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Completed master theses in system dynamics

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Completed Master's Theses

The list of completed master’s theses from 2011 to present.

2023

Eno Amos

Dynamic Analysis of Policy Options for Decarbonisation of Road Passenger Transportation in the United Kingdom

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi

Edvin Andreasson

Sustainable Aviation Fuel in a Scandinavian Context - A Systems Perspective on Sustainable Transitions within the Aviation Industry

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi

Ismay Leanne Bax

Urban Sprawl and Congestion in The Hague: A System Dynamics Modeling Approach

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Henri Contor

Integrated Systems Analysis: Belgium’s SDG performance under Business As Usual scenario

Supervisors: Matteo Padercini/Birgit Kopainsky

Anastasiia Demchenko

Intergenerational PTSD transmission resulting from russian invasion of Ukraine

Supervisor: Christina Gkini

Kseniia Hadzhun

Observation of cetaceans’ population dynamic in the Black Sea waters including the negative impact of Russian Invasion: A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: Claudiu Eduard Nedelciu

Md Istiaque Hasan

Environmental Impacts of Rapid Electric Vehicle Adoption: A Comprehensive Energy Source Analysis

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Kristine Heimdal

A Systems Approach to Supply-Demand Interactions in Norway: A Case for the Recent Growth in Rooftop Photovoltaic Panels Investments

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Volodymyr Ilkiv

Tax and social policy reforms to support developing retail market in Ukraine

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi

Victor Larsson

Effects of Human Activities on The Ecosystem of Kelp Forests in Norway: A System Dynamics Modelling Approach

Supervisor: Lars-Kristian Lunde Trellevik

Elizabeth Aboagyewaa Mensah

EVALUATION OF GENERIC PALM OIL PRODUCTION AND THE ROLE OF ROUND TABLE ON SUSTAINBLE PALM OIL (RSPO) IN SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN GHANA : A SYTEM DYNAMIC APPROACH

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Olena Mordas

The impact of exchange rate policy on the level of trade competitiveness in Ukraine

Supervisor: David Wheat

Knut Mortveit Ognøy

Exploring System Dynamics in Education: A Pilot Study on the Implementation and Impact of Interactive Learning Environments

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi

Oleksandra Orlovska

Financial Dollarization Causes and Consequences: Case of Ukraine

Supervisor: David Wheat

Nada Oubrhou

The potential value of seasonal climate forecasts in agricultural decision-making: case of forage-based dairy production in Vestland, Norway

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Pegah Shaffaf

Raw Material Inventory Control Analysis: A Case Study for a Manufacturing Firm in Norway

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi

Sunniva Slyngstad

Investigating the Long-Term Impact of the Police Reform: A Case Study of Denmark

Supervisor: Christina Gkini

Tasnimun Tabassum

An Experimental Study to Analyze the Behavior of Students from Multidisciplinary Groups Towards Education Loans

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Mariia Tomilina

A SYSTEM DYNAMIC APPROACH FOR DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL MONETARY POLICY DURING THE WAR AND POST- WAR PERIOD IN UKRAINE

Supervisor: David Wheat

Dehui Wang

Understanding the Dynamics of Nutrient Management and Runoff from Plant Farms in the Potomac Watershed: Take Example of Nitrogen Management in Corn Planting of Frederick

Supervisor: Aklilu Tadesse

Winnie Zhao

The Student Loans Support System in Norway

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

2022

Kathelijne Pietie Bax     

INTRODUCING CULTIVATED MEAT TO THE DUTCH MARKET. A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING APPROACH

Supervisor: Hugo Herrera   

Durga Devi Giri

A system dynamics approach to study the sustainable reduction of a restaurant food waste

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Martin Breda Grimeland             

Sprawl Dynamics. “its drivers, and where to intervene”

Supervisor: William Schoenberg      

Kave Jangi          

A System Dynamic Approach for Evaluating the Effect of Shocking News on Stock Market- Case Study: Volkswagen’s Scandal

Supervisor: Lars-Kristian Trellevik

Amal Abdalla Nasralla Kishta     

Building a Resilient Cancer Healthcare System Using Resources Management Reallocation:A System Dynamics Modeling Approach

