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 N10 Message-ID: <27471@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 15 Mar 91 22:02:58 GMT Sender: fishwick@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Reply-To: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu Lines: 1466 Approved: fishwick@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu Volume: 20, Issue: 10, Fri Mar 15 17:02:30 EST 1991 +----------------+ | TODAY'S TOPICS | +----------------+ (1) Modeling and Analyzing Microstrip Lines (2) CALL: 1991 Winter Simulation Conference (3) FREE: Communication Network Simulators (4) CALL: SIGGRAPH '91 Workshops (5) CALL: European Simulation Symposium (6) CALL: Simulation of Communication Systems (7) WANTED: 6502 Simulator * 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.simulation,comp.lsi.cad,sci.electronics Path: twilson From: twilson@friar.gandalf.ca (tom wilson) Subject: future bus, transmission lines, simulation Sender: twilson@hobbit.gandalf.ca (tom wilson) Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd., Nepean, Ontario Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1991 14:58:39 GMT Apparently-To: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu -Looking for information regarding computer simulation application software for modeling and analyzing microstrip lines, by using transmission line techniques. -Has anyone used any application programs for this purpose, specifically Spice or Pspice? If so, could you please send information on models used, parameters specified, flexibility of package, predictability reliability of results, etc. Copies of models used and results would be useful. -We are attempting to simulate a high-speed, Futurbus-type backplane, and for this reason need a model that would accurately characterize the backplane in terms of loaded/unloaded impedance and crosstalk. We would like to be able to specify the physical parameters of the lines (ie. width, spacing, dielectric, height), and line loading (in terms of distributed or lumped capacitances, inductance, driver/receiver characteristics.) Any information available on models, packages or experience in this area would be appreciated. -- Tom Wilson, twilson@gandalf.ca, Gandalf Data Ltd, Ottawa Canada, (613) 723-6500 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Mar 91 15:32 EDT From: CLARK@ccl2.eng.ohio-state.edu Subject: Call for Papers To: fishwick@cis.ufl.edu X-Vms-To: SONNET"fishwick@cis.ufl.edu" FRONT PAGE WSC '91 CALL FOR PAPERS December 8 - 11, 1991 Arizona Biltmore 1991 Winter Simulation Conference Phoenix, Arizona The 1991 Winter Simulation Conference will feature introductory tutorials on simulation practice, contributed papers on applications and methodologies for simulation, state-of-the-art reviews of current practice and research, panel discussions on current issues in simulation, and exhibits by vendors. We encourage submissions in the following categories: TUTORIALS - Expository presentations on current or emerging simulation practice suitable for individuals with limited knowledge, or in-depth reviews of newly developed areas suitable for experienced simulation practitioners and/or researchers. SOFTWARE TUTORIALS - Expository presentations on simulation languages and implementation software. MODELING METHODOLOGY - Discrete and discrete/continuous simulation; animation/visual simulation; conceptual frameworks; distributed and parallel simulation; knowledge-based simulation; simulation and artificial intelligence; model specification; model development; software engineering; modeling approaches; object-oriented simulation; simulation support environments; verification, validation, and testing. ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY - Design of experiments; estimation; metamodels; modeling and generating input processes; output analysis; optimization; sensitivity analysis; ranking and selection; simulation startup; variance reduction. MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS - Facilities planning; flexible systems; materials handling; production and inventory control; on-line control; computer integrated manufacturing; robotics; warehousing and distribution. HEALTH SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS - (Joint with The Society for Health Systems and The Society for Medical Decision Making) Health policy; clinical decision making; emergency operations; clinics; patient processing; nursing; resource allocation; inventory and distribution. SIMULATION APPLICATIONS - Transportation systems; computer/communication systems; military systems; and general applications including agriculture, energy systems, service systems (e.g., financial institutions) and applications that use AI/expert systems. We will consider presentations and papers in other areas. The Program Committee will review all submissions. The conference Proceedings, which will be copyrighted and widely disseminated, will publish each accepted paper. All talks and tutorials must be accompanied by an acceptable Proceedings paper. Published papers, except for software tutorials, will be at least three and no more than ten Proceedings pages. Software tutorials will be at least three and at most five Proceedings pages. DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS Send all submissions to the Program Chair (address below) and include the title, full name, affiliation, complete address, telephone number, facsimile number (if available) and electronic mail address (if available) of each co-author of the paper and each participant in the