>From Laszlo Gulyas on the SimSoc list. > -----Original Message----- > From: Laszlo Gulyas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 5:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Distribution / Parallelization of ABM's > > [**** Apologies for cross-postings. ****] > > Dear Colleagues, > > We are compiling a survey on techniques to parallelize > agent-based simulations. We are interested in both in-run and > inter-run parallelizations (i.e., when one distributes the > agents and when one distributes individual runs in a > parameter sweep), albeit I think, the more challenging part > is the former. > > We are aware that in-run parallelization is a non-trivial > task and, what's more, it is likely that it cannot be done in > general. Our approach is trying to collect 'communication > templates' that may make distribution / parallelization > feasible. E.g., when the model is spatial and comminication > is (mostly) local, there are already works to do the job. > However, we foresee other cases when the problem can be solved. > > As I said, we are now compiling a survey. We are aware of a > few publications and threads at various lists, but I'd like > to ask you all to send me references to such works if you > know about them. (If you do not have references, but have > ideas that you are ready to share, please, do not hesitate > either.) Thank you all in advance! > > For your information, our ultimate goal is to be able to run > ABM's on the grid -- which adds another layer of > complication, namely the uncertainity of resources and slower > communication. But we will deal with that later! > ;-) > > Best regards, > > Laszlo Gulyas (aka Gulya) > -- > Gulyas Laszlo | Laszlo Gulyas > kut.ig. | dir. of research > AITIA Rt. | AITIA Inc. > >
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