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<h1>'''Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!'''</h1>
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<div align="center"><h1>'''Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!'''</h1></div>
 
<div style="font-size:120%;" align="center">''A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of'' '''Swarm'''</div>
 
<div style="font-size:120%;" align="center">''A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of'' '''Swarm'''</div>
  
 
<div style="font-size:90%;" align="center">The SwarmWiki is hosted by the [http://www.cscs.umich.edu Center for the Study of Complex Systems] at the University of Michigan.</div>
 
<div style="font-size:90%;" align="center">The SwarmWiki is hosted by the [http://www.cscs.umich.edu Center for the Study of Complex Systems] at the University of Michigan.</div>
 
  
 
<div align="center">[[#News|News]] | [[#Agent-_and_Individual-based_Modeling_Resources|Agent-based Modeling Resources]]  | [[#Swarm|Swarm]] | [[#Swarm_Development_Group|Swarm Development Group]] | [[#Help|Help]]  </div>
 
<div align="center">[[#News|News]] | [[#Agent-_and_Individual-based_Modeling_Resources|Agent-based Modeling Resources]]  | [[#Swarm|Swarm]] | [[#Swarm_Development_Group|Swarm Development Group]] | [[#Help|Help]]  </div>
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==News==
 
==News==
===SwarmFest 2006 registration open; Deadline: May 20===
 
Registration for SwarmFest is now open! Lodging must be reserved by May 20, and registration fees increase by $50 on May 20. SwarmFest is our annual conference of agent-based modelers and Swarm users. It will be hosted by University of Notre Dame, June 22-24. See [http://www.nd.edu/~swarm06/index.html the conference web site] for submitting abstracts, deadlines, registration, etc.{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 23:22, 3 May 2006 (EDT)}}
 
  
===A-globe: A new open-source tool for agent-based modeling===
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===Announcement for Swarmfest 2012===
The Agent Technology Group, Czech Technical University, announces A-globe, a JAVA multi-agent platform designed for testing experimental scenarios featuring agent positions and communication inaccessibility. The A-globe home page is http://agents.felk.cvut.cz/aglobe .{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 16:05, 11 Apr 2006 (EDT)}}
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===New wiki content for Repast, MASON, NetLogo, and Swarm: template models and IDEs===
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Email Inquiries to: swarmfest2012@gmail.com
New pages in the [[ABM_Resources|ABM Resources area of the wiki]] contain information for selecting and learning to use one of these popular platforms for agent-based modeling.
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*[[Software_Reviews|Reviews and comparisons of ABM software platforms]].
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*[[Software_templates]]: 16 working models that start extremely simple and sequentially add common features such as space objects, graphs, probes, random number distributions, and file input and output. The models are implemented in MASON, NetLogo, Repast, and Java and Objective-C Swarm. These template codes can be used to compare platforms and to get started using them.
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*[[Software_IDEs|Information on integrated development environments]] including specific instructions for using the Eclipse IDE with MASON, Repast, and Java Swarm.
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{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 12:23, 6 Mar 2006 (EST)}}
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===Wiki renovation===
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[[Swarmfest 2012]] will take place in Downtown Charlotte, N.C. July 29-31, 2012, hosted by the Complex Systems
This wiki is undergoing a major renovation to better reflect Swarm Development Group's overall mission of supporting agent-based modeling in general, as well as maintaining Swarm. This home page now has separate boxes for news, ABM resources, Swarm, and SDG. With your help, we will be building up the ABM resources to become a home for all agent-based modelers, no matter what platform they use.
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Institute at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (http://complexity.uncc.edu/). The conference venue is the UNCC Center City Building http://centercity.uncc.edu/.
If you find bad links, mistakes, etc., please [[SDG_contact|contact us]].
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Local Map http://centercity.uncc.edu/map-and-directions and Parking http://centercity.uncc.edu/parking
{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 18:22, 22 Jan 2006 (EST)}}
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'''Registration can be accomplished at http://www.cvent.com/d/tcqqgn'''
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Swamfest is the annual meeting of the Swarm Development Group (SDG), and one of the oldest communities involved in the development and propagation of agent-based modeling. Swarmfest has traditionally involved a mix of both tool-users and tool-developers, drawn from many domains of expertise. These have included, in the past, computer scientists, software engineers, biomedical researchers, ecologists, economists, political scientists, social scientists, resource management specialists and evolutionary biologists. Swarmfest represents a low-key environment for researchers to explore new ideas and approaches, and benefit from a multi-disciplinary environment.
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This year we will continue to examine the range of systems being modeled with ABM, with the possibility of providing some guidance as to the suitability of the various types of agent-based models for particular types of modeling goals. We also encourage the sharing of our experiences with attempting to gain acceptance of ABM within our own research communities, and discuss strategies where cross-domain examples/analogies can aid in that process. We will also try to identify future avenues for ABM research, including the "next" generation of ABM tools, platforms and application.
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Watch this page for upcoming news on program and logistics.
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Hope to see you in Charlotte!
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{{posted|--[[User:Gary An|Gary An]] 16 March 2012}}
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===New version of Objective-C Swarm for Windows===
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There is a new binary (and source) release of Swarm that works with MinGW, a compiler that produces Windows executables. Advantages of this new way to use Swarm in Windows:
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* Windows executables can be launched directly from Windows, without needing to launch from inside a Unix-like environment.
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* Swarm models can be distributed for use on any Windows computer, without requiring Swarm or MinGW to be installed.
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* Faster execution than Cygwin Swarm.
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See the yellow "Swarm Software" box on this page.
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{{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 15 Aug 2011}}
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===Be a Swarm Development Group Member!===
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Membership in SDG is a way to support our efforts to maintain and improve Swarm, and to support agent-based modeling. [[SDG_membership|We just updated our membership page]] with new membership categories and procedures. Take a look to see what you can do. {{posted|--[[User:SFRailsback|SFRailsback]] 17:34, 10 Nov 2006 (EST)}}
  
