Complexity Science Seminar Series - Abstracts
Title:
A Global-Scale Agent-Based Model of Disease Transmission
Presenter:
Dr. Jon Parker, The Brookings Institution
Date and Time: Friday, April 3rd, 2009 11:00am-12:00pm
Abstract:
A high performance, distributed, agent based model is presented. This model is a Global-Scale Agent Model (GSAM) of disease transmission capable of simulating a disease outbreak in a population of several billion agents. Solutions to multiple challenges inherent in distributing massive agent based models are presented. Communication, synchronization, and memory usage are among the topics covered in detail. The memory usage discussion will be Java specific. However, the communication and synchronization discussion will apply broadly. These techniques may also apply outside disease modeling because analogous processes will often exist. For instance, modeling global disease transmission and global bank transactions may present similar obstacles - especially when modeling on a global scale. We conclude with benchmarks that illustrate the GSAM's speed and scalability.
Seminar Location: The seminars are held at:
Virginia Tech, Corporate Research Center
1880 Pratt Drive, Building XV
Seminar Room, First Floor
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