Dr. Nitin Agarwal along with colleagues Prof. Leonidas Sakalauskas (Vilnius University, Lithuania), and Prof. Ualsher Tukeyev (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) edited a volume on Modeling and Simulation of Social-Behavioral Phenomena in Creative Societies, comprising papers from the proceedings of the 3rd international conference MSBC 2024, which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in September 2024. The volume consists of 16 full papers from the conference’s 42 submissions.

The MSBC 2024 centers on using computational models to address complex issues within social sciences and the humanities. It aims to facilitate discussions among researchers and practitioners about integrating computer science with these fields to enhance the modeling and simulation of socio-economic and societal problems. With its interdisciplinary scope, the event draws participation from multiple disciplines, such as organizational science, sociology, communicative action theory, media research, operations research, management science, agent-based simulation, computational intelligence, applied mathematics, and econophysics. This platform seeks to strengthen visibility and understanding of diverse topics by bridging theoretical and applied research areas.

In the published book, common themes explored are the use of new computer science technology to study societal problems. “The growing social sustainability and societal cohesion challenges are becoming increasingly acknowledged worldwide,” the editors write. “However, there is a conceptual and analytical gap in understanding the driving forces behind them. Thorough multidisciplinary research efforts are in demand for making valuable contributions, starting from concepts and models and ending with recommendation and decision-support systems capable of contributing to effective global and European-wide social and cultural policy formation agendas.” Get your copy today!