From honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!magnesium.club.cc.cmu.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!destroyer!caen!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!tudelft.nl!news.twi.tudelft.nl!winfave Tue Sep 21 13:56:14 EDT 1993 Article: 18895 of comp.ai Xref: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu comp.ai:18895 comp.infosystems:1973 comp.cog-eng:2621 comp.human-factors:6070 comp.object:12676 Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.infosystems,comp.cog-eng,comp.human-factors,comp.object Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!magnesium.club.cc.cmu.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!destroyer!caen!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!tudelft.nl!news.twi.tudelft.nl!winfave From: winfave@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (A.Verbraeck.IS-tel-3805) Subject: Call for Participation: European Simulation Symposium ESS93 Message-ID: Keywords: simulation, information systems, computing, parallel, virtual reality Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 11:57:21 GMT Lines: 1462 ---------------------------------- EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 1993 ---------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality High-performance Computing and Simulation New Trends in Methods and Tools Call for Participation Preliminary Program and Registration Form ======================================================================== VENUE: DELFT ======================================================================== General ------- Delft is one of the best preserved old Dutch cities. It is not far from The Hague (10 km), Rotterdam (15 km) and Amsterdam (60 km), which all can be reached from Delft by train (every 15 minutes). Delft is famous for its canals, historical buildings, and its New Church with the crypt of the Royal Family and the Mausoleum of Prince William I (the architect of the Dutch independence). At the Royal Delftware Factory "De Porceleyne Fles", one can visit the splendid permanent exhibition and attend handpainting demonstrations. Delft can be reached from Schiphol Airport (one of Europe's mainports) by train in about 40 minutes. Historical Town --------------- The old inner city of Delft, which was enfranchised in 1246, still bears the marks of its glorious history. The past comes to life as you stroll along the stately mansions, by quiet courts of almshouses and through the alleys interconnecting the canals. Its cosy character and monumental buildings in various styles have been carefully preserved. The Eastern Gate, the 'Gemeenlandshuis' and the 'Armamentarium' are fine examples of architectural masterpieces from the days of yore. The marketsquare is dominated by the Town Hall and the impressive New Church, with in between them the statue of Hugo de Groot, better known as Grotius. Other famous natives of Delft, such as the painter Johannes Vermeer, are buried in the Old Church, where extraordinary stained-glass windows catch the eye. In eight museums old works of art and cultural treasures illustrate the national history as well as that of Delft. Town of Princes --------------- Delft has special ties with the Dutch Royal House, more so than any other city in the Netherlands. This connection dates from the turbulent times in which prince William of Orange (1533-1584), the 'Father of the Fatherland', thought himself safe behind the town ramparts of the Cloister of Saint Agatha. He and his court had frequently stayed here since 1572 and he was assassinated here in 1584. The bullet holes are still visible in the present Municipal Museum the 'Prinsenhof'. The prince's marble mausoleum (1614-1622) can be admired in the New Church, over the vaults of the Royal Family. In the church an exhibition has been organized on the Royal funerals. The collection of the Royal Dutch Army and Arms Museum in the old armoury the 'Armamentarium' shows, among other things, the genesis of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the significant parts that have been played by the House of Orange as well as Delft. Town of Delftware Delft is renowned all over the world as the city of Delft blue arthenware. This is also based on an age-old history. In the 17th century, the 'Golden Age', dozens of small potteries came into existence in Delft at places which formerly accommodated breweries. Delft was one of the home ports of the VOC, the Dutch East Indian company. When the Delft potters became acquainted with the imported Chinese porcelain, they began manufacturing earthenware with designs based on these patterns. Dutch porcelain, for that matter, is also decorated in beautiful multi-coloured shades. In several workshops, including that of 'De Porceleyne Fles', the only surviving 17th century factory, Delftware is manufactured and hand-painted according to traditional methods. You're welcome to attend the demonstrations which are held regularly. In Museum Lambert van Meerten you will find a unique collection of tiles, tile pictures, porcelain and earthenware in original period rooms. Delft, the university town, is famous for the lively atmosphere in its historic centre. Countless numbers of visitors enjoy its charming little shops, galleries, pubs, grand cafes, (gourmet) restaurants and cosy outdoor cafes on the market square and along the canals. During the summer there are various festivals, the barrel organ plays and terrace boats in the canals offer refreshments. The canals may also be explored by way of round-trip boats, pedal boats or canoes. An original horse-drawn tram will take you around the old city centre. For guided walking tours of the city you can call the VVV Tourist Information Office. And then we have the markets: the big commodities market on the Markt and colourful flower markets as well as the popular flea market with its antiques and curiosa along the canals. This is something you shouldn't miss, if only for the cheerful ambience. Delft University of Technology ------------------------------ Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the largest technical universities in Western Europe with 12 Faculties, a teaching and research staff of 1400, a support staff of 2400, and 13000 students. The university belongs to the leading technical universities of Europe. Conference Location ------------------- The conference location is the building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, where 6 adjacent lecture halls, an exhibition hall and a restaurant together form the compact conference territory (on the ground floor, immediately behind the main entrance of the building). Across the road there are the Auditorium, with restaurants, a travel agency office, a post-office, and a bank. ======================================================================== ESS SERIES AND SCS ======================================================================== The ESS series (organized by SCS, the Society for Computer Simulation International) is now in its fourth year. ESS92 was held in Dresden and attended by 165 participants. ESS93 is sponsored by SCS, and co-sponsored by SiE (EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe") and other Simulation Societies (Eurosim, CASS/PR China, JSST/Japan). SCS is an international non-profit organization founded in 1952. On a yearly basis SCS organizes 6 Simulation Conferences worldwide, cooperates in 2 others, and publishes the monthly magazine Simulation, a quarterly Transactions, and books. For more information, please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. SiE was established in January 1992. Special Interest Groups are Working Units within the framework of the EC ESPRIT program to promote specific areas in Information Technology. SiE focuses on computer simulation and related fields. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ======================================================================== Conference Chairman Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Program Chairman Dr. Alexander Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology. Department of Information Systems. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783805, Fax: +31 15 786632. E-Mail: a.verbraeck@is.twi.tudelft.nl or winfave@duticai.tudelft.nl Program Co-chair (SiE representative) Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Tel: +32 9 2645931, Fax.: +32 9 2234941 E-mail: scsi@fland.rug.ac.be Local Organizing Director Frits Wedman. Delft University of Technology. Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783630, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: frits@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Conference Coordination and Finances Philippe Geril. The Society for Computer Simulation International, European Office Rainer Rimane, University of Erlangen - N|rnberg Exhibition Chair Frits Wedman, Dr. Alexander Verbraeck, Delft University of Technology International Program Committee ------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Valeria de Antonellis (Italy), John B. Evans (Hong Kong), Brian Hollocks (United Kingdom), Kaj Juslin (Finland), Wilfried Krug (Germany), Bo-Hu Li (China), Henri Muller (-Malek) (Belgium), Oscar M. Nierstrasz (Switzerland), Ramana Reddy (USA), Sadao Takaba (Japan), Alexander Verbraeck (The Netherlands), Folkert W. Wierda (Germany) Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality J.D. Bolter (USA), John Hough (United Kingdom), Henk Koppelaar (The Netherlands), John N. Latta (USA), Charles v/d Mast (The Netherlands), Robert Stone (United Kingdom), Andy Tait (United Kingdom), Daniel Thalmann (Switzerland), Kadamula Varghese (Belgium) High-Performance Computing and Simulation Louis G. Birta (Canada), Peter Braspenning (The Netherlands), Felix Breitenecker (Austria), J|rgen Halin (Switzerland), Giuseppe Iazeolla (Italy), Walter J. Karplus (USA), Eugene Kerckhoffs (The Netherlands), Mirko Novak (Czech Republic), Thierry Van der Pyl (Belgium), Brian W. Unger (Canada), Ghislain C. Vansteenkiste (Belgium), Emmanuel Vergison (Belgium) New Trends in Methods and Tools Francois E. Cellier (USA), Roy E. Crosbie (USA), Florin - Gheorghe Filip (Romania), Ralph C. Huntsinger (USA), Andras Javor (Hungary), Milan Kotva (Czech Republic), Axel Lehmann (Germany), Paul A. Luker (USA), Yury A. Merkuryev (Latvia), Mike Novels (United Kingdom), Tuncer Vren (Canada), Dennis Pegden (USA), Bernd Schmidt (Germany), Thomas Schriber (USA), Rob W. Sierenberg (The Netherlands), Helena Szczerbicka (Germany), K. Heinz Weigl (Austria), Chuan Yuan Wen (China), Richard N. Zobel (United Kingdom) ======================================================================== CONFERENCE THEMES ======================================================================== The 1993 SCS European Simulation Symposium is structured around four major themes: applications of simulation in information systems, simulation aspects of multimedia systems and virtual reality, high-performance computing and simulation, and new trends in simulation methods and tools. A parallel track will be devoted to each of the four topics. 1. Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Simulation is a fruitful approach for analyzing dynamic aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to adequately model concurrency. Dynamic modelling techniques are useful for problem solving in production and administrative logistics. Topics include: - dynamic modelling of information systems - CAD, CAM, CIM, CIME, CAE systems - simulation and scheduling - concurrent engineering techniques 2. Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality Due to the decreased prices of powerful hardware and the introduction of specialized hardware, multimedia systems and virtual reality are currently in the focus of attention. As virtual reality has many aspects in common with simulation, and as simulation output and model building can benefit highly from multimedia technology, papers on the following topics are present: - multimedia, hypermedia, data compression / fusion - virtual reality techniques and applications - simulation in education and training - simulation in entertainment and gaming 3. High-Performance Computing and Simulation Much research is spent nowadays on methods, algorithms and software for parallel and distributed hardware. There are strong relations between simulation and parallel processing. In large-scale, complex and real-time simulation, parallel processing is used to increase performance. On the other hand, simulation is useful in the analysis and evaluation of parallel processes. Conference topics include: - parallel methods in (continuous, discrete) simulation - software tools for simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - applications of simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - simulation of (massively) parallel processes 4. New Trends in Methods and Tools More and more fields recognize the importance of simulation nowadays. Conversely, other disciplines are being introduced into the simulation field such as graphics and knowledge engineering. This sets new goals for simulation methods and tools. The integration of simulation and artificial intelligence, object oriented analysis and design, visualisation technology, and other fields, remain relatively unexplored. Topics: - methods and techniques in simulation - (object-oriented) simulation software tools, advanced environments - DBMS, AI and neural networks in simulation - iconics, animation, graphics, scientific visualisation Simulation in EC projects ------------------------- A session will be organized dealing with simulation in some EC projects. ======================================================================== SHORT PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== In addition to the full paper program, the 1993 European Simulation Symposium will have short paper sessions as well. Short papers are an ideal way to present current research that is not yet mature enough to be included in the official conference proceedings. The short papers will be published in separate Short Paper Proceedings, which will be distributed among all conference participants. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE FEE ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCS member *) Other participant Student ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BF 18000 BF 20000 BF 5000 (425 ECU) (500 ECU) (125 ECU) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *) or members of Eurosim, CASS, and JSST Registration fees should preferably be paid in Belgian Francs or ECUs, but can also be paid in the equivalent amount of US$, DM or FF. Payment is possible by Creditcard (Visa, American Express, Mastercard/Eurocard). The registration fee includes one copy of the Conference Proceedings, the Short Paper Proceedings, coffee and tea during the breaks, all lunches, a welcome cocktail, the conference dinner, and free participation in one of the basic tutorials and open meetings on Monday, October 25th, 1993. ======================================================================== EXHIBITS ======================================================================== An exhibition will be held in the central hall, which connects the lecture halls, and where all participants meet for coffee and tea. There will be a special exhibition section for universities and non-profit organisations, and a special section for publishers and commercial stands. If you would like to participate in the exhibition, please contact the SCS European Office. Companies that will be represented at the Exhibition are: Systems Modelling Corporation (The Cimulation Center, UK and InControl, NL), SimCon (AutoMod), Applied Dynamics Ltd., Society for Computer Simulation. Companies that have already shown interest are: Silicon Graphics, Sun, Hewlett Packard, CACI, Scientific Computers GmbH, The Solutions Foundry, John Wiley & Sons, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Rapid Data, GenSym, and many others. ========================================================================= BEST PAPER AWARDS ======================================================================== The 1993 European Simulation Symposium will award the best four papers, one in each of the four tracks. From these four papers, the best overall paper of the conference will be chosen. The selection procedure will be as follows: The Program Committee nominates the four best papers in each track. The 16 chosen papers will be presented in a special Paper Award Session (Tuesday afternoon), where the presentation of the paper and the response to questions will be judged as well. In each track, one paper will be chosen as best paper of that track. The awarded papers will be selected for publication in an International Journal, if necessary after incorporating modifications in the paper. The Program Committee chooses the overall best paper of the conference from these four papers. The author of the best paper will be awarded at the conference dinner. ======================================================================== PLENARY KEYNOTE LECTURES ======================================================================== Mr. Ben Delaney (CyberEdge Journal, Sausalito Ca, USA): Title : Simulation, Multimedia, Virtual Reality: Finding the Boundaries. Abstract : Simulation, multimedia, and virtual reality have been hot topics and the subjects of a barrage of speculation, in both the popular and scientific press. In his talk, Mr. Delaney will present a brief taxonomy that makes clear the similarities and differences between these three subjects. In addition, he will present some current applications of virtual reality, and offer a glimpse at the future of the technology. Biography : Ben Delaney is the publisher and editor of CyberEdge Journal, the world's leading newsletter of virtual reality. He is also one of the most sought-after speakers on this exciting new technology, having given well-received talks on virtual reality in many venues. Over twenty years of experience as a high-tech marketer and system analyst provides a firm foundation for his understanding of VR. CyberEdge Journal provides news of new products, VR applications, events, conferences, and business developments to subscribers around the world. Over 3000 readers in 24 countries count on CyberEdge Journal for News of VR. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Henk G. Sol (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title: Challenges for Simulation Based Inquiry Abstract : Many issues in our turbulent and hostile society and organizations call for simulation based inquiry systems. Paradoxal experiences with simulation based inquiry create new challenges for knowledge workers to increase their problem solving capabilities in mastering these issues. Biography : Henk Sol is full professor in designing information systems at the Department of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, and full professor in systems engineering and dean of the Department of Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis, both at Delft University of Technology. Henk Sol is the author of a large number of publications on Decision Support Systems, simulation, dynamic modelling, and information systems. ======================================================================== INVITED LECTURES ======================================================================== (related to the conference tracks) Prof.dr. Henk Sips (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : High Performance Computing and Simulation Abstract : High performance computing plays an important role in many demanding simulation studies. The appearance of new architectures, such as massively parallel computers, on the market poses several challenges for simulation application developers. In his talk, dr. Sips will identify some major problems in applying this new technology for simulation applications, and give a look at future developments. Biography : Henk J. Sips received a MSc ('76) in Electrical Engineering and a PhD ('84) both from Delft University of Technology. He is currently an associate professor in applied computer science at Delft University of technology, a professor in computer science at Brabant University, and a consultant at TNO. Dr. Sips has been actively involved in research on parallel architectures, parallel programming systems, parallel algorithms, and computer arithmetic. From this, he has been participating in the Esprit programmes GENESIS, the PCA, and the Hipartool exploratory action. Currently he partici[ates in the Prepare project. He is currently the scientific project leader of the ParTool project, aimed at the creation of a parallel program development environment. Dr. Sips is a member of the High Performance Fortran Forum (HPFF). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Object-oriented Modelling of Hybrid Systems. Abstract : This presentation discusses a recent extension of Dymola, an object-oriented modelling language for continuous systems, to allow descriptions of models of dynamic systems with discontinuous behavior in a truly reusable object-oriented fashion. Several novel high-level constructs are introduced. The requirements for a correct compilation of hybrid models will be discussed, and a few conceptually simple, but numerically non-trivial examples of hybrid models will be demonstrated, such as a mechanical body sliding on a surface with another body sliding on top of the first one. The paper is co-authored by Hilding Elmqvist (Sweden) and Martin Otter (Germany). Biography : Dr. Francois E. Cellier received his PhD degree in Technical Sciences in 1979 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. Since 1984 he is a professor of the University of Arizona (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics Program), Tucson, USA. His main scientific interests concern modelling and simulation methodology, and the design of advanced software systems for simulation, computer-aided modelling, and computer-aided design. He published extensively in these areas. He is the author of "Continuous System Modeling" published by Springer-Verlag (1991). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation in a European Framework Abstract : In order to improve the efficiency of simulation, the current simulation practice, the formulation of the desired situation and recommendations how to reach this must be analysed. Policy guidelines to trigger the activities have been identified and will be discussed. Initiatives under EC support will be mentioned and personal involvement sought. In his talk, dr. Vansteenkiste will focus especially on the work of the EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE). From SiE the successful initiative has been created to establish the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe", which is planned to start its working in the beginning of October 1993. Backgrounds, objectives and activities of this WG are discussed. Biography : Dr. Vansteenkiste is a full professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Ghent since 1969 and associate professor of Control Engineering at the University of Brussels since 1971. He is (co-) author / editor of 10 books and over 100 publications in the field of modelling and simulation methodologies and advanced simulation environments. He has served as Vice-President Europe of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS) for 9 years. He is an SCS Fellow and Silver Core Award Holder from IFIP. Currently, he is chairman of the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe". ======================================================================== BASIC TUTORIALS ======================================================================== There are two types of Tutorials: Basic Tutorials and Advanced Tutorials. Participation in one of the basic tutorials is included in the registration fee of the conference. Basic tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 10.00 - 12.30. Basic Tutorials are typically meant to give a broad state-of-the art review within one of the tracks of this Conference. The following basic tutorials are planned: - - - - - - - - Dr. Pieter W.G. Bots (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Abstract : Dynamic modelling is an approach for analyzing various aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and re- engineering of organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to model concurrency in information systems and organizational systems. The expectation is that continued development of dynamic models of information systems will lead to the solution of a number of problems in information systems development and operation. The objectives of the tutorial are: - to show the participants the state of the art in dynamic modelling of information systems and organizational systems - to present the modelcycle for the development of dynamic models - to describe various languages and tools that are available for the development of dynamic models, consisting of both general and dedicated software - to show the results of several dynamic modelling projects. - - - - - - - - Dr. J|rgen Halin (ETH Z|rich, Switzerland): Title : Introduction to Parallel and Vector Computers: Theory and Practice Abstract : Basic concepts of the architecture of pipelined and parallel machines, short discussion of state-of-the-art systems, speed-up and performance, fundamental algorithms and their implementation, programming considerations, the usage of parallel and vector computers for solving systems of linear equations and partial differential equations Biography : H. J|rgen Halin, PD, PhD, dipl.Ing. is a senior lecturer at the Swiss Federal Inst. of Techn. (ETH) in Z|rich, Switzerland, and at RWTH Aachen, Germany. His research areas include methods of ordinary and partial differential equations, formula manipulation, and parallel computing. He is teaching courses in simulation methodology, simulation languages, but more recently on the architecture of parallel and vector computers, as well as algorithms for these machines, their programming and application. Dr. Halin has published numerous papers and he is coauthor of two books. He serves on the boards of ASIM, SCS, and EUROSIM. