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Conventional security infrastructures in the Internet cannot be directlyadopted to ambient systems, especially if based on short-range communi-cation channels: Personal, mobile devices are used and the participants arepresent during communication, so privacy protection is a crucial issue....

Social simulation is often described as a multidisciplinary and fast-moving field. This can make it difficult to obtain an overview of the field both for contributing researchers and for outsiders who are interested in social simulation. The Journal for Artificial Societies and Social Simulation...

The simulation of social behavior in a variety of domains is an increasingly important technological tool. A reference survey of social simulation work, This book comprehensively collects the most exciting developments in the field. Drawing research contributions from a vibrant community of...