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Assessing Multi-agent Simulations – Inspiration through Application

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Highlights on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 156))

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The application of multi-agent simulations in practical decision support and training gains relevance as technological advances improve computational performance, user interfaces and visualizations. This paper describes the life cycle of one such application, the airline revenue management simulation system REMATE. It highlights the way in which issues of verification, validation and acceptance were treated when implementing and applying REMATE. Feedback loops linking the system, practitioners and researchers are illustrated. Challenges with regard to the required balance of parsimony and realism required from the underlying model are summarized and critically assessed. The paper suggests that through the diverging or additional requirements of practical application, challenges and opportunities for further research in the field of multi-agent simulations arise.

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  1. Freie Universität Berlin, Garystr. 21, Berlin, Germany

    Catherine Cleophas

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  1. Escuela Universitaria de Informática, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Compañía 5, Salamanca, 37002, Spain

    Javier Bajo Pérez

  2. , Facultad de Informática, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Compañía 5, Salamanca, 37002, Spain

    Miguel A. Sánchez

  3. Technologies de Lille, LIFL UMR CNRS 8022, Université des Sciences et, Bâtiment M3 (extension), Villeneuve d’Ascq, 59655, France

    Philippe Mathieu

  4. Faculty of Science, Department of Computing Science, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado Rodríguez

  5. , LAMIH (UMR CNRS 8530), Universite de Valenciennes, Le Mont Houy, Valenciennes, 59313, France

    Emmanuel Adam

  6. , Departamento de Ingeniería, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain

    Alfonso Ortega

  7. Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    María N. Moreno

  8. , Departamento de Informática, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, 02071, Spain

    Elena Navarro

  9. EBTIC, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi Campus, Abu Dhabi, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Benjamin Hirsch

  10. , Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto, 4200-465, Portugal

    Henrique Lopes-Cardoso

  11. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain

    Vicente Julián

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Cleophas, C. (2012). Assessing Multi-agent Simulations – Inspiration through Application. In: Pérez, J., et al. Highlights on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 156. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28762-6_20

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