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Axel Lehmann (UniBw Munich, Germany): Title: AI-Concepts in Simulation Abstract : This basic tutorial will summarize general demands and practical applications for applying Artificial Intelligence techniques in simulation especially with respect to modelling efficiency, flexibility and performance. Topics include: - major modelling and simulation requirements - categories of AI concepts applicable for simulation, e.g. knowledge representation and processing techniques - practical examples and experiences. Biography : Dr. Axel Lehmann holds a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering (1972) and a doctoral degree in Informatics (1982) from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 1987 he is a full professor for Informatics at the Universitat der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany. His major topics of research are knowledge-based simulation and performance analysis. Currently, he serves as Vice-President for Research, Education, and Academic Affairs of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS). - - - - - - - - Dr. Gurdeep Hura (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore): Title: Petri Nets Modelling of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: A Viable Paradigm. Abstract : Petri nets are a powerful and effective modelling tool for representing and studying the behaviour of data and information processing systems that are characterized by features such as concurrency, asynchronous event occurrences, distributed systems, prolog and functional programs, etc. The tutorial will cover the following topics: Introduction, mathematical representation of Petri nets, analysis of Petri nets, reachibility tree, matrix analysis-invariants, extended Petri net models, modelling of discrete-event dynamic systems, performance evaluation, executable specification, future directions and discussions. Biography : Dr. Gurdeep S. Hura wrote a PhD dissertation "On the Petri nets analysis and some design aspects of software systems" (University of Roorkee, India, 1985). Currently, he is with the School of Applied Sciences, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research interests include: Petri net modelling and their applications, computer networks, software engineering, distributed systems, real-time system design. He is (co-)author of over 85 technical papers, and guest edited, authored and organized special issues and sessions on Petri nets. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM. He has been listed in numerous international biographical references. ======================================================================== ADVANCED TUTORIALS ======================================================================== Advanced tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 14:00 - 17:30. To attend one of the advanced tutorials, an additional payment of BF 2000 is asked. Preregistration of the participants is required. Advanced tutorials will give an in depth treatment of a relatively small but relevent subarea of the overall domain covered by this Conference. At least partly, they are beyond the general state-of-the-art knowledge. The following advanced tutorials are planned: Prof.ir. Henry Muller (-Malek) (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation and Optimization, not, Simulation versus Optimization Abstract : The hands-on workshop will demonstrate in an apparently simple problem-puzzling environment of logistics management the relative inefficiency of the split approaches of simulation and optimization (in casu mathematical programming). An animated, interactively controlled shop floor simulation game with a continuously running clock (programmed in OS/2) will be available for each group of 2 participants. Participants are requested to solve a simple multi-product, multi-machine, multi-line loading and scheduling task within certain commercial and financial restrictions. Furthermore, we will show how one can easily teach in this way the concepts of cash-flow, costing, profit and loss statements, and balance- sheets to engineering and post-graduate students in management. This year, the workshop has already been run at the Universities of Ghent (Belgium), Karlsruhe (Germany), Lyngby (Denmark), Riga (Latvia), and others. Biography : Prof. ir. Henri Muller (-Malek) (1932) obtained the university degrees of electromechanical engineer from the University of Ghent and of mechanical engineer in production management from Delft University of Technology. He is the initiator and has been for 30 years the permanent coordinator of the postgraduate studies in "Industrial Management and Management Sciences" at the University of Ghent. His recent interests are in the field of computerized decision support systems for managerial problem solving, in combination with expert-like simulation techniques, heuristic programming approaches and optimization theories. In 1987, he obtained the Francqui chair. His current position is Chairman of the Department of Industrial Management at the School of Engineering of the University of Ghent. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Wolfgang Kreutzer (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand): Title : The Role of Complexity Reduction in the Development of Simulation Programming Tools. Abstract : This tutorial offers a current overview of the state-of-the-art in simulation programming from a computer science perspective. The continuing quest for mastering computational and mental complexities of simulation software is reviewed in a historical context and serves as a background to a discussion of the role of object-oriented descriptions, visual representation, concurrency, and the integration of knowledge bases and simulation models. A summary of likely developments and research opportunities in each of these areas concludes the presentation. Biography : Dr. Kreutzer is associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he has served as head of department from 1985 to 1991. His research interests lie in the areas of simulation programming, object-oriented model construction and graphical user interfaces. He has written 4 books and a large number of papers on system simulation, artificial intelligence programming and expert systems, and has served as the keynote speaker at the SCS 1992 Summer Simulation Conference in Reno, USA. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Modelling and Simulation. Abstract : Both quantitative and qualitative models can be either deductively or inductively constructed. A general methodology for qualitative inductive modelling of dynamical processes was recently developed; the approach has been named Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning (FIR). It turns out that FIR models are quite compatible with quantitative deductive models. Thus, mixed models can be constructed whereby the well-understood subsystems can be modeled using quantitative deductive (differential equation) models, whereas the poorly-understood subsystems are described using qualitative inductive (FIR) models. Applications of this methodlogy are manyfold. A number of them will be considered in this tutorial. Biography : See above. ======================================================================== MEETINGS ======================================================================== Monday, October 25 1. Open meeting of the Esprit Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) Monday afternoon, October 25, an open meeting of the Esprit SIG "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) will be held. Discussion topics will be, among others, methodologies, standards, interfaces, ease of use, advanced environments, high-performance simulation, and simulation in EC-funded projects. The meeting of SiE is the more relevant since recently it became known that the Commission of the European Communities most likely shall fund for three years a Working Group SiE in the framework of the Esprit Basic Research program. The WG shall investigate the possibilities of establishing a Europe-wide Network of Excellence in Simulation. The operation of the WG, especially for the first phase of 6 months, will be discussed. In this phase the focus is on improvement of modelling and simulation processes (multiparadigm modelling concepts, multilanguage software systems, combined discrete/continuous simulation, etc.). For more information, please contact Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl 2. PROSIM Users Group meeting On Monday October 25th, a Prosim User Group meeting will be organized. On this full-day meeting both new Prosim options and user experiences with Prosim will be presented. For more information, please contact Rob Sierenberg, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Herbarenerf 7, 2743 HA Waddinxveen. Phone: +31 1828 19444, fax: +31 1828 19995. 3. European SIMAN/Cinema User Group Meeting On Monday October 25th, the Dutch Siman User Group organizes the 1993 European Siman Users' Meeting. The full-day program includes presentations of SIMAN applications, a distributor's update and an overview of the new ARENA modelling environment by Dennis Pegden, president of System Modelling and inventor of the SIMAN language. The day is also of interest for people that are interested in simulation but that are not users of SIMAN. For more information, contact Lex Pater at Incontrol 3606 AK, Maarssen, the Netherlands. Telephone: +31-3465-52500 and Fax: +31-3465-52451. ======================================================================== PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== TRACK 1: DYNAMIC MODELLING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems and Information Modelling Simulation and Analysis of Information Behaviour Models. Andreas Oberweis, Volker Sdnger. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Guaranteed Cost tracking - Information Structure, Control Law, Simulation. Simek Krzysztof, Andrzej Swierniak. Silesian Unviersity of Technology, Gliwice, Poland A Conceptual Object Model for Object-Oriented Modelling of Information Systems. Harm Bakker, Peter J. Braspenning. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands The Analysis of Complex Integrated Air Traffic Management Environments - A Functionality Driven Approach -. J.M. ten Have. National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Decision Making and Organizational Modelling Creating an 8% budget saving for the Amsterdam Police Force with a PC. A Case Study with Regression Based Techniques for Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Simulation as a Tool to Improve Coordination Within Service Organizations. G.J. de Vreede, P.W.G. Bots, and A. Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. Modelling Tools for Strategic Control of Printing Business - A Multimodel Approach. Annikka Tuukkanen, Reijo Sulonen. Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland A Simian Simulation of Medical Clinics. L. Abaronson-Daniel, John B. Evans. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stochastic Simulation for the Analysis of Management's Problems of Automatic Self Powered Flat-Car in Terminal Container. Roberto Mosca, P. Giribone, A.G. Bruzzone. University of Genoa, Italy Optimizing Distributed Workplace Support Two Simulation Case Studies. D.T.T. van Eijck, H.G. Sol. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Qualification of Decision Makers, a Process that can be Supported by Professional Simulation Games. Jaime E. Villegas B.. Linkvping University, Linkvping, Sweden Network and Process Simulation Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Dynamic Processes Migration. Franciszek Seredynski. Institute of Computer Science PAS, Warsaw, Poland RIP Simulation for Automatic Routing in IP Networks. Xavier Debure, Abdelhamid Hachicha, Djamel Adimi. ESIGETEL, Avon-Fontainebleau, Avon Cedex, France; Inkuy Lee, CNET, Valbonne, France A Modular Simulator for Evaluating ATM-Based Networks. Jim M. Ng, Edward Chan, Peter Yu. City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Modelling of Production Processes A Mathematical Model Apparatus to Simulate Production Systems. J.A. Zack, S.L. Yampolski. State Committee on Science and Technology, Kiev, Ukraine An Approach to Dynamic Modelling of Discrete Production Processes. Frantiek apkovi. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia Modeling and Simulation of an Integrated Circuit Assembly Flowshop in Devs-V. Fernando Josi Barros, Maria Teresa Mendez. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Software for Manufacturing Simulation: A User's Survey. Vlatka Hlupic, Ray J. Paul. The London School of Economics, London. Ray J. Paul, Brunel University, Department of Computer Science, Uxbridge, UK Simulating a Virtual Factory in a Factory Using SIMAN/CINEMA. K. Heinz Weigl. Technical University of Vienna, Austria Flexible Manufacturing Systems Maintaining Quality in the Flexible Manufacturing Cell. M. Lazreg, D. Gien. Laboratoire d'Automatique, Besangon, France Generation of PLC Control Data from the Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. S.P. Wilkinson, N. Cope. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom Object-Oriented Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Annarosa Multari. Milano Ricerche, Francesco Tisato, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy A Simulation of a Flexible Assembly Cell Using a Parallel Object-Oriented Programming Language. M. van der Graaff, A. van Delft, B. van der Waal. Delftware Technology, The Hague, The Netherlands Material Handling, CIM, Optimization Expert Assisted Discrete Optimization of Composite Structures. B.D. Netten. University of Ghent, Belgium; Rob Vingerhoeds, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Optimal Production Policy in Mixed Technology Production Departments by Object Oriented Simulation. G. Romanin Jacur, G. Gradenigo, F. Zuppichin. University of Padova, Padova, Italy Modelling Methodology for Automated Material Handling Systems. Nikolay Tchernev. Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, Patrick Kellert, Universiti Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere, France Intelligent Dynamic Net Models of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. L.S. Yampolski, V.L. Semenchenko, A.A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine The Practice of Simulation for the Design of Material Handling Systems. Gert Patroons. EGEMIN NV, Schoten, Belgium Simulation and Scheduling An Object Oriented Multilayer Model for Scheduling. F.G. Filip. Research Institute for Informatics (ICI), Bucharest, Romania The FMS Production Scheduling with Reliability Assessment. Valery V. Yukhimov. Ukranian Scientific Research Institute of Machine Tools, Odessa, Ukraine Simulation of Dynamic Scheduling in Distributed Systems. Philipp Mittermaier. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria Simulation Approach for Extended Production Synchronizing. E. Masturzi, V. Cesarotti, R. De Carlini, F. Pepe. University of Naples - Federico II, Naples, Italy Simulation Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Scheduling Control on Control Efficiency. Nadja Hvala, Stanko Strmnik. J.Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Modelling the Essential Activities in Job Shop Planning and Scheduling. Nardo B.J. van der Rijst, Jan L.G. Dietz. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands Interfacing Operations Research with Simulation for Scheduling. Gerard Fleur, Michel Gourgand and Patrick Kellert. Universiti Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Factory Design and Production Scheduling Using Object-Oriented Simulation in the Chemical Industry. Klaus Brann, Philippe Solot. Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Switzerland; Klaus Ruf, Ciba-Geigy SA, Huningue, France Simulation Based Capacity Scheduling Using AutoSched. Ben Mahy. SimCon NV, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Simulating and scheduling of construction projects for risk management. G. Singh, K. Sha'ath, D. Wang. University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Engineering and Object Oriented Petri Nets. C. Decreuse, N. Zerhouni, M. Ferney, A. El-Moudni. ENI Belfort, Belfort Cedex, France A Theoretical Framework of Intelligent Engineering for Logistics Decision and Management. Guang-Hui Yang, H. Muller-Malek. University of Ghent, Belgium Virtual CIM - A Concurrent Engineering Approach. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Application Domains Modelling and Simulation of Freeway Systems. A. Di Febbraro, A. Ferrara, S. Sacone. University of Genova, Italy New Methods in 3-D Robot Simulation. Christoph Woenckhaus, Rainer Stetter. Institute for Tool Machines and Industrial Engineering, Dornach, J. Milberg, Technical University of Munich, Germany Advances in Marine Simulators Design. Y.A. Kasasbeh, D.J. Woollons. University of Exeter, Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom A New Approach to Dynamic Simulation of Molecular Docking. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Simulation of the Performance Envelope for a Cyclist. Paul Wheeler, Richard Penson. Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom TRACK 2: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND VIRTUAL REALITY Multimedia and Hypermedia Assessing Man-Machine Control Models Using Simulation in Multimedia. Giampiero E.G. Beroggi. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; William A.Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Matthias Wiedmer, Martin B. Zumsteg, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Multimedia System Dynamics Models for Environmental Education. Antonio Camara, Francisco Ferreira, Joao Pedro Silva, Pedro Goncalves, Paulo D. Fiogo. New University of Lisbon, Monte de Caparica, Portugal Multimedia Database for Timber Projects. P. Haller, J. Natterer. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Graphic Simulations in Hypermedia Systems to Document a Microprocessor. Giovanni Fulantelli. Italy's National Research Council, Palermo, Italy Muse - A Technical System Engineering Environment. G. Lux. Technical University Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Reality Virtual Reality-Cutting the Cost of Simulation?. Andy Tait. Dimension International, Aldermaston, Berkshire, United Kingdom Dynamic Objects in Virtual Worlds - Integrating Simulations in a Virtual Reality Toolkit. Peter Astheimer, Fan Dai. Fraunhofer Institut fur Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Annotation: Verbal Communication in Virtual Reality. Jouke Casper Verlinden, Charles van der Mast. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Jay David Bolter, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Feedbacked Telepresence by Hybrid Reality in Automation & Robotics. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Education and Training PC-Based Simulation for the Operator's Mental Activities Training. Adam Gieci. Nuclear Power Plants Research Institute, Trnava, Slovakia 5CES: An Integrated Tutor and Emulator System for Education in Microcomputer Engineering. Matthias M|ller. Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany A Hierarchical Simulation System for Teaching Manufacturing Systems Engineering. N. Cope, S. Wilkinson. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom A Distributed Object-Oriented System for Educational Computer Simulations. Willem Jaap Zwart. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands The Use of Simulators in Navigational Training. Y.A. Kasabeh, M.M. Pourzanjani, M. Dove. Southampton Institute, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom The Warton Air Combat Simulator Development Programme. Julian Tanner. British Aerospace Defence Ltd., Warton Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Methodological Issues in Designing and Using Educational Simulations Based on heterogenous Models: the DISCourse Approach. J. LeFevre, A. Tavernier, S. Durbaba. University of London, United Kingdom TRACK 3: HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND SIMULATION Methods in Parallel and Distributed Simulation Simulation of Various Connectionist Systems on a 2nd Generation Hypercube Computer: Performance and Efficiency Results. E.J.H. Kerckhoffs, B.A. Kroes, L. Rothkrantz, F.W. Wedman. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Domain Decomposition for Parallel Element Simulations. H.X. Lin. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Distributed Simulation of Synchronous Neural Networks. Thilo Reski. University of Paderborn, Germany Simulating Time in a Multiprocessor Functional Simulator. Gary S.H. Tan. National University of Singapore, Singapore The PAMELA Approach to Efficient Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Systems. Arjan J.C. van Gemund. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Parallel Algorithms for Multivariate Statistical Methods. Brahim Akman. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. P.M.A. Sloot, J.M. Voogd. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Parallel and Distributed Discrete-Event Systems Distributed Simulation of Discrete-Event Dynamic Systems with the Standard Clock Method. Levent Mollamustafaoglu. Bogazici University, Bebek- Istanbul, Turkey Semipessimistic Prediction of Parallel Program Behaviour. J. Spitzkowsky, C. Muller-Schloer. University of Hannover, Germany Towards Parallel Combined Simulation. Dirk L. Kettenis, Boudewijn Pelt. Agricultural University Wageningen, Eugene J.H. Kerckhoffs, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Parallel Simulation Based on Multiple Time Windows. Yong Meng Teo. National University of Singapore, Singapore Parallel Distributed Processing in Discrete Event Simulation: A Process Oriented Approach. Abilio Ribeiro, Victor Alves, Filipe Santos, Jose Neves. Universidado do Minho, Braga Codex, Portugal Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. Benno Overeinder, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Software and Hardware Tools for Parallel and Distributed Simulation Multi-Sim: A Distributed Object-Based Simulation Environment in Ada. M.J. Corbin, P.R. Birkett, D.F. Crush. Defence Research Agency, Farnborough, United Kingdom A High-Speed Data Flow Computer. F. Belmajdoub, P. Abellard. Universite de Toulon, La Garde, France ParSim - A Parallel Simulation Package in Ada. John I. Dalseng. Finnmark College, Alta, Norway PARSIM - A Software Tool for Simulation on Homogeneous Multiprocessors. Du Tieta, Hu Shouren. Changsha Institute of Technology, Hunan, Changsha, China A Graphical Tool for Shared Data Analysis of Parallel Fortran Programs. Rajeev R. Raje, Daniel J. Pease, Zaide Liu, Neng-Tan Lin. Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA DRUGH: A Simulator for Distributed Real-Time Applications. Raja Prasad, Jean Hernandez, Luis Ruiz, Fred Guidec, Chris Fuhrman, Jean-Dominique Decotignie. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Applications of Parallel and Distributed Simulation Distributed Simulation of Robot Tasks. U. Mehlhaus, W.A. Rausch. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Real-Time Distributed Simulation with ESL. John L. Hay. ISIM International Simulation Ltd., Salford, United Kingdom A Vectorized and Parallelized Hopscotch Method for Heat Flow Problems. Esko K. Juuso. University of Oulu, Finland Implementation Techniques of a Distributed Real-Time Scheduler for MO2 Oriented Object DBMS and Real-Time. Boudjema Mecibah, Ammar Attoui. Universite de Clermont-Ferrand, Aubiere Cedex, France Simulation of the Dynamics of Metastable States in Complex Polymer Materials. J.G.E.M. Fraaije. University of Groningen, The Netherlands Simulating Elastic Light Scattering using High Performance Computing Methods. Alfons G. Hoekstra, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems Simulation Study of Load Sharing in a Heterogeneous Multiserver System. Helen D. Karatza. