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Modeling Methodology Track at the Winter Simulation 2009
For more than 40 years, the Winter Simulation conference holds its place as the prime, international scientific forum for modeling and simulation methods and their applications. This year the conference will take place December, 13-16 2009 in Austin, TX.
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Call For PaperThe modeling methodologies track belongs to the traditional tracks at the Winter Simulation Conference.
As every year, we solicit high quality papers on a broad range of different and innovative modeling and,
unlike the title of the track suggests, also state of the art
simulation methods. Thereby, the focus will be on
advances in modeling and simulation methods, e.g. extensions of
modeling formalisms and their applications, the combination of modeling
formalisms, experiences in applying agent-oriented approaches, new
challenges for simulation techniques e.g. in online simulation and
symbiotic simulation, and new approaches for realizing modeling and simulation tools. Challenging application areas are propelling advances in modeling and simulation methodologies, therefore we welcome modeling and simulation case studies, particularly in areas like networks, traffic, service-oriented software, and systems biology applications. Please notice papers must not be submitted for review and must not have been published elsewhere. The track is organized into open and special sessions. So topics of interest include but are not limited to the below listed areas (Please note: the following list is still under construction): |
- Petri Nets
If you have further questions about this session please contact: Helena Szczerbicka, University of Hannover, Germany
The aim of the special session is to gather researchers having practical experience with systems analysis with Petri Nets. It addresses the application as well as development and construction of tools for modelling, simulation, and analysis of concurrent systems, (e.g. new modeling concepts, efficient implementation, file exchange formats, synchronization). Simulation systems that use concepts of Petri nets, in particular those using a distributed paradigm, are especially welcome. Application areas include but are not limited to ad-hoc networks and other self-organizing networks, flexible manufacturing systems, modelling agents, workflow management and process engineering biological networks.
- Coordination of agents inspired by natural systems
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Danny Weyns, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Natural systems have inspired researchers to deal with the coordination of software agents. Classical examples are digital pheromones and gradient fields that facilitate the coordination of a community of agents in a decentralized manner. The approach has shown to result in quite manageable solutions with very adaptable qualities. Still, many challenges remain, such as a disciplined approach to design such systems and a better understanding how to derive global properties of such systems. Simulation is a crucial element in the study of such systems. In this session we bring together researchers and engineers interested in using of simulation for studying coordination of agents inspired by natural systems. We seek papers in which natural systems are used as a model for coordination in an agent-based simulation; papers in which simulation is used to study/design the coordination of agents inspired by natural systems; and papers in which agents use a simulation inspired by a natural system as a means to support decision making.Please also visit.
- Rare Event Simulation
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Werner Sandmann, University of Bamberg, Germany
Many systems are significantly influenced by rare events, which occur with extremely small probability but which may cause serious consequences. Analytical and numerical treatment of realistically dimensioned models involving rare events is usually infeasible. The modeling power and flexibility of stochastic simulation provides several advantages but the rarity of events implies that direct simulation of rare events is not effective. Simulation speed-up by specialized rare event simulation techniques is necessary in order to obtain suitably accurate and reliable statistical estimates in reasonable time. We solicit papers on all aspects of rare event simulation methodologies and applications. Of particular interest are variance reduction techniques such as importance sampling or RESTART/Splitting, large deviations based techniques, adaptive methods, and hybrid algorithms combining simulation with analytical or numerical approaches. Application areas include but are not limited to computer networks and distributed systems, telecommunications, operations research, finance and insurance risk, and computational systems biology.
- Symbiotic Simulation
If you have further questions about this session please contact: Steve Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Symbiotic Simulation refers to a close relationship between a simulation system and the physical system being simulated. In this symbiotic relationship, the simulation system benefits from real-time input data which is used to drive the simulation and adapt the model to improve its fidelity. The physical system in turn benefits from the analysis of results obtained from high-fidelity simulations. Symbiotic simulation has been an active field of research since the term was coined at the Dagstuhl Seminar on Grand Challenges for Modeling and Simulation in 2002. Related work includes research on dynamic data driven application systems (DDDAS), in which applications can dynamically adapt to new sensor data and steer the measurement process. This session will provide an overview of recent research in symbiotic simulation and invites papers that present new developments in this area.
