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SSR: Can Simulated Patients Learn to Stigmatize Themselves? Modeling Self-Stigma through Internal Monologue
Jun 6, 2026Kunyao Lan, Bingrui Jin, Zichen Zhu +1Human Behavior Simulation Mental Health
X-LANCE Lab, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering MoE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, AI Institute Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
EduMirror: Modeling Educational Social Dynamics with Value-driven Multi-agent Simulation
Jun 6, 2026Jingzhe Lin, Hengbin Yu, Yongdan Zeng +1Human Behavior Simulation AI in Education
School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China · Beijing Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence for Education, Beijing, China · Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Technology and Educational Application, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China +2
Agentopia: Long-Term Life Simulation and Learning in Agent Societies
Jun 5, 2026Xintao Wang, Sirui Zheng, Hongqiu Wu +10Multi-Agent LLM Systems Human Behavior Simulation
Fudan University · Independent Researcher · Johns Hopkins University +1
Modeling U.S. Attitudes Toward China via an Event-Steered Multi-Agent Simulator
Jun 5, 2026Chenxu Zhu, Hantao Yao, Wu Liu +2Opinion Dynamics Human Behavior Simulation
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, China · People.cn, Beijing, China
An Infectious Disease Spread Simulation Based on Large Language Model Decision Making
Jun 4, 2026Yonchanok Khaokaew, Ruochen Kong, Andreas Zufle +6Human Behavior Simulation Agent-Based Modeling
Computer Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW, Australia · King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) · Department of Computer Science Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, USA +5
CollabBench: Benchmarking and Unleashing Collaborative Ability of LLMs with Diverse Players via Proactive Engagement
Jun 4, 2026Hong Qian, Yuanhao Liu, Zihan Zhou +7Game-Playing Agents Human Behavior Simulation
Shanghai Institute of AI for Education, and School of Computer Science and Technology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China · Shanghai Innovation Institute, Shanghai, China · Tencent Inc., Shenzhen, China
Think-Before-Speak: From Internal Evaluation to Public Expression in Multi-Agent Social Simulation
Jun 2, 2026Kaiqi Yang, Tai-Quan Peng, Sanguk Lee +1Human Behavior Simulation Multi-Agent Systems
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA · Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul, Republic of Korea
The Epi-LLM Framework: probing LLM behavioral priors through epidemiological agent-based models
Jun 1, 2026Petra Ferencz, Ava Keeling, Tobias O'Keefe +4Human Behavior Simulation LLM Agent Evaluation
Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Center for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom · Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom · Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom +3
CRAB-Bench: Evaluating LLM Agents under Complex Task Dependencies and Human-aligned User Simulation
Jun 1, 2026Danqing Wang, Akshay Sivaraman, Lei LiHuman Behavior Simulation LLM Agent Evaluation
Carnegie Mellon University
MobEvolve: An Agentic Self-Evolving Heuristic System for Interpretable Human Mobility Generation
Jun 1, 2026Junlin He, Yihong Tang, Tong Nie +6Human Behavior Simulation Self-Evolving Agents
1The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · 2McGill University · 8Mila – Quebec AI Institute +4
Can LLM Agents Sustain Long-Horizon Organizational Dynamics?
May 31, 2026Xuancheng Zhu, Yang Yue, Shuaibing Wan +4Multi-Agent Coordination Human Behavior Simulation
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Simulation of collision avoidance behavior in crowd movement by data-driven approach
May 29, 2026Xuanwen Liang, Eric Wai Ming LeeCollision Avoidance Pedestrian Behavior Modeling
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Enhancing Human-Likeness in Reinforcement Learning Agents via Hierarchical Macro Action Quantization
May 29, 2026M. Shaheer Luqman, Usman Nizamani, Fawad Javed Fateh +4Latent Action Learning Reinforcement Learning
Retrocausal, Inc., Redmond, WA 98052, USA
EASE Configuration Facilitates A Reproducible Science of LLM Social Simulations
May 28, 2026Sneheel Sarangi, Maximilian Puelma Touzel, Aurélien Bück-Kaeffer +3Multi-Agent LLM Systems Human Behavior Simulation
McGill University · Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute · Université de Montréal +1
AgentSchool: An LLM-Powered Multi-Agent Simulation for Education
May 28, 2026Yulei Ye, Wenhao Li, Zhong Wen +23Multi-Agent LLM Systems Human Behavior Simulation
Shanghai Institute of AI for Education, East China Normal University · School of Computer Science and Technology, Tongji University · School of Computer Science and Technology, East China Normal University +3
HEART-Bench: Do LLM Agents Exhibit Human-like Psychology?
May 28, 2026Weihan Peng, Chenxu Zhang, Qianao Wang +7Personality Modeling in Language Models Human Behavior Simulation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Imperial College London · Quwan Group +2
Teaching Values to Machines: Simulating Human-Like Behavior in LLMs
May 28, 2026Asaf Yehudai, Naama Rozen, Ariel GeraLLM Evaluation Human Behavior Simulation
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem · Tel-Aviv University · IBM Research
Adaptive Interviewing for Persona Simulation in LLMs: Evidence-Grounded Reasoning Improves Decision Alignment
May 28, 2026Ruoxi Su, Yuhan Liu, Jingyu HuLLM Grounding Human Behavior Simulation
Independent Researcher · University of Cambridge
Modeling Vehicle-Type-Specific Pedestrian Crash Avoidance Behavior in Safety-Critical Interactions Using Smooth-Mamba Deep Reinforcement Learning
May 27, 2026Qingwen Pu, Kun Xie, Hong Yang +2Collision Avoidance Pedestrian Behavior Modeling
Transportation Informatics Lab, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, United States · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States · Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies, SMARTER Center, Morgan State University, 1700 E Cold Spring Ln, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA
From Static Context to Calibrated Interactive RL: Mitigating Distribution Shift in Multi-turn Dialogue with Aligned Simulator
May 26, 2026Xiaohua Wang, Jiakang Yuan, Zisu Huang +5RL for Language Models Reinforcement Learning
Fudan University
ARCANE-PedSynth: Synthetic Multi-Pedestrian Datasets with Behavioural Crossing Annotations
May 24, 2026Muhammad Naveed Riaz, Maciej Wielgosz, Antonio M. López PeñaAutonomous Driving Datasets Pedestrian Behavior Modeling
Departament de Ciències de la Computació and Computer Vision Center (CVC), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain · Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
One Policy, Infinite NPCs: Persona-Traceable Shared RL Policies for Scalable Game Agents
May 22, 2026Yoosung HongReinforcement Learning Game-Playing Agents
Independent Researcher
The Illusion of Intervention: Your LLM-Simulated Experiment is an Observational Study
May 20, 2026Victoria Lin, Taedong Yun, Maja Matarić +3Human Behavior Simulation Large Language Model-Based Social Simulation
Google DeepMind · Carnegie Mellon University
Reinforcing Human Behavior Simulation via Verbal Feedback
May 19, 2026Weiwei Sun, Xuhui Zhou, Jiarui Liu +13RL for Language Models Human Behavior Simulation
1Carnegie Mellon University · 2Microsoft
APS: Bias-Controlled Adaptive Prototype Simulation for Population-Scale LLM Agents
May 19, 2026Quan Zheng, Yan Gao, Shaobin He +6Human Behavior Simulation Adaptive Sampling
1Beijing Normal University · 2Zhongguancun Academy, Beijing, China · 3Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence
Toward an AI-Powered Computational Testbed for Workforce Policy
May 18, 2026Sumer S. Vaid, Ashley V. WhillansHuman Behavior Simulation AI and Labor
1Negotiation, Organizations and Markets Unit, Harvard Business School
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Safe Autonomous Driving Under Pedestrian Behavioral Uncertainty
May 18, 2026Prakash Aryan, Kaushik Raghupathruni, Timo Kehrer +1Pedestrian Behavior Modeling Human Behavior Simulation
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. · AI4I, The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Turin, Italy.
Human-Flow Digital Twin for Predicting the Effects of Mobility Introduction on Visitor Circulation
May 17, 2026Chiharu Shima, Haruki Yonekura, Fukuharu Tanaka +2Pedestrian Behavior Modeling Human Behavior Simulation
bitA Inc., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan · The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan · RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Generating Realistic Safety-Critical Scenarios for Vehicle-Pedestrian Interactions
May 17, 2026Qingwen Pu, Kun Xie, Yuan Zhu +1Human Behavior Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Evaluation
Transportation Informatics Lab, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, United States · Inner Mongolia Center for Transportation Research, Inner Mongolia University, Rm A357A, Transportation Building, Inner Mongolia University South Campus, 49 S Xilin Rd, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010020, China · School of Transportation and Logistics, National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Integrated Transportation Intelligence, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
Stop Drawing Scientific Claims from LLM Social Simulations Without Robustness Audits
May 17, 2026Jinyi Ye, Lei Cao, Ding Chen +1Human Behavior Simulation Agent-Based Modeling
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California · Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California · Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

