@inbook{04ef0542cccb4ab6b54b24b13a736508,
title = "Examining network effects in an argumentative agent-based model of scientific inquiry",
abstract = "In this paper we present an agent-based model (ABM) of scientific inquiry aimed at investigating how different social networks impact the efficiency of scientists in acquiring knowledge. The model is an improved variant of the ABM introduced in [3], which is based on abstract argumentation frameworks. The current model employs a more refined notion of social networks and a more realistic representation of knowledge acquisition than the previous variant. Moreover, it includes two criteria of success: a monist and a pluralist one, reflecting different desiderata of scientific inquiry. Our findings suggest that, given a reasonable ratio between research time and time spent on communication, increasing the degree of connectedness of the social network tends to improve the efficiency of scientists.",
author = "AnneMarie Borg and Daniel Frey and Dunja Seselja and Christian Stra{\ss}er",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-662-55665-8_27",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319649993",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "391--406",
editor = "Alexandru Baltag and Jeremy Seligman and Tomoyuki Yamada",
booktitle = "Logic, Rationality, and Interaction: 6th International Workshop, LORI 2017, Sapporo, Japan, September 11-14, 2017, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
note = "Logic, Rationality, and Interaction: 6th International Workshop, LORI 2017, LORI2017 ; Conference date: 11-09-2017 Through 14-09-2017",
}