Re: [SwarmFest2004] Swarmfest Paper submission

[Rick Riolo]

hi jerry,
ok, we have your paper, thanks,
 - r

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On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Vos, Jerry R. wrote:

> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:03:56 -0600
> From: "Vos, Jerry R." <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [SwarmFest2004] Swarmfest Paper submission
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> Enclosed is a paper for SwarmFest 2004, the cooresponding author is
> Michael J. North (address@hidden).  Below is the title and sample
> abstract.
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> Terrorist Simulation with NetBreaker
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> Michael J. North, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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> Charles M. Macal, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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> Jerry R. Vos, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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> Abstract
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> After a terrorist group attacks, both the attack's precursors and the
> group's makeup are readily discernable.  In some cases, the data
> necessary to make these inferences and thereby prevent the attacks was
> available before the attack occurred; while in other cases, only sparse
> data is available.  As the perpetrating groups become more dispersed, it
> is increasingly important to provide analysts with tools that
> investigate not just the individual members, of whom little may be
> known, but also the group as a whole.  The NetBreaker conceptual
> prototype is designed to explore analysts' exploratory and extrapolatory
> needs, by viewing the groups as complex social networks of heterogeneous
> agents.  This is implemented through agent-based social modeling,
> network formation rules, and "space" discovery.
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