Publication Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
Conference Name
DSN (Dependable Systems and Networks)
Conference Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Abstract
Agent-based models (ABM) have been widely deployed
in different fields for studying the collective behavior of
large numbers of interacting agents. Of particular interest
lately is the application of agent-based and hybrid models to
epidemiology, specifically Agent-based Disease Spread
Models (ABDSM). Validation (one aspect of the means to
achieve dependability) of ABDSM simulation models is
extremely important. It ensures that the right model has been
built and lends confidence to the use of that model to inform
critical decisions. In this report, we describe our preliminary
efforts in ABDSM validation by using hybrid model fusion
technology.