Preliminary Program - Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Welcome Session
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 – 8:50 AM | Arrival and Registration |
| 8:50 – 9:00 AM | General Introduction Workshop Organizers |
First Session: MABS of social dynamics
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:20 AM | Endogenous Social Identity in Agent-Based Economics: From Micro-Categorisation to Macro-Firm Structure Alejandra López de Aberasturi Gómez, Daniel Jarne Ornia, Arnau Quera-Bofarull, Jordi Sabater-Mir, Carles Sierra |
| 9:20 – 9:40 AM | Adaptive Self-Preservation in Flocking Systems: How Dynamic Risk Thresholds Shape Collective Safety Jiaman Li, William G. Kennedy |
| 9:40 – 10:00 AM | Impact of Network Rewiring on Opinion and Belief Echo Chambers Hiro Kataoka, Jérôme Euzenat, Koji Hasebe |
| 10:00 – 10:20 AM | Social Norm Dynamics in a Behavioral Epidemic Model Christos Charalambous |
Coffee Break
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Coffee Break |
Second Session: Application of MABS for socio-ecological systems
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Assessing Traffic’s Impact on Urban Heat Islands: An Agent-Based Approach Using Real-World and Simulated Data Aygun Ismayilova, Manon Prédhumeau |
| 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM | Toward Agent-based Simulations of Complex Human Societies Keynote Talk by Jacob Crandall, Brigham Young University |
Lunch
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Networking and Lunch |
Third Session: LLMs to support MABS
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 2:00 – 2:20 PM | Separating Diagnosis from Control: Auditable Policy Adaptation in Agent-Based Simulations with LLM-Based Diagnostics Shaoxin Zhong, Yuchen Su, Michael J. Witbrock |
| 2:20 – 2:40 PM | Deliberation in Silico: Validating LLM Multi-Agent Simulation Against Verbatim Council Records Christine Sheldon, Michael Laver, Slava Jankin |
| 2:40 – 3:00 PM | Simulating Social Media with LLM-Powered Agents: Demography, Psychography, and Disinformation Dynamics Edoardo Allegrini, Edoardo Di Paolo, Angelo Spognardi, Marinella Petrocchi |
| 3:00 – 3:20 PM | Towards a Principled Multi-Agent Approach to Simulating Social Platforms Stephanie Anneris Malvicini, Gerardo Simari, Maria Vanina Martinez |
Coffee Break
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee Break |
Fourth Session: MABS methodologies and tools
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 4:00 – 4:20 PM | CHAD: A Scalable Turn-Based Simulator for Complex Heterogeneous Agent Dynamics Patrick Liston, Artem Lensky, Charles Gretton |
| 4:20 – 4:40 PM | From Model-Based Screening to Data-Driven Surrogates: A Multi-Stage Workflow for Exploring Stochastic Agent-Based Models Paul Saves, Matthieu Mastio, Nicolas Verstaevel, Benoit Gaudou |
| 4:40 – 5:00 PM | Towards a Multi-Model Approach to Agent-Based Social Simulation for Policymaking Emil Johansson, Fabian Lorig, Paul Davidsson |
| 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion / Round Table + Closing |