Latest revision as of 19:07, 21 November 2007

[edit] Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources

This is our main page for resources and information on agent-based modeling in general. You are encouraged to help us build this part of the site and keep it current...see the help box below.

User Community | Software | Why, How to do Agent-based Modeling | Domain-Specific Resources | Help

[edit] Community Resources

modelling@swarm.org: The email community of agent-based modelers. This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. We encourage participation by anyone interested in ABMs. For additional information, to see the archives, or to sign up, go here.

SwarmFest. SwarmFest is SDG's annual agent-based modeling conference. SwarmFest is informal, interdisciplinary, non-denominational (users of Repast, NetLogo, etc. and even FORTRAN are welcome), and international. SwarmFest is an excellent place to present new or tentative results, talk about methodological issues, and meet new collaborators.

[edit] Software Resources

Software tools: What platforms are available for programming agent-based models? A fairly up-to-date page of links

Which software platform is best for you? A page of reviews and comparisons of ABM software platforms

Template software is one of the best tools for getting started programming models-it provides simple working code that can be modified as needed. This page provides an extensive series of template models for five platforms: MASON, NetLogo, Repast, and Java and Objective-C Swarm.

Integrated development environments (IDEs) can make it much easier to program and test an ABM. Here is information on using Swarm, Repast, MASON, metaABM and Ascape in IDEs, especially Eclipse.

Speeding up your model. Several tricks for increasing execution speed are now on the Swarm FAQ. Not all are specific to Swarm; and all the techniques using the gcc compiler will work for any language gcc compiles.

[edit] Why and How to do Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling

Should I use an ABM for my research? How would I design it, and apply it to my research problems? Can I do "theory" with an ABM? How do I get started?

A short list of literature on general ABM design and use issues

[edit] Domain-Specific Resources

Our intent is to provide links to "domain central" sites: places where you can find lots of information and links specific to agent-based modeling in one scientific domain.

Some domain-specific links; please add your project.

Leigh Tesfatsion's Agent-based Computational Economics site is an up-to-date, extensive resource for economists.

[edit] Help

How is this section of the wiki organized? If I want to add information to this section, where should I put it? See the relevant section of the Objectives and organization page
Who can contribute to this wiki? How can I register to edit or add pages? How do I edit stuff? See the main page help box.

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-This is our main page for resources and information of use to agent-based modelers in general, not just Swarm users. You are encouraged to add relevant items to this page...see the [[#Help|help box below]].
+This is our main page for resources and information on agent-based modeling in general. You are encouraged to help us build this part of the site and keep it current...see the [[#Help|help box below]].
+<div align="center">[[#User_Community_Resources|User Community]] | [[#Software_Resources|Software]] | [[#Why_and_How_to_do_Agent-based_and_Individual-based_Modeling|Why, How to do Agent-based Modeling]] |
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-==User communities==
+==Community Resources==
-*'''modelling@swarm.org: The electronic community of agent-based modelers.''' This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. We encourage participation by users of any (or no) software platforms. For additional information, too see the archives, or to sign up, [http://www.swarm.org/mailman/listinfo/modelling go here.]'''
+*'''modelling@swarm.org: The email community of agent-based modelers.''' This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. We encourage participation by anyone interested in ABMs. For additional information, to see the archives, or to sign up, [[Swarm:_Mailing_lists|go here.]]'''
+* [[Swarm:_SwarmFest|SwarmFest]]. SwarmFest is SDG's annual agent-based modeling conference. SwarmFest is informal, interdisciplinary, non-denominational (users of Repast, NetLogo, etc. and even FORTRAN are welcome), and international. SwarmFest is an excellent place to present new or tentative results, talk about methodological issues, and meet new collaborators.
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-===Software tools: What is available?===
+==Software Resources==
-* [[Tools_for_Agent-Based_Modelling|A fairly up-to-date page of links to software tools for agent-based modeling]]
-===Reviews and comparisons of ABM software===
+* '''Software tools:''' What platforms are available for programming agent-based models? [[Tools_for_Agent-Based_Modelling|A fairly up-to-date page of links]]
-* [[Software Reviews|Citations for papers or web sites providing comparisons of software platforms]]
+* '''Which software platform''' is best for you? [[Software Reviews|A page of reviews and comparisons of ABM software platforms]]
+*'''Template software''' is one of the best tools for getting started programming models-it provides simple working code that can be modified as needed. [[Software_templates|This page provides an extensive series of template models for five platforms]]: MASON, NetLogo, Repast, and Java and Objective-C Swarm.
+*'''Integrated development environments''' (IDEs) can make it much easier to program and test an ABM. Here is information on [[Software_IDEs|using Swarm, Repast, MASON, metaABM and Ascape in IDEs]], especially Eclipse.
+*'''Speeding up your model.''' Several tricks for increasing execution speed are now on [[Swarm_FAQ:Speedups|the Swarm FAQ]]. Not all are specific to Swarm; and all the techniques using the gcc compiler will work for any language gcc compiles.
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+==Why and How to do Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling==
-==Why and how to do agent-based and individual-based modeling==
 Should I use an ABM for my research? How would I design it, and apply it to my research problems? Can I do "theory" with an ABM? How do I get started?
 * [[Why and How to do ABMs|A short list of literature on general ABM design and use issues]]
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+==Domain-Specific Resources==
-==Domain-specific resources==
 Our intent is to provide links to "domain central" sites: places where you can find lots of information and links specific to agent-based modeling in one scientific domain.
-* Leigh Tesfatsion's [http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/ace.htm Agent-based Computational Economics site] is an up-to-date, extensive resource for economists.
 * [[Domains|Some domain-specific links]]; please add your project.
+* Leigh Tesfatsion's [http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/ace.htm Agent-based Computational Economics site] is an up-to-date, extensive resource for economists.
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 ==Help==
 * How is this section of the wiki organized? If I want to add information to this section, where should I put it? See the  [[SwarmWiki:Objectives_and_organization|relevant section of the Objectives and organization page]]
-* Who can contribute to this wiki? How can you register to edit or add pages? See the [[SwarmWiki:FAQ|FAQ about this wiki]]
+* Who can contribute to this wiki? How can I register to edit or add pages? How do I edit stuff? See the [[Main_Page#Help|main page help box]].
-* [[SwarmWiki:Objectives_and_organization|Objectives and organization of this wiki]]: what can you find on this wiki, and what is appropriate to add to it, where?
-* [[SwarmWiki:Help]] for a Q&A with CSCS sysadmins.
-* For general wiki help, see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help
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