Multi-Agent-Based Simulation VIII: International Workshop, MABS 2007, Honolulu, HI, USA, May 15, 2007, Revised and Invited Papers

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation, MABS 2007, held in Honolulu, HI, USA in May 2007 as an associated event of AAMAS 2007, the main international conference on autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. The 10 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions.The papers are organized in topical sections on architectures; teams, learning, education; economy, trust and reputation. Front Matter....Pages - MABS Celebrates Its 10 th Anniversary!....Pages 1-7 System Issues in Multi-agent Simulation of Large Crowds....Pages 8-19 Middleware Support for Performance Improvement of MABS Applications in the Grid Environment....Pages 20-35 E Pluribus Unum: Polyagent and Delegate MAS Architectures....Pages 36-51 A Multi-agent Model for the Micro-to-Macro Linking Derived from a Computational View of the Social Systems Theory by Luhmann....Pages 52-68 Agent-Based Simulation of Group Learning....Pages 69-83 An Agent-Based Model That Relates Investment in Education to Economic Prosperity....Pages 84-95 Trust-Based Inter-temporal Decision Making: Emergence of Altruism in a Simulated Society....Pages 96-111 Multi-agent Model of Technological Shifts....Pages 112-127 Beyond Accuracy. Reputation for Partner Selection with Lies and Retaliation....Pages 128-140 Back Matter....Pages -