Challenges, tasks, and opportunities in modeling agent-based complex systems

L An, V Grimm, A Sullivan, BL Turner Ii, N Malleson… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Humanity is facing many grand challenges at unprecedented rates, nearly everywhere, and
at all levels. Yet virtually all these challenges can be traced back to the decision and …

Smart agent-based modeling: On the use of large language models in computer simulations

Z Wu, R Peng, X Han, S Zheng, Y Zhang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Computer simulations offer a robust toolset for exploring complex systems across various
disciplines. A particularly impactful approach within this realm is Agent-Based Modeling …

ODD+ 2D: An ODD based protocol for mapping data to empirical ABMs

A Laatabi, N Marilleau, T Nguyen-Huu, H Hbid… - Journal of Artificial …, 2018 - jasss.org
The quantity of data and processes used in modeling projects has been dramatically
increasing in recent years due to the progress in computation capability and to the popularity …

A framework for data-driven agent-based modelling of agricultural land use

G Ravaioli, T Domingos, RFM Teixeira - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agent-based models (ABMs) are particularly suited for simulating the behaviour of
agricultural agents in response to land use (LU) policy. However, there is no evidence of …

Data assimilation in agent based simulation of smart environments using particle filters

M Wang, X Hu - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2015 - Elsevier
Agent-based simulations are useful for studying people's movement and to help making
decisions in situations like emergency evacuation in smart environments. These agent …

The psychometric house-of-mirrors: the effect of measurement distortions on agent-based models' predictions

D Carpentras, M Quayle - International Journal of Social Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Agent-based models (ABMs) often rely on psychometric constructs such as 'opinions','
stubbornness','happiness', etc. The measurement process for these constructs is quite …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven agent-based modelling of incentives for carbon sequestration: The case of sown biodiverse pastures in Portugal

G Ravaioli, T Domingos, RFM Teixeira - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes (SBP) offset animal farming emissions
due to their potential to sequester carbon. From 2009 to 2014 Portugal implemented a …

Injecting data into agent-based simulation

S Hassan, J Pavón, L Antunes, N Gilbert - Simulating Interacting Agents …, 2010 - Springer
Many agent-based models, use standard distributions in several steps of the design:
configuring the initial conditions of simulations, distributing objects spatially, and …

How polarization extends to new topics: An agent-based model derived from experimental data

D Carpentras, A Lueders, PJ Maher… - Journal of Artificial …, 2023 - journal.article2publish.com
Polarization is a key phenomenon which has been linked to increasing disliking between
people of opposite political groups. Furthermore, polarization can extend to new topics such …

When does simulated data match real data? Comparing model calibration functions using genetic algorithms

F Stonedahl, W Rand - Advances in Computational Social Science: The …, 2014 - Springer
Agent-based models can be calibrated to replicate real-world data sets, but choosing the
best set of parameters to achieve this result can be difficult. To validate a model, the real …