Editing Advanced Computational Communication Methods (Summer 2023) (section)

== Agent-based modeling ==

'''Resources added by Juan Pablo (JP) Loaiza-Ramírez'''

The following resources are listed in order of importance. Consider them as a "gentle" introduction to agent-based modeling.

'''Best papers overall'''

* [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2011.04.002 Rand, W., & Rust, R. T. (2011). Agent-based modeling in marketing: Guidelines for rigor. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 28(3), 181–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2011.04.002]

* [https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2877 Smith, E. B., & Rand, W. (2018). Simulating macro-level effects from micro-level observations. Management Science, 64(11), 5405–5421. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2877]

* [https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2021.1986478 Waldherr, A., Hilbert, M., & González-Bailón, S. (2021). Worlds of agents: Prospects of agent-based modeling for communication research. Communication Methods and Measures, 15(4), 243–254. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2021.1986478]

* [https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/10588 Waldherr, A., & Wettstein, M. (2019). Bridging the gaps: Using agent-based modeling to reconcile data and theory in computational communication science. International Journal of Communication, 13, 3976–3999. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/10588]

* [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3069238 Macy, M. W., & Willer, R. (2002). From Factors to Actors: Computational Sociology and Agent-Based Modeling. Annual Review of Sociology, 28, 143–166.]


'''Seminal papers'''

* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2117868 Arthur, W. B. (1994). Inductive Reasoning and Bounded Rationality. The American Economic Review, 84(2), 406–411. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2117868]

* [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-0526%28199711/12%293%3A2%3C16%3A%3AAID-CPLX4%3E3.0.CO%3B2-K Axelrod, R. (1997). Advancing the art of simulation in the social sciences. Complexity, 3(2), 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0526(199711/12)3:2<16::AID-CPLX4>3.0.CO;2-K]

* [https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01299065 Axtell, R., Axelrod, R., Epstein, J. M., & Cohen, M. D. (1996). Aligning simulation models: A case study and results. In Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory (Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 123–141). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01299065]

* [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.082080899 Bonabeau, E. (2002). Agent-based modeling: Methods and techniques for simulating human systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99, 7280–7287. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.082080899]

* [https://doi.org/10.1002/cplx.6130010503 Casti, J. L. (1996). Seeing the light at El Farol: A look at the most important problem in complex systems theory. Complexity, 1(5), 7–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplx.6130010503]

* [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.04.023 Grimm, V., Berger, U., Bastiansen, F., Eliassen, S., Ginot, V., Giske, J., Goss-Custard, J., Grand, T., Heinz, S. K., Huse, G., Huth, A., Jepsen, J. U., Jørgensen, C., Mooij, W. M., Müller, B., Pe’er, G., Piou, C., Railsback, S. F., Robbins, A. M., … DeAngelis, D. L. (2006). A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models. Ecological Modelling, 198(1–2), 115–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.04.023]

* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1823701 Schelling, T. C. (1969). Models of Segregation. The American Economic Review, 59(2), 488–493. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1823701]


'''Examples of agent-based models in communication and other research fields'''

* [https://doi.org/10.1086/681254 DellaPosta, D., Shi, Y., & Macy, M. (2015). Why Do Liberals Drink Lattes? American Journal of Sociology, 120(5), 1473–1511. https://doi.org/10.1086/681254]

* [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107651 Foramitti, J. (2023). A framework for agent-based models of human needs and ecological limits. Ecological Economics, 204, 107651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107651]

* [https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793962319500375 Forero, D. S., Ceballos, Y. F., & Torres, G. S. (2019). Simulation of consumers decision-making process using agent-based model approach. International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing, 10(06), 1950037. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793962319500375]

* [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-021-10158-x Kato, J. S., & Sbicca, A. (2022). Bounded rationality, group formation and the emergence of trust: An agent-based economic model. Computational Economics, 60(2), 571–599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-021-10158-x]

* [https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj08.367 Lopez Rodriguez, I., & Hernández Tejera, M. (2010). Agent-based services for building markets in distributed energy environments. Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, 1(08), 482–487. https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj08.367]

* [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031043 Luan, S., Katsikopoulos, K. V., & Reimer, T. (2012). When does diversity trump ability (and vice versa) in group decision making? A simulation study. PLoS ONE, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031043]

* [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.08.040 Mittal, A., Krejci, C. C., Dorneich, M. C., & Fickes, D. (2019). An agent-based approach to modeling zero energy communities. Solar Energy, 191, 193–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.08.040]

* [https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650219856510 Sohn, D. (2022). Spiral of silence in the social media era: A simulation approach to the interplay between social networks and mass media. Communication Research, 49(1), 139–166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650219856510]

* [https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12288 Song, H., & Boomgaarden, H. G. (2017). Dynamic spirals put to test: An agent-based model of reinforcing spirals between selective exposure, interpersonal networks, and attitude polarization. Journal of Communication, 67(2), 256–281. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12288]


'''YouTube Playlists'''

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4TWcPfbZO9HmaSutF_R2Y2RmiNDxvaP KaVe 101 - Agent Based Modeling with Python]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF0b3ThojznRKYcrw8moYMUUJK2Ra8Hwl Agent-Based Modeling (NetLogo)]


'''GitHub Repositories'''

* [https://github.com/topics/agent-based-modeling Different frameworks for agent-based-modeling, including mesa, agentpy, among others]

* [https://github.com/azvoleff/pyabm pyabm - Another agent-based modeling toolkit]


'''Online courses'''

* [https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/population-health-methods/agent-based-modeling#Overview Agent-Based Modeling - Columbia University Irving Medical Center (General overview)]

* [https://www.coursera.org/learn/modeling-simulation-natural-processes#syllabus Simulation and modeling of natural processes - University of Geneva (Coursera)]

* [https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses/171-introduction-to-agent-based-modeling Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling - Santa Fe Institute]

* [https://www.udemy.com/course/2020-intro-to-agent-based-modeling-simulation-ai-in-netlogo/ 2022 Intro to Agent-Based Modeling Simulation AI in NetLogo - Udemy]


'''Tutorials'''

* [https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses/172-agent-based-models-with-python-an-introduction-to-mesa Agent-Based Models with Python: An Introduction to Mesa - Santa Fe Institute]