When attempting to determine how to respond optimally to a large-scale emergency, the
ability to predict the consequences of certain courses of action in silico is of great utility …

This book has emerged through years of discussions, comments and questions we have
received about building agentbased models and integrating geographical information …

Occupant behaviors are one of the dominant factors that influence building energy use.
Traditional building energy modeling programs use typical occupant schedules that often do …

Coastal water supply infrastructure systems are exposed to saltwater intrusion exacerbated
by sea-level rise stressors. To enable assessing the long-term resilience of these systems to …

This book examines the nature of emergence in context of man-made (ie engineered)
systems, in general, and system of systems engineering applications, specifically. It …

We consider the problem of resource allocation (RA) in the control of epidemics where a
fixed budget is allocated among competing healthcare interventions to achieve the best …

The verification and validation (V&V) of agent-based models (ABMs) is challenging. The
underlying structure of the model and the agents can change over time. Furthermore, the …

The behavioral dynamics of general contractors and subcontractors in bidding, construction
planning, and production control influence the outcomes of construction projects. To date …

We advance a mathematical representation of Command and Control as distributed
decision makers using the Kuramoto model of networked phase oscillators. The phase …

Agent-based simulation (ABS) continues to grow in popularity and in its fast-expanding
application in various fields. Despite the increased interest, however, a common protocol or …