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Integration of social values in a multi-agent platform running in a supercomputer Bolea Pérez, David Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències de la Computació Vázquez Salceda, Javier Álvarez Napagao, Sergio Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors Supercomputers Multiagent systems Supercomputadors Sistemes multiagent Agent-based modelling is one of the most suitable ways to simulate and analyse complex problems and scenarios, especially those involving social interactions. Multi-agent systems, consisting of multiple agents in a simulation environment, are widely used to understand emergent behaviour in various fields such as sociology, economics and policy. However, existing multi-agent platforms often face challenges in terms of scalability and reasoning capacity. Some platforms can scale well in terms of computation, but lack sophisticated reasoning mechanisms. On the other hand, some platforms employ complex reasoning systems, but this can compromise their scalability. In this work, we have extended an existing platform developed at UPC that enables scalable, parallel HTN planning for complex agents. Our main goal has been to improve the analysis of social relationships between agents by incorporating moral values. Building on previous work done by David Marín on the implementation of the platform, we have made extensions and modifications both formally and in the implementation. We have formalised the additions to the system model and provided an updated implementation. Finally, we have presented a complex example scenario that demonstrates all the additions we have made. This scenario allows us to show how agents' preferences and moral values influence their decisions and actions in a simulated environment. Through this work, we have sought to improve the existing platform and fulfil the spirit and purpose of the platform. 2023-06-27 Bachelor thesis https://hdl.handle.net/2117/394838 178983 eng Open Access application/pdf Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya