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Dynamically Tracking the Real World in an Agent-Based Model

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Computational Social Science (CSS) models are most commonly used to articulate theories and explore their implications. As they become more mature, they are also valuable in monitoring real-world situations. Such applications require models to be linked to dynamic real-world data in real time. This paper explores this distinction in a specific application that tracks crowd violence in an urban setting.

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    H. Van Dyke Parunak

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    S. Hugh Brooks

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    Sven Brueckner & Ravi Gupta

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Parunak, H.V.D., Brooks, S.H., Brueckner, S., Gupta, R. (2014). Dynamically Tracking the Real World in an Agent-Based Model. In: Alam, S., Parunak, H. (eds) Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XIV. MABS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8235. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54783-6_1

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