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We propose a novel approach to the statistical analysis of stochastic simulation models and, especially, agent-based models (ABMs). Our main goal is to provide fully automated, model-independent and tool-supported techniques and algorithms…

General Economics · Economics 2023-11-09 Andrea Vandin , Daniele Giachini , Francesco Lamperti , Francesca Chiaromonte

This paper proposes a pilot-aware, degeneracy-driven Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) framework for distributed resource allocation in RSMA-enabled multi-user MIMO systems under imperfect Channel State Information (CSI) and residual Successive…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-06 Sayanti Ghosh , Indrakshi Dey , Nicola Marchetti

This paper addresses the load restoration problem after power outage events. Our primary proposed methodology is using multi-agent deep reinforcement learning to optimize the load restoration process in distribution systems, modeled as…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-25 Linh Vu , Tuyen Vu , Thanh-Long Vu , Anurag Srivastava

In multi-agent systems, agents need to interact and collaborate with other agents in environments. Agent modeling is crucial to facilitate agent interactions and make adaptive cooperation strategies. However, it is challenging for agents to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Baofu Fang , Caiming Zheng , Hao Wang

Computational disease modeling plays a crucial role in understanding and controlling the transmission of infectious diseases. While agent-based models (ABMs) provide detailed insights into individual dynamics, accurately replicating human…

We present a new method of training energy-based models (EBMs) for anomaly detection that leverages low-dimensional structures within data. The proposed algorithm, Manifold Projection-Diffusion Recovery (MPDR), first perturbs a data point…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Sangwoong Yoon , Young-Uk Jin , Yung-Kyun Noh , Frank C. Park

Agent Based Models (ABMs) have emerged as a powerful tool for investigating complex social interactions, particularly in the context of public health and infectious disease investigation. In an effort to enhance the conventional ABM,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Sijin Zhang , Alvaro Orsi , Lei Chen

Emergency departments (ED) face challenges in patient care and resource management. We propose to explore optimization strategies in a realistic and flexible model and develop a hybrid Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and Agent-Based Model…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Markus Wenzel , Tobias Strapatsas , Jessika Kress , Dorothea Sauer , Nele Gessler , Horst K. Hahn

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic drove a widespread, often uncoordinated effort by research groups to develop mathematical models of SARS-CoV-2 to study its spread and inform control efforts. The urgent demand for insight at the outset of…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2023-06-21 Alexander N. Pillai , Kok Ben Toh , Dianela Perdomo , Sanjana Bhargava , Arlin Stoltzfus , Ira M. Longini , Carl A. B. Pearson , Thomas J. Hladish

Critical infrastructures face demanding challenges due to natural and human-generated threats, such as pandemics, workforce shortages or cyber-attacks, which might severely compromise service quality. To improve system resilience,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-02-11 David Carramiñana , Ana M. Bernardos , Juan A. Besada , José R. Casar

The paper develops a stochastic Agent-Based Model (ABM) mimicking the spread of infectious diseases in geographical domains. The model is designed to simulate the spatiotemporal spread of SARS-CoV2 disease, known as COVID-19. Our…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-07-28 Masoud Jalayer , Carlotta Orsenigo , Carlo Vercellis

Background: Many biological systems are modeled qualitatively with discrete models, such as probabilistic Boolean networks, logical models, Petri nets, and agent-based models, with the goal to gain a better understanding of the system. The…

Gaining timely and reliable situation awareness after hazard events such as a hurricane is crucial to emergency managers and first responders. One effective way to achieve that goal is through damage assessment. Recently, disaster…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-12-17 Quoc Dung Cao , Youngjun Choe

Emerging infectious diseases and climate change are two of the major challenges in 21st century. Although over the past decades, highly-resolved mathematical models have contributed in understanding dynamics of infectious diseases and are…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-10-13 Julia Bicker , René Schmieding , Michael Meyer-Hermann , Martin J. Kühn

This work outlines the modeling steps for developing a tool aimed at supporting policymakers in guiding policies toward more sustainable wheat production. In the agricultural sector,policies affect a highly diverse set of farms, which…

General Economics · Economics 2025-10-03 Gianfranco Giuloni , Edmondo Di Giuseppe , Arianna Di Paola

Running agent-based models (ABMs) is a burdensome computational task, specially so when considering the flexibility ABMs intrinsically provide. This paper uses a bundle of model configuration parameters along with obtained results from a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-01-14 Bernardo Alves Furtado

Accurate prediction of evacuation behavior is critical for disaster preparedness, yet models trained in one region often fail elsewhere. Using a multi-state hurricane evacuation survey, we show this failure goes beyond feature distribution…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Xiao Qian , Shangjia Dong

Agent-based epidemic models (ABMs) encode behavioral and policy heterogeneity but are too slow for nightly hospital planning. We develop county-ready surrogates that learn directly from exascale ABM trajectories using Universal Differential…

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a well-established paradigm for simulating complex systems via interactions between constituent entities. Machine learning (ML) refers to approaches whereby statistical algorithms 'learn' from data on their…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2022-11-10 Nikita Sivakumar , Cameron Mura , Shayn M. Peirce

Addictive behavior spreads through social networks via feedback among choice, peer pressure, and shifting ties, a process that eludes standard epidemic models. We present a comprehensive multi-state network model that integrates…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-30 Hsuan-Wei Lee , Yi-Hsuan Huang , Nishant Malik