All Outputs (75)

Organisational plasticity: a community modelling experience (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Secchi, D., Siebers, P.-O., & Herath, D. B. (2018, August). Organisational plasticity: a community modelling experience. Paper presented at Social Simulation Conference 2018 (SSC 2018), Stockholm, Sweden

This article is concerned with an attempt to provide a conceptual definition of organisational plasticity together with the means to operationalise it. Broadly speaking, this is the ability to implement or to divest change through a fluid adaptation... Read More about Organisational plasticity: a community modelling experience.

An agent-based model for false belief tasks: Belief Representation Systematic Approach (BRSA) (2018)
Book Chapter
Yousefi, Z., Heinke, D., Apperly, I., & Siebers, P.-O. (2018). An agent-based model for false belief tasks: Belief Representation Systematic Approach (BRSA). In Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling. SBP-BRiMS 2018 (111-126). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93372-6_14

A meaningful social life relies on understanding others’ minds and behaviours. The ability to reason about an individual’s mental states such as beliefs and desires, and to understand and predict how these mental states shape an individual’s behaviou... Read More about An agent-based model for false belief tasks: Belief Representation Systematic Approach (BRSA).

A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mashuk, M. S., Pinchin, J., Siebers, P.-O., & Moore, T. (in press). A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection.

At present there is a lot of research being done simulating building environment with artificial agents and predicting energy usage and other building performance related factors that helps to promote understanding of more sustainable buildings. To u... Read More about A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection.

Proposal of a design pattern for embedding the concept of social forces in human centric simulation models (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siebers, P.-O., Deng, Y., Thaler, J., Schnädelbach, H., & Özcan, E. (2018). Proposal of a design pattern for embedding the concept of social forces in human centric simulation models. In A. Anagnostou, M. Fakhimi, R. Meskarian, & D. Robertson (Eds.), Proceedings of the Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2018 (SW18) (88-97)

There exist many papers that explain the social force model and its application for modelling pedestrian dynamics. None of these papers, however, explains how to implement the social force model in order to use it for systems simulation studies. In t... Read More about Proposal of a design pattern for embedding the concept of social forces in human centric simulation models.

On the multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants in buildings (2018)
Journal Article
Chapman, J., Siebers, P., & Robinson, D. (2018). On the multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants in buildings. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 11(5), 604-621. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2017.1417483

This paper introduces a new general platform for the simulation of occupants’ presence and behaviours. Called No-MASS (Nottingham Multi-Agent Stochastic Simulation), this generates a synthetic population of agents, predicts their presence and, in t... Read More about On the multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants in buildings.

What software engineering has to offer to agent-based social simulation (2017)
Book Chapter
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.). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66948-9_6

© 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 develop... Read More about What software engineering has to offer to agent-based social simulation.

The Art of Iterating: Update-Strategies in Agent-Based Simulation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thaler, J., & Siebers, P. (2017). The Art of Iterating: Update-Strategies in Agent-Based Simulation

When developing a model for an Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) it is very important to select the updatestrategy which reflects the semantics of the model as simulation results can vary vastly across different update-strategies. This awareness, we claim... Read More about The Art of Iterating: Update-Strategies in Agent-Based Simulation.

A Novel Modal Shift Modelling Framework for Transport Systems (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Faboya, O. T., Siebers, P.-O., Ryan, B., & Figueredo, G. P. (2017, September). A Novel Modal Shift Modelling Framework for Transport Systems. Paper presented at Social Simulation Conference 2017 (SSC2017), Dublin, Ireland

The challenges from transport modes on human environments, health and economy, have called for investigations into how behavioural changes can be achieved for better resource utilisation. Trip makers' travel demands have been identified, and they inc... Read More about A Novel Modal Shift Modelling Framework for Transport Systems.

Towards Generalized Co-simulation of Urban Energy Systems (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, K., Siebers, P.-O., & Robinson, D. (2016, September). Towards Generalized Co-simulation of Urban Energy Systems. Presented at Urban Transitions Conference, Shanghai, September 2016, Shanghai, China

Maximizing energy conservation, improving energy efficiency and integration and control of renewable energy sources are critical in order to achieve a low carbon future. An integrated modelling system is needed to evaluate and improve energy performa... Read More about Towards Generalized Co-simulation of Urban Energy Systems.

Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chapman, J., Siebers, P., & Robinson, D. (2017). Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation.

This paper introduces a new general platform for the simulation of occupants' presence and behaviours. Called No-MASS (Nottingham Multi-Agent Stochastic Simulation platform) the platform takes a selection of well validated stochastic models to genera... Read More about Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation.

Developing agent-based simulation models for social systems engineering studies: A novel framework and its application to modelling peacebuilding activities (2016)
Book Chapter
Siebers, P.-O., Figueredo, G. P., Hirono, M., & Skatova, A. (2016). Developing agent-based simulation models for social systems engineering studies: A novel framework and its application to modelling peacebuilding activities. In C. Garcia-Diaz, & C. Olaya (Eds.), Social systems engineering: the design of complexity (133-156). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118974414.ch7

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. When looking for a ‘what-if’ analysis tool to support social systems engineering studies, agent-based modelling and simulation should be the method of choice. It is a well-established method for studying human-centric... Read More about Developing agent-based simulation models for social systems engineering studies: A novel framework and its application to modelling peacebuilding activities.

