SARS-CoV-2 Spread Forecast Dynamic Model Validation through Digital Twin Approach, Catalonia Case Study

Mathematics

Pau Fonseca i Casas¹  Víctor García i Carrasco¹  Joan Garcia i Subirana¹  Xavier Pi i Palomés² 

[1] Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;Open University of Catalonia, Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications Studies, 08860 Barcelona, Spain;

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;    SEIRD (Susceptible, Exposed, Infected and Recovered and Death);    SDL;    Catalonia;   

DOI  :  10.3390/math9141660

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 modeling is a challenging problem because of its complex nature and lack of information regarding certain aspects. In this paper, we explore a Digital Twin approach to model the pandemic situation in Catalonia. The Digital Twin is composed of three different dynamic models used to perform the validations by a Model Comparison approach. We detail how we use this approach to obtain knowledge regarding the effects of the nonpharmaceutical interventions and the problems we faced during the modeling process. We use Specification and Description Language (SDL) to represent the compartmental forecasting model for the SARS-CoV-2. Its graphical notation simplifies the different specialists’ understanding of the model hypotheses, which must be validated continuously following a Solution Validation approach. This model allows the successful forecasting of different scenarios for Catalonia. We present some formalization details, discuss the validation process and present some results obtained from the validation model discussion, which becomes a digital twin of the pandemic in Catalonia.

【 授权许可】

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