scholarly journals A conceptual framework for multidisciplinary design research with example application to agent-based modeling

2022 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 101074
Author(s):  
Christopher McComb ◽  
Kathryn Jablokow
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Multidisciplinary Design ◽  
Agent Based

A Unified Framework for Traditional and Agent-Based Social Network Modeling

2014 ◽  
pp. 184-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Franchi ◽  
Michele Tomaiuolo
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Network Models ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Unified Framework ◽  
Modeling Tool ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Meta Model ◽  
Social Network Modeling

In the last sixty years of research, several models have been proposed to explain (i) the formation and (ii) the evolution of networks. However, because of the specialization required for the problems, most of the agent-based models are not general. On the other hand, many of the traditional network models focus on elementary interactions that are often part of several different processes. This phenomenon is especially evident in the field of models for social networks. Therefore, this chapter presents a unified conceptual framework to express both novel agent-based and traditional social network models. This conceptual framework is essentially a meta-model that acts as a template for other models. To support this meta-model, the chapter proposes a different kind of agent-based modeling tool that we specifically created for developing social network models. The tool the authors propose does not aim at being a general-purpose agent-based modeling tool, thus remaining a relatively simple software system, while it is extensible where it really matters. Eventually, the authors apply this toolkit to a novel problem coming from the domain of P2P social networking platforms.

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