Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation platforms
Agent-Based Models (ABMs) is increasingly being used for exploring and supporting decision making about social science scenarios involving modelling of human agents. However existing agent-based simulation platforms (e.g., SWARM, Repast) provide limited support for the simulation of more complex cog...
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| author | Singh, Dhirendra Padgham, Lin Logan, Brian |
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| description | Agent-Based Models (ABMs) is increasingly being used for exploring and supporting decision making about social science scenarios involving modelling of human agents. However existing agent-based simulation platforms (e.g., SWARM, Repast) provide limited support for the simulation of more complex cognitive agents required by such scenarios. We present a framework that allows Belief-Desire Intention (BDI) cognitive agents to be embedded in an ABM system. Architecturally, this means that the "brains" of an agent can be modelled in the BDI system in the usual way, while the "body" exists in the ABM system. The architecture is exible in that the ABM can still have non-BDI agents in the simulation, and the BDI-side can have agents that do not have a physical counterpart (such as an organisation). The framework addresses a key integration challenge of coupling event-based BDI systems, with time-stepped ABM systems. Our framework is modular and supports integration off-the-shelf BDI systems with off-the-shelf ABM systems. The framework is Open Source, and all integrations and applications are available for use by the modelling community. |
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| spelling | nottingham-323882020-05-04T17:41:15Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32388/ Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation platforms Singh, Dhirendra Padgham, Lin Logan, Brian Agent-Based Models (ABMs) is increasingly being used for exploring and supporting decision making about social science scenarios involving modelling of human agents. However existing agent-based simulation platforms (e.g., SWARM, Repast) provide limited support for the simulation of more complex cognitive agents required by such scenarios. We present a framework that allows Belief-Desire Intention (BDI) cognitive agents to be embedded in an ABM system. Architecturally, this means that the "brains" of an agent can be modelled in the BDI system in the usual way, while the "body" exists in the ABM system. The architecture is exible in that the ABM can still have non-BDI agents in the simulation, and the BDI-side can have agents that do not have a physical counterpart (such as an organisation). The framework addresses a key integration challenge of coupling event-based BDI systems, with time-stepped ABM systems. Our framework is modular and supports integration off-the-shelf BDI systems with off-the-shelf ABM systems. The framework is Open Source, and all integrations and applications are available for use by the modelling community. Springer Verlag 2016-03-19 Article PeerReviewed Singh, Dhirendra, Padgham, Lin and Logan, Brian (2016) Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation platforms. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems . pp. 1-22. ISSN 1387-2532 BDI ; Agent-Based Modelling ; Simulation ; Integration http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10458-016-9332-x doi:10.1007/s10458-016-9332-x doi:10.1007/s10458-016-9332-x |
| spellingShingle | BDI ; Agent-Based Modelling ; Simulation ; Integration Singh, Dhirendra Padgham, Lin Logan, Brian Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation platforms |
| title | Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation
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| title_full | Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation
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| title_fullStr | Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation
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| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation
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| title_short | Integrating BDI agents with Agent-based simulation
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| title_sort | integrating bdi agents with agent-based simulation
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| topic | BDI ; Agent-Based Modelling ; Simulation ; Integration |
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