Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Modelling Digest, Vol 51, Issue 3

[DJ]

Does this mean you have not used any open source code at all then?


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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:22:14 +0200
> From: L?szl? Guly?s <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Modelling Digest, Vol 50,
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> Hi DJ,
> 
> Apologies, I didn't find this mail under the pile
> before.
> Now, the source is not available. But the software is
> supported.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- Laszlo
> -- 
> dr. Guly?s L?szl?          | Laszlo Gulyas, PhD
> kutat?si igazgat?          | dir. of research
> AITIA International Zrt. | AITIA International Inc.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DJ" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Modelling Digest, Vol 50,
> Issue 1
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> 
> > Hey Laszlo,
> >
> > Is the source code avaialable with this?
> >
> > Danny
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 9/12/08, address@hidden 
> > <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> From: address@hidden
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> >> Subject: Modelling Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 1:15 PM
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> >>    1. The Multi-Agent Simulation Suite (MASS)
> released
> >> (Laszlo Gulyas)
> >>    2. Ascape 5.1.0 (Miles Parker)
> >>    3. Asking for help ( ??? )
> >>    4. Re: Asking for help (Yohan PANNET)
> >>    5. Re: Asking for help
> (address@hidden)
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:12:39 +0200 (CEST)
> >> From: "Laszlo Gulyas"
> <address@hidden>
> >> Subject: [Swarm-Modelling] The Multi-Agent
> Simulation Suite
> >> (MASS)
> >> released
> >> To: address@hidden
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> <address@hidden>
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> >>
> >> AITIA International Inc is pleased to announce the
> first
> >> public release of
> >> the Multi-Agent Simulation Suite (MASS). MASS is a
> toolset
> >> of user-friendly
> >> software components for writing agent-based and
> >> participatory simulations,
> >> creating visualizations and experiments, and for
> analyzing
> >> simulation data.
> >>
> >> MASS (including the components FABLES, MEME, and
> PET) is
> >> available for
> >> _free_ download from
> >> http://mass.aitia.ai/ . Please try it out and send
> us bug
> >> reports or other
> >> suggestions and comments at address@hidden .
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION
> SUITE
> >>
> >> The Multi-Agent Simulation Suite (MASS) consists
> of four
> >> major components
> >> built around a simulation core. The components
> include:
> >>
> >>
> >> -- the Functional Agent-Based Language for
> Simulations
> >> (FABLES), an
> >> easy-to-use programming language for agent-based
> >> simulations and its
> >> Eclipse-based integrated development environment.
> FABLES
> >> requires minimal
> >> programming skills and lets modelers create
> concise
> >> definitions of their
> >> models, similar in style to model descriptions in
> published
> >> papers.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- the Charting Package (CP), a rich set of
> dynamic charts
> >> and
> >> visualizations to display simulation output,
> accompanied by
> >> easy-to-use
> >> wizards that bring the definition of any chart
> only a few
> >> mouse clicks away.
> >> CP also comes with a graphical editor to pick from
> a rich
> >> set of descriptive
> >> statistics to specify the data to be charted.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- the Model Exploration Module (MEME) is a tool
> that
> >> enables designing and
> >> orchestrating simulation experiments, helps
> managing their
> >> results and
> >> supports their analysis. MEME has two distinct set
> of
> >> functionalities. The
> >> first is concerned with generating the data, the
> second is
> >> with analyzing
> >> it.
> >>
> >> MEME provides a Parameter Sweeper wizard that lets
> the user
> >> interactively
> >> define the parameter regions to explore, together
> with the
> >> data to be
> >> recorded. (For the latter purposes, an interactive
> >> grpahical editor to pick
> >> from a rich set of descriptive statistics and
> other useful
> >> constructs is
> >> also available.) The experiments defined with the
> Parameter
> >> Sweeper wizard
> >> can be run on a single computer, on a cluster of
> computers,
> >> or on
> >> computational grids (using the QosCosGrid
> middleware).
