Christopher Frantz
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Ametyst-bygget, A205, Gjøvik
Om
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) into an analytical paradigm to study institutions of diverse form and kind to make those accessible to computational analysis, enabling novel analytical opportunities within the area of policy analysis and beyond. Associated efforts include the development of the Institutional Grammar 2.0 conceptually developed in articles (see below) and the book "Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis" (co-authored with Saba Siddiki), as well as the development of software facilitating rigorous encoding and analysis. 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), interests (e.g., theory and methodological development, content analyses, formal analyses, behavioural modeling) and experience level (early-stage to senior researchers).
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.
Kompetanseord
- Agent-based Modelling
- Agent-based Simulation
- Blockchain Technology
- Blockchain-based Governance
- Computational social science
- Institusjoner
- Institutional Analysis
- Institutional Grammar
- Institutional Modelling
- Institutional Science
- Multi-Agent Systems
- New Institutional Economics
- Normative Modelling
- Normative Multi-Agent Systems
- Policy Analysis
- Policy Modelling
- Social Network Analysis
- Social Simulation
- Sosiale normer
Publikasjoner
2024
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Khatami, Siamak;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2024)
Income Versus Demand: Exploring Dynamics of Poverty Lines Using Agent-Based Modeling.
Springer
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Kianpour, Mazaher;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2024)
Analysis of Institutional Design of European Union Cyber Incident and Crisis Management as a Complex Public Good.
Regulation & Governance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2023
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Brady, Ute;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
The Institutional Grammar: Evolving Directions in Current Research.
International Review of Public Policy (IRPP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Understanding the Effects of Social Value Orientations in Shaping Regulatory Outcomes through Agent-Based Modeling: An Application in Organic Farming.
International Review of Public Policy (IRPP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Understanding regulation using the Institutional Grammar 2.0.
Regulation & Governance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Khatami, Siamak;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Copatrec: A correlation pattern recognizer Python package for nonlinear relations.
SoftwareX
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2022)
The institutional grammar in policy process research.
Policy Studies Journal (PSJ)
Leder
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2022)
Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis.
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
Vitenskapelig monografi
2021
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2021)
New opportunities for institutional analysis in public administration research.
Public Administration
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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.
Springer
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (12298)
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
-
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.
Springer Nature
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2021)
Institutional Grammar 2.0: A specification for encoding and analyzing institutional design.
Public Administration
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020
-
Frantz, Christopher.
(2020)
Unleashing the Agents: From a Descriptive to an Explanatory Perspective in Agent-Based Modelling.
Springer Nature
Faglig kapittel
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2020)
Institutional Grammar 2.0 Codebook.
arXiv
Rapport
2019
-
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2019)
Quasi-social software as the 'social' in socio-technical design.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Pigozzi, Gabriella.
(2019)
Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems.
Journal of Applied Logics (JAL-FLAP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Ghorbani, Amineh.
(2019)
Inequality: Driver or Inhibitor of Collective Action?.
Springer Nature
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Kowalski, Stewart James;
Zoto, Erjon;
Frantz, Christopher;
Øverby, Harald.
(2019)
Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
-
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.
Springer Publishing Company
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Moore, Antoni;
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Hulbe, Christina.
(2018)
Comic Strip Narratives in Time Geography.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Pigozzi, Gabriella.
(2018)
Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems.
College Publications
Faglig kapittel
-
Zoto, Erjon;
Kowalski, Stewart James;
Katt, Basel;
Frantz, Christopher;
Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso.
(2018)
CyberAIMs: A tool for teaching adversarial and systems thinking.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
-
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2024)
Analysis of Institutional Design of European Union Cyber Incident and Crisis Management as a Complex Public Good.
Regulation & Governance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Brady, Ute;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
The Institutional Grammar: Evolving Directions in Current Research.
International Review of Public Policy (IRPP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Understanding the Effects of Social Value Orientations in Shaping Regulatory Outcomes through Agent-Based Modeling: An Application in Organic Farming.
International Review of Public Policy (IRPP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Understanding regulation using the Institutional Grammar 2.0.
Regulation & Governance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Khatami, Siamak;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2023)
Copatrec: A correlation pattern recognizer Python package for nonlinear relations.
SoftwareX
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2022)
The institutional grammar in policy process research.
Policy Studies Journal (PSJ)
Leder
-
Siddiki, Saba;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2021)
New opportunities for institutional analysis in public administration research.
Public Administration
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2021)
Institutional Grammar 2.0: A specification for encoding and analyzing institutional design.
Public Administration
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Frantz, Christopher.
(2019)
Quasi-social software as the 'social' in socio-technical design.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Pigozzi, Gabriella.
(2019)
Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems.
Journal of Applied Logics (JAL-FLAP)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Moore, Antoni;
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Hulbe, Christina.
(2018)
Comic Strip Narratives in Time Geography.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Bøker
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2022)
Institutional Grammar: Foundations and Applications for Institutional Analysis.
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
Vitenskapelig monografi
-
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
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (12298)
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
Del av bok/rapport
-
Khatami, Siamak;
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin.
(2024)
Income Versus Demand: Exploring Dynamics of Poverty Lines Using Agent-Based Modeling.
Springer
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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.
Springer
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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.
Springer Nature
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher.
(2020)
Unleashing the Agents: From a Descriptive to an Explanatory Perspective in Agent-Based Modelling.
Springer Nature
Faglig kapittel
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Ghorbani, Amineh.
(2019)
Inequality: Driver or Inhibitor of Collective Action?.
Springer Nature
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Kowalski, Stewart James;
Zoto, Erjon;
Frantz, Christopher;
Øverby, Harald.
(2019)
Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
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.
Springer Publishing Company
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Frantz, Christopher Konstantin;
Pigozzi, Gabriella.
(2018)
Modelling Norm Dynamics in Multi-Agent Systems.
College Publications
Faglig kapittel
-
Zoto, Erjon;
Kowalski, Stewart James;
Katt, Basel;
Frantz, Christopher;
Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso.
(2018)
CyberAIMs: A tool for teaching adversarial and systems thinking.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Rapport
-
Frantz, Christopher;
Siddiki, Saba.
(2020)
Institutional Grammar 2.0 Codebook.
arXiv
Rapport
Formidling
2023
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PosterKhatami, Siamak; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin. (2023) Correlation Pattern Recognizer (Copatrec): Automating Nonlinear Model Selection from Data. The European Social Simulation Association (ESSA) 18th Social Simulation Conference (SCC2023) , Glasgow 2023-09-04 - 2023-09-08
2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragKianpour, Mazaher; Frantz, Christopher. (2022) Analysis of institutional design of European Union cyber incidents and crises management as a complex public good. The Second Annual IGRI Conference , New York 2022-06-20 - 2022-06-22
2019
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Vitenskapelig foredragNowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Quasi-Social: Software as the 'Social' in Socio-Technical Design. AIS 5th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS Development STPIS 2019 co-located with 27th European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2019 , Stockholm 2019-06-10 - 2019-06-11
2018
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Faglig foredragFrantz, Christopher Konstantin. (2018) Unleashing the Agents: From a Descriptive to an Explanatory Perspective in Agent-based Modelling. Harko Verhagen Social Simulation Conference 2018 , Stockholm 2018-08-20 - 2018-08-24