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WSC 2006 Program |
Monday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Opening Session and Keynote
Address
Chair: David Nicol (University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign)
Discrete
Event Models: Getting the Semantics Right
Edward Lee (University of
California, Berkeley)
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Monday 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM
Titans Of Simulation Address
Chair: Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Taming the Complexity Dragon
James O. Henriksen (Wolverine Software)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Introduction to
Simulation
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
As
Simple As Possible, But No Simpler: A Gentle Introduction to Simulation
Modeling
Paul J. Sanchez (Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Spreadsheet Simulation
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
Spreadsheet
Simulation
Andrew F. Seila (University of Georgia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation Input
Analysis
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
Introduction
to Modeling and Generating Probabilistic Input Processes for
Simulation
Michael E. Kuhl (Rochester Institute of Technology),
Emily K. Lada (SAS), Natalie M. Steiger (University of Maine), Mary Ann Wagner
(SAIC) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Simulation Output
Analysis
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
Output
Analysis for Simulations
Marvin Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of
Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Simulation Experiment
Design
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
Work
Smarter, Not Harder: Guidelines for Designing Simulation
Experiments
Susan M. Sanchez (Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Simulation Model
Constuction
Chair: Tobias Kiesling (International Computer Science
Institute)
How
to Build Valid and Credible Simulation Models
Averill M. Law
(Averill M. Law & Associates)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation Practice
Chair: Tobias Kiesling (International Computer Science Institute)
Tips
for the Successful Practice of Simulation
Deborah A Sadowski and
David T. Sturrock (Rockwell Automation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Agent-Based
Simulation
Chair: Axel Lehmann (Universitaet der Bundeswehr
Muenchen)
Tutorial
on Agent-based Modeling and Simulation Part 2: How to Model with
Agents
Charles M. Macal and Michael J. North (Argonne National
Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Parallel and Distributed
Simulation
Chair: Tobias Kiesling (International Computer Science
Institute)
Parallel
and Distributed Simulation: Traditional Techniques and Recent
Advances
Kalyan Perumalla (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Bayesian Methods
Chair: Tuba Aktaran-Kalayci (University at Buffalo)
Bayesian
Ideas and Discrete Event Simulation: Why, What and How
Stephen E.
Chick (INSEAD)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Advanced Design of
Experiments
Chair: Christos Alexopoulos (Georgia Tech)
White
Noise Assumptions Revisited: Regression Metamodels and Experimental Designs in
Practice
Jack P.C. Kleijnen (Tilburg
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Inside Simulation
Software
Chair: Kirk Benson (US Army)
Inside
Discrete-Event Simulation Software: How it Works and Why it
Matters
Thomas J. Schriber (Ross School of Business (Wyly 5733))
and Daniel T. Brunner (Kiva Systems, Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Random Variate
Generation
Chair: Dave Goldsman (Georgia
Tech)
Black-Box
Algorithms for Sampling from Continuous Distributions
Josef Leydold
(University of Economics and B.A. Vienna) and Wolfgang Hörmann (University for
Economics and B.A. Vienna)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Rare Event
Simulation
Chair: Seong-Hee Kim (Georgia
Tech)
Splitting
for Rare-Event Simulation
Pierre L'Ecuyer and Valérie Demers (DIRO,
Université de Montréal) and Bruno Tuffin (IRISA/INRIA)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Model Composability
Chair: Melike Meterelliyoz (Georgia Tech)
Model
Composability
Hessam S. Sarjoughian (Arizona State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Mathematics of Simulation
Optimization
Chair: Ray Popovic (Fannie
Mae)
Gradient-Based
Simulation Optimization
Sujin Kim (Purdue Univeristy)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Advanced Output
Analysis
Chair: Bruce Schmeiser (Purdue University)
A
Comprehensive Review of Methods for Simulation Output
Analysis
Christos Alexopoulos (Georgia Institutre of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Ranking and
Selection
Chair: Laurel Travis (Virginia
Tech)
Ranking
and Selection Procedures for Simulation
Kirk C. Benson (Center for
Army Analysis) and David Goldsman and Amy R. Pritchett (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Steady-State
Simulations
Chair: James Wilson (North Carolina State
University)
On
an Initial Transient Deletion Rule with Rigorous Theoretical
Support
Hernan Awad (University of Miami) and Peter W. Glynn
(Stanford University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
New Approach for Parallel Steady-state Simulations
Ming-hua Hsieh
(National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Performance
Evaluation of Spectral Procedures for Simulation Analysis
Emily K.
Lada (SAS Institute Inc.) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Optimization, Importance
Sampling, and Ranking and Selection
Chair: Raghu Pasupathy (Virginia
Tech)
On
Choosing Parameters in Retrospective-Approximation Algorithms for
Simulation-Optimization
Raghu Pasupathy (Virginia Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Optimal
Resource Allocation in Two Stage Sampling of Input
Distributions
Achal Bassamboo (Northwestern University) and Sandeep
Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Ranking
and Selection with Multiple “Targets”
Douglas Morrice (The
University of Texas at Austin) and John Butler (The Ohio State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation and
Applications
Chair: Soumyadip Ghosh (IBM T. J. Watson Research
Center)
Monitoring
Variability of Autocorrelated Processes Using Standardized Time Series
Variance Estimators
Seong-Hee Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Comparison of Sample-Path-Based Simulation-Optimization and Stochastic
Decomposition for Multi-Location Transshipment Problems
Lei Zhao
(Tsinghua University) and Suvrajeet Sen (University of Arizona)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Computing
Worst-Case Tail Probabilities in Credit Risk
Soumyadip Ghosh (IBM
TJ Watson Research Center) and Sandeep Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Optimization I
Chair: Wai Kin Chan (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute)
A
Testbed of Simulation-Optimization Problems
Raghu Pasupathy
(Virginia Tech) and Shane G Henderson (Cornell University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation-based
Response Surface Computation in the Presense of Monotonicity
Eunji
Lim and Peter W Glynn (Stanford University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Response
Gradient Estimation Using Mathematical Programming Models of Discrete-Event
System Sample Paths
Wai Kin (Victor) Chan (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute) and Lee W. Schruben (University of California, Berkeley)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Selection Procedures
I
Chair: Tuba Aktaran-Kalayci (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Simulation
Selection Problems: Overview of an Economic Analysis
Stephen E.
Chick (INSEAD) and Noah Gans (OPIM Department - Wharton School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Selection
and Multiple-Comparison Procedures for Regenerative Systems
Marvin
K Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Integration
of Statistical Selection with Search Mechanism for Solving Multi-Objective
Simulation-Optimization Problems
Loo Hay Lee, Ek Peng Chew, and
Suyan Teng (National University of Singapore)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Optimization II
Chair: Sujin Kim (Purdue University)
On-Line
Instrumentation for Simulation-Based Optimization
Anna Persson,
Henrik Grimm, and Amos Ng (Centre for Intelligent Automation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Adaptation
of the UOBYQA Algorithm for Noisy Functions
Geng Deng and Michael
C. Ferris (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
SPSA
Algorithms with Measurement Reuse
Mohammed Shahid Abdulla (Indian
Institute of Science) and Shalabh Bhatnagar (Indian Insitute of Science)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Estimation and Input
Modeling
Chair: Hong Wan (Purdue
University)
Experimental
Evaluation of Integrated Path Estimators
James Michael Calvin (New
Jersey Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Empirical
Evaluation of Data-based Density Estimation
E Jack Chen (BASF
Corporation) and W David Kelton (University of Cincinnati)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Generating
Multivariate Mixture of Normal Distributions Using A Modified Cholesky
Decomposition
Jin Wang and Chunlei Liu (Valdosta State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Selection Procedures
II
Chair: Roy Creasey, Jr. (Longwood
University)
Combined
Ranking and Selection with Control Variates
Shing Chih Tsai and
Barry L Nelson (Northwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Comparison
of Limit Standards Using a Sequential Probability Ratio Test
Roy R
Creasey Jr (Longwood University) and K. Preston White (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Performance
Evaluations of Comparison-with-a-standard Procedures
E Jack Chen
(BASF Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Experiment Design
Chair: Russell Barton (The Pennsylvania State
University)
A
Polytope Method for Estimating Factor Main Effects
Bruce Ankenman
(Northwestern University) and Russell Cheng and Susan Lewis (University of
Southampton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Two-Phase Maxi-Min Algorithm for Forward-Inverse Experiment
Design
Russell R. Barton (The Pennsylvania State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Hybrid Method for Simulation Factor Screening
Hua Shen and Hong Wan
(Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Estimation, Queueing, and
Optimization
Chair: Jamie Wieland (Purdue University)
Stochastic
Gradient Estimation Using a Single Design Point
Jamie R Wieland and
Bruce W Schmeiser (Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Efficient
Simulation of Population Overflow in Parallel Queues
Victor F.
