A generic testing framework for agent-based simulation models
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: O. Gurcan, Oğuz DİKENELLİ, C. Bernon
Journal of Simulation, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 7, pp 183-201
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2012.26
Summary
Agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) had an increasing attention during the last decade. However, the weak validation and verification of agent-based simulation models makes ABMS hard to trust. There is no comprehensive tool set for verification and validation of agent-based simulation models, which demonstrates that inaccuracies exist and/or reveals the existing errors in the model. Moreover, on the practical side, many ABMS frameworks are in use. In this sense, we designed and developed a generic testing framework for agent-based simulation models to conduct validation and verification of models. This paper presents our testing framework in detail and demonstrates its effectiveness by showing its applicability on a realistic agent-based simulation case study.