Christopher Frantz

About

I am a computational social scientist interested in the modelling and analysis institutions, where institutions are understood as manifestations of social behaviour, such as conventions, norms (i.e., socially enforced behaviour) and rules (e.g., legal rules enforced via laws and regulations). My research includes

the use of agent-based simulations to analyse and explain observed human behaviour (understanding the functioning of complex social systems),
the encoding of laws and regulation and their representation in software (how we can make policies accessible to both humans and machines),
the computational analysis of institutions with respect to their complexity as well as associated dynamics (e.g., evaluating the structure and effect of existing/novel policy, and their interaction with social behaviour),
the development of technology that performs institutional functions in the real world (e.g., how we can automate the generation of robust smart contracts to solve governance challenges).

As part of my research, I am actively applying and further developing the Institutional Grammar originally proposed by Crawford and Ostrom) as a mechanism to represent institutions of diverse form and kind to make those accessible for computational treatment. Recent efforts include the development of the Institutional Grammar 2.0 as showcased in recent articles (see below) and the book "Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis" (co-authored with Saba Siddiki). I am further involved in the Institutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI) whose mission is to provide a shared umbrella to all those interested in institutional analysis - irrespective of their disciplinary background (e.g., institutional and policy/legal scholars, social scientists more broadly, computer scientists, policy practitioners) and interests (e.g., theory and methodological development, content analyses, formal analyses, behavioural modeling).

Besides my research, at NTNU I am teaching in the areas of cloud technologies and coordinate the Master in Applied Computer Science Programme (MACS).

For more details and an overview of publications, please refer to the links to my website. (The list of publications at the bottom of this page largely contains recent publications.)

Publications

2022

Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Frantz, Christopher; Purvis, Maryam A. (2022) A Comparative Study on Apprenticeship Systems Using Agent-Based Simulation. JASSS : Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. volum 25 (1).
Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2022) Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis. Palgrave Macmillan. 2022. ISBN 978-3-030-86371-5.
Siddiki, Saba; Frantz, Christopher. (2022) The institutional grammar in policy process research. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). volum 50 (2).

2021

Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K.; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Frantz, Christopher; Purvis, Maryam A. (2021) Impact of Different Belief Facets on Agents’ Decision—A Refined Cognitive Architecture to Model the Interaction Between Organisations' Institutional Characteristics and Agents' Behaviour. Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics for Governance of Multi-Agent Systems XIII.
Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K.; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Purvis, Maryam A; Frantz, Christopher. (2021) Impact of Meta-roles on the Evolution of Organisational Institutions. Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XXI.
Aler Tubella, Andrea; Cranefield, Stephen; Frantz, Christopher; Meneguzzi, Felipe; Vasconcelos, Wamberto. (2021) Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics for Governance of Multi-Agent Systems XIII. Springer. 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-72376-7. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (12298).
Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2021) Institutional Grammar 2.0: A specification for encoding and analyzing institutional design. Public Administration. volum 99.
Siddiki, Saba; Frantz, Christopher. (2021) New opportunities for institutional analysis in public administration research. Public Administration. volum 99 (2).

2020

Frantz, Christopher. (2020) Unleashing the Agents: From a Descriptive to an Explanatory Perspective in Agent-Based Modelling. Advances in Social Simulation. Looking in the Mirror.
Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2020) Institutional Grammar 2.0 Codebook. 2020.

2019

Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Pigozzi, Gabriella. (2019) Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems. Journal of Applied Logics (JAL-FLAP). volum 5 (2).
Frantz, Christopher; Ghorbani, Amineh. (2019) Inequality: Driver or Inhibitor of Collective Action?. Social Simulation for a Digital Society.
Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Zoto, Erjon; Frantz, Christopher; Øverby, Harald. (2019) Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach. 2019 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW).
Kianpour, Mazaher; Øverby, Harald; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Social Preferences in Decision Making Under Cybersecurity Risks and Uncertainties. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). volum 11594 LNCS.
Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Quasi-social software as the 'social' in socio-technical design. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. volum 2398.
Sedigh, Amir Hosein Afshar; Frantz, Christopher; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Purvis, Martin K; Purvis, Maryam A. (2019) A Comparison of Two Historical Trader Societies – An Agent-Based Simulation Study of English East India Company and New-Julfa. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). volum 11463 LNAI.

