MultiCellML Workshop: Multicellular model description and cross-simulator exchange

Multicellular spatial models have become an essential tool in quantitative biology and multiple model formalisms (incl. rule-, energy- or force-based cell and tissue mechanics) and simulation frameworks coexist. Progress towards software interoperability and reproducibility requires a novel model description language and conversion library, complementing SBML. Building on the community‘s practical experiences with multiple formalisms and simulators, we aim at (1) defining the concept for a multicellular language while simultaneously (2) exploring automated model conversion between (closely related, e.g. CPM-supporting) simulators using the language prototype.