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Developed bySanta Fe Institute researchers
Founded1990s
Use casemodeling complex systems through autonomous agents
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Agent-Based Modeling

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Computational modeling approach simulating actions and interactions of autonomous agents to assess system effects.

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Emergent behavior from individual agent interactions○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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computational platform○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Programming languages like Java, Python, or NetLogo○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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primary use case

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modeling complex systems through autonomous agents○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Simulating complex systems through autonomous agent interactions○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Simulating complex systems through autonomous agents○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Epidemiological modeling and disease spread simulation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
epidemiological modeling○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Social behavior and crowd dynamics modeling○UnverifiedHighFresh1
social science research○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Economic market simulation and analysis○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
economic modeling○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports model

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multi-agent systems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
cellular automata○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports domain

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implemented in

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NetLogo○UnverifiedHighFresh1
MESA Python framework○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
AnyLogic○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports analysis

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Bottom-up system analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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NetLogo modeling environment○UnverifiedHighFresh1
NetLogo○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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MASON simulation toolkit○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

based on

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Complex systems theory○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Complex Adaptive Systems theory○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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System Dynamics modeling○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Discrete Event Simulation○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

originated from

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Santa Fe Institute research○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

developed by

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Santa Fe Institute researchers○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

founded year

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1990s○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports protocol

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FIPA Agent Communication Language○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

NetLogo modeling environmentNetLogoAnyLogic simulation softwareAnyLogicMASON simulation toolkit

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