A Novel Agent-Based Simulation Framework for Sensing in Complex Adaptive Environments

Citation

Niazi MAK & Hussain A (2011) A Novel Agent-Based Simulation Framework for Sensing in Complex Adaptive Environments. IEEE Sensors Journal, 11 (2), pp. 404-412. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2010.2068044

Abstract
In this paper we present a novel Formal AgentBased Simulation framework (FABS). FABS uses formal specification as a means of clear description of wireless sensor networks (WSN) sensing a Complex Adaptive Environment. This specification model is then used to develop an agent-based model of both the wireless sensor network as well as the environment. As proof of concept, we demonstrate the application of FABS to a boids model of self-organized flocking of animals monitored by a random deployment of proximity sensors.

Keywords
Wireless Sensor Networks; Formal Specification; Agent-based Simulation; Modeling; Boids; flocking; complex adaptive system; CACOONS; Computational intelligence; Sensor networks

Journal
IEEE Sensors Journal: Volume 11, Issue 2