Title
Optimization of Agent-Based Models: Scaling Methods and Heuristic Algorithms.
Abstract
Questions concerning how one can influence an agent-based model in order to best achieve some specific goal are optimization problems. In many models, the number of possible control inputs is too large to be enumerated by computers; hence methods must be developed in order to find solutions that do not require a search of the entire solution space. Model reduction techniques are introduced and a statistical measure for model similarity is proposed. Heuristic methods can be effective in solving multi-objective optimization problems. A framework for model reduction and heuristic optimization is applied to two representative models, indicating its applicability to a wide range of agent-based models. Results from data analysis, model reduction, and algorithm performance are assessed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.18564/jasss.2472
JASSS-THE JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL SIMULATION
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Agent-Based Modeling,Optimization,Statistical Test,Genetic Algorithms,Reduction
Journal
17
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1460-7425
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Matthew Oremland120.74
Reinhard C. Laubenbacher29111.98