A Systematic View of Agent-supported Simulation - Past, Present, and Promising Future

Tuncer Ören, Levent Yilmaz, Nasser Ghasem-Aghaee

2014

Abstract

Agent-supported simulation involves the use of intelligent agents to enhance modeling and simulation (M&S) infrastructures and consists of support by software agents: (1) to provide computer assistance for front-end and/or backend interface functions in M&S environments; (2) to process elements of an M&S study symbolically (for example, for consistency checks and built-in reliability); and (3) to provide cognitive abilities to the elements of an M&S study, such as perception, anticipation, learning or understanding abilities. Several aspects of agent-supported simulation are clarified and references are provided.

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Ören T., Yilmaz L. and Ghasem-Aghaee N. (2014). A Systematic View of Agent-supported Simulation - Past, Present, and Promising Future . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-038-3, pages 497-506. DOI: 10.5220/0005138804970506


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@conference{simultech14,
author={Tuncer Ören and Levent Yilmaz and Nasser Ghasem-Aghaee},
title={A Systematic View of Agent-supported Simulation - Past, Present, and Promising Future},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2014},
pages={497-506},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005138804970506},
isbn={978-989-758-038-3},
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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - A Systematic View of Agent-supported Simulation - Past, Present, and Promising Future
SN - 978-989-758-038-3
AU - Ören T.
AU - Yilmaz L.
AU - Ghasem-Aghaee N.
PY - 2014
SP - 497
EP - 506
DO - 10.5220/0005138804970506