Epidemiological Agent-Based Modelling Software (Epiabm)

Epiabm is a fully tested, open-source software package for epidemiological agent-based modelling, re-implementing the well-known CovidSim model from the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London. It has been developed as part of the first-year training programme in...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-12
Main Authors: Gallagher, Kit, Bouros, Ioana, Fan, Nicholas, Hayman, Elizabeth, Heirene, Luke, Lamirande, Patricia, Lemenuel-Diot, Annabelle, Lambert, Ben, Gavaghan, David, Creswell, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agent-based models
Comparative studies
Epidemiology
Infectious diseases
Software packages
Training
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Summary:Epiabm is a fully tested, open-source software package for epidemiological agent-based modelling, re-implementing the well-known CovidSim model from the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London. It has been developed as part of the first-year training programme in the EPSRC SABS:R3 Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Oxford. The model builds an age-stratified, spatially heterogeneous population and offers a modular approach to configure and run epidemic scenarios, allowing for a broad scope of investigative and comparative studies. Two simulation backends are provided: a pedagogical Python backend (with full functionality) and a high performance C++ backend for use with larger population simulations. Both are highly modular, with comprehensive testing and documentation for ease of understanding and extensibility. Epiabm is publicly available through GitHub at https://github.com/SABS-R3-Epidemiology/epiabm.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2212.04937