Publication record · 18.cifr/2010.macal.abm-tutorial

Tutorial on agent-based modelling and simulation

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C M Macal (Argonne National Laboratory), M J North (Argonne National Laboratory)

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Journal of Simulation· 2010· doi:10.1057/jos.2010.3

This paper provides a tutorial on agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS). We describe what ABM is, how to develop an ABM, and how to conduct a study using ABM. We present a worked epidemic spread example using the SIR model implemented as an ABM on a spatial grid, illustrating agent states, behaviours, interactions, and emergent population-level dynamics.

agent-based modellingsimulationSIR epidemiccomplex adaptive systemsemergence

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OR and management science researchers lacked a concise, rigorous, platform-agnostic tutorial mapping ABM principles to working simulation code. Prior resources were scattered across platform-specific manuals, hindering adoption for complex adaptive systems problems.

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This paper provides a systematic tutorial framework codifying ABM components: agent definitions, environment, interaction rules, and emergence. It introduced a pedagogically complete SIR epidemic ABM workflow accessible to non-specialists, synthesizing best practices from the NetLogo/Repast tradition into a single reproducible reference.

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