This thesis analyses the conception and measurement of complexity and then applies it to
some aspects of formal languages. It starts with a review of the philosophy of modelling. It …

This article provides an overview of the social simulation approach to the study of social
phenomena. We focus especially on the relevance of heterogeneity of social behavior and …

In order to deal with an increasingly complex world, we need ever more sophisticated
computational models that can help us make decisions wisely and understand the potential …

The label of “complexity” often performs much the same role as that of the name of a
desirable residential area in Estate Agent's advertisements. It is applied to many items …

How one builds, checks, validates and interprets a model depends on its 'purpose'. This is
true even if the same model is used for different purposes, which means that a model built …

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(ODD) protocol for describing Individual-and Agent-Based Models (ABMs) is now widely …

A new approach is suggested under the slogan “Keep it Descriptive Stupid”(KIDS) that
encapsulates a trend in increasingly descriptive agent-based social simulation. The KIDS …

Over two years ago in this journal I challenged the memetics community to meet three
challenges (Edmonds 2002). My prediction was that if these were not substantially met that …

A published simulation model (Riolo et al. 2001) was replicated in two independent
implementations so that the results as well as the conceptual design align. This double …

Agent-based simulation modeling enables the construction of formal models that
simultaneously can be microvalidated against accounts of individual behavior and …