BWSS 2010 - Social simulation has a
dialectical relationship to Artificial Intelligence, in general, and
Multi-agent Systems, in particular. It is both an area for the application
of methods, techniques and technologies of AI and MAS, as well as a source
of inspiration for new theories, models and methods for AI and MAS, as it
draws upon the theories, models and methods of the social sciences
(anthropology, sociology, political science, economy, government,
management, etc.).
This two-day workshop will address theoretical,
methodological, technical and instrumental issues concerning the area of
simulation of social systems. The workshop will thus have an
interdisciplinary character. Theories and models of societies and smaller
social systems that embody a computational concern are at the center of
area. Micro-level and macro-level issues concerning structures and processes
at the social and individual levels, as well as the mutual influence between
such conceptual levels, and problems of upward and downward causation
between them should also be contemplated.
Techniques, tools and computational environments for the
simulation of those models, specially those based on agent and multi-agent
technology, and AI methods in general, should be of primary concern.
Application of social simulation to the various areas of social sciences
(anthropology, sociology, political science, economy, government,
management, etc.) should also be of interest to the audience. |
