CI failing

[sequoiap]

• Debug and fix where the CI is failing (linter errors, broken tests)
• Update dependencies (security warning)

[SkandanC]

I just want to add that some of the tests under test_simulation.py were failing, and I fixed those as part of my latest PR.

[SkandanC]

@sequoiap do we close this now? CI/CD is fixed in my latest PR

[sequoiap]

Closed by #79