Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference (ASTC 2000)
Preliminary Program
Symposium Details for the 33rd Annual Simulation Symposium
33rd Annual
Simulation Symposium
Chair: Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thelssaloniki
Session Index
Monday
10:30 - 11:30
Keynote Address
Modeling and Analysis of Software Aging and Rejuvenation
Professor Kishor S. Trivedi
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Monday
11:30 - 12:30
Session 1: Parallel and Distributed Simulation I
Chair: Teo Yong Meng, National University of Singapore
 | Grid-Based Data Management in
Distributed Simulation Rassul Ayani, Gary Tan, YuSong Zhang, Farshad Moradi, Nat’l Univ of Singapore, Singapore |
| State-Based Scheduling
Algorithm for Time Warp Synchronization Francesco Quaglia, Univ di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italy |
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Monday 1:30
- 3:00
Session 2: Network Modeling and Simulation
Chair: Karen Lentz, Tufts University
| On QoS Multicasting Performance
in Wide Area Networks Tawfig Al Rabiah, Taieb F. Znati, Univ of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Optimal Resource Allocation for Multi-Service Networks Robert Simon, B. Jukic, W. Sun Chang, George Mason University, USA |
| Modeling and Simulation of a Fault Tolerant ATM Switching Architecture Muhammad Anan, Spring Telecommunications Company, USA Mohsen Guizani, Univ of West Florida-Pensacola,USA |
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Monday 3:30
- 5:30
Session 3: Simulation Languages, Tools, and Environments I
Chair: Robert Simon, George Mason University
| DSPTune: A Performance Evaluation Toolset for the SHARC Signal Processor David R. Kaeli, Suleyman Sair, Jose Fridman, Northeastern University, USA |
| Using the DEVS Paradigm to Implement a Simulated Processor Gabriel A. Wainer, Alejandro Troccoli, Zlotnik Sergio, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Specifying Truck Movement in Traffic Models Using Cell-DEVS Gabriel A. Wainer, Davidson Alejandra, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| An Environment for Formal Modeling and Simulation of Control Systems Bernardo Copstein, M da Costa Mora, L. Ribeiro, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
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Tuesday
8:30 - 10:00
Session 4: Simulation Based Performance Analysis I
Chair: David Kaeli, Northeastern University
| Scheduling Strategies for Multitasking in a Distributed System Helen Karatza, Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Discrete-Event Simulation of Timed Petri Net Models W.M. Zuberek, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland, Canada |
| A Comparitive Evaluation of Sorted Priority Algorithms and Class Based Queueing Using
Simulation Phyllis Callinan, Mehdi Witwit, Frank Ball, Oxford Brookes University, UK |
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Tuesday
10:30 - 12:30
Session 5: Simulation Languages, Tools, and Environments II
Chair: Wlodek M. Zuberek, Memorial University of Newfoundland
| IRLSim: A General Purpose Packet Level Network Simulator Andreas Terzis, Konstantinos Nikoloudakis, Lan Wang, Lixia Zhang, UCLA, USA |
| PUMP: A Program Understanding Tool for MODSIM Programs Louis G. Birta, A.S. Bhullar, Univ of Ottawa, Canada |
| Simulation of a Telecommunication system Using SimML Leonardus Budiman Arief, N.A. Speirs, Univ of Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Exploring CORSIM Runtime Characteristics: Profiling a Traffic Simulator Marc Bumble, Lily Elefteriadou, Penn. State Univ., USA |
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Tuesday
1:30 - 3:00
Session 6: VLSI Circuit Simulators
Chair: Taieb Znati, University of Pittsburgh
| Handling Behavioral Components in Multi-Level Concurrent Fault Simulation Karen Panetta Lentz, Jonathan B. Homer, Tufts University , USA |
| Field, Circuit, and Visualization Based Simulation Methodology for Passive Electronic
Components Benjamin Beker, George Cokkinides, Michael Sechrest, Univ of South Carolina, USA |
| Multiresolution Modeling of Power Converter Using Waveform Reconstruction Enrico Santi, Yuwei Luo, Roger Dougal, Univ of South Carolina, USA |
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Tuesday
3:30 - 5:30
Session 7: Animations/Virtual Reality
Chair: Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
| A Methodology Centered on Modularization of QoS Constraints for the Development and
Performance Evaluation of Multimedia Systems Giancarlo Fortino, Libero Nigro, Univ della Calabria,Italy |
| Active Virtual Guide as an
Apparatus for Augmented Reality Based Telemanipulation System on the Internet Samir Otmane, M. Mallem, A. Kheddar, F. Chavand, Univ. of Evry Val-d’Essonne, France |
| Multiresolution Behavioral Modeling in a Virtual Environment Veysi Isler, Gurkan Koldas, Middle East Tech University, Turkey |
| Approaches to Cognitive System Simulation Architectures and Animations Kevin Reilly, Norman W. Bray, Michael K. Jackson, Univ of Alabama - Birmingham, USA |
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Wednesday
8:30 - 10:00
Session 8: Parallel and Distributed Simulation II
Chair: Gary Tan, National University of Singapore
| An Analytic Model for Predicting Simulation Parallelism Teo Yong Meng, Wang Hong, Tay Seng Chuan, Nat’l Univ of Singapore, Singapore |
| On Learning Algorithms and Balancing Loads in Time Warp Carl Tropper, M. Choe, McGill University, Canada |
| Efficient Distributed Simulation of Hierarchical DEVS Models: Transforming Model
Structure Into a Non-Hierarchical One Kihyung Kim, Kang, Sagong, Yeungnam University, Korea |
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Wednesday
10:30 - 12:30
Session 9: Advances in Simulation Methodology and Practices
Chair: Stephen Morrisson, Tufts University
| Mean Estimation Based on O-Mixing Sequences E. Jack Chen, W. David Kelton, Univ of Cincinnati, USA |
| Sequential Dynamical Systems and Applications to Simulations Stephan Kopp, C.L. Barrett, B.W. Bush, H.S. Mortveit, C.M. Reidys, LANL, USA |
| Simulation Optimization of Airline Delay Using Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic
Optimization David W. Hutchison, Stacy Hill, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| First Results on Formal Comparison of Several Stochastic Optimization Approaches James C. Spall, David Stark, Stacy Hill, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
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Wednesday
1:30 - 3:00
Session 10: Simulation Based Performance Analysis II
Chair: Carl Tropper, McGill University
| Simulation-Trace-Based Component Performance Prediction J. Jenny Li, J.R. Horgan, Telcordia Tech, USA |
| Development of an Object
Oriented Simulation Engine for On-Line Simulation and Optimization Appa Iyer Sivakumar, Chin Soon Chong, Gintic Inst., Singapore |
| Modeling and Simulation of a
Network of Worstations with Wormhole Switching Javier Molero, F. Silla, V. Santonja, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain |
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Wednesday
3:30 - 5:30
Session 11: Simulation Languages, Tools and Environments III
Chair: Mohsen Guizani, University of West Florida
| Integrating Discrete and Continuous Phenomena Models Into Practical Advanced User
Interface Specifications Stephen A. Morrison, Tufts University, USA |
| MICA: A Memory and Interconnect Simulation Environment for Cache-Based Architectures Hung-Chang Hsiao, Chung-Ta King, Nat’l Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan |
| Performance Analysis of Multiprocessor Architectures Via Analytical Simulation A.A. Veglis, A.S. Prombortsis, Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Dual Neural Network Models in
Acoustic Propagation Daniel C. Chin, Albert Biondo, Johns Hopkins Univ, USA |
