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Engineering Simulations as Scientific Instruments: A Pattern Language

Stepney, Susan, Pollack, Fiona, Alden, Kieran, Andrews, Paul, Bown, James, Droop, Alistair, Greaves, Richard, Read, Mark, Sampson, Adam, Timmis, Jonathan and Winfield, Alan (2019) Engineering Simulations as Scientific Instruments: A Pattern Language. Springer. ISBN 9783030019389

Item Type: Book

Abstract

This book describes CoSMoS (Complex Systems Modelling and Simulation), a pattern-based approach to engineering trustworthy simulations that are both scientifically useful to the researcher and scientifically credible to third parties. This approach emphasises three key aspects to this development of a simulation as a scientific instrument: the use of explicit models to capture the scientific domain, the engineered simulation platform, and the experimental results of running simulations; the use of arguments to provide evidence that the scientific instrument is fit for purpose; and the close co-working of domain scientists and simulation software engineers.

In Part I the authors provide a managerial overview: the rationale for and benefits of using the CoSMoS approach, and a small worked example to demonstrate it in action. Part II is a catalogue of the core patterns. Part III lists more specific “helper” patterns, showing possible routes to a simulation. Finally Part IV documents CellBranch, a substantial case study developed using the CoSMoS approach.

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Depositing User: Jonathan Timmis

Identifiers

Item ID: 11860
ISBN: 9783030019389
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/11860
Official URL: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030019372

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Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2020 07:08
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2020 07:08

Contributors

Author: Susan Stepney
Author: Fiona Pollack
Author: Kieran Alden
Author: Paul Andrews
Author: James Bown
Author: Alistair Droop
Author: Richard Greaves
Author: Mark Read
Author: Adam Sampson
Author: Jonathan Timmis
Author: Alan Winfield

University Divisions

Faculty of Technology > School of Computer Science

Subjects

Computing > Software Engineering

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