> >> Moreover, the
> >> advanced functions of the Parameter Sweeper
> include support
> >> for various
> >> "IntelliSweep" methods, i.e., advanced
> simulation
> >> designs that can save on
> >> the number of runs without compromizing the
> significance of
> >> the results.
> >> (Many of these methods are based on the Design Of
> >> Experiments, DoE,
> >> literature on the statistics of classic
> experimental
> >> sciences.)
> >>
> >> MEME also provides a set of tools to collect,
> manage and
> >> analyze simulation
> >> results. At the base of these is MEME's
> Results
> >> Database that stores data
> >> created by various versions of different models,
> possibly
> >> coming in several
> >> batches. MEME makes the navigation among these
> clean and
> >> easy, flexibly
> >> dealing with the unconveniences of missing data or
> >> mismatching variable
> >> lists of different batch runs. MEME also provides
> wizards
> >> to process the
> >> collected data, by filtering out rows or columns,
> by
> >> aggregating several
> >> rows (e.g., as a result of filtered-out
> variables), by
> >> deriving new
> >> variables using simple formuli or descriptive
> statistics,
> >> and by more
> >> advanced restructuring operations. In general,
> MEME
> >> provides modelers with
> >> the common pre-processing operations needed to
> re-format
> >> their results data
> >> for analysis. MEME is not a competitor of
> professional
> >> statistical packages
> >> like SPSS or STATA. Rather it is intended as a
> helper tool
> >> for those.
> >> Therefore, the processed data can be convieniently
> exported
> >> from MEME. In
> >> order to help previewing your output, MEME is
> integrated
> >> with the Charting
> >> Package, thus providing modelers with the option
> of quickly
> >> plotting their
> >> data in various formats.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- the Participatory Extension (PET) is a tool to
> >> web-enable agent-based
> >> models and to optionally transform them to
> participatory
> >> simulations, where
> >> human subjects control some of the agents via the
> >> world-wide web. PET is a
> >> multi-user environment,  based on a dedicated
> network
> >> server. It is intended
> >> as an educational and/or laboratory tool.
> Therefore, it has
> >> two distinct
> >> user roles. The first is that of the
> 'teacher' or
> >> 'lab director' who can set
> >> up the environment for the 'students' or
> the
> >> 'subjects'. The teacher
> >> determines what _model_families_ (i.e., simulation
> >> programs) are available
> >> on the PET server, she configures the _models_
> available to
> >> the students
> >> (i.e., with what specific agent composition, with
> what
> >> parameter values
> >> fixed and what values to be set by the students,
> etc.). The
> >> students, on the
> >> other hand, enter via a simpler user interface
> that lists
> >> the pre-configured
> >> models available to them. Depending on the
> settings by the
> >> teacher, students
> >> may be able to start their own _simulation_
> copies, or can
> >> join to watch the
> >> progress of the simulation initiated by someone
> else (e.g.,
> >> by the teacher).
> >> The teacher/lab director may also decide to make
> some
> >> agents in the model
> >> 'controllable', which means that students
> >> (subjects) joining the simulation
> >> can take control over them. Students that control
> agents
> >> are provided with a
> >> special graphical user interface that conveys the
> >> information available to
> >> the agent and provides 'actions' by which
> they can
> >> specify the agent's
> >> behavior. (A rudimentary control interface, in
> which
> >> actions are listed in
> >> the form of web links, is automatically generated
> by PET
> >> for any model. More
> >> advanced interfaces can be provided by Java
> programming.)
> >> In PET all
> >> simulations are recorded and are available for
> future
> >> playback, including
> >> those containing human controlled agents.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> RELATIONS TO OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES
> >>
> >> The components of MASS are integrated, but behind
> the
> >> scenes, they interact
> >> via a central 'simulation core'. In the
> current
> >> public release, this core is
> >> Repast J 3.1. This means that all FABLES models
> are
> >> compiled to Repast J.
> >> (The source code is also available, so advanced
> users can
> >> pick it up from
> >> there and continue their work in Repast J / Java.)