panel. March 1, 1991 - Submit one to three-page proposals to present tutorials or state-of-the-art reviews; to organize and chair regular paper sessions; or to organize and chair panel sessions. April 1, 1991 - Submit four copies of contributed papers that have not been previously published or presented. Each submission must be a full-length paper. Provide an abstract and a list of key words for reference purposes. Submission implies that the author will attend the WSC '91 to present the paper. June 1, 1991 - Notify contributors of paper acceptance. August 1, 1991 - Authors provide camera-ready manuscript copy (meeting the length requirements specified above) to the Proceedings Editor. The Editor will accept electronic submission of LaTeX files that meet criteria that will be specified along with notification of paper acceptance. November 1, 1991 - Ph.D. Student Colloquium Submissions. The TIMS College on Simulation invites Ph.D. students nearing completion of their dissertations to present informal 15 minute talks on their research. The Colloquium will take place Sunday night, December 8, 1991. Submit brief abstracts to Jorge Haddock, Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590. Telephone: (518) 276-8099/ e-mail address: ffye@rpitsmts.bitnet. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PROGRAM - Gordon M. Clark, Program Chair WSC '91, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1971 Neil Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. Telephone: (614) 292-7863; Electronic Mail: clark-g@eng.ohio-state.edu; FAX: (614) 292-7852. GENERAL - W. David Kelton, General Chair WSC '91, Department of Operations and Management Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. Telephone (612) 624-8503; Electronic Mail: dkelton@vx.acs.umn.edu; FAX: (612) 626-1316. Sponsored by: American Statistical Association (ASA) Association for Computing Machinery: Special Interest Group on Simulation (ACM/SIGSIM) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Computer Society (IEEE/CS) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE/SMCS) Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) The Institute of Management Sciences: College on Simulation (TIMS/CS) The Society of Computer Simulation (SCS) BACK PAGE Winter Simulation Conference Board of Directors ASA David A. Grier Dept. of Statistics/Computer and Information Sciences The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-6359 ACM/SIGSIM Herbert D. Schwetman Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation 3500 West Balcones Center Drive Austin, TX 78759 (512) 338-3428 IEEE/CS Sallie V. Sheppard Office of Associate Provost 104 Academic Building Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4233 (409) 845-3210 IEEE/SMCS James D. Palmer School of Engineering Technology and Engineering S&T 103 George Mason University 4400 University Drive Faifax, VA 22030 (703) 323-3891 IIE Jerry Banks School of ISYE Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0205 (404) 894-2312 NIST Robert Lundegard National Institute of Standards and Technology Statistical Engineering Division Building 101, Room A337 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-2840 ORSA Bruce W. Schmeiser School of Industrial Engineering Grissom Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287 (317) 494-5422 TIMS/CS Stephen D. Roberts Dept. of Industrial Engineering North Carolina State University Box 7906 Raleigh, NC 27695-7906 (919) 737-2362 SCS Brian Unger Jade Simulations International Corporation Suite 80, 1833 Crowchild Trail N.W. Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2M 4S7 (403) 282-5711 1991 Winter Simulation Conference Committee General Chair W. David Kelton Dept. of Operations and Management Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 624-8503 Associate General Chair (WSC '92 General Chair) Robert C. Crain Wolverine Software Corporation 4115 Annandale Road, Suite 200 Annandale, VA 22003-2500 (703) 750-3910 Program Chair Gordon M. Clark Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering The Ohio State University 1971 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210-1271 (614) 292-7863 Associate Program Chair (WSC '92 Program Chair) James R. Wilson School of Industrial Engineering Grissom Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (317) 494-5408 Business Chair Deborah A. Davis Systems Modeling Corporation The Park Building 504 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA 15143 (412) 741-3727 Proceedings Editor Barry L. Nelson Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering The Ohio State University 1971 Neil Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43210-1271 (614) 292-0610 Exhibits Chair David H. Withers P.O. Box 933 Mead Data Central Dayton, OH 45401 (800) 227-9597 ext 1912 Registration Chair Thomas D. Clark, Jr. Dept. of Information and Management Sciences The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-1042 (904) 644-8226 Publicity Chair Jennifer E. Mishler Prisker Corporation 1305 Cumberland Ave. P. O. Box 2413 West Lafayette, IN 47906 (317) 463-5557 Local Arrangements Chair Paul Sanchez Systems and Industrial Engineering University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ 85721 (602) 621-6558 WSC Board Liaisons James D. Palmer School of Engineering Technology and Engineering S&T 103 George Mason University 4400 University Drive Faifax, VA 22030 (703) 323-3891 Sallie V. Sheppard Office of Associate Provost 104 Academic Building Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4233 ------------------------------ From: pawel@cs.UAlberta.CA (Pawel Gburzynski) Subject: Network simulation tools (ethernet models in particular) To: simulation@bikini.cis.ufl.edu Date: Mon, 11 Mar 91 16:07:39 MST X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] I would like to announce two free simulation tools that are available from our site. A while ago somebody inquired about an ethernet model; well, the ethernet model is a trivial addition to these tools. The tools I am talking about are LANSF (Software Practice and Experience, vol. 21, no. 1, January 1991, pp. 51-76) and SMURPH (see the Proceedings of 1991 Western Multi Conference on Object-Oriented Simulation, Simulation Series, vol. 23, no.3, 1991, pp. 12-21). The second package is brand new and no serious papers on it have been published yet. Below I include a random excerpt from a technical report on SMURPH. ---- SMURPH is an object-oriented software package for modeling discrete events in communication protocols. It can be viewed as both an implementation of a certain protocol specification language and a process-driven simulator oriented towards investigating medium access control (MAC) level protocols. The structure of the simulator is completely invisible to the user. All the simulation-related operations, as creating and scheduling individual events, maintaining a consistent notion of time, etc., are covered by a high-level interface. A protocol description in SMURPH looks like a program that could be executed on a hypothetical hardware. SMURPH emulates this hardware and thus provides a realistic environment for executing protocols described in its specification language. Protocol execution in SMURPH can be monitored. One reason for monitoring the behavior of a protocol is to investigate its performance by gathering empirical data. Although SMURPH does not purport to be a protocol verification system (it seems that no automated verification system of practical use can be built today), it offers some tools for protocol testing. These tools, the so-called observers, look like programmable dynamic assertions describing legitimate sequences of protocol actions. The protocol description language of SMURPH is essentially C++. The standard data types, objects, functions, and macros provided by the package extend this language substantially. With this approach, the user gets the full power of C++ combined with the power of a realistic, emulated environment for programming and executing communication protocols. SMURPH descends from its predecessor, called LANSF which was designed and implemented in 1987. LANSF was programmed in C and has evolved a number of times from its original version. It has been successfully applied to investigating the performance and correctness of a number of protocols for local and metropolitan area networks and other distributed systems. One disadvantage of LANSF was its low flexibility in describing compound data structures. The idea of re-implementing LANSF in C++ was born from the collaboration of the researchers from UofA with the networking group at the Lockheed Space and Missile Company. At first, Objective C was tried, but after a brief preliminary design we decided to use C++ instead. C++ seems to capture all the essential features of Objective C, and at the same time is devoid of some deficiencies of that language. ---- Both packages are available for free although we try to solicit a token and voluntary contribution from the users -- to partially cover the maintenance cost. SMURPH is still in a development stage, and I will welcome all suggestions, bug reports, etc. It currently works with the GNU C++ compiler, but I have already started adapting it to the AT&T cfront environment. The packages are available from menaik.cs.ualberta.ca (129.128.4.241), files "pub/lansf..." and "pub/smurph...", where "..." depends on the current version of the product. They come with extensive documentation and examples (Ethernet is among them). For the people who have no ftp access, we can arrange for some other means of transportation. Below is the list of selected relevant papers (in the bibtex format): ---- @article( ber89 ,author= {Bertan, B. R.} ,title= {Simulation of {MAC} Layer Queueing and Priority Strategies of {CEBus}} ,journal= {IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics} ,volume= 35 ,month= aug ,year= 1989 ,pages= {557--563} ) @inproceedings( dog88 ,author= {Dobosiewicz, W. and Gburzy\'{n}ski, P.} ,title= {Ethernet with Segmented Carrier} ,booktitle= {Proceedings of IEEE Computer Networking Symposium} ,year= 1988 ,month= apr ,address= {Washington, DC} ,pages= {72--78} ) @inproceedings( dog90 ,author= {Dobosiewicz, W. and Gburzy\'{n}ski, P.} ,title= {Performance of {P}iggyback {E}thernet} ,booktitle= {IEEE IPCCC'90} ,year= 1990 ,month= mar ,address= {Scottsdale, AZ} ,pages= {516--522} ) @inproceedings( dgr90 ,author= {Dobosiewicz, W. and Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {An {E}thernet-like {CSMA/CD} Protocol for High Speed Bus {LAN}s} ,booktitle= {IEEE INFOCOM'90} ,year= 1990 ,pages= {238--245} ) @techreport( gbm90 ,author= {Gburzynski, P. and Maitan, J.} ,title= {An object-oriented configurable simulator for low-level communication protocols} ,institution= {University of Alberta} ,address= {Edmonton, Alberta, Canada} ,type= {Technical Report TR 90-8} ,month= mar ,year= 1980 ) @inproceedings( gbr87 ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {A Better-than-{T}oken Protocol with Bounded Packet Delay Time for Ethernet-type {LAN}'s} ,booktitle= {Symposium on the Simulation of Computer Networks} ,publisher= {IEEE} ,year= 1987 ,month= aug ,address= {Colorado Springs, Co.