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SAND2006-0860PUnlimited ReleaseFebruary 2006
An Agent-Based Model Component to aFramework for the Analysis of Terrorist-Group Dynamics
George A. Backus and Robert J. Glass
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SAND2006-0860PUnlimited ReleasePrinted February 2006
An Agent-Based Model Component to aFramework for theAnalysis of Terrorist-Group Dynamics
Sandia National Laboratories PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
January 23, 2005
Work Performed for the Department of Homeland SecurityMotivation & Intent Thrust Area
Abstract
This document presents the conceptualization of an agent-based, simulation framework that allows the use and testing of various social and behavioral science approaches for understanding the motivation and intent associated with terrorist activities. Theframework design provides a LEGO™ -style toolbox that can convert sophisticated SMEtheses on individual and social behavior into computationally tractable, mathematicalrepresentations. Through parameterization, the reconfigurable framework can thensimulate the dynamics of any particular group or interacting collection of terrorist groups.3
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