> >>
> >> The Parameter Sweeper of MEME expects Repast J
> models, thus
> >> MEME's
> >> functionality is open to regular Repast J users,
> in
> >> addition to FABLES
> >> modelers. (In principle, MEME can work with Repast
> models
> >> without any
> >> change. That is, even models that were written
> without MEME
> >> in mind should
> >> cause no problems.) Moreover, MEME's results
> management
> >> and processing
> >> functions work with the data, independent of their
> origin.
> >> Therefore, these
> >> functions can be used by any modeler, provided
> that the
> >> data is available in
> >> a text-based file format. (MEME has an advanced
> wizard to
> >> support the import
> >> of various text-based data formats.)
> >>
> >> PET also works with Repast J models, so its
> functionality
> >> is available, in
> >> principle, to any Repast J modeler. (Some
> limitations may
> >> exists, especially
> >> if the model uses advanced, third party modules,
> e.g.,
> >> visualizations -- but
> >> the general rule is that PET can take any Repast J
> model,
> >> even those written
> >> without knowledge about PET.)
> >>
> >> In future releases, MASS is expected to support
> further
> >> simulation platforms
> >> as well. MEME's Parameter Sweeper already has
> an about
> >> 70% support for
> >> Repast Simphony (not available in the current
> release).
> >> Within a year, the
> >> Parameter Sweeper is expected to have full support
> for
> >> Repast Simphony,
> >> EMIL-S and NetLogo
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> LICENCE
> >>
> >> The components of the Multi-Agent Simulation Suite
> (MASS)
> >> are available for
> >> download free of charge under a non-exclusive
> licence
> >> granted by AITIA
> >> International Inc. However, the source code of the
> MASS
> >> software is
> >> proprietary, which is only available for purchase.
> >> Nonetheless, AITIA
> >> International Inc. is committed to provide
> continuing
> >> support for MASS and
> >> its users, independent of their purchase of the
> sources. In
> >> the unlikely
> >> case that providing this support ceases to be in
> agreement
> >> with the
> >> company's business targets, AITIA plans to
> move the
> >> MASS source code into
> >> the public domain.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> -- Laszlo
> >> -- 
> >> dr. Guly?s L?szl?          | Laszlo Gulyas, PhD
> >> kutat?si igazgat?          | dir. of research
> >> AITIA International Zrt. | AITIA International
> Inc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:24:20 -0700
> >> From: Miles Parker <address@hidden>
> >> Subject: [Swarm-Modelling] Ascape 5.1.0
> >> To: Agent-based modeling
> <address@hidden>
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <address@hidden>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII;
> format=flowed;
> >> delsp=yes
> >>
> >>
> >> ..has just been released on sourceforge. http://
> >> ascape.sourceforge.net. Its mostly a maintenance
> release
> >> but includes
> >> refactoring Swing dependencies out of core project
> and
> >> improvements to
> >> the runtime infrastructure among other things.
> I'm
> >> obviously biased
> >> but  I can target anything so its easy to switch
> back and
> >> forth and
> >> I'm surprised to find that I still use Ascape
> for most
> >> of my modeling
> >> work; its light-weight, pretty fast, and robust.
> I'm
> >> thinking about
> >> some Ascape inspired efforts so would welcome any
> feedback
> >> / ideas /
> >> wish-lists.
> >>
> >> Miles T. Parker
> >> Principal
> >> Metascape, LLC
> >> "Extraordinary Tools for Extraordinary
> Science"
> >> address@hidden
> >> http://metascapeabm.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:26:40 +0800
> >> From: " ??? "
> <address@hidden>
> >> Subject: [Swarm-Modelling] Asking for help
> >> To: "modelling"
> <address@hidden>
> >> Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="gb2312"
> >>
> >> Dear all:
> >>
> >>   When I am work through Charles Staelin's
> >> 'jSimpleBug' tutorial, which is provided
> at
> >>
> http://eco83.econ.unito.it/swarm/materiale/cd/swarm_2.2_cd.iso,
> >> I am having problems with the  following three
> programs:
> >> SimpleObserverBug, SimpleObserverBug2 and
> SimpleObserverBug
> >> program.