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Simulating Communication in Parallel Computer Systems. Miltos Grammatikakis. F.O.R.T.H., Heraklion, Greece; Adam Damianakis, Technical University of Crete, Chanea, Greece; Jung-Sing Jwo, Providence University, Shalu, Taiwan Compressed Time Simulation of Large Telecommunication Networks Using a Network of Transputers. N. Kalantery, S.C. Winter A.P. Redfern, D.R. Wilson. University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom Modelling and Quantitative Performance Evaluation of a Distributed Locking Protocol and An Interprocessor Communication Mechanism. Mukund M. Buddhikot, B.F. Womack, Roy Jenevein. University of Texas, Austin, USA Stochastic and Distributed Simulation of Parallel Systems. Emilio Luque, Remo Suppi, Joan Sorribes. Universitat Autrnoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain A Simulation System for Systolic Arrays. A.G. Law, A. Rezazadeh, J. Walters, J.H. Weston. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada A Quantitative Comparison of Routing Algorithms for Toroidal Interconnection Networks. Mauro Gabrielli, Bruno Ciciani. University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy Simulating Performance of Parallel Database Systems. J.A. McCann. City University, London, United Kingdom; D.A. Bell, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N.Ireland Modeling and Visualizing Kernel Activity in a Shared Memory Multiprocessor. J. Opsommer, W. Van de Velde, E.H. D'Hollander. University of Ghent, Belgium TRACK 4: NEW TRENDS IN METHODS AND TOOLS Methodologies and Methods in Modelling and Simulation Using Heuristic Search to Optimize Stochastic Petri Net Models. Beate Specker. Siemens AG, Munich, Germany A Method for Protocol Modelling and Simulation Based Performance Evaluation. C. Mazel, M.C. Vialatte. Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere Cedex, France Optimization of Complex Stochastic Systems via Single Simulation Run. Joseph Kreimer. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Fuzzy Sets in the Estimation Problems. A.I. Astrovskii, I.V. Gaishun, S.K. Korzhenevich. The Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Beylorussia Optimization of Simulation Models. Yury A. Merkuryev, Leonard A. Rastrigin, Vladimir L. Visipkov. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Modelling and Visualization of Properties of the Inertial Parameters of Robotic Manipulators. G.V. Tzvetkova. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria A Method for the Analysis and Simulation of Discontinuous Systems. P.G. Thomasson. Cranfield Inst. of Technology, Cranfield, United Kingdom On Mathematical Theory of Branching Variance Reduction Technique. V.B. Melas. St. Petersburg University, St.Petersburg, Petrodvoretz, Russia Modelling and Simulation Techniques Cut and Dried? Generic Support for Regression Based Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands The Artibodies System and Some of Its Applications. J.E. Mebius. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Neural Networks for Decongestion of Freeway Systems. A. di Febbraro, D. di Noto, G. Pederiva, R. Zoppoli. University of Genova, Italy A Simulation Technique for Interacting Software-Hardware Descriptions of Automotive Systems. Matthias Deegener, Sorin A. Huss. Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Investigation of Probe Signal Classification Problem Using a Neural Network. V.P. Lunin, D.A. Gomonov. Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia Determination of an Optimal Temperature Control for a Chemical Process using Continuous Systems Simulation Languages. Karl Becker, Ralph C. Huntsinger, California State University, Chico, USA Simulation of an Improved Neural Based A/D Converter. G. Cappuccino. D.E.I.S. - Universita della Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy Modelling and Simulation Tools Generating Simulators from Causal Process Knowledge. Joost Kamerbeek. Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands HIDES- A Highly Interactive Discrete Event Simulator Designed for Systems in Logistics. A. Graber, D. Mutaaga, H. Ulrich, D. Schweizer, A. Zimmermann. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; F. Bolay, Alcatel-STR Telecommunication System Design Exploration in a Specification Driven Simulation Environment. Oryal Tanir, V.K. Agrawal, P.C.P. Bhatt. McGill University, Montreal, Canada REMO- A Model Optimization Tool. Michael Syrjakow, Helena Szczerbicka. University of Karlsruhe, Germany A Tool for Multiple Use of Knowledge in Modelling. Susanne Mutter. University of Karlsruhe, Germany OPNET 2.4: An Environment for Communication Network Modelling and Simulation. F. Desbrandes. Thomson CSF, Colombes, S. Bertolotti, L. Dunand, Universite Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France Precompiled Dynamical Submodels in SIMCOS. Matjaz Titovsek, Borut Zupancic. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ARTIFEX: A Simulation Tool for Modelling Real-Time Systems. Giorgio Bruno, Andrea Castella, Rakesh Agarwal. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Three Simulation Experimentation Environments: SimAd, SimGest and E/Slam. Tuncer I. Vren. University of Ottawa, Canada Graph Theoretic Based Simulation Tool for the Design of Knowledge Intensive Systems (KIS). G.S. Hura, T. Srikanthan. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore AI-Based Modelling and Simulation Hybrid Simulation of Systems: A Knowledge-Based Approach. Florin Stanciulescu. Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania Simulation of Functioning of Complex Technical Systems Using Topological Knowledge Base. Janis Grundspenkis. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Formulation of Generic Principles of Modelling Industrial Systems; Applying Artificial Intelligence to Engineering. Shuanghua Xia. De Montfort University, Kents Hill, United Kingdom A Simulation Model with Embedded Expert System. JRJung Lyu, Wen-Yi Lai. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ESCIS - An Hybrid AI Based Tool. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Models with "Embedded" Intelligence Simulating Man-Machine Systems. Alexander A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation Beyond Objects: An Agent -Based Simulation Tool. T.J. Grant. BSO Aerospace & Systems BV, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands Object-Oriented Simulation: the Case of Petri Nets. Mhamed Itmi. Laboratoire d'Informatique de Rouen, Mt.St-Aignan Cedex, France Object and Interface Standards for Object Based Simulation Systems. Richard N. Zobel. University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Object Oriented Approach of an Inference Motor in an Expert Simulation. R. Koussa, R. Ikni. Universiti de Lille, France Object Oriented Mapping of Real World Systems into Simulation Models. Andras Javor, M. Benko and G. More. The Hungarian Acad. of Sciences (KFKI), Budapest, Hungary A Simula Object-Oriented Modelling System. Michel Gourgand, Alain Tanguy. Universiti Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Object Orientation in Simulation. H. de Swaan Arons, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Class SIMULATION in C++. H. Kraamer. Erasmus Universiteit - FEW, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Interfaces: Animation, Graphics, Visualization The Challenge of Direct-Interaction Interfaces for Simulation Model Design & Automation. Wolfgang Kreutzer. University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand Neural Networks for Input Constraints Modeling in Graphical User Interfaces. Dorian Gorgan, Ioana Rus. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Visualization of Construction Processes on a Microcomputer. Z.B. Harun. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; G. Singh, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Post-Processing Animation of Simulation Process by Using Animator Pro and 3D Studio. Simeon Simeonov. Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czechia A Methodology for Selecting Visual Representations in Scientific and Simulation Applications. Carla M. Dal Sasso Freitas, Flavio Rech Wagner. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Towards the Graphic Language of Information Modelling. Stoyan Poryazov. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria Graphical Model Specification within the OO/DEVS Framework. Akin Akinola, Panagiotis Ninios, Kiriakos Vlahos, Derek W. Brunn. London Business School, United Kingdom TRACK 5: SIMULATION IN EUROPEAN PROJECTS PAGEIN: Pilot Applications in a Gigabit European Integrated Network. Ulrich Lang, Andreas Wierse, Roberto Grosso. Rechenzentrum Universitdt Stuttgart, Germany A Graphically Based Environment for Educational Modelling and Simulation: The On-Going DISCourse Approach. S. Durbaba, A. Tavernier, J. LeFevre. University of London, United Kingdom How Simulation can Support Manufacturing. Rob W. Sierenberg. Sierenberg & de Gans BV, Waddinxveen, The Netherlands ======================================================================== HOTEL INFORMATION ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Name Address Fax (+31) Location Price (Dfl)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Hotel Kon. Julianapl 35 70-3825927 Center of 237 incl. | |Sofitel 2595 AA Den Haag The Hague; breakfast | |***** By train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Coen Coenderstraat 47 15-126384 Center of 140 - 160 | |**** 2613 SN Delft Delft, near | | train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Delft Museum Oude Delft 189 15-140935 Center of 126 - 200 | |Hotel **** 2611 HD Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Rotterdam Vliegveldweg 10-4622266 Located at 110-195 (s)| |Airport 59-61, Rotterdam Rotterdam 140-245 (d)| |Hotel **** Airport | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Dish-hotel Kanaalweg 3 15-623546 Within 125 incl. | |*** 2628 EB Delft walking breakfast | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Maerten 15-565707 Within 70-110 (s) | |Juliana *** Trompstraat 33, walking 105-145 (d)| | 2628 RC Delft distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Motel J. Thijsseweg 70-3900900 To Delft by 100 - 130 | |Hoornwijck 2289 AA Rijswijk tram in 20 | |*** minutes | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Kok Houttuinen 15 15-122125 Center of 95 - 130 | |*** 2611 AJ Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Koornmarkt 16 15-159759 Center of 125 | |Leeuwenbrug 2611 EE Delft Delft | |*** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Vlamingstraat 52 15-122006 Within 115 - 160 | |Vlaming *** 2611 KZ Delft walking | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Les Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 45-85 (s) | |Compagnons 2611 GS Delft Delft 85-185 (d) | |** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Wijnhaven 6-8 15-125164 Center of 55-98 (s) | |Central ** 2611 CR Delft Delft 105-130 (d)| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Den Dulk Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 35-45 (s) | | 2611 GS Delft Delft 60-85 (d) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: ------ 1. Participants have to make their OWN hotel reservations: SCS is not responsible for room reservations. 2. Please mention the name of the conference (ESS93) when making your reservation 3. Try to arrange your reservation BEFORE October 1, as rooms for ESS93 will be kept exclusively for conference participants until that date. 4. If possible, please use Credit Card. 5. s = single room, d = double room. ======================================================================== ACCESSABILITY ======================================================================== Delft is located between The Hague and Rotterdam. Delft University of Technology is located in the south of Delft. By air Schiphol Airport is one of the major international airports of Europe. The airport is situated near Amsterdam. A large number of airlines fly on Schiphol Airport. You can also consider flying to Rotterdam Airport, which is considerably smaller. By car to Town Center Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit Delft - Pijnacker". Follow the signs to "Town Center". By car to Delft University Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit "Delft Zuid". From that moment on, follow signs to "Delft TU", not, "Delft Zuid". On the maps, the Dutch name for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is "Werktuigbouwkunde". Parking lots are available at the University complex. By train By train to railway station "Delft" (not "Delft-Zuid") from the direction Rotterdam / Dordrecht and Amsterdam / Schiphol / The Hague. Train-taxi from railway station Delft to destination in Delft If you come by train to Delft, it is possible to buy a so-called train-taxi ticket for an additional fee of Dfl. 5. Arriving at Delft, special taxis are waiting for people with train-taxi tickets. Local bus from railway station Delft to the University complex You can take the following busses to the University: - Local bus nr. 60 or 64 (Aan 't Korft) - Local bus nr. 63 (Delft Abtswoudsepark) - Regional bus nr. 121 to Zoetermeer - Regional bus nr. 129 to Rotterdam Leave the bus at the bus stop "Aula TU" (a on the map). Busses 60 and 64 go through the town center. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) ======================================================================== The second column indicates the location of the activity. k = Department of Mechanical Engineering. a = Aula Delft University. Monday, October 25 09:00 k Registration desk opens 10:00 k Basic Tutorials 10:00 k User Group Meetings 12:30 k Lunch (at own expense) 14:00 k Advanced Tutorials 17:30 k Closing 18:00 a Cocktail (Aula TU) Tuesday, October 26 08:00 a Registration desk opens 09:00 a Opening 09:30 a Keynote presentation Sol 11:00 a Keynote presentation Delaney 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Registration desk opens 14:00 k Paper Award Sessions 16:30 k Paper Sessions 1 18:00 k Closing Wednesday, October 27 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Sips 08:30 k Invited Presentation Cellier 09:30 k Paper Sessions 3 11:15 k Paper Sessions 4 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Paper Sessions 5 16:00 k Paper Sessions 6 17:30 k Closing 19:00 - Social Event Thursday, October 28 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Vansteenkiste 09:30 k Paper Sessions 7 11:15 k Paper Sessions 8 12:30 k Conference Closing ======================================================================== 1993 European Simulation Symposium October 25-28, 1993 Registration Form ======================================================================== Please legibly print or type and fill out completely. 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MAIL REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT FORM COPY (1) / CHEQUE (2) / CREDITCARD INFO (3) TO: SCS European Office, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. ======================================================================== From honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!rochester!udel!darwin.sura.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!tudelft.nl!news.twi.tudelft.nl!winfave Tue Sep 21 15:22:44 EDT 1993 Article: 12425 of comp.ai.neural-nets Xref: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu comp.multimedia:9659 comp.ai.neural-nets:12425 Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.ai.neural-nets Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!rochester!udel!darwin.sura.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!tudelft.nl!news.twi.tudelft.nl!winfave From: winfave@IS.TWI.TUDelft.NL (Alexander Verbraeck) Subject: Call for Participation: European Simulation Symposium 1993 (ESS93) Message-ID: Sender: news@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (Dutiws News Administration) Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 12:32:35 GMT Lines: 1463 ---------------------------------- EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 1993 ---------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality High-performance Computing and Simulation New Trends in Methods and Tools Call for Participation Preliminary Program and Registration Form ======================================================================== VENUE: DELFT ======================================================================== General ------- Delft is one of the best preserved old Dutch cities. It is not far from The Hague (10 km), Rotterdam (15 km) and Amsterdam (60 km), which all can be reached from Delft by train (every 15 minutes). Delft is famous for its canals, historical buildings, and its New Church with the crypt of the Royal Family and the Mausoleum of Prince William I (the architect of the Dutch independence). At the Royal Delftware Factory "De Porceleyne Fles", one can visit the splendid permanent exhibition and attend handpainting demonstrations. Delft can be reached from Schiphol Airport (one of Europe's mainports) by train in about 40 minutes. Historical Town --------------- The old inner city of Delft, which was enfranchised in 1246, still bears the marks of its glorious history. The past comes to life as you stroll along the stately mansions, by quiet courts of almshouses and through the alleys interconnecting the canals. Its cosy character and monumental buildings in various styles have been carefully preserved. The Eastern Gate, the 'Gemeenlandshuis' and the 'Armamentarium' are fine examples of architectural masterpieces from the days of yore. The marketsquare is dominated by the Town Hall and the impressive New Church, with in between them the statue of Hugo de Groot, better known as Grotius. Other famous natives of Delft, such as the painter Johannes Vermeer, are buried in the Old Church, where extraordinary stained-glass windows catch the eye. In eight museums old works of art and cultural treasures illustrate the national history as well as that of Delft. Town of Princes --------------- Delft has special ties with the Dutch Royal House, more so than any other city in the Netherlands. This connection dates from the turbulent times in which prince William of Orange (1533-1584), the 'Father of the Fatherland', thought himself safe behind the town ramparts of the Cloister of Saint Agatha. He and his court had frequently stayed here since 1572 and he was assassinated here in 1584. The bullet holes are still visible in the present Municipal Museum the 'Prinsenhof'. The prince's marble mausoleum (1614-1622) can be admired in the New Church, over the vaults of the Royal Family. In the church an exhibition has been organized on the Royal funerals. The collection of the Royal Dutch Army and Arms Museum in the old armoury the 'Armamentarium' shows, among other things, the genesis of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the significant parts that have been played by the House of Orange as well as Delft. Town of Delftware Delft is renowned all over the world as the city of Delft blue arthenware. This is also based on an age-old history. In the 17th century, the 'Golden Age', dozens of small potteries came into existence in Delft at places which formerly accommodated breweries. Delft was one of the home ports of the VOC, the Dutch East Indian company. When the Delft potters became acquainted with the imported Chinese porcelain, they began manufacturing earthenware with designs based on these patterns. Dutch porcelain, for that matter, is also decorated in beautiful multi-coloured shades. In several workshops, including that of 'De Porceleyne Fles', the only surviving 17th century factory, Delftware is manufactured and hand-painted according to traditional methods. You're welcome to attend the demonstrations which are held regularly. In Museum Lambert van Meerten you will find a unique collection of tiles, tile pictures, porcelain and earthenware in original period rooms. Delft, the university town, is famous for the lively atmosphere in its historic centre. Countless numbers of visitors enjoy its charming little shops, galleries, pubs, grand cafes, (gourmet) restaurants and cosy outdoor cafes on the market square and along the canals. During the summer there are various festivals, the barrel organ plays and terrace boats in the canals offer refreshments. The canals may also be explored by way of round-trip boats, pedal boats or canoes. An original horse-drawn tram will take you around the old city centre. For guided walking tours of the city you can call the VVV Tourist Information Office. And then we have the markets: the big commodities market on the Markt and colourful flower markets as well as the popular flea market with its antiques and curiosa along the canals. This is something you shouldn't miss, if only for the cheerful ambience. Delft University of Technology ------------------------------ Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the largest technical universities in Western Europe with 12 Faculties, a teaching and research staff of 1400, a support staff of 2400, and 13000 students. The university belongs to the leading technical universities of Europe. Conference Location ------------------- The conference location is the building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, where 6 adjacent lecture halls, an exhibition hall and a restaurant together form the compact conference territory (on the ground floor, immediately behind the main entrance of the building). Across the road there are the Auditorium, with restaurants, a travel agency office, a post-office, and a bank. ======================================================================== ESS SERIES AND SCS ======================================================================== The ESS series (organized by SCS, the Society for Computer Simulation International) is now in its fourth year. ESS92 was held in Dresden and attended by 165 participants. ESS93 is sponsored by SCS, and co-sponsored by SiE (EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe") and other Simulation Societies (Eurosim, CASS/PR China, JSST/Japan). SCS is an international non-profit organization founded in 1952. On a yearly basis SCS organizes 6 Simulation Conferences worldwide, cooperates in 2 others, and publishes the monthly magazine Simulation, a quarterly Transactions, and books. For more information, please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. SiE was established in January 1992. Special Interest Groups are Working Units within the framework of the EC ESPRIT program to promote specific areas in Information Technology. SiE focuses on computer simulation and related fields. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ======================================================================== Conference Chairman Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Program Chairman Dr. Alexander Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology. Department of Information Systems. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783805, Fax: +31 15 786632. E-Mail: a.verbraeck@is.twi.tudelft.nl or winfave@duticai.tudelft.nl Program Co-chair (SiE representative) Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Tel: +32 9 2645931, Fax.: +32 9 2234941 E-mail: scsi@fland.rug.ac.be Local Organizing Director Frits Wedman. Delft University of Technology. Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783630, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: frits@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Conference Coordination and Finances Philippe Geril. The Society for Computer Simulation International, European Office Rainer Rimane, University of Erlangen - Nürnberg Exhibition Chair Frits Wedman, Dr. Alexander Verbraeck, Delft University of Technology International Program Committee ------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Valeria de Antonellis (Italy), John B. Evans (Hong Kong), Brian Hollocks (United Kingdom), Kaj Juslin (Finland), Wilfried Krug (Germany), Bo-Hu Li (China), Henri Muller (-Malek) (Belgium), Oscar M. Nierstrasz (Switzerland), Ramana Reddy (USA), Sadao Takaba (Japan), Alexander Verbraeck (The Netherlands), Folkert W. Wierda (Germany) Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality J.D. Bolter (USA), John Hough (United Kingdom), Henk Koppelaar (The Netherlands), John N. Latta (USA), Charles v/d Mast (The Netherlands), Robert Stone (United Kingdom), Andy Tait (United Kingdom), Daniel Thalmann (Switzerland), Kadamula Varghese (Belgium) High-Performance Computing and Simulation Louis G. Birta (Canada), Peter Braspenning (The Netherlands), Felix Breitenecker (Austria), Jürgen Halin (Switzerland), Giuseppe Iazeolla (Italy), Walter J. Karplus (USA), Eugene Kerckhoffs (The Netherlands), Mirko Novak (Czech Republic), Thierry Van der Pyl (Belgium), Brian W. Unger (Canada), Ghislain C. Vansteenkiste (Belgium), Emmanuel Vergison (Belgium) New Trends in Methods and Tools Francois E. Cellier (USA), Roy E. Crosbie (USA), Florin - Gheorghe Filip (Romania), Ralph C. Huntsinger (USA), András Jávor (Hungary), Milan Kotva (Czech Republic), Axel Lehmann (Germany), Paul A. Luker (USA), Yury A. Merkuryev (Latvia), Mike Novels (United Kingdom), Tuncer Ören (Canada), Dennis Pegden (USA), Bernd Schmidt (Germany), Thomas Schriber (USA), Rob W. Sierenberg (The Netherlands), Helena Szczerbicka (Germany), K. Heinz Weigl (Austria), Chuan Yuan Wen (China), Richard N. Zobel (United Kingdom) ======================================================================== CONFERENCE THEMES ======================================================================== The 1993 SCS European Simulation Symposium is structured around four major themes: applications of simulation in information systems, simulation aspects of multimedia systems and virtual reality, high-performance computing and simulation, and new trends in simulation methods and tools. A parallel track will be devoted to each of the four topics. 1. Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Simulation is a fruitful approach for analyzing dynamic aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to adequately model concurrency. Dynamic modelling techniques are useful for problem solving in production and administrative logistics. Topics include: - dynamic modelling of information systems - CAD, CAM, CIM, CIME, CAE systems - simulation and scheduling - concurrent engineering techniques 2. Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality Due to the decreased prices of powerful hardware and the introduction of specialized hardware, multimedia systems and virtual reality are currently in the focus of attention. As virtual reality has many aspects in common with simulation, and as simulation output and model building can benefit highly from multimedia technology, papers on the following topics are present: - multimedia, hypermedia, data compression / fusion - virtual reality techniques and applications - simulation in education and training - simulation in entertainment and gaming 3. High-Performance Computing and Simulation Much research is spent nowadays on methods, algorithms and software for parallel and distributed hardware. There are strong relations between simulation and parallel processing. In large-scale, complex and real-time simulation, parallel processing is used to increase performance. On the other hand, simulation is useful in the analysis and evaluation of parallel processes. Conference topics include: - parallel methods in (continuous, discrete) simulation - software tools for simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - applications of simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - simulation of (massively) parallel processes 4. New Trends in Methods and Tools More and more fields recognize the importance of simulation nowadays. Conversely, other disciplines are being introduced into the simulation field such as graphics and knowledge engineering. This sets new goals for simulation methods and tools. The integration of simulation and artificial intelligence, object oriented analysis and design, visualisation technology, and other fields, remain relatively unexplored. Topics: - methods and techniques in simulation - (object-oriented) simulation software tools, advanced environments - DBMS, AI and neural networks in simulation - iconics, animation, graphics, scientific visualisation Simulation in EC projects ------------------------- A session will be organized dealing with simulation in some EC projects. ======================================================================== SHORT PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== In addition to the full paper program, the 1993 European Simulation Symposium will have short paper sessions as well. Short papers are an ideal way to present current research that is not yet mature enough to be included in the official conference proceedings. The short papers will be published in separate Short Paper Proceedings, which will be distributed among all conference participants. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE FEE ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCS member *) Other participant Student ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BF 18000 BF 20000 BF 5000 (425 ECU) (500 ECU) (125 ECU) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *) or members of Eurosim, CASS, and JSST Registration fees should preferably be paid in Belgian Francs or ECUs, but can also be paid in the equivalent amount of US$, DM or FF. Payment is possible by Creditcard (Visa, American Express, Mastercard/Eurocard). The registration fee includes one copy of the Conference Proceedings, the Short Paper Proceedings, coffee and tea during the breaks, all lunches, a welcome cocktail, the conference dinner, and free participation in one of the basic tutorials and open meetings on Monday, October 25th, 1993. ======================================================================== EXHIBITS ======================================================================== An exhibition will be held in the central hall, which connects the lecture halls, and where all participants meet for coffee and tea. There will be a special exhibition section for universities and non-profit organisations, and a special section for publishers and commercial stands. If you would like to participate in the exhibition, please contact the SCS European Office. Companies that will be represented at the Exhibition are: Systems Modelling Corporation (The Cimulation Center, UK and InControl, NL), SimCon (AutoMod), Applied Dynamics Ltd., Society for Computer Simulation. Companies that have already shown interest are: Silicon Graphics, Sun, Hewlett Packard, CACI, Scientific Computers GmbH, The Solutions Foundry, John Wiley & Sons, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Rapid Data, GenSym, and many others. ========================================================================= BEST PAPER AWARDS ======================================================================== The 1993 European Simulation Symposium will award the best four papers, one in each of the four tracks. From these four papers, the best overall paper of the conference will be chosen. The selection procedure will be as follows: The Program Committee nominates the four best papers in each track. The 16 chosen papers will be presented in a special Paper Award Session (Tuesday afternoon), where the presentation of the paper and the response to questions will be judged as well. In each track, one paper will be chosen as best paper of that track. The awarded papers will be selected for publication in an International Journal, if necessary after incorporating modifications in the paper. The Program Committee chooses the overall best paper of the conference from these four papers. The author of the best paper will be awarded at the conference dinner. ======================================================================== PLENARY KEYNOTE LECTURES ======================================================================== Mr. Ben Delaney (CyberEdge Journal, Sausalito Ca, USA): Title : Simulation, Multimedia, Virtual Reality: Finding the Boundaries. Abstract : Simulation, multimedia, and virtual reality have been hot topics and the subjects of a barrage of speculation, in both the popular and scientific press. In his talk, Mr. Delaney will present a brief taxonomy that makes clear the similarities and differences between these three subjects. In addition, he will present some current applications of virtual reality, and offer a glimpse at the future of the technology. Biography : Ben Delaney is the publisher and editor of CyberEdge Journal, the world's leading newsletter of virtual reality. He is also one of the most sought-after speakers on this exciting new technology, having given well-received talks on virtual reality in many venues. Over twenty years of experience as a high-tech marketer and system analyst provides a firm foundation for his understanding of VR. CyberEdge Journal provides news of new products, VR applications, events, conferences, and business developments to subscribers around the world. Over 3000 readers in 24 countries count on CyberEdge Journal for News of VR. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Henk G. Sol (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title: Challenges for Simulation Based Inquiry Abstract : Many issues in our turbulent and hostile society and organizations call for simulation based inquiry systems. Paradoxal experiences with simulation based inquiry create new challenges for knowledge workers to increase their problem solving capabilities in mastering these issues. Biography : Henk Sol is full professor in designing information systems at the Department of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, and full professor in systems engineering and dean of the Department of Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis, both at Delft University of Technology. Henk Sol is the author of a large number of publications on Decision Support Systems, simulation, dynamic modelling, and information systems. ======================================================================== INVITED LECTURES ======================================================================== (related to the conference tracks) Prof.dr. Henk Sips (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : High Performance Computing and Simulation Abstract : High performance computing plays an important role in many demanding simulation studies. The appearance of new architectures, such as massively parallel computers, on the market poses several challenges for simulation application developers. In his talk, dr. Sips will identify some major problems in applying this new technology for simulation applications, and give a look at future developments. Biography : Henk J. Sips received a MSc ('76) in Electrical Engineering and a PhD ('84) both from Delft University of Technology. He is currently an associate professor in applied computer science at Delft University of technology, a professor in computer science at Brabant University, and a consultant at TNO. Dr. Sips has been actively involved in research on parallel architectures, parallel programming systems, parallel algorithms, and computer arithmetic. From this, he has been participating in the Esprit programmes GENESIS, the PCA, and the Hipartool exploratory action. Currently he partici[ates in the Prepare project. He is currently the scientific project leader of the ParTool project, aimed at the creation of a parallel program development environment. Dr. Sips is a member of the High Performance Fortran Forum (HPFF). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Object-oriented Modelling of Hybrid Systems. Abstract : This presentation discusses a recent extension of Dymola, an object-oriented modelling language for continuous systems, to allow descriptions of models of dynamic systems with discontinuous behavior in a truly reusable object-oriented fashion. Several novel high-level constructs are introduced. The requirements for a correct compilation of hybrid models will be discussed, and a few conceptually simple, but numerically non-trivial examples of hybrid models will be demonstrated, such as a mechanical body sliding on a surface with another body sliding on top of the first one. The paper is co-authored by Hilding Elmqvist (Sweden) and Martin Otter (Germany). Biography : Dr. Francois E. Cellier received his PhD degree in Technical Sciences in 1979 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. Since 1984 he is a professor of the University of Arizona (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics Program), Tucson, USA. His main scientific interests concern modelling and simulation methodology, and the design of advanced software systems for simulation, computer-aided modelling, and computer-aided design. He published extensively in these areas. He is the author of "Continuous System Modeling" published by Springer-Verlag (1991). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation in a European Framework Abstract : In order to improve the efficiency of simulation, the current simulation practice, the formulation of the desired situation and recommendations how to reach this must be analysed. Policy guidelines to trigger the activities have been identified and will be discussed. Initiatives under EC support will be mentioned and personal involvement sought. In his talk, dr. Vansteenkiste will focus especially on the work of the EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE). From SiE the successful initiative has been created to establish the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe", which is planned to start its working in the beginning of October 1993. Backgrounds, objectives and activities of this WG are discussed. Biography : Dr. Vansteenkiste is a full professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Ghent since 1969 and associate professor of Control Engineering at the University of Brussels since 1971. He is (co-) author / editor of 10 books and over 100 publications in the field of modelling and simulation methodologies and advanced simulation environments. He has served as Vice-President Europe of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS) for 9 years. He is an SCS Fellow and Silver Core Award Holder from IFIP. Currently, he is chairman of the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe". ======================================================================== BASIC TUTORIALS ======================================================================== There are two types of Tutorials: Basic Tutorials and Advanced Tutorials. Participation in one of the basic tutorials is included in the registration fee of the conference. Basic tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 10.00 - 12.30. Basic Tutorials are typically meant to give a broad state-of-the art review within one of the tracks of this Conference. The following basic tutorials are planned: - - - - - - - - Dr. Pieter W.G. Bots (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Abstract : Dynamic modelling is an approach for analyzing various aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and re- engineering of organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to model concurrency in information systems and organizational systems. The expectation is that continued development of dynamic models of information systems will lead to the solution of a number of problems in information systems development and operation. The objectives of the tutorial are: - to show the participants the state of the art in dynamic modelling of information systems and organizational systems - to present the modelcycle for the development of dynamic models - to describe various languages and tools that are available for the development of dynamic models, consisting of both general and dedicated software - to show the results of several dynamic modelling projects. - - - - - - - - Dr. Jürgen Halin (ETH Zürich, Switzerland): Title : Introduction to Parallel and Vector Computers: Theory and Practice Abstract : Basic concepts of the architecture of pipelined and parallel machines, short discussion of state-of-the-art systems, speed-up and performance, fundamental algorithms and their implementation, programming considerations, the usage of parallel and vector computers for solving systems of linear equations and partial differential equations Biography : H. Jürgen Halin, PD, PhD, dipl.Ing. is a senior lecturer at the Swiss Federal Inst. of Techn. (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland, and at RWTH Aachen, Germany. His research areas include methods of ordinary and partial differential equations, formula manipulation, and parallel computing. He is teaching courses in simulation methodology, simulation languages, but more recently on the architecture of parallel and vector computers, as well as algorithms for these machines, their programming and application. Dr. Halin has published numerous papers and he is coauthor of two books. He serves on the boards of ASIM, SCS, and EUROSIM. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Axel Lehmann (UniBw Munich, Germany): Title: AI-Concepts in Simulation Abstract : This basic tutorial will summarize general demands and practical applications for applying Artificial Intelligence techniques in simulation especially with respect to modelling efficiency, flexibility and performance. Topics include: - major modelling and simulation requirements - categories of AI concepts applicable for simulation, e.g. knowledge representation and processing techniques - practical examples and experiences. Biography : Dr. Axel Lehmann holds a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering (1972) and a doctoral degree in Informatics (1982) from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 1987 he is a full professor for Informatics at the Universitat der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany. His major topics of research are knowledge-based simulation and performance analysis. Currently, he serves as Vice-President for Research, Education, and Academic Affairs of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS). - - - - - - - - Dr. Gurdeep Hura (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore): Title: Petri Nets Modelling of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: A Viable Paradigm. Abstract : Petri nets are a powerful and effective modelling tool for representing and studying the behaviour of data and information processing systems that are characterized by features such as concurrency, asynchronous event occurrences, distributed systems, prolog and functional programs, etc. The tutorial will cover the following topics: Introduction, mathematical representation of Petri nets, analysis of Petri nets, reachibility tree, matrix analysis-invariants, extended Petri net models, modelling of discrete-event dynamic systems, performance evaluation, executable specification, future directions and discussions. Biography : Dr. Gurdeep S. Hura wrote a PhD dissertation "On the Petri nets analysis and some design aspects of software systems" (University of Roorkee, India, 1985). Currently, he is with the School of Applied Sciences, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research interests include: Petri net modelling and their applications, computer networks, software engineering, distributed systems, real-time system design. He is (co-)author of over 85 technical papers, and guest edited, authored and organized special issues and sessions on Petri nets. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM. He has been listed in numerous international biographical references. ======================================================================== ADVANCED TUTORIALS ======================================================================== Advanced tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 14:00 - 17:30. To attend one of the advanced tutorials, an additional payment of BF 2000 is asked. Preregistration of the participants is required. Advanced tutorials will give an in depth treatment of a relatively small but relevent subarea of the overall domain covered by this Conference. At least partly, they are beyond the general state-of-the-art knowledge. The following advanced tutorials are planned: Prof.ir. Henry Muller (-Malek) (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation and Optimization, not, Simulation versus Optimization Abstract : The hands-on workshop will demonstrate in an apparently simple problem-puzzling environment of logistics management the relative inefficiency of the split approaches of simulation and optimization (in casu mathematical programming). An animated, interactively controlled shop floor simulation game with a continuously running clock (programmed in OS/2) will be available for each group of 2 participants. Participants are requested to solve a simple multi-product, multi-machine, multi-line loading and scheduling task within certain commercial and financial restrictions. Furthermore, we will show how one can easily teach in this way the concepts of cash-flow, costing, profit and loss statements, and balance- sheets to engineering and post-graduate students in management. This year, the workshop has already been run at the Universities of Ghent (Belgium), Karlsruhe (Germany), Lyngby (Denmark), Riga (Latvia), and others. Biography : Prof. ir. Henri Muller (-Malek) (1932) obtained the university degrees of electromechanical engineer from the University of Ghent and of mechanical engineer in production management from Delft University of Technology. He is the initiator and has been for 30 years the permanent coordinator of the postgraduate studies in "Industrial Management and Management Sciences" at the University of Ghent. His recent interests are in the field of computerized decision support systems for managerial problem solving, in combination with expert-like simulation techniques, heuristic programming approaches and optimization theories. In 1987, he obtained the Francqui chair. His current position is Chairman of the Department of Industrial Management at the School of Engineering of the University of Ghent. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Wolfgang Kreutzer (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand): Title : The Role of Complexity Reduction in the Development of Simulation Programming Tools. Abstract : This tutorial offers a current overview of the state-of-the-art in simulation programming from a computer science perspective. The continuing quest for mastering computational and mental complexities of simulation software is reviewed in a historical context and serves as a background to a discussion of the role of object-oriented descriptions, visual representation, concurrency, and the integration of knowledge bases and simulation models. A summary of likely developments and research opportunities in each of these areas concludes the presentation. Biography : Dr. Kreutzer is associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he has served as head of department from 1985 to 1991. His research interests lie in the areas of simulation programming, object-oriented model construction and graphical user interfaces. He has written 4 books and a large number of papers on system simulation, artificial intelligence programming and expert systems, and has served as the keynote speaker at the SCS 1992 Summer Simulation Conference in Reno, USA. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Modelling and Simulation. Abstract : Both quantitative and qualitative models can be either deductively or inductively constructed. A general methodology for qualitative inductive modelling of dynamical processes was recently developed; the approach has been named Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning (FIR). It turns out that FIR models are quite compatible with quantitative deductive models. Thus, mixed models can be constructed whereby the well-understood subsystems can be modeled using quantitative deductive (differential equation) models, whereas the poorly-understood subsystems are described using qualitative inductive (FIR) models. Applications of this methodlogy are manyfold. A number of them will be considered in this tutorial. Biography : See above. ======================================================================== MEETINGS ======================================================================== Monday, October 25 1. Open meeting of the Esprit Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) Monday afternoon, October 25, an open meeting of the Esprit SIG "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) will be held. Discussion topics will be, among others, methodologies, standards, interfaces, ease of use, advanced environments, high-performance simulation, and simulation in EC-funded projects. The meeting of SiE is the more relevant since recently it became known that the Commission of the European Communities most likely shall fund for three years a Working Group SiE in the framework of the Esprit Basic Research program. The WG shall investigate the possibilities of establishing a Europe-wide Network of Excellence in Simulation. The operation of the WG, especially for the first phase of 6 months, will be discussed. In this phase the focus is on improvement of modelling and simulation processes (multiparadigm modelling concepts, multilanguage software systems, combined discrete/continuous simulation, etc.). For more information, please contact Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl 2. PROSIM Users Group meeting On Monday October 25th, a Prosim User Group meeting will be organized. On this full-day meeting both new Prosim options and user experiences with Prosim will be presented. For more information, please contact Rob Sierenberg, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Herbarenerf 7, 2743 HA Waddinxveen. Phone: +31 1828 19444, fax: +31 1828 19995. 