Supervisor: Lars-Kristian Trellevik 

Pei Shan Loo     

Simulation-based Assessment of Cholera Epidemic Response:Al-Hudaydah, Yemen

Supervisor: Anaely Aguiar

Daniel Michelsen          

The impact of interactive learning environments on the methods of learning used today

Supervisor: William Schoenberg      

Jane Morut       

EXPLORING THE HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN UGANDA: A SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION APPROACH

Supervisors: Birgit Kopainsky/Matteo Pedercini    

Furkan Onal     

The Obesity Epidemic in Turkey: A System Dynamics and Behavioral Economics Approach in the context of an Obesogenic System

Supervisor: Anaely Aguiar  

Jefferson Karthikeyan Rajah      

Enabling Mobility for Persons with Major Lower-Limb Amputations: A Model-based Study of the Impact of Digital Prosthetic Service Provision on Mobility Outcomes

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Kristina Temirkanova    

INVESTIGATING HIV SPREADING MECHANISMS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES INRUSSIA:A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING APPROACH

Supervisor: Anaely Aguiar 

Hamid Abroshan           

Evaluation of Policies on Green Hydrogen Role in the Global Energy System

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes 

Rujirin Luckana              

Refugee Integration in Norway: A System Dynamics Modeling Approach

Supervisor: Christina Gkini

Tone Wisnes     

Transitioning to Electric Vehicles in the US– Communicating System Dynamics Modelling and Systems Thinking

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky 

Hazem Bakkar 

Shortage of General Physicians’ Impact on Medical Malpractice Deaths, The Case of Quebec

Supervisor: Anaely Aguiar  

2021

Amsalu Tadele Alamneh

Understanding adult blood glucose homeostasis

Supervisor: Anaely Aguiar

Rajiv Bhandari

Traffic Congestion in Kathmandu

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Daniel Gunnarsson

Utilizing an Interactive Learning Environment to aid in dynamic decision-making by operating a retail store

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Noedine Colette Isaacs-Mpulo

Building Organizational Resilience Through Strategy, Risk and Business Continuity Planning: A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: Lars-Kristian Trellevik 

Sanjeet Kumar Jaiswar

A system dynamics approach to study the state of U.S. roads: validation of dynamic hypothesis

Supervisor: Bent Bakken  

Faith Kiprono   

Maternal Mortality and Choice of Birth Attendants in Kenya A system dynamic Approach

Supervisor: Matteo Pedercini

Nathalia Nino Giraldo   

Adaptation of a System Dynamics generic structure to. Urban Resilience case-studies in Latin-America

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Willard  Noyes  

COVID’s Dynamic Impact on Consumer Behavior in the US: A System Dynamics Approach to Understanding People’s Perception, Cognition, and Reaction to COVID-19

Supervisor: Christina Gkini

Kwabena Ansah Owusu

EFFECTS OF FARMERS INCOME ON COCOA PRODUCTIVITY IN GHANA          

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky  

Mahla Rashidian             

Pilot Study: Effectiveness of System Dynamics based Interactive Learning Environment SD/ILE as an interdisciplinary educational tool in K-12 classrooms

Supervisors: Birgit Kopainsky/William Schoenberg   

Richard Thomas Ruston

The Long Road to Nowhere: Population, Transportation and Home Working in Bergen

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Richard Sarfo    

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ILLEGAL MINING SECTOR IN GHANA: SYSTEM DYNAMIC MODELLING APPROACH TO FORMALIZING THE SECTOR

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes 

Yufei Tao            

Simulation modeling and policy analysis of the impact of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emission

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes 

Min Xiang          

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF POPULATION AGING IN CHINA ON THE URBAN EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEM

Supervisors: Pål Davidsen/Matteo Pedercini

Besir Suleyman Öz          

Space Debris as a Super-Wicked Problem: A System Dynamics Approach to Achieving Long-Term Sustainability in Low Earth Orbit

Supervisors: Pål Davidsen/Lars-Kristian Trellevik     

Sandor Frygik   

Population dynamic modeling to further improve the understanding of the impact of the level of the Proportion of Illegally Killed Elephants (PIKE) on elephant populations at a Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) site in Kenya.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen/Brooke Wilkerson

 2020

Carlos Sixto Medina Pereyra

A different way of eating¨Beef vs. Chicken¨ 

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Christina Gkini

Health Behaviour Theories and the Norwegian response to COVID-19: a System Dynamics Modeling approach"

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Bassel Bachir Tahhan

Energy Conservation Through Applying an Energy Management System (EnMS) ISO 50001

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Aleksandra Lazovic-Lønningen

How wearing a mask and practicing physical ( social ) distancing is changing the shape of Covid-19 pandemics spread curve in Serbia?

