Technical Forum Group
on
Agent and Multi-agent-based Simulation
 
1^st meeting colocated with Eumas'10
in Paris, France, 15 December 2010

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Following the tradition of Agent Link Technical Forum Groups, we announce the first edition of a Simulation Technical Forum Group (TFGSIM) focussing discussions on methodological and technical aspects of agent- and multi-agent-based simulation. We will work on identification of and solution suggestions for challenges of agent- and multi-agent-based simulation. We also want to establish links between members of the agent-based simulation community which could lead to common research activities and projects.

Topics of interest are (but are not limited to):

• Can modelers creativity be supported by engineering?
• What are the particular challenges in agent-based simulation engineering?
• Suggestions for design, testing, calibration, verification and validation strategies, methods, tools?
• Can we come up with a shared meta model of an agent-based simulation model?
• Challenges and solutions for multi-scale modeling?
• Can AOSE specification languages be used for simulations?
• Is a simulation problem more than just a particular set of requirements?
• What kind of AOSE models for supporting Agent-based simulation design?
• How can we systematically involve human experts and stakeholders?
• What kind of tools do we need for supporting agent-based simulation and modelling?
• What are the particular properties that a modeller must be able to expect from a simulation platform/engine?

Preliminary Program

The meeting will be held on December 15^th at University of Pierre and marie Curie (UMPC), in Jussieu, in Paris, France, near the location where EUMAS 2010 will be held directly after the Technical Fora.

The initial agenda for this meeting plans sessions with talks focussed on particular challenges followed by a general panel session:

• In the first part, a small number of focussed presentations will be given followed by discussions on the topics raised by the presentations.
• In the second one, a broad panel-like discussion on most relevant topics for participants will be held.

The speakers for each panel are to be selected and will be announced through this web site. Suggestions are welcome.

Schedule, contributions (both in form of papers and presentation slides) and other working documents will also be published on the related web pages.

Contributions

Participants are strongly encouraged to submit position papers.

The deadline for contributions related to talks to be held during the meeting is November 20^th 2010.

Papers should be sent to the working group chairs (see contact).

They will be made available for all participants well before the meeting in order to prepare discussions. We accept position papers, papers illustrating new researches in the area as well as any other scientific relevant contribution (also demonstration of prototypes) in the area the above listed topics or others suitable for discussing in the frame of the TFG. There will be no formal proceedings therefore already published papers are welcome too (provided that in this way no existing copyright is infringed). The format and length of position papers are open.

Registration for TFGSIM is free. Unfortunately, there will be no funding for attendants in this edition. For any question or comment, do not hesitate to contact the TFGSIM chairs or the chairs of the main event (see the 7^th Agent Technical Fora web site).

 

See you in Paris,

Franziska & Carole

Simulation TFG