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Using Symmetry to Enhance the Performance of Agent-Based Epidemic Models

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Autor(es):
Nakamura, Gilberto M. ; Souza, Alinne C. C. ; Souza, Francisco C. M. ; Bulcao-Neto, Renato F. ; Martinez, Alexandre S. ; Macedo, Alessandra A.
Número total de Autores: 6
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS; v. 19, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2022-03-01.
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Symmetries express the invariance of a system towards sets of mathematical transformations. In more practical terms, symmetries greatly reduce or simplify the computational efforts required to evaluate relevant properties of a system. In this paper, two methods are proposed to implement spin symmetries which simplify the analysis of the spreading of diseases in an agent-based epidemic model. We perform a set of simulations to measure the efficiency gains compared to traditional methods. Our findings show symmetry-based algorithms improve the performance of the Monte Carlo simulation and the exact Markov process. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 16/13206-4 - Enriquecimento Semântico de Informação Biomédica a partir da Criação de Redes Complexas Heterogêneas
Beneficiário:Alessandra Alaniz Macedo
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular