{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2005406174","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","title":"Simulating the Spread of Infectious Disease over Large Realistic Social Networks Using Charm++","display_name":"Simulating the Spread of Infectious Disease over Large Realistic Social Networks Using Charm++","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2005406174","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","mag":"2005406174"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 IEEE 26th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops &amp; PhD Forum","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059350239","display_name":"Keith Bisset","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I859038795","display_name":"Virginia Tech","ror":"https://ror.org/02smfhw86","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Keith R. Bisset","raw_affiliation_strings":["Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091417392","display_name":"Ashwin M. Aji","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-8357"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I859038795","display_name":"Virginia Tech","ror":"https://ror.org/02smfhw86","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ashwin M. Aji","raw_affiliation_strings":["Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088710224","display_name":"Eric J. Bohm","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I157725225","display_name":"University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign","ror":"https://ror.org/047426m28","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Eric Bohm","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA","[Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5051465480","display_name":"Laxmikant V. Kal\u00e9","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9673-8445"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I157725225","display_name":"University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign","ror":"https://ror.org/047426m28","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Laxmikant V. Kale","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA","[Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157725225"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074226176","display_name":"Tariq Kamal","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5686-1331"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I859038795","display_name":"Virginia Tech","ror":"https://ror.org/02smfhw86","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Tariq Kamal","raw_affiliation_strings":["Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5020293284","display_name":"Madhav Marathe","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-0658"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I859038795","display_name":"Virginia Tech","ror":"https://ror.org/02smfhw86","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Madhav V. Marathe","raw_affiliation_strings":["Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5108398863","display_name":"Jae-Seung Yeom","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I859038795","display_name":"Virginia Tech","ror":"https://ror.org/02smfhw86","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jae-Seung Yeom","raw_affiliation_strings":["Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Virginia Bioinf. Inst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I859038795"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":16,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"309","issue":null,"first_page":"507","last_page":"518"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9983000159263611,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9983000159263611,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12592","display_name":"Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence","score":0.989300012588501,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11896","display_name":"Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks","score":0.9799000024795532,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/charm","display_name":"Charm (quantum number)","score":0.8505035638809204},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scalability","display_name":"Scalability","score":0.7986412644386292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7326669096946716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/synchronization","display_name":"Synchronization (alternating current)","score":0.6017887592315674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.44987478852272034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parallel-computing","display_name":"Parallel computing","score":0.4394316077232361},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infectious-disease","display_name":"Infectious disease (medical specialty)","score":0.4242391288280487},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.32341498136520386},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/disease","display_name":"Disease","score":0.2669316530227661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.16146698594093323},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.15747162699699402},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/particle-physics","display_name":"Particle physics","score":0.11979794502258301}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781339351","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2639620","display_name":"Charm (quantum number)","level":2,"score":0.8505035638809204},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48044578","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727490","display_name":"Scalability","level":2,"score":0.7986412644386292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7326669096946716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778562939","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1298791","display_name":"Synchronization (alternating current)","level":3,"score":0.6017887592315674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.44987478852272034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173608175","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232661","display_name":"Parallel computing","level":1,"score":0.4394316077232361},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C524204448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q788926","display_name":"Infectious disease (medical specialty)","level":3,"score":0.4242391288280487},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.32341498136520386},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779134260","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12136","display_name":"Disease","level":2,"score":0.2669316530227661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.16146698594093323},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.15747162699699402},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109214941","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18334","display_name":"Particle physics","level":1,"score":0.11979794502258301},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ipdpsw.2012.65","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 IEEE 26th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops &amp; PhD Forum","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.7300000190734863}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1599698343","https://openalex.org/W1603470798","https://openalex.org/W1643521950","https://openalex.org/W1964326221","https://openalex.org/W1965499304","https://openalex.org/W2023715925","https://openalex.org/W2040407951","https://openalex.org/W2062205069","https://openalex.org/W2079577430","https://openalex.org/W2090240240","https://openalex.org/W2114956584","https://openalex.org/W2134224856","https://openalex.org/W2144030106","https://openalex.org/W2150871235","https://openalex.org/W2162707016","https://openalex.org/W2163079945","https://openalex.org/W2163853354","https://openalex.org/W2166734474","https://openalex.org/W3143130067","https://openalex.org/W3143227795","https://openalex.org/W3151452100","https://openalex.org/W4230413668","https://openalex.org/W4231041875","https://openalex.org/W4240607534"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2358129534","https://openalex.org/W3023233353","https://openalex.org/W2351104570","https://openalex.org/W3102190134","https://openalex.org/W2377029499","https://openalex.org/W2391638466","https://openalex.org/W2808286815","https://openalex.org/W2360692982","https://openalex.org/W2391838596","https://openalex.org/W2384515271"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Preventing":[0],"and":[1,35,61,67,86,110,114],"controlling":[2],"outbreaks":[3],"of":[4,21,30,92,102,118],"infectious":[5],"diseases":[6],"such":[7],"as":[8],"pandemic":[9],"influenza":[10],"is":[11,18,76],"a":[12,22,54,77,124,136],"top":[13],"public":[14,59],"health":[15],"priority.":[16],"EpiSimdemics":[17],"an":[19],"implementation":[20],"scalable":[23,111],"parallel":[24,80,96],"algorithm":[25],"to":[26,88,105,135,143],"simulate":[27],"the":[28,90,108,130,144],"spread":[29],"contagion,":[31],"including":[32],"disease,":[33],"fear":[34],"information,":[36],"in":[37,139],"large":[38],"(10":[39],"<sup":[40],"xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"":[41],"xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">8</sup>":[42],"individuals),":[43],"realistic":[44],"social":[45],"contact":[46],"networks":[47],"using":[48],"individual-based":[49],"models.":[50],"It":[51],"also":[52],"has":[53],"rich":[55],"language":[56],"for":[57],"describing":[58],"policy":[60],"agent":[62],"behavior.":[63],"We":[64],"describe":[65],"CharmSimdemics":[66],"evaluate":[68],"its":[69],"performance":[70,140],"on":[71,123],"national":[72],"scale":[73],"populations.":[74],"Charm++":[75,131],"machine":[78],"independent":[79],"programming":[81],"system,":[82],"providing":[83],"high-level":[84],"mechanisms":[85],"strategies":[87,117],"facilitate":[89],"task":[91],"developing":[93],"highly":[94],"complex":[95],"applications.":[97],"Our":[98,120],"design":[99],"includes":[100],"mapping":[101],"application":[103],"entities":[104],"tasks,":[106],"leveraging":[107],"efficient":[109],"communication,":[112],"synchronization":[113],"load":[115],"balancing":[116],"Charm++.":[119],"experimental":[121],"results":[122],"768":[125],"core":[126],"system":[127],"show":[128],"that":[129],"version":[132],"achieves":[133],"up":[134],"4-fold":[137],"increase":[138],"when":[141],"compared":[142],"MPI":[145],"version.":[146]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}