计算实验研究方法及应用

摘要

Computational experiments are emerging computational methods for complex system research,which have drawn wide attentions from both domestic and foreign scholars.The rapid growth of computational experiments shows great application potential in research domains related to control and management of complex systems,such as social security,e-commerce,financial markets and so on.In this paper,we will firstly introduce the basic idea of computational experiments and review the research foundations of computational experiments including experimental design and computational simulation.Then we will mainly focus on presenting the main research contents of computational experiments including construction of models,design of computational experiments,and execution of computational experiments.Finally,we will discuss the applications and the existing problems in this field and present several potential research directions.%计算实验是一种研究复杂系统的新兴计算方法,受到了国内外学者的广泛关注.近年来,随着相关研究的不断发展,计算实验方法在多个领域显示出巨大的应用前景,特别是复杂系统管理与控制相关的诸多重要领域,如社会安全、电子商务、金融市场等.本文将首先介绍计算实验的主要思想以及实验设计与计算机仿真等计算实验的研究基础；其次,我们将介绍计算实验的主要研究内容,包括计算模型构建、计算实验设计以及计算实验执行；最后,我们将讨论计算实验的应用情况,总结研究过程中面临的挑战并介绍潜在的研究方向.