Cartography of Multi-Agent Model Parameter Space through a reactive Dicotomous Approach

Patrick Taillandier (1) , Frédéric Amblard (2)

1 IDEES - Identité et Différenciation de l’Espace, de l’Environnement et des Sociétés
2 IRIT-SMAC - Systèmes Multi-Agents Coopératifs

Parameter space exploration is a key issue in agent-based modeling. Many approaches were proposed concerning the optimization of a specific output of the model, but rare are the ones that aim at making the map of the parameter space. Yet, this map can bring very important information about a model. In this paper, we propose a new approach dedicated to this map making. Our approach is based on a reactive dichotomy of the parameter space following a criterion and on the use of random decompositions. We present two experiments that show that our approach allows, with the same number of simulations, to make a more relevant map than a uniform splitting.

Mots clés: Agent-based Simulation; Model Parameter Space Cartography; Reactive Exploration; Dichotomous Approach

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation

Patrick Taillandier, Frédéric Amblard. Cartography of Multi-Agent Model Parameter Space through a reactive Dicotomous Approach. European Simulation and Modelling Conference, 2011, Guimaraes, Portugal. pp.38-42. ⟨hal-00688412v1⟩