SimDec Blog

SimDec Blog explores how visual global sensitivity analysis transforms complex models into clear, actionable insight. Here you’ll find guides on interpreting SimDec plots, research stories behind the method, and practical examples of decision-making under uncertainty — from engineering and energy to finance and the environment.

Flying Further with Simulation Decomposition: The Future of Electric Aviation

How Simulation Decomposition (SimDec) helps aviation R&D model the joint effects of battery and motor innovations—revealing how technological progress translates into real flying distance.

Analyzing Policy-Induced Flexibility in Biofuel Investments

How can policymakers design biofuel incentives that balance risk and reward? This study compares tax-relief, penalties, and subsidies using the pay-off method and Simulation Decomposition (SimDec).

Overlay Charts vs. Simulation Decomposition

SimDec outperforms traditional overlay charts in visualizing uncertainty in environmental decision models — offering clearer insights into how multiple variables interact.

SimDec Meets Sustainability: Exploring Carbon Footprints with Simulation Decomposition

How sustainability researchers became early adopters of SimDec — using it to uncover hidden dynamics in carbon footprint analysis and life-cycle assessment.

First Steps Beyond Investment Models: Applying SimDec to Environmental Policy

The first application of the SimDec method outside investment analysis — a carbon capture and storage case — published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters.

SimDec in Cartoons – Explaining Uncertainty Analysis Visually

An idea to explain SimDec through cartoons turned into a creative experiment — and an excuse to learn animation. These short videos introduce simulation decomposition and show how it helps to make investment decisions under uncertainty.

The Origins of Simulation Decomposition – The First Step Toward SimDec

The first published article behind what later became SimDec. Developed during a PhD project as a practical tweak to Monte Carlo simulation, simulation decomposition introduced the idea of breaking simulated results into meaningful sub-distributions.

How SimDec Began: From PhD Spark to Sensitivity Analysis Innovation

Born from a tricky energy-investment model, SimDec evolved into a visual, industry-agnostic approach to sensitivity analysis and decision support.