Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!uflorida!simulation From: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu (Moderator: Paul Fishwick) Newsgroups: comp.simulation Subject: SIMULATION DIGEST V20 N7 Message-ID: <27276@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 4 Mar 91 21:55:58 GMT Sender: fishwick@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Reply-To: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu Lines: 372 Approved: fishwick@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu Volume: 20, Issue: 7, Mon Mar 4 16:55:30 EST 1991 +----------------+ | TODAY'S TOPICS | +----------------+ (1) BOOK: Knowledge Based Simulation (2) BOOK: Qualitative Simulation Modeling & Analysis (3) Meeting to Honor Garrett Birkhoff (4) Information Systems Simulation (5) Simulation in the Health Profession (6) Simulation in Ada * Moderator: Paul Fishwick, Univ. of Florida * Send topical mail to: simulation@bikini.cis.ufl.edu OR post to comp.simulation via USENET * Archives available via FTP to bikini.cis.ufl.edu (128.227.224.1). Login as 'ftp', use your last name as the password, change directory to pub/simdigest. Do 'type binary' before any file xfers. * Simulation Tools available by doing above and changing the directory to pub/simdigest/tools. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: comp-simulation@UCSD.EDU Path: ucsd!hub.ucsb.edu!engrhub!springer From: springer@engrhub.UCSD.EDU Subject: New book on simulation Date: 27 Feb 91 21:51:35 GMT Sender: news@hub.ucsb.edu Reply-To: springer@engrhub.UCSD.EDU () Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK: KNOWLEDGE-BASED SIMULATION: METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION edited by Paul A. Fishwick and Richard B. Modjeski Volume 4 in the Series Advances in Simulation (edited by Paul A. Luker and Bernd Schmidt) Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991. 294 pages; ISBN 0-387-97374-5; $39.00. Computer simulation is the use of either an analog or a digital computer to model and analyze complex artificial and natural systems. The editors define knowledge-based simulation as the application of knowledge-based methods within artificial intelligence (AI) to the field of computer simulation. As with any hybrid approach to research there is a two way street when considering the relationship between AI and simulation. That is, simulation techniques can often be seen to also have an effect on AI research. This book is a representative cumulation of research within the bridge area of AI and computer simulation performed in government, industry and academia over the last decade. Part one of the book deals with the methodology involved, and contains the following contributions: 1. Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Simulation, Norman R. Nielsen 2. The DEVS-Scheme Modelling and Simulation Environment, Tag Gon Kim and Bernard P. Zeigler 3. Methods for Qualitative Modelling in Simulation, Paul A. Fishwick 4. Dynamic Templates and Semantic Rules for Simulation Advisors and Certifiers,Tuncer I. Oren 5. Knowledge Acquisition Based on Representation (KAR) for Design Model Development, Jhyfang Hu and Jerzy W. Rozenblit 6. Automatic Model Generation for Troubleshooting, Arie Ben-David 7. From CAD/CAM to Simulation: Automatic Model Generation for Mechanical Devices, Andrew Gelsey. Part two discusses applications and presents the following chapters: 8. Knowledge-Based Simulation at the RAND Corporation, Jeff Rothenberg 9. An Architecture for High-Level Human Task Animation Control, Jeffrey Esakov and Norman I. Badler 10. The Acquisition of Cognitive Simulation Models: A Knowledge-Based Training Approach, Kent E. Williams and Richard E. Reynolds 11. Strategic Automatic Discovery System (STRADS), Colleen M. Oresky, Douglas B. Lenat, Albert Clarkson, and Stephen H. Kaisler 12. Uncertainty Management in Battle-Planning Software, Ben P. Wise and Richard B. Modjeski. ------------------------------ To: comp-simulation@UCSD.EDU Path: ucsd!hub.ucsb.edu!engrhub!springer From: springer@engrhub.UCSD.EDU Subject: New book on simulation Date: 27 Feb 91 21:54:55 GMT Sender: news@hub.ucsb.edu Reply-To: springer@engrhub.UCSD.EDU () Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK: QUALITATIVE SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS edited by Paul A. Fishwick and Paul A. Luker (with a foreword by Herb A. Simon) Volume 5 in the Series Advances in Simulation (edited by Paul A. Luker and Bernd Schmidt) Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991. Approx. 