TY - GEN
T1 - Calibrating Agent-Based Models Using an Improved Genetic Algorithm
AU - Canessa, Enrique
AU - Chaigneau, Sergio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - We present an improved GA-based tool that calibrates Agent-Based Models (ABMs). The GA searches through a user-defined set of input parameters to an ABM, delivering values for those parameters so that the output time series of an ABM match the real system's time series to certain precision. The improvements are focused on shortening the computational time that the GA needs to find good solutions. Additionally, one of the new mechanisms prevents the new GA from reaching a certain condition under which the original GA does not converge. The results of experiments show that the improved GA fulfills those goals.
AB - We present an improved GA-based tool that calibrates Agent-Based Models (ABMs). The GA searches through a user-defined set of input parameters to an ABM, delivering values for those parameters so that the output time series of an ABM match the real system's time series to certain precision. The improvements are focused on shortening the computational time that the GA needs to find good solutions. Additionally, one of the new mechanisms prevents the new GA from reaching a certain condition under which the original GA does not converge. The results of experiments show that the improved GA fulfills those goals.
KW - Agent-based modelling
KW - calibration
KW - complex adaptive systems
KW - genetic algorithms
KW - relational equivalence
KW - validation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84989824425&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SCCC.2014.12
DO - 10.1109/SCCC.2014.12
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84989824425
T3 - Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC
SP - 25
EP - 29
BT - Proceedings - 2014 33rd International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2014
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 33rd International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2014
Y2 - 12 November 2014 through 14 November 2014
ER -