Title :
The engineering of concurrent simulations of complex systems
Author :
Polack, Fiona A C ; Andrews, Paul S. ; Sampson, Adam T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of York, York
Abstract :
Concurrent process-oriented programming is a natural medium for simulating complex systems, particularly systems where many simple components interact in an environment (which may itself be complex). There is little guidance for engineering complex systems simulation. In the context of simulation work to support immunological research, we explore relevant approaches to modelling, and draw on concepts from dependable and high-integrity systems engineering, including the emphasis on the need to validate all aspects of the simulation.
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; discrete event simulation; large-scale systems; systems engineering; concurrent process-oriented programming; engineering complex systems simulation; immunological research; Air safety; Certification; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Context modeling; Health and safety; Mathematical model; Reliability engineering; Software engineering; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2009. CEC '09. IEEE Congress on
Conference_Location :
Trondheim
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2958-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2959-2
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2009.4982951
