A Communication Choreography for Discrete Step MultiAgent Social Simulations

Considerable research has been done on agent communications, yet in discrete step social agent simulations there is no standardized work done to facilitate reactive agent-to-agent communication. We propose an agent-to-agent interaction framework that preserves the integrity of the communication process in an artificial society in a \u27time-stepped\u27 discrete event simulator. We introduce the modeling language called Agent Choreography Description Language (ACDL) in order to model the communication. It serves in describing the common and collaborative observable behaviour of multiple agents that need to interact in a peer to peer manner to achieve some goal. ACDL further adopts the parallel and interaction activities to model proper communication in an artificial society. The ACDL communication framework is implemented and tested in REPAST. It employs a communication manager to generate and execute ACDL specification according to agent\u27s communication needs

Resilience-Building Technologies: State of Knowledge -- ReSIST NoE Deliverable D12

This document is the first product of work package WP2, "Resilience-building and -scaling technologies", in the programme of jointly executed research (JER) of the ReSIST Network of Excellenc

Comparing Multicast and Newscast Communication in Evolving Agent Societies

This paper investigates the effects of two different communication protocols within an artificial society, where communication and cooperation is necessary to survive. Communication in our system is not a hard-coded behavior, rather it is an evolvable feature. The two protocols we consider differ significantly. Using the first approach, individuals multicast messages that can be received by any individual. In the second approach, based on the so-called newscast computing model, individuals send a message to their list of ”friends ” only, where this list is frequently updated. These protocols are compared experimentally by their effects on population dynamics and the evolution of communicativeness. The results provide new insights into the niche of newscast-based communication protocols: we identify two essential processes (information being spread and information loosing its value) and consider the ratio of the speeds of these processes as a basic indicator for communication success

Webfilm theory

Since its inception in 1989, the World Wide Web has grown as a medium for publishing first text, then images, audio, and finally, moving images including short films. While most new media forms, in particular, hypertext, have received scholarly attention, research into moving image on the Internet had been limited. The thesis therefore set out to investigate webfilms, a form of short film on the WWW and the Internet, over a period of 9 years (1997-2005). The thesis was theoretically embedded in questions regarding new media as new field of research, since the increasing visibility of new media had resulted in the emergence of the discipline of 'new media studies'. This context raised issues regarding the configuration of new media studies within the existing academic disciplines of media and cultural studies, which were explored in depth in the literature review. The case studies of the thesis explored and analysed webfilms from a vantage point of actor-network theory, since this was arguably the most appropriate methodology to a research object considerably influenced by technological factors. The focus was on the conditions of webfilm production, distribution, and exhibition, and the evolution of webfilm discourse and culture. The aim was to seek answers to the question 'How didwebfilm arise as (new) form of film?' In the process of research, a number of issues were raised including the changing definition and changing forms of webfilms, the convergence of media, and the complex interdependency of humans and their computers. The research re-evaluates the relationship between human and non-human factors in media production and presents a fresh approach by focusing on the network as unit of analysis. The thesis as a whole not only provides new information on the evolution of webfilm as a form of film, but also illustrates how the network interaction of humans and nonhumans lies at the heart of contemporary new media and convergence culture.sub_mcpaunpub79_ethesesunpu

Comparing Multicast and Newscast Communication in Evolving Agent Societies

This paper investigates the effects of two different communication protocols within an artificial society, where communication and cooperation is necessary to survive. Communication in our system is not a hard-coded behavior, rather it is an evolvable feature. The two protocols we consider differ significantly. Using the first approach, individuals multicast messages that can be received by any individual. In the second approach, based on the so-called newscast computing model, individuals send a message to their list of ”friends ” only, where this list is frequently updated. These protocols are compared experimentally by their effects on population dynamics and the evolution of communicativeness. The results provide new insights into the niche of newscast-based communication protocols: we identify two essential processes (information being spread and information loosing its value) and consider the ratio of the speeds of these processes as a basic indicator for communication success

GVSU Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog, 2011-2012

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GVSU Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog, 2017-2018

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GVSU Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog, 2019-2020

Grand Valley State University 2019-2020 undergraduate and/or graduate course catalog published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/course_catalogs/1094/thumbnail.jp