An application of agent based social modeling in the DoD

Abstract

PMRFSim is a proof of concept geospatial social agent-based simulation capable of examining the interactions of more than 60,000 agents over a simulated year within a few minutes. PMRFSim utilizes real world data from federal, state, and local authorities to create the heterogeneous agent environment. All agents are endowed with demographic and geospatial attributes. Agents interact with each other and respond to events. PMRFSim also models adverse agents which have harmful intent and goals to spread negative sentiment and acquire intelligence. PMRFSim allows an analyst to construct various what-if scenarios and generates numerous graphs that characterize the social landscape. This analysis is intended to support public affairs officers in exploring the social landscape under various initial conditions and scenarios.