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Modelling human agency in ancient irrigation

Ertsen, M.W. (author)

Human activity is key in understanding ancient irrigation systems. Results of short term actions build up over time, affecting civilizations on larger temporal and spatial scales. Irrigation systems, with their many entities, social and physical, their many interactions within a changing environment and emergent properties, are typical examples...

conference paper 2011

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Agent-Based Simulations of Energy Transitions

Chappin, E.J.L. (author)

The notion of transition receives noticeable attention in political as well as scientific arenas. In the policy arena in the Netherlands, significant results have not been achieved yet despite all the efforts on ‘managing’ the transition to a sustainable energy sector. Although the scientific literature on transitions contains publications from...

conference paper 2012

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Coupling Agent-Based Models of Natural Gas and Electricity Markets

Van Dam, K.H. (author), Chappin, E.J.L. (author)

In this paper two agent-based models of energy markets are considered: one modelling the market for natural gas and the other of the electricity market incorporating a CO2 market. Because the energy systems are highly interrelated it is interesting to study how they were conceptualised and to explore possibilities to connect the two models,...

conference paper 2010

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Simulating public private networks as evolving systems

Deljoo, A. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Klievink, A.J. (author)

Public-private service networks (PPSN) consist of social and technology components. Development of PPSN is ill-understood as these are dependent on a complex mix of interactions among stakeholders and their technologies and is influenced by contemporary developments. The aim of this paper is to advance our understanding of PPSN by modeling its...

conference paper 2013

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Sharing Information in Teams: Giving Up Privacy or Compromising on Team Performance?

Harbers, M. (author), Aydogan, R. (author), Jonker, C.M. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)

Human teamwork can be supported by agent technology by providing each human team member with an agent that monitors, supports and advices the human. The agent can, for example, monitor the human’s workload, and share that information with (agents of) other team members so that work can be distributed effectively. However, though sharing...

conference paper 2014

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Diffusion: Key to Horticulture Innovation Systems

Kasmire, J. (author), Dijkema, G.P.J. (author), Nikolic, I. (author)

Horticulture, a pillar of the Dutch economy, has already achieved remarkable productivity increases through the use of natural gas for heating, lighting and CO2. Further innovative technologies that could aid the transition toward sustainable energy use, including heat/cold storage and deepgeothermal heat sources, are currently in development...

conference paper 2012

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A comparison of two ontologies for agent-based modelling of energy systems

Keirstead, J. (author), Van Dam, K.H. (author)

Conceptualisations formalised in ontologies are useful to provide an interface between people (e.g. between modellers and stakeholders), people and computers (e.g. data entry), and to ensure interoperability between software elements (e.g. communication between agents). As such, ontologies are useful for modelling purposes: with a formal...

conference paper 2010

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Modelling cooperative agents in infrastructure networks

Ligtvoet, A. (author), Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Stikkelman, R.M. (author)

This paper describes the translation of concepts of cooperation into an agent-based model of an industrial network. It first addresses the concept of cooperation and how this could be captured as heuristical rules within agents. Then it describes tests using these heuristics in an abstract model of an industrial network. The discussion addresses...

conference paper 2010

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Shippers and Network Capacity Booking in the Dutch Gas Market

Bucura, C. (author), Lukszo, Z. (author)

The main objectives of the Third Gas Directive (2009/73EC) approved by the European Union are: unbundling, creating an independent Transport Service Operator (TSO) and ensuring free access to the market. The separation of gas trading from transportation activities required new market rules and gas balancing. Thereby, the TSO's responsibilities...

conference paper 2012

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Agent-based models for policy makers

Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Chmieliauskas, A. (author), de Vries, L.J. (author)

In order to support policy decisions, we have developed a modelling platform called AgentSpring, which facilitates the development of agent-based models in a modular and structured manner, using state-of-the-art IT development principles and tools. An attractive web-based interface allows for the interaction with policy makers. A model named...

conference paper 2012

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Using an agent-based model for analysing the robustness of a syngas cluster

Ligtvoet, A. (author)

Future price developments and availability of energy resources are uncertain. Therefore, developers of energy infrastructures will have to consider different scenarios in their planning. Moreover, the implementation of large infrastructures requires the cooperation of several actors, which adds to the uncertainty. In this paper we describe the...

