A formal model for emerging coalitions under network influence in humanitarian relief coordination

Spring Simulation Multiconference 2009 - Co-located with the 2009 SISO Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zhao, Kang ^a   Yen, John ^a   Maitland, Carleen ^a   Tapia, Andrea ^a   Tchouakeu, Louis Marie Ngamassi ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Coalition formation; Emerging coordination; Humanitarian relief; Network influence

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; COALITION FORMATIONS; EMERGING COORDINATIONS; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NETWORK INFLUENCES;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84890117453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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