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Social agents: bridging simulation and engineering

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Seeking better integration of two research communities.

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      cover image Communications of the ACM
      Communications of the ACM  Volume 60, Issue 11
      November 2017
      95 pages
      ISSN:0001-0782
      EISSN:1557-7317
      DOI:10.1145/3154816
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