[agents] Call for participation: Workshop “Technical and non-technical aspects of modelling human decisions” @ Social Simulation Conference, 16.09.2024, Krakow, Poland

[Loïs Vanhée]

***Apologies for cross-posting.***

Dear colleagues,

If you work with modelling human decisions, we would like to invite you to a workshop that we organise at the upcoming Social Simulation Conference 2024, Krakow, Poland:  Technical and non-technical aspects of modelling human decisions.

Workshop description (also below the signature): https://ssc2024.uek.krakow.pl/technical-and-non-technical-aspects-of-modelling-human-decisions/

SSC2024 conference website: https://ssc2024.uek.krakow.pl/

Registration (early bird deadline 8th of August): https://ssc2024.uek.krakow.pl/registration/

This workshop is organized by the ESSA Special Interest Group on Models of Human Decision (SIG-MOOD): https://sites.google.com/view/sig-mood/. Register to the SIG-MOOD here<https://forms.office.com/e/a3YYR736Lv>.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the workshop!

Best regards,

Loïs, Melania, Friederike, and Vivek.

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Loïs Vanhée, Ph.D., Docent, Recognized teacher
Associate professor
Co-director of the <https://www.umu.se/en/centre-for-transdisciplinary-ai/> Centre for Transdisciplinary AI<https://www.umu.se/en/centre-for-transdisciplinary-ai/>
Coordinator of the <https://sites.google.com/view/taiga-socialai/home> Social Artificial Intelligence Focus Area<https://sites.google.com/view/taiga-socialai/home>
Department of Computing Science<https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-computing-science/>
Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden
Web: https://www.umu.se/en/staff/lois-vanhee/

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Workshop: Technical and non-technical aspects of modelling human decisions
Date: Monday the 16th of September 2024
Duration: 120 minutes
Place: SSC2024<https://ssc2024.uek.krakow.pl/>, Krakow, Poland
Organized by: ESSA<http://www.essa.eu.org/> SIG MOOD<https://sites.google.com/view/sig-mood/> - Models of Human Decision
Organisers:
Loïs Vanhée, Umeå University, Sweden
Melania Borit, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Friederike Wall, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Vivek Nallur, University College Dublin, Ireland

Description:
Models of human decision (MOODs) are one of the most central components and added value attributed to Agent-Based Social Simulation (ABSS). Yet, developing such models for ABSS involves accounting for an array of specific requirements that may differ from other areas in which MOODs are applied, such as non-player characters in video games. For example, in an ABSS context, MOODs developers should ensure that agents are at the same time realistic, detailed, and computationally scalable, while also accounting for how their simulation may be used and hence impact people and societies.
Discussions about how to advance MOODs in ABSS should involve not only technical considerations about modelling and simulations, but also questions on how to ground these models in relevant sciences (social sciences and humanities, medical sciences etc.), how to show their validity, and what are the direct and indirect ramifications of developing MOODs for ABSS.
This workshop facilitates  bottom-up in-person discussions around topics relative to MOODs for ABSS (e.g. design, validation, documentation, ethical implications of such models). In small groups, participants will be provided three to five topics/questions/thought experiments. Participants may also propose questions they wish to be discussed. The main objectives of the workshop are to map the common interests and needs of the community interested in MOODs and to raise awareness about  alternative perspectives and approaches.

This workshop is intended to be an interactive addition to the SSC 2024 Special Track Sense and Sensibility and to be a meeting point for the ESSA Special Interest Group SIG-MOOD<https://sites.google.com/view/sig-mood/accueil>. Register to the SIG-MOOD here<https://forms.office.com/e/a3YYR736Lv>.


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