Maier, Kristina and Conrad, T. O. F. (2025) A Hybrid ABM-PDE Framework for Real-World Infectious Disease Simulations. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics . ISSN 1095-712X (online) (Submitted)
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Official URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08430
Abstract
This paper presents a hybrid modeling approach that couples an Agent-Based Model (ABM) with a partial differential equation (PDE) model in an epidemic setting to simulate the spatial spread of infectious diseases using a compartmental structure with seven health states. The goal is to reduce the computational complexity of a full-ABM by introducing a coupled ABM-PDE model that offers significantly faster simulations while maintaining comparable accuracy. Our results demonstrate that the hybrid model not only reduces the overall simulation runtime (defined as the number of runs required for stable results multiplied by the duration of a single run) but also achieves smaller errors across both 25% and 100% population samples. The coupling mechanism ensures consistency at the model interface: agents crossing from the ABM into the PDE domain are removed and represented as density contributions at the corresponding grid node, while surplus density in the PDE domain is used to generate agents with plausible trajectories derived from mobile phone data. We evaluate the hybrid model using real-world mobility and infection data for the Berlin-Brandenburg region in Germany, showing that it captures the core epidemiological dynamics while enabling efficient large-scale simulations.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Mathematical and Computer Sciences > Mathematics > Numerical Analysis Mathematical and Computer Sciences > Mathematics > Mathematical Modelling |
Divisions: | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science > Institute of Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Computer Science > Institute of Mathematics > Comp. Proteomics Group |
ID Code: | 3259 |
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Deposited On: | 29 Apr 2025 15:10 |
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