Parallel agent-based simulation with Repast for High Performance Computing

SIMULATION

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1215-1235

  Collier, Nicholson ^a   North, Michael ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

agent based modeling and simulation; high performance computing; parallel and distributed computing; simulation framework

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING PLATFORM; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 84887047620     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: 17413133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037549712462620     Document Type: Article

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