- Software Development Issues for Modeling and Simulation
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Jan Himmelspach, University of Rostock, Germany
Modeling and simulation tools are still often ad hoc developments, driven by the need to solve a single problem. This can hamper their reuse and creates doubts in regards to the reliability of the results achieved on using them. More dedicated software development methods, in combination with the awareness of potential pitfalls in m&s software might improve the quality of the overall results achieved. This session will try to summarize recent research results in aspects of software development for m&s, including best practice architectures, and reliability requirements.
- Simulation of Large Scale Networks
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: George Riley, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Computer simulation is widely used to model telecommunication networks. However, a major impediment in the use of simulation in this domain has been the limited size of networks that one could reasonably model using existing tools. Recent work using parallel discrete event simulation techniques have dramatically increased the scale of networks that can be studied using simulation. This session is devoted to reporting recent results and advances in modeling large-scale networks using parallel simulation.
- Computational Methods in Systems Biology
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Celine Kuttler, University of Lille, France
In the last decade the field of Systems Biology has attracted a lot of research which ranges from the development of new modeling and simulation methods to the applications of existing technologies. Examples for new methodological developments are for modeling variants of the process algebra's or for simulation variants of the Gillespie algorithms. All of these address specific requirements of Systems Biology. However, we find also the application of traditional modeling and simulation methods, e.g. Petri Nets or parallel distributed simulation methods. Those methods find in the area of Systems Biology a fruitful area for exploitation. The session is aimed at bringing together researchers developing new modeling and simulation methods for Systems Biology, and researchers reporting on their experiences in applying modeling and simulation methods in mature case studies.
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Advances in Transportation System Simulations
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Richard Fujimoto , Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) exploit information technology to alleviate environmental and quality of life costs now widespread in our modern society. Traffic injuries and deaths, congestion-induced delays, and pollution incur enormous costs worldwide. Further, ITS and traffic management system deployments are entering a new era that features widespread exploitation of in-vehicle sensing and communication in addition to infrastructure based transportation system management. Modeling and simulation is playing a critical role in addressing these challenges. This session will present new development in modeling and simulation for transportation system design and analysis.
- Modeling and Simulation of Service-Oriented Architectures
If you have further questions about this special session, please contact: Hessam Sarjoughian Arizona State University, USA
From small to large organizations stand to gain significant benefits using adaptable software-based systems. Simulation modeling frameworks are well positioned to help develop new generation of methods and tools that can handle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design complexity. At this year's Winter Simulation Conference, we are seeking for research papers that report on topics ranging from modeling and simulation theories, methodologies, tools, and practices that can advance the realization of service oriented computing paradigm.
Important dates:
- April 6, 2009: Deadline for regular paper submissions
- June 6, 2009: Deadline for submitting invited papers (new)
- June 8, 2009: Contributors of regular paper submissions will be notified whether their paper has been accepted.
- June 22, 2009: Contributors of invited papers will receive feedback.
- July 15, 2009: Final papers are due
- December, 13-16, 2009: Winter Simulation Conference in Austin, TX
Please note: Unfortunately, invited papers do not imply any re-imbursement nor that the conference fee will be waived. Also in preparing your manuscript please note that the Winter Simulation is rather critical with respect to a correct formatting of the paper, Accepted and invited papers will be accessible via the online-system of ACM and IEEE. More information on the conference you find at: http://www.wintersim.org.
If you have further questions or suggestions referring to the modeling methodology track at the Winter Simulation 2009 please do not hesitate to contact Adelinde Uhrmacher.
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