Laboratory for Agent-Based Social Simulation

Born in the 90s, the Laboratory on Agent Based Social Simulation hosts ever since a highly interdisciplinary research group working at the intersection among cognitive, social and computational sciences.

Web page:

http://labss.istc.cnr.it

Address:

Via Palestro 32 - 00185 Rome - Italy

trust

social simulation

social norms

social dynamics

reputation

multiagent-based models

cognitive modelling

Additional info

Profile

The LABSS was funded in the 90s within the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy by the cognitive and social scientist Rosaria Conte. Since its early days, the laboratory has been characterized by an explorative approach to Agent Based Modeling and Simulation. The LABSS currently consists of an international and interdisciplinary group counting around 10 collaborators among social scientists, physics, philosophers, computer scientists, sociologists and cognitive scientists. The LABSS is currently managed together by Mario Paolucci and Giulia Andrighetto.

Can social artifacts such as norms and reputation be studied as scientific objects? Can social behaviour be modeled? Can society be simulated? These questions would have been nonsense in traditional sociology, but in the latest years the focus and objectives of social science have deeply changed. Reproducing social processes is the challenge of Agent-Based Social Simulation, a new field constantly crossing the disciplinary boundaries. For this reason, the objectives of the Laboratory of Agent-Based Social Simulation are isolating and reproducing some crucial aspects of social life with computational models.

Research

The multi agent-based computational models and simulation platforms developed at LABSS have been applied to:

Study the main ingredients of social intelligence as a properties of individual and multi-agent systems
Study the complex (micro-macro) dynamics of social cognitive artefacts (f.i., norms and reputation) regulating societies of autonomous intelligent agents
Model the emergence of social relationships and networks (for example, dependence networks) from societies of autonomous social intelligent agents (DEP-NET; PART-NET; etc.)
Model norms as social behaviour and mental objects (consisting of normative representations and goals)
Simulate norm-based agent societies (SIM-NORM)
Develop a simulation-based theory of social evaluations, namely reputation and image,
Apply it to develop a computational tool for forming and circulating social evaluation (REPAGE)

Associates

Nicola Lettieri (ISFOL)
Barbara Sonzogni (Sapienza University - Coris)

Members

Former Members:

Francesca Giardini (CEU Budapest)
Gennaro Di Tosto (Utrecht University)
Stefano Picascia (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Walter Quattrociocchi (Siena University)

Publications

Contributo in volume

2010

The Immergence of Norms in Agent Worlds

Conte, R., Andrighetto, G., Campennì, M.

Source: Engineering Societies in the Agents World X, edited by Aldewereld, H; Dignum, V; Picard, G, pp. 1–14. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2010, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Conte, R., Andrighetto, G., Campennì, M./titolo:The Immergence of Norms in Agent Worlds/titolo_volume:Engineering Societies in the Agents World X/curatori_volume:Aldewereld, H; Dignum, V; Picard, G/editore:

Contributo in atti di convegno

2010

A proposal for agent simulation of peer review

Grimaldo, F., Paolucci, M., Conte, R.

Source: 8th European Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS 2010), Paris, 2010

Causality in collective filtering

Paolucci, M., Piscascia, S., Quattrociocchi, W.

Source: Second International Workshop on Knowledge Federation (KF 2010), Dubrovnik, 2010

Diffusion of culture and the PageRank effect

Picascia, S., Paolucci, M.

Source: 3rd World Congress on Social Simulation (WCCS 2010), KASSEL, 2010

Emergence of Money on a Network Topology

Paolucci, M.

Source: Workshop on the Social Complexity of Informal Value Exchange (SCIVE 2010), Lisbon, 2010

Modelli Computazionali e Neuroetica: Determinazione del Livello di Indagine più Opportuno

Campennì, M., Cecconi, F., Iorio Giannoli, G.

Source: Neuroetica. Le Grandi Questioni. Incontri su Neuroscienze e Società, II Edizione, 2010

SIMSTOCK: a Simulator for Algorithmic Trading

Cecconi F., Grazzini J.

Source: IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIA 2010), Innsbruck, 2010

Traffic Simulations with Emotional Effects: A Proposal for Core Affect Contagion

Paolucci, M., Hattori, H.

Source: ATT 2010 - 6th Workshop on AGENTS IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION, Toronto, 2010

Report e working Paper

2010

Describing economic agent-based models Dahlem ABM documentation guidelines

Sarah Wolf, Antoine Mandel, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Federico Cecconi, Silvano Cincotti, Herbert Dawid, Herbert Gintis, Sander van der Hoog, Carlo C. Jaeger, Dmitry V. Kovalevsky, Leonidas Paroussos

Source: 2010

Preliminary Report: Traffic Simulations consisting of Human-like Behaviors with Emotional Effects

Paolucci, M., Hattori, H.

Source: 2010

Articolo

2009

Image and Reputation coping differently with massive Informational Cheating

Quattrociocchi, W., Paolucci, M., Conte, R.

Source: Lecture notes in computer science 5736 (2009): 574–583., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Quattrociocchi, W., & Paolucci, M., & Conte, R./titolo:Image and Reputation coping differently with massive Informational Cheating/doi:/rivista:Lecture notes in computer science/anno:2009/pagina_da:574/pagina_a:583/intervallo_pa

Normal = Normative? The role of intelligent agents in norm innovation

Campennì, M., Andrighetto, G., Cecconi, F., Conte, R.

Source: Mind & society 8:2 (2009): 153–172. doi:10.1007/s11299-009-0063-4, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Campennì, M., Andrighetto, G., Cecconi, F., Conte, R.,/titolo:Normal = Normative? The role of intelligent agents in norm innovation/doi:10.1007/s11299-009-0063-4/rivista:Mind & society/anno:2009/pagina_da:153/pagina_a:172/interv

On the effects of informational cheating on social evaluations: image and reputation through gossip.

Quattrociocchi, W., Paolucci, M., Conte, R.

Source: 5 (2009): 457–471., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Quattrociocchi, W., Paolucci, M., & Conte, R./titolo:On the effects of informational cheating on social evaluations: image and reputation through gossip./doi:/rivista:/anno:2009/pagina_da:457/pagina_a:471/intervallo_pagine:457–4

The Complex Loop of Norm Emergence: a Simulation Model

Andrighetto, G., Campennì, M, Cecconi, F., Conte, R

Source: Lecture notes in computer science 1 (2009): 234–244., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Andrighetto, G., Campennì, M, Cecconi, F., Conte, R/titolo:The Complex Loop of Norm Emergence: a Simulation Model/doi:/rivista:Lecture notes in computer science/anno:2009/pagina_da:234/pagina_a:244/intervallo_pagine:234–244/v

Universali linguistici e categorie grammaticali: la teoria delle parti del discorso

Giulia Andrighetto

Source: Paradigmi (Online) Collana Philosophica (2009)., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Giulia Andrighetto/titolo:Universali linguistici e categorie grammaticali: la teoria delle parti del discorso/doi:/rivista:Paradigmi (Online)/anno:2009/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:Collana Philosophica

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