} ,pages= {110--117} ) @inproceedings( gbr88a ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {Modeling Low-level Communication Protocols: A Modular Approach} ,booktitle= {Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Modeling Techniques and Tools for Computer Performance Evaluation} ,publisher= {Universitat de les Illes Balears} ,year= 1988 ,address= {Palma de Mallorca, Spain} ,pages= {89--108} ) @article( gbr88c ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {A Virtual Token Protocol for Bus Networks: Correctness and Performance} ,journal= {INFOR} ,volume= 27 ,year= 1989 ,pages= {183--205} ) @inproceedings( gbr89 ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {On Formal Modelling of Communication Channels} ,booktitle= {IEEE INFOCOM'89} ,year= 1989 ,pages= {143--151} ) @article( gbr89a ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {A Note on the Performance of {ENET II}} ,journal= {IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications} ,month= apr ,year= 1989 ,volume= 7 ,pages= {424--427} ) @manual( gbr89b ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {The {LANSF} Protocol Modeling Environment, version 2.0} ,address= {The University of Alberta, Department of Computing Science, TR 89-19, Edmonton} ,year= 1989 ) @inproceedings( gbr89c ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {On Executable Specifications, Validation, and Testing of {MAC}-level Protocols} ,booktitle= {Proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 6.1 Int. Symposium on Protocol Specification, Testing, and Verification, June 1989, Enschede, The Netherlands} ,editor= {Brinksma, E. and Scollo, G. and Vissers C. A.} ,publisher= {North-Holland} ,year= 1990 ,pages= {261--273} ) @incollection( gbr89d ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {{LANSF}---A Modular System for Modelling Low-level communication protocols} ,booktitle= {Modeling Techniques and Tools for Computer Performance Evaluation} ,editor= {Puigjaner, R. and Potier, D.} ,publisher= {Plenum Publishing Company} ,year= 1989 ,pages= {77--93} ) @inproceedings( gbr90 ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {Modelling of reactive systems in {SMURPH}} ,booktitle= {Proceedings of the European Simulation Multiconference} ,address= {Erlangen-Nuremberg, W-Germany} ,month= jun ,year= 1990 ,pages= {661--667} ) @article( gbr91a ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {{LANSF:} A Protocol Modelling Environment and its Implementation} ,journal= {Software Practice and Experience} ,volume= 21 ,number= 1 ,year= 1991 ,month= jan ,pages= {51--76} ) @inproceedings( gbr91 ,author= {Gburzy\'{n}ski, P. and Rudnicki, P.} ,title= {Object-Oriented Simulation is {SMURPH}: A Case Study of DQDB Protocol} ,booktitle= {Proceedings of 1991 Western Multi Conference on Object-Oriented Simulation} ,address= {Anaheim, California} ,month= feb ,year= 1991 ,pages= {12--21} ) @article( pam90 ,author= {Pakkam, S. R. and Manikopoulos, C. N.} ,title= {Performance Evaluation of the {C}onsumer {E}lectronic {B}us} ,journal= {IEEE Transactions on Computer Electronics} ,year= 1990 ,note= {(In press.)} ) ---- My best regards, Pawel Gburzynski Department of Computing Science University of Alberta 615 GSB Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2H1 tel.: (403) 492-2347 fax.: (403) 492-1071 e-mail: pawel@cs.ualberta.ca ------------------------------ To: comp-simulation@UCSD.EDU Path: megatek!brabant From: megatek!brabant@UCSD.EDU (Ed Brabant) Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization,comp.simulation,sci.aeronautics,sci.astro,sci.bio,sci.bio.technology,sci.chem,sci.electronics,sci.energy,sci.engr.chem,sci.environment,sci.geo.fluids,sci.med,sci.med.physics,sci.optics,sci.physics Subject: SIGGRAPH '91 Workshops Call for Participation Date: 12 Mar 91 17:19:57 GMT Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, Ca. SIGGRAPH '91 Workshops Call for Participation Workshop Overview Workshops at the annual SIGGRAPH conference provide one- or two-day forums for structured, but lively interchange of ideas among a small group of people about issues important to the computer graphics community. Issues may range from theoretical problems, to emerging standards, to specialized applications areas. Though the workshops themselves are by definition able to accomodate a relatively small number of participants, the results of the workshop discussions are reported to other conference attendees through presentation and interaction at a special interest group session or panel, and to the graphics community at large in "Computer Graphics", published by the Association for Computing Machinery. You are invited to submit a position paper on the workshop topics listed below to the workshop organizers by May 17, 1991. Guidelines for presenting the position papers, and a detailed description on how the workshops are structured can be obtained from the organizers, or from the workshop committee chair, also listed below. Please review these guidelines carefully before submitting position papers. The organizers will then select up to 25 participants for the workshop from the papers submitted. SIGGRAPH '91 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from Sunday, July 28, through Friday, August 2, 1991 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The SIGGRAPH '91 workshops committee and organizers look forward to receiving your position paper for consideration. SIGGRAPH '91 Workshop Chair: Ed Brabant Megatek Corporation 9645 Scranton