Nicola and Tatiana S. Zaburnenko (University of Twente)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Impact of Ordinal on Response Surface Methodology
Sara Jian Oon
(Princeton University) and Loo Hay Lee (National University of Singapore)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Utilizing Health
Resources
Chair: Jeff Joines (North Carolina State University)
Simulation
of a Multiple Operating Room Surgical Suite
Brian T Denton, Ahmed
S. Rahman, Heidi Nelson, and Angela C. Bailey (Mayo Clinic)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
Analysis of an Outpatient Department of Internal Medicine in a University
Hospital
Apputantiri Kankanamge Athula Wijewickrama (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura) and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Use of Simulation to Determine Maximum Capacity in the Surgical Suite
Operating Room
Sarah M. Ballard and Michael E. Kuhl (Rochester
Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Emergency Department
Operations
Chair: Michael Kuhl (Rochester Institute of
Technology)
Modeling
Emergency Care in Hospitals: A Paradox - The Patient Should Not Drive the
Process
Andrew Hay (Hospital Navigator) and Edwin Valentin and
Rienk Ate Bijlsma (Systems Navigator)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Understanding
Accident and Emergency Department Performance Using
Simulation
Murat M Gunal and Michael Pidd (Lancaster University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
Model for Improving the Operation of the Emergency Department of Special
Health Care
Toni Petteri Ruohonen (University of Jyväskylä)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Health Policy Analysis
Chair: Stephen Roberts (North Carolina State
University)
Modeling
Tuberculosis in Areas of High HIV Prevalence
Georgina Rosalyn
Hughes and Christine Susan Mary Currie (University of Southampton) and
Elizabeth Corbett (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Incorporating
Human Behavior in Healthcare Simulation Models
Sally Brailsford,
Jennifer Sykes, and Paul Harper (University of Southampton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Use
of Simulation to Determine Resource Requirements for End-stage Renal
Failure
Ruth Davies (University of
Warwick)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Distributed Simulation for
Homeland Security
Chair: Sanjay Jain (The George Washington
University)
CIMS:
A Framework for Infrastructure Interdependency Modeling and
Analysis
Donald D. Dudenhoeffer and May R. Permann (Idaho National
Laboratory) and Milos Manic (University of Idaho at Idaho Falls)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
HLA-Based Multiagent System for Optimized Resource Allocation After Strong
Earthquakes
Frank Fiedrich (Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and
Risk Management; The George Washington University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Concept Prototype for Integrated Gaming and Simulation for Incident
Management
Sanjay Jain (George Washington University) and Charles
McLean (National Institute of Standards and
Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Medical System Response
Simulation
Chair: Charles McLean (National Institute of Standards
and Technology)
A
Simulation Model for Bioterrorism Preparedness in an Emergency
Room
Lisa Patvivatsiri (Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech
Univeristy)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Improving
Hospital Evacuation Using Simulation
Kevin Taaffe, Matt Johnson,
and Desiree Steinmann (Clemson University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Allocating
Field Service Teams with Simulation in Energy/Utilities
Environment
Luiz Augusto G. Franzese (PARAGON Tecnologia), Marcelo
Moretti Fioroni (PARAGONTecnologia) and Luiz Eduardo Pinheiro and João Batista
Eustáchio Soares (Elektro Eletricidade e Serviços
S.A.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Transportation Security
Simulation
Chair: Russell Wooten (Department of Homeland
Security)
A
Simulation-Based Approach to Trade-Off Analysis of Port
Security
Junko Sekine, Enrique Campos-Nanez, John Harrald, and
Hernan Abeledo (The George Washington University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Security
Checkpoint Optimizer (SCO): An Application for Simulating the Operations of
Airport Security Checkpoints
Diane Wilson (Transportation Security
Administration) and Eric K. Roe and S. Annie So (Northrop Grumman)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Detection
of Nuclear Material at Border Crossings Using Motion
Correlation
David M. Nicol (University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign) and Rose Tsang, Heidi Ammerlahn, and Michael M. Johnson
(Sandia National Laboratories)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Group Dynamics
Simulation
Chair: Frank Fiedrich (The George Washington
University)
Crowd
Simulation for Emergency Response Using BDI Agent Based on Virtual
Reality
Ameya Shendarkar, Karthik Vasudevan, Seungho Lee, and
Young-Jun Son (The University of Arizona)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Group
Information Foraging in Emergency Response: An Illustration Incorporating
Discrete-Event Simulation
Qing Gu and David Mendonca (NJ Institute
of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modeling
the Emergence of Insider Threat Vulnerabilities
Ignacio J.
Martinez-Moyano (Argonne National Laboratory), Eliot H. Rich (University at
Albany), Stephen H. Conrad (Sandia National Laboratories) and David F.
Andersen (University at Albany)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Virtual Reality for
Simulation
Chair: Yen-Chun Lin (National Taiwan University of
Science and Technology)
Multiuser
Interior Design Over the Internet
Yen-Chun Lin, Chen-Chuan Pan, and
Jhih-En Kuo (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
VR-Based Hyper Interaction Platform
Chun-Hong Huang, Hui-Huang Hsu,
and Timothy K. Shih (Department of Computer Science and Information
Engineering, Tamkang University) and Rong-Chi Chang (Department of Information
and Design, Asia University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Use
of the Analytical System as the Decision Support System for the HLA Joint
Training Environment
Jiung-yao Huang Huang (Dept. of CS&IE,
National Taipei University) and Ming-Chih Tung (Dept. CS&IE, Ching Yun
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Business Process Modeling
Techniques and Issues
Chair: Steve Buckley
(IBM)
L-SIM
: Simulating BPMN Diagrams with a Purpose Built Engine
Anthony
Waller and Martin Clark (Lanner Group Ltd) and Les Enstone (Lanner Group)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Predicting
and Improving Complex Business Processes: Values and Limitations of Modeling
and Simulation Technologies
Mohsen Modarres (California State
University, Fullerton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Variance
Reduction in the Simulation of Call Centers
Pierre L'Ecuyer and
Eric Buist (Université de Montréal)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Supply Chain
Simulation
Chair: Young Lee (IBM)
Applying
Simulation in a Supply Chain Transformation Case
Hongwei Ding,
Changrui Ren, Wei Wang, and Jin Dong (IBM China Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulating
Impact of Available-to-Promise Generation on Supply Chain
Performance
Young M Lee (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
Results for Supply Chain Configurations Based on Information
Sharing
Rong Liu and Akhil Kumar (Penn State University) and Alan
Stenger (University of Auckland)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Business
Transformation
Chair: Jin Dong (IBM)
Business
Process Transformation Patterns & the Business Process Transformation
Wizard
Bala Ramachandran and Kaori Fujiwara (IBM Research), Benayon
Jay (IBM Software Group) and Makato Kano and Akio Koide (IBM Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Enhancing
Business Process Management with Simulation Optimization
Jay April,
Fred Glover, James P Kelly, Manuel Laguna, and Marco Better (OptTek Systems,
Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
IBM
SmartSCOR - A Scor Based Supply Chain Transformation Platform
Jin
Dong, Hongwei Ding, Changrui Ren, and Wei Wang (IBM China Research Lab)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Using System Dynamics as an
Element of Hybrid Simulations
Chair: Luis Rabelo (University of
Central Florida)
System
Dynamics Simulation of the Expansion of the Panama Canal
Humberto
R. Alvarez (Technological University of Panama) and Arnoldo Cano (Panama Canal
Authority)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
System
Dynamics and Agent-Based Simulations for Workforce Climate
Phillip
T. Meade (NASA), Mario Marin (American Technologika, LLC), Melissa Sargent and
Julie Warren (NASA) and Yanshen Zhu (American Technologika)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modeling
the Effectiveness of Underwater Sonar
Jose Sepulveda, Luis Rabelo,
Yanshen Zhu, and Haluk Akin (University of Central
Florida)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
General Applications
Chair: Scott Schultz (Mercer University)
Qualitative
Simulation for Manager Selection Decision-Making Based on Managerial
Self-Efficacy
Hu Bin and Dong Shengping (School of Management,
Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Glass Float Line Simulation: Modeling Methodology and
Applications
Scott R. Schultz (Mercer University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Applying
Parallel, Dynamic-Resolution Simulations to Accelerate VLSI Power
Estimation
Dhananjai M Rao (Miami University) and Philip A Wilsey
(University of Cincinnati)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Pricing American
Options
Chair: Samuel Ehrlichman (Cornell University)
A
New Efficient Simulation Strategy for Pricing Path-Dependent
Options
Gang Zhao, Yakun Zhou, and Pirooz Vakili (Boston
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Applying
Model Reference Adaptive Search to American-Style Option
Pricing
Huiju Zhang and Michael Fu (University of Maryland)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
American
Options From Mars
Samuel M. T. Ehrlichman and Shane G. Henderson
(Cornell University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Risk Analysis
Chair: Jeremy Staum (Northwestern University)
Using
Copulas in Risk Analysis
Dalton F Andrade, Pedro Barbetta, Paulo
José Freitas, and Ney A. M. Zunino (Federal University of Santa Catarina -
UFSC) and Carlos Magno Jacinto (Petrobras)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Adaptive Procedure for Estimating Coherent Risk Measures Based on Generalized
Scenarios
Vadim Lesnevski, Barry L. Nelson, and Jeremy Staum
(Northwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Efficient Simulation for
Risk Management
Chair: Jose Blanchet (Harvard University)
Efficient
Importance Sampling for Reduced Form Models in Credit Risk
Achal
Bassamboo (Kellogg School of Management) and Sachin Jain (Amaranth Group Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Efficient
Simulation for Risk Measurement in Portfolio of CDOs
Michael Gordy
(The Federal Reserve Board) and Sandeep Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Efficient
Simulation for Large Deviation Probabilities of Sums of Heavy-tailed Random
Variables
Jose Blanchet and Jingchen Liu (Harvard University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Stochastic Programming in
Risk Analysis
Chair: David Morton (University of Texas at
Austin)
The
BEST Algorithm for Solving Stochastic Mixed Integer Programs
Susan
Sanchez and Kevin Wood (Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Quasi-Monte
Carlo Strategies for Stochastic Optimization
Shane Drew
(Northwestern University) and Tito Homem-de-Mello (Nortwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Jackknife
Estimators for Reducing Bias in Asset Allocation
Amit Partani and
David P Morton (The University of Texas at Austin) and Ivilina Popova (Seattle
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Conceptual Modeling
Chair: Stewart Robinson (Warwick Business School,
UK)
Conceptual
Modeling for Simulation: Issues and Research Requirements
Stewart
Robinson (University of Warwick)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Process
Modelling Support for the Conceptual Modelling Phase of a Simulation
Project
Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick) and John Ryan
(Dublin Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
What
Can Be Done to Automate Conceptual Simulation Modeling?
Ming Zhou
(Indiana State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
DEVS Modeling
Chair: Adelinde Uhrmacher (University of Rostock,
Germany)
A
Simulation Algorithm for Dynamic Structure DEVS Modeling
Gabriel
Wainer and Hui Shang (Carleton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Applying
DEVS Modeling for Discrete Event Multiple Model Control of a Time Varying
Plant
Gabriel Wainer and Alexander Campbell (Carleton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Introducing
Variable Ports and Multi-Couplings for Cell Biological Modeling in
DEVS
Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, Jan Himmelspach, Mathias Röhl, and
Roland Ewald (University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation
Methodologies
Chair: Ralf Mayer (Mitre Corporation, USA)
A
Case Study of the Development and Use of a Mana-Based Federation for the
Studying U.S. Border Operations
Emmet Beeker and Ernest Page (The
MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Non-Fragmenting Partitioning Algorithm for Hierarchical
Models
Roland Ewald, Jan Himmelspach, and Adelinde M. Uhrmacher
(University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Enhancement
of Memory Pools Toward a Multi-Threaded Implementation of the Joint Integrated
Mission Model (JIMM)
David Wayne Mutschler (Naval Air Systems
Command)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Panel: Simulation Project
Life-Cycle
Chair: Robert Sargent (Syacuse University, USA)
The
Simulation Project Life-Cycle: Models and Realities
Robert G.
Sargent (Syracuse University), Richard E. Nance (ORCA Computer, Inc.), C.