Simulating user learning in authoritative technology adoption: an agent based model for council-led smart meter deployment planning in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, T., Siebers, P.-O., & Aickelin, U. (2016). Simulating user learning in authoritative technology adoption: an agent based model for council-led smart meter deployment planning in the UK. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.02.009

How do technology users effectively transit from having zero knowledge about a technology to making the best use of it after an authoritative technology adoption? This post-adoption user learning has received little research attention in technology m... Read More about Simulating user learning in authoritative technology adoption: an agent based model for council-led smart meter deployment planning in the UK.

Using simulation to assist recruitment in seasonally dependant contact centers (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
May, L., & Siebers, P.-O. (2015). Using simulation to assist recruitment in seasonally dependant contact centers. In 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2015.7408278

The weather is unpredictable and can have a large impact on the profitability of seasonal businesses, particularly if staffing requirements are highly temperature-dependent. In this paper we describe our efforts in developing a what-if analysis tool... Read More about Using simulation to assist recruitment in seasonally dependant contact centers.

Modelling the Effect of Individual Differences in Punishment Sensitivity on Behaviour in a Public Goods Game (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manh Vu, T., Siebers, P., Skatova, A., & Turocy, T. (2015). Modelling the Effect of Individual Differences in Punishment Sensitivity on Behaviour in a Public Goods Game. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation 2015

Previous research on social dilemmas demonstrated that various forms of punishment for free-riding can increase contribution levels in public goods games. The way individual group members react to the possibility of punishment can be also affected by... Read More about Modelling the Effect of Individual Differences in Punishment Sensitivity on Behaviour in a Public Goods Game.

Modelling and simulation of rail passengers to evaluate methods to reduce dwell times (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perkins, A., Ryan, B., & Siebers, P. (2015). Modelling and simulation of rail passengers to evaluate methods to reduce dwell times.

The paper outlines a feasibility study using modelling and simulation to reduce dwell times and increase rail network capacity. We use agent based modelling, where passengers are treated as a separate entities, basing their movements on rules from th... Read More about Modelling and simulation of rail passengers to evaluate methods to reduce dwell times.

Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations: An Introduction (2015)
Journal Article
Siebers, P.-O., & Davidsson, P. (2015). Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations: An Introduction. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18(3), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.2835

This special section on "Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations" aims to represent the current state of the art in using Software Engineering (SE) methods in ABSS. It includes a mixture of theoretically oriented papers that describe frameworks, n... Read More about Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations: An Introduction.

Juxtaposition of System Dynamics and Agent-Based Simulation for a Case Study in Immunosenescence (2015)
Journal Article
Figueredo, G. P., Siebers, P.-O., Aickelin, U., Whitbrook, A., & Garibaldi, J. M. (2015). Juxtaposition of System Dynamics and Agent-Based Simulation for a Case Study in Immunosenescence. PLoS ONE, 10(3), Article e0118359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118359

Advances in healthcare and in the quality of life significantly increase human life expectancy. With the aging of populations, new un-faced challenges are brought to science. The human body is naturally selected to be well-functioning until the age o... Read More about Juxtaposition of System Dynamics and Agent-Based Simulation for a Case Study in Immunosenescence.

Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance (2014)
Book Chapter
Siebers, P.-O., Aickelin, U., Celia, H., & Clegg, C. (2014). Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance. In S. J. Taylor (Ed.), Agent-based modeling and simulation (97-132). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137453648_7

Often models for understanding the impact of management practices on retail performance are developed under the assumption of stability, equilibrium and linearity, whereas retail operations are considered in reality to be dynamic, non-linear and comp... Read More about Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance.

An investigation on test driven discrete event simulation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Asta, S., Özcan, E., & Peer-Olaf, S. (2014). An investigation on test driven discrete event simulation.

This paper deals with the application of modern software development tools on simulation development. Recently, Agile Software Development (ASD) methods enjoy an increasing popularity. eXtreme Programming (XP) techniques, one of the techniques which... Read More about An investigation on test driven discrete event simulation.

Comparing stochastic differential equations and agent-based modelling and simulation for early-stage cancer (2014)
Journal Article
Figueredo, G. P., Siebers, P.-O., Owen, M. R., Reps, J., & Aickelin, U. (2014). Comparing stochastic differential equations and agent-based modelling and simulation for early-stage cancer. PLoS ONE, 9(4), Article e95150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095150

There is great potential to be explored regarding the use of agent-based modelling and simulation as an alternative paradigm to investigate early-stage cancer interactions with the immune system. It does not suffer from some limitations of ordinary d... Read More about Comparing stochastic differential equations and agent-based modelling and simulation for early-stage cancer.