What are Agent-BasedComputational Systems?

• Population of ‘agents’ (10 - 107)

• Each agent has internal states and rules of behavior; implementation as an object

• Agents are autonomous or semi-autonomous

• Agents interact with one another and possibly with an environment (local/social interactions)

• Agents are purposive (self-interested, satisficing, utility maximizing locally)

• Aggregate structure emerges from the interactions of the agents

• Subsequent generations of agents emerge from the interactions of their ancestors

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