Rd. San Diego, 92121 office: 619-455-5590 x2639 fax: 619-453-7603 email: brabant@megatek.uunet ucsd!megatek!brabant ---------- Workshop #1 - Call for Participation Integrating Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Image Processing in Scientific Applications 29-30 July, 1991 Many engineering and scientific applications in medicine, biomedical research, oil exploration and development, robotics, space exploration, molecular modeling, etc., depend on the modeling and interpretation of empirical data. In these applications, data are collected from several different sources and combined into a model that contains both geometric and nongeometric data. The model is then used for measurement, for simulation, and for understanding the structure and relationships that may exist among the data. Although the sources of data for each of these applications are different and specialized knowledge is necessary to interpret the data, there is also a great of deal of commonality in the techniques used to visualize, reconstruct, and interact with the data. The commonality stems from the need of similar algorithms and techniques from the fields of computer graphics, computer vision and image processing. These common techniques range from image enhancement, feature extraction, and reconstruction of 3D models from the extracted features, to visualization of and interaction with the resulting models, and model computation and simulation. This workshop focuses on identifying the common algorithm requirements in practical applications that integrate techniques from computer graphics, computer vision, and image processing, and the implications of the integration of these algorithms on computational and architectural requirements. Problems in visualization and display of multidimensional data, while important topics, will not be considered alone unless they have demonstrated their efficacy as part of a larger application. For further information on how to participate, or to submit a position paper, contact the workshop organizers: Ingrid Carlbom Indranil Chakravarty Digital Equipment Corporation, Schlumberger Laboratory Cambridge Research Lab for Computer Science One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700 P.O. Box 200015 Cambridge, MA 02139 Austin, TX 78720 phone: 617-621-6629 phone: 512-331-3721 fax: 617-621-6650 fax: 512-331-3760 email: carlbom@crl.dec.com email: chakra@slcs.slb.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop #2 - Call for Participation Computer Graphics in the Network Environment 28-29 July 1991 Because of current network limitations, many distributed computer graphics applications, designed for or adapted to existing networks, compromise function or interactivity. The premise of this workshop is that future distributed application paradigms and the deployment of new network technologies are closely connected, and both should be designed with this relationship in mind. Participants will discuss current models of distributed computer graphics/video for local and wide-area networks and their limitations, and models for future applications based on high bandwidth networks. Other topics are likely to include data models, future requirements for network availability and reliability, new network protocols, and developments in hardware technologies for network protocol handling, image compression, and HDTV. For further information on how to participate, or to submit a position paper, contact the workshop organizer: David Oliver Center for Geometry, Analysis, Numerics and Graphics 1535 Lederle Graduate Research Center University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 phone: 413-545-1726 fax: 413-545-1801 email: oliver@smectos.gang.umass.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Mar 91 23:55:38 GMT From: mcleod@Sdsc.Edu Subject: Listing for the digest please. To: simulation@ufl.edu X-St-Vmsmail-To: ST%"simulation@ufl.edu" From: ST%"PHIL@biomath.rug.ac.be" 8-MAR-1991 16:12:12.53 To: MCLEOD CC: Subj: Hello Chip, enclosed is text for 1991 ESS Fri, 8 Mar 91 16:12:01 GMT for MCLEOD@SDSC; Fri, 8 Mar 91 16:12 GMT Sender: MAILER@BGERUG51.BITNET 1991 17:10 N Date: Fri, 8 Mar 91 19:04 N From: PHIL@biomath.rug.ac.be Subject: Hello Chip, enclosed is text for 1991 ESS To: mcleod@SDSC.BITNET X-Envelope-to: mcleod@SDSC.BITNET X-VMS-To: IN%"mcleod@sdsc.bitnet" ESS 91 EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM on Intelligent Process Control Design and Scheduling and on Modelling and Control of Water Resources Systems and Global Changes CALL FOR PAPERS GHENT, BELGIUM NOVEMBER 6-8, 1991 HET PAND --------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Organizer and Sponsor: SCS International European Simulation Office Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Symposium Co-Sponsor: TECHWARE c/o CIBE/BIWM, 2nd Floor Wolstraat 70, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium International Program Committee K.J.Astrom Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. W.Brutsaert Cornell University, USA. F.De Troch University of Ghent, Belgium. Y.Kaya University of Tokyo, Japan. E.J.H.Kerckhoffs Delft Univ.of Technology, The Netherlands. S.Marsili-Libelli University of Florence, Italy. A.Pave Universite Claude Bernard - Lyon, France. L.A.Rastrigin Riga Technical University, USSR. G.N.Saridis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. G.Stephanopoulos Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA. A.Van der Beken University of Brussels, Belgium. G.C.Vansteenkiste University of Ghent, Belgium. (Chairman) Scope