2018

Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Pigozzi, Gabriella. (2018) Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems. Handbook of Normative Multiagent Systems.
Moore, Antoni; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Hulbe, Christina. (2018) Comic Strip Narratives in Time Geography. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. volum 7 (7).
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Katt, Basel. (2018) A Pilot Study in Cyber Security Education Using CyberAIMs: A Simulation-Based Experiment. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. volum 531.
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Katt, Basel. (2018) A Pilot Study in Cyber Security Education Using CyberAIMs: A Simulation-Based Experiment. Information Security Education - Towards a Cybersecure Society.
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Katt, Basel; Frantz, Christopher; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso. (2018) CyberAIMs: A tool for teaching adversarial and systems thinking. International Defence and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, DHSS 2018.

Journal publications

Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Frantz, Christopher; Purvis, Maryam A. (2022) A Comparative Study on Apprenticeship Systems Using Agent-Based Simulation. JASSS : Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. volum 25 (1).
Siddiki, Saba; Frantz, Christopher. (2022) The institutional grammar in policy process research. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). volum 50 (2).
Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2021) Institutional Grammar 2.0: A specification for encoding and analyzing institutional design. Public Administration. volum 99.
Siddiki, Saba; Frantz, Christopher. (2021) New opportunities for institutional analysis in public administration research. Public Administration. volum 99 (2).
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Pigozzi, Gabriella. (2019) Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems. Journal of Applied Logics (JAL-FLAP). volum 5 (2).
Kianpour, Mazaher; Øverby, Harald; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Social Preferences in Decision Making Under Cybersecurity Risks and Uncertainties. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). volum 11594 LNCS.
Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Quasi-social software as the 'social' in socio-technical design. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. volum 2398.
Sedigh, Amir Hosein Afshar; Frantz, Christopher; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Purvis, Martin K; Purvis, Maryam A. (2019) A Comparison of Two Historical Trader Societies – An Agent-Based Simulation Study of English East India Company and New-Julfa. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). volum 11463 LNAI.
Moore, Antoni; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Hulbe, Christina. (2018) Comic Strip Narratives in Time Geography. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. volum 7 (7).
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Katt, Basel. (2018) A Pilot Study in Cyber Security Education Using CyberAIMs: A Simulation-Based Experiment. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. volum 531.

Report/dissertation

Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2020) Institutional Grammar 2.0 Codebook. 2020.

Part of book/report

Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K.; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Frantz, Christopher; Purvis, Maryam A. (2021) Impact of Different Belief Facets on Agents’ Decision—A Refined Cognitive Architecture to Model the Interaction Between Organisations' Institutional Characteristics and Agents' Behaviour. Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics for Governance of Multi-Agent Systems XIII.
Afshar Sedigh, Amir Hosein; Purvis, Martin K.; Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Purvis, Maryam A; Frantz, Christopher. (2021) Impact of Meta-roles on the Evolution of Organisational Institutions. Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XXI.
Frantz, Christopher. (2020) Unleashing the Agents: From a Descriptive to an Explanatory Perspective in Agent-Based Modelling. Advances in Social Simulation. Looking in the Mirror.
Frantz, Christopher; Ghorbani, Amineh. (2019) Inequality: Driver or Inhibitor of Collective Action?. Social Simulation for a Digital Society.
Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Zoto, Erjon; Frantz, Christopher; Øverby, Harald. (2019) Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach. 2019 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW).
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Pigozzi, Gabriella. (2018) Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems. Handbook of Normative Multiagent Systems.
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Katt, Basel. (2018) A Pilot Study in Cyber Security Education Using CyberAIMs: A Simulation-Based Experiment. Information Security Education - Towards a Cybersecure Society.
Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Katt, Basel; Frantz, Christopher; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso. (2018) CyberAIMs: A tool for teaching adversarial and systems thinking. International Defence and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, DHSS 2018.

Books

Frantz, Christopher; Siddiki, Saba. (2022) Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis. Palgrave Macmillan. 2022. ISBN 978-3-030-86371-5.
Aler Tubella, Andrea; Cranefield, Stephen; Frantz, Christopher; Meneguzzi, Felipe; Vasconcelos, Wamberto. (2021) Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics for Governance of Multi-Agent Systems XIII. Springer. 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-72376-7. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (12298).

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