Mobility and Contact Networks Shape Epidemic Outcomes: A Large-Scale Agent-Based Modeling Study

DOI10.48550/arXiv.2607.26217MaRDI QIDQ7284513arXivFDO

Authors Dieter Pfoser, Taylor Anderson, Kuldip Singh Atwal, Emma Von Hoene, Hossein Amiri, Andreas Zufle

Publication date 28 July 2026

Published in arXiv

Tldr This paper uses a large-scale agent-based model to investigate how different mobility assumptions shape contact networks and epidemic dynamics, finding that varying assumptions produce significantly different outcomes despite similar overall movement volumes, emphasizing the need for careful mobility model calibration.

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.26217

arXiv classification

physics.soc-ph

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