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A game-theoretic calibration approach for agent-based planning simulations

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A game-theoretic calibration approach for agent-based planning simulations. / Buwaya, Julia; Cleophas, Catherine.
In: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 48, No. 1, 01.02.2015, p. 844-849.

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Buwaya J, Cleophas C. A game-theoretic calibration approach for agent-based planning simulations. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 2015 Feb 1;48(1):844-849. doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.05.044

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Buwaya, Julia ; Cleophas, Catherine. / A game-theoretic calibration approach for agent-based planning simulations. In: IFAC-PapersOnLine. 2015 ; Vol. 48, No. 1. pp. 844-849.

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