  
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==Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources==
 
==Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources==
  
*'''[[ABM_Resources|Resources for agent-based modeling]]'''. This is a new area of the wiki for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
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*'''[[ABM_Resources|Resources for agent-based modeling]]'''. This area of the wiki is for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
**Agent-based modeling community resources
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**Agent-based modeling community resources, including [[Swarm:_SwarmFest|SwarmFest]], our annual modeling conference
 
**Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
 
**Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
 
**"How and why to do agent-based modeling": techniques and theory
 
**"How and why to do agent-based modeling": techniques and theory
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[[Image:Small-swarm-logo.jpeg]]
 
[[Image:Small-swarm-logo.jpeg]]
  
==Swarm==
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==Swarm Software for Agent-based Modeling==
  
 
*'''[[Swarm_main_page|The main Swarm page]]''' for Swarm software, documentation, and applications
 
*'''[[Swarm_main_page|The main Swarm page]]''' for Swarm software, documentation, and applications
  
*''[[Swarm: stable release#Known_bugs_and_fixes|Description and fixes for a bug in the <tt>getMin</tt> and <tt>getMax</tt> method of Swarm's <tt>Averager</tt> class]]''
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*''New release of Objective-C for Windows'' produces Windows-native executables! See [[Swarm_and_MinGW|Using Swarm on Windows with MinGW]]
  
*''[[Swarm: applications|Thanks to Paul Johnson, a new package of applications for Swarm-2.2, particularly for Objective C]]''
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*''[[Swarm: applications|Thanks to Paul Johnson, a new package of applications for Swarm-2.2]]'', particularly for Objective C
 
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*''Download site moved: The download site for Swarm software, examples, documentation, etc. has been moved from ftp :// ftp.swarm.org to http://ftp.swarm.org. Please send an email to support@swarm.org if you find any links needing updating.''
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*''[[Swarm:_Mailing_lists|Email lists for support and modeling]]''
 
*''[[Swarm:_Mailing_lists|Email lists for support and modeling]]''
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*'''[[SDG contact|Contact information]]'''
 
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*'''[[SDG_membership|Information on SDG membership]]'''
  
 
*[https://www.ku.edu/~pauljohn/sdg/member_pages/ SDG Members]
 
*[https://www.ku.edu/~pauljohn/sdg/member_pages/ SDG Members]

Latest revision as of 13:53, 21 July 2012

Welcome to the Swarm Development Group Wiki!

A resource for agent- and individual-based modelers and the home of Swarm
The SwarmWiki is hosted by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan.
News | Agent-based Modeling Resources | Swarm | Swarm Development Group | Help

News

Announcement for Swarmfest 2012

Email Inquiries to: swarmfest2012@gmail.com

Swarmfest 2012 will take place in Downtown Charlotte, N.C. July 29-31, 2012, hosted by the Complex Systems Institute at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (http://complexity.uncc.edu/). The conference venue is the UNCC Center City Building http://centercity.uncc.edu/. Local Map http://centercity.uncc.edu/map-and-directions and Parking http://centercity.uncc.edu/parking

Registration can be accomplished at http://www.cvent.com/d/tcqqgn

Swamfest is the annual meeting of the Swarm Development Group (SDG), and one of the oldest communities involved in the development and propagation of agent-based modeling. Swarmfest has traditionally involved a mix of both tool-users and tool-developers, drawn from many domains of expertise. These have included, in the past, computer scientists, software engineers, biomedical researchers, ecologists, economists, political scientists, social scientists, resource management specialists and evolutionary biologists. Swarmfest represents a low-key environment for researchers to explore new ideas and approaches, and benefit from a multi-disciplinary environment.

This year we will continue to examine the range of systems being modeled with ABM, with the possibility of providing some guidance as to the suitability of the various types of agent-based models for particular types of modeling goals. We also encourage the sharing of our experiences with attempting to gain acceptance of ABM within our own research communities, and discuss strategies where cross-domain examples/analogies can aid in that process. We will also try to identify future avenues for ABM research, including the "next" generation of ABM tools, platforms and application.

Watch this page for upcoming news on program and logistics.

Hope to see you in Charlotte!

Posted: --Gary An 16 March 2012

New version of Objective-C Swarm for Windows

There is a new binary (and source) release of Swarm that works with MinGW, a compiler that produces Windows executables. Advantages of this new way to use Swarm in Windows:

  • Windows executables can be launched directly from Windows, without needing to launch from inside a Unix-like environment.
  • Swarm models can be distributed for use on any Windows computer, without requiring Swarm or MinGW to be installed.
  • Faster execution than Cygwin Swarm.

See the yellow "Swarm Software" box on this page.

Posted: --SFRailsback 15 Aug 2011

Be a Swarm Development Group Member!

Membership in SDG is a way to support our efforts to maintain and improve Swarm, and to support agent-based modeling. We just updated our membership page with new membership categories and procedures. Take a look to see what you can do.
Posted: --SFRailsback 17:34, 10 Nov 2006 (EST)



Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources

  • Resources for agent-based modeling. This area of the wiki is for information on agent-based modeling in general. There are sub-areas for:
    • Agent-based modeling community resources, including SwarmFest, our annual modeling conference
    • Software (information on alternative platforms; learning materials; template models; integrated development environments)
    • "How and why to do agent-based modeling": techniques and theory
    • Resources specific to different scientific domains
  • modelling@swarm.org: The email community of agent-based modelers. This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. More information and signup here.


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