Thomas Sütterlin1, Simone Huber, Hartmut Dickhaus, Niels Grabe. 1. Medical Informatics Department, Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract
MOTIVATION: For the efficient application of multi-agent systems to spatial and functional modeling of tissues flexible and intuitive modeling tools are needed, which allow the graphical specification of cellular behavior in a tissue context without presuming specialized programming skills. RESULTS: We developed a graphical modeling system for multi-agent based simulation of tissue homeostasis. An editor allows the intuitive and hierarchically structured specification of cellular behavior. The models are then automatically compiled into highly efficient source code and dynamically linked to an interactive graphical simulation environment. The system allows the quantitative analysis of the morphological and functional tissue properties emerging from the cell behavioral model. We demonstrate the relevance of the approach using a recently published model of epidermal homeostasis as well as a series of cell-cycle models. AVAILABILITY: The complete software is available in binary executables for MS-Windows and Linux at tiga.uni-hd.de.
MOTIVATION: For the efficient application of multi-agent systems to spatial and functional modeling of tissues flexible and intuitive modeling tools are needed, which allow the graphical specification of cellular behavior in a tissue context without presuming specialized programming skills. RESULTS: We developed a graphical modeling system for multi-agent based simulation of tissue homeostasis. An editor allows the intuitive and hierarchically structured specification of cellular behavior. The models are then automatically compiled into highly efficient source code and dynamically linked to an interactive graphical simulation environment. The system allows the quantitative analysis of the morphological and functional tissue properties emerging from the cell behavioral model. We demonstrate the relevance of the approach using a recently published model of epidermal homeostasis as well as a series of cell-cycle models. AVAILABILITY: The complete software is available in binary executables for MS-Windows and Linux at tiga.uni-hd.de.
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