Agent Based Modelling and Simulation tools: A review of the state-of-art software

Abar, Sameera1; Theodoropoulos, Georgios K.2; Lemarinier, Pierre3; O'Hare, Gregory M. P.4

2017-05

10.1016/j.cosrev.2017.03.001

Computer Science Review   影响因子和分区

1574-0137

1876-7745

The key intent of this work is to present a comprehensive comparative literature survey of the state-of-art in software agent-based computing technology and its incorporation within the modelling and simulation domain. The original contribution of this survey is two-fold: (1) Present a concise characterization of almost the entire spectrum of agent-based modelling and simulation tools, thereby highlighting the salient features, merits, and shortcomings of such multi-faceted application software; this article covers eighty five agent-based toolkits that may assist the system designers and developers with common tasks, such as constructing agent-based models and portraying the real-time simulation outputs in tabular/graphical formats and visual recordings. (2) Provide a usable reference that aids engineers, researchers, learners and academicians in readily selecting an appropriate agent-based modelling and simulation toolkit for designing and developing their system models and prototypes, cognizant of both their expertise and those requirements of their application domain. In a nutshell, a significant synthesis of Agent Based Modelling and Simulation (ABMS) resources has been performed in this review that stimulates further investigation into this topic. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Software agent Agent Based Modelling and Simulation (ABMS) tools Multi-agent computing Modelling complex systems Swarm intelligence Artificial life / social science simulations

ESCI ; EI ; SCI

英语

ESI高被引

其他

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology[] ; Irish Research Council[]

Computer Science

Computer Science, Software Engineering

WOS:000405622300002

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

20171403537046

Application programs ; Arts computing ; Autonomous agents ; Computational methods ; Software agents ; Software prototyping ; Surveys ; Swarm intelligence

Computer Software, Data Handling and Applications:723

Web of Science

1.Univ Coll Dublin, IBM Res, Sch Comp Sci, Dublin 4, Ireland;
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Shenzhen, Peoples R China;
3.IBM Res, High Performance Syst Grp, Dublin 15, Ireland;
4.Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Comp Sci, Dublin 4, Ireland

Abar, Sameera,Theodoropoulos, Georgios K.,Lemarinier, Pierre,et al. Agent Based Modelling and Simulation tools: A review of the state-of-art software[J]. Computer Science Review,2017,24:13-33.

Abar, Sameera,Theodoropoulos, Georgios K.,Lemarinier, Pierre,&O'Hare, Gregory M. P..(2017).Agent Based Modelling and Simulation tools: A review of the state-of-art software.Computer Science Review,24,13-33.

Abar, Sameera,et al."Agent Based Modelling and Simulation tools: A review of the state-of-art software".Computer Science Review 24(2017):13-33.