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SPADES: System for Parallel Agent Discrete Event Simulation

Patrick Riley. SPADES: System for Parallel Agent Discrete Event Simulation. AI Magazine, 24(2):41–42, 2003.

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Abstract

Simulations are an excellent tool for studying artificial intelligence. However, the simulation technology in use by and designed for the artificial intelligence community often fails to take advantage of much of the work in the larger simulation community to produce stable, repeatable, and efficient simulations. I present SPADES (System for Parallel Agent Discrete Event Simulation) as a simulation substrate for the artificial intelligence community. SPADES focuses on the agent as a fundamental simulation component. The ``thinking time'' of an agent is tracked and reflected in the results of the agents' actions. SPADES supports and manages the distribution of agents across machines while being robust to variations in network performance and machine load. SPADES is not tied to any particular simulation, and is a powerful new tool for creating simulations for the study of artificial intelligence.

BibTeX

@Article(AIMag2003-spades,
  author =	 "Patrick Riley",
  title =	 "{SPADES}: System for Parallel Agent Discrete Event
                  Simulation",
  journal =	 "{AI} Magazine",
  year =	 2003,
  volume = 	 {24},
  number = 	 {2},
  pages = 	 {41--42},
  abstract =	 {Simulations are an excellent tool for studying
                  artificial intelligence. However, the simulation
                  technology in use by and designed for the artificial
                  intelligence community often fails to take advantage
                  of much of the work in the larger simulation
                  community to produce stable, repeatable, and
                  efficient simulations. I present SPADES (System for
                  Parallel Agent Discrete Event Simulation) as a
                  simulation substrate for the artificial intelligence
                  community. SPADES focuses on the agent as a
                  fundamental simulation component. The ``thinking
                  time'' of an agent is tracked and reflected in the
                  results of the agents' actions. SPADES supports and
                  manages the distribution of agents across machines
                  while being robust to variations in network
                  performance and machine load. SPADES is not tied to
                  any particular simulation, and is a powerful new
                  tool for creating simulations for the study of
                  artificial intelligence.},
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  bib2html_rescat ={Simulation},
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