SCS SpringSim 2011 - Modeling and Simulation

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              1st International Workshop on
     Model-driven Approaches for Simulation Engineering
  part of the Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation
                    (SCS SpringSim 2011)
                      CALL FOR PAPERS
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April 4-9, 2011, Boston, MA (USA)
http://www.sel.uniroma2.it/mod4sim11
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# Papers Due: *** November 21, 2011 ***
# Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings
# and archived in the ACM Digital Library.
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The workshop on model-driven approaches for simulation
engineering (Mod4Sim) aims to combine the most recent advances
in the software engineering field with well-known and widely used
techniques for simulation engineering.
The term simulation engineering denotes the set of activities to
be carried out first to build the simulation model that
specifies the behavior of a given source system and then to
implement the simulation model into a software application that
allows to "execute" the model onto a given centralized or
distributed computer platform.
In the software engineering community, the exploitation of
principles and standards introduced in the model-driven
engineering field has obtained a significant increase of the
degree of automation provided by software development processes
and has led to software products with higher quality and
reduced costs and time-to-market.
The Mod4Sim workshop aims to investigate the use of model-
driven approaches in the simulation engineering field and
provides a unique opportunity to bring together leading
researchers and practitioners from both the software engineering
community and the simulation community in a focused workshop
environment.
A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest includes:
* model-driven simulation engineering processes
* domain specific languages for modeling and simulation
* model transformations for simulation model building
* model transformations for simulation model implementation
* model-driven engineering of distributed simulation systems
* relationship between metamodeling standards (e.g., MOF, Ecore)
  and distributed simulation standards (e.g., HLA, DIS)
* metamodels for simulation reuse and interoperability
* model-driven technologies for different simulation paradigms
  (discrete event simulation, multi agent simulation,
  sketch-based simulation, etc.)
* model-driven methods and tools for performance engineering of
  simulation systems
* simulation tools for model-driven software performance
  engineering
* model-driven technologies for simulation verification and
  validation
* model-driven technologies for data collection and analysis
* model-driven technologies for simulation visualization
To stimulate creativity, however, the workshop maintains a wider
scope and invites interested researchers to present contributions
that offer original perspectives on model-driven engineering of
simulation systems.
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On-Line Submissions and Publication
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The Mod4Sim workshop accepts the following three types of papers:
1. Full Papers: 8 pages in final conference format.
   Full papers will be published both in hard copy and CD-ROM.
2. Work in Progress Papers: papers that describe novel research
   ideas and promising work that has not yet been fully
   evaluated. The size of such papers is up to 6 pages in final
   conference format.
3. Short Papers: Papers with industrial focus, military or
   government applications. The size of such papers is up to 6
   pages in final conference format.
Papers must be submitted as a PDF file through the Submission
Management System (http://www.softconf.com/scs/DEVS11).
The final version of all the papers must comply with the SCS
conference format. All the submitted papers should be original
and not have been submitted to other venues; they will be peer
reviewed with respect to their quality, originality and relevance.
The authors of the accepted paper must register in advance for
inclusion of their paper in the conference proceedings.
All papers will be included in the conference proceedings and
archived in the ACM Digital Library. Full Papers will be also
printed in hard copy.
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Important Dates
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* Submission Deadline: November 21, 2010
* Notification to authors: December 21, 2010
* Camera-ready version: January 25, 2011
* Workshop: April 4-9, 2011
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Organizing Committee
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* Andrea D'Ambrogio, University of Roma TorVergata, Italy
* Dorina C. Petriu, Carleton University, Canada
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Program Committee
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* Steffen Becker - University of Paderborn, Germany
* David Chen - Univeristy of Bordeaux I, France
* Juan De Lara - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
* Huascar Espinoza - ESI-Tecnalia, Spain
* Paul A. Fishwick - University of Florida, USA
* Daniele Gianni - European Space Agency, Netherlands
* Carlos Juiz - University of Balearic Islands, Spain
* Halit Oğuztüzün - Middle East Technical University, Turkey
* Andreas Tolk - Old Dominion University, USA
* Hans Vangheluwe - University of Antwerp, Belgium
* Heming Zhang - Tsinghua University, China
*** Contact Information ***
Andrea D'Ambrogio (workshop co-chair)
Email: dambro@info.uniroma2.it
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