The goal of METAPHR is to rethink how we conceptualize and create agent-based models (ABMs) towards making ABMs accessible to experts and non-experts alike. ABMs have mostly relied on programs that require major programming skills. METAPHR attempts to reduce those coding requirements by relying on 1) reusable templates; 2) Natural Language Processing; and 3) all the benefits that an online platform provide such as collaboration and access to publicly available models.
METAPHR is a VMASC/ODU initiative to support STEM education and M&S entrepreneurship like CLOUDES (cloudes.me) before it.
Team
Jose J. Padilla
Anthony M. Barraco
Christopher Lynch
Daniele Vernon-Bido
Saikou Diallo
Ross Gore
Funding
Metaphr is possible due to multiple lines of funding:
- Virginia, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center - VMASC:
https://www.odu.edu/vmasc/research/simulation-environments.html
- Funding Organization: Internal Funds
- Participating Organizations: VMASC
- Center of Excellence in Cyber Security:
https://www.nsu.edu/Academics/Research/Foundations-and-Centers-of-Excellence/Cybersecurity-COE
- Funding Organization: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E))
- Participating Organizations: Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University/VMASC
- Modeling Religion in Norway - MODRN - Project:
https://www.leronshults.com/my_weblog/the-.html
- Funding Organization: The Research Council of Norway
- Participating Organizations: University of Agder, Old Dominion University/VMASC, Center for Mind and Culture
- Modeling Religion Project - MRP:
https://mindandculture.org/projects/modeling-social-systems/modeling-religion-project/
- Funding Organization: John Templeton Foundation
- Participating Organizations: Center for Mind and Culture, University of Agder, Old Dominion University/VMASC
