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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS

"SIMULATION OF COMPLEX SOCIAL SYSTEMS" (SICOSSYS 2011) Workshop/Paper Track at the Summer Computer Simulation Conference 2011 (SCSC ‘11) SUMMER COMPUTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE 27-30 June 2011, World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands http://www.msc-les.org/conf/summersim2011/SCSC2011/index_file/Page436.htm

TRACK DESCRIPTION

Agent-oriented modelling provides a conceptual framework for analysis and simulation of complex social systems. This comes from the fact that agent-related concepts allow the representation of organizational and behavioural aspects of individuals in a society and their interactions.

This has motivated in the last years the development of a wide range of software languages/shells/libraries to simulate agent-based models. This workshop intends to promote discussion on theories, methods, and tools for agent-based modelling and simulation of complex social systems. This discussion should lead to the identification of key research issues in this novel domain:

1. Complexity and Agent-Based Simulation. Simulation of complex systems. Simulation of ABM and GIS, Social Networks, Human-subject experimentation. Contributions from Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics. ABM for policy-makers.

2. Conceptual and Methodological issues concerning the social sciences practitioners. Threats and opportunities for computer scientists and social scientists cooperation. Rigour and Replication in social simulation. Statistical and Software validation.

3. Scalability of agent-based simulations. Limitations for Agent-Based Simulation. Is there a need for a grid-based agent-based simulation platform?

Authors must strictly follow SCSC guidelines for paper submission.

http://www.msc-les.org/conf/summersim2011/SCSC2011/index_file/AuthorsInstructions.htm