Investigating Patterns for the Process-Oriented Modelling and Simulation of Space in Complex Systems

TY - CONF

T1 - Investigating Patterns for the Process-Oriented Modelling and Simulation of Space in Complex Systems

AU - Andrews, Paul S.

AU - Sampson, Adam T.

AU - Bjørndalen, John Markus

AU - Stepney, Susan

AU - Timmis, Jon

AU - Warren, Douglas N.

AU - Welch, Peter H.

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Complex systems modelling and simulation is becoming increasingly important to numerous disciplines. The CoSMoS project aims to produce a unified infrastructure for modelling and simulating all sorts of complex systems, making use of design patterns and the process-oriented programming model. We present a case study into the modelling of space in complex systems. We describe how two models of space – absolute geometric space and relational network space – can be modelled using process-oriented techniques, and how our models can be refactored to allow efficient, distributed simulation. We identify a number of design, implementation and refactoring patterns that can be used to solve future complex systems modelling problems.

AB - Complex systems modelling and simulation is becoming increasingly important to numerous disciplines. The CoSMoS project aims to produce a unified infrastructure for modelling and simulating all sorts of complex systems, making use of design patterns and the process-oriented programming model. We present a case study into the modelling of space in complex systems. We describe how two models of space – absolute geometric space and relational network space – can be modelled using process-oriented techniques, and how our models can be refactored to allow efficient, distributed simulation. We identify a number of design, implementation and refactoring patterns that can be used to solve future complex systems modelling problems.

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M3 - Paper

SP - 17

EP - 24

ER -