3. European SIMAN/Cinema User Group Meeting On Monday October 25th, the Dutch Siman User Group organizes the 1993 European Siman Users' Meeting. The full-day program includes presentations of SIMAN applications, a distributor's update and an overview of the new ARENA modelling environment by Dennis Pegden, president of System Modelling and inventor of the SIMAN language. The day is also of interest for people that are interested in simulation but that are not users of SIMAN. For more information, contact Lex Pater at Incontrol 3606 AK, Maarssen, the Netherlands. Telephone: +31-3465-52500 and Fax: +31-3465-52451. ======================================================================== PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== TRACK 1: DYNAMIC MODELLING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems and Information Modelling Simulation and Analysis of Information Behaviour Models. Andreas Oberweis, Volker Sänger. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Guaranteed Cost tracking - Information Structure, Control Law, Simulation. Simek Krzysztof, Andrzej Swierniak. Silesian Unviersity of Technology, Gliwice, Poland A Conceptual Object Model for Object-Oriented Modelling of Information Systems. Harm Bakker, Peter J. Braspenning. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands The Analysis of Complex Integrated Air Traffic Management Environments - A Functionality Driven Approach -. J.M. ten Have. National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Decision Making and Organizational Modelling Creating an 8% budget saving for the Amsterdam Police Force with a PC. A Case Study with Regression Based Techniques for Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Simulation as a Tool to Improve Coordination Within Service Organizations. G.J. de Vreede, P.W.G. Bots, and A. Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. Modelling Tools for Strategic Control of Printing Business - A Multimodel Approach. Annikka Tuukkanen, Reijo Sulonen. Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland A Simian Simulation of Medical Clinics. L. Abaronson-Daniel, John B. Evans. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stochastic Simulation for the Analysis of Management's Problems of Automatic Self Powered Flat-Car in Terminal Container. Roberto Mosca, P. Giribone, A.G. Bruzzone. University of Genoa, Italy Optimizing Distributed Workplace Support Two Simulation Case Studies. D.T.T. van Eijck, H.G. Sol. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Qualification of Decision Makers, a Process that can be Supported by Professional Simulation Games. Jaime E. Villegas B.. Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Network and Process Simulation Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Dynamic Processes Migration. Franciszek Seredynski. Institute of Computer Science PAS, Warsaw, Poland RIP Simulation for Automatic Routing in IP Networks. Xavier Debure, Abdelhamid Hachicha, Djamel Adimi. ESIGETEL, Avon-Fontainebleau, Avon Cedex, France; Inkuy Lee, CNET, Valbonne, France A Modular Simulator for Evaluating ATM-Based Networks. Jim M. Ng, Edward Chan, Peter Yu. City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Modelling of Production Processes A Mathematical Model Apparatus to Simulate Production Systems. J.A. Zack, S.L. Yampolski. State Committee on Science and Technology, Kiev, Ukraine An Approach to Dynamic Modelling of Discrete Production Processes. Franti‘ek ‘apkovi‘. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia Modeling and Simulation of an Integrated Circuit Assembly Flowshop in Devs-V. Fernando José Barros, Maria Teresa Mendez. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Software for Manufacturing Simulation: A User's Survey. Vlatka Hlupic, Ray J. Paul. The London School of Economics, London. Ray J. Paul, Brunel University, Department of Computer Science, Uxbridge, UK Simulating a Virtual Factory in a Factory Using SIMAN/CINEMA. K. Heinz Weigl. Technical University of Vienna, Austria Flexible Manufacturing Systems Maintaining Quality in the Flexible Manufacturing Cell. M. Lazreg, D. Gien. Laboratoire d'Automatique, Besançon, France Generation of PLC Control Data from the Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. S.P. Wilkinson, N. Cope. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom Object-Oriented Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Annarosa Multari. Milano Ricerche, Francesco Tisato, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy A Simulation of a Flexible Assembly Cell Using a Parallel Object-Oriented Programming Language. M. van der Graaff, A. van Delft, B. van der Waal. Delftware Technology, The Hague, The Netherlands Material Handling, CIM, Optimization Expert Assisted Discrete Optimization of Composite Structures. B.D. Netten. University of Ghent, Belgium; Rob Vingerhoeds, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Optimal Production Policy in Mixed Technology Production Departments by Object Oriented Simulation. G. Romanin Jacur, G. Gradenigo, F. Zuppichin. University of Padova, Padova, Italy Modelling Methodology for Automated Material Handling Systems. Nikolay Tchernev. Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, Patrick Kellert, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere, France Intelligent Dynamic Net Models of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. L.S. Yampolski, V.L. Semenchenko, A.A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine The Practice of Simulation for the Design of Material Handling Systems. Gert Patroons. EGEMIN NV, Schoten, Belgium Simulation and Scheduling An Object Oriented Multilayer Model for Scheduling. F.G. Filip. Research Institute for Informatics (ICI), Bucharest, Romania The FMS Production Scheduling with Reliability Assessment. Valery V. Yukhimov. Ukranian Scientific Research Institute of Machine Tools, Odessa, Ukraine Simulation of Dynamic Scheduling in Distributed Systems. Philipp Mittermaier. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria Simulation Approach for Extended Production Synchronizing. E. Masturzi, V. Cesarotti, R. De Carlini, F. Pepe. University of Naples - Federico II, Naples, Italy Simulation Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Scheduling Control on Control Efficiency. Nadja Hvala, Stanko Strm‘nik. J.Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Modelling the Essential Activities in Job Shop Planning and Scheduling. Nardo B.J. van der Rijst, Jan L.G. Dietz. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands Interfacing Operations Research with Simulation for Scheduling. Gerard Fleur, Michel Gourgand and Patrick Kellert. Université Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Factory Design and Production Scheduling Using Object-Oriented Simulation in the Chemical Industry. Klaus Brann, Philippe Solot. Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Switzerland; Klaus Ruf, Ciba-Geigy SA, Huningue, France Simulation Based Capacity Scheduling Using AutoSched. Ben Mahy. SimCon NV, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Simulating and scheduling of construction projects for risk management. G. Singh, K. Sha'ath, D. Wang. University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Engineering and Object Oriented Petri Nets. C. Decreuse, N. Zerhouni, M. Ferney, A. El-Moudni. ENI Belfort, Belfort Cedex, France A Theoretical Framework of Intelligent Engineering for Logistics Decision and Management. Guang-Hui Yang, H. Muller-Malek. University of Ghent, Belgium Virtual CIM - A Concurrent Engineering Approach. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Application Domains Modelling and Simulation of Freeway Systems. A. Di Febbraro, A. Ferrara, S. Sacone. University of Genova, Italy New Methods in 3-D Robot Simulation. Christoph Woenckhaus, Rainer Stetter. Institute for Tool Machines and Industrial Engineering, Dornach, J. Milberg, Technical University of Munich, Germany Advances in Marine Simulators Design. Y.A. Kasasbeh, D.J. Woollons. University of Exeter, Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom A New Approach to Dynamic Simulation of Molecular Docking. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Simulation of the Performance Envelope for a Cyclist. Paul Wheeler, Richard Penson. Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom TRACK 2: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND VIRTUAL REALITY Multimedia and Hypermedia Assessing Man-Machine Control Models Using Simulation in Multimedia. Giampiero E.G. Beroggi. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; William A.Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Matthias Wiedmer, Martin B. Zumsteg, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Multimedia System Dynamics Models for Environmental Education. Antonio Camara, Francisco Ferreira, Joao Pedro Silva, Pedro Goncalves, Paulo D. Fiogo. New University of Lisbon, Monte de Caparica, Portugal Multimedia Database for Timber Projects. P. Haller, J. Natterer. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Graphic Simulations in Hypermedia Systems to Document a Microprocessor. Giovanni Fulantelli. Italy's National Research Council, Palermo, Italy Muse - A Technical System Engineering Environment. G. Lux. Technical University Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Reality Virtual Reality-Cutting the Cost of Simulation?. Andy Tait. Dimension International, Aldermaston, Berkshire, United Kingdom Dynamic Objects in Virtual Worlds - Integrating Simulations in a Virtual Reality Toolkit. Peter Astheimer, Fan Dai. Fraunhofer Institut fur Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Annotation: Verbal Communication in Virtual Reality. Jouke Casper Verlinden, Charles van der Mast. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Jay David Bolter, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Feedbacked Telepresence by Hybrid Reality in Automation & Robotics. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Education and Training PC-Based Simulation for the Operator's Mental Activities Training. Adam Gieci. Nuclear Power Plants Research Institute, Trnava, Slovakia µCES: An Integrated Tutor and Emulator System for Education in Microcomputer Engineering. Matthias Müller. Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany A Hierarchical Simulation System for Teaching Manufacturing Systems Engineering. N. Cope, S. Wilkinson. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom A Distributed Object-Oriented System for Educational Computer Simulations. Willem Jaap Zwart. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands The Use of Simulators in Navigational Training. Y.A. Kasabeh, M.M. Pourzanjani, M. Dove. Southampton Institute, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom The Warton Air Combat Simulator Development Programme. Julian Tanner. British Aerospace Defence Ltd., Warton Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Methodological Issues in Designing and Using Educational Simulations Based on heterogenous Models: the DISCourse Approach. J. LeFevre, A. Tavernier, S. Durbaba. University of London, United Kingdom TRACK 3: HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND SIMULATION Methods in Parallel and Distributed Simulation Simulation of Various Connectionist Systems on a 2nd Generation Hypercube Computer: Performance and Efficiency Results. E.J.H. Kerckhoffs, B.A. Kroes, L. Rothkrantz, F.W. Wedman. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Domain Decomposition for Parallel Element Simulations. H.X. Lin. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Distributed Simulation of Synchronous Neural Networks. Thilo Reski. University of Paderborn, Germany Simulating Time in a Multiprocessor Functional Simulator. Gary S.H. Tan. National University of Singapore, Singapore The PAMELA Approach to Efficient Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Systems. Arjan J.C. van Gemund. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Parallel Algorithms for Multivariate Statistical Methods. Brahim Akman. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. P.M.A. Sloot, J.M. Voogd. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Parallel and Distributed Discrete-Event Systems Distributed Simulation of Discrete-Event Dynamic Systems with the Standard Clock Method. Levent Mollamustafaoglu. Bogazici University, Bebek- Istanbul, Turkey Semipessimistic Prediction of Parallel Program Behaviour. J. Spitzkowsky, C. Muller-Schloer. University of Hannover, Germany Towards Parallel Combined Simulation. Dirk L. Kettenis, Boudewijn Pelt. Agricultural University Wageningen, Eugene J.H. Kerckhoffs, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Parallel Simulation Based on Multiple Time Windows. Yong Meng Teo. National University of Singapore, Singapore Parallel Distributed Processing in Discrete Event Simulation: A Process Oriented Approach. Abilio Ribeiro, Victor Alves, Filipe Santos, Jose Neves. Universidado do Minho, Braga Codex, Portugal Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. Benno Overeinder, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Software and Hardware Tools for Parallel and Distributed Simulation Multi-Sim: A Distributed Object-Based Simulation Environment in Ada. M.J. Corbin, P.R. Birkett, D.F. Crush. Defence Research Agency, Farnborough, United Kingdom A High-Speed Data Flow Computer. F. Belmajdoub, P. Abellard. Universite de Toulon, La Garde, France ParSim - A Parallel Simulation Package in Ada. John I. Dalseng. Finnmark College, Alta, Norway PARSIM - A Software Tool for Simulation on Homogeneous Multiprocessors. Du Tieta, Hu Shouren. Changsha Institute of Technology, Hunan, Changsha, China A Graphical Tool for Shared Data Analysis of Parallel Fortran Programs. Rajeev R. Raje, Daniel J. Pease, Zaide Liu, Neng-Tan Lin. Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA DRUGH: A Simulator for Distributed Real-Time Applications. Raja Prasad, Jean Hernandez, Luis Ruiz, Fred Guidec, Chris Fuhrman, Jean-Dominique Decotignie. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Applications of Parallel and Distributed Simulation Distributed Simulation of Robot Tasks. U. Mehlhaus, W.A. Rausch. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Real-Time Distributed Simulation with ESL. John L. Hay. ISIM International Simulation Ltd., Salford, United Kingdom A Vectorized and Parallelized Hopscotch Method for Heat Flow Problems. Esko K. Juuso. University of Oulu, Finland Implementation Techniques of a Distributed Real-Time Scheduler for MO2 Oriented Object DBMS and Real-Time. Boudjema Mecibah, Ammar Attoui. Universite de Clermont-Ferrand, Aubiere Cedex, France Simulation of the Dynamics of Metastable States in Complex Polymer Materials. J.G.E.M. Fraaije. University of Groningen, The Netherlands Simulating Elastic Light Scattering using High Performance Computing Methods. Alfons G. Hoekstra, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems Simulation Study of Load Sharing in a Heterogeneous Multiserver System. Helen D. Karatza. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Simulating Communication in Parallel Computer Systems. Miltos Grammatikakis. F.O.R.T.H., Heraklion, Greece; Adam Damianakis, Technical University of Crete, Chanea, Greece; Jung-Sing Jwo, Providence University, Shalu, Taiwan Compressed Time Simulation of Large Telecommunication Networks Using a Network of Transputers. N. Kalantery, S.C. Winter A.P. Redfern, D.R. Wilson. University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom Modelling and Quantitative Performance Evaluation of a Distributed Locking Protocol and An Interprocessor Communication Mechanism. Mukund M. Buddhikot, B.F. Womack, Roy Jenevein. University of Texas, Austin, USA Stochastic and Distributed Simulation of Parallel Systems. Emilio Luque, Remo Suppi, Joan Sorribes. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain A Simulation System for Systolic Arrays. A.G. Law, A. Rezazadeh, J. Walters, J.H. Weston. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada A Quantitative Comparison of Routing Algorithms for Toroidal Interconnection Networks. Mauro Gabrielli, Bruno Ciciani. University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy Simulating Performance of Parallel Database Systems. J.A. McCann. City University, London, United Kingdom; D.A. Bell, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N.Ireland Modeling and Visualizing Kernel Activity in a Shared Memory Multiprocessor. J. Opsommer, W. Van de Velde, E.H. D'Hollander. University of Ghent, Belgium TRACK 4: NEW TRENDS IN METHODS AND TOOLS Methodologies and Methods in Modelling and Simulation Using Heuristic Search to Optimize Stochastic Petri Net Models. Beate Specker. Siemens AG, Munich, Germany A Method for Protocol Modelling and Simulation Based Performance Evaluation. C. Mazel, M.C. Vialatte. Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere Cedex, France Optimization of Complex Stochastic Systems via Single Simulation Run. Joseph Kreimer. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Fuzzy Sets in the Estimation Problems. A.I. Astrovskii, I.V. Gaishun, S.K. Korzhenevich. The Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Beylorussia Optimization of Simulation Models. Yury A. Merkuryev, Leonard A. Rastrigin, Vladimir L. Visipkov. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Modelling and Visualization of Properties of the Inertial Parameters of Robotic Manipulators. G.V. Tzvetkova. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria A Method for the Analysis and Simulation of Discontinuous Systems. P.G. Thomasson. Cranfield Inst. of Technology, Cranfield, United Kingdom On Mathematical Theory of Branching Variance Reduction Technique. V.B. Melas. St. Petersburg University, St.Petersburg, Petrodvoretz, Russia Modelling and Simulation Techniques Cut and Dried? Generic Support for Regression Based Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands The Artibodies System and Some of Its Applications. J.E. Mebius. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Neural Networks for Decongestion of Freeway Systems. A. di Febbraro, D. di Noto, G. Pederiva, R. Zoppoli. University of Genova, Italy A Simulation Technique for Interacting Software-Hardware Descriptions of Automotive Systems. Matthias Deegener, Sorin A. Huss. Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Investigation of Probe Signal Classification Problem Using a Neural Network. V.P. Lunin, D.A. Gomonov. Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia Determination of an Optimal Temperature Control for a Chemical Process using Continuous Systems Simulation Languages. Karl Becker, Ralph C. Huntsinger, California State University, Chico, USA Simulation of an Improved Neural Based A/D Converter. G. Cappuccino. D.E.I.S. - Universita della Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy Modelling and Simulation Tools Generating Simulators from Causal Process Knowledge. Joost Kamerbeek. Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands HIDES- A Highly Interactive Discrete Event Simulator Designed for Systems in Logistics. A. Graber, D. Mutaaga, H. Ulrich, D. Schweizer, A. Zimmermann. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; F. Bolay, Alcatel-STR Telecommunication System Design Exploration in a Specification Driven Simulation Environment. Oryal Tanir, V.K. Agrawal, P.C.P. Bhatt. McGill University, Montreal, Canada REMO- A Model Optimization Tool. Michael Syrjakow, Helena Szczerbicka. University of Karlsruhe, Germany A Tool for Multiple Use of Knowledge in Modelling. Susanne Mutter. University of Karlsruhe, Germany OPNET 2.4: An Environment for Communication Network Modelling and Simulation. F. Desbrandes. Thomson CSF, Colombes, S. Bertolotti, L. Dunand, Universite Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France Precompiled Dynamical Submodels in SIMCOS. Matjaz Titovsek, Borut Zupancic. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ARTIFEX: A Simulation Tool for Modelling Real-Time Systems. Giorgio Bruno, Andrea Castella, Rakesh Agarwal. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Three Simulation Experimentation Environments: SimAd, SimGest and E/Slam. Tuncer I. Ören. University of Ottawa, Canada Graph Theoretic Based Simulation Tool for the Design of Knowledge Intensive Systems (KIS). G.S. Hura, T. Srikanthan. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore AI-Based Modelling and Simulation Hybrid Simulation of Systems: A Knowledge-Based Approach. Florin Stanciulescu. Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania Simulation of Functioning of Complex Technical Systems Using Topological Knowledge Base. Janis Grundspenkis. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Formulation of Generic Principles of Modelling Industrial Systems; Applying Artificial Intelligence to Engineering. Shuanghua Xia. De Montfort University, Kents Hill, United Kingdom A Simulation Model with Embedded Expert System. JRJung Lyu, Wen-Yi Lai. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ESCIS - An Hybrid AI Based Tool. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Models with "Embedded" Intelligence Simulating Man-Machine Systems. Alexander A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation Beyond Objects: An Agent -Based Simulation Tool. T.J. Grant. BSO Aerospace & Systems BV, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands Object-Oriented Simulation: the Case of Petri Nets. Mhamed Itmi. Laboratoire d'Informatique de Rouen, Mt.St-Aignan Cedex, France Object and Interface Standards for Object Based Simulation Systems. Richard N. Zobel. University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Object Oriented Approach of an Inference Motor in an Expert Simulation. R. Koussa, R. Ikni. Université de Lille, France Object Oriented Mapping of Real World Systems into Simulation Models. Andras Jávor, M. Benko and G. More. The Hungarian Acad. of Sciences (KFKI), Budapest, Hungary A Simula Object-Oriented Modelling System. Michel Gourgand, Alain Tanguy. Université Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Object Orientation in Simulation. H. de Swaan Arons, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Class SIMULATION in C++. H. Kraamer. Erasmus Universiteit - FEW, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Interfaces: Animation, Graphics, Visualization The Challenge of Direct-Interaction Interfaces for Simulation Model Design & Automation. Wolfgang Kreutzer. University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand Neural Networks for Input Constraints Modeling in Graphical User Interfaces. Dorian Gorgan, Ioana Rus. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Visualization of Construction Processes on a Microcomputer. Z.B. Harun. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; G. Singh, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Post-Processing Animation of Simulation Process by Using Animator Pro and 3D Studio. Simeon Simeonov. Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czechia A Methodology for Selecting Visual Representations in Scientific and Simulation Applications. Carla M. Dal Sasso Freitas, Flavio Rech Wagner. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Towards the Graphic Language of Information Modelling. Stoyan Poryazov. