def _gen_name(self):
        r"""
        Generates a valid name for projects
        """
        n = [0]
        for item in self.keys():
            if item.startswith('sim_'):
                n.append(int(item.split('sim_')[1]))
        name = 'sim_'+str(max(n)+1).zfill(2)
        return name
r"""
        Generates a valid name for projects