Abstract
Agent-based models, perhaps more than other models, feature large numbers of parameters and potentially generate vast quantities of results data. This paper shows through the FEARLUS-G project (an ESRC e-Social Science Initiative Pilot Demonstrator Project) how deploying an agent-based model on the Semantic Grid facilitates international collaboration on investigations using such a model, and contributes to establishing rigorous working practices with agent-based models as part of good science in social simulation. The experimental workflow is described explicitly using an ontology, and a Semantic Grid service with a web interface implements the workflow. Users are able to compare their parameter settings and results, and relate their work with the model to wider scientific debate.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsThis work was funded by grants from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, and the Economic and Social Research Council (Award Reference: RES-149-25-0011). This paper contains material from papers presented at ESSA 2005 (Polhill et al. 2005) and ICeSS 2005 (Edwards et al. 2005; Pignotti et al. 2005b).
Keywords
- agent-based social simulation
- experiments
- ontologies
- replication
- semantic grid
