A generic testing framework for agent‐based simulation models

Agent‐based modelling and simulation (ABMS) had an increasing attention during the last decade. However, the weak validation and verification of agent‐based simulation models makes ABMS hard to trust. There is no comprehensive tool set for verification and validation of agent‐based simulation models, which demonstrates that inaccuracies exist and/or reveals the existing errors in the model. Moreover, on the practical side, many ABMS frameworks are in use. In this sense, we designed and developed a generic testing framework for agent‐based simulation models to conduct validation and verification of models. This paper presents our testing framework in detail and demonstrates its effectiveness by showing its applicability on a realistic agent‐based simulation case study.