SIMENV: A dynamic simulation environment for heterogeneous agents

Meyer, David and Buchta, Christian (2003) SIMENV: A dynamic simulation environment for heterogeneous agents. Working Papers SFB "Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science", 100. SFB Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna.

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Abstract

We introduce a generic simulation framework suitable for agent-based simulations featuring the support of heterogeneous agents, hierarchical scheduling, and flexible specification of design parameters. One key aspect of this framework is the design specification: we use a format based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML) that is simple-structured yet still enables the design of flexible models, with the possibility of varying both agent population and parameterization. Further, the tool allows the defi- nition of communication channels to single or groups of agents, and handles the information exchange. Also, both (groups of) agents and communications channels can be added and removed at runtime by the agents, thus allowing dynamic settings with the agent population and/or communication structures varying during the simulation time. A second issue in agent-based simulations, especially when readymade components are used, is the heterogeneity arising from both the agents' implementations and the underlying platforms: for this, we introduce a wrapper technique for mapping the functionality of agents living in an interpreter-based environment to a standardized JAVA interface, thus facilitating the task for any control mechanism (like a simulation manager). Again, this mapping is made by an XML-based definition format. (author's abstract)

Item Type:	Paper
Keywords:	Simulation / Agent <Informatik> / XML / Wirtschaftsmodell
Divisions:	Departments > Informationsverarbeitung u Prozessmanag. > Produktionsmanagement > Taudes Departments > Finance, Accounting and Statistics > Statistics and Mathematics Departments > Marketing > Service Marketing und Tourismus Departments > Informationsverarbeitung u Prozessmanag. > Informationswirtschaft
Depositing User:	Repository Administrator
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2003 10:19
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2019 00:41
URI:	https://epub.wu.ac.at/id/eprint/1102

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