Article,
Towards Organization Aware Agent-based Simulation
Int'l J. of Intelligent Control and Systems, 14 (1): 62--76 (March 2009)
Abstract
No organization exists without actors. organizations whether formal
or informal are the way people coordinate their activities and collaborate.
The dynamics of organizations are caused by the dynamics of its actors
and the environment of the organization. In this paper we layout
a generic framework for agent-based simulations that allows the modeller
to simulate the extent to which agents are aware of the organizations
they are part of and the extent to which the agents conform their
behavior to the policies and norms of the organization. Furthermore,
the framework allows agents to join or leave organizations and to
take up or drop roles within the organization. We formulate the requirements
for organization aware agent-based simulation, we provide a basic
architecture in the agent-based simulation environment Brahms, and
we illustrate the principles in a case study based on a partial MOISE+
specification of a soccer team.