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria Graphical Model Specification within the OO/DEVS Framework. Akin Akinola, Panagiotis Ninios, Kiriakos Vlahos, Derek W. Brunn. London Business School, United Kingdom TRACK 5: SIMULATION IN EUROPEAN PROJECTS PAGEIN: Pilot Applications in a Gigabit European Integrated Network. Ulrich Lang, Andreas Wierse, Roberto Grosso. Rechenzentrum Universität Stuttgart, Germany A Graphically Based Environment for Educational Modelling and Simulation: The On-Going DISCourse Approach. S. Durbaba, A. Tavernier, J. LeFevre. University of London, United Kingdom How Simulation can Support Manufacturing. Rob W. Sierenberg. Sierenberg & de Gans BV, Waddinxveen, The Netherlands ======================================================================== HOTEL INFORMATION ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Name Address Fax (+31) Location Price (Dfl)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Hotel Kon. Julianapl 35 70-3825927 Center of 237 incl. | |Sofitel 2595 AA Den Haag The Hague; breakfast | |***** By train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Coen Coenderstraat 47 15-126384 Center of 140 - 160 | |**** 2613 SN Delft Delft, near | | train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Delft Museum Oude Delft 189 15-140935 Center of 126 - 200 | |Hotel **** 2611 HD Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Rotterdam Vliegveldweg 10-4622266 Located at 110-195 (s)| |Airport 59-61, Rotterdam Rotterdam 140-245 (d)| |Hotel **** Airport | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Dish-hotel Kanaalweg 3 15-623546 Within 125 incl. | |*** 2628 EB Delft walking breakfast | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Maerten 15-565707 Within 70-110 (s) | |Juliana *** Trompstraat 33, walking 105-145 (d)| | 2628 RC Delft distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Motel J. Thijsseweg 70-3900900 To Delft by 100 - 130 | |Hoornwijck 2289 AA Rijswijk tram in 20 | |*** minutes | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Kok Houttuinen 15 15-122125 Center of 95 - 130 | |*** 2611 AJ Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Koornmarkt 16 15-159759 Center of 125 | |Leeuwenbrug 2611 EE Delft Delft | |*** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Vlamingstraat 52 15-122006 Within 115 - 160 | |Vlaming *** 2611 KZ Delft walking | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Les Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 45-85 (s) | |Compagnons 2611 GS Delft Delft 85-185 (d) | |** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Wijnhaven 6-8 15-125164 Center of 55-98 (s) | |Central ** 2611 CR Delft Delft 105-130 (d)| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Den Dulk Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 35-45 (s) | | 2611 GS Delft Delft 60-85 (d) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: ------ 1. Participants have to make their OWN hotel reservations: SCS is not responsible for room reservations. 2. Please mention the name of the conference (ESS93) when making your reservation 3. Try to arrange your reservation BEFORE October 1, as rooms for ESS93 will be kept exclusively for conference participants until that date. 4. If possible, please use Credit Card. 5. s = single room, d = double room. ======================================================================== ACCESSABILITY ======================================================================== Delft is located between The Hague and Rotterdam. Delft University of Technology is located in the south of Delft. By air Schiphol Airport is one of the major international airports of Europe. The airport is situated near Amsterdam. A large number of airlines fly on Schiphol Airport. You can also consider flying to Rotterdam Airport, which is considerably smaller. By car to Town Center Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit Delft - Pijnacker". Follow the signs to "Town Center". By car to Delft University Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit "Delft Zuid". From that moment on, follow signs to "Delft TU", not, "Delft Zuid". On the maps, the Dutch name for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is "Werktuigbouwkunde". Parking lots are available at the University complex. By train By train to railway station "Delft" (not "Delft-Zuid") from the direction Rotterdam / Dordrecht and Amsterdam / Schiphol / The Hague. Train-taxi from railway station Delft to destination in Delft If you come by train to Delft, it is possible to buy a so-called train-taxi ticket for an additional fee of Dfl. 5. Arriving at Delft, special taxis are waiting for people with train-taxi tickets. Local bus from railway station Delft to the University complex You can take the following busses to the University: - Local bus nr. 60 or 64 (Aan 't Korft) - Local bus nr. 63 (Delft Abtswoudsepark) - Regional bus nr. 121 to Zoetermeer - Regional bus nr. 129 to Rotterdam Leave the bus at the bus stop "Aula TU" (a on the map). Busses 60 and 64 go through the town center. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) ======================================================================== The second column indicates the location of the activity. k = Department of Mechanical Engineering. a = Aula Delft University. Monday, October 25 09:00 k Registration desk opens 10:00 k Basic Tutorials 10:00 k User Group Meetings 12:30 k Lunch (at own expense) 14:00 k Advanced Tutorials 17:30 k Closing 18:00 a Cocktail (Aula TU) Tuesday, October 26 08:00 a Registration desk opens 09:00 a Opening 09:30 a Keynote presentation Sol 11:00 a Keynote presentation Delaney 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Registration desk opens 14:00 k Paper Award Sessions 16:30 k Paper Sessions 1 18:00 k Closing Wednesday, October 27 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Sips 08:30 k Invited Presentation Cellier 09:30 k Paper Sessions 3 11:15 k Paper Sessions 4 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Paper Sessions 5 16:00 k Paper Sessions 6 17:30 k Closing 19:00 - Social Event Thursday, October 28 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Vansteenkiste 09:30 k Paper Sessions 7 11:15 k Paper Sessions 8 12:30 k Conference Closing ======================================================================== 1993 European Simulation Symposium October 25-28, 1993 Registration Form ======================================================================== Please legibly print or type and fill out completely. 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MAIL REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT FORM COPY (1) / CHEQUE (2) / CREDITCARD INFO (3) TO: SCS European Office, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. ======================================================================== Article 4806 of news.announce.conferences: Xref: crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu news.announce.conferences:4806 Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences Path: crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!sparky!rick From: winfave@dutiws.TWI.TUDelft.NL (A.Verbraeck.IS-tel-3805) Subject: Call for Participation: European Simulation Symposium Message-ID: <1993Sep30.172610.5691@sparky.sterling.com> Keywords: simulation, information systems, computing, parallel, virtual reality Sender: rick@sparky.sterling.com (Richard Ohnemus) Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 17:26:10 GMT Approved: rick@sparky.sterling.com Expires: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 08:00:00 GMT Lines: 1463 X-Md4-Signature: a6d7d49cc0a0de8684c35192bcd26ab8 ---------------------------------- EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 1993 ---------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality High-performance Computing and Simulation New Trends in Methods and Tools Call for Participation Preliminary Program and Registration Form ======================================================================== VENUE: DELFT ======================================================================== General ------- Delft is one of the best preserved old Dutch cities. It is not far from The Hague (10 km), Rotterdam (15 km) and Amsterdam (60 km), which all can be reached from Delft by train (every 15 minutes). Delft is famous for its canals, historical buildings, and its New Church with the crypt of the Royal Family and the Mausoleum of Prince William I (the architect of the Dutch independence). At the Royal Delftware Factory "De Porceleyne Fles", one can visit the splendid permanent exhibition and attend handpainting demonstrations. Delft can be reached from Schiphol Airport (one of Europe's mainports) by train in about 40 minutes. Historical Town --------------- The old inner city of Delft, which was enfranchised in 1246, still bears the marks of its glorious history. The past comes to life as you stroll along the stately mansions, by quiet courts of almshouses and through the alleys interconnecting the canals. Its cosy character and monumental buildings in various styles have been carefully preserved. The Eastern Gate, the 'Gemeenlandshuis' and the 'Armamentarium' are fine examples of architectural masterpieces from the days of yore. The marketsquare is dominated by the Town Hall and the impressive New Church, with in between them the statue of Hugo de Groot, better known as Grotius. Other famous natives of Delft, such as the painter Johannes Vermeer, are buried in the Old Church, where extraordinary stained-glass windows catch the eye. In eight museums old works of art and cultural treasures illustrate the national history as well as that of Delft. Town of Princes --------------- Delft has special ties with the Dutch Royal House, more so than any other city in the Netherlands. This connection dates from the turbulent times in which prince William of Orange (1533-1584), the 'Father of the Fatherland', thought himself safe behind the town ramparts of the Cloister of Saint Agatha. He and his court had frequently stayed here since 1572 and he was assassinated here in 1584. The bullet holes are still visible in the present Municipal Museum the 'Prinsenhof'. The prince's marble mausoleum (1614-1622) can be admired in the New Church, over the vaults of the Royal Family. In the church an exhibition has been organized on the Royal funerals. The collection of the Royal Dutch Army and Arms Museum in the old armoury the 'Armamentarium' shows, among other things, the genesis of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the significant parts that have been played by the House of Orange as well as Delft. Town of Delftware Delft is renowned all over the world as the city of Delft blue arthenware. This is also based on an age-old history. In the 17th century, the 'Golden Age', dozens of small potteries came into existence in Delft at places which formerly accommodated breweries. Delft was one of the home ports of the VOC, the Dutch East Indian company. When the Delft potters became acquainted with the imported Chinese porcelain, they began manufacturing earthenware with designs based on these patterns. Dutch porcelain, for that matter, is also decorated in beautiful multi-coloured shades. In several workshops, including that of 'De Porceleyne Fles', the only surviving 17th century factory, Delftware is manufactured and hand-painted according to traditional methods. You're welcome to attend the demonstrations which are held regularly. In Museum Lambert van Meerten you will find a unique collection of tiles, tile pictures, porcelain and earthenware in original period rooms. Delft, the university town, is famous for the lively atmosphere in its historic centre. Countless numbers of visitors enjoy its charming little shops, galleries, pubs, grand cafes, (gourmet) restaurants and cosy outdoor cafes on the market square and along the canals. During the summer there are various festivals, the barrel organ plays and terrace boats in the canals offer refreshments. The canals may also be explored by way of round-trip boats, pedal boats or canoes. An original horse-drawn tram will take you around the old city centre. For guided walking tours of the city you can call the VVV Tourist Information Office. And then we have the markets: the big commodities market on the Markt and colourful flower markets as well as the popular flea market with its antiques and curiosa along the canals. This is something you shouldn't miss, if only for the cheerful ambience. Delft University of Technology ------------------------------ Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the largest technical universities in Western Europe with 12 Faculties, a teaching and research staff of 1400, a support staff of 2400, and 13000 students. The university belongs to the leading technical universities of Europe. Conference Location ------------------- The conference location is the building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, where 6 adjacent lecture halls, an exhibition hall and a restaurant together form the compact conference territory (on the ground floor, immediately behind the main entrance of the building). Across the road there are the Auditorium, with restaurants, a travel agency office, a post-office, and a bank. ======================================================================== ESS SERIES AND SCS ======================================================================== The ESS series (organized by SCS, the Society for Computer Simulation International) is now in its fourth year. ESS92 was held in Dresden and attended by 165 participants. ESS93 is sponsored by SCS, and co-sponsored by SiE (EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe") and other Simulation Societies (Eurosim, CASS/PR China, JSST/Japan). SCS is an international non-profit organization founded in 1952. On a yearly basis SCS organizes 6 Simulation Conferences worldwide, cooperates in 2 others, and publishes the monthly magazine Simulation, a quarterly Transactions, and books. For more information, please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. SiE was established in January 1992. Special Interest Groups are Working Units within the framework of the EC ESPRIT program to promote specific areas in Information Technology. SiE focuses on computer simulation and related fields. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ======================================================================== Conference Chairman Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Program Chairman Dr. Alexander Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology. Department of Information Systems. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783805, Fax: +31 15 786632. E-Mail: a.verbraeck@is.twi.tudelft.nl or winfave@duticai.tudelft.nl Program Co-chair (SiE representative) Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Tel: +32 9 2645931, Fax.: +32 9 2234941 E-mail: scsi@fland.rug.ac.be Local Organizing Director Frits Wedman. Delft University of Technology. Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 783630, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: frits@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl Conference Coordination and Finances Philippe Geril. The Society for Computer Simulation International, European Office Rainer Rimane, University of Erlangen - N|rnberg Exhibition Chair Frits Wedman, Dr. Alexander Verbraeck, Delft University of Technology International Program Committee ------------------------------- Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Valeria de Antonellis (Italy), John B. Evans (Hong Kong), Brian Hollocks (United Kingdom), Kaj Juslin (Finland), Wilfried Krug (Germany), Bo-Hu Li (China), Henri Muller (-Malek) (Belgium), Oscar M. Nierstrasz (Switzerland), Ramana Reddy (USA), Sadao Takaba (Japan), Alexander Verbraeck (The Netherlands), Folkert W. Wierda (Germany) Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality J.D. Bolter (USA), John Hough (United Kingdom), Henk Koppelaar (The Netherlands), John N. Latta (USA), Charles v/d Mast (The Netherlands), Robert Stone (United Kingdom), Andy Tait (United Kingdom), Daniel Thalmann (Switzerland), Kadamula Varghese (Belgium) High-Performance Computing and Simulation Louis G. Birta (Canada), Peter Braspenning (The Netherlands), Felix Breitenecker (Austria), J|rgen Halin (Switzerland), Giuseppe Iazeolla (Italy), Walter J. Karplus (USA), Eugene Kerckhoffs (The Netherlands), Mirko Novak (Czech Republic), Thierry Van der Pyl (Belgium), Brian W. Unger (Canada), Ghislain C. Vansteenkiste (Belgium), Emmanuel Vergison (Belgium) New Trends in Methods and Tools Francois E. Cellier (USA), Roy E. Crosbie (USA), Florin - Gheorghe Filip (Romania), Ralph C. Huntsinger (USA), Andras Javor (Hungary), Milan Kotva (Czech Republic), Axel Lehmann (Germany), Paul A. Luker (USA), Yury A. Merkuryev (Latvia), Mike Novels (United Kingdom), Tuncer Vren (Canada), Dennis Pegden (USA), Bernd Schmidt (Germany), Thomas Schriber (USA), Rob W. Sierenberg (The Netherlands), Helena Szczerbicka (Germany), K. Heinz Weigl (Austria), Chuan Yuan Wen (China), Richard N. Zobel (United Kingdom) ======================================================================== CONFERENCE THEMES ======================================================================== The 1993 SCS European Simulation Symposium is structured around four major themes: applications of simulation in information systems, simulation aspects of multimedia systems and virtual reality, high-performance computing and simulation, and new trends in simulation methods and tools. A parallel track will be devoted to each of the four topics. 1. Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Simulation is a fruitful approach for analyzing dynamic aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to adequately model concurrency. Dynamic modelling techniques are useful for problem solving in production and administrative logistics. Topics include: - dynamic modelling of information systems - CAD, CAM, CIM, CIME, CAE systems - simulation and scheduling - concurrent engineering techniques 2. Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality Due to the decreased prices of powerful hardware and the introduction of specialized hardware, multimedia systems and virtual reality are currently in the focus of attention. As virtual reality has many aspects in common with simulation, and as simulation output and model building can benefit highly from multimedia technology, papers on the following topics are present: - multimedia, hypermedia, data compression / fusion - virtual reality techniques and applications - simulation in education and training - simulation in entertainment and gaming 3. High-Performance Computing and Simulation Much research is spent nowadays on methods, algorithms and software for parallel and distributed hardware. There are strong relations between simulation and parallel processing. In large-scale, complex and real-time simulation, parallel processing is used to increase performance. On the other hand, simulation is useful in the analysis and evaluation of parallel processes. Conference topics include: - parallel methods in (continuous, discrete) simulation - software tools for simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - applications of simulation on parallel and distributed hardware - simulation of (massively) parallel processes 4. New Trends in Methods and Tools More and more fields recognize the importance of simulation nowadays. Conversely, other disciplines are being introduced into the simulation field such as graphics and knowledge engineering. This sets new goals for simulation methods and tools. The integration of simulation and artificial intelligence, object oriented analysis and design, visualisation technology, and other fields, remain relatively unexplored. Topics: - methods and techniques in simulation - (object-oriented) simulation software tools, advanced environments - DBMS, AI and neural networks in simulation - iconics, animation, graphics, scientific visualisation Simulation in EC projects ------------------------- A session will be organized dealing with simulation in some EC projects. ======================================================================== SHORT PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== In addition to the full paper program, the 1993 European Simulation Symposium will have short paper sessions as well. Short papers are an ideal way to present current research that is not yet mature enough to be included in the official conference proceedings. The short papers will be published in separate Short Paper Proceedings, which will be distributed among all conference participants. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE FEE ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCS member *) Other participant Student ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BF 18000 BF 20000 BF 5000 (425 ECU) (500 ECU) (125 ECU) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *) or members of Eurosim, CASS, and JSST Registration fees should preferably be paid in Belgian Francs or ECUs, but can also be paid in the equivalent amount of US$, DM or FF. Payment is possible by Creditcard (Visa, American Express, Mastercard/Eurocard). The registration fee includes one copy of the Conference Proceedings, the Short Paper Proceedings, coffee and tea during the breaks, all lunches, a welcome cocktail, the conference dinner, and free participation in one of the basic tutorials and open meetings on Monday, October 25th, 1993. ======================================================================== EXHIBITS ======================================================================== An exhibition will be held in the central hall, which connects the lecture halls, and where all participants meet for coffee and tea. There will be a special exhibition section for universities and non-profit organisations, and a special section for publishers and commercial stands. If you would like to participate in the exhibition, please contact the SCS European Office. Companies that will be represented at the Exhibition are: Systems Modelling Corporation (The Cimulation Center, UK and InControl, NL), SimCon (AutoMod), Applied Dynamics Ltd., Society for Computer Simulation. Companies that have already shown interest are: Silicon Graphics, Sun, Hewlett Packard, CACI, Scientific Computers GmbH, The Solutions Foundry, John Wiley & Sons, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Rapid Data, GenSym, and many others. ========================================================================= BEST PAPER AWARDS ======================================================================== The 1993 European Simulation Symposium will award the best four papers, one in each of the four tracks. From these four papers, the best overall paper of the conference will be chosen. The selection procedure will be as follows: The Program Committee nominates the four best papers in each track. The 16 chosen papers will be presented in a special Paper Award Session (Tuesday afternoon), where the presentation of the paper and the response to questions will be judged as well. In each track, one paper will be chosen as best paper of that track. The awarded papers will be selected for publication in an International Journal, if necessary after incorporating modifications in the paper. The Program Committee chooses the overall best paper of the conference from these four papers. The author of the best paper will be awarded at the conference dinner. ======================================================================== PLENARY KEYNOTE LECTURES ======================================================================== Mr. Ben Delaney (CyberEdge Journal, Sausalito Ca, USA): Title : Simulation, Multimedia, Virtual Reality: Finding the Boundaries. Abstract : Simulation, multimedia, and virtual reality have been hot topics and the subjects of a barrage of speculation, in both the popular and scientific press. In his talk, Mr. Delaney will present a brief taxonomy that makes clear the similarities and differences between these three subjects. In addition, he will present some current applications of virtual reality, and offer a glimpse at the future of the technology. Biography : Ben Delaney is the publisher and editor of CyberEdge Journal, the world's leading newsletter of virtual reality. He is also one of the most sought-after speakers on this exciting new technology, having given well-received talks on virtual reality in many venues. Over twenty years of experience as a high-tech marketer and system analyst provides a firm foundation for his understanding of VR. CyberEdge Journal provides news of new products, VR applications, events, conferences, and business developments to subscribers around the world. Over 3000 readers in 24 countries count on CyberEdge Journal for News of VR. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Henk G. Sol (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title: Challenges for Simulation Based Inquiry Abstract : Many issues in our turbulent and hostile society and organizations call for simulation based inquiry systems. Paradoxal experiences with simulation based inquiry create new challenges for knowledge workers to increase their problem solving capabilities in mastering these issues. Biography : Henk Sol is full professor in designing information systems at the Department of Technical Mathematics and Informatics, and full professor in systems engineering and dean of the Department of Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis, both at Delft University of Technology. Henk Sol is the author of a large number of publications on Decision Support Systems, simulation, dynamic modelling, and information systems. ======================================================================== INVITED LECTURES ======================================================================== (related to the conference tracks) Prof.dr. Henk Sips (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : High Performance Computing and Simulation Abstract : High performance computing plays an important role in many demanding simulation studies. The appearance of new architectures, such as massively parallel computers, on the market poses several challenges for simulation application developers. In his talk, dr. Sips will identify some major problems in applying this new technology for simulation applications, and give a look at future developments. Biography : Henk J. Sips received a MSc ('76) in Electrical Engineering and a PhD ('84) both from Delft University of Technology. He is currently an associate professor in applied computer science at Delft University of technology, a professor in computer science at Brabant University, and a consultant at TNO. Dr. Sips has been actively involved in research on parallel architectures, parallel programming systems, parallel algorithms, and computer arithmetic. From this, he has been participating in the Esprit programmes GENESIS, the PCA, and the Hipartool exploratory action. Currently he partici[ates in the Prepare project. He is currently the scientific project leader of the ParTool project, aimed at the creation of a parallel program development environment. Dr. Sips is a member of the High Performance Fortran Forum (HPFF). