SBM ITB with UKP4 (Presidential Working Unit for Supervision and Management of Development) organized International Workshop on Agent Based Modeling for Policy Development following last year successful event. This year Pak Akhmad Hidayatno was invited to present one SEMS Lab research study conducted in Agent Based Modeling regarding Pedestrian Movement. The research case study was conducted with the support of PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta (MRT Jakarta) to evaluate the feasibility of their current underground station design based on pedestrian movement flow. Underground stations are much more expensive the their on-land or elevated stations. Therefore, any design changes during construction could be costly.

The research was also conducted by Stefan Darmansyah, Armand Omar Moeis and Tyonardo Cahayadi, as part of experimenting the use of multi-methods modeling for solving a complex system problem. This includes the use of Agent Based Modeling, linked to a System Dynamics Model of Zone Development and linked to a Financial Model for measuring the company profitability.