{"title":"Editorial: Meeting Grand Challenges in Agent-Based Models","authors":"Li An, V. Grimm, B. Turner","doi":"10.18564/jasss.4012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This editorial paper reviews the state of the science about agent-basedmodeling (ABM), pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of ABM. This paper also highlights several impending tasks that warrant special attention inorder to improve the scienceandapplicationof ABM:Modelinghumandecisions, ABM transparency and reusability, validation of ABM, ABM so ware and big data ABM, and ABM theories. Six innovative papers that are included in the special issue are summarized, and their connections to the ABM impending tasks are brought toattention. Theauthorshope that this special issuewill helpprioritize specific resourcesandactivities in relation to ABM advances, leading to coordinated, joint e orts and initiatives to advance the science and technology behind ABM.","PeriodicalId":14675,"journal":{"name":"J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"23","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4012","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This editorial paper reviews the state of the science about agent-basedmodeling (ABM), pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of ABM. This paper also highlights several impending tasks that warrant special attention inorder to improve the scienceandapplicationof ABM:Modelinghumandecisions, ABM transparency and reusability, validation of ABM, ABM so ware and big data ABM, and ABM theories. Six innovative papers that are included in the special issue are summarized, and their connections to the ABM impending tasks are brought toattention. Theauthorshope that this special issuewill helpprioritize specific resourcesandactivities in relation to ABM advances, leading to coordinated, joint e orts and initiatives to advance the science and technology behind ABM.