Qual2Rule Workshop: Using qualitative data to inform behavioural rules in agent-based models

Organizers:

Melania Borit, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Christopher Frantz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Ruth Meyer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics,

Ernst-Mach-Institut EMI, Germany

With support from the ESSA Special Interest Group Qual2Rule.

Description:

Qualitative evidence (e.g., texts gained from transcribing interviews with or observations of people) is a suitable source for giving clues as to the in-context behaviour of individuals. As such, it is a natural source for informing the specification of corresponding agent behaviour within simulations. However, how to use this evidence to inform these behavioural rules (i.e., a qual2rule methodology) is not straight forward. During this workshop the participants will be introduced to the most developed qual2rule methods that the organises of the event identified through a systematic literature review. A general qual2rule process will also be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of qual2rule methods that they have encountered (regardless whether they have uses these methods themselves or not).