Agent based modeling of risk sensitivity and decision making on coalitions
US8057235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An agent based model system provides simulation of the influence of environmental variables and tendencies in individual and social decision making relating to the formation of coalitions and ethnic groups. The system is based on improved understandings of human decision making under risk, and incorporates recent theoretical developments and computational tools. The system gives analysts the ability to predict the development of coalitions and ethnic groups, as well as the ability to manage the behavior of individuals in such groups. The model results provide confidence intervals for various possible scenarios in a mix of agents' decision rules and distribution of environmental resources. Applications include management of ethnic groups and violent conditions in unstable nations, the tracking of terrorist organizations, development of coalitions and oligopolies in business, and the modeling and interdiction of criminal organizations.
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