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| My main research topic is the application of Computer Simulation and Artificial Intelligence to study human-centric and coupled human-natural complex adaptive systems. I am a strong advocate of using Co-Creation for object oriented Agent-Based Modelling (ABM). This novel and highly interdisciplinary research agenda involves disciplines like Social Science, Economics, Marketing, Psychology, Geography, Operations Research, and Computer Science. My current research is primarily concerned with the following three areas. On the methodological frontier I aim to advance the model development strategies for ABM, through the Engineering Agent-Based Social Simulations (EABSS) toolkit. On the practical frontier I look at novel uses of simulation for studying Urban Sustainability (including Smart Cities and Smart Roads), modelling Human Behaviour in Floods using ABM and Virtual Reality, and modelling people's wellbeing at local and global scale. I was a co-investigator in the Leverhulme funded project Sustaining Urban Habitats. Furthermore, I am working together with Nottingham City Council's Transport Strategy Department on some Smart City projects. On the generative AI frontier I am looking into the use of Large Language Models to support and advance agent-based model design and implementation. |
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Website: I have launched a new Misc Blog on my website, for content that doesn't fit into my other two blogs but is still worth sharing. Conference Paper: Zou, P., & Siebers, P.-O. (2025, September 17–19). StockMARL: A novel multi-agent reinforcement learning system to dynamically improve trading strategies [Conference paper]. 37th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium (EMSS 2025), held within the 22nd International Multidisciplinary Modeling & Simulation Multiconference (I3M 2025), Fes, Morocco. [paper] [video of presentation] [slides] Conference Paper: Vanhée, L., Borit, M., Siebers, P.-O., Cremades, R., Frantz, C., Gürcan, Ö., Kalvas, F., Kera, D. R., Nallur, V., Narasimhan, K., & Neumann, M. (2025, August 25–29). Large language models for agent-based modelling: Current and possible uses across the modelling cycle [Conference paper]. Social Simulation Conference 2025, Delft, Netherlands. [arXiv] Extended Abstract: Piricz, N., Siebers, P. O., & Snape, R. (2025, June 18–20). Smart grids and market dynamics in national electricity networks: A comparative analysis of the UK and Hungary [Conference presentation]. CBIM Conference on Business and Industrial Marketing, Kolding, Denmark. [extended abstract] History: I found the source code from my first attempt at developing genetic algorithm applications, dating back to 1996. It is written in QuickBasic and runs in DOS. The main project is a Factory Layout Optimiser. To try it out, install the DOSBox emulator found in the 'HallenOptimierung' folder and run 'OPTIMAIN.EXE'. Please note that the interface and documentation are in German. History: I just missed the 25th Anniversary of my first website, created to document the history of 'Octopush'. I created it in 1999 for my late friend Alan Blake, the inventor of the game. It was quite innovative, using screenshots of translations where fonts were not available on the internet :). Website: I have launched a new ABM Blog on my website, intended as a space for sharing news, discussions, and information related to my research on Computational ABM. Journal Paper: Siebers, P.-O. (2025). Exploring the potential of conversational AI support for agent-based social simulation model design. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 28(3), 2. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.5681 (open access) [presentation] |
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