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Evans Anane

Adoption and Diffusion of Improved Fish Processing Technology on Household Income: A case of Elmina Community in Ghana using System Dynamics Thinking

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Farhana Nasrin

A case study on The Vicious Cycle of Food Insecurity in Small-scale Farmer Households in Zambia

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Stephen Anyan

Evaluating the implication of zero shade systems on cocoa production sustainability among small holder farmers in Ghana

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Aman Prasad Shrestha

Timber Shortage in Nepal: A System Dynamic Study on “ Nepalese Timber Supply”

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Dung Nguyen Thuy Tran

Modeling the Impact of Big Data Analysis Investments on the Dynamics of Customer Acquisition A Case Study of Telecommunication Sector in the United States

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Stina Ihle Amankwah

Using System Dynamics to Explore Risk Management in Light of Business Model Boundaries

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Ashish Shrestha

Understanding Credit Crunch of 2018: A System Dynamics Study of Nepalese Banking Sector

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Susmita Giri

A System Dynamics Study on Uneven Distribution of Doctors in Nepal: Rural Vs. Urban 

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Urszula Suchodolska

Developing a simulation model:The impact of seasonal demand fluctuations on dynamics of service business in Bergen, Norway

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Simon Peter Muwafu

A systems evaluation of smallholder adoption of climate information services for resilience in Uganda: Socio-economic incentives, limitations, and implications.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Ema Gusheva

Rule compliance in public forests: A pilot experiment

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

2019

Shruti Chauhan

The impact of the existing hydro-based Norwegian electricity market on the potential of offshore wind

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Sibahari Mainali

Hydro Investment (A Long-Term Policy to Mitigate Load Shedding in Nepal)

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Zhenghua Yang

Market Insight: Norwegian Salmon Exports to China

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Li Su

The Impact of Tourist Behavior Intention on Panda Ecotourism Based on System Dynamics -- A case study of panda eco-tourism project in China

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Md Niaz Ahmed

Impact of soil organic matter depletion on Agricultural land degradation and Rice productivity in Bangladesh.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Yana Balakina

Sustainable Waste Management: The dynamics of Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste in Bergen, Norway

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Knut Enga

The future burden of dementia in Norway - An analysis of prevention

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Luis Alberto Gavidia Castillo

Misperceptions and mismanagement in a weight loss regime. A gaming experimental analysis on weight loss strategies

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Mahshidsadat Zolfaghariejlalmanesh

The Impact of Development Processes on the Performance of a Food service Project. A system dynamics approach

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Tilidhur Dipika

Rice Self Sufficiency in Nepal, Present and Future

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Wang Zhao

Automated Model Conceptualization and Interactive Modeling Environment: A Software Prototype

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Zaharia-Kezdi Emil

Sustainability of forestry in Romania: Analysis using a dynamic simulation model; a case for public access to information on natural resources

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Xu Danni

“Let’s get flexible” - Analysis of capacity and flexibility investment decision in the context of Industry 4.0

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Sriplienchum Panya

Investigating Thailand’s Public Nursing Workforce Age Structure Dynamics: A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Nichols Jonathan David

Evaluating the potential for natural capital investment to reverse soil degradation: a dynamic simulation approach exploring connections between soil health and money in England

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Moghadam Manesh Me

Tragedy of the Commons in Groundwater Resources And Evaluating Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Development (A Case Study of Iran)

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Gafaar Khaled Mohammed

Inequality dynamics: A study on income and political inequality in the United States (A conceptual virtual lab)

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Chermanniski de Oliviera Igor

