Professor Gianfranco Giulioni participated in the prestigious workshop “Scaling Complexity: High-Performance Computing at the Intersection of Agent-Based Modeling and Complex Networks” held in Berlin on December 2-3, 2024, presenting a poster of the Ecowheataly project.
The workshop is focused on the desire to bring together researchers, practitioners and experts in the computational field to delve into decentralized dynamics and emerging phenomena, addressing their challenges and solutions through a computational approach. The main goal is to discuss the application of advanced techniques, including high-performance computing (HPC), in the study of complex interconnected systems, analyzing when and how such tools can be effectively used.
The first day is dedicated to scientific exchange, with interventions by invited speakers, a round table and a poster session. During the second day, a hands-on workshop is held focusing on Vahana.jl, a high-performance framework designed for large-scale simulation of agent-based models, with a focus on social networks. The session introduces attendees to Vahana.jl’s approach to developing scalable ABM simulations, demonstrating how complex models can be efficiently designed and executed, without having to deal directly with the complexities of distributed computing. Attendees learned how to leverage HPC capabilities in their research, focusing on the essentials of model development and analysis.