> >>
> >>   For each program, the java files compile
> correctly, but
> >> when the file 'StartSimpleBug' is run, the
> following
> >> error is produced:Exception in thread
> "main"
> >> java.lang.NullPointerException at
> >> StartSimpleBug.main(StartSimpleBug.java:34).
> >>
> >>   Has anyone else experienced similar problems?  I
> am
> >> grateful if anyone tell me how to solve this
> problem.
> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>       Leon
> >>       EMail?  address@hidden
> >>       Date?  2008-09-12
> >>
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> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:15:36 +0200
> >> From: "Yohan PANNET"
> >> <address@hidden>
> >> Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Asking for help
> >> To: "Agent-based modeling"
> >> <address@hidden>
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <address@hidden>
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> >>
> >> Could you send your code? Especially
> StartSimpleBug.java.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2008/9/12 ??? <address@hidden>
> >>
> >> >  Dear all:
> >> >
> >> >   When I am work through Charles
> Staelin's
> >> 'jSimpleBug' tutorial, which is
> >> > provided at
> >>
> http://eco83.econ.unito.it/swarm/materiale/cd/swarm_2.2_cd.iso
> >> > ,
> >>
> <http://eco83.econ.unito.it/swarm/materiale/jtutorial/JavaTutorial.zip,>I
> >> am having problems with the  following three
> programs:
> >> SimpleObserverBug,
> >> > SimpleObserverBug2 and SimpleObserverBug
> program.
> >> >
> >> >   For each program, the java files compile
> correctly,
> >> but when the file
> >> > 'StartSimpleBug' is run, the
> following error
> >> is produced:Exception in thread
> >> > "main"
> java.lang.NullPointerException at
> >> > StartSimpleBug.main(StartSimpleBug.java:34).
> >> >
> >> >   Has anyone else experienced similar
> problems?  I am
> >> grateful if anyone
> >> > tell me how to solve this problem.
> >> >
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >       Leon
> >> >       EMail?  address@hidden
> >> >       Date?  2008-09-12
> >> >
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> Message: 5
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:15:50 +0800
> >> From: "" <address@hidden>
> >> Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Asking for help
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="us-ascii"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ??????????:
> >> >From: "Yohan PANNET"
> >> <address@hidden>
> >> >Reply-To: Agent-based modeling
> >> <address@hidden>
> >> >To: "Agent-based modeling"
> >> <address@hidden>
> >> >Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Asking for help
> >> >Date:Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:15:36 +0200
> >> >
> >> >Could you send your code? Especially
> >> StartSimpleBug.java.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >2008/9/12 ??? <address@hidden>
> >> >
> >> >>  Dear all:
> >> >>
> >> >>   When I am work through Charles
> Staelin's
> >> 'jSimpleBug' tutorial, which is
> >> >> provided at
> >>
> http://eco83.econ.unito.it/swarm/materiale/cd/swarm_2.2_cd.iso
> >> >> ,
> >>
> <http://eco83.econ.unito.it/swarm/materiale/jtutorial/JavaTutorial.zip,>I
> >> am
> >> having problems with the  following three
> programs:
> >> SimpleObserverBug,
> >> >> SimpleObserverBug2 and SimpleObserverBug
> program.
> >> >>
> >> >>   For each program, the java files
> compile
> >> correctly, but when the file
> >> >> 'StartSimpleBug' is run, the
> following
> >> error is produced:Exception in thread
> >> >> "main"
> java.lang.NullPointerException at
> >> >>
> StartSimpleBug.main(StartSimpleBug.java:34).
> >> >>
> >> >>   Has anyone else experienced similar
> problems?  I
> >> am grateful if anyone
> >> >> tell me how to solve this problem.
> >> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>       Leon
> >> >>       EMail?  address@hidden
> >> >>       Date?  2008-09-12
> >> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >>
> _______________________________________________
> >> >> Modelling mailing list
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> >> >>
> >>
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