Resilience of small-scale farming to the emergence of bioenergy as a climate policy: lessons from Brazil’s social biodiesel programme

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

2018

Carolyn McCarthy

Access to Insight :A Case Study in Designing System Dynamics Business. Simulators for Professionally and Culturally Diverse Users.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Erica McConnell

Public Policy Improvements to Norwegian Salmon Aquaculture Operations – A Case Study

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Keshab Bhattarai

Rural to Urban Migration in Nigeria. The Dynamic and Regulation Policy

Supervisor: David Wheat

Erlingur Tryggvason

Overproduction of lamb meat in Iceland: Are government policies and subsidies to blame?

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Majur Jethani

A case study of an independent research based project organization:An exploratory study using system dynamics.

Supervisor: Muhammad Azeem Qureshi

Md Shifat Ullah

Smart Price. A Dynamic Way to Reduce Load Shedding in Bangladesh.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Sandesh Lamichhane

A Study of Labor Migration and Remittance Economy of Nepal; a System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: David Wheat

Smriti Joshi

Investigation on Assessment of the Karnali Employment Program by Using System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: David Wheat

Richard Hesleskaug

Modelling the Impact of Coordinated Policies to Reduce Sea Lice Abundance in Farmed Salmon Populations

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Stefan Katz

Building Confidence in Simulation Models Using Automated Analyses

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Md Fazla Rabbi Alam

SALMON ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. AN OPERATIONAL COST STUDY, FINDING BETTER WAYS TOENSURE EFFICIENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION, IMPROVESPROFITABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYFOR THE SALMON

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Sajana Maharjan

URBANIZATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON HOUSING. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF REAL ESTATE COMPANIES IN NEPAL

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Olga Poletaeva

Strategic pathways to eradicate two infectious diseases: An experimental study on dynamic decision making in resource allocation task

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Amanda Karapichi

RESHAPING THE LABOR MARKET: UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF. A SKILL-BIASED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE FROM THE BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

2017

Mengyi JIANG

System Dynamics Modelling for hidden family homelessness - A casestudy in Fort Collins, Colorado

Supervisor: David Wheat

Aemiro Nigussie Nigatu

Large-Scale Sugarcane Ethanol Production and Its Implications to Ethiopia A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: Matteo Pedercini

Pradip Regmi

Blackouts in Nepal & Dynamic pricing

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Daniel Mekonnen Assaye

Sustainability of Wetland Ecosystem in Lake Tana Sub Basin: A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: Andrea M. Bassi

Dhruba Prasad Sharma

System Dynamic Study of Nepalese Labors Migration Trend to Malaysia

Supervisor: David Wheat

Mehdi Poornikoo

Fuzzy Logic Decision Making in Supply Chain Systems; An Approach to Mitigate the Bullwhip Effect. Case study of ISAC

Supervisor: Muhammad Azeem Qureshi

Nafisah Alaalbun Akudbillah

Modelling the Socio-Economic Benefits of the Adoption of Climate Information: An Innovative Approach to Subsistence Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change in Garu-Tempane District, Ghana.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Allyssandra Hill

Alzheimer’s affects the survivors:A System Dynamics Simulation Study of Cox regression

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Loredana M. Munteanu

A systematic approach to reduce the transient problem in Fort Collins

Supervisor: David Wheat

Anahita Didari

Windows Phone, Doomed or Pushed to fail? A comprehensive analysis of smartphone market with respect to operating systems and scenario analysis for Microsoft to investigate the possibility of better future.

Supervisor: Muhammad Azeem Qureshi

Mohammad Ashraful Haque Mollah

Groundwater Level Declination in Bangladesh: System dynamics approach to solve irrigation water demand during Boro season

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Miroslav Stejskal

Incorporation of Ecosystem Services Valuation in System Dynamics Models: Case Study of Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape

Supervisor: Andrea M. Bassi

Bjørn Kristian Rødal

Sustainable development in the Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia

Supervisor:Pål Davidsen

Prince Abotsi

Smart Electricity Grid with Real Time Pricing (RTP): An Alternative to Fixed Electricity Pricing In the Ghana Electricity Market.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Benedicte Søreide Wilson

