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Riots originating during, or in the aftermath of, sports events can incur significant costs in damages, as well as large-scale panic and injuries. A mathematical description of sports riots is therefore sought to better understand their…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-04-27 Alastair J. Clements , Nabil T. Fadai

We address the problem of a participatory decision-making process where a shared priority list of alternatives has to be obtained while avoiding inconsistent decisions. An agent-based model (ABM) is proposed to mimic this process in…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-11-23 Michela Le Pira , Giuseppe Inturri , Matteo Ignaccolo , Alessandro Pluchino , Andrea Rapisarda

Identifying and quantifying factors influencing human decision making remains an outstanding challenge, impacting the performance and predictability of social and technological systems. In many cases, system failures are traced to human…

Identifying factors that affect human decision making and quantifying their influence remain essential and challenging tasks for the design and implementation of social and technological communication systems. We report results of a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-12-02 Chantal Nguyen , Fangqiu Han , Kimberly J. Schlesinger , Izzeddin Gür , Jean M. Carlson

Bushfire is one of the major natural disasters that cause huge losses to livelihoods and the environment. Understanding and analyzing the severity of bushfires is crucial for effective management and mitigation strategies, helping to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Shouthiri Partheepan , Farzad Sanati , Jahan Hassan

Agent-based modelling (ABM) is a facet of wider Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) research that explores the collective behaviour of individual `agents', and the implications that their behaviour and interactions have for wider systemic behaviour.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-10-14 Nick Malleson , Mark Birkin , Daniel Birks , Jiaqi Ge , Alison Heppenstall , Ed Manley , Josie McCulloch , Patricia Ternes

In recent years crowd modeling has become increasingly important both in the computer games industry and in emergency simulation. This paper discusses some aspects of what has been accomplished in this field, from social sciences to the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2013-03-20 João E. Almeida , Rosaldo J. F. Rosseti , António Leça Coelho

The phenomenon of brain drain, that is the emigration of highly skilled people, has many undesirable effects, particularly for developing countries. In this study, an agent-based model is developed to understand the dynamics of such…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-03-30 Furkan Gürsoy , Bertan Badur

Crowd evacuation simulation is critical for enhancing public safety, and demanded for realistic virtual environments. Current mainstream evacuation models overlook the complex human behaviors that occur during evacuation, such as pedestrian…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Xiaolin Liu , Tianyi Zhou , Hongbo Kang , Jian Ma , Ziwen Wang , Jing Huang , Wenguo Weng , Yu-Kun Lai , Kun Li

Integrating theoretical neuroscience, decision theory, and probabilistic inference offers a promising route to understanding human cognition, yet concrete methodological bridges between agentic AI models and behavioral data analysis remain…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2026-05-01 Dirk Ostwald , Rasmus Bruckner , Franziska Usée , Belinda Fleischmann , Joram Soch , Sean Mulready

Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency and intensity under climate change, but the socio-behavioral mechanisms that shape community resilience remain insufficiently understood. This study uses a Large Language Model-enhanced…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2026-05-18 Yuanhao Liu , Yuanfei Liu , Tian Lu , Hengyang Zhang , Zuowei Wang , Ying Dai

Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) has emerged as an essential tool for simulating social networks, encompassing diverse phenomena such as information dissemination, influence dynamics, and community formation. However, manually configuring varied…

Agent-based modeling (ABM) provides a powerful framework for exploring how individual behaviors and interactions give rise to collective social dynamics. However, most ABMs rely on handcrafted or parameterized agent rules that are not…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Abdul Sittar , Miha Cesnovar , Alenka Gucek , Marko Grobelnik

Climate governance processes involve complex interactions between heterogeneous citizens, advocacy groups, media actors, and political decision-makers. While agent-based models (ABMs) have been widely used to study environmental policy and…

Quantifying uncertainties in collective human behavior and decision making is crucial for ensuring public health and safety, enabling effective disaster response, informing the design of transportation and communication networks, and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-12-02 Kimberly J. Schlesinger , Chantal Nguyen , Imtiaz Ali , Jean M. Carlson

Simulation models of pedestrian dynamics have become an invaluable tool for evacuation planning. Typically crowds are assumed to stream unidirectionally towards a safe area. Simulated agents avoid collisions through mechanisms that belong…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-10-08 Benedikt Kleinmeier , Gerta Köster , John Drury

We present an agent-based model (ABM) simulating proactive community adaptation to climate change in an urban context. The model is applied to Bergen, Norway, represented as a complex socio-ecological system. It integrates multiple agent…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Önder Gürcan , David Eric John Herbert , F. LeRon Shults , Christopher Frantz , Ivan Puga-Gonzalez

Accurately simulating human opinion dynamics is crucial for understanding a variety of societal phenomena, including polarization and the spread of misinformation. However, the agent-based models (ABMs) commonly used for such simulations…

Most modern agent-based evacuation models involve interactions between evacuees. However, the assumed reasons for interactions and portrayal of them may be overly simple. Research from social psychology suggests that people interact and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-10-25 Anne Templeton , Hui Xie , Steve Gwynne , Aoife Hunt , Pete Thompson , Gerta Köster

Agent-based models (ABM) are gaining traction as one of the most powerful modelling tools within the social sciences. They are particularly suited to simulating complex systems. Despite many methodological advances within ABM, one of the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-03-27 Le-Minh Kieu , Nicolas Malleson , Alison Heppenstall