Formalizing self-organizing processes of task allocation

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 342-359

  Zoethout, Kees ^a   Jager, Wander ^a   Molleman, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Formalizing psychological theory; Multi agent simulation; Self organization; Task allocation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

FORMALIZING PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION; SELF-ORGANIZATION; TASK ALLOCATION;

SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

EID: 33645082966     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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