Complex adaptive systems modeling with Repast Simphony

PurposeThis paper is to describe development of the features and functions of Repast Simphony, the widely used, free, and open source agent-based modeling environment that builds on the Repast 3 library. Repast Simphony was designed from the ground up with a focus on well-factored abstractions. The resulting code has a modular architecture that allows individual components such as networks, logging, and time scheduling to be replaced as needed. The Repast family of agent-based modeling software has collectively been under continuous development for more than 10 years.MethodIncludes reviewing other free and open-source modeling libraries and environments as well as describing the architecture of Repast Simphony. The architectural description includes a discussion of the Simphony application framework, the core module, ReLogo, data collection, the geographical information system, visualization, freeze drying, and third party application integration.ResultsInclude a review of several Repast Simphony applications and brief tutorial on how to use Repast Simphony to model a simple complex adaptive system.ConclusionsWe discuss opportunities for future work, including plans to provide support for increasingly large-scale modeling efforts.

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