Title
A hierarchical composite framework of parallel discrete event simulation for modelling complex adaptive systems.
Abstract
As complex adaptive systems(CAS) continue to grow in scale and complexity, and the need for system adaptability increases, systems modelling has become an essential concern. Parallel discrete event simulation became a preferred choice as logical process world view, which bridges complex system modelling and high-performance computing. To resolve the shortcoming of this world view identified with respect to modularity and scalability. A hierarchical composite modelling framework was proposed, which is a three-level architecture intended to support the composition and integration of sub-models. The bottom layer is simulation model component(SMC), which is not a model but implement some simulation-specific support functionality. The middle layer is logical process model(LP), which describes an agent which can react to the current situation by executing a sequence of SMCs. The top layer is CAS system model, which defines a CAS model consist of several LPs and also the interactions between these LPs. The hierarchical composite modelling process and parallel simulation execution strategy are discussed to support the modelling and simulation of a CAS. In order to verify its effectiveness, a complex social opinion system model is proposed based on this hierarchical composite modelling framework. The experimental results confirms the viability of utilizing multi-level architecture for simulating large scale complex adaptive systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1016/j.simpat.2017.05.010
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
Keywords
Field
DocType
Complex adaptive systems,Parallel discrete event simulation,Composite modelling framework,Three-level architecture
Adaptability,Architecture,Computer science,Real-time computing,Complex adaptive system,System model,Modularity,Discrete event simulation,Scalability,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
77
1569-190X
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.51
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Feng Zhu1116.83
Yiping Yao212031.11
Wenjie Tang34611.91
Jun Tang420.85