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Research Project: CoSA

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Component based framework for an effective and efficient simulation of agent systems

Abstract: The goal of this project is to develop a modeling and simulation framework which is sufficiently flexible and modular to support teaching of modeling and simulation methods, applications in diverse areas, and modeling and simulation of complex, heterogenous systems.

Keywords:
Modelling, Model components, Simulation, Framework, Open architecture, Multiple formalisms, Multi-agent, Experiment design, Validation, Testing, workflows, Quality, Plug-ins, Efficient computations, Algorithm selection, Simulation simulation

	Research Project Information
Runtime: 2003-04-01 until 2011-10-30 Project coordination: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Adelinde M. Uhrmacher Scientific staff: Dr.-Ing. Jan Himmelspach; Dipl. Inf. Roland Ewald; Dipl. Inf. Stefan Leye; Dipl. Inf. Stefan Rybacki Student staff: Enrico Seib; Simon Bartels; Thomas Beer; Lydia Jost; Sven Kluge; Rene Michalski; Johannes Rössel; Rene Schulz; Carl Tuemmler; Valerius Weigandt; Felix Willud Former staff: Dipl. Inf. Mario Krahmer; Dipl. Inf. Martina Gierke; Dr. Ing. Mathias Röhl Former student staff: Dortje Löper; Ulrike Borchardt; Robert Waltemath; Johannes Becherer; Gabriel Blum; Nico Eggert; Roland Ewald; Stefan Friedrichs; Florian Gewandt; Stefan Leye; Sebastian Lieske; Frank Manteufel; Steffen Maas; Thomas Nösinger; Christian Ober; Björn Paul; Jan Pommerenke; Kathrin Rohloff; Oliver Röwer; Hans Schipke; Felix Woitzel; Martina Gierke Contractor(s): DFG

Agent based systems are software systems which operate in open and dynamic environments. In regards to the analysis of their functionality and performance, simulations are claiming a more important role. Thereby agent characteristic properties (flexibility, autonomy, resource intensity and mobility) enforces special simulation methods adressing them. Based upon previous research in the field of agent oriented simulation and actual developments in modeling and simulaton a new framework shall be developed being built of reusable components which offers its users the ability for efficient and effective experimentation with multi agents systems in a virtual dynamic environment. For an effective execution of such simulation studies a flexible simulation system is needed. Thereby flexibility means the potentialities for designing, controlling and interpreting experiments. Efficiency of a simulation framework is multi facetted. It does not only allude the topic of execution mechansims (e.g. parallel - distributed vs. sequential) - it depends also on the ease of use. The area of conflict between effectivity and efficiency shall be explored by using the emerging component based framework and by selected multi agent simlation studies.

Project Structure

MoSiFlow
Modelling and simulation workflows

Como
Component-based Modeling

AS²
Automated Simulation Algorithm Selection

SimSim
Simulation of Simulation

JAMES II
JAva-based Multipurpose Environment for Simulation II (formerly known as Java-based Agent Modeling Environment for Simulation)

TSA
Testing of software agents

TRPSYN
Tryptophansynthase

SIMMA
SIMMA

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