Lt Col Christopher Chris
Weimer, Assistant Professor
Lt Col Christopher W. Weimer is an Assistant Professor of Statistics in the Math and Statistics Department of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology. He leads research developing simulation models of opinion dynamics, seeking to make qualitative psychological and sociological theory more quantitative and predictive in nature. In this role, he teaches statistics courses to students seeking post-graduate degrees across all departments.
Lt Col Weimer received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2006. He has served tours in the 711th Human Performance Wing, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, the 609th Air Operations Center, and the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Innovation and Analysis Branch Chief at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
Education
2006 Bachelor of Science, Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
2012 Master of Science, Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
2018 Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Publications
Weimer, C. W., Miller, J. O., Friend, M., & Miller, J. (2013). Forecasting effects of MISO actions: an ABM methodology. In Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference, (pp. 2762-2771). IEEE Press.
Weimer, C. W., Miller, J. O., & Hill, R. R. (2016). Agent-based modeling: An introduction and primer. In Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference, (pp. 65-79). IEEE Press.
Weimer, C. W., Miller, J. O., Hill, R. R., & Hodson, D. D. (2019). Agent scheduling in opinion dynamics: A taxonomy and comparison using generalized models. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 22(4), 5.
Weimer, C. W., Miller, J. O., Hill, R. R., & Hodson, D. D. (2022). An opinion dynamics model of meta-contrast with continuous social influence forces. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 589, 126617.
