James Sakoda
James Sakoda (1916-2005) was a Japanese-American psychologist and pioneer in computational modeling.[1][2]
James M. Sakoda | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1916 |
| Died | June 12, 2005 |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
Career
During World War II, Sakoda documented the experiences of Japanese Americans in internment camps, using what may be the first "agent-based model."[1][2] In 1949, he published a dissertation based on his research.[1] As a result, he earned a psychology Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, that year.[3]
After the war, Sakoda pursued a career in psychology and teaching. He taught at Brooklyn College,[1] before joining the psychology department at the University of Connecticut in 1958.[3] In 1962, he joined the sociology department at Brown University and became the director of the Social Science Computer Laboratory.[3]
References
- Landau, Elizabeth; Klemens, Ben (2023-05-08). "Overlooked No More: James Sakoda, Whose Wartime Internment Inspired a Social Science Tool". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- Hegselmann, Rainer (2017). "Thomas C. Schelling and James M. Sakoda: The Intellectual, Technical, and Social History of a Model". Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. 20 (3): 15. doi:10.18564/jasss.3511. ISSN 1460-7425.
- "Computer Pioneers - James M. Sakoda". history.computer.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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