Outline

University	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Program Title	Creation of Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences
The core courses to form the program	Department of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Program Leader	Hiroshi Deguchi

Program Summary

The purpose of this research program is to study, by using the bottom up approach, a variety of different social systems found in the 21st century and to understand the principles and techniques of their institutional design. The research program will develop a theory of agent based modeling (ABM) and a framework of agent-based simulation. In agent based simulation machine agents are used as players and in addition to machine agents, key persons with a vested interest in the issue being modeled, such as a policy maker and other stakeholders, participate in the model as player agents.

By using a method, based on agent based modeling, there is an opportunity to understand from constructive points of view the various types of systems in our global society. For this purpose, emphasis is not only given to a bottom up approach, but also to a functional approach and an attempt is made to bridge the gap between constructive and functional, micro and macro, interpretive and rational modeling.
By focusing on the traceability of the various processes found within a social system, frameworks are created for problem solving that enable the design, in a process traceable form, of different types of organization and institutions.
Through this research program we will contribute toward providing a research hub for creating a network of excellence in this field and we aim to establish a "Center for Agent Based Social Systems Science".

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