An agent-based simulation was created to examine key parameters in mass shootings. The goal of the simulation was to examine the potential effectiveness of Senator Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) assault weapons and high-capacity magazines bill. Based on the analysis, the proposed law would have a negligible effect on the number of people shot during mass shootings. The assault weapons portion of...

An agent-based model is proposed in the paper to simulate the make-to-order supply chains. This model is an attempt to improve our understanding of the complex processes going on in make-to-order supply chains. The validity of the model is shown by the simulation of the foreign trade supply chain. Agents are used to simulate the members of the supply chain. Agents’ attributes are presented by t...

Collective behavior of the complex socio-economic systems is heavily influenced by the herding, group, behavior of individuals. The importance of the herding behaviormay enable the control of the collective behavior of the individuals. In this contribution we consider a simple agent-based herding model modified to include agents with controlled state. We show that in certain case even the small...

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Reports of applications that include agent-based models of human behaviour tend to focus on the applications themselves and the success of the modelling exercise. They give little (if any) information on the process used to construct the models. Those who attempt to construct models of human behaviour quickly realise that this is a non-trivial task. This paper presents a methodological approach...

Safety, security, and comfort of pedestrian crowds during large gatherings are heavily influenced by the layout of the underlying environment. This work presents a systematic agent-based simulation approach to appraise and optimize the layout of a pedestrian environment in order to maximize safety, security, and comfort. The performance of the approach is demonstrated based on annual “Salone de...

Early studies of creative ideation showed that individuals brainstorming in isolation tend to generate more and better ideas than groups. But recent studies depict a more complex picture, reinforcing the need to better understand individual and group ideation. Studying group influence is one way to address the complex interplay between ideas in different brainstorming scenarios. We define group...

Agents may choose to ignore contract violations if the costs of enforcing the contract exceed the compensation they would receive. In this paper we provide an argumentation based framework for agents to both decide whether to enforce a contract, and to undertake contract enforcement actions. The framework centers around the agent reasoning about what arguments to put forth based on a comparison...

In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, to simulate the electricity consumption in office buildings. Based ccepted 7 July 2011