Michael Overstreet (Old Dominion University), Stewart Robinson (University of
Warwick) and Jayne E. Talbot (Virtual Technology Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Metamodeling
Chair: Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick,
Ireland)
Grid
Enabled Sequential Design and Adaptive Metamodeling
Wouter
Hendrickx, Dirk Gorissen, and Tom Dhaene (University of Antwerp)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
New Metric for Measuring Metamodels Quality-of-Fit for Deterministic
Simulations
Husam A. Hamad (Yarmouk University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Meta-Level
Control Architecture for Massively Multiagent Simulations
Shohei
Yamane (Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Formal Methods and
Validation
Chair: Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University, Canada)
Analyzing
Static and Temporal Properties of Simulation Models
Mamadou Kaba
Traoré (LIMOS CNRS UMR 6158, Blaise Pascal University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Neural Network Approach to the Validation of Simulation
Models
Jurgen Martens, Karl Pauwels, and Ferdi Put (Catholic
University of Leuven)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Prescriptive Technique for V&V of Simulation Models When No Real-Life Data
Are Avaiable
Leonardo Chwif and Paulo Sérgio Muniz Silva (Unifieo)
and Lúcio Mitio Shimada (PETROBRAS)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Agent Based
Simulation
Chair: Maria Hybinette (University of Georgia, USA)
Efficient
Agent-Based Simulation Framework for Multi-Node
Supercomputers
Toshihiro Takahashi and Hideyuki Mizuta (Tokyo
Research Laboratory, IBM Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
SASSY:
A Design for a Scalable Agent-Based Simulation System Using a Distributed
Discrete Event Infrastructure
Maria Hybinette, Eileen Kraemer, Yin
Xiong, Glenn Matthews, and Jaim Ahmed (The University of Georgia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Multi-Agent
Learning Model with Bargaining
Haiyan Qiao, Jerzy Rozenblit, Ferenc
Szidarovszky, and Lizhi Yang (University of Arizona)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Modeling Methodologies for
Manufacturing and Business
Chair: Mike Pidd (Lancaster University,
UK)
Assessment
of the NIST Shop Data Model as a Neutral File Format
Greg Harward
(ProModel Corporation) and Charles Harrell (Brigham Young University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modelling
and Simulation of Human Decision-Making in Manufacturing
Systems
Gert Zülch (University of Karlsruhe - ifab-Institute of
Human and Industrial Engineering)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Dynamic Business Model for Component-Based Simulation
Software
Stephan Onggo, Didier Soopramanien, and Mike Pidd
(Lancaster University Management School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Modeling Methodologies
for Specific Applications
Chair: Navonil Mustafee (Brunel Univesity,
UK)
A
Data-Integrated Nurse Activity Simulation Model
Durai
Sundaramoorthi, Victoria C. P. Chen, Seoung B. Kim, Jay M. Rosenberger, and
Deborah F. Buckley-Behan (The University of Texas at Arlington)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Using
Anecdotal Information to Model the Availability of an Existing Dynamometer
System
Valerie G. Caryer Cook (DaimlerChrysler / Lawrence
Technological University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Computational
Investigation of Quasirandom Sequences in Generating Test Cases for
Specification-Based Tests
Hongmei Chi (Florida A&M University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Parallel & Distributed
Simulation I
Chair: Stephen Turner (Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore)
Compiled
Code in Distributed Logic Simulation
Jun Wang and Carl Tropper
(McGill University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Causality
Information and Fossil Collection in Time Warp Simulations
Malolan
Chetlur (AT&T) and Philip A Wilsey (University of Cincinnati)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Eliminating
Remote Message Passing in Optimistic Simulation
David Bauer (The
MITRE Corporation) and Christopher D Carothers (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Parallel & Distributed
Simulation II
Chair: Carl Tropper (McGill University)
Incremental
Checkpointing with Application to Distributed Discrete Event
Simulation
Thomas Huining Feng and Edward A. Lee (Center for Hybrid
and Embedded Software Systems (CHESS))
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Performance
Evaluation of a CMB Protocol
Célia Leiko Ogawa Kawabata (Centro
Universitário Central Paulista), Regina Helena Carlucci Santana, Marcos José
Santana, and Sarita Mazzini Bruschi (ICMC/USP) and Kalinka Regina Lucas Jaquie
Castelo Branco (Centro Universitário Eurípedes de Marília)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Efficient
Parallel Queuing System Simulation
Tobias Kiesling (Universität der
Bundeswehr München) and Thomas Krieger (Institut für Technik Intelligenter
Systeme, Universität der Bundeswehr München )
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Distributed Simulation and the
High Level Architecture
Chair: Tobias Kiesling (International
Computer Science Institute)
A
Distributed Simulation Approach for Modeling and Analyzing Systems of
Systems
Abeer Tarief Sharawi, Serge N. Sala-Diakanda, Adam Dalton,
Sergio Quijada, Nabeel Yousef, Jose Sepulveda, and Luis Rabelo (University of
Central Florida)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Development
of a Runtime Infrastructure for Large-Scale Distributed
Simulations
Buquan Liu, Yiping Yao, Jing Tao, and Huaiming Wang
(School of Computer, National University of Defense Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Implementation
of Time Management in a Runtime Infrastructure
Buquan Liu, Yiping
Yao, Jing Tao, and Huaimin Wang (School of Computer, National University of
Defense Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Distributed Simulation in
Industry
Chair: Steffen Strassburger (Fraunhofer Institute for
Factory Operation and Automation)
Distributed
Simulation in Industry – A Survey, Part 1 – the COTS Vendors
Csaba
Attila Boer (TBA BV), Arie de Bruin (Delft University of Technology, Faculty
of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) and Alexander
Verbraeck (Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and
Management)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Distributed
Simulation in Industry – a Survey, Part 2 – Experts on Distributed
Simulation
Csaba Attila Boer (TBA BV), Arie de Bruin (Delft
University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and
Computer Science) and Alexander Verbraeck (Delft University of Technology,
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Optimistic-conservative
Synchronization in Distributed Factory Simulation
Leon McGinnis and
Sheng Xu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Interoperability and
Composability
Chair: Boon Gan (Singapore Institute of Manufacturing
Technology)
Engineering
ab Initio Dynamic Interoperability and Composability Via Agent-mediated
Introspective Simulation
Levent Yilmaz (Auburn University) and
Andreas Tolk (Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Composing
Simulations From XML-Specified Model Components
Mathias Röhl and
Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Domain-specific Language for Model Coupling
Tom Bulatewicz and
Janice Cuny (University of Oregon)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
COTS Simulation Package
Interoperability Standards I
Chair: Simon Taylor (Brunel
University)
Developing
Interoperability Standards for Distributed Simulation and COTS Simulation
Packages with the CSPI PDG
Simon J. E. Taylor (Centre for Applied
Simulation Modelling), Stephen J Turner, Malcolm Yoke Hean Low, and Xiaoguang
Wang (Nanyang Technological University), Steffen Strassburger (Fraunhofer
Institute for Factory) and John Ladbrook (Ford Motor Company)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Road to COTS-Interoperability: From Generic HLA-Interfaces Towards
Plug-and-Play Capabilities
Steffen Strassburger (Fraunhofer IFF)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
About
the Need for Distributed Simulation Technology for the Resolution of
Real-world Manufacturing and Logistics Problems
Peter Lendermann
(Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
COTS Simulation Package
Interoperability Stantdards II
Chair: Simon Taylor (Brunel
University)
Interoperating
Simulations of Automatic Material Handling Systems and Manufacturing
Processes
Boon Ping Gan and Lai Peng Chan (Singapore Institute of
Manufacturing Technology) and Stephen John Turner (Nanyang Technological
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Distributed
Simulation with COTS Simulation Packages: A Case Study in Health Care Supply
Chain Simulation
Navonil Mustafee and Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel
University) and Korina Katsaliaki and Sally Brailsford (University of
Southampton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Reference
Models for Supply Chain Design and Configuration
Markus Rabe,
Frank-Walter Jaekel, and Heiko Weinaug (Fraunhofer
IPK)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Ontology Driven
Simulation
Chair: John Miller (University of Georgia)
Using
Ontologies for Simulation Modeling
Perakath Benjamin (Knowledge
Based Systems Inc.) and Mukul Patki, Michael Graul, Madhav Erraguntla, and
Kumar Akella (Knowledge Based System Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Ontology for Trajectory Simulation
Umut Durak (TUBITAK-SAGE), Halit
Oguztuzun (Dept. of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University)
and S. Kemal Ider (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Ontology
Based Representations of Simulation Models Following the Process Interaction
World View
Gregory A. Silver (University of Georgia), Lee W. Lacy
(University of Central Florida) and John A. Miller (University of Georgia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Modeling of Distributed
Systems
Chair: Hassan Rajaei (Bowling Green State University)
On
the Performance of Inter-Organizational Design Optimization
Systems
Paolo Vercesi (Esteco) and Alberto Bartoli (DEEI)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Using
Java Method Traces to Automatically Characterize and Model J2EE Server
Applications
Darpan Dinker and Herb Schwetman (Sun Microsystems,
Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
of Job Scheduling for Small Scale Clusters
Hassan Rajaei, Mohammad
B Dadfar, and Pankaj Joshi (Bowling Green State
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Military Keynote
Chair: Ernie Page (Mitre Corporation)
Simulators
for Human-Oriented Training
William R. Swartout (USC Institute for
Creative Technologies)
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Visualization for Military
Simulation
Chair: Janet Miller (Air Force Research Laboratory)
Knowledge
Glyphs as a Tactic for Multi-planar Visualization
Gina
Thomas-Meyers (Air Force Research Laboratory/HE) and Randall Whitaker
(Northrop Grumman Information Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Temporal
Interface Designs for Modeling and Simulation: Reducing Display Clutter by
Temporal Fusion
June Skelly (Air Force Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Visualization
of the Battlespace: a Cornerstone of Modeling for Anticipatory
Behavior
Janet Miller and Denise Aleva (Air Force Research
Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
M&S Support to Future
Combat Systems
Chair: Kent Pickett (Mitre Corporation)
Conceptual
Linking of FCS C4ISR Systems Performance to Information Quality and Force
Effectiveness Using the Castforem High Resolution Combat Model
H.
