Multi-Agent Simulation Platform

A Multi-Agent Simulation Platform is a simulation platform that can be used to create a multi-agent simulation system to solve a multi-agent simulation task (to model and simulate systems comprising multiple agents interacting with each other).

AKA: Multi-Agent Systems Simulation Toolkit, Multi-Agent Software Platform.
Context:
- It can be used to simulate complex adaptive systems, smart grid operations, spatially explicit scenarios, and more.
- It is usually leveraged in multi-agent reinforcement learning, autonomous driving research, ecosystem management, etc.
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Example(s):
- SMARTS (Scalable Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Training School) by Huawei Noah's Ark Lab.
- GALATEA, a platform offered as a language to model multi-agent systems for simulation in a DEVS environment.
- MASGriP, a platform simulating the real operation of power system players.
- GAMA, an environment for implementing and running spatially explicit multi-agent simulations.
- Swarm Simulation System, a software platform for the simulation of complex adaptive systems.
- AnyLogic, a simulation platform used for optimizing intermodal terminal main parameters.
- Mason, a new multi-agent simulation toolkit.
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Counter-Example(s):
- Single-Agent Simulation Platform.
See: Simulation Task.

References

(Muravev et al., 2021) ⇒ D Muravev, H Hu, A Rakhmangulov… (2021). “Multi-agent optimization of the intermodal terminal main parameters by using AnyLogic simulation platform: Case study on the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.” In: International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier.
- QUOTE: "We have developed a set of hybrid simulation models … developed an agent-based system dynamics simulation model to achieve the stable state of …"

(Oliveira et al., 2012) ⇒ P Oliveira, T Pinto, H Morais… (2012). “MASGriP—a multi-agent smart grid simulation platform.” In: 2012 IEEE Power and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org.
- QUOTE: "A multi-agent platform is proposed, which simulates the real operation of power system players."

(Amouroux et al., 2007) ⇒ E Amouroux, TQ Chu, A Boucher, A Drogoul. (2007). “GAMA: an environment for implementing and running spatially explicit multi-agent simulations.” In: Pacific Rim International …, 2007 - Springer.
- QUOTE: "An environment for building spatially … multi-agent simulations."

(Bousquet and Le Page, 2004) ⇒ F Bousquet, C Le Page. (2004). “Multi-agent simulations and ecosystem management: a review.” In: Ecological modelling, 2004 - Elsevier.
- QUOTE: "Development and use of multi-agent simulations (MAS) for … of ecosystem management can use multi-agent systems."

(Luke et al., 2004) ⇒ S Luke, C Cioffi-Revilla, L Panait… (2004). “Mason: A new multi-agent simulation toolkit.” In: Proceedings of the …, 2004 - cobweb.cs.uga.edu.
- QUOTE: "A simulation run from platform to platform, and (for our purposes) guaranteed platform-… able to customize the simulation to a wide range of multi-agent simulation environments."

(Dávila and Uzcátegui, 2000) ⇒ J Dávila, M Uzcátegui. (2000). “Galatea: A multi-agent simulation platform.” In: … Conference on Modeling, Simulation and …, 2000 - iies.faces.ula.ve.
- QUOTE: "A simulation platform: GALATEA, which is offered as a language to model multi-agent systems to be simulated in a DEVS, multi-agent …"

(Minar et al., 1996) ⇒ N Minar, R Burkhart, C Langton, M Askenazi. (1996). “The swarm simulation system: A toolkit for building multi-agent simulations.” In: 1996 - sfi-edu.s3.amazonaws.com.
- QUOTE: "Swarm is a multi-agent software platform for the simulation of complex adaptive systems. In the Swarm system the basic unit of simulation is the swarm, a collection of agents executing …"