The ESS 91 is composed of two parallel symposia around problem investigation on the basis of simulation methodology. On the one hand, simulation in the design and scheduling of intelligent process control systems is focused, while on the other hand, we look at simulation in the study of water resources systems and global changes. Intelligent Process Control Design and Scheduling Conventional control system design methodology is based on, detailed mathematical models of the physical system to be controlled. In most instances, only approximate system models with limited ranges of applicability are available for the design process. Additional heuristic rules are used as an attempt to describe the observed system behaviour. The focus of the Symposium "Intelligent Control" (cognitive control) refers to a control system which can learn, reason and make judgements. The Symposium will deal with different methodologies such as, Knowledge Based Simulation, AI Based Pattern Recognition, Fault Trees, Knowledge Based Systems (Expert Systems) and Neural Networks for Process Control and Scheduling. All aspects are considered: Theory, Validation, Applications and Performances. The Symposium will also deal with information acquisition and processing needed for supervision and diagnosis, temporal trend identification, sensor data reduction and modelling. Application issues of concern to this Symposium include: - Process Monitoring and Control in chemical, nuclear and power industries, biotechnological plants, etc... - Computer Systems for Control like CEALMON, COOKER, FALCON, ESCORT, MCM, PICON and G2. - Systems relevant for product quality enhancement and production process safety. - Systems for scheduling in manufacturing processes and production control. - CIM in the process industries. Modelling in Water Resources Systems and Global Changes. 1. Weather processes: modelling of rainfall fields in space and time; heterogeneous media simulations, fractal properties, multifractal nature and chaotic behaviour of rainfall; incor- porating causal mechanisms into stochastic models. 2. Urban hydrology, management of sewer systems and waste dispos- sal. 3. Integrated Water Quantity/Quality modelling, including leach- ing models, surface impoundment models, modelling for irriga- tion and drainage, decision support systems in surface and groundwater management. 4. 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[] Modelling and Control of Water Resources Systems and Global Changes. Do you know other research workers interested in the topics of this Symposium? Name:________________________________ Address:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Name:________________________________ Address:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ For organizational purposes,please mail this card immediately to SCS International,c/o Philippe Geril at the European Simulation Office, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. ----------------------------------------------------------------- European Simulation Symposium 1991 Organized and Sponsored by: The Society for Computer Simulation International cosponsored by: TECHWARE- University Enterprise, Training Partnership under COMETT EC Program EUROSIM - The Federation of European Simulation Societies JSST - The Japan Society for Simulation Technology CSSC - The System Simulation Council of the Chinese Associa- tion of Automation Conference Location Official headquarters of the 1991 ESS is Het Pand, Onderbergen 1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Het Pand is an early medieval Dominican Abbey, built around 1228 on the river Leie, next to the Sint- Nicholas Church in the heart of Ghent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to know more about SCS International and even consider joining this international organization as a member and enjoy the following benefits: - a subscription to Simulation (The SCS Journal) - an SCS International Membership Pin - discounts on all SCS International Conferences - a discount on all SCS International Publications. Want to know more? 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Authors are expected to register early (at a reduced fee) and to attend the conference at their own expense to present the accept- ed papers. If payment is not made then your paper will not be pu- blished in the Proceedings. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by JULY 15TH 1991. An author kit with complete instructions for preparing a camera-ready copy for the Proceedings will be sent to accepted authors. If you plan to give state of art reviews or to organize panel discussions, please contact the European Simulation Office. Camera ready copies of accepted papers must be sent to the SCS International European Simulation Office by SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1991.A final review of each paper will take place at that time. For demonstrations, exhibitions or video sessions please contact SCS International at the European Simulation Office: Registration fees: The registration fee is BF12.500* for authors and members of SCS International or affiliate societies, BF13.500* for participants preregistered before OCTOBER 20 TH, 1991.Registration at the conference itself will be BF13.500* for authors and members of SCS International and affiliate societies and BF15.000* for participants. * or equivalent in U$, FF or DM. Correspondance Address The Society for Computer Simulation International European Simulation Office c/o Philippe Geril University of