Todd Minners and Doug Mackey (US Army TRADOC Analysis Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Accurate, Scalable Communication Effects Server for the FCS System of Systems
Simulation Environment
Rajive Bagrodia and Ken Tang (Scalable
Network Technologies) and Steve Goldman and Dilip Kumar (Integrated Defense
Systems, Boeing Co.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Design
Approach to Implement Implicit Traffic in a Simulation
Environment
Erica Lindy and Charles A. Brooks (The MITRE
Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Military Aerospace
Application
Chair: Perakath Benjamin (KBSI)
Learning
Curve Application to Space Shuttle Processing Simulations
Michael G
Madden (United Space Alliance)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Low
Earth Orbit Rendezvous Strategy for Lunar Missions
Grant R. Cates
(NASA), William M. Cirillo (NASA Langley Research Center) and Chel Stromgren
(Science Applications International Corp.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Using
Simulation, Data Mining, and Knowledge Discovery Techniques for Optimized
Aircraft Engine Fleet Management
Michael K. Painter, Madhav
Erraguntla, and Gary Hogg (Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.) and Brian
Beachkofski (Air Force Research Laboratory
(AFRL/PRTS))
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Simulation
Architectures
Chair: Tim McKelvy (U.S. Army AMRDEC)
The
Modeling Architecture for Technology, Research, and
Experimentation
Tom Hurt (US Army RDECOM), Tim McKelvy (US Army
AMRDEC) and Joe McDonnell (US Army RDECOM (DAS))
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Migration of a Collaborative UAV Testbed Into the FLAMES Simulation
Environment
William Michael Niland (Institute for Scientific
Research, Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Specifying
and Simulating Modern Warfare Scenarios with ITSimBw
Philipp
Hügelmeyer, Timo Steffens, and Thomas Zöller (Fraunhofer AIS)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Verification and
Validation
Chair: Emmet Beeker (Mitre
Corporation)
Lessons
Identified From Data Collection for Model Validation
Alan Cowdale
(Air Warfare Centre)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Methodology for Conducting Composite Behavior Model Verification in a Combat
Simulation
Eric S. Tollefson (United States Army TRADOC Analysis
Center), Harold M. Yamauchi (Rolands and Associates Corporation) and Jeffrey
B. Schamburg (United States Army TRADOC Analysis Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Mitre Meteor Robot Control Software: Simulate as You
Operate
Richard M. Weatherly, Frederick S. Kuhl, Robert H. Bolling,
and Robert J. Grabowski (The MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Military Analysis I
Chair: Gregory Tackett (U.S. Army RDECOM)
Using
Simulation and Evolutionary Algorithms to Evaluate the Design of Mix
Strategies of Decoy and Jammers in Anti-Torpedo Tactics
Ko-Hsin
Liang and Kuei-Ming Wang (Shih Chien University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
GA
Directed Self-organized Search and Attack UAV Swarms
Gary B Lamont
and Ian Price (Air Force Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Control
of C2 Unit Using Arena Modeling and Simulation
Sudha Thavamani
(Binghamton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Military Analysis
II
Chair: Jayne Talbot (Raytheon Virtual Technology Corporation)
SEM:
Enterprise Modeling of JSF Global Sustainment
V. Devon Smith and
Don G. Searles (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics) and Bruce M. Thompson and Robert
M Cranwell (Sandia National Laboratories)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Design of Experiments Approach to Readiness Risk Analysis
Keebom
Kang, Susan Sanchez, and Kenneth Doerr (Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modeling
and Simulation of Canadian Forces Strategic Lift Strategies
Ahmed
Ghanmi and David R. H. A. Shaw (DRDC-CORA)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Military Analysis
III
Chair: Doug Parsons (U.S. Army PEO
STRI)
Assignment
Scheduling Capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Darryl Ahner
(U.S. Army TRADOC Analysis Center-Monterey), Arnold Buss (Naval Postgraduate
School) and John Ruck (Rolands and Associates Corp)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Dynamic
Allocation of Fires and Sensors (DAFS): A Low-Resolution Simulation for Rapid
Modeling
Arnold Buss (Naval Postgraduate School) and Darryl Ahner
(Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Using
RFID Technologies to Capture Simulation Data in a Hospital Emergency
Department
David Ferrin, Martin Miller, Tanner Flynn, and Marshall
Ashby (FDI Healthcare Process Modeling), K Preston White (University of
Virginia) and Mike Maurer (MGM Data Solutions)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Rail Simulation
Chair: Nicolas Lowes (University of Texas at
Austin)
Simulation
Services to Support the Control Design of Rail
Infrastructures
Elisangela Mieko Kanacilo and Alexander Verbraeck
(Delft University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Passenger
Travel Behavior Model in Railway Network Simulation
Ting Li (RSM
Erasmus University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Simulation Study for Designing a Rail Terminal in a Container
Port
Byung Kwon Lee (Pusan National University), Jeong Hoon Seo
(Research Center of Ubiquitous Port Logistics ), Soon Oh Park (VMS Solutions,
Ltd.) and Bong Joo Jung and Kap Hwan Kim (Pusan National University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Transportation Simulation
I
Chair: Michael Hunter (Georgia Institute of Technology)
A
Comparison of Transportation Network Resilience Under Simulated System Optimum
and User Equilibrium Conditions
Pamela M Murray-Tuite (Virginia
Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
VISSIM:
A Multi-parameter Sensitivity Analysis
Nicholas E. Lownes and Randy
B. Machemehl (The University of Texas at Austin)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Investigation of Real-time Dynamic Data Driven Transportation
Simulation
Michael Hunter, Richard Fujimoto, Wonho Suh, and Hoe
Kyoung Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Supply Chain I
Chair: Pamela Murry-Tuite (Virginia Tech)
Linking
Strategic Objectives to Operations: Towards a More Effective Supply Chain
Decision Making
Changrui Ren, Jin Dong, Hongwei Ding, and Wei Wang
(IBM China Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Evaluating
Refinery Supply Chain Policies and Investment Decisions Through
Simulation-Optimization
Lee Ying Koo and Yuhong Chen (National
University of Singapore), Arief Adhitya (Institute of Chemical and Engineering
Sciences) and Rajagopalan Srinivasan and Iftekhar A Karimi (National
University of Singapore)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Use
of Federated Object Modeling to Develop a Macro-System Model
Mark
F. Ruth (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Keith B. Vanderveen and
Timothy J. Sa (Sandia National Laboratories)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Supply Chain II
Chair: Jorge Pica (Lockheed Martin)
Observations
on Material Flow in Supply Chains
Silvanus T. Enns (University of
Calgary) and Pattita Suwanruji (Bantrel Company)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Object-Oriented Framework for Simulating Multi-Echelon Inventory
Systems
Manuel Rossetti, Mehmet Miman, Vijith Varghese, and Yisha
Xiang (University of Arkansas)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Earth
to Orbit Logistics and Supply Chain Modeling and Simulation for NASA
Exploration Systems
Mohamed Sam Fayez (Productivity Apex, Inc.),
Mansooreh Mollaghasemi (University of Central Florida), Dayana Cope, Assem
Kaylani, and Mike Callinan (Productivity Apex, Inc.) and Edgar Zapata (NASA
Kennedy Space Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Supply Chain III
Chair: Jorge Pica (Lockheed Martin)
Multi-Location
Transshipment Problem with Capacitated Production and Lost
Sales
Deniz Ozdemir (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon), Enver
Yucesan (INSEAD) and Yale T. Herer (Technion)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Module-Based
Modeling of Production-Distribution Systems Considering Shipment
Consolidation
Xiaohua Wang and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Simulation Framework for Real-Time Management and Control of Inventory Routing
Decisions
Shrikant Jarugumilli, Scott E. Grasman, and Sreeram
Ramakrishnan (University of Missouri-Rolla)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Transportation Simulation
II
Chair: Pamela Murray-Tuite (Virginia
Tech)
Application
of Stochastic Optimization Method for an Urban Corridor
Ilsoo Yun
and Byungkyu "Brian" Park (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Systems Approach to Scalable Transportation Network Modeling
Kalyan
Perumalla (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Framework for New Generation Transportation Simulation
Daiheng Ni
(University of Massachusetts Amherst)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Manufacturing and Transport
Systems
Chair: Daiheng Ni (University of Massachusetts)
Simulating
the Operational Control of Free Ranging AGVs
Mark B Duinkerken,
Tiemen Ter Hoeven, and Gabriel Lodewijks (Delft University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Comparison
of Routing Strategies for AGV Systems Using Simulation
Mark B
Duinkerken, Gabriel Lodewijks, and Jaap A Ottjes (Delft University of
Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Fast
Creation of Realistic and Efficient Free Path Network Within a Simulation
Model of a Shop Floor and a Supply Chain System
Michal Stec
(Simulate First)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Transport and Data
Collection
Chair: Jorge Pica (Lockheed
Martin)
Assessment
of Transport Infrastructure Projects by the Use of Monte Carlo Simulation: The
CBA-DK Model
Kim Bang Salling and Steen Leleur (Centre for Traffic
and Transport - Technical University of Denmark)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Object-Oriented Framework for Simulating Automatic Data Collection
Systems
Manuel Rossetti and Bradley Hobbs (University of Arkansas)
and Paul Faas (Air Force Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Proposed Multiagent Model for Bus Crew Scheduling
Abdul Samad
Shibghatullah, Tillal Eldabi, and Jasna Kuljis (Brunel University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Air Transportation and
Maritime Simulation
Chair: Michael Hunter (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Airspace
Geometry and 4D Flight Proximity Detection for Simulation of the National
Airspace System
Paul T. R. Wang and Richard E. Snow (The MITRE
Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Estimating
Operational Benefits of Aircraft Navigation and Air Traffic Control Procedures
Using an Integrated Aviation Modeling and Evaluation Platform
Ralf
H. Mayer (The MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
The
Northwest Passage: A Simulation
Saran Somanathan, Peter Flynn, and
Jozef Szymanski (University of Alberta)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Keynote I: Software in
Systems Biology
Chair: Adelinde Uhrmacher (University of Rostock,
Germany)
Innovation
in Software for Systems Biology. Is There Any?
