Modeling AIDS spread in social networks an in-silico study using exploratory agent-based modeling

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 8076 LNAI, Issue , 2013, Pages 361-371

  Niazi, Muaz A ^a   Siddiqa, Amnah ^b   Fortino, Giancarlo ^c  

^a BAHRIA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; AIDS; Cognitive agent based computing; Complex Adaptive System; complex networks; sub populations

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DISEASES; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SIMULATION PLATFORM; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AIDS; COGNITIVE AGENTS; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; SUB-POPULATIONS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 84884998937     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40776-5_30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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