Abstract:

A number of simulation environments have had agent-based human behaviour models added to reduce the reliance on human participants. Although these models have advanced the state of the art, they tend to perform "perfectly". They do not exhibit the sorts of variability present in real human behaviour. Human behaviour is affected by such factors as fatigue and stress, as well as the information processing limitations that stem from the brain's architecture.

This talk will introduce two projects being conducted by Agent Oriented Software:

1. The Human Variability within Computer Generated Forces project
2. The Rules of Engagement Simulation project

The goal of Human Variability within Computer Generated Forces project is to increase the realism of computer-based behaviour models by explicitly including a cognitive architecture that embodies the invariants of human cognition (such as limited Working Memory capacity) and allows behaviour to be affected by "moderators" (such as emotional factors and stimulants such as caffeine).

The Rules of Engagement Simulation project adopts a similar approach to human behaviour modelling, with a view to investigating how the application of rules of engagement are affected by moderators. Both projects will make use of COJACK, a newly developed cognitive architectural extension to the JACK agent programming platform.

Biosketches:

Dr. Ralph Rönnquist is currently research manager at Agent Oriented Software Pty. Ltd., where he continues to take artificial intelligence solutions into practical use. His interests include agent based applications and the impact of the agent technology on methodological software development.