Multicellular simulations have become indispensable in understanding complex biological phenomena, from tissue development to disease progression. But the diversity in simulation methods - from agent-based models, cellular Potts models, cellular automata, lattice-free models, stochastic particle simulations, etc - poses challenges in reproducibility, modularity, reusability, and integration within multi-scale simulation. With the increasing number of digital twins projects it will be necessary for these frameworks to adopt cross-platform compatibility which will lead to broad adoption and moving these technologies out of the research lab and into appropriate areas of commercialization and regulatory adoption.
This workshop aims to bridge these gaps by focusing on the development of standards and schemas, with special emphasis on multiscale, embedded, and coupled simulation methods. Through short presentations and discussion, attendees will see the need for standardization, and the importance of sharing and reusing models.