Modeling the Personality & Cognition of Leaders

Barry G. Silverman, University of Pennsylvania
Gnana K. Bharathy, University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

This paper summarizes efforts at adapting a personality profiling framework to model behavior and choices of political and military leaders. This is part of a larger project to create a role-playing, decision-making game to allow you to play out scenarios of interest against other leaders. In this modeling exercise we implement the Hermann leader personality profile tool to create historic leaders (Saladin, Richard I, etc.). We then attempt to validate the leader agents against scenarios of the 3rd Crusade.