Call for Papers
Computational human behavior models, in extending a conventional information-processing approach, face two complex problems: adaptation and evolution of behavior, and the socio-cultural specificity of cognition. These fields are vast, variegated, informed by disparate theoretical and technical disciplines, and interrelated. This symposium seeks to focus research by examining their intersection. In addition to informing academic research, expected applications include simulations and training for international commercial enterprise, non-governmental organizations, and military, as well as commercial games.
The goals of this symposium are to:
- Identify the ranges of meanings described by “adaptive agent” and “culturally specific behavior”, and their interrelation
- Determine the range and nature of problems requiring computational models of culture and adaptive agents
- Clarify the role of culture and adaptation in human behavior, toward architectures, algorithms, and representations for computational modeling
- Bring together researchers and practitioners from varying disciplines, to share ideas and results, and establish relationships
- Chart a multi-disciplinary research program
Relevant Topics
We aim to bring together communities of artificial intelligence, social science, and cognitive science researchers, with developers of games and simulations within both commercial and governmental sectors. To this end, we solicit papers such as:
- Surveys and analysis of pertinent literature
- Case studies of simulation or game development that contain adaptive and/or cultural aspects
- Theoretical work in modeling cultural behavior, adaptive behavior, or their interrelation
- Analysis of human behavior in relevant domains
- Empirical comparisons of agent models
Speakers
Dr. Marcus Griffin, Sr. Social Sceience Advisor to the Human Terrain System, and professor of anthropology at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Christopher Newport University.
Symposium Format
The expected format for the 2 ˝ day symposium is:
Day 1: Invited speaker on culture and cognitive modeling, and related paper presentations
Day 2: Invited speaker on adaptive agents, and related paper presentations
Day 3 (half day): Integrative paper presentations and a discussion panel