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Object-oriented Modelling of Hybrid Systems. Abstract : This presentation discusses a recent extension of Dymola, an object-oriented modelling language for continuous systems, to allow descriptions of models of dynamic systems with discontinuous behavior in a truly reusable object-oriented fashion. Several novel high-level constructs are introduced. The requirements for a correct compilation of hybrid models will be discussed, and a few conceptually simple, but numerically non-trivial examples of hybrid models will be demonstrated, such as a mechanical body sliding on a surface with another body sliding on top of the first one. The paper is co-authored by Hilding Elmqvist (Sweden) and Martin Otter (Germany). Biography : Dr. Francois E. Cellier received his PhD degree in Technical Sciences in 1979 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. Since 1984 he is a professor of the University of Arizona (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics Program), Tucson, USA. His main scientific interests concern modelling and simulation methodology, and the design of advanced software systems for simulation, computer-aided modelling, and computer-aided design. He published extensively in these areas. He is the author of "Continuous System Modeling" published by Springer-Verlag (1991). - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Ghislain Vansteenkiste (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation in a European Framework Abstract : In order to improve the efficiency of simulation, the current simulation practice, the formulation of the desired situation and recommendations how to reach this must be analysed. Policy guidelines to trigger the activities have been identified and will be discussed. Initiatives under EC support will be mentioned and personal involvement sought. In his talk, dr. Vansteenkiste will focus especially on the work of the EC Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE). From SiE the successful initiative has been created to establish the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe", which is planned to start its working in the beginning of October 1993. Backgrounds, objectives and activities of this WG are discussed. Biography : Dr. Vansteenkiste is a full professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Ghent since 1969 and associate professor of Control Engineering at the University of Brussels since 1971. He is (co-) author / editor of 10 books and over 100 publications in the field of modelling and simulation methodologies and advanced simulation environments. He has served as Vice-President Europe of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS) for 9 years. He is an SCS Fellow and Silver Core Award Holder from IFIP. Currently, he is chairman of the Esprit WG "Simulation in Europe". ======================================================================== BASIC TUTORIALS ======================================================================== There are two types of Tutorials: Basic Tutorials and Advanced Tutorials. Participation in one of the basic tutorials is included in the registration fee of the conference. Basic tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 10.00 - 12.30. Basic Tutorials are typically meant to give a broad state-of-the art review within one of the tracks of this Conference. The following basic tutorials are planned: - - - - - - - - Dr. Pieter W.G. Bots (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands): Title : Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems Abstract : Dynamic modelling is an approach for analyzing various aspects of information systems, including the behaviour of actors and re- engineering of organizations employing information systems. The approach recognizes that activities happen concurrently in organizations, and that methods are needed to model concurrency in information systems and organizational systems. The expectation is that continued development of dynamic models of information systems will lead to the solution of a number of problems in information systems development and operation. The objectives of the tutorial are: - to show the participants the state of the art in dynamic modelling of information systems and organizational systems - to present the modelcycle for the development of dynamic models - to describe various languages and tools that are available for the development of dynamic models, consisting of both general and dedicated software - to show the results of several dynamic modelling projects. - - - - - - - - Dr. J|rgen Halin (ETH Z|rich, Switzerland): Title : Introduction to Parallel and Vector Computers: Theory and Practice Abstract : Basic concepts of the architecture of pipelined and parallel machines, short discussion of state-of-the-art systems, speed-up and performance, fundamental algorithms and their implementation, programming considerations, the usage of parallel and vector computers for solving systems of linear equations and partial differential equations Biography : H. J|rgen Halin, PD, PhD, dipl.Ing. is a senior lecturer at the Swiss Federal Inst. of Techn. (ETH) in Z|rich, Switzerland, and at RWTH Aachen, Germany. His research areas include methods of ordinary and partial differential equations, formula manipulation, and parallel computing. He is teaching courses in simulation methodology, simulation languages, but more recently on the architecture of parallel and vector computers, as well as algorithms for these machines, their programming and application. Dr. Halin has published numerous papers and he is coauthor of two books. He serves on the boards of ASIM, SCS, and EUROSIM. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Axel Lehmann (UniBw Munich, Germany): Title: AI-Concepts in Simulation Abstract : This basic tutorial will summarize general demands and practical applications for applying Artificial Intelligence techniques in simulation especially with respect to modelling efficiency, flexibility and performance. Topics include: - major modelling and simulation requirements - categories of AI concepts applicable for simulation, e.g. knowledge representation and processing techniques - practical examples and experiences. Biography : Dr. Axel Lehmann holds a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering (1972) and a doctoral degree in Informatics (1982) from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 1987 he is a full professor for Informatics at the Universitat der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany. His major topics of research are knowledge-based simulation and performance analysis. Currently, he serves as Vice-President for Research, Education, and Academic Affairs of the Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS). - - - - - - - - Dr. Gurdeep Hura (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore): Title: Petri Nets Modelling of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: A Viable Paradigm. Abstract : Petri nets are a powerful and effective modelling tool for representing and studying the behaviour of data and information processing systems that are characterized by features such as concurrency, asynchronous event occurrences, distributed systems, prolog and functional programs, etc. The tutorial will cover the following topics: Introduction, mathematical representation of Petri nets, analysis of Petri nets, reachibility tree, matrix analysis-invariants, extended Petri net models, modelling of discrete-event dynamic systems, performance evaluation, executable specification, future directions and discussions. Biography : Dr. Gurdeep S. Hura wrote a PhD dissertation "On the Petri nets analysis and some design aspects of software systems" (University of Roorkee, India, 1985). Currently, he is with the School of Applied Sciences, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research interests include: Petri net modelling and their applications, computer networks, software engineering, distributed systems, real-time system design. He is (co-)author of over 85 technical papers, and guest edited, authored and organized special issues and sessions on Petri nets. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM. He has been listed in numerous international biographical references. ======================================================================== ADVANCED TUTORIALS ======================================================================== Advanced tutorials take place Monday, October 25, 14:00 - 17:30. To attend one of the advanced tutorials, an additional payment of BF 2000 is asked. Preregistration of the participants is required. Advanced tutorials will give an in depth treatment of a relatively small but relevent subarea of the overall domain covered by this Conference. At least partly, they are beyond the general state-of-the-art knowledge. The following advanced tutorials are planned: Prof.ir. Henry Muller (-Malek) (University of Ghent, Belgium): Title : Simulation and Optimization, not, Simulation versus Optimization Abstract : The hands-on workshop will demonstrate in an apparently simple problem-puzzling environment of logistics management the relative inefficiency of the split approaches of simulation and optimization (in casu mathematical programming). An animated, interactively controlled shop floor simulation game with a continuously running clock (programmed in OS/2) will be available for each group of 2 participants. Participants are requested to solve a simple multi-product, multi-machine, multi-line loading and scheduling task within certain commercial and financial restrictions. Furthermore, we will show how one can easily teach in this way the concepts of cash-flow, costing, profit and loss statements, and balance- sheets to engineering and post-graduate students in management. This year, the workshop has already been run at the Universities of Ghent (Belgium), Karlsruhe (Germany), Lyngby (Denmark), Riga (Latvia), and others. Biography : Prof. ir. Henri Muller (-Malek) (1932) obtained the university degrees of electromechanical engineer from the University of Ghent and of mechanical engineer in production management from Delft University of Technology. He is the initiator and has been for 30 years the permanent coordinator of the postgraduate studies in "Industrial Management and Management Sciences" at the University of Ghent. His recent interests are in the field of computerized decision support systems for managerial problem solving, in combination with expert-like simulation techniques, heuristic programming approaches and optimization theories. In 1987, he obtained the Francqui chair. His current position is Chairman of the Department of Industrial Management at the School of Engineering of the University of Ghent. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Wolfgang Kreutzer (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand): Title : The Role of Complexity Reduction in the Development of Simulation Programming Tools. Abstract : This tutorial offers a current overview of the state-of-the-art in simulation programming from a computer science perspective. The continuing quest for mastering computational and mental complexities of simulation software is reviewed in a historical context and serves as a background to a discussion of the role of object-oriented descriptions, visual representation, concurrency, and the integration of knowledge bases and simulation models. A summary of likely developments and research opportunities in each of these areas concludes the presentation. Biography : Dr. Kreutzer is associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he has served as head of department from 1985 to 1991. His research interests lie in the areas of simulation programming, object-oriented model construction and graphical user interfaces. He has written 4 books and a large number of papers on system simulation, artificial intelligence programming and expert systems, and has served as the keynote speaker at the SCS 1992 Summer Simulation Conference in Reno, USA. - - - - - - - - Prof.dr. Francois Cellier (University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA): Title : Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Modelling and Simulation. Abstract : Both quantitative and qualitative models can be either deductively or inductively constructed. A general methodology for qualitative inductive modelling of dynamical processes was recently developed; the approach has been named Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning (FIR). It turns out that FIR models are quite compatible with quantitative deductive models. Thus, mixed models can be constructed whereby the well-understood subsystems can be modeled using quantitative deductive (differential equation) models, whereas the poorly-understood subsystems are described using qualitative inductive (FIR) models. Applications of this methodlogy are manyfold. A number of them will be considered in this tutorial. Biography : See above. ======================================================================== MEETINGS ======================================================================== Monday, October 25 1. Open meeting of the Esprit Special Interest Group "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) Monday afternoon, October 25, an open meeting of the Esprit SIG "Simulation in Europe" (SiE) will be held. Discussion topics will be, among others, methodologies, standards, interfaces, ease of use, advanced environments, high-performance simulation, and simulation in EC-funded projects. The meeting of SiE is the more relevant since recently it became known that the Commission of the European Communities most likely shall fund for three years a Working Group SiE in the framework of the Esprit Basic Research program. The WG shall investigate the possibilities of establishing a Europe-wide Network of Excellence in Simulation. The operation of the WG, especially for the first phase of 6 months, will be discussed. In this phase the focus is on improvement of modelling and simulation processes (multiparadigm modelling concepts, multilanguage software systems, combined discrete/continuous simulation, etc.). For more information, please contact Dr. Eugene Kerckhoffs. Delft University of Technology. Knowledge-based Systems Group. P.O. Box 356, 2600 AJ Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 15 781315, Fax: +31 15 787141. E-Mail: eugene@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl 2. PROSIM Users Group meeting On Monday October 25th, a Prosim User Group meeting will be organized. On this full-day meeting both new Prosim options and user experiences with Prosim will be presented. For more information, please contact Rob Sierenberg, Sierenberg en De Gans B.V., Herbarenerf 7, 2743 HA Waddinxveen. Phone: +31 1828 19444, fax: +31 1828 19995. 3. European SIMAN/Cinema User Group Meeting On Monday October 25th, the Dutch Siman User Group organizes the 1993 European Siman Users' Meeting. The full-day program includes presentations of SIMAN applications, a distributor's update and an overview of the new ARENA modelling environment by Dennis Pegden, president of System Modelling and inventor of the SIMAN language. The day is also of interest for people that are interested in simulation but that are not users of SIMAN. For more information, contact Lex Pater at Incontrol 3606 AK, Maarssen, the Netherlands. Telephone: +31-3465-52500 and Fax: +31-3465-52451. ======================================================================== PAPER SESSIONS ======================================================================== TRACK 1: DYNAMIC MODELLING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems and Information Modelling Simulation and Analysis of Information Behaviour Models. Andreas Oberweis, Volker Sdnger. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Guaranteed Cost tracking - Information Structure, Control Law, Simulation. Simek Krzysztof, Andrzej Swierniak. Silesian Unviersity of Technology, Gliwice, Poland A Conceptual Object Model for Object-Oriented Modelling of Information Systems. Harm Bakker, Peter J. Braspenning. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands The Analysis of Complex Integrated Air Traffic Management Environments - A Functionality Driven Approach -. J.M. ten Have. National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Decision Making and Organizational Modelling Creating an 8% budget saving for the Amsterdam Police Force with a PC. A Case Study with Regression Based Techniques for Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Simulation as a Tool to Improve Coordination Within Service Organizations. G.J. de Vreede, P.W.G. Bots, and A. Verbraeck. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. Modelling Tools for Strategic Control of Printing Business - A Multimodel Approach. Annikka Tuukkanen, Reijo Sulonen. Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland A Simian Simulation of Medical Clinics. L. Abaronson-Daniel, John B. Evans. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stochastic Simulation for the Analysis of Management's Problems of Automatic Self Powered Flat-Car in Terminal Container. Roberto Mosca, P. Giribone, A.G. Bruzzone. University of Genoa, Italy Optimizing Distributed Workplace Support Two Simulation Case Studies. D.T.T. van Eijck, H.G. Sol. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Qualification of Decision Makers, a Process that can be Supported by Professional Simulation Games. Jaime E. Villegas B.. Linkvping University, Linkvping, Sweden Network and Process Simulation Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Dynamic Processes Migration. Franciszek Seredynski. Institute of Computer Science PAS, Warsaw, Poland RIP Simulation for Automatic Routing in IP Networks. Xavier Debure, Abdelhamid Hachicha, Djamel Adimi. ESIGETEL, Avon-Fontainebleau, Avon Cedex, France; Inkuy Lee, CNET, Valbonne, France A Modular Simulator for Evaluating ATM-Based Networks. Jim M. Ng, Edward Chan, Peter Yu. City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Modelling of Production Processes A Mathematical Model Apparatus to Simulate Production Systems. J.A. Zack, S.L. Yampolski. State Committee on Science and Technology, Kiev, Ukraine An Approach to Dynamic Modelling of Discrete Production Processes. Frantiek apkovi. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia Modeling and Simulation of an Integrated Circuit Assembly Flowshop in Devs-V. Fernando Josi Barros, Maria Teresa Mendez. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Software for Manufacturing Simulation: A User's Survey. Vlatka Hlupic, Ray J. Paul. The London School of Economics, London. Ray J. Paul, Brunel University, Department of Computer Science, Uxbridge, UK Simulating a Virtual Factory in a Factory Using SIMAN/CINEMA. K. Heinz Weigl. Technical University of Vienna, Austria Flexible Manufacturing Systems Maintaining Quality in the Flexible Manufacturing Cell. M. Lazreg, D. Gien. Laboratoire d'Automatique, Besangon, France Generation of PLC Control Data from the Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. S.P. Wilkinson, N. Cope. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom Object-Oriented Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Annarosa Multari. Milano Ricerche, Francesco Tisato, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy A Simulation of a Flexible Assembly Cell Using a Parallel Object-Oriented Programming Language. M. van der Graaff, A. van Delft, B. van der Waal. Delftware Technology, The Hague, The Netherlands Material Handling, CIM, Optimization Expert Assisted Discrete Optimization of Composite Structures. B.D. Netten. University of Ghent, Belgium; Rob Vingerhoeds, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Optimal Production Policy in Mixed Technology Production Departments by Object Oriented Simulation. G. Romanin Jacur, G. Gradenigo, F. Zuppichin. University of Padova, Padova, Italy Modelling Methodology for Automated Material Handling Systems. Nikolay Tchernev. Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, Patrick Kellert, Universiti Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere, France Intelligent Dynamic Net Models of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. L.S. Yampolski, V.L. Semenchenko, A.A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine The Practice of Simulation for the Design of Material Handling Systems. Gert Patroons. EGEMIN NV, Schoten, Belgium Simulation and Scheduling An Object Oriented Multilayer Model for Scheduling. F.G. Filip. Research Institute for Informatics (ICI), Bucharest, Romania The FMS Production Scheduling with Reliability Assessment. Valery V. Yukhimov. Ukranian Scientific Research Institute of Machine Tools, Odessa, Ukraine Simulation of Dynamic Scheduling in Distributed Systems. Philipp Mittermaier. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria Simulation Approach for Extended Production Synchronizing. E. Masturzi, V. Cesarotti, R. De Carlini, F. Pepe. University of Naples - Federico II, Naples, Italy Simulation Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Scheduling Control on Control Efficiency. Nadja Hvala, Stanko Strmnik. J.Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Modelling the Essential Activities in Job Shop Planning and Scheduling. Nardo B.J. van der Rijst, Jan L.G. Dietz. University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands Interfacing Operations Research with Simulation for Scheduling. Gerard Fleur, Michel Gourgand and Patrick Kellert. Universiti Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Factory Design and Production Scheduling Using Object-Oriented Simulation in the Chemical Industry. Klaus Brann, Philippe Solot. Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Switzerland; Klaus Ruf, Ciba-Geigy SA, Huningue, France Simulation Based Capacity Scheduling Using AutoSched. Ben Mahy. SimCon NV, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Simulating and scheduling of construction projects for risk management. G. Singh, K. Sha'ath, D. Wang. University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Engineering and Object Oriented Petri Nets. C. Decreuse, N. Zerhouni, M. Ferney, A. El-Moudni. ENI Belfort, Belfort Cedex, France A Theoretical Framework of Intelligent Engineering for Logistics Decision and Management. Guang-Hui Yang, H. Muller-Malek. University of Ghent, Belgium Virtual CIM - A Concurrent Engineering Approach. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Application Domains Modelling and Simulation of Freeway Systems. A. Di Febbraro, A. Ferrara, S. Sacone. University of Genova, Italy New Methods in 3-D Robot Simulation. Christoph Woenckhaus, Rainer Stetter. Institute for Tool Machines and Industrial Engineering, Dornach, J. Milberg, Technical University of Munich, Germany Advances in Marine Simulators Design. Y.A. Kasasbeh, D.J. Woollons. University of Exeter, Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom A New Approach to Dynamic Simulation of Molecular Docking. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Simulation of the Performance Envelope for a Cyclist. Paul Wheeler, Richard Penson. Southampton Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom TRACK 2: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND VIRTUAL REALITY Multimedia and Hypermedia Assessing Man-Machine Control Models Using Simulation in Multimedia. Giampiero E.G. Beroggi. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; William A.Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Matthias Wiedmer, Martin B. Zumsteg, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Multimedia System Dynamics Models for Environmental Education. Antonio Camara, Francisco Ferreira, Joao Pedro Silva, Pedro Goncalves, Paulo D. Fiogo. New University of Lisbon, Monte de Caparica, Portugal Multimedia Database for Timber Projects. P. Haller, J. Natterer. