Simulation Framework Python Packages

mesa

Mesa is an open-source Python library for agent-based modeling, ideal for simulating complex systems and exploring emergent behaviors.

brian2

Brian is a free, open source simulator for spiking neural networks.

optiland

Comprehensive optical design, optimization, and analysis in Python, including GPU-accelerated and differentiable ray tracing via PyTorch.

simupy

A framework for modeling and simulating dynamical systems

pathsim

A Python native dynamical system simulation framework in the block diagram paradigm.

mufem

mufem Multiphysics Simulations

usim

Lightweight Python Simulation Framework

fdtd

A 3D electromagnetic FDTD simulator written in Python with optional GPU support

brian2cuda

A brian2 extension to simulate spiking neural networks on GPUs

dqcsim

Delft Quantum & Classical simulator

tango-simlib

Generic data-driven device simulator generation for PyTango

helics-apps

Hierarchical Engine for Large-scale Infrastructure Co-Simulation (HELICS)

libmufem

mufem Multiphysics Simulations

memtorch-cpu

A Simulation Framework for Memristive Deep Learning Systems

synbps

A simulation framework for synthetic event-log data, based on theoretical processes.

photontorch

Highly parallel simulation and optimization of photonic circuits in time and frequency domain based on the deep-learning framework PyTorch

usel

USEL is an open-source CPU-based scientific computing framework for computational physics and quantum research. It provides modular numerical tools, reusable components, and developer-friendly APIs for building scientific applications. Designed for efficiency, portability, and accessibility, it runs on standard hardware without GPU requirements.

ai-economist

Foundation is a flexible, modular, and composable framework to model socio-economic behaviors and dynamics with both agents and governments. This framework can be used in conjunction with reinforcement learning to learn optimal economic policies, as done by the AI Economist (https://www.einstein.ai/the-ai-economist).

rstt

Ranking Simulation Testing Tool

helipad

An agent-based modeling framework for Python with a shallow learning curve and powerful visualization capabilities.

simcalibration

Meta-simulation framework for evaluating ML method selection

t3sf

Technical Tabletop Exercises Simulation Framework

traversecraft

TraverseCraft is a versatile Python library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations, enabling robust simulations for AI, RL, and ML. Ideal for students, educators, and researchers, it allows real-time observation of algorithm behaviors with an intuitive interface.

memtorch

A Simulation Framework for Memristive Deep Learning Systems