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Agent-based modeling (ABM) is widely used to develop computationally intensive theories, yet its adoption in information systems research remains limited due to methodological and robustness challenges. To advance ABM use, the work proposes a methodological framework that integrates ML into key ABM steps, demonstrated through an exemplary information systems study and followed by a discussion of research implications for applying the approach.","Association for Information Systems  \nAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)  \nRising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the  \nPandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors Advances in Methods, Theories, and Philosophy with Digital Technologies ICIS 2023  \nDec 11th, 12:00 AM  \nEmploying Machine Learning to Advance Agent-based Modeling in Information Systems Research  \nAmirsiavosh Bashardoust  \nUniversity of Lausanne, [amirsiavosh.bashardoust@unil.ch](amirsiavosh.bashardoust@unil.ch)  \nNegin Safaei  \nUniversity of Geneva, [dorsa.safaei@gmail.com](dorsa.safaei@gmail.com)  \nKazem Haki  \nGeneva School of Business Administration, kaz[em.haki@hesge.ch](em.haki@hesge.ch)  \nYash Raj Shrestha  \nUniversity of Lausanne, [yashraj.shrestha@unil.ch](yashraj.shrestha@unil.ch)  \nFollow this and additional works at: [https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023](https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023)  \nRecommended Citation  \nBashardoust, Amirsiavosh; Safaei, Negin; Haki, Kazem; and Shrestha, Yash Raj, \"Employing Machine Learning to Advance Agent-based Modeling in Information Systems Research\" (2023) . Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies ICIS 2023. 3.  \n[https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023/adv_theory/adv_theory/3](https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023/adv_theory/adv_theory/3)  \nThis material is brought to you by the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) . It has been accepted for inclusion in Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies ICIS 2023 by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) . For more information, please [contact](contact elibrary@aisnet.org)[ elibrary@aisnet.org](contact elibrary@aisnet.org).  \nEmploying Machine Learning to Advance Agent-based Modeling in Information Systems Research  \nCompleted Research Paper  \nAmirsiavosh Bashardoust  \nUniversity of Lausanne-Faculty of Business and Economics (HECLausanne)  \nQuartier de Chamberonne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland [Amirsiavosh.bashardoust@unil.ch](Amirsiavosh.bashardoust@unil.ch)  \nDorsa Safaei  \nGeneva School of Social Science, University of Geneva Route de la Drize 7 1227 Carouge, Switzerland [Negin.safaei@hesge.ch](Negin.safaei@hesge.ch)  \nKazem Haki  \nGeneva School of Business Administration (HES-SO, HEGGenève) Rue de la Tambourine 17 1227 Carouge, Switzerland [Kazem.haki@hesge.ch](Kazem.haki@hesge.ch)  \nYash Raj Shrestha  \nUniversity of Lausanne-Faculty of Business and Economics (HECLausanne)  \nQuartier de Chamberonne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland [Yashraj.shrestha@unil.ch](Yashraj.shrestha@unil.ch)  \nAbstract  \nIn recent years, computationally intensive theory construction, leveraging big data and machine learning (ML), has gained significant interest in the information systems (IS) community. The integration of computational methods can generate novel methodological paradigms or enhance existing methods. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is oneof the computational methods that has recently proliferated inIS research to generate computationally intensive theories. However, ABM is still in nascent state of adoption in IS research and entails some pathological challenges that limit its applicability and robustness. With the goal of advancing ABM in IS research, this article proposes a methodological framework that integrates ML within relevant steps of ABM. The framework is demonstrated in an exemplary IS study, showing its potential for addressing the pathological challenges of ABM. We finally discuss the implications of applying the proposed methodological framework inIS research.  \nKeywords: Agent-based modeling (ABM), machine learning (ML), simulation, computational methods  \nIntroduction  \nInformation systems (IS) as a scientific discipline seeks to investigate and explain various phenomena atthe intersection of social and technology-oriented sciences (Gregor, 2006; Lyytinen & Newman, 2008) . 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