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Graphic Simulations in Hypermedia Systems to Document a Microprocessor. Giovanni Fulantelli. Italy's National Research Council, Palermo, Italy Muse - A Technical System Engineering Environment. G. Lux. Technical University Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Reality Virtual Reality-Cutting the Cost of Simulation?. Andy Tait. Dimension International, Aldermaston, Berkshire, United Kingdom Dynamic Objects in Virtual Worlds - Integrating Simulations in a Virtual Reality Toolkit. Peter Astheimer, Fan Dai. Fraunhofer Institut fur Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Darmstadt, Germany Virtual Annotation: Verbal Communication in Virtual Reality. Jouke Casper Verlinden, Charles van der Mast. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Jay David Bolter, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Feedbacked Telepresence by Hybrid Reality in Automation & Robotics. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Education and Training PC-Based Simulation for the Operator's Mental Activities Training. Adam Gieci. Nuclear Power Plants Research Institute, Trnava, Slovakia 5CES: An Integrated Tutor and Emulator System for Education in Microcomputer Engineering. Matthias M|ller. Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany A Hierarchical Simulation System for Teaching Manufacturing Systems Engineering. N. Cope, S. Wilkinson. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom A Distributed Object-Oriented System for Educational Computer Simulations. Willem Jaap Zwart. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands The Use of Simulators in Navigational Training. Y.A. Kasabeh, M.M. Pourzanjani, M. Dove. Southampton Institute, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom The Warton Air Combat Simulator Development Programme. Julian Tanner. British Aerospace Defence Ltd., Warton Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Methodological Issues in Designing and Using Educational Simulations Based on heterogenous Models: the DISCourse Approach. J. LeFevre, A. Tavernier, S. Durbaba. University of London, United Kingdom TRACK 3: HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND SIMULATION Methods in Parallel and Distributed Simulation Simulation of Various Connectionist Systems on a 2nd Generation Hypercube Computer: Performance and Efficiency Results. E.J.H. Kerckhoffs, B.A. Kroes, L. Rothkrantz, F.W. Wedman. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Domain Decomposition for Parallel Element Simulations. H.X. Lin. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Distributed Simulation of Synchronous Neural Networks. Thilo Reski. University of Paderborn, Germany Simulating Time in a Multiprocessor Functional Simulator. Gary S.H. Tan. National University of Singapore, Singapore The PAMELA Approach to Efficient Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Systems. Arjan J.C. van Gemund. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Parallel Algorithms for Multivariate Statistical Methods. Brahim Akman. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. P.M.A. Sloot, J.M. Voogd. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Parallel and Distributed Discrete-Event Systems Distributed Simulation of Discrete-Event Dynamic Systems with the Standard Clock Method. Levent Mollamustafaoglu. Bogazici University, Bebek- Istanbul, Turkey Semipessimistic Prediction of Parallel Program Behaviour. J. Spitzkowsky, C. Muller-Schloer. University of Hannover, Germany Towards Parallel Combined Simulation. Dirk L. Kettenis, Boudewijn Pelt. Agricultural University Wageningen, Eugene J.H. Kerckhoffs, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Parallel Simulation Based on Multiple Time Windows. Yong Meng Teo. National University of Singapore, Singapore Parallel Distributed Processing in Discrete Event Simulation: A Process Oriented Approach. Abilio Ribeiro, Victor Alves, Filipe Santos, Jose Neves. Universidado do Minho, Braga Codex, Portugal Efficiency of Vector and Parallel Implementations of the Simulated Annealing Engine Applied to Chrystallization on a Sphere. Benno Overeinder, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Software and Hardware Tools for Parallel and Distributed Simulation Multi-Sim: A Distributed Object-Based Simulation Environment in Ada. M.J. Corbin, P.R. Birkett, D.F. Crush. Defence Research Agency, Farnborough, United Kingdom A High-Speed Data Flow Computer. F. Belmajdoub, P. Abellard. Universite de Toulon, La Garde, France ParSim - A Parallel Simulation Package in Ada. John I. Dalseng. Finnmark College, Alta, Norway PARSIM - A Software Tool for Simulation on Homogeneous Multiprocessors. Du Tieta, Hu Shouren. Changsha Institute of Technology, Hunan, Changsha, China A Graphical Tool for Shared Data Analysis of Parallel Fortran Programs. Rajeev R. Raje, Daniel J. Pease, Zaide Liu, Neng-Tan Lin. Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA DRUGH: A Simulator for Distributed Real-Time Applications. Raja Prasad, Jean Hernandez, Luis Ruiz, Fred Guidec, Chris Fuhrman, Jean-Dominique Decotignie. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland Applications of Parallel and Distributed Simulation Distributed Simulation of Robot Tasks. U. Mehlhaus, W.A. Rausch. University of Karlsruhe, Germany Real-Time Distributed Simulation with ESL. John L. Hay. ISIM International Simulation Ltd., Salford, United Kingdom A Vectorized and Parallelized Hopscotch Method for Heat Flow Problems. Esko K. Juuso. University of Oulu, Finland Implementation Techniques of a Distributed Real-Time Scheduler for MO2 Oriented Object DBMS and Real-Time. Boudjema Mecibah, Ammar Attoui. Universite de Clermont-Ferrand, Aubiere Cedex, France Simulation of the Dynamics of Metastable States in Complex Polymer Materials. J.G.E.M. Fraaije. University of Groningen, The Netherlands Simulating Elastic Light Scattering using High Performance Computing Methods. Alfons G. Hoekstra, Peter M.A. Sloot. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems Simulation Study of Load Sharing in a Heterogeneous Multiserver System. Helen D. Karatza. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Simulating Communication in Parallel Computer Systems. Miltos Grammatikakis. F.O.R.T.H., Heraklion, Greece; Adam Damianakis, Technical University of Crete, Chanea, Greece; Jung-Sing Jwo, Providence University, Shalu, Taiwan Compressed Time Simulation of Large Telecommunication Networks Using a Network of Transputers. N. Kalantery, S.C. Winter A.P. Redfern, D.R. Wilson. University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom Modelling and Quantitative Performance Evaluation of a Distributed Locking Protocol and An Interprocessor Communication Mechanism. Mukund M. Buddhikot, B.F. Womack, Roy Jenevein. University of Texas, Austin, USA Stochastic and Distributed Simulation of Parallel Systems. Emilio Luque, Remo Suppi, Joan Sorribes. Universitat Autrnoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain A Simulation System for Systolic Arrays. A.G. Law, A. Rezazadeh, J. Walters, J.H. Weston. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada A Quantitative Comparison of Routing Algorithms for Toroidal Interconnection Networks. Mauro Gabrielli, Bruno Ciciani. University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy Simulating Performance of Parallel Database Systems. J.A. McCann. City University, London, United Kingdom; D.A. Bell, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N.Ireland Modeling and Visualizing Kernel Activity in a Shared Memory Multiprocessor. J. Opsommer, W. Van de Velde, E.H. D'Hollander. University of Ghent, Belgium TRACK 4: NEW TRENDS IN METHODS AND TOOLS Methodologies and Methods in Modelling and Simulation Using Heuristic Search to Optimize Stochastic Petri Net Models. Beate Specker. Siemens AG, Munich, Germany A Method for Protocol Modelling and Simulation Based Performance Evaluation. C. Mazel, M.C. Vialatte. Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand II, Aubiere Cedex, France Optimization of Complex Stochastic Systems via Single Simulation Run. Joseph Kreimer. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Fuzzy Sets in the Estimation Problems. A.I. Astrovskii, I.V. Gaishun, S.K. Korzhenevich. The Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Beylorussia Optimization of Simulation Models. Yury A. Merkuryev, Leonard A. Rastrigin, Vladimir L. Visipkov. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Modelling and Visualization of Properties of the Inertial Parameters of Robotic Manipulators. G.V. Tzvetkova. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria A Method for the Analysis and Simulation of Discontinuous Systems. P.G. Thomasson. Cranfield Inst. of Technology, Cranfield, United Kingdom On Mathematical Theory of Branching Variance Reduction Technique. V.B. Melas. St. Petersburg University, St.Petersburg, Petrodvoretz, Russia Modelling and Simulation Techniques Cut and Dried? Generic Support for Regression Based Experimental Design. J.W. van Meel, J.D. Aris. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands The Artibodies System and Some of Its Applications. J.E. Mebius. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Neural Networks for Decongestion of Freeway Systems. A. di Febbraro, D. di Noto, G. Pederiva, R. Zoppoli. University of Genova, Italy A Simulation Technique for Interacting Software-Hardware Descriptions of Automotive Systems. Matthias Deegener, Sorin A. Huss. Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Investigation of Probe Signal Classification Problem Using a Neural Network. V.P. Lunin, D.A. Gomonov. Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia Determination of an Optimal Temperature Control for a Chemical Process using Continuous Systems Simulation Languages. Karl Becker, Ralph C. Huntsinger, California State University, Chico, USA Simulation of an Improved Neural Based A/D Converter. G. Cappuccino. D.E.I.S. - Universita della Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy Modelling and Simulation Tools Generating Simulators from Causal Process Knowledge. Joost Kamerbeek. Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands HIDES- A Highly Interactive Discrete Event Simulator Designed for Systems in Logistics. A. Graber, D. Mutaaga, H. Ulrich, D. Schweizer, A. Zimmermann. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; F. Bolay, Alcatel-STR Telecommunication System Design Exploration in a Specification Driven Simulation Environment. Oryal Tanir, V.K. Agrawal, P.C.P. Bhatt. McGill University, Montreal, Canada REMO- A Model Optimization Tool. Michael Syrjakow, Helena Szczerbicka. University of Karlsruhe, Germany A Tool for Multiple Use of Knowledge in Modelling. Susanne Mutter. University of Karlsruhe, Germany OPNET 2.4: An Environment for Communication Network Modelling and Simulation. F. Desbrandes. Thomson CSF, Colombes, S. Bertolotti, L. Dunand, Universite Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France Precompiled Dynamical Submodels in SIMCOS. Matjaz Titovsek, Borut Zupancic. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ARTIFEX: A Simulation Tool for Modelling Real-Time Systems. Giorgio Bruno, Andrea Castella, Rakesh Agarwal. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Three Simulation Experimentation Environments: SimAd, SimGest and E/Slam. Tuncer I. Vren. University of Ottawa, Canada Graph Theoretic Based Simulation Tool for the Design of Knowledge Intensive Systems (KIS). G.S. Hura, T. Srikanthan. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore AI-Based Modelling and Simulation Hybrid Simulation of Systems: A Knowledge-Based Approach. Florin Stanciulescu. Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania Simulation of Functioning of Complex Technical Systems Using Topological Knowledge Base. Janis Grundspenkis. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Formulation of Generic Principles of Modelling Industrial Systems; Applying Artificial Intelligence to Engineering. Shuanghua Xia. De Montfort University, Kents Hill, United Kingdom A Simulation Model with Embedded Expert System. JRJung Lyu, Wen-Yi Lai. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ESCIS - An Hybrid AI Based Tool. W. Jentsch. University of Potsdam - CoIn, Potsdam-Golm, Germany Models with "Embedded" Intelligence Simulating Man-Machine Systems. Alexander A. Lavrov. Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation Beyond Objects: An Agent -Based Simulation Tool. T.J. Grant. BSO Aerospace & Systems BV, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands Object-Oriented Simulation: the Case of Petri Nets. Mhamed Itmi. Laboratoire d'Informatique de Rouen, Mt.St-Aignan Cedex, France Object and Interface Standards for Object Based Simulation Systems. Richard N. Zobel. University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Object Oriented Approach of an Inference Motor in an Expert Simulation. R. Koussa, R. Ikni. Universiti de Lille, France Object Oriented Mapping of Real World Systems into Simulation Models. Andras Javor, M. Benko and G. More. The Hungarian Acad. of Sciences (KFKI), Budapest, Hungary A Simula Object-Oriented Modelling System. Michel Gourgand, Alain Tanguy. Universiti Blaise Pascal, Aubiere Cedex, France Object Orientation in Simulation. H. de Swaan Arons, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Class SIMULATION in C++. H. Kraamer. Erasmus Universiteit - FEW, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Interfaces: Animation, Graphics, Visualization The Challenge of Direct-Interaction Interfaces for Simulation Model Design & Automation. Wolfgang Kreutzer. University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand Neural Networks for Input Constraints Modeling in Graphical User Interfaces. Dorian Gorgan, Ioana Rus. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Visualization of Construction Processes on a Microcomputer. Z.B. Harun. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; G. Singh, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Post-Processing Animation of Simulation Process by Using Animator Pro and 3D Studio. Simeon Simeonov. Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czechia A Methodology for Selecting Visual Representations in Scientific and Simulation Applications. Carla M. Dal Sasso Freitas, Flavio Rech Wagner. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Towards the Graphic Language of Information Modelling. Stoyan Poryazov. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria Graphical Model Specification within the OO/DEVS Framework. Akin Akinola, Panagiotis Ninios, Kiriakos Vlahos, Derek W. Brunn. London Business School, United Kingdom TRACK 5: SIMULATION IN EUROPEAN PROJECTS PAGEIN: Pilot Applications in a Gigabit European Integrated Network. Ulrich Lang, Andreas Wierse, Roberto Grosso. Rechenzentrum Universitdt Stuttgart, Germany A Graphically Based Environment for Educational Modelling and Simulation: The On-Going DISCourse Approach. S. Durbaba, A. Tavernier, J. LeFevre. University of London, United Kingdom How Simulation can Support Manufacturing. Rob W. Sierenberg. Sierenberg & de Gans BV, Waddinxveen, The Netherlands ======================================================================== HOTEL INFORMATION ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Name Address Fax (+31) Location Price (Dfl)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Hotel Kon. Julianapl 35 70-3825927 Center of 237 incl. | |Sofitel 2595 AA Den Haag The Hague; breakfast | |***** By train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Coen Coenderstraat 47 15-126384 Center of 140 - 160 | |**** 2613 SN Delft Delft, near | | train | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Delft Museum Oude Delft 189 15-140935 Center of 126 - 200 | |Hotel **** 2611 HD Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Rotterdam Vliegveldweg 10-4622266 Located at 110-195 (s)| |Airport 59-61, Rotterdam Rotterdam 140-245 (d)| |Hotel **** Airport | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Dish-hotel Kanaalweg 3 15-623546 Within 125 incl. | |*** 2628 EB Delft walking breakfast | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Maerten 15-565707 Within 70-110 (s) | |Juliana *** Trompstraat 33, walking 105-145 (d)| | 2628 RC Delft distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Motel J. Thijsseweg 70-3900900 To Delft by 100 - 130 | |Hoornwijck 2289 AA Rijswijk tram in 20 | |*** minutes | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Kok Houttuinen 15 15-122125 Center of 95 - 130 | |*** 2611 AJ Delft Delft | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Koornmarkt 16 15-159759 Center of 125 | |Leeuwenbrug 2611 EE Delft Delft | |*** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel de Vlamingstraat 52 15-122006 Within 115 - 160 | |Vlaming *** 2611 KZ Delft walking | | distance | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Les Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 45-85 (s) | |Compagnons 2611 GS Delft Delft 85-185 (d) | |** | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Hotel Wijnhaven 6-8 15-125164 Center of 55-98 (s) | |Central ** 2611 CR Delft Delft 105-130 (d)| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Den Dulk Markt 61 15-120168 Center of 35-45 (s) | | 2611 GS Delft Delft 60-85 (d) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: ------ 1. Participants have to make their OWN hotel reservations: SCS is not responsible for room reservations. 2. Please mention the name of the conference (ESS93) when making your reservation 3. Try to arrange your reservation BEFORE October 1, as rooms for ESS93 will be kept exclusively for conference participants until that date. 4. If possible, please use Credit Card. 5. s = single room, d = double room. ======================================================================== ACCESSABILITY ======================================================================== Delft is located between The Hague and Rotterdam. Delft University of Technology is located in the south of Delft. By air Schiphol Airport is one of the major international airports of Europe. The airport is situated near Amsterdam. A large number of airlines fly on Schiphol Airport. You can also consider flying to Rotterdam Airport, which is considerably smaller. By car to Town Center Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit Delft - Pijnacker". Follow the signs to "Town Center". By car to Delft University Take the A13 Motorway (Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam), exit "Delft Zuid". From that moment on, follow signs to "Delft TU", not, "Delft Zuid". On the maps, the Dutch name for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is "Werktuigbouwkunde". Parking lots are available at the University complex. By train By train to railway station "Delft" (not "Delft-Zuid") from the direction Rotterdam / Dordrecht and Amsterdam / Schiphol / The Hague. Train-taxi from railway station Delft to destination in Delft If you come by train to Delft, it is possible to buy a so-called train-taxi ticket for an additional fee of Dfl. 5. Arriving at Delft, special taxis are waiting for people with train-taxi tickets. Local bus from railway station Delft to the University complex You can take the following busses to the University: - Local bus nr. 60 or 64 (Aan 't Korft) - Local bus nr. 63 (Delft Abtswoudsepark) - Regional bus nr. 121 to Zoetermeer - Regional bus nr. 129 to Rotterdam Leave the bus at the bus stop "Aula TU" (a on the map). Busses 60 and 64 go through the town center. ======================================================================== CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) ======================================================================== The second column indicates the location of the activity. k = Department of Mechanical Engineering. a = Aula Delft University. Monday, October 25 09:00 k Registration desk opens 10:00 k Basic Tutorials 10:00 k User Group Meetings 12:30 k Lunch (at own expense) 14:00 k Advanced Tutorials 17:30 k Closing 18:00 a Cocktail (Aula TU) Tuesday, October 26 08:00 a Registration desk opens 09:00 a Opening 09:30 a Keynote presentation Sol 11:00 a Keynote presentation Delaney 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Registration desk opens 14:00 k Paper Award Sessions 16:30 k Paper Sessions 1 18:00 k Closing Wednesday, October 27 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Sips 08:30 k Invited Presentation Cellier 09:30 k Paper Sessions 3 11:15 k Paper Sessions 4 12:30 a Lunch 14:00 k Paper Sessions 5 16:00 k Paper Sessions 6 17:30 k Closing 19:00 - Social Event Thursday, October 28 08:00 k Registration desk opens 08:30 k Invited Presentation Vansteenkiste 09:30 k Paper Sessions 7 11:15 k Paper Sessions 8 12:30 k Conference Closing ======================================================================== 1993 European Simulation Symposium October 25-28, 1993 Registration Form ======================================================================== Please legibly print or type and fill out completely. NAME ________________________________________________________________________ LAST FIRST M.I COMPANY OR AFFILIATION ________________________________________________________________________ Mailing address (tick one): _ HOME _ BUSINESS ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ STREET ________________________________________________________________________ CITY _________ _____________________________________________________________ ZIPCODE COUNTRY (_____)___________________________ (_____)_____________________________ TELEPHONE FAX ____________ __________________________________________________________ DATE SIGNATURE A. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 1. BASE REGISTRATION FEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BF 18.000 BASE REGISTRATION FEE (STUDENT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BF 5.000 2. Please, tick all boxes that apply: _ Author or presenter of a paper _ Members of SCS, Eurosim, JSST, or CASS _ Chairman _ Speaker _ Panelist _ Session/Discussion Leader _ Student If you did not check any of the boxes above ADDITIONAL FEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BF 2.000 (Fees include lunches on October 26-27, coffees, cocktail, social event, and conference proceedings) B. TUTORIALS AND MEETINGS 1. BASIC TUTORIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE (Monday, 25-10, 10:00 - 12:30) Please tick the basic tutorial you will be attending _ Track 1. Bots, Dynamic Modelling and Information Systems _ Track 3. Halin, Introduction to Parallel and Vector Computers: Theory and Practice _ Track 4. Lehmann, AI-concepts in Simulation _ Track 4. Hura, Petri-nets Modelling of Discrete-event Dynamic Systems: a viable paradigm 2. USER GROUP MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE (Monday, 25-10, 10:00 - 17:30) _ SiE Meeting _ Prosim User Group Meeting _ Siman User Group meeting 3. ADVANCED TUTORIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF 2000 (Monday, 25-10, 14:00 - 17:30) Please tick the advanced tutorial you will be attending _ Muller, Simulation and Optimization, not, Simulation versus Optimization _ Kreutzer, The Role of Complexity Reduction in the Development of Simulation Programming Tools _ Cellier, Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Modelling and Simulation REMITTANCE: A. Registration Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF________ B. Tutorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF________ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF________ ADD BANK CHARGE of BF 350 in case you pay by BANK or CHEQUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF________ TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BF________ 1) Make payment by BANK TRANSFER to account No.290-0024180-48 European Simulation Societies, SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUE, Branch Office Ghent Centre, Kouter 6, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. MENTION YOUR NAME AND ESS93. 2) Or pay by CHEQUE and send it to Philippe Geril, SCS European Office, European Simulation Office, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. 3) Or pay by CREDITCARD: Charge my (tick one) _ Visa _ Euro/Mastercard _ American Express ________________________ ______________________________________________ CARD NO. EXP.DATE ________________________________________________________________________ Authorizing Signature _ YES, I want to know more about SCS and its activities, publications, and conferences. MAIL REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT FORM COPY (1) / CHEQUE (2) / CREDITCARD INFO (3) TO: SCS European Office, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. ========================================================================