Caulfield, T;
Ilau, M-C;
Pym, D;
(2022)
Engineering Ecosystem Models: Semantics and Pragmatics.
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International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques SIMUtools 2021: Simulation Tools and Techniques.
(pp. pp. 236-258).
Springer, Cham
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Abstract
In a world of ever-increasing complexity, the smooth functioning of society is critically dependent on our ability to understand and manage both individual systems and complex ecosystems of systems. Models, combined with tools to reason about them, can provide a way to do this. In order for rigorous reasoning about models to be possible, they must have a robust mathematical foundation, which must also support tools for the engineering principles—compositionality, interfaces, and local reasoning—that are required to enable the practical construction of models of ecosystems. In this paper, we present a vision for a system of modelling, based on the concept of distributed systems as a metaphor for ecosystems of systems, that captures these requirements. We describe a mathematical foundation, identify the engineering principles needed, and show how they can be built in a rigorous way that preserves the ability to reason when dealing with complex, large-scale ecosystem models. We illustrate our ideas with examples and briefly explain how they apply in a practical modelling project.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Engineering Ecosystem Models: Semantics and Pragmatics |
| Event: | International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques: 13th SIMUtools 2021 |
| Location: | Xuzhou, People's Republic of China |
| Dates: | 05 November 2021 - 06 November 2021 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-030-97124-3 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-97124-3_21 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97124-3_21 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Distributed systems, Ecosystems, Modelling, Compositionality, Interfaces, Local reasoning |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136722 |
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