diff --git a/carnot/Carnot-Simulation-Psuedocode.py b/carnot/carnot_simulation_psuedocode.py
similarity index 91%
rename from carnot/Carnot-Simulation-Psuedocode.py
rename to carnot/carnot_simulation_psuedocode.py
index e664864..890f7f7 100644
--- a/carnot/Carnot-Simulation-Psuedocode.py
+++ b/carnot/carnot_simulation_psuedocode.py
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import time
 
 
 class Committee:
-    def __init__(self, committee_id, processing_time=0, parent_committee=None):
+    def __init__(self, committee_id, parent_committee=None):
         self.committee_id = committee_id
         self.child_committee = None
         self.parent_committee = parent_committee
-       # self.processing_time = processing_time
 
 def create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels, committee_id=0, parent_committee=None):
     """
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ def create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels, committee_id=0, parent_committee=N
         return None
 
     processing_time = 1  # Set the processing time for each committee (you can adjust this as needed)
-    committee = Committee(committee_id, processing_time, parent_committee)
+    committee = Committee(committee_id,  parent_committee)
     committee.child_committee = create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels - 1, committee_id + 1, committee)
     return committee
 
diff --git a/carnot/test_carnot_simulation.py b/carnot/test_carnot_simulation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4821375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/carnot/test_carnot_simulation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from carnot_simulation_psuedocode import *
+
+import time
+
+def test_message_passing():
+    # Test Case 1: Binary tree with 3 levels (L0, L1, L2)
+    num_levels = 3
+    root_committee = create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels)
+
+    # Find the leaf committee at the lowest level
+    leaf_committee = find_leaf_committee(root_committee)
+
+    # Start message passing from the leaf committee at the lowest level and move towards the root at the highest level
+    latency = 1  # Set the latency for message passing (you can adjust this as needed)
+    start_time = time.time()
+    result = simulate_message_passing(leaf_committee, latency)
+    end_time = time.time()
+
+    expected_result = num_levels - 1
+    assert result == expected_result, f"Test Case 1 failed. Expected: {expected_result}, Got: {result}"
+
+    print(f"Test Case 1: Number of Levels Message Passed: {result}, Elapsed Time: {end_time - start_time:.4f} seconds")
+
+    # Test Case 2: Binary tree with 5 levels (L0, L1, L2, L3, L4)
+    num_levels = 5
+    root_committee = create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels)
+
+    # Find the leaf committee at the lowest level
+    leaf_committee = find_leaf_committee(root_committee)
+
+    # Start message passing from the leaf committee at the lowest level and move towards the root at the highest level
+    latency = 0.5  # Set the latency for message passing (you can adjust this as needed)
+    start_time = time.time()
+    result = simulate_message_passing(leaf_committee, latency)
+    end_time = time.time()
+
+    expected_result = num_levels - 1
+    assert result == expected_result, f"Test Case 2 failed. Expected: {expected_result}, Got: {result}"
+
+    print(f"Test Case 2: Number of Levels Message Passed: {result}, Elapsed Time: {end_time - start_time:.4f} seconds")
+
+    # Test Case 3: Binary tree with 1 level (Only the root committee)
+    num_levels = 1
+    root_committee = create_binary_tree_committees(num_levels)
+
+    # Find the leaf committee at the lowest level (which is also the root)
+    leaf_committee = find_leaf_committee(root_committee)
+
+    # Start message passing from the leaf committee (which is also the root)
+    latency = 0.1  # Set the latency for message passing (you can adjust this as needed)
+    start_time = time.time()
+    result = simulate_message_passing(leaf_committee, latency)
+    end_time = time.time()
+
+    expected_result = num_levels - 1
+    assert result == expected_result, f"Test Case 3 failed. Expected: {expected_result}, Got: {result}"
+
+    print(f"Test Case 3: Number of Levels Message Passed: {result}, Elapsed Time: {end_time - start_time:.4f} seconds")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_message_passing()