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Jan Treur
English
Artificial Intelligence
Information Storage and Retrieval
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Know Yourself: An Adaptive Causal Network Model for Therapeutic Intervention for Regaining Cognitive Control
Long term stress often causes depression and neuronal atrophies that in turn can lead to a variety of health problems. As a result of these cellular changes, also molecular changes occur. These changes, that i...
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An Agent-Based Modelling Approach to Analyse the Public Opinion on Politicians
A politician’s popularity can be measured by polls or by measuring the amount of times a politician is mentioned on the Internet in a positive or negative manner. This paper introduces an approach to an agent...
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Physical Activity Contagion and Homophily in an Adaptive Social Network Model
Regular physical activity contributes to higher levels of well-being, healthy aging and prevention of several chronic diseases such as depression. To establish or change behaviours concerning physical activit...
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Simulating Mutual Support Networks of Human and Artificial Agents
In this paper, a multi-agent simulation model is presented to investigate the dynamics of ‘mutual-support networks’: online social networks consisting of both humans and artificial agents. Via such networks, h...
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An Adaptive Cognitive Temporal-Causal Network Model of a Mindfulness Therapy Based on Music
In this paper the effect of a music therapy is modeled based on a Network-Oriented Modeling approach. Music therapy is a mindfulness therapy used since many years ago. The presented adaptive temporal-causal n...
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A Computational Network Model for the Effects of Certain Types of Dementia on Social Functioning
This paper introduces a temporal-causal network model that describes the recognition of emotions shown by others. The model can show both normal functioning and cases of dysfunctioning, such as can be the case...
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Computational Analysis of Bullying Behavior in the Social Media Era
Internet and cyber-technology have played an important positive role but it also served as a venue for cyber-bullying. This paper presents a computational model for online bullying. Its evaluation was done by...
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Computational Analysis of Social Contagion and Homophily Based on an Adaptive Social Network Model
This study combined the Social Science principles of homophily and social contagion within an approach to adaptive network modeling. The introduced adaptive temporal-causal network model incorporates both pri...
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On the Emergence of Segregation in Society: Network-Oriented Analysis of the Effect of Evolving Friendships
Segregation is a widely-observed phenomenon through history, different cultures and around the world. This paper addresses how in a network of immigrants segregation emerges from friendship homophily. The sim...
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Network-Oriented Modeling of Multi-criteria Homophily and Opinion Dynamics in Social Media
In this paper we model the opinion dynamics in social groups in combination with adaptation of the connections based on a multicriteria homophily principle. The adaptive network model has been designed accordi...
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Analysis and Refinement of a Temporal-Causal Network Model for Absorption of Emotions
An earlier proposed temporal-causal network model for mutual absorption of emotions aims to model emotion contagion in networks using characteristics such as traits of openness and expressiveness of the membe...
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Modeling Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorders
This paper presents a neurologically inspired computational model for Autism Spectrum Disorders addressing internalizing and externalizing behaviour. The model has been verified by mathematical analysis and it...
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Modelling a Mutual Support Network for Co** with Stress
The emotional state of an individual is continuously affected by daily events. Stressful periods can be coped with by support from a person’s social environment. Support can for example reduce stress and socia...
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Modelling Mediator Assistance in Joint Decision Making Processes Involving Mutual Empathic Understanding
In this paper an agent model for mediation in joint decision-making processes is presented for establishing mutual empathic understanding. Elicitation of affective states is an important criterion of empathy. ...
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Analysis of Configurations for Photovoltaic Solar Energy Production Using Agent-Based Simulation
To configure a photovoltaic solar energy production plant the circumstances of a site play an important role. A site usually consists a number of specific locations that can be considered ideal (no shadow, per...
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Dynamic Allocation of a Domestic Heating Task to Gas-Based and Heatpump-Based Heating Agents
In this paper a multi-agent model for a domestic heating task is introduced and analysed. The model includes two alternative heating agents (for gas-based heating and for heatpump-based heating), and a third a...
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Agent-Based and Population-Based Modeling of Trust Dynamics
Trust is usually viewed at an individual level in the sense of an agent having trust in a certain trustee. It can also be considered at a population level, in the sense of how much trust for a certain trustee ...
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A Human-Like Agent Model for Attribution of Actions Using Ownership States and Inverse Mirroring
This paper presents a neurologically inspired human-like agent model addressing attribution of actions to agents. It is not only capable of attribution of own actions to itself, but also to other agents, as fo...
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An Integrated Agent Model for Attention and Functional State
To provide personalized intelligent ambient support for persons performing demanding tasks, it is important to have insight in their state of attention. Existing models for attention have difficulties in disti...
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An Agent Model for Cognitive and Affective Empathic Understanding of Other Agents
This paper focuses on modelling capabilities to interpret another person’s mind, taking into account both affective and cognitive states. A basic agent model to generate emotional responses and feelings in res...
