Co-evolving Modeling-"Job Hunting Model An agent looks for a group that he thinks he could contribute a group assess the agent to see if he can contribute to the group After joining group agent has a better understanding of the group and assess the group (Can I really contribute? If agent is unhappy with the group agent will quit! If agent feels OK with the group, he still wants to find a better group If he finds a better group, he will switch group if not, he stays Team formation model (agents with skills that complement each other) against kinship(buddy-buddy ) modelCo-evolving Modeling – “Job Hunting Model” • An agent looks for a group that he thinks he could contribute • A group assess the agent to see if he can contribute to the group • After joining group, agent has a better understanding of the group and assess the group (Can I really contribute?) • If agent is unhappy with the group, agent will quit! • If agent feels OK with the group, he still wants to find a better group • If he finds a better group, he will switch group; if not, he stays • Team formation model (agents with skills that complement each other) against kinship (buddy-buddy) model