Herbert M Sauro
(Keck Graduate Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Exploiting Data Exchange and
Data Base Technology for Computational Biology
Chair: Lena Stromback
(Linkoping University, Sweden)
Development
and Implementation of the PSI MI Standard for Molecular
Interaction
Samuel Kerrien and Henning Hermjakob (European
Bioinformatics Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Corpus-Driven Approach for Design, Evolution and Alignment of
Ontologies
Thomas Waechter (Biotec, Dresden University of
Technology), He Tan (Linköpings Universitet), Andre Wobst (Biotec, Dresden
University of Technology), Patrick Lambrix (Linköpings Universitet) and
Michael Schroeder (Biotec, Dresden University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Method for Comparison of Standardized Information Within Systems
Biology
Lena Strömbäck (Department of Computer and Information
Science, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Parameter Estimation and
Optimization
Chair: Helena Szczerbicka (University of Hannover,
Germany)
Nonuniform
Sampling for Global Optimization of Kinetic Rate Constants in Biological
Pathways
Steven H. Kleinstein (Yale University School of Medicine),
Dean Bottino, Anna Georgieva, and Ramesh Sarangapani (Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation) and G. Scott Lett (The BioAnalytics Group, LLC)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Prediction
of In Vitro Hepatic Biliary Excretion Using Stochastic Agent-Based Modeling
and Fuzzy Clustering
Shahab Sheikh-Bahaei (University of
California, Berkeley and San Francisco) and C. Anthony Hunt (University of
California, San Francisco)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Keynote II: Comprehensive
Modelling
Chair: Adelinde Uhrmacher (University of Rostock,
Germany)
Comprehensive
and Realistic Modeling of Biological Systems
David Harel (The
Weizmann Institiute of Science)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Modularity and
Composition
Chair: Marta Kwiatkowska (University of Birmingham,
UK)
The
Role of Composition and Aggregation in Modeling Macromolecular Regulatory
Networks
Clifford A. Shaffer, Ranjit Randhawa, and John J. Tyson
(Virginia Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
SBW
- a Modular Software Framework for Systems Biology
Frank Thomas
Bergmann and Herbert Martin Sauro (Keck Graduate Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modeling
and Analysis of Biological Processes by Mem(brane) Calculi and
Systems
Nadia Busi (Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione,
Università di Bologna) and Claudio Zandron (Dipartimento di Informatica,
Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università di
Milano-Bicocca)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Verification and
Simulation
Chair: Celine Kuttler (University of Trento Centre for
Computional and Systems Biology, Italy)
Symbolic
Modeling of Signal Transduction in Pathway Logic
Carolyn Talcott
(SRI International)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
and Verification for Computational Modelling of Signalling
Pathways
Marta Zofia Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker,
Oksana Tymchyshyn, John Heath, and Eamonn Gaffney (University of Birmingham)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Executable
Biology
Jasmin Fisher and Thomas A. Henzinger (Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (EPFL))
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Complexity Reduction
Chair: Irina Surovtsova (EML- Research GmbH,
Germany)
Approaches
to Complexity Reduction in a Systems Biology Research Environment
(SYCAMORE)
Irina Surovtsova, Sven Sahle, Juergen Pahle, and Ursula
Kummer (EML-Research gGmbH)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Complexity
Reduction of Biochemical Networks
Ravishankar Rao Vallabhajosyula
(Keck Graduate Insitute) and Herbert Martin Sauro (Keck Graduate Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Simulation Tools for
Systems Biology
Chair: Hebert Sauro (Keck Graduate Institute,
USA)
Simulation
of Biochemical Networks Using COPASI-- a Complex Pathway
Simulator
Stefan Hoops (Biochemical Networks Modeling Group,
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute), Sven Sahle and Ralph Gauges
(Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, EML Research), Christine Lee
(Biochemical Networks Modeling Group, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute),
Juergen Pahle and Natalia Simus (Bioinformatics and Computational
Biochemistry, EML Research), Mudita Singhal, Liang Xu, and Pedro Mendes
(Biochemical Networks Modeling Group, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute) and
Ursula Kummer (Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, EML Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
CellDesigner:
A Modeling Tool for Biochemical Networks
Akira Funahashi, Yukiko
Matsuoka, and Akiya Jouraku (Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, JST), Norihiro
Kikuchi (Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co.,Ltd.) and Hiroaki Kitano (Kitano
Symbiotic Systems Project, JST)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Think
Simulation - Think Experiment: The Virtual Cell Paradigm
Ion I
Moraru, James C Schaff, and Leslie M Loew (University of Connecticut Health
Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Panel Discussion:
Challenges for Modeling and Simulation in Computional Biology
Chair:
Hebert Sauro (Keck Graduate Institute, USA)
Challenges
for Modeling and Simulation Methods in Systems Biology
Herbert M.
Sauro (Virginia Tech), Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock), David
Harel (The Weizmann Institute of Science), Michael Hucka (California Institute
of Technology), Marta Kwiatkowski (University of Birmingham), Pedro Mendes
(Virginia Bioinformatics Institute), Clifford A. Shaffer (Virginia Tech), Lena
Strömbäck (Linköpings universitet) and John J. Tyson (Virginia Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Simulation-Based Scheduling
I
Chair: Jennifer Bekki (Arizona State
University)
Sequence
Step Algorithm for Continuous Resource Utilization in Probabilistic Repetitive
Projects
Photios G. Ioannou and Chachrist Srisuwanrat (University
of Michigan)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation-Based
Scheduling System in a Semiconductor Backend Facility
Sven Horn and
Gerald Weigert (Dresden University of Technology), Sebastian Werner (Infineon
Technologies) and Thomas Jähnig (Qimonda)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Pareto
Control in Multi-Objective Dynamic Scheduling of a Stepper Machine in
Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
Amit Kumar Gupta (SIMTech) and
Sivakumar Appa Iyer (Singapore-MIT Alliance, NTU)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Simulation-Based Scheduling
II
Chair: Gerald Weigert (Technische University Dresden)
Simulation-Based
Multi-Objective Optimization of a Real-World Scheduling
Problem
Anna Persson, Henrik Grimm, Amos Ng, and Thomas Lezama
(Centre for Intelligent Automation) and Jonas Ekberg, Stephan Falk, and Peter
Stablum (Posten AB)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Reinforcement Learning Algorithm to Minimize the Mean Tardiness of a Single
Machine with Controlled Capacity
Hadeel D. Idrees, Mahdy O.
Sinnokrot, and Sameh Tawfiq Al-Shihabi (University of Jordan)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Stochastic
Shipyard Simulation with SimYard
Oliver Dain, Matthew Ginsberg,
Erin Keenan, John Pyle, Tristan Smith, and Andrew Stoneman (On Time Systems)
and Iain Pardoe (University of Oregon)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation-Based Scheduling
III
Chair: Gerald Mackulak (Arizona State University)
SIMUL8-Planner
for Composites Manufacturing Center
Kim Hindle and Matt Duffin
(Visual8 Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
Assisted Optimization and Real-Time Control Aspects of Flexible Production
Systems Subject to Disturbances
Kiran R Mahajan, Wilhelm
Dangelmaier, Thomas Seeger, Benjamin Klöpper, and Mark Aufenanger (Heinz
Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Factory Simulation
Chair: Lars Mönch (University of Hagen)
Estimating
Expected Completion Times with Probabilistic Job Routing
Nirmal
Govind (Intel Corporation) and Theresa M Roeder (San Francisco State
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Modeling
Semiconductor Tools for Small Lotsize Fab Simulations
Kilian
Schmidt (Advanced Micro Devices), Oliver Rose (Dresden University of
Technology) and Joerg Weigang (Advanced Micro Devices)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Economy
of Scale Effects for Larger Wafer Fabs
Oliver Rose (Dresden
University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Performance Analysis in
Semiconductor Manfacturing
Chair: John Fowler (Arizona State
University)
Simulation
Analysis on the Impact of Furnace Batch Size Increase in a Deposition
Loop
Boon Ping Gan and Peter Lendermann (Singapore Institute of
Manufacturing Technology) and Kelvin Paht Te Quek, Bart van der Heijden, Chen
Chong Chin, and Choon Yap Koh (Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte. Ltd.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Indirect
Cycle-Time Quantile Estimation for Non-FIFO Dispatching
Policies
Jennifer M. Bekki and Gerald T Mackulak (Arizona State
University) and John W Fowler (Arizona State Ubiversity)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Full Factory Transient Simulation Model for the Analysis of Expected
Performance in a Transition Period
Moti Klein and Adar Kalir
(Intel)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Dispatching and Scheduling
Approaches
Chair: Daniel Quadt (Infineon Technologies AG)
The
Use of Slow Down Factors for the Analysis and Development of Scheduling
Algorithms for Parallel Cluster Tools
Robert Unbehaun and Oliver
Rose (Dresden University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation-Based
Selection of Machine Criticality Measures for a Shifting Bottleneck
Heuristic
Jens Zimmermann and Lars Moench (FernUniversitaet in
Hagen)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Planning Approaches in
Semiconductor Manfacturing
Chair: Oliver Rose (Dresden University of
Technology)
Using
System Dynamics Simulations to Compare Capacity Models for Production
Planning
Seza Orcun and Reha Uzsoy (Purdue University) and Karl
Kempf (Intel Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Flexible
Experimentation and Analysis for Hybrid DEVS and MPC
Models
Dongping Huang, Hessam S. Sarjoughian, Daniel E. Rivera, and
Gary W. Godding (Arizona State University) and Karl G. Kempf (Intel
Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
An
Analytical Model of Vehicle-Based Automated Material Handling Systems in
Semiconductor Fabs
Dima Nazzal (University of Central Florida) and
Leon F. McGinnis (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Modeling Approaches for
Wafer Fabs
Chair: Leon McGinnis (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Systems
Engineering and Design of High Tech Factories
Leon McGinnis, Edward
Huang, and Kan Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation-Based
Scheduling of Parallel Wire-Bonders with Limited
Clamp&Paddles
Daniel Quadt (Infineon Technologies AG)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Manufacturing Systems
Design
Chair: José Montevechi (Universidade Federal de Itajubá,
Brazil)
Effective
Design of an Assembly Line Using Modeling &
Simulation
Francesco Longo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Calabria, Italy) and Giovanni Mirabelli and Enrico Papoff (Dept.
