TY - JOUR T1 - A Comparative Taxonomy of Parallel Algorithms for Crowd Dynamics Models and their Simulators AU - Moh`d Alia, Osama AU - Mohammad Jaber, Khalid AU - Mahmod Shuaib, Mohammed AU - Maraqa, Randa JO - International Journal of Soft Computing VL - 11 IS - 6 SP - 427 EP - 436 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-9503 DO - ijscomp.2016.427.436 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijscomp.2016.427.436 KW - Crowd dynamics models KW -crow dynamics simulators KW -parallel computing KW -performances KW -computational AB - Massive congestion is a very serious concern that can lead to disasters. The development of crowd dynamics models and crowd simulation tools is essential to better represent congestion aspects as well as to evaluate proposed solutions. However, model development normally involves increasing the mathematical complexity, imposing higher computational demands. This has led researchers to investigate solutions that can reduce or minimize the computational demands of such models where among them is the parallel computing approaches. In this study we highlight the application of parallel computing in reducing computational demands for crowd dynamic simulators while simultaneously improving their performances. This study also includes a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art parallel computing approaches used in crowd dynamic simulators. ER -