Simulating human behavior: An agent-based modeling approach

Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3184-3191

  Lee, Yoon Soo ^a   Malkawi, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BEHAVIOR DECISION; BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT; BUILDING SIMULATION; DYNAMIC CHANGES; ENERGY USE; HUMAN BEHAVIORS; IN-BUILDINGS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 84886664510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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