330 pages, 122 Illustr.; ISBN 0-387-97400-8; $44.00. Qualitative simulation can be defined in a number of ways and from a variety of perspectives. In general terms it can be defined as a classification of simulation and modeling methods that are primarily non-numerical in nature. The qualitative characterization of systems can apply to simulation input, output, model structure, and analysis. Qualitative study does not preclude quantitative approaches - instead it can augment them. The study of how one can utilize symbolic forms in simulation modeling is a key concern of qualitative simulation. Pictorial methods are important in simulation modeling since these methods let users create system analogies by using graph-based techniques. There is substantial evidence of qualitative methodology in a wide variety of disciplines from ecological system modeling to power flow modeling in mechanical engineering. This book brings together many otherwise disparate sources under the umbrella of qualitative simulation and analysis. The study of qualitative simulation, like simulation in general, is highly inter-disciplinary, and so qualitative methods as described within each chapter will have a wide range of utility to those who are seeking more comprehensible and flexible simulation methods. Chapters: 1. Invariance and Nominal Value Mapping as Key Themes for Qualitative Simulation, Paul A. Fishwick 2. Aspects of Uncertainty in Qualitative Systems Modelling, George J. Klir 3. General System Problem Solving Paradigm, for Qualitative Modeling, Francois E. Cellier 4. A Qualitative Approach to Causal Modeling, Richard Scheines, Peter Spirtes and Clark Glymour 5. Causal Ordering Analysis, Yumi Iwasaki 6. Qualitative Modeling in Ecology: Loop Analysis, Signed Digraphs and Time Averaging, Charles J. Puccia and Richard Levins 7. System Dynamics: Simulation for Policy Analysis from a Feedback Perspective, George P. Richardson 8. Analogy Theory for a Systems Approach to Physical and Technical Systems, P.M.A.L. Hezemans and Leo van Geffen 9. Bondgraphs for Qualitative and Quantitative Systems Modelling, Jean U. Thoma 10. Complex Dynamical Models, Ralph H. Abraham 11. Qualitative Modeling Using Natural Language: An Application in System Dynamics,Wanda M. Austin and Behrokh Khoshnevis 12. Natural Language, Cognitive Models, and Simulation, Howard Beck and Paul A. Fishwick. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 91 14:12:31 EST From: khahn@cs.rutgers.edu (Karen Hahn) To: fishwick@fish.cis.ufl.edu Cc: khahn@cs.rutgers.edu Subject: [vichneve@cs.rutgers.edu: Program to honor Garrett Birkhoff] A MEETING TO HONOR GARRETT BIRKHOFF ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY There will be, on Friday June 28, 1991, a special one-day program of invited technical presentations at Harvard University to honor Prof. Garrett Birkhoff on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. This program is part of, and is scheduled to take place at the end of the IMACS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL ACOUSTICS at Harvard, that begins on Wednesday, June 26 and ends on Friday the 28th (Garrett Birkhoff's birthday was actually on January 11, but it was felt that honoring him in June, and at the end of a Symposium on a subject that is closely related to his many accomplishment would give an opportunity to more of his past students, friends and colleagues to participate). This day of presentations, organized and chaired by Richard Varga, will be followed by a Banquet (at the JFK Center) on Friday night. * * * SPEAKERS IN THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM (program begins at 8:00 am - exact times and places to be announced) WILLIAM F. AMES, Georgia Institute of Technology "Optimal Numerical Methods" JERRY L. BONA, Pennsylvania State University "Formulation of Singularities in Nonlinear Wave Equations" CARL DE BOOR, University of Wisconsin "Polynomial Interpolation in several variables" PETER J. OLVER, University of Minnesota "Symmetry, Computer Algebra and Computing" MARTIN H. SCHULTZ, Yale University "Sparse Linear Algebra on Parallel Supercomputers" RICHARD S. VARGA, Kent State University "Scientific Computation on Mathematical Problems and Conjectures" ROBERT VICHNEVETSKY, Rutgers University "Wave Propagation: the Relation Between Numerical Computation and Physics" CALVIN H. WILCOX, University of Utah "Ultrasonic Imaging at the Advanced Imaging Methods Laboratory, University of Utah" DAVID M. YOUNG, University of Texas "Accelerated Iterative Methods for the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations" * * * While this special program is open to all, preregistration will be appreciated. Moreover, pre- registration for the Friday night Banquet should be received no later than May 31, to allow for the ordering of meals. An invitation and details about the program will be sent to those who have pre registered. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Prof. R. Varga (Mathematics, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 e-mail: varga@mcs.kent.edu)) or the IMACS Secretary Karen Hahn (IMACS, c/o Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, e-mail: khahn@cs.rutgers.edu, FAX 908-932-5530) or the Symposium Secretary Marsha G. Cormier (Harvard University, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138, e-mail robinson@pacific.harvard.edu) ************************************************************************ please complete and mail REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE DAY TO HONOR GARRETT BIRKHOFF name, title, etc..