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Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration

Jesse McDonald, Yick Ching Wong, Kshitij Mehta, Frédéric Suter, Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Loïc Pottier, Ewa Deelman, Henri Casanova

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Abstract

There are two sources of inaccuracy when simulating parallel and distributed computing systems: (i) a simulator implemented at an insufficient level of detail; and (ii) incorrectly calibrated simulation parameter values. Increasing the simulator’s level of detail can improve accuracy, but at the cost of higher space, time, and/or software complexity. Furthermore, evaluating the intrinsic accuracy of a simulator requires that its parameters be well-calibrated. Making decisions regarding the level of detail is thus challenging. We propose a methodology for instantiating the simulation calibration process and a framework for automating this process, which makes it possible to pick appropriate levels of detail for any simulator. We demonstrate the usefulness of our approach via two case studies for two different domains.

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APA 7

McDonald, J., Wong, Y. C., Mehta, K., Suter, F., da Silva, R. F., Pottier, L., Deelman, E., & Casanova, H. (2025). Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration. https://doi.org/10.1145/3731599.3767698

MLA 9

McDonald, Jesse, et al. “Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration.” 2025, pp. 1452–63, https://doi.org/10.1145/3731599.3767698.

Chicago

McDonald, Jesse, Yick Ching Wong, Kshitij Mehta, Frédéric Suter, Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Loïc Pottier, Ewa Deelman, and Henri Casanova. 2025. “Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration.” https://doi.org/10.1145/3731599.3767698.

Harvard

McDonald, J. et al. (2025) ‘Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration’. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1145/3731599.3767698.

BibTeX

@article{mcdonald2025determining,
  title = {{Determining Levels of Detail for Simulators of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems via Automated Calibration}},
  author = {McDonald, Jesse and Wong, Yick Ching and Mehta, Kshitij and Suter, Frédéric and da Silva, Rafael Ferreira and Pottier, Loïc and Deelman, Ewa and Casanova, Henri},
  pages = {1452--1463},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1145/3731599.3767698}
}

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