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Introduction To Agent-Based Simulation and Netlogo: Nikola Zornić

This document provides an introduction to agent-based modeling and the NetLogo modeling environment. It defines agent-based models as consisting of interacting agents within an environment, with agents having attributes and following interaction rules. Agents are described as having independence, social ability, reactivity, and proactivity. The document contrasts agent-based simulation with discrete event simulation and provides statistics on the growth of agent-based modeling publications over time. It also summarizes common research areas and keywords for agent-based modeling papers. Finally, it introduces NetLogo as a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena.

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Introduction To Agent-Based Simulation and Netlogo: Nikola Zornić

This document provides an introduction to agent-based modeling and the NetLogo modeling environment. It defines agent-based models as consisting of interacting agents within an environment, with agents having attributes and following interaction rules. Agents are described as having independence, social ability, reactivity, and proactivity. The document contrasts agent-based simulation with discrete event simulation and provides statistics on the growth of agent-based modeling publications over time. It also summarizes common research areas and keywords for agent-based modeling papers. Finally, it introduces NetLogo as a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena.

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Introduction to agent-based

simulation and NetLogo


Nikola Zornić
Teaching Assistant
Introduction

• Agent-based models (ABMs) consist of a set of elements (agents)


characterized by specific attributes, which interact with each other through
the definition of appropriate rules in a given environment.

• In order to follow their own objectives, agents are interacting and


communicating among themselves. Communication capabilities consist of
the ability to send and receive messages.
Introduction

• Wooldridge and Jennings (1995) defined agent as computational system


interacting with an environment, that can be described with the following
features:
• Independence - Each agent acts without the direct control of human beings or
other devices.
• Social ability - Interactions occur among agents through a communication
language with the aim to satisfy the objectives.
• Re-activeness - Agents answer in a precise way to signals coming from the
environment.
• Pro-activeness - Agents are capable of acting goal-directed. They take the
initiative in order to satisfy their objectives.
Introduction

Agent-based Simulation Descrete-event Simulation

Individual-oriented – focus is on modeling


Process-oriented – focus is on modeling
the entities and interactions between
the system in detail
them

Micro-level entities are active entities Micro-level entities are passive objects
(agents) that are aware of environment, (with no intelligence or decision making
interact with others and make autonomous capability) that move through a system in a
decisions pre-specified process
ABMS in literature

Year ABMS Papers Total SCI-EXPANDED & SSCI Papers


2000 15 1,099,828
2001 33 1,087,477
2002 30 1,132,596
2003 61 1,177,644
2004 72 1,272,284
2005 92 1,340,592
2006 116 1,399,016
2007 118 1,471,075
2008 137 1,553,662
2009 173 1,613,263
2010 227 1,650,449
2011 290 1,736,725
2012 294 1,820,086
2013 380 1,917,193
2014 415 1,942,001
2015 449 1,945,858
Total 2902 24,159,749
ABMS in literature | Research Area

Research Area Papers Research Area Papers


Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other
Computer Science 635 140
Topics
Environmental Sciences & Ecology 441 Geography 101
Engineering 396 Transportation 86
Mathematical Methods In Social
Business & Economics 364 63
Sciences
Public, Environmental & Occupational
Social Sciences - Other Topics 254 63
Health
Science & Technology - Other Topics 219 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 55
Physics 212 Energy & Fuels 55
Mathematics 202 Sociology 53
Operations Research & Management
185 Information Science & Library Science 52
Science
Mathematical & Computational
165 Psychology 51
Biology
ABMS in literature | Keywords

Keyword Papers Keyword Papers


Dynamics 321 Cooperation 79
Model 301 Patterns 79
Systems 268 Growth 73
Simulation 214 Land-use 69
Behavior 212 Design 67
Management 141 Agent-based simulation 65
Evolution 138 Strategies 65
Networks 135 Performance 63
Models 123 Information 62
Agent-based model 96 Transmission 60
NetLogo

• NetLogo is a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural and


social phenomena. It was authored by Uri Wilensky in 1999 and has been in
continuous development ever since at the Center for Connected Learning and
Computer-Based Modeling at the Northwestern University.
Introduction to agent-based
simulation and NetLogo
Nikola Zornić
Teaching Assistant

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