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Interactive visual analysis of large simulation ensembles

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Krešimir Matković,

Denis Gračanin,

Mario Jelović,

Helwig HauserAuthors Info & Claims

WSC '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference

Pages 517 - 528

Published: 06 December 2015 Publication History

Abstract

Recent advancements in simulation and computing make it possible to compute large simulation ensembles. A simulation ensemble consists of multiple simulation runs of the same model with different values of control parameters. In order to cope with ensemble data, a modern analysis methodology is necessary. In this paper, we present our experience with simulation ensemble exploration and steering by means of interactive visual analysis. We describe our long-term collaboration with fuel injection experts from the automotive industry. We present how interactive visual analysis can be used to gain a deep understanding in the ensemble data, and how it can be used, in a combination with automatic methods, to steer the ensemble creation, even for very complex systems. Very positive feedback from domain experts motivated us, a team of visualization and simulation experts, to present this research to the simulation community.

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Feldkamp NBergmann SStrassburger S(2020)Knowledge Discovery in Simulation DataACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation10.1145/339129930:4(1-25)Online publication date: 25-Nov-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3391299
Matković KGračanin DHauser HJohansson BJain S(2018)Visual analytics for simulation ensemblesProceedings of the 2018 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3320516.3320563(321-335)Online publication date: 9-Dec-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3320516.3320563
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3242181.3242329
Feldkamp NBergmann SStrassburger SSchulze THuschka TChick S(2016)Knowledge discovery in simulation dataProceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3042094.3042298(1607-1618)Online publication date: 11-Dec-2016
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