Title :
A deterministic agent-particle model for cellular diffusion, aggregation and self-organization
Author :
Dembele, Jean Marie ; Sayama, Hiroki
Author_Institution :
UFR SAT, Univ. Gaston Berger, St. Louis, Senegal
Abstract :
This paper presents an agent-based model of cellular proliferation, taxis and spatial diffusion. Our model describes the behavior of individual cells, rather than the aggregate behavior of cell distributions, derived from a set of partial differential equations. The physical motions of cells - taxis toward higher concentration of nutrients and diffusion in space - are handled in a deterministic way, which is a unique, distinctive feature of our model compared to other stochastic simulation models. The model is tested with some simple assumptions to show interesting self-organizing behaviors.
Keywords :
biology; cellular biophysics; partial differential equations; self-adjusting systems; software agents; agent-based model; cell behavior; cell physical motions; cellular aggregation; cellular diffusion; cellular proliferation; deterministic agent-particle model; nutrients; partial differential equations; self-organizing behaviors; space diffusion; spatial diffusion; taxis; Decision support systems; agent-based modeling; aggregation; cellular diffusion; particle model; self-organization; taxis;
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Life (ALIFE), 2013 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
DOI :
10.1109/ALIFE.2013.6602427