Predictive modeling of disease propagation in a mobile, connected community using cellular automata

Chaos. 2020 Aug;30(8):081103. doi: 10.1063/5.0021113.

Abstract

We present numerical results obtained from the modeling of a stochastic, highly connected, and mobile community. The spread of attributes like health and disease among the community members is simulated using cellular automata on a planar two-dimensional surface. With remarkably few assumptions, we are able to predict the future course of propagation of such a disease as a function of time and the fine-tuning of parameters related to interactions among the automata.