Grand challenges for modeling and simulation: simulation everywhere—from cyberinfrastructure to clouds to citizens. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taylor, Simon J E; Khan, Azam; Morse, Katherine L; Tolk, Andreas; Yilmaz, Levent; Zander, Justyna; Mosterman, Pieter J
• Is Part Of: Simulation. Volume 91:Number 7(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 648
• Page End: 665
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Modeling -- simulation -- grand challenges -- cyberinfrastructures -- e-Infrastructures -- e-Science -- Big Simulation -- human behavior -- composability -- cloud -- reproducibility -- democratization; Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/0037549715590594
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-5497

Abstract

Modeling & Simulation (M&S) is making successful contributions to different areas in industry and academia. However, there are certain key issues that are preventing the field from addressing larger domains and from achieving wide-scale impact. Formulating these as grand challenges arguably focuses attention on these key issues and may bring a critical mass of effort to bear that could result in a major leap forward. This article is one of several concurrent activities aimed at reinvigorating the debate on grand challenges in M&S. These grand challenges include Big Simulation, human behavior, composability, cloud-based M&S, reproducibility in M&S research and the democratization of M&S. Two themes emerge: the need for large-scale cloud-based cyberinfrastructures for M&S and the democratized access to M&S and its outputs.