Swarmfest is the annual meeting of the Swarm Development Group (SDG), the creators and developers of the Swarm Simulation System. It is the longest running agent-based modeling (ABM) conference. Although the conference dates back to the early days of the Swarm ABM package, attendees today use a wide range of software including AnyLogic, Mason, NetLogo, Repast, swarm, and more.

Swarmfest brings together ABM experts and enthusiasts from a wide variety of academic and industrial disciplines who are able to communicate through the common language of ABM. Swarmfest fosters a collegial space for researchers to explore new ideas and approaches, and benefit from a multi-disciplinary environment. We encourage dialogue about ABM use within our own research communities, and often discuss strategies for cross-domain applications or extensions. Swarmfest is also a venue to identify future avenues for ABM research, including the “next” generation of ABM tools, platforms and applications.

This year, we are accepting papers for three different tracks. New to the conference this year, peer-reviewed full papers accepted to the conference will be invited to publish in a special volume by Springer. The tracks are:

Full peer-reviewed paper track (10-page maximum) – Due June 9, 2017
Works-in-progress track (1-2 page abstract) – Due July 7, 2017
Student poster track (1-2 page abstract) – Due July 7, 2017

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Policy Design with Agent-based Models
Agent-based models for simulation & training
Dynamic Human behavior ABMs
Human factors simulations
Agent-based Models and Simulators of the Economy
Aggregation and Emergent Macroeconomics
General Equilibrium Model with Heterogeneous Agents
Economic Development, Technological Change and Growth
Socio-economic and Financial Networks
Agent-based modeling methodology
Agent ontologies
Model replication, verification & validation
Participatory & Human-in-the-Loop simulations
Simulation software & programming computational frameworks
Agent-based computational economics & finance
Conflict resolution & cooperation
Coupled human-natural systems
Diffusion of innovations
Dynamics of trust, social norm, structures, reputation & opinion
Epidemiology & pharmacoeconomics
Group decisions & collective behaviors
Market design, mechanism design & auctions
Social networks and their dynamics

If you have any questions, please email Swarmfest2017@gmail.com.