A Brownian Agent approach for modeling and simulating the population dynamics of the schistosomiasis contagion

  • Renato L. Cagnin UNESP
  • Ivan R. Guilherme UNESP
  • Filipe Marcel F. Gonçalves UNESP
  • Alexandro Baldassin UNESP

Resumo


Multiagent Simulations have been successfully employed in the studies of population behavior. We present a brownian agent approach for simulating the Schistosomiasis infection. Early results suggest that the proposed model describes relevant aspects of the infection conditions.
Palavras-chave: Simulation, schistosomiasis, brownian agents, contagion

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Publicado
26/05/2013
CAGNIN, Renato L.; GUILHERME, Ivan R.; GONÇALVES, Filipe Marcel F.; BALDASSIN, Alexandro. A Brownian Agent approach for modeling and simulating the population dynamics of the schistosomiasis contagion. In: WORKSHOP-ESCOLA DE SISTEMAS DE AGENTES, SEUS AMBIENTES E APLICAÇÕES (WESAAC), 7. , 2013, São Paulo/SP. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2013 . p. 177-179. ISSN 2326-5434.