of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Digital
Factory - Simulation Enhancing the Product and Production Engineering
Process
Wolfgang Kuehn (University of Wuppertal)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Why
Lean Needs Simulation
Charles R. Standridge (Grand Valley State
University) and Jon H. Marvel (Gettysburg College)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Production Management I
Chair: Ed Williams (Production Modeling
Corporation)
The
Effects of Backorder Information and Reduced-Setup
Dispatching
Silvanus T. Enns (University of Calgary)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
Intelligence and Modeling for Manufacturing Uncertainties
Ahad Ali
(University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez) and Hamid Seifoddini (University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Discrete
Event Simulation for Batch Processing
Craig W Alexander (Monsanto)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Production Management
II
Chair: Patricia Sholl (Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory)
Productivity
Simulation with ProModel for an Automotive Assembly Workstation Involving a
Lift Device
Qiuli Yu (Mississippi State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Material
Handling Resource Utilization Simulation Study for Stamping
Plant
Edward John Williams (University of Michigan – Dearborn),
Onur M. Ulgen (University of Michigan - Dearborn) and Sheldon Bailiff and
Ravindra Lote (Production Modeling Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Applications
of Discrete-event Simulation to Support Manufacturing Logistics
Decision-making: A Survey
Marco Semini (Norwegian University of
Science) and Hakon Fauske and Jan Ola Strandhagen (SINTEF Technology and
Society)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Production Management
III
Chair: Tom Ervolina (IBM Research)
A
Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm to Job Shop Scheduling
Chin Soon
Chong (SIMTech) and Malcolm Yoke Hean Low (School of Computer Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation-Based
Early Warning Systems as a Practical Approach for the Automotive
Industry
Ingo Hotz (DaimlerChrysler AG), André Hanisch (Fraunhofer
Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF) and Thomas Schulze (School
of Computer Science University of Magdeburg)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Increased
Energy Efficiency in a Swedish Iron Foundry Through Use of Discrete Event
Simulation
Petter Solding (Swedish Institute of Casting Technology)
and Patrik Thollander (Linköping University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Production Management
IV
Chair: Silvanus Enns (University of
Calgary)
Application
of Factorial Designs for Reducing Factors to Optimization Via Discrete-Event
Simulation
José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Renaldo Gonzaga Almeida
Filho, and André Luiz Medeiros (Instituto de Engenharia de Produção e Gestão-
Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Decision Support Tool for Dofasco's Primary Steelmaking
Operations
Darrell W. Starks (Rockwell Automation), Daniel Creses
(Dofasco Inc) and Robert S. Schwieters (Rockwell Automation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Database-Intensive
Process Simulation
Reid L Kress, Karen Bills, Jack Dixon, and
Richard Rinehart (BWXT Y-12)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
MTO/Pull Systems
Chair: Charlie Standridge (Grand Valley State
University)
Pull
Production Cycle-time Under Varying Product Mixes
Chakkaphan
Athapornmongkon and Jochen Deuse (Production Systems and Industrial
Engineering, Dortmund University) and Chee Yew Wong (Cranfield University
School of Management)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Optimal
Control of Make-to-order Manufacturing Systems Via Selected Order
Acceptance
Amitava Nandi (Canada Revenue Agency) and Paul Rogers
(University of Calgary)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulating
Order Fulfillment with Product Substitutions in an Assemble-To-Order Supply
Chain
Thomas R. Ervolina, Markus Ettl, and Young M. Lee (IBM T.J.
Watson Research Center) and Daniel J. Peters (IBM Integrated Supply Chain)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation Tools for
Construction
Chair: Simaan Abou Rizk (University of Alberta)
Sensitivity
Analysis of Construction Simulation Using Cell-DEVS and
Microcyclone
Amin Hammad (Concordia Institute for Information
Engineering Systems), Hong Pang (Concordia University - BCEE) and Cheng Zhang
(Concordia University - Building Engineering)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Simulation
and Visualization of Air-side Operations at Detroit Metropolitan
Airport
Hiam Mayez Khoury, Vineet Rajendra Kamat, and Photios G
Ioannou (University of Michigan)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Bridge_Sim:
Framework for Planning and Optimizing Bridge Deck Construction Using Computer
Simulation
Mohamed Marzouk, Hisham Zein, and Moheeb Elsaid
(Structural Engineering Department)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Construction Simulation
Methodologies I
Chair: Amin Hammad (Concordia University)
Eucalyptus
Project: Intelligent Infrastructure Enabled Participatory Design
Studio
Michael Jemtrud (Carleton University, School of
Architecture), Martin Brooks and Bruce Spencer (National Research Council),
Philam Nguyen (Carleton University, School of Architecture) and Sandy Liu
(National Research Council)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Structure
of an Extensible Augmented Reality Framework for Visualization of Simulated
Construction Processes
Amir H Behzadan, Hiam M Khoury, and Vineet R
Kamat (University of Michigan)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Attaining
Cost Efficiency in Constructing Sports Facilities for Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games by Use of Operations Simulation
Wah-Ho Chan and Ming Lu (Hong
Kong Polytechnic University) and Jian-Ping Zhang (Tsinghua University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Construction Simulation
Methodologies II
Chair: Vineet Kamat (University of Michigan)
Using
a CFD Simulation in Designing a Smoke Management System in a
Building
George Hadjisophocleous and Yoon Jeung Ko (Carleton
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Application
of the DEVS Framework in Construction Simulation
Sivakumar
Palaniappan and Anil Sawhney (Del E. Webb School of Construction, Arizona
State University) and Hessam S. Sarjoughian (Dept. of Computer Science &
Engr., Arizona State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Productivity
Simulation During the Planning Phase of the Glencoe Tunnel in Calgary, Canada:
A Case Study
Hussien AL-Battaineh and Simaan AbouRizk (University
of Alberta) and James Tan and Siri Fernando (City of Edmonton, Drainage
Services)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Verification, Validation,
and Semi-Automated Optimization
Chair: Minghui Yang (Boeing)
Underlying
Issues Associated with Validation and Verification of Dynamic Data Driven
Simulation
John G. Michopoulos and Samuel G. Lambrakos (Naval
Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Requirements
for DDDAS Flexible Point Support
Joseph C. Carnahan and Paul F.
Reynolds (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
SWORD:
Scalable and Flexible Workload Generator for Distributed Data Processing
Systems
Kay S. Anderson, Joseph P. Bigus, Eric Bouillet, Parijat
Dube, Nagui Halim, Zhen Liu, and Dimitrios Pendarakis (IBM Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Sensor / Simulation
Fusion
Chair: Paul Reynolds, Jr. (University of Virginia)
DDDAS
Approaches to Wildland Fire Modeling and Contaminant Tracking
Craig
C. Douglas, Craig C. Douglas, and Robert A. Lodder (University of Kentucky),
Jonathan D. Beezley and Jan Mandel (University of Colorado at Denver), Richard
E. Ewing, Yalchin Efendiev, and Guan Qin (Texas A&M), Mohamed Iskandarani
(University of Miami), Janice Coen (National Center for Atmospheric Research),
Anthony Vodacek (Rochester Institute of Technology), Mauricio Kritz (LNCC) and
Gundolf Haase (Karl-Franzen University of Graz)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Society
of Simulation Approach to Dynamic Integration of Simulations
Alok
R. Chaturvedi (Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Analysis and Simulation
Chair: George Riley (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Multi-Scale
Integrated Information and Telecommunications System (MIITS): First Results
from a Large-Scale End-to-End Network Simulator
Roman Waupotitsch
and Stephan Eidenbenz (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Lukas Kroc (Cornell
University) and James P Smith (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Quantile
Estimation: A Minimalist Approach
Yury Bakshi and David A. Hoeflin
(AT&T Laboratories)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Highly Efficient M/G/Infinity Generator of Self-Similar
Traces
Maria Estrella Sousa-Vieira, Andres Suarez-Gonzalez, and
Manuel Fernandez-Veiga (E.T.S.E. Telecomunicacion), Candido Lopez-Garcia
(E.T.S.E.Telecomunicacion) and Raul Fernando Rodriguez-Rubio (E.T.S.E.
Telecomunicacion)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Network Simulation
Methods
Chair: Michelle Weigle (Old Dominion University)
Simulation-Based
Routing Protocol Performance Analysis - A Case Study
Talal Jaafar,
George Riley, and Dheeraj Reddy (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Dana
Blair (Cisco Systems)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Packet-Level
Integration of Fluid TCP Models in Real-Time Network
Simulation
Jason Liu (Colorado School of Mines)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Towards
Simulator Interoperability and Model Interreplaceability in Network Simulation
and Emulation Through AMINES-HLA
Erek Gokturk (Department of
Informatics, University of Oslo)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Simulation Methods
Chair: Steven Gordon (Mitretek System)
Evaluating
Arrival Rate Uncertainty in Call Centers
Thomas R. Robbins, D. J.
Medeiros, and Paul Dum (Penn State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Improving
Confidence in Network Simulations
Michele C. Weigle (Old Dominion
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Analyzing
Internet Packet Traces Using Lindley’s Recursion
Martin J. Fischer
and Denise M. Masi (Mitretek Systems)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Network Simulation I
Chair: Mohamed Abdulla (George Mason University)
A
Methodology for the Evaluation of Web Graph Models and a Test
Case
Antonios Kogias and Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos (Harokopion
University of Athens)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Path
Preserving Scale Down for Validation of Internet Inter-Domain Routing
Protocols
Glenn Carl, George Kesidis, Shashi Phoha, and Bharat
Madan (Pennsylvania State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
MANET Simulation Tool to Study Algorithms for Generating Propagation
Maps
Scott L. Rosen (MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Network Simulation II
Chair: Padma Mundur (University of Maryland, College
Park)
Wireless
Network Simulation Extensions in SIDE/SMURPH
Pawel Gburzynski and
Ioanis Nikolaidis (University of Alberta)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
A
Simulation Analysis of Multicasting in Delay Tolerant
Networks
Muhammad Abdulla and Robert Simon (George Mason
University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Wednesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Curriculum Development and
Enhancement
Chair: Paul Reynolds, Jr. (University of Virginia)
Grand
Challenge Case Studies in a Simulation Curriculum
Michael Spiegel,
Paul Reynolds, and David Brogan (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Using
the Introductory Simulation Course to Teach Process Dynamics and Extended
Operations Management Concepts
Timothy S. Vaughan (University of
Wisconsin - Eau Claire)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Teaching
with the Problem Solving Power of Simulation
Charles R. Standridge
(Grand Valley State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Wednesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Improving Simulation
Course Content
Chair: Timothy Vaughn (University of Wisconsin - Eau
Claire)
Controlling
Simulation Games Through Rule-Based Scenarios
Stijn-Pieter van
Houten and Alexander Verbraeck (Delft University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Why
Transient Analysis Can be De-emphasized in Undergraduate Simulation
Courses
Huong T. L. Pham, Jennifer L. Pittman, and Mary C. Court
(University of Oklahoma)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
Discrete-Event
Simulation of Queues with Spreadsheets: A Teaching Case
Marco A.
Mesquita and Alvaro E. Hernandez (University of Sao
Paulo)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Micro Analysis & Design
and Flexsim Software Products
Chair: ()
Micro
Analysis & Design-Micro Saint Sharp 2.5: Simulating Our Changing
World
Brett Saum (Micro Analysis & Design)
Flexsim's
Simulation World
Bill Nordgren (Flexsim Software Products)
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Imagine That
Chair: ()
Imagine
That: Extend Simulation Tools - 1
Dave Krahl (Imagine That, Inc.)
Imagine
That: ExtendSim Simulation Tools - 2
Dave Krahl (Imagine That,
Inc.)
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Averill M. Law & Assoc.
and Lanner Group
Chair: ()
Averill
M. Law & Assoc.: ExpertFit Distribution-Fitting Software - Version
7
Averill M. Law (Averill M. Law & Associates, Inc.)
Lanner
Group Latest Releases
Tony Waller (Lanner Group Inc.)
