Table 1.
Functional and structural differences between SimpactCyan and existing tools for IBM studies in HIV epidemiology.
| Tool | Time implementation | Sexual network | R interface | Python interface | Source code available online | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimpactCyan | continuous, mNRM | dynamic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 53–55 |
| GEMFsim | continuous, Gillespie algorithm | static | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 |
| FAVITES | continuous, Gillespie algorithm | static | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 |
| EpiModel | discrete | dynamic | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | 56 |
| STDsim | discrete | dynamic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 8 |
| NetLogo | discrete | dynamic | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | 57,58 |
| EMOD | discrete | dynamic | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 |
| HIV-CDM | discrete | dynamic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 59 |
| MicroCOSM | discrete | dynamic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 60 |
| Path 2.0 | discrete | dynamic | ✓ (through RNetLogo) | ✗ | ✗ | 61 |
| TITAN | discrete | dynamic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 62 |