – Paper by Nayak and Taylor on "Offshore Outsourcing in Global Design Networks" published in the Journal of Mgmt in Engineering.

10-2009 – Paper by Taylor, Levitt and Villarroel on "Simulating Learning Dynamics in Project Networks" published in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Mgmt.

9-2009 – Taylor, Dossick and Noumair awarded a 3-yr $316,584 NSF Grant to analyze virtualization of global engineering design networks.

7-2009 – Culligan, Taylor, Deodatis, Beauregard and Plunz awarded a 5-yr $2,959,966 NSF Grant to study urbanization from the perspectives of adaption, resilience and ecology.

6-2009 – Paper by de Orue, Taylor, Chanmeka and Weerasooriya on "Robust Project Network Design" published in the Project Management Journal.

News Archive

Research Initiatives

GLOBALIZING NETWORK DYNAMICS

Engineering services are rapidly globalizing. This research examines the impact on performance of globally distributing work across culturally diverse networks.

INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION DYNAMICS

A NIST study finds poor interoperability to be a $15.8B problem. This research examines change at network boundaries, develops strategies to enable integration, and develops tools enabling distributed design in networks.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY DYNAMICS

Policy-makers are mandating reduced CO2 emissions. This research explores the link between conservation, network structure, and diffusion of energy efficient practices.

NETWORK DYNAMICS
SIMULATION

At the core of the Lab's efforts is the development of a general purpose multi-agent simulation to examine how change propagates through networks and impacts performance.