Multi-Agent-Based Simulation VII: International Workshop, MABS 2006, Hakodate, Japan, May 8, 2006, Revised and Invited Papers

Takao Terano (auth.), Luis Antunes, Keiki Takadama (eds.)9783540765363, 3540765360

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation, MABS 2006, held in Hakodate, Japan, May 8, 2006 as an associated event of AAMAS 2006, the main international conference on autonomous agents and multi-agent systems.The 12 revised full papers presented together with 3 short papers and 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in topical sections on Empirical Cross Studies, Experimental Ecology, Experimental Economics, Foundations and Methodologies, Learning and Social Dependence.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
Exploring the Vast Parameter Space of Multi-Agent Based Simulation….Pages 1-14
Applications of Agent Based Simulation….Pages 15-27
Analyzing Dynamics of Peer-to-Peer Communication -From Questionnaire Surveys to Agent-Based Simulation….Pages 28-40
Modeling Human Education Data: From Equation-Based Modeling to Agent-Based Modeling….Pages 41-56
Contrasting a System Dynamics Model and an Agent-Based Model of Food Web Evolution….Pages 57-68
Roost Size for Multilevel Selection of Altruism Among Vampire Bats….Pages 69-79
Tactical Exploration of Tax Compliance Decisions in Multi-agent Based Simulation….Pages 80-95
Learning to Use a Perishable Good as Money….Pages 96-111
A Holonic Approach to Model and Deploy Large Scale Simulations….Pages 112-127
Concurrent Modeling of Alternative Worlds with Polyagents….Pages 128-141
Integrating Learning and Inference in Multi-agent Systems Using Cognitive Context….Pages 142-155
Can Agents Acquire Human-Like Behaviors in a Sequential Bargaining Game? – Comparison of Roth’s and Q-Learning Agents –….Pages 156-171
Quantifying Degrees of Dependence in Social Dependence Relations….Pages 172-187
Back Matter….Pages –