Bharat Sim
BharatSim is an open-source, large-scale simulation framework that transforms agent-based modelling by enabling researchers to study complex socio-economic and environmental systems through large-scale AI-driven simulations in India’s policy and planning landscape.
Led by Gautam Menon (Dean of Research and Professor of Physics and Biology, Ashoka University) and Debayan Gupta (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ashoka University), the project is currently working on optimising BharatSim’s efficiency, ensuring that small, cost-effective machines can run expansive simulations without compromising accuracy.
The project is already being applied in several critical real-world scenarios in collaborations with AIIMS, Johns Hopkins, and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) helping policymakers and NGOs design targeted interventions that could significantly impact disease prevention and healthcare planning.
Beyond healthcare, BharatSim has broad applications in fields such as economics, business logistics, and urban planning. By incorporating migration dynamics, economic activity, and infrastructure modelling, the framework is evolving into an interdisciplinary research platform, bridging gaps between computer science, physics, economics, and sociology.
As development continues, BharatSim is set to become a foundational tool for large-scale, AI-driven simulations, empowering researchers to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in India’s policy and planning landscape.
Researchers : Bhavesh Neekhra, Philip Cherian, Debayan Gupta, Gautam Menon
For more details, please visit: https://bharatsim.ashoka.edu.in/
