SimU Project

Abstract

SimU is a framework and content management system for scientists and engineers looking to share command-line simulation applications with their communities of students and colleagues in an easy, accessible web-based format. The SimU API allows researchers to add new and existing command-line simulations to their online deployments, and simulation results can be displayed to users with any combination of text, files, and custom data visualizations. SimU is capable of offloading intensive simulation computations to separate machines, allowing the application to scale up with increasing users and the processing power needed by the simulations it runs. To further manage processing load, administrators can take advantage of result caching and user access controls to prevent simulation runs from overwhelming available resources. Researchers creating these simulations need no longer spend considerable time and resources developing their own front-ends and GUIs to share the valuable work that they do.

Documentation

Master Execution Controller
Simulation Application Manager

Protocols

Simulation Configuration Protocol
Simulation Management Protocol
Simulation Output Protocol

Tutorials

Hello World
Hook in a SAM
Sudoku
Admin Site