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Separation of concerns in epidemiological modelling

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Thi Mai Anh Bui,

Serge Stinckwich,

Benjamin Roche,

Nick PapouliasAuthors Info & Claims

MODULARITY Companion 2016: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Modularity

Pages 196 - 200

https://doi.org/10.1145/2892664.2892699

Published: 14 March 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Modeling and simulation have been heavily used in epidemiology, for instance to study the transmission of infectious diseases, their pathogenicity and their propagation. A major hindrance to modeling in epidemiology is the mixing of concerns that ought to be separated. The most obvious one is the computer implementation that should not be mixed with domain aspects. But several domain concerns should also be separated from the core epidemiological ones. These include the distribution of the studied populations into spatial regions, age intervals, sexes, species, viral strains... We propose an approach that relies on a mathematical model of the dynamics of a compartment-based population. The separation of domain concerns is provided by expressing each one as a stochastic automaton and combining them with a tensor sum. A DSL, Kendrick, and a tool, support this approach that has been validated on several case studies.

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Separation of concerns in epidemiological modelling
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software

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MODULARITY Companion 2016: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Modularity

March 2016

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ISBN:9781450340335

DOI:10.1145/2892664

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Widgren SEngblom SEmanuelson ULindberg A(2018)Spatio-temporal modelling of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in cattle in Sweden: exploring options for controlVeterinary Research10.1186/s13567-018-0574-249:1Online publication date: 2-Aug-2018
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