ModrellModell

ModrellModell is a modular modeling framework designed to support the construction, integration, and reuse of complex simulation models across domains. It emphasizes decoupled components with clearly defined interfaces and a common semantics layer to enable interchangeability and composability of modules.

Architecture and components: The framework comprises a module library, a module interface specification, a composition engine that assembles modules into models, a semantics layer that encodes data types and interaction protocols, and a runtime that executes simulations through adapters to various backends. A provenance and versioning subsystem records changes, experiments, and results to support reproducibility.

Interoperability and paradigms: Modules can encapsulate discrete-event, agent-based, or continuous-time dynamics. Adapters translate module interactions to the syntax and semantics of target simulators, enabling cross-tool workflows. A standardized data schema and a declarative composition language facilitate interoperability and automated verification.

Development and use: Since its introduction, ModrellModell has been described as a practical approach to model reuse and cross-domain collaboration. Users assemble models by selecting modules, define interfaces, run simulations, and analyze outputs, with automatic capture of experimental lineage.

Limitations and reception: Critics point to a learning curve, potential performance overhead, and challenges in defining universal module interfaces. Proponents argue that the approach improves reuse, traceability, and interoperability across tools.

See also: modular modeling, model interoperability, provenance in simulation.