From local behaviors to the dynamics in an agent network

Shiwu Zhang; Jiming LIU

doi:10.1109/WI.2006.84

From local behaviors to the dynamics in an agent network

Shiwu Zhang^*, Jiming LIU

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

A social network can be modelled by a multi-agent system, in which the interaction among agents is represented as a service transaction process. In this paper, we present a service-based agent network to simulate and study the dynamics of social networks. In the network, the profiles of agents and service-based interactions are defined deliberately. Autonomy is emphasized as the ability of agents to manage their behaviors according to the local environment and their profiles. The experimental results reveal that network performance, network topology and the profiles of agents all evolve along with local behaviors. The over-shoot phenomenon in the evolution of network is discovered and analyzed. The discoveries are meaningful for understanding the relationship between network dynamics and local behaviors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	572-578
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	0769527477, 9780769527475
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WI.2006.84
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence, WI'06 - Hong Kong, China Duration: 18 Dec 2006 → 22 Dec 2006

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Name	Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06

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Conference	2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence, WI'06
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	18/12/06 → 22/12/06

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Zhang, S., & LIU, J. (2006). From local behaviors to the dynamics in an agent network. In Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06 (pp. 572-578). Article 4061434 (Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI.2006.84

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Zhang S, LIU J. From local behaviors to the dynamics in an agent network. In Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06. IEEE. 2006. p. 572-578. 4061434. (Proceedings - 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings), WI'06). doi: 10.1109/WI.2006.84

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