Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a special case of opportunistic network where nodes are moving vehicles communicating together through short range wireless transmission. VANET applications vary from safety and accident avoidance to leisure and entertainment. The data dissemination routine differs according to the delay tolerance of the application. The bandwidth usage of the application is ...

Fuzzy Logic is a framework particularly useful to formalise and deal with imprecise concepts and statements expressed in natural language. This paper has three related aims: 1. To provide a short introduction to the basics of Fuzzy Logic within the context of social simulation. 2. To present and disseminate a well-documented NetLogo extension that facilitates the use of Fuzzy Logic within NetLo...

When talking to fellow modellers about the feedback we get on our simulation models the conversation quickly shifts to anecdotes of rejective scepticism. Many of us experience that they get only few remarks, and especially only little helpful constructive feedback on their simulation models. In this forum paper, we give an overview and reflections on the most common criticisms experienced by AB...

This paper explores cognitively realistic social simulations by deploying the CLARION cognitive architecture in a simple organizational simulation, which involves the interaction of multiple cognitive agents. It argues for an integration of the two separate strands of research: cognitive modeling and social simulation. Such an integration could, on the one hand, enhance the accuracy of social s...

Most visitors experience national parks using their personal automobiles, but what is the capacity of park roads to accommodate this use? A simulation model of a national park scenic road was built to explore the road’s social carrying capacity and service quality. Current and potential future vehicle use levels were compared in the simulation against visitor-reported standards for congestion. ...

For an integrated simulation such as the natural environment affected by human society, it is indispensable to provide an integrated simulator that incorporates multiple computational models. We proposed a multi-layer socio-environmental simulation by layering the social interaction scenario on environmental simulation. For this simulation, we connect two different systems. One is a scenario de...

Abstract. Semantic Web technologies facilitate tasks such as collaboration, shared experimentation, and annotation of resources and have particular strength in capturing qualitative scientific arguments. In this paper we explore the design of an ontology for a social simulation tool called FEARLUS-G. This lead to a description of the tools used during the ontology engineering, and how the ontol...

The Internet has become an important source of information that significantly affects social, economical and political life. The content available in the Web is the basis for the operation of the digital economy. Moreover, Web content has become essential for many Web users that have to make decisions. Meanwhile, more and more often we encounter Web content of low credibility due to incorrect o...

The purpose of the course is to introduce research students to tools of simulation in the social sciences and some applications, in economics, in strategy, in applied psychology, and in policy. Goals: To acquaint doctoral students with some of the many approaches to simulation in the social sciences, their strengths and weaknesses, and their appropriateness for particular kinds and areas of res...

This paper describes the development of an immersive multi-agent training simulation system that applies culturally realistic and highly variable behavior modeling in complex and critical decision-oriented social scenarios patterned after actual critical incidents gathered from the field. The simulation employs an experiential model of cultural and cognitive behavior to drive the actions of age...