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Incontrol Enterprise
Dynamics
Chair: ()
Enterprise
Dynamics Technology
Janis Britals (Incontrol Enterprise Dynamics)
Enterprise
Dynamics Applications
Matthijs Jongboer (Incontrol Enterprise
Dynamics)
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
ShowFlow and XJ
Technologies
Chair: ()
ShowFlow-Serious
Simulation on a Shoestring
Stephen Webb (Webb Systems Limited)
XJ
Technologies: AnyLogic 6-New IDE & Engine for the Most Powerful
Simulator
Andrei Borschev (XJ
Technologies)
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
TBD
Chair:
()
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Rockwell Automation and
Frontline Systems
Chair: ()
Rockwell
Automation-Arena Overview
Thomas Hayson (Rockwell Automation)
Frontline
Systems Risk Solver: A New Paradigm for Monte Carlo
Simulation
Daniel H. Fylstra (Frontline Systems, Inc.)
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
VISUAL8 and Brooks
Automation
Chair: ()
VISUAL8
Corp.-SIMUL8-Planner
Kieran Concannon (VISUAL8 Corp)
Brooks
Automation-AutoMod Product Suite
Dan Muller (Brooks Automation)
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Decisioneering and PMC
Corporation
Chair: ()
Decisioneering
- Crystal Ball Software
Jackie Farritor (Decisioneering)
PMC-Kanban
Simulator, Program Portfolio Simulator and Asprova Scheduler
Onur
Ulgen (Production Modeling Corp.)
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Palisade Corporation and
Visual Components
Chair: ()
Palisade
Corp.-From Software to Solutions in Statistics and Risk
Analysis
Shawn Harahush (Palisade Corporation)
Visual
Components 3D Simulation Toolkit: From Sales to Optimized Production
Scheduling
Craig Lybeck and Heike Krug (Visual Components)
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
SIMUL8 and Rockwell
Automation
Chair: ()
SIMUL8
Corporation-SIMUL8 Standard and Professional
Mark Elder (SIMUL8
Corporation)
Rockwell
Automation-Arena Overview
Thomas Hayson (Rockwell Automation)
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Wolverine Software and
Fraunhofer Institute
Chair: ()
Wolverine
Software-SLX, Proof and GPSS/H
James O. Henriksen (Wolverine
Software)
Fraunhofer
IFF-Innovative Software for Virtual Reality and Simulation
Steffen
Strassburger and Steffen Masik (Fraunhofer Inst. for Factory Operation &
Automation IFF)
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Monday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
HLA and Emulation
Applications
Chair: Joseph Hugan (V-Sim,
Inc.)
Using
Emulation to Commission Conveyor Systems Faster at General
Motors
Joseph Hugan (V-Sim, Inc.)
Automating
HLA Federation Testing
John Tufarolo (Raytheon-Virtual Technology
Corporation)
Monday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Simulation Models for Oil
Refineries
Chair: Guilherme Barbosa
(PETROBRAS)
From
Small to Complex Simulation Models: An Evolution of Sizing Refinery Tank Farms
at Petrobras
Guilherme Júlio Barbosa, Cláudio Duarte Limoeiro,
Guilherme Aquino Barbosa, Ana Chan, Eliahu Rosembaum, and Mario Jorge Lima
(PETROBRAS)
Application
of a New Methodology with Stochastic Simulation for the Capacity Planning of
the Tank Farm in Refineries and Terminals
Guilherme Aquino Barbosa,
Claudio Duarte Limoeiro, and Guilherme Julio Barbosa (PETROBRAS S.A.), Carlos
Maria Bacigalupo (PETROBRAS ENERGIA S.A.) and Eliahu Rosenbaum, Ana Chan, and
Mario Jorge Lima (PETROBRAS S.A.)
Monday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Applications of Theory to
Practice
Chair: Luca Capriotti (Credit Suisse Investment Banking
Division)
Least
Squares Importance Sampling for Monte Carlo Security Pricing
Luca
Capriotti (Credit Suisse Investment Banking Division)
Practical
Application of Correlated Input Models
Scott J Bury (The Dow
Chemical Company)
Tuesday 8:30:00 AM 10:00:00 AM
Visualization and Simulation
Tools for Weather Satellites
Chair: Doug Shannon (Northrop Grumman
Mission Systems)
NOVA
Case Study
Lloyd Matthews and Doug Shannon (Northrop Grumman
Mission Systems)
ATDS
Case Study
Doug Shannon and Lloyd Matthews (Northrop Grumman
Mission Systems)
Tuesday 10:30:00 AM 12:00:00 PM
Using Simulation for
Capacity Studies
Chair: Adam McNeely (Hormel Foods Corporation)
Capacity
Analysis of Mechanical Test Laboratory from the CST-ARCELOR Hot Strip
Mills
Ricardo Ramos (CST - Companhia Siderúrgica de Tubarão)
Inventory
Capacity Analysis of a Production Plant at Hormel Foods
Corporation
Adam A. McNeely and Beth M. Bell (Hormel Foods
Corporation)
Tuesday 1:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
Efficiency Improvement via
Simulation
Chair: Paul Badin (Mimeo.com)
Evaluation
Of Cellular Manufacturing System For LCD Monitor Assembly Line Using
Simulation Analysis: A Case Study
Eoksu Sim, Sujeong Lee, Gapsoo
Lee, Changhee Cho, and Jungyun Choi (Samsung Electronics)
Using
Simulation to Test a New Queue Prioritization System at
Mimeo.com
Paul D. Babin (Mimeo.com)
Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Simulation Diversity: From
Warehousing to Medicine
Chair: Carley Jurishica (Rockwell
Automation)
Modeling
Perioperative Systems Flow with High Fidelity in a Team
Environment
Henry Bell (Smoky Mtn Sim Services), Susan O'Hara
(O'Hara Healthcare Consultants) and Mark Sullivan (Mark Sullivan Architects)
Warehouse
Simulations: Discreetly Saving Time and Money
Carley J Jurishica
(Rockwell Automation) and Sam Gallaher (Johns
Manville)
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Monday 5:00:00 PM 6:30:00 PM
Poster Session A
Chair: Theresa Roeder (San Francisco State
University)
Development
of Criterion Models for Use in Simulation Analysis
Gerald W. Evans
(University of Louisville) and Nicholas P. Anderson (Decisive Analytics
Corporation)
Finding
Probably Best Systems Quickly Via Simulation
Takayuki Osogami (IBM
Tokyo Research Laboratory)
Epidemics
Alert & Response Framework and Technology based on Spreading Dynamics
Simulation
Chunhua Tian, Xun Zhang, Wei Ding, and Rongzeng Cao (IBM
China Research Lab)
Volume
Fusion: A Unified Frame Work for Multi-Scale Dynamic and Heterogeneous
Scenes
Duoduo Liao (George Washington University) and Shiaofen Fang
(Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis)
Modeling
of Individual Decision Making in Mass Customization
Markets
Zbigniew J Pasek (University of Windsor)
Quantitative
Studies on the Organizational Structure of SMEs: A Case Study of
Pharmaceutical Industry in China
Linlin Cui (Tsinghua University),
Jin Dong (IBM China Research Lab ) and Yueting Chai (Tsinghua University)
Information
Fusion and Component Development for Space Launch Risk
Analysis
Serge N. Sala-Diakanda and Luis Rabelo (University of
Central Florida)
An
Object Oriented Library for Sawmill Simulation
Francisco Javier
Ramis (Universidad del Bio Bio, Chile), Ivan Santelices and Felipe Baesler
(Universidad del Bio Bio) and Josef Sepulveda and Reinaldo Moraga (University
of Central Florida)
Risk
Analysis Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Bayesian Networks
Cláudio
Flores, Fernando Makiyama, Silvia Nassar, and Paulo Jose Freitas (Federal
University of Santa Catarina, Brazil) and Carlos Magno Jacinto (PETROBRAS S.
A.)
Interactive
Simulation and Probability Management
Sam Savage (Stanford
University)
Parallel
Simulations of Manufacturing Processing using SimPy, a Python-based Discrete
Event Simulation Tool
Victor M Castillo (Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory)
SOA-Standard-Conform
Modeling as a High-Level-Standard for Discrete Simulation
Thomas
Wiedemann (University of Applied Science Dresden) and Peter Eichhorst (SOCON
Inc.)
Use
of a Computer Algebra Software in the Functional Validation of Continuous
Simulations
Yvon Resplandy (MBDA)
A
Visual Aproach To Enhance Discrete-Event Simulation Model
Interoperability
Tai-Chi Wu (I-Shou University) and Allen Greenwood
(Mississippi State University)
