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Simulation

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Multiagent Engineering

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Multiagent simulation applies the concepts of multiagent systems to simulation. It is a perfect means to represent and examine emergent effects in distributed systems. Multiagent simulation models may be used to gain insights into system interdependencies, to make predictions and also for testing software systems. This chapter introduces the basic concepts and tools for agent based simulation and shows the possibilities of agent based simulation by means of the particular tool SeSAm. Extensions are presented that allow using multi agent simulation as an evaluation testbed for agent based application systems.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Künstliche Intelligenz und Angewandte Informatik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg

    Rainer Herrler & Franziska Klügl

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  1. Wirtschaftsinformatik II (510 O), Universität Hohenheim, Schwerzstraße 35, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany

    Stefan Kirn

  2. Technologie-Zentrum Informatik, Universität Bremen, Am Fallturm 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Otthein Herzog

  3. Institut für Programmstrukturen und Datenorganisation (IPD), Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Am Fasanengarten 5, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Peter Lockemann

  4. Lehrstuhl für Informatik 4, RWTH Aachen, Ahornstraße 55, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Otto Spaniol

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Herrler, R., Klügl, F. (2006). Simulation. In: Kirn, S., Herzog, O., Lockemann, P., Spaniol, O. (eds) Multiagent Engineering. International Handbooks on Information Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32062-8_27

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