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The chapter introduces AgE framework as a core for constructing agentbased simulation systems. Its features are described against other solutions that may be used in the area of agent-based simulation. The discussion focuses on technical issues—the support for agent-specific services as well as the mechanisms allowing for extensibility and flexibility of the configuration of simulation models a...

We aligned two fundamentally different models of smallpox transmission after a bioterrorist attack: A location-explicit multi-agent model (BioWar) and the conventional epidemiological box model, called a SIR model for Susceptible-Infected-Recovered. The purpose of this alignment is part of a greater validation process for BioWar. From this study we were able to contribute to the overall validat...

Criminal behaviour exists in many variations, each with its own cause. A large group of offenders only shows criminal behaviour during adolescence. This kind of behaviour is largely influenced by the interaction with others, through social learning. This paper contributes a dynamical agent-based approach to simulate social learning of adolescence-limited criminal behaviour, illustrated for a sm...

Agent-based simulation models are an increasingly popular tool for research and management in many, different and diverse fields. In executing such simulations the “speed” is one of the most general and important issues. The traditional answer to this issue is to invest resources in deploying a dedicated installation of dedicated computers. In this paper we present a framework that is a paralle...

1 Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Land und Seeverkehr, Fachgebiet Verkehrssystemplanung und Verkehrstelematik, Salzufer 17-19, D-10587 Berlin [ www.vsp.tu-berlin.de | [email protected]] 2 Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Land und Seeverkehr, Fachgebiet Verkehrssystemplanung und Verkehrstelematik, Salzufer 17-19, D-10587 Berlin [ www.vsp.tu-berlin.de | [email protected]...

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Some initial research concerning the provision of a Multi-Agent Based Simulation (MABS) frameworks, to support rodent simulation, is presented. The issues discussed include the representation of: (i) the environment and the characters that interact with the environment, (ii) the nature of the “intelligence” that these characters might posses and (iii) the mechanisms whereby characters interact ...

The equilibrium of the market for offenses using agentbased simulation is studied. One of the potential applications of it is to seek optimal policy in governing an open multi-agent system, especially when heterogeneous agents may behave maliciously. A theoretical work by Fender (1999) is chosen as the basic framework for the simulation. The simulation results show more detailed properties of t...