Ghent Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Tel:0032.91.23.49.41 Fax: 0032.91.23.49.41 Earnnet:SCSI@BIOMATH.RUG.AC.BE Language The official conference language and language of the accepted papers is English ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Mar 91 23:55:38 GMT From: mcleod@Sdsc.Edu Subject: Listing for the digest please. To: simulation@ufl.edu X-St-Vmsmail-To: ST%"simulation@ufl.edu" ESS 91 EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM on Intelligent Process Control Design and Scheduling and on Modelling and Control of Water Resources Systems and Global Changes CALL FOR PAPERS GHENT, BELGIUM NOVEMBER 6-8, 1991 HET PAND --------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Organizer and Sponsor: SCS International European Simulation Office Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Symposium Co-Sponsor: TECHWARE c/o CIBE/BIWM, 2nd Floor Wolstraat 70, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium International Program Committee K.J.Astrom Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. W.Brutsaert Cornell University, USA. F.De Troch University of Ghent, Belgium. Y.Kaya University of Tokyo, Japan. E.J.H.Kerckhoffs Delft Univ.of Technology, The Netherlands. S.Marsili-Libelli University of Florence, Italy. A.Pave Universite Claude Bernard - Lyon, France. L.A.Rastrigin Riga Technical University, USSR. G.N.Saridis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. G.Stephanopoulos Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA. A.Van der Beken University of Brussels, Belgium. G.C.Vansteenkiste University of Ghent, Belgium. (Chairman) Scope The ESS 91 is composed of two parallel symposia around problem investigation on the basis of simulation methodology. On the one hand, simulation in the design and scheduling of intelligent process control systems is focused, while on the other hand, we look at simulation in the study of water resources systems and global changes. Intelligent Process Control Design and Scheduling Conventional control system design methodology is based on, detailed mathematical models of the physical system to be controlled. In most instances, only approximate system models with limited ranges of applicability are available for the design process. Additional heuristic rules are used as an attempt to describe the observed system behaviour. The focus of the Symposium "Intelligent Control" (cognitive control) refers to a control system which can learn, reason and make judgements. The Symposium will deal with different methodologies such as, Knowledge Based Simulation, AI Based Pattern Recognition, Fault Trees, Knowledge Based Systems (Expert Systems) and Neural Networks for Process Control and Scheduling. All aspects are considered: Theory, Validation, Applications and Performances. The Symposium will also deal with information acquisition and processing needed for supervision and diagnosis, temporal trend identification, sensor data reduction and modelling. Application issues of concern to this Symposium include: - Process Monitoring and Control in chemical, nuclear and power industries, biotechnological plants, etc... - Computer Systems for Control like CEALMON, COOKER, FALCON, ESCORT, MCM, PICON and G2. - Systems relevant for product quality enhancement and production process safety. - Systems for scheduling in manufacturing processes and production control. - CIM in the process industries. Modelling in Water Resources Systems and Global Changes. 1. Weather processes: modelling of rainfall fields in space and time; heterogeneous media simulations, fractal properties, multifractal nature and chaotic behaviour of rainfall; incor- porating causal mechanisms into stochastic models. 2. Urban hydrology, management of sewer systems and waste dispos- sal. 3. Integrated Water Quantity/Quality modelling, including leach- ing models, surface impoundment models, modelling for irriga- tion and drainage, decision support systems in surface and groundwater management. 4. Global changes; modelling and control of greenhouse drift, heavy metal and nitrate pollution. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REPLY CARD Surname:_______________________________ Given Names:___________________________ Occupation and/or Title:_______________ Affiliation:___________________________ Mailing Address:_______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Telephone:_____________________________ FAXnumber:_____________________________ E-Mail:________________________________ I will attend the European Simulation Symposium: [] Without presenting a paper [] And present a paper The Provisional Title of my paper is: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ with the following highlights: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ and falls within the Symposium on: (please tick one) [] Intelligent Process Control Design and Scheduling. [] Modelling and Control of Water Resources Systems and Global Changes. Do you know other research workers interested in the topics of this Symposium? Name:________________________________ Address:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Name:________________________________ Address:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ For organizational purposes,please mail this card immediately to SCS International,c/o Philippe Geril at the European Simulation Office, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. ----------------------------------------------------------------- European Simulation Symposium 1991 Organized and Sponsored by: The Society for Computer Simulation