Social Simulation For A Digital Society

Author : Diane Payne
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030302989
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Simulation for a Digital Society written by Diane Payne and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Social Simulation for a Digital Society” provides a cross-section of state-of-the-art research in social simulation and computational social science. With the availability of big data and faster computing power, the social sciences are undergoing a tremendous transformation. Research in computational social sciences has received considerable attention in the last few years, with advances in a wide range of methodologies and applications. Areas of application of computational methods range from the study of opinion and information dynamics in social networks, the formal modeling of resource use, the study of social conflict and cooperation to the development of cognitive models for social simulation and many more. This volume is based on the Social Simulation Conference of 2017 in Dublin and includes applications from across the social sciences, providing the reader with a demonstration of the highly versatile research in social simulation, with a particular focus on public policy relevance in a digital society. Chapters in the book include contributions to the methodology of simulation-based research, theoretical and philosophical considerations, as well as applied work. This book will appeal to students and researchers in the field.

Author : Punziano, Gabriella
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799884740
Total Pages : 919 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Advanced Research Methodologies for a Digital Society written by Punziano, Gabriella and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing research is an ever-changing challenge for social scientists. This challenge is harder than ever today as current societies are changing quickly and in many, sometimes conflicting, directions. Social phenomena, personal interactions, and formal and informal relationships are becoming more borderless and disconnected from the anchors of the offline “reality.” These dynamics are heavily marking our time and are suggesting evolutionary challenges in the ways we know, interpret, and analyze the world. Internet and computer-mediated communication (CMC) is being incorporated into every aspect of daily life, and social life has been deeply penetrated by the internet. This is due to recent technological developments that increase the scope and range of online social spaces and the forms and time of participation such as Web 2.0, which widened the opportunities for user-generated content, the emergence of an “internet of things,” and of ubiquitous mobile devices that make it possible to always be connected. This implies an adjustment to epistemological and methodological stances for conducting social research and an adaption of traditional social research methods to the specificities of online interactions in the digital society. The Handbook of Research on Advanced Research Methodologies for a Digital Society covers the different strands of methods most affected by the change in a digital society and develops a broader theoretical reflection on the future of social research in its challenge to always be fitting, suitable, adaptable, and pertinent to the society to be studied. The chapters are geared towards unlocking the future frontiers and potential for social research in the digital society. They include theoretical, epistemological, and ontological reflections about the digital research methods as well as innovative methods and tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. This book is ideal for social scientists, practitioners, librarians, researchers, academicians, and students interested in social research methodology and its developments in the digital scenario.

Author : Harko Verhagen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030341275
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Social Simulation written by Harko Verhagen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​This book presents the state-of-the-art in social simulation as presented at the Social Simulation Conference 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. It covers the developments in applications and methods of social simulation, addressing societal issues such as socio-ecological systems and policy making. Methodological issues discussed include large-scale empirical calibration, model sharing and interdisciplinary research, as well as decision making models, validation and the use of qualitative data in simulation modeling. Research areas covered include archaeology, cognitive science, economics, organization science, and social simulation education. This collection gives readers insight into the increasing use of social simulation in both its theoretical development and in practical applications such as policy making whereby modelling and the behavior of complex systems is key. The book will appeal to students, researchers and professionals in the various fields.

Author : Petra Ahrweiler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030615055
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Social Simulation written by Petra Ahrweiler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the state of the art in social simulation as presented at the Social Simulation Conference 2019 in Mainz, Germany. It covers the developments in applications and methods of social simulation, addressing societal issues such as socio-ecological systems and policymaking. Methodological issues discussed include large-scale empirical calibration, model sharing and interdisciplinary research, as well as decision-making models, validation and the use of qualitative data in simulation modeling. Research areas covered include archaeology, cognitive science, economics, organization science and social simulation education. This book gives readers insight into the increasing use of social simulation in both its theoretical development and in practical applications such as policymaking whereby modeling and the behavior of complex systems is key. The book appeals to students, researchers and professionals in the various fields.

Author : Corinne Bieder
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031569954
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Safety in High-Risk Industries written by Corinne Bieder and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 179982957X
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth Work in a Digital Society written by Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration of digital technologies into practice presents opportunities and challenges for the field of youth work. Digitalization procedures transform interactions with users, in addition to their needs. These also transform the organizations where youth workers are involved in professional practice. Adapting digital technological tools is a crucial challenge for the youth work profession. Youth Work in a Digital Society is an essential scholarly publication that explores how to overcome any challenges and issues facing youth development work in the digital age and to what extent modern digital technologies can contribute to empowering youth work practice. Featuring a wide range of topics such as digital inclusion, mobile technologies, and social media, this book is ideal for executives, managers, researchers, professionals, academicians, policymakers, practitioners, and students.

Author : Jens Martin Gurr
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839463106
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metropolitan Research written by Jens Martin Gurr and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metropolitan research requires multidisciplinary perspectives in order to do justice to the complexities of metropolitan regions. This volume provides a scholarly and accessible overview of key methods and approaches in metropolitan research from a uniquely broad range of disciplines including architectural history, art history, heritage conservation, literary and cultural studies, spatial planning and planning theory, geoinformatics, urban sociology, economic geography, operations research, technology studies, transport planning, aquatic ecosystems research and urban epidemiology. It is this scope of disciplinary - and increasingly also interdisciplinary - approaches that allows metropolitan research to address recent societal challenges of urban life, such as mobility, health, diversity or sustainability.

Author : Bruce Edmonds
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Simulation written by Bruce Edmonds and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, a reference survey of social simulation work comprehensively collects the most exciting developments in the field. Drawing research contributions from a vibrant community of experts on social simulation, it provides a set of unique and innovative approaches, ranging from agent-based modeling to empirically based simulations, as well as applications in business, governmental, scientific, and other contexts"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Frank Dignum
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030763978
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Simulation for a Crisis written by Frank Dignum and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simulating for a crisis is far more than creating a simulation of a crisis situation. In order for a simulation to be useful during a crisis, it should be created within the space of a few days to allow decision makers to use it as quickly as possible. Furthermore, during a crisis the aim is not to optimize just one factor, but to balance various, interdependent aspects of life. In the COVID-19 crisis, decisions had to be made concerning e.g. whether to close schools and restaurants, and the (economic) consequences of a 3 or 4-week lock-down had to be considered. As such, rather than one simulation focusing on a very limited aspect, a framework allowing the simulation of several different scenarios focusing on different aspects of the crisis was required. Moreover, the results of the simulations needed to be easily understandable and explainable: if a simulation indicates that closing schools has no effect, this can only be used if the decision makers can explain why this is the case. This book describes how a simulation framework was created for the COVID-19 crisis, and demonstrates how it was used to simulate a wide range of scenarios that were relevant for decision makers at the time. It also discusses the usefulness of the approach, and explains the decisions that had to be made along the way as well as the trade-offs. Lastly, the book examines the lessons learned and the directions for the further development of social simulation frameworks to make them better suited to crisis situations, and to foster a more resilient society.

Author : Ying Tan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031366255
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Swarm Intelligence written by Ying Tan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set LNCS 13968 and 13969 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advances in Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2023, which took place in Shenzhen, China, China, in July 2023. The theme of this year’s conference was “Serving Life with Swarm Intelligence”. The 81 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 170 submissions. The papers are organized into 12 cohesive sections covering major topics of swarm intelligence research and its development and applications. The papers of the second part cover topics such as: Swarm Robotics and UAV; Machine Learning; Data Mining; Routing and Scheduling Problems; Stock Prediction and Portfolio Optimization; ICSI-Optimization Competition.