________________________________________________________ affiliation_______________________________________________________________ address _________________________________________________________________ tel and e-mail address (optional)_________________________________________ * * * __ I intend to attend the "Birkhoff Day" Scientific Program on Friday, June 28, 1991 . @*Please send me an Invitation ticket and Program Information. __ Please reserve for me _______ ticket(s) for the Banquet at $ 45.00 each (check enclosed, made payable to IMACS). __ I would like to participate to the Symposium on Computational Acoustics on June 26-28 at Harvard University. Please send me information and registration material. __ Please send me information for travel and accomodation near Harvard University. Mail to: Karen Hahn or to Marsha G Cormier IMACS Secretariat Harvard University Rutgers University Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Str. New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Cambridge, MA 02138 e-mail khahn@cs.rutgers.edu e-mail robinson@pacific.harvard.edu Fax 908 932 5530 e-mail is permitted for reservations, but checks by regular mail for participation in the Banquet will be appreciated. ************************************************************************ ------------------------------ From brady@chopin.udel.edu Sat Mar 2 09:46:42 1991 (5.61+/IDA-1.2.8) id AA27304; Sat, 2 Mar 91 09:46:33 -0500 Date: Sat, 2 Mar 91 09:46:33 -0500 From: Joseph Brady To: brady@chopin.udel.edu, simulation@bikini.cis.ufl.edu Subject: information systems simulations I am teaching information systems courses to undergraduates. I would like to have a game in students would construct an information system, which would be evaluated by the simulation on its effectiveness. I am unable to find any such software, or discussions of such software in literature. Two questions: (1) are you aware of any simulations intended to teach information systems principles and (2) of the various journals aimed at those interested in simulation, which would be most pertinent for the business educator? Joe Brady ------------------------------ From "shannonb@pinjel.ucq.edu.au"@topaz.ucq.edu.au Sun Mar 3 21:15:17 1991 Date: Mon, 4 Mar 91 11:49 +1000 From: "shannonb@pinjel.ucq.edu.au"@topaz.ucq.edu.au Subject: health and nursing related hypercard stacks To: comp-simulation@munnari.oz.au X-Organization: University College of Central Queensland X-Vms-To: in%"comp-simulation@munnari.oz" Relay-Version: VMS News - V6.0-1 14/11/90 VAX/VMS; site topaz.ucq.edu.au Path: pinjel.ucq.edu.au!shannonb Newsgroups: comp.simulation Subject: health and nursing related hypercard stacks From: shannonb@pinjel.ucq.edu.au (Wombat) Date: 4 Mar 91 11:49:38 AET Nntp-Posting-Host: 138.77.3.83 Is anyone currently interested or involved in designing health , nursing and medical simulations or CML , CAL, CAI, CBT etc etc etc . We are currently designing a variety of hypercard based educational offerings. We are also interested in sharing comments / problems / ideas etc that will help us develop our tools and provide the springboard for future developments. If you have stacks etc that are shareware , or for sale, we would like to hear from you. Please E-mail direct Thank you for your time and effort Bruce Shannon shannonb@pinjel.ucq.edu.au Access Code - 61 - 079 - 369862 School of Health Science, University College of Central Queensland, North Rockhampton, Queensland 4701, Australia, Southern Hemisphere, Gaia. "Doctrina Perpetua" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1991 13:14 PST From: mailrus!uunet!MDCBBS.COM!"sandy@dev3.mdcbbs.com" Subject: Ada simulation support? To: uflorida!uflorida.cis.ufl.edu!simulation-request X-Envelope-To: uunet!mailrus!uflorida!uflorida.cis.ufl.edu!simulation-request X-Vms-To: uucp%"simulation-request@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu" Relay-Version: M&E Bulletin Board System - V6.0 13/10/90 VAX/VMS; site mdcbbs.com Path: dev3.mdcbbs.com!sandy Newsgroups: comp.simulation Subject: Ada simulation support? From: sandy@dev3.mdcbbs.com (Wayne E. Sanders Jr.) Date: 1 Mar 91 13:09:18 GMT Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA Nntp-Posting-Host: dev3 Nntp-Posting-User: sandy I am looking for any work done on discrete event simulations in Ada. I know of Unger's work but I wonder if there isn't something more recent. I would be very interested in a set of routines in Ada to support simulation, either commercial or public domain. Please respond by email. If there is interest I will summarize for the net. Thanks in advance. Sandy W. E. Sanders Jr. | +1 213 373 1372 | sandy@dev3.mdcbbs.com | VERY OLD PREAMBLE ------------------------------ END OF SIMULATION DIGEST ************************