Simulation of Virus Propagation in Complex Networks Using NetLogo Multiagent Testbed

The characteristics of virus propagation, such as the speed with which it spreads, as well as the time in which it reaches its highest level of contagion, or the ability to predict how quickly it will become extinct, depend on many factors, including the structure of the network where the epidemic process is taking place. In this context, it is useful to be able to simulate these epidemic processes in various types of networks using multi-agent system programming tools such as NetLogo and to observe the behaviors in various types of network topologies, as well as under different values of the parameters of a network and mathematical epidemic model.