THE DYNAMICS OF FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION: HOW FAMILY POLICY INFLUENCES WOMEN’S WORK BEHAVIOUR

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Anaely Aguiar Rodríguez

Understanding the dynamics of Information Security Investments. A Simulation-Based Approach

Supervisor:Birgit Kopainsky

Ginevra Testa

A comparative, simulation supported study on the diffusion of battery electric vehicles in Norway and Sweden

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Jo Deckers

Valorization of side streams in the food supply chain. A case study of the adoption of misshapen produce in the Netherlands

Supervisor:Birgit Kopainsky

Yokei Yamaguchi

Developing an ASD Macroeconomic Modelof the Stock Approach With Emphasis on Bank Lending and Interest Rates

Supervisor: David Wheat

2016

Sarah Hafner

The role of technological change on abatement costs: A comparison of a top-down and a bottom-up system dynamics model.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Ana Lucia Avila Alarcon

Subsistence Farming Household. Dynamic Profile.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Raunak Karanjit

Dynamic Pricing: The Future of Nepelese Electricity Market.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Patricia Kivali Lusigi

Estimating the future strategy for containing the transmission and spread of an imminent Ebola Virus epidemic in Kenya. A System dynamics approach.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Kzira Abbas

Investigating the Decline in Fertility of Norway (1960-2015) using System dynamics Approach.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Biruktavit Tadesse

Farmers' Decision Making and Food Insecurity: The Case of Ethiopian Households A System Dynamics Approach.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Kjersti Kræmner

Modeling Patient Pathways in a Hospital Emergency Department: a Hybrid Approach.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Sandra Nedvaraityte

Modeling Price Dynamics in the Euro Area: a Multi-Industry Approach.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Georg Palaske

A comparative analysis of behavioural dynamics to support the formulation of strategies that foster sustainable development in renewable and non-renewable resource systems.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Henry Barthelet

Coral reef degradation in the Philiphines. A SD approach.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

2015

Benjamin Batinge
Energy Investment pathways for sustainable future: A System Dynamics approach to solving the Electricity shortfall in Ghana.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Johanna Gisladottir
The Good Life does not come easily in Lithuania A system dynamics analysis of emigration.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Bahaa Mohamed
The Polish Migration to Norway The Dynamic and Regulation Policy.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Stella Mirembe Nakabugo
Improving Potable Water Accessibility And Sustainability Through Efficient Management Of Pipe Water Supply System A Case Study Of Uganda-Kampala Region. A System Dynamics Approach.Can we make water systems Smarter?!!

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Sandip Nepal
Importance of Financing for Nepalese Agriculture and Economic Development.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Jacynta Muriel Maria Spicer
Representation and Dynamic Implications of Mental Models of Food Systems: A case study of dynamic decision making of smallscale farmers in Zambia.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Melissa Varela Romero
Etiology of Adolescent Pregnancies In Honduras.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Jorge Washington de Queiroz
Corruption – Can Brazil win this war.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Wissam el Hachem
Long-Term Dynamics of Electricity Generation Expansion Optimal Investments for the Next 50 Years.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Babette Jasmijn Bakker
"HELP WANTED!" An analysis of labor supply dynamics in booming North Dakota.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Eva Maria Therese Bennich
The economic sustainability of land-based aquaculture systems: An integrated analysis.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Aurora Birbilaj
Dynamic Decision-Making About Natural Resource Use In Ethiopia.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Eduardo Esteban Bou Schreiber
Maize Losses During Storage: A System Dynamics approach to the Food Reserve Agency Case in Zambia.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

David Bengt Collste
Modeling the Impact of Solar Energy on Health and Education A System Dynamics Approach to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Gerid Maria Hager
LEARNING ABOUT SYSTEMS THROUGH INTERACTION: A CASE STUDY WITH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ZAMBIA.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Oleksandr Ivanov
Development of Smoking Behavior in Adolescence: the Case of North Dakota.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Conor Richard Meehan
Residential Rooftop Solar and the Utilities Death Spiral: A system dynamics analysis of the potential effects of rooftop solar diffusion on utilities’ electricity rates and emissions.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Adiba Muminova
Modeling workforce demand in North Dakota: a System Dynamics approach.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Conrad Cornelius Steinhilber
The Maize Value Chain in Zambia: Dynamics and Resilience Towards Production Shocks.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Tanner Verigin
Beyond diet and exercise: A system dynamics approach to understanding the relationships between weight and well-being.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

