[SwarmFest2004] Swarmfest Paper submission

[Vos, Jerry R.]

Enclosed is a paper for SwarmFest 2004, the cooresponding author is Michael J. North (address@hidden).  Below is the title and sample abstract.

 

 

Terrorist Simulation with NetBreaker

Michael J. North, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Charles M. Macal, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Jerry R. Vos, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

 

Abstract

 

After a terrorist group attacks, both the attack’s precursors and the group’s makeup are readily discernable.  In some cases, the data necessary to make these inferences and thereby prevent the attacks was available before the attack occurred; while in other cases, only sparse data is available.  As the perpetrating groups become more dispersed, it is increasingly important to provide analysts with tools that investigate not just the individual members, of whom little may be known, but also the group as a whole.  The NetBreaker conceptual prototype is designed to explore analysts’ exploratory and extrapolatory needs, by viewing the groups as complex social networks of heterogeneous agents.  This is implemented through agent-based social modeling, network formation rules, and “space” discovery.

 

NetBreaker - SwarmFest 2004.doc
Description: NetBreaker - SwarmFest 2004.doc