conference paper 2010

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Agent-based model of intermittent renewables: Simulating emerging changes in energy markets in transition

Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Viebahn, P. (author), Richstein, J.C. (author), Lechtenböhmer, S. (author), Nebel, A. (author)

The energy transition is taking shape in the German and, to a lesser extent also its neighbouring electricity markets. We have proposed adaptations to an existing model to represent the increasing shares of intermittent renewables, that may alter the structure of the market and the viability of strategies of energy companies. The proposed model...

conference paper 2012

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An Agent-mediated Approach to Promote Knowledge Sharing Through Enterprise Social Networks

Sedighi, M. (author)

Broadening adoption of social network tools within the enterprise suggests a new and valuable source for insight into the social structure through organizations. While online social media tools are being evolved by enterprises in recent years, the social media are used much for knowledge sharing. This paper focuses on how enterprise social...

conference paper 2013

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An agent-based model to study effects of team processes on compliance with safety regulations at an airline ground service organization

Sharpanskykh, A. (author), Haest, R. (author)

Maintaining high levels of safety under conditions of ever increasing air traffic is a challenging task. Failures to comply with safety-related regulations are often considered to be important contributors to safety occurrences. To address the issue of compliance, approaches based on external regulation of the employees’ behavior were proposed....

conference paper 2015

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Exploring the effects of shale gas development on natural gas markets: A multi-method approach

Moorlag, R. (author), Auping, W.L. (author), Pruyt, E. (author)

Now that conventional gas resources are rapidly declining in many industrialised regions, national governments are considering the exploration and production of unconventional resources, with shale gas in particular. Large-scale development of these resources could significantly lower import dependency of the gas supply of many countries. The...

conference paper 2014

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Modeling Framework for Uncovering System Behaviors in Biofuels Supply Chain Network

Agusdinata, D.B. (author), Lee, S. (author), Zhao, F. (author), DeLaurentis, D. (author), Thissen, W.A.H. (author)

A full realization of alternative energy such as biofuels depends on the existence of a viable supply chain (SC) network. This work seeks to understand the dynamics of biofuels SC network by developing an approach to model the dynamics and characterize system behavior. A multi-actor approach is pursued in which the interests of three supply...

conference paper 2012

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Daily storage management of hydroelectric facilities

Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Ferrero, M. (author), Lazzeroni, P. (author), Lukszo, Z. (author), Olivero, M. (author), Repetto, M. (author)

This work presents a management procedure for hydroelectric facilities with daily storage. The water storage gives an additional degree of freedom allowing to shift in time power production when it is more convenient and to work at the maximum efficiency of hydraulic turbine. The management is optimized by coupling two different approaches:...

conference paper 2012

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Modeling the adaptation of infrastructures to prevent the effects of climate change: An overview of existing literature

Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Van der Lei, T. (author)

Climate change is likely to affect our infrastructures and, consequently, the way society interacts with these infrastructures. For instance, higher average temperatures increase the need for electricity delivered through the grid in the summer due to augmented air-conditioning. As the scientific consensus is that climate change effects may be...

conference paper 2012

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Modeling and simulating a regenerative life support system to understand the effects of system interaction on survivability during deep space missions: An agent-based approach

Vermeulen, A.C.J. (author), Papic, Alvaro (author), Kiem, Jason (author), Hallak, D. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)

To enable sustainable long-duration human space flight, regenerative life support systems (RLSS) will be indispensable. Waste materials will need to be processed and transformed back into nutrients for life-supporting ecosystems. MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) is a well-documented and studied example of such an...

conference paper 2019

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A recent overview of the integration of System Dynamics and Agent-based Modelling and Simulation

Luteijn-Nava Guerrero, G.D.C. (author), Schwarz, P. (author), Slinger, J (author)

Modelling and simulation aim to reproduce the structure and imitate the behavior of real-life systems. For complex dynamic systems, System Dynamics (SD) and Agent-based (AB) modelling are two widely used modelling paradigms that prior to the early 2010’s have traditionally been viewed as mutually exclusive alternatives. This literature review...

conference paper 2016