A Simulation Model for P Systems with Active Membranes

Abstract

This paper presents a software application, DasPsimulator created in Java. This is a simulation model similar to SimCm [ 1]. While SimCm is limited to its capability to simulate only the P dissolution operation, the DasPsimulator is capable of simulating Membrane Division, Membrane Creation and Membrane String Replication operations. This is a first step to cross the interface between simulation and a Distributed implementation of P Systems able to capture the parallelism existing in the membrane computing area. The tool is user friendly, allowing the user to follow the evolution of a P system in a visual way. The simulator can be used to perform closer inspection of P system theory by the advanced researcher and it can also be helpful to individuals interested in learning and understanding how P systems work.