Begin with the physical world.
Meet the models, evidence, and expert judgment that turn simulation from a calculation into a way of understanding complex systems.
Start with the fundamentals
The Intelligent Simulation Review
September editionSeptember 2026
The first principles issue
The next decision should not start from zero.
The strongest decisions begin with work that survives the moment: models with context, evidence with limits, and results ready for the next question.
Read the cover storyEditor’s brief
A field guide to the science behind better decisions.
Intelligent simulation brings physical models, evidence, computation, and expert judgment into a continuous way of learning. This edition maps the field from its foundations to the decisions it can change.
Understand the system. Test the possibilities. Carry the evidence forward.
This month’s reading path
Build the whole picture.
Understand the field. See it at work. Learn what makes a result worth trusting.
See where simulation becomes useful.
From fusion experiments to orbital maneuvers, explore the moments when simulation moves from analysis to action.
Explore the applications
Know what makes a result worth carrying forward.
A result earns its value when another expert can understand it, test it, and use it again.
Follow the evidenceResearch shelf
Go to the work shaping the field.
Gartner, NIST, and the National Academies offer three lenses on what intelligent simulation is becoming and what trustworthy practice demands.
Gartner
How Gartner Frames Intelligent Simulation
A category view of simulation twins, scenario planning, prediction, and the changing role of intelligence in industry.
Read the researchNIST
Digital Twins for Advanced Manufacturing
Why trustworthy digital twins depend on verification, validation, uncertainty, and shared standards.
Read the programNational Academies
Modeling and Simulation for Resilient Communities
How modeling and simulation strengthen planning for complex, interconnected, and resilient systems.
Read the chapter
A closer look
The Multiplier Effect
Scientific capability multiplies when it reaches beyond a handful of institutions. See a national strategy for connecting discovery, production, and independent enterprise.
Explore the national strategyApplied platforms
Six domains. Six different realities.
Explore how intelligent simulation takes shape when the physics, constraints, and decisions change.
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Follow the field as it takes shape.
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