2014

Eftychia Anastasiadou

Supervised Injectable Heroin Treatment and Fatal Overdose.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Isac Ansah

Biofuel and Food Security: Insights from a System Dynamics Model. The Case of Ghana.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Sirinna Hatlem

Exploring the decline in fertility rates with system Dynamics: The case of Thailand.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Inger Hustvedt

Exploring the decline in fertility rates with system Dynamics: The case of Thailand.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Jose F. M. Gomez

Modeling the Integration of Global Talent and the current University‐Industry collaboration in Norway: Depicting and simulating current problems to evaluate possible solutions.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Cranmer Nuwagira

Understanding Maternal Mortality Ratio Reduction Bottlenecks in Uganda. A System Dynamics Approach for Policy Development.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Sherif. A.R Ahmed

Does Stock and Flow diagrams lead to a better management of credit card ? The case of exponential growth bias.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Aklilu T. Tadesse

The impact of engineering process on the cost of HVDC offshore converter station construction.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Joshi P.  Baldeb

Dynamics and Cost of Insurgency: the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Olag Tolmachova

System Dynamics Perspective for dealing with adjustment and allocation of capacity at Breast Diagnostic Center (BDS).

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Eduard Romanenko

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Market Dynamics:Matching CO2 Supply and Demand for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Dea Fitri Amelia

Exploring Policies to Enhance the Difffusieon of Conservation Agriculture in Zambia through Understanding Dynamic Behavior.

Supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky

Veronika Iurchenko

Business Strategy Deltares’ Delft3D. How to adjust business strategy of the company according to the changes in the organizational policies.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Andres julian Gil Garcia

ECCIS, A Model of Carbon Capture and Sequestration System for Enhance Oil Recovery Operations. 

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Lissette  V. A. Sanchez

MuSIASEM framework testing from a System Dynamics perspective.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Jair Albert Andrade Ortiz

Development of a System Dynamics framework for analysing regional economies: The Sunshine Coast case.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Anna Khvorostyanaya

Airport Ground staff Planning. A System Dynamics Report. 

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Merla Kubli

The Impacts of Governmental Policies on the Investment Decision for Renewable Energies in the Swiss Electricity Market.

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

2013

Vanessa Margarita Perez Perez

Small hydro power stations, a way to secure electricity supply in Colombia. A policy evaluation using a system dynamics model.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Torger Brandsar

A simulation model of Bergen’s transportation system for strategic management of peak hour congestion.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Carolin Schulze

Land Use in the Bergen Region. A System Dynamics Analysis of the Jobs-Housing Imbalance.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Tianhang Li

Commuting, a choice or a necessity? A system dynamic simulation model for intra urban migration.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Malak Mesfin Ayenew

Agricultural Production and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: System Dynamics Approach.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Erlend Aarsand

The Management of Stochastic Logistic Systems using System Dynamics Methodology.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Brooke Wilkerson

Chronic and Acute Urban Air Quality Dynamics in Bergen.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Gaute Ø. Slettemark

Planning Helicopter Services. A System Dynamics Approach.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Aleksandra Zacharova

Swiss Private Banking, Market Forecasting and Analysis: A System Dynamics Approach.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Felipe Haro

Parameter Calibration of a System Dynamics Model.A Comparison of Three Evolutionary Algorithms.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Yifei Xu

Policy for Weakening the Bullwhip Effect from Mental Perspectives.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Rasa Činčytė

Return migration dynamics: case of Lithuania.

