Agent-based social simulation of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

F Lorig, E Johansson, P Davidsson - JASSS: Journal of Artificial …, 2021 - diva-portal.org
When planning interventions to limit the spread of Covid-, the current state of knowledge
about the disease and specific characteristics of the population need to be considered …

Modelling transmission and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

SL Chang, N Harding, C Zachreson, OM Cliff… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
There is a continuing debate on relative benefits of various mitigation and suppression
strategies aimed to control the spread of COVID-19. Here we report the results of agent …

COVID-ABS: An agent-based model of COVID-19 epidemic to simulate health and economic effects of social distancing interventions

PCL Silva, PVC Batista, HS Lima, MA Alves… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has directly impacted the
public health and economy worldwide. To overcome this problem, countries have adopted …

Simulation, science, and stakeholders: Challenges and opportunities for modelling solutions to societal problems

FLR Shults - Complexity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The article outlines an approach to computer modelling called “human simulation,” whose
development has been explicitly oriented towards addressing societal problems through …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19-related lockdown on diet and serum markers in healthy adults

N Bogataj Jontez, K Novak, S Kenig, A Petelin… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to limited data about the impact of lockdown on health status, the present study aimed
to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related lockdown on changes in dietary habits …

[HTML][HTML] Fast response to superspreading: Uncertainty and complexity in the context of COVID-19

L Zenk, G Steiner, M Pina e Cunha… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave has peaked with the second
wave underway, the world is still struggling to manage potential systemic risks and …

Agent‐based modelling for SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemic prediction and intervention assessment: A methodological appraisal

M Maziarz, M Zach - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Our purpose is to assess epidemiological agent‐based models—or ABMs—of
the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic methodologically. The rapid spread of the outbreak requires …

Agent-based modelling as a method for prediction in complex social systems

C Elsenbroich, JG Polhill - International Journal of Social Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Agent-based models (ABMs) have their origins in considerations of complexity science
stipulating that many phenomena can be 'grown from the bottom up'. Explicitly, this was …

Models for government intervention during a pandemic

E Eryarsoy, M Shahmanzari, F Tanrisever - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
While intervention policies such as social distancing rules, lockdowns, and curfews may
save lives during a pandemic, they impose substantial direct and indirect costs on societies …

Control of COVID‐19 outbreaks under stochastic community dynamics, bimodality, or limited vaccination

B Goldenbogen, SO Adler, O Bodeit… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reaching population immunity against COVID‐19 is proving difficult even in countries with
high vaccination levels. Thus, it is critical to identify limits of control and effective measures …