ABModSim-4
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
Fourth International Symposium on
AGENT-BASED
MODELING and SIMULATION
"Untapping the
true potential
of Agent-Based
Modeling"
http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim/2012
Chairs: Stefania Bandini, Paolo Petta and Giuseppe Vizzari
at the 21th European
Meeting on
Cybernetics and
Systems Research
April 10 - 13, Vienna
Submission deadline: December 9, 2011
Introduction
The notions of agents and multi-agent systems have been
adopted for the
modeling of complex systems in the most varied contexts:
from social
sciences to urban planning, biology, logistics and production,
and many
other more. Agent-based models and simulators are used for
research as
well as for business/industrial applications. However, the
concepts
behind the term 'agent' are often quite different, as well
as the goals,
phases and practices involved in modeling and simulation
activities.
This leads to different approaches, models, mechanisms,
methodologies
and developed computational systems supporting simulation of
the modeled
realities.
The aim of this workshop, building on the experiences and
results of the
previous editions held in 2006, 2008 and 2010 is to bring
together
competencies related to agent-based modeling and simulation
in different
contexts, first of all to foster cross fertilization but
also on one hand
to understand what are the particular features of this kind
of approach
that made it so successful and widespread and, more
important, to deeply
explore the features that differentiate it from other
computational
approaches to the investigation of complex systems, like
physical
approaches and Cellular Automata. The theme for this year's
edition of the
symposium is thus "Untapping the true potential of
Agent-Based Modeling":
the authors are invited to go in the details of the features
of the
agent-based approach that made them opt for it instead of
different
alternatives (e.g. the possibility to represent, analyze,
exploit cognitive
models for agents, to study or employ some
psycho/socio/anthropological
theory; to manage a high level of heterogeneity in the
analyzed system;
to define a comprehensive model of perception, action and
interaction of
autonomous entities situated in an environment).
Next to paper presentations, ample room will be available
for discussions, taking
advantage of the friendly setting provided by EMCSR.
Topics of Interest
We invite papers on all aspects relating to agent-based
modeling
and simulation, with particular attention to
interdisciplinary
experiences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited
to,
the following:
·
actual MAS-based simulation experiences
·
agent-based modeling methodologies
·
generic or domain specific MAS models for
simulation
·
methodologies for the analysis of MAS-based
simulation results
·
multi-agent models for emergent phenomena and
self-organization
·
platforms for agent-based modeling and
simulation
·
relationships between MAS models and other
computational models for the simulation of complex systems
·
validation of MAS-based simulations
Authors are required to address the following issues
·
goals and context of the simulation projects
(explanatory or predictive, business or research context)
·
the notions and types of agents, internal
architectures and decision mechanisms used
·
the notion of environment used, in which the
agents are situated, and the related mechanisms of interaction
·
clear-cut working definitions of the basic and
emerging concepts employed, grounded in theory/the literature
·
a crisp and scientifically valid
characterisation of the research challenge identified or results obtained
Important dates
Deadline for submission: December
9, 2011
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: January 20, 2012
Final Papers: February 17, 2012
Followup publication
As for the previous editions, we aim to publish a collection
of extended
versions of selected accepted and presented papers as a
special issue
of a renowned international journal.
Program Committee (confirmed, to be extended)
Ana Bazzan - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul -
Brazil
Sven Breuckner - Vector Research Center - USA
Paul Davidsson - Malmö University - Sweden
Jan Dijkstra - Eindhoven University of Technology -
Netherlands
Bruce Edmonds - Manchester Metropolitan University Business
School - UK
Giorgio Fagiolo - University of Verona - Italy
Joseph Giampapa - Carnegie Mellon University - USA
Nigel Gilbert - University of Surrey - UK
László Gulyás - AITIA International Inc. - Hungary
Xiaolin Hu - Georgia State University - USA
Franziska Klügl - Örebro university - Sweden
Michael North - Argonne National Laboratory - USA
Andrea Omicini - University of Bologna - Italy
Andreas Pyka - University of Augsburg - Germany
Rosaldo Rossetti - University of Porto - Portugal
Majid Sarvi - Monash University - Australia
Andreas Schadschneider - University of Cologne - Germany
Armin Seyfried - Jülich Supercomputing Centre - Germany
Flavio Soares Correa da Silva - University of S. Paulo -
Brazil
Daniel Villatoro - Spanish Scientific Research Council -
Spain
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