Emergence by strategy: Flocking boids and their fitness in relation to model complexity

Authors
Publication date 2013
Host editors
  • R. Pasupathy
  • S.-H. Kim
  • A. Tolk
  • R. Hill
  • M.E. Kuhl
Book title Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference
Book subtitle Simulation : making decisions in a complex world : December 8-11, 2013, JW Marriott, Washington, DC
ISBN
  • 9781479937271
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781479939503
  • 9781479920778
Series WSC
Event 2013 43rd Winter Simulation Conference - Simulation: Making Decisions in a Complex World, WSC 2013
Pages (from-to) 1479-1490
Number of pages 12
Publisher Piscataway, NJ: IEEE
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract

In this paper we aim to examine emergent properties of agent-based models by using evolutionary algorithms. Taking the model of flocking boids as an example, we study and try to understand how the pressure of natural selection towards strategic behavior can result in emergent behavior. Furthermore we investigate how an increase of complexity in the model affects those properties and discover some counter-intuitive behavior in the process.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2013.6721532
Other links http://www.proceedings.com/20873.html https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84894223178
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