James Sakoda

James Sakoda (April 21, 1916 – June 12, 2005) was a Japanese-American psychologist, computational modeler, and origami artist. He is best known for his early development of what is now called agent-based modeling in the social sciences. Sakoda was incarcerated during World War II in U.S. internment camps, an experience that informed his doctoral work. He later became a professor at several American universities and contributed extensively to both psychology and computational social science.

Career Sakoda was born in Lancaster, California in 1916.

During World War II, Sakoda spent time incarcerated at the Tule Lake and Minidoka internment camps.

After the war, Sakoda pursued a career in psychology and teaching. He taught at Brooklyn College, He published two books on the subject: Modern Origami (1969) and (1992). They were republished in 1997 and 1999, respectively.