Supervisor: David Wheat

2012

Evelyn Nabachwa

Analysing the impact of student teacher ratios on Primary School Dropout rates in Uganda

Supervisor: David Wheat

Sanam Tavakoli

Extending the Household Sector of MacroLab to Improve the Explanation of Trend in Personal Saving Rate in the U.S.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Juan Camilo Tamayo Ramirez

Workers' Compensation pricing: a system analysis of the Colombian case

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Mohammed Bayoumi A. Mesabbah

Parameters Estimation Using Bootstrapping for System Dynamics Models

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Kanar H. Hamza

The Role of System Dynamics Approaches in Aquatic Disease Management: An Application to Sea Lice Control in Norway

Supervisor: David Wheat

Kaveh Dianati

A System Dynamics Approach to Data Center Capacity Planning

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Holger Maxmilian Kleemann

The Dynamic Ecological footprint - Endogenizing the Ecological Footprint of Forestry in the Threshold21 Model of Senegal

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Victor Alexiev

Effects of design characteristics of inofrmation presentation on performance and learning in a dynamic decision environment

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Erico Resende Santos

Modelling Ethanol Supply, Demand and Price in the Brazilian Macro Economy

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

John Jairo Huertas Quiroga

Group model building and quantitative modeling applied to a supply chain problem

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Maria A. Franco Mosquera

Using System Dynamics to Understand UMG Customer Purchasing Patterns and the Evolution of Myanmar's Jadeite Industry

Chun Chun

The Pension System In China: A System Dynamics Approach

Supervisor: David Wheat

Armindokht Nasirikaljahi

The Dynamic of modern software development project management and the software crisis of quality. An integrated system dyanmics approach towards software quality improvement.

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Muhammad Nouman Aleem

Attain and Sustain Competitive Advantage. A System Dynamics Model of Customer-based Brand Equity

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Rosa Dögg Jonsdottir

Software Adoption in Health Care

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Keiji Watanabe

A System Dynamics Approach to Raising Japan's Low Fertility Rate

Supervisor: David Wheat

Tooraj Moradipour

Acquisition Policy Design: An Application of System Dynamics for a Heavy Equipment Dealer in Southeast Asia

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Vaidotas Sruogis

Modeling Aircraft Manufacturing: Decision Support Approach

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Snezana Pecurova

Empirical Study of Bongaars' Theory of Fertility Determinants, Using System Dynamics

Supervisor: David Wheat

2011

Himanshu Ardiwatia

Predicting learning curves for algae biodiesel, estimates and uncertainty

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Johannes Hartwig

Discrete Events in a Continuous System. How to model influence factors on capacity in a complex assembly line environment

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Patience Linda Madoma

What is wrong with the implementation of a pollution policy in Zimbabwe? A system dynamics perspective.

Supervisor: David Wheat

Basit Rizwan

Investigation of Boom and Bust in Housing Market. A System Dynamics Perspective

Supervisor: David Wheat

Wei Shao

Sovereign Debt Crisis in Greece. A System Dynamics Approach to Policy Analysis

Supervisor: David Wheat

Eric Teye

A Dynamic Approach to Understanding the Nexus between Electric Power Demand and Economic Growth, Using a Generic Electricity Model: The Case of Ghana

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Cynthia Varela

Etiology Study of Diarrhea in Children. A Study Case in Casco Urbano Honduras. A System Dynamics Approach for Policy Development

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Stefan Grösser

Switzerland's "Flying Bank" Descends: Development of a System Dynamics-Based Teaching Case for Strategic Management

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Arnór Geir Jónsson

Cheating and other student strategies: A system dynamics policy analysis for students that want to graduate

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Salwegter Mbaku Okwen

Electricity shortage and power theft in Cameroon

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

William Schoenberg

The effectiveness of a new model structure behavior visualization technique: An Experimental study of the Forio Model Explorer

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Warakan Supinajaroen

Costs and Dynamics of War: System Dynamics approached to Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea

Supervisor: Erling Moxnes

Robert Powers

An Object-Oriented Approach To Managing Model Complexity

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

Yik Nam Lee

Increase Malaysia Palm Oil Production efficiency

Supervisor: Pål Davidsen

 

Potentional Master Thesis Topics

As a master student, you will work with your own master project, supervised by a researcher at the System Dynamics Group. Do you need some ideas of potential thesis topics and who could be your academic supervisor?

Topics

You are free to work on a master thesis topic of your choice. You are also more than welcome to join ongoing projects. Here are a few: