Epidemic modelling: Validation of agent-based simulation by using simple mathematical models

MODSIM07 - Land, Water and Environmental Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 657-662

  Skvortsov, A T ^a   Connell, R B ^a   Dawson, P D ^a   Gailis, R M ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Comparison; Epidemic modelling; SIR model

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION PLATFORM; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED APPROACH; CIVILIAN POPULATIONS; COMPLEX SOCIAL NETWORKS; INTERACTING SOFTWARES; NETWORK-BASED APPROACH; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; REALISTIC SIMULATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 77952540202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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