Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Biomedical simulations are widely used to understand disease, engineer cells, and model cellular processes. In this article, we explore how to improve the quality of biomedical simulations by developing simulation models using tools and practices employed in software engineering. We refer to this direction as model engineering. Not all techniques used by software engineers are directly applicable to model engineering, and so some adaptations are required. That said, we believe that simulation models can benefit from software engineering practices for requirements, design, and construction as well as from software engineering tools for version control, error checking, and testing. Here we survey current efforts to improve simulation quality and discuss promising research directions for model engineering.
Source: F1000Research
Institution: University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,350
Funders: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, University of Washington, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
OpenAlex ID: W2920140146