International cosponsored by: TECHWARE- University Enterprise, Training Partnership under COMETT EC Program EUROSIM - The Federation of European Simulation Societies JSST - The Japan Society for Simulation Technology CSSC - The System Simulation Council of the Chinese Associa- tion of Automation Conference Location Official headquarters of the 1991 ESS is Het Pand, Onderbergen 1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Het Pand is an early medieval Dominican Abbey, built around 1228 on the river Leie, next to the Sint- Nicholas Church in the heart of Ghent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to know more about SCS International and even consider joining this international organization as a member and enjoy the following benefits: - a subscription to Simulation (The SCS Journal) - an SCS International Membership Pin - discounts on all SCS International Conferences - a discount on all SCS International Publications. Want to know more? Just send back this slip to SCS International, European Office, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name:___________________Surname:_________________________ Address:_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ City:___________________Zipcode:_________________________ Country:________________Phone:___________________________ [] Yes I would like to know more about SCS International ( and become a member.) [] No, please remove me from your mailing list ----------------------------------------------------------------- Deadlines and Requirements Extended abstracts (two pages typewritten without drawings and tables)are due to arrive in TRIPLICATE at the SCS International ,European Simulation Office before JUNE 1ST,1991. Only original papers which have not previously been published el- sewhere will be accepted. Authors are expected to register early (at a reduced fee) and to attend the conference at their own expense to present the accept- ed papers. If payment is not made then your paper will not be pu- blished in the Proceedings. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by JULY 15TH 1991. An author kit with complete instructions for preparing a camera-ready copy for the Proceedings will be sent to accepted authors. If you plan to give state of art reviews or to organize panel discussions, please contact the European Simulation Office. Camera ready copies of accepted papers must be sent to the SCS International European Simulation Office by SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1991.A final review of each paper will take place at that time. For demonstrations, exhibitions or video sessions please contact SCS International at the European Simulation Office: Registration fees: The registration fee is BF12.500* for authors and members of SCS International or affiliate societies, BF13.500* for participants preregistered before OCTOBER 20 TH, 1991.Registration at the conference itself will be BF13.500* for authors and members of SCS International and affiliate societies and BF15.000* for participants. * or equivalent in U$, FF or DM. Correspondance Address The Society for Computer Simulation International European Simulation Office c/o Philippe Geril University of Ghent Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Tel:0032.91.23.49.41 Fax: 0032.91.23.49.41 Earnnet:SCSI@BIOMATH.RUG.AC.BE Language The official conference language and language of the accepted papers is English ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 91 15:06:56 est From: liny@thumper.bellcore.com (Jason Lin) To: fishwick@bikini.cis.ufl.edu **** CALL FOR PAPERS **** INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SIMULATION is announcing a SPECIAL ISSUE scheduled for 1992 on SIMULATION OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papers on simulation of communication systems such as telecommunication networks, broadband ISDN switches, computer networks, local area networks, high-speed networks, network protocols, satellite and mobile communications, etc. are invited. All aspects of such simulations will be of interest. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: o Distributed and Parallel Simulation o Hybrid Simulation o Simulation Methodologies o Validation and Verification o Graphical User Interface o Animation and Diagnostic Techniques o Programming and Specification Languages ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prospective authors are invited to submit five copies of complete manuscript of high quality research contributions by October 1, 1991 to the Guest Editors: Dr. Jason Yi-Bing Lin Dr. Victor Wing-Kit Mak Bellcore Bellcore 445 South Street, 2D-297 445 South Street, 2P-254 Morristown, NJ 07962-1910 Morristown, NJ 07962-1910 (201) 829-5095 (201) 829-4470 liny@mookie.bellcore.com vicmak@dragon.bellcore.com FAX: (201) 984-5837 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher: Ablex Publishing Company 355 Chestnut Street Norwood, NJ 07648 ------------------------------ To: comp-simulation@uunet.UU.NET Path: diemen!tasman!steveh From: steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steven Howell) Newsgroups: comp.simulation Subject: Wanted. 6502 CPU Simulator Date: 15 Mar 91 08:34:27 GMT Sender: news@diemen.utas.edu.au Distribution: comp Well, the title says it all. basically i am after a 6502 simulator to analize circuits and detect performance problems. if you can info or have an old unit you wish to dispose of, then drop me some mail, and we'll work something out. steve h UCC ------------------------------ END OF SIMULATION DIGEST ************************