@BruceEdmonds

Director: Centre for Policy Modelling https://xitter.cf/t.co/KtR8B4tr9p, Adjunct Professor: Umeå and at the University of the Arctic, Tromsø. ORCID: 0000-0002-3903-2507

 Cheltenham, UK
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Joined July 2010
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New contribution: "Theory is Two-Faced and this can be a problem for modellers" by Bruce Edmonds. #abm #theory #inference #modelling #socialsimulation #simulation #RofASSS @bruceedmonds rofasss.org/2026/10/21/theor…

Theory is Two-Faced and this can be a problem for modellers

By Bruce Edmonds Why is theory so confusing and difficult to pin down?  Why are there so many arguments about the relationship between theory and simulation? One reason is that theory has (at …

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New RofASSS contribution: "Reciprocity Is Not Governance: a short comment on the social-contract metaphor in peer review" by Hugo Roger Paz #peerreview #norms #governance #contract #journals rofasss.org/2026/07/07/recip…

Reciprocity Is Not Governance: a short comment on the social-contract metaphor in peer review

A Comment on: Squazzoni, F. (2025) Editorial Note: We need to recognise that peer review is central to the ‘social contract’ of academic citizenship. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simu…

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It took me a while, but we finally have the second episode of the Computational Social Science podcast! This time, we talk about collective intelligence 🧐 You can find it on YouTube... youtu.be/547ZQAa_koE ...or on your favourite platform: buzzsprout.com/2226458/episo…
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We are mourning the loss of Dr. Jiaqi Ge, a valued Editorial Board member and a kind, constructive voice in our community. Her presence and expertise will be greatly missed by all of us at JASSS. Full tribute: news.jasss.org/remembering-d…
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New Contribution: A Reminder – computability limits on “vibe coding” ABMs by Bruce Edmonds. rofasss.org/2026/02/12/vibe #rofasss #ABM #agentbased #programming #LLMs #AI #vibecoding #computability

A Reminder – computability limits on “vibe coding” ABMs (using LLMS to do the programming for us)

By Bruce Edmonds Introduction Machine-learning systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs), are algorithms trained on large datasets rather than something categorically different. Consequently,…

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New Contribution: "Why Object-Oriented Programming is not the best method to implement Agent-Based models" by Martin Hinsch. rofasss.org/2026/02/03/oop #oop #abm #objectoriented #agent-based #agentbased #rofasss #simulation #modelling

Why Object-Oriented Programming is not the best method to implement Agent-Based Models

By Martin Hinsch Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and EnvironmentUniversity College London Introduction A considerable part of the history of software engineering consists of attempts to …

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Wander Jager@GCSCS_RuG11 Sep 2025
Out now in the standard library of @netlogo , our Consumer Decision model. netlogoweb.org/launch#http:/… The tab "Model info" explains how it works and 5 experiments to do in class or workshops. Developed within actiss-edu.eu Enjoy!
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This study rethinks #StakeholderEngagement in #AgentBasedModeling, exploring hidden dimensions of #Expertise, its diverse sources, and its subtle influence on #ComputationalModels and the #ModellingProcess. Read the full #OpenAccess article on #jasss: jasss.org/28/3/10.html
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pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.20… PNAS continues to have low standards as to title hype
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New contribution by Peter Steiglechner and Marijn Keijzer: "Make some noise! Why agent-based modelers should embrace the power of randomness" #RofASSS #ABM #noise #randomness #robustness #socialsimulation #taxonomy #simulation #science #method #agentbased rofasss.org/2025/05/31/noise…
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How do human motives, cognitive dissonance, decision strategies, and social influence shape opinions and behaviors within a networked community? @GCSCS_RuG introduces "HUMAT", the latest tool for exploring these complex social dynamics. Watch the teaser! youtu.be/TwXdT56yjcI
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About the first winner of ESSA's Rosaria Conte Outstanding Contribution Award for Social Simulation: Nigel Gilbert. #sociology #socialsimulation #abm #jasss #simsoc #essa rofasss.org/2025/03/04/nigel…
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A classic example of language that does not distinguish between what is true in a model and in reality. This paper has had huge circulation among narrow nationalists (e.g. in Russia). The authors of this (otherwise fine) paper did not intend this. jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/16/3/…
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For the thinking behind these posts see rofasss.org/2024/05/06/delus… rofasss.org/2022/02/28/pover… & rofasss.org/2020/05/22/model… by @BruceEmonds

Delusional Generality – how models can give a false impression of their applicability even when...

By Bruce Edmonds1, Dino Carpentras2, Nick Roxburgh3, Edmund Chattoe-Brown4 and Gary Polhill3 Centre for Policy Modelling, Manchester Metropolitan University Computational Social Science, ETH Zurich…

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A summary of the work and influence of Rosaria Conte (1952-2016) by Mario Paolucci. #abm #socialsimulation #psychology #immergence #agentbasedmodelling rofasss.org/2025/02/11/rosar…

Rosaria Conte (1952–2016)

By Mario Paolucci This is the “header piece” for a short series on those who have been awarded the “Rosaria Conte Outstanding Award for Social Simulation” awarded by the European Social Simulation …

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Here is an editorial note soon out in @JASSSJournal on the importance of #peerreview for the 'social contract' of academic citizenship, with new initiatives to motivate #reviewers in times of increasing demand. Any comments are welcome: jasss.org/28/1/6.html

Editorial Note: We Need to Recognise That Peer Review is Central to the 'Social Contract' of...

by Flaminio Squazzoni

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Article #4572: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

The practice and rhetoric of prediction – the case in agent-based modelling

This paper looks at the tension between the desire to claim predictive ability for Agent-Based Models (ABMs) and its extreme difficulty for social and ecological systems, suggesting that this is th...

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Improving Health@theSPHSU11 Nov 2024
Explore the dynamics of the UK #HousingMarket in this new publication co-authored by @CElsenbroich, @ajheppenstall, Yahya Gamal & Kashif Zia. A Behavioural Agent-Based Model for Housing Markets: Impact of Financial Shocks in the UK 🔗jasss.org/27/4/5.html #OpenAccess #ABMs
Housing development panorama

ALT Housing development panorama

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Wander Jager@GCSCS_RuG30 Oct 2024
Societal dynamics are turbulent these days. Computational social science helps in studying dynamical processes. Learn about this using agent-based games and watch tutorial videos: actiss-edu.eu
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New article: "Quantum computing in the social sciences" by Emile Chappin and Gary Polihill. rofasss.org/2024/09/24/quant… #RofASSS #quantumcomputing #socialscience #abm #simulation #roadmap

Quantum computing in the social sciences

By Emile Chappin and Gary Polhill The dream What could quantum computing mean for the computational social sciences? Although quantum computing is at an early stage, this is the right time to dream…

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