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SSR: Can Simulated Patients Learn to Stigmatize Themselves? Modeling Self-Stigma through Internal Monologue

Kunyao Lan, Bingrui Jin, Zichen Zhu, Mengyue Wu

X-LANCE Lab, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering MoE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, AI Institute Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Human Behavior Simulation Mental Health Synthetic Data Generation LLM Agent Training

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Simulating patients with large language models (LLMs) is a promising tool for mental health training, but existing approaches fail to capture a key clinical reality: self-stigma. Patients experiencing self-stigma, the internalization of negative stereotypes, often exhibit context-sensitive resistance, such as avoidance, denial, or self-blame, which current models render as static or uniformly compliant behavior. To address this, we introduce a novel simulation framework grounded in the psychological 3A1H model of self-stigmatization. Our core innovation is the creation of a \textbf{Stigmatized Self-Reflection} (\textbf{SSR}) dataset, where we augment mental health dialogues with internal monologues that reflect stigma-aware reasoning. By fine-tuning LLMs with this data using a chain-of-thought approach, we train patient agents to dynamically adjust their level and expression of stigma based on conversational triggers. Evaluations demonstrate that our approach significantly outperforms specialized baselines, generating more authentic and situationally appropriate patient responses. This work provides a crucial step towards realistic stigma simulation for clinical training and empathetic dialogue systems.

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