Introducing uncertainty into social simulation: using fuzzy logic for agent-based modelling

International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-124

  Hassan, Samer ^a   Garmendia, Luis ^a   Pavón, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ABM; ABSS; agent based model; agent based social simulation; complexity in agent based models; European Values Survey; EVS; fuzzification; fuzzy agents; fuzzy logic; MAS; multi agent system; reasoning based intelligent system; similarity; social network; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755186478     PISSN: 17550556     EISSN: 17550564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRIS.2010.034907     Document Type: Article

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