Big data, agents, and machine learning: Towards a data-driven agent-based modeling approach

Simulation Series

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 125-136

  Kavak, Hamdi ^a   Padilla, Jose J ^b   Lynch, Christopher J ^b   Diallo, Saikou Y ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Big data; Data driven modeling; Machine learning

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MACHINE LEARNING; SIMULATION PLATFORM; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED MODEL; BEHAVIORAL RULES; DATA-DRIVEN MODEL; INDIVIDUAL AGENT; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; STATE OF THE ART;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 85055261580     PISSN: 07359276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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