SETAC
2 Web: A Web Based Tactical Training Simulator for the Chilean
Army
Luis F. Robledo (Chilean Army, Computerized Tactical Training
Center(CEOTAC)), Jose Robles (Universidad del Desarrollo/ GBO Ltda.) and Juan
C. Perez (GBO Ltda.)
PLSE-Based
Generic Simulation Training Platform for Typical Weapon
Equipments
Ying Liu (Optical and electric engineering Department of
Mechanical Engineering College)
In
Silico Analogues of Epithelial Cell Growth and Morphogenesis
Sean
H.J. Kim and Mark R. Grant (University of California, Berkeley and San
Francisco) and Sunwoo Park and C. Anthony Hunt (University of California, San
Francisco)
Barriers
To and Driving Forces for the Implementation of Manufacturing Simulation in
the Swedish Foundry Industry
Patrik Thollander (IKP) and Petter
Solding (Swecast)
Conspace
Simulation Application
Tarek M Zayed (Concordia University)
Comparative
Analysis of Process Interaction and Activity Scanning Approaches in Simulation
of Construction Operations
Rita Awwad, Amir Behzadan, and Omer
Tsimhoni (University of Michigan)
Simulation
of the Pig Iron Transportation System in Companhia Siderurgica Tubarão -
Arcelor Group
Alain de Norman et d'Audenhove (Belge Engenharia e
Sistemas)
Supply-Chain
Simulation and Analysis of Petroleum Refinery Systems: A Reusable Template
with Incremental Approach
Luiz Augusto Franzese, Marcelo Moretti
Fioroni, and Daniel Pablo Paz (Paragon Tecnologia), Rui Carlos Botter
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP)) and Carlos Alberto Gratti, Alberto Omar
Martinez, and Carlos Maria Bacigalupo (Petrobras Energía S.A)
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Monday 5:00:00 PM 6:30:00 PM
Poster Session B
Chair: Victor Chan (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute)
Capacity
Analysis of Mechanical Test Laboratory from the CST Hot Strip
Mills
Ricardo Antonio Ramos (Companhia Siderúrgica de Tubarão
(CST-ARCELOR Brasil))
Genomics
Pattern Matching Using Wavelet Approximations
Mamta C. Padole
(Department of Computer Science & Engineering, The M.S.University of
Baroda)
Simulation
of Retailer's Ordering Model with Both Changeable and Unchangeable Consumer
Behavior
Yoshiaki Sato (Hokkai-Gakuen University) and Ikuya Horie
(Sapporo University Women's Junior College)
Scene
Simulation’ Based on Intellectual Assets Management (IAM)
Kazutaka
Kitamori, Yumi Honno, and Tetsuya Furukawa (Hokkaido Institute of Technology)
Kinetic
Modeling Method for Spatially Restricted Reactions
Noriko Hiroi and
Akira Funahashi (JST) and Hiroaki Kitano (SBI)
Synthetic
Modeling and Simulation of Leukocyte Rolling on P-selectin Substrate In
Vitro
Jonathan Tang and C. Anthony Hunt (University of California,
San Francisco)
A
Schema Matching Architecture for the Bioinformatics Domain
Dagmar
Köhn (Insitute of Computer Science, University of Rostock) and Lena Strömbäck
(Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet)
Simulation-Based
Optimization of a Complex Mail Transportation Network
Anna Persson
(Centre for Intelligent Automation) and Henrik Grimm and Amos Ng (University
of Skövde)
DNA
Formation And Synthesis Based On Agent-Directed Simulation
Sunwoo
Park (University of California, San Francisco), Sean H.J. Kim (University of
California, Berkeley & San Francisco) and C. Anthony Hunt (University of
California, San Francisco & Berkeley)
BacGrid:
Large-Scale Systems Biology Simulation on the Grid
Brian Logan,
Michael Lees, and John King (University of Nottingham)
In
Silico Modeling Of Drug Transport Across Biological Barriers
Tai
Ning Lam (University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy), Lana
Garmire (University of California, Berkeley) and C Anthony Hunt (University of
California, San Francisco)
SBW
– A Modular Framework for Systems Biology
Frank Thomas Bergmann and
Herbert Sauro (Keck Graduate Institute)
A
Visual Aproach To Enhance Discrete-Event Simulation Model
Interoperability
Tai-Chi Wu (I-Shou University) and Allen Greenwood
(Mississippi State University)
A
Hardware Accelerator for Biochemical Simulations
Yasunori Osana,
Masato Yoshimi, Yow Iwaoka, Toshinori Kojima, and Yuri Nishikawa (Keio
University)
A
Principal Limitation of Virtual Cell Simulations using Differential
Equations
Olaf Wolkenhauer and Arne Bittig (University of Rostock)
and Jan-Hendrik S Hofmeyr (University of Stellenbosch)
Extended
Robustness Analyzes Indicates Stable Behaviour of the Wnt/b-catenin
Pathway
Christian Wawra and Michael Kuehl (University of Ulm),
Paolo Frasconi (University of Florence) and Hans A Kestler (University of Ulm)
Efficient
computation of conserved moieties in large biochemical
networks
Ravishanakar Rao Vallabhajosyula and Herbert M Sauro (Keck
Graduate Institute)
Simulation
of the Kinetically Controlled Riboswitch Folding in 5' Untranslated mRNA
Regions
Carsten Maus (University of Rostock)
Executable
Symbolic Modeling of Neural Processes
M Sriram Iyengar (University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Carolyn Talcott (SRI
International) and Riccardo Mozzachiodi (University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston)
The
Operational Risk Tree Methodology for Managing Operational Risk Exposure and
Measuring Capital Requirements
Henry Lee (SunTrust Bank)
Hardware
Design of a Stochastic Biochemical Simulator
Masato Yoshimi (Keio
University)
Multi-Level
Modeling with DEVS - A Critical Inspection and Steps Towards a Feasible
Approach
Roland Ewald, Enrico Gutzeit, Sebastian Schwanke, Adelinde
Uhrmacher M. Uhrmacher, Christian Lange, Susanne Biermann, and Carsten Maus
(University of Rostock)
Executable
Symbolic Modeling of Neural Processes
M Sriram Iyengar (School of
HEalth Information Sciences, University of Texas, Houston), Carolyn Talcott
(SRI International), Riccardo Mozzachiodi (Medical School, University of
Texas, Houston) and Douglas Baxter (Medical School, Univeristy of Texas,
Houston)
Stochastic
Joint Replenishment Problem with Renewal Demand
Ulku Gurler and
Emre Berk (Bilkent University) and Banu Yuksel-Ozkaya (ISYE)
Why
Stochastic Modeling and Simulation for Analyzing Avian Flu Impacts on
Continuity of Operations and Contingency Plan Effectiveness?
Robert
Brigantic (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Global
Epidemic Model (GEM) as a Tool For Studying the Spread and Containment of
Pandemic Flu.
Georgiy V. Bobashev and D. Michael Goedecke (RTI
International), Joshua M. Epstein (Brookings Institution) and Feng Yu, Diane
K. Wagener, and Robert J. Morris (RTI International)
Quantitative
Measures to Characterize Properties
Simone Frey, Thomas Millat,
Katja Rateitschak, and Olaf Wolkenhauer (University of Rostock)
Transforming
a Static into a Dynamic Protein-Protein Interaction Network Using Non-Uniform
Rule-Based Random Graphs
Hans A Kestler, André Müller, and Michael
Kühl (University of Ulm)
Simulation
Generation Using XML-Prolog Based Knowledge Synthesis
Yohei
Miyazaki, Hajime Kozen, and Kazutaka Kitamori (Hokkaido Institute of
Technology)
Computational
approach for understanding molecular and cellular implications of defects in
the Wnt pathway
Oksana Tymchyshyn and Marta Z Kwiatkowska
(University of Birmingham)
Visualizing
and Analyzing Large Systems of Differential Equations
Hans-Jörg
Schulz and Heidrun Schumann (University of Rostock) and Thomas Nocke (Potsdam
Institute for Climate Impact Research)
Automating
the Analysis of Simulation Output Data
Stewart Robinson, Katy Hoad,
and Ruth Davies (Warwick Business School) and Mark Elder (SIMUL8)
Which
Works Best for Household Electricity Markets - Coal plus Nuclear or Natural
Gas plus Nuclear?
Daniel M. Hamblin (Dan Hamblin & Associates,
Inc.)
COPASI
- A Complex Pathway Simulator
Sven Sahle (EML-Research gGmbH),
Stefan Hoops (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute), Juergen Pahle, Ralph Gauges,
Natalia Simus, and Ursula Kummer (EML-Research gGmbH) and Christine Lee,
Mudita Singhal, Liang Xu, and Pedro Mendes (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute)
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Sunday 3:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM
PHD Colloquium
Chair: Young-Jun Son (University of Arizona)
A
Schema Matching Architecture for the Bioinformatics Domain
Dagmar
Köhn (University of Rostock) and Lena Strömbäck (Linköpings Universitet)
Assessment
of Transport Appraisal by the Use of Monte Carlo Simulation: The CBA-DK
Model
Kim Bang Salling and Steen Leleur (Centre for Traffic and
Transport - Technical University of Denmark)
Combining
Lean Thinking and Computer Simulation in Healthcare
Delivery
Luciano Brandao de Souza (Lancaster University)
A
Simulation Analysis of Multicasting in Delay Tolerant
Networks
Muhammad Abdulla (George Mason University)
Yield
Curve Scenario Generation for Liquid Asset Portfolio
Optimization
Helgard Raubenheimer and Machiel F. Kruger (North-West
University (Potchefstroom Campus))
On
the Performance of Inter-Organizational Design Optimization
Systems
Paolo Vercesi (Esteco) and Alberto Bartoli (DEEI)
Applications
of Discrete-Event Simulation to Support Manufacturing Logistics
Decision-Making: A Survey
Marco Semini (NTNU)
Properties
of Q-Statistic Monitoring Schemes
Paul Zantek and Scott T. Nestler
(University of Maryland)
In
Silico Modeling of Drug Transport Across Biological Barriers
Tai
Ning Lam (University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy), Lana
Garmire (University of California, Berkeley) and C. Anthony Hunt (University
of California, San Francisco)
Designing
A Simulation Model Of The 2011 Census
Simon Doherty (University of
Southampton)
Adaptation
of the UOBYQA Algorithm for Noisy Functions
Geng Deng and Michael
C. Ferris (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Cycle-Time
Quantile Estimation in Manufacturing Settings Employing Non-FIFO Dispatching
Policies
Jennifer McNeill Bekki, John W. Fowler, and Gerald T.
Mackulak (Arizona State University)
PLSE-Based
Generic Simulation Training Platform for Typical Weapon
Equipments
Ying Liu (Mechanical Engineering College)
Understanding
Accident and Emergency Department Performance Using
Simulation
Murat M. Gunal and Michael Pidd (Lancaster University)
Simulation-Based
Disaster Decision Support System
Shengnan Wu, Larry Shuman, and
Bopaya Bidanda (Industrial Engineering University of Pittsburgh), Carey
Balaban (Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh) and Matthew Kelley and Ken
Sochats (Information Sciences University of Pittsburgh)
Augmented
Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (ASPSA)
Algorithm
Liya Wang (Penn State University)
Overlapping
Folded Variance Estimators for Stationary Simulation Output
Melike
Meterelliyoz, Christos Alexopoulos, and David Goldsman (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Simulation
and Optimization of Control Strategies for the Semiautomatic Processing of
Returns in Commercial Logistics
Helena Tsai (Fraunhofer Institute
for Material Flow and Logistcs)
On-Line
Instrumentation for Simulation-Based Optimization
Anna Persson and
Amos Ng (University of Skovde)
Scalability
Assessment of Multi-Agent Simulation Using BioWar and Spread of
Influenza
Virginia Bedford, Kathleen Carley, and Il-Chul Moon
(Carnegie Mellon University) and Bruce Lee (University of Pittsburgh)
Discrete-Event
Simulation - An Approach That Challenges Traditional Decision Analytic
Modelling for the Comparison of Health Care Interventions?
Beate
Jahn and Karl-Peter Pfeiffer (Innsbruck Medical University, Department for
Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics)
Optimizing
Importance Sampling Parameter for Portfolios of Credit Risky
Assets
Huiju Zhang and Michael Fu (University of Maryland)
Modeling
Tuberculosis In Areas Of High HIV Prevalence Using Discrete Event
Simulation
Georgina Rosalyn Hughes and Christine Currie (University
of Southampton) and Elizabeth Corbett (London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine)
Stochastic
Gradient Estimation Using a Single Design Point
Jamie R. Wieland
(Purdue University) and Bruce W. Schmeiser (Purdue Universtiy)
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