Behavioral Modeling and Simulation - From Individuals to Societies

Today's military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battle-space in which the attitudes and behaviors of civilian noncombatants may be the primary effects of military actions. To support these new missions, the military services are increasingly interested in using models of the behavior of humans, as individuals and in groups of various kinds and sizes. Behavioral Modeling and Simulation reviews relevant individual, organizational, and societal (IOS) modeling research programs, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and their methodologies, determines which have the greatest potential for military use, and provides guidance for the design of a research program to effectively foster the development of IOS models useful to the military. This book will be of interest to model developers, operational military users of the models and their managers, and government personnel making funding decisions regarding model development.

Summary

Reviews individual, organizational, and societal (IOS) modeling research programs. This book evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and their methodologies. It determines which have the greatest potential for military use. It guides the design of a research program to foster the development of IOS models useful to the military.

Product details

• Authors: Cognitive Board on Behavioral, Board On Behavioral Cognitive And Sensor, Board on Behavioral Cognitive and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Organizational Modeling fro, Committee on Organizational Modeling from Individuals to Societies, Committee on Organizational Modeling: From Individuals to Societies, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
• Assisted by: Susan B van Hemel (Editor), Susan B. Van Hemel (Editor), Jean MacMillan (Editor), National Research Council (Editor), Susan B. Van Hemel (Editor), Greg L Zacharias (Editor), Greg L. Zacharias (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2008
• EAN: 9780309118620
• ISBN: 978-0-309-11862-0
• No. of pages: 422
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 227 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 699 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration