REPLY Who wants to share models (SD6887)

[SDMAIL Zagonel, Aldo A]

Posted by  "Zagonel, Aldo A" <aazagon at sandia.gov>

Tom Fiddaman wrote: 
> There have also been some papers on this topic in recent SD conferences.

This same group is submitting another paper on collaborative modeling and 
working with "living" models to this year's conference, in Athens:

Title:
Working with "living" Models: Emergent methodological contributions from 
modeling for critical infrastructure protection

Abstract:
Critical infrastructures are increasingly automated and interdependent, subject 
to possibly cascading vulnerabilities due to equipment failures, natural 
disasters, and terrorist attacks. The government seeks to ensure that 
disruptions are infrequent, brief, manageable, and cause the least harm 
possible. The system dynamics (SD) approach is particularly promising in 
understanding these complex systems, interactions, and issues. Problems in 
critical infrastructure protection are being investigated with a collection of 
SD models developed expressly for these concerns, including agriculture models. 
This paper discusses the technical and social modeling context that makes this 
SD modeling effort seem uncommon. It involves a modular approach, a model 
reassembling technology, a formal process for testing and evaluation, and a 
social process to manage the development and use of "living" models.

This paper is less technical. It addresses the need for such an approach, and 
the elements needed and social process involved to implement it. If anyone would 
like to see the draft that was submitted, please contact me directly at 
aazagon at sandia.gov

Aldo Zagonel
Albuquerque, NM
Posted by  "Zagonel, Aldo A" <aazagon at sandia.gov>
posting date  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:03:37 -0600