1. Background and Theme

In the wave of rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies and the societal shift towards intelligent systems, agent-based simulation, as a key tool for exploring complex social phenomena and dynamics, represents a new paradigm of scientific research. The 3rd Asian Social Simulation Association (ASSA) Annual Conference and the International Symposium on Social Simulation (ISSS) 2025 will take place on October 31 at the School of Information Management, Wuhan University.

The symposium will focus on the frontier advancements in the field of agent-based simulation, particularly those empowered by Large AI Models. This year's theme is: “Human-AI Co-evolution: Simulating the Future of Intelligent Societies”. We aim to explore innovative applications of agent technology, the precise construction of simulation models, the potential and limitations of simulators in addressing challenges across various social scenarios, and the new modes of governance in an intelligent society where humans, robots, and objects coexist. Through in-depth communication at the symposium, we hope to inspire new research ideas, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, drive the continuous progress of agent-based simulation and large-scale social simulator technology, and provide robust support for solving complex real-world problems.

We look forward to meeting scholars worldwide in Wuhan Optics Valley to share and discuss the latest studies and jointly promote the innovations of social simulation.

2. Scope and Interests

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1. Multi-scale Agent Model Construction and Application

2. Equivalent/Parallel Systems and Social Simulators

3. Public Policy Simulation and Evaluation

4. Public Safety, Crisis Response, and Social Vulnerability Analysis

5. Social Geography and Urban Computing

6. Generative AI or Large Language Models (LLMs)facilitated Agent-Based Simulation

7. Historical Dynamics and Civilization Evolution

8. Decision-Making and Optimization in Socio-Technical Systems

9. Human-AI Teaming and Co-evolution in Complex Social Systems

10. Smart Cities and Digital Societies

11. Resilient Governance of Megacities

12. Social Networks and Group Behavior Dynamics

13. Ethical Governance and Value Alignment in AI-driven Social Simulators

3. Conference Committee

General Chairs

Jiang Wu (Wuhan University)

Peng Lu (Central South University)

Hang Xiong (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Advisory Committee

Albert Bakhtizin (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Bin Hu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Feiyue Wang（Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences）

Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Milan)

Georgiy Bobashev (RTI International)

Hang Ye (Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics)

Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey)

Ruguo Fan (Wuhan University)

Shu-heng Chen (National Chengchi University)

Shouyang Wang (Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Stephan Onggo (University of Southampton)

Program Committee

Zhanli “Jerry” Sun (Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies, IAMO)

Gary Tan (National University of Singapore)

Jason Thompson (University of Melbourne)

Zhou He (University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Yong Li (Tsinghua University)

Chao Wu (Zhejiang University)

Zhongyu Wei (Fudan University)

Dehua Gao (Shandong Technology and Business University)

Yueji Zhu (Hainan University)

Yue Dou (University of Twente)

Xiao Xue (Tianjin Univerity)

Organizing Committee

Chaocheng He (Wuhan University)

Jindong Qin (Wuhan University)

Fuzhen Liu (Wuhan University)

Xiao Huang (Central China Normal University)

Kaili Wang (Central China Normal University)

Tianming Jiang (Central China Normal University)

4. Important Dates

September 15, 2025: Deadline for full paper, extended abstract (2-3 pages) submission

September 30, 2025: Notification of acceptance

October 1, 2025: Online registration open

October 31, 2025: On-site check-in and ISSS 2025 sessions

5. Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Papers should not exceed six pages for regular papers (including references), four pages for short papers, and two pages for poster papers. Submissions must be in English and adhere to the IEEE Conference Proceedings format: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.

Submissions should be made by sending an email to ISSS@socialsimulation.net. Please use “ASSA2025_[Your Paper Title]” as the subject of your submission email. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the program committee.

6. Publication Options

Selected outstanding papers will be invited to submit their full manuscripts for consideration in special issues of the following journals:

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS, SSCI-indexed) (https://jasss.org/)

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination (JEIC, SSCI-indexed) (https://www.springer.com/journal/11403)

Data and Information Management (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/data-and-information-management)