ABMS: Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation in Web Service Selection

Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) is a new approach to modeling systems comprised of autonomous interacting agents. It promises to have an important role in research and education. Some researchers have contended that ABMS "is a third way of doing science". ABMS has been applied to a wide range of research in a varied number of complex domain problems. Social simulation is playing an increasingly important role in today\´s interconnected society. In this paper we apply agent based modeling and simulation to investigate the impact of Goldbaum\´s innovative "Follow the Leader" in social networks in Web services selection using a recommender system that guides a user to select the best service that matches his requirements and preferences. We test and evaluate several customers\´ behaviors scenarios using our simulation tool "SSSS: service selection simulation studio".