What software engineering has to offer to agent-based social simulation

Siebers, Peer-Olaf; Kl�gl, Franziska

Abstract

© 2017, Springer International Publishing AG. In simulation projects, it is generally beneficial to have a toolset that allows following a more formal approach to system analysis, model design and model implementation. Such formal methods are developed to support a systematic approach by making different steps explicit as well as providing a precise language to express the results of those steps, documenting not just the final model but also intermediate steps. This chapter consists of two parts: the first gives an overview of which tools developed in software engineering can be and have been adapted to agent-based social simulation; the second part demonstrates with the help of an informative example how some of these tools can be combined into an overall structured approach to model development.

Citation

Siebers, P.-O., & Klügl, F. (2017). What software engineering has to offer to agent-based social simulation. In B. Edmonds, & R. Meyer (Eds.), Simulating social complexity: a handbook (81-117). ( 2nd ed.). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66948-9_6

• Online Publication Date: Nov 26, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 26, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jan 4, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 27, 2018
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 81-117
• Series Title: Understanding complex systems
• Series ISSN: 1860-0840
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Book Title: Simulating social complexity: a handbook
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 978-3-319-66947-2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66948-9_6
• Keywords: Agent Based Social Simulation; Software Engineering; Model Development; Formal Approach; Unified Modelling Language; Normative Comparison; Office Environment
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/896782
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-66948-9_6
• Contract Date: Jan 4, 2018