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ESS'2001
SIMULATION IN
INDUSTRY
October 18-20, 2001
13th Annual European
Simulation Symposium
Hotel Mercure-Marseille
Marseille, France
Sponsored by
SCS International
Co-Sponsored by
DIAM-IUSPIM
ASIM
Conference URL
http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001
or
http://www.scs-europe.org
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The 13th annual European Simulation Symposium concentrates on the
industrial
application of simulators and computer technology. Increasingly the
industrial
application of simulation is being used by companies, to analyze their
relative
strengths and weaknesses and to focus on specific processes open for
improvement. With the integration of artificial intelligence and other
modeling
techniques, simulation has become an effective and appropriate decision
support
tool, as well. The exchange of techniques and ideas among universities
and
industry, which support the integration of simulation in the everyday
workplace,
is the basic premise at the heart of ESS'2001. ESS'2001 consists of four
major
parts. A part concerns itself with simulation applications, another with
simulation methodology, then there are the workshops, the exhibition and
last
but not least the poster sessions for students..
The application section covers: Automation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Defense
Electronics,
Design Automation, Simulation in industrial Design, Industrial
Engineering,
Industrial and Process Simulation, Manufacturing, OR, Business and
Services
Simulations, Emergency Management, Environmental Sciences and Mission
Earth,
Intelligence and Security, Logistics and Transport, Power Plants,
Multibody
Systems, Aerospace, Training and Educational Support., Distributed
Interactive
Simulation
The methodologies section covers: Simulation Methodologies, Languages and
Tools,
Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Based Simulation, Virtual Reality,
Synthetic
Environments, Petri Nets and Performance Analysis.
There will be four theme specific workshops at the conference: the DEVS
workshop, the Ecology Workshop, the Bond Graph Workshop and the
Artificial
Neural Networks Workshop. The DEVS Workshop will cover: Extensions to the
DEVS
formalism, DEVS and Distributed DEVS frameworks, DEVS-based next
generation
VHDL, DEVS standardization, DEVS applications
The
Ecology Workshop's main goal is to enhance the transdisciplinarity and
to facilitate contacts and dialogs between computer scientists and
specialists
of Environmental Sciences. Since 10 years the modelling process took
benefits
from recent (and less recent) techniques of computer science :
Object-Oriented
Languages, Discrete Event Simulation, Concepts
of Agent and Actor, Fuzzy Logic, UML, model - GIS interface,
Web-based
simulation... Many, many simulators were built in the wide spectra of
environment managing, predictive models of forest growth, fishing,
climate and
other biological processes.
Papers dealing with ecological modelling (in a large sense) are welcome.
As for
instance few topics are indicated:
Applications: Environment managing, Waste managing, Ecosystem dynamics
(terrestrial and oceanographic ecology) Population dynamics (diseases
&
epidemics, changes in biodiversity, genome, predator-prey relationships,
fishing...), Population behaviour, Individual behaviour, involving
methodologies such as : Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Interactive
Simulation High-Performance Computing Languages , Modelling Techniques,
Simulation Methodologies & Tools , Synthetic Environment , Virtual
Reality ,
Petri nets DEVS and Bond Graphs
The Bond
Graph Workshop will bring experts together for the purpose of
discussing new concepts, methods, techniques tools and applications of
this
energy-based modeling methodology. Papers dealing with all aspects of the
use of
bond graphs in system design, analysis, and control are welcome.
The workshop
will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent
research and
applications of the Bond Graph methodology.
Research papers are welcome in the following categories of presentation:
Tutorials, Panel Discussions, Software and Tools,
Bond Graph Theory, Advanced Bond Graph Methodology, Bond Graphs and Block
Diagrams, Computer Graphics and Bond Graph Modeling, Qualitative
Modeling,
Mechatronics Systems, Mechanical Systems and Robotics, Electrical and
Power
Systems, Control Systems, Thermal and Chemical Systems, Biomechanics and
Prosthetics, Ecological Systems, Biological and Medical Systems, Social
and
Economic Systems, Industrial Applications, Large, Non-linear Models
The
Artificial Neural Networks Workshop will provide a forum for the
presentation and discussion of recent research and applications of
artificial
neural networks such as in machine learning, data analysis and
simulation. The
aim of the workshop is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary
communication amongst university and industry professionals in applying
ANN.
Papers dealing with ANN applications (in a large sense) are welcome. As
for
instance few topics are indicated: Classification, Data analysis, Fault
tolerance, Forecasting, Knowledge acquisition, Economics and Finance,
Planning,
Pre-treatment of the data, Process control, Robotics, Speech and image
recognition, Web intelligence, involving methodologies such as : Hybrid
systems
(GA, fuzzy, symbolic representation, Methods or tools for evaluating ANN
performance, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation tools (research,
education,
development), ...
The exhibition is aimed at companies designing simulation products. The
program
provides specific time blocks designed to enhance vendor contact with
attendees.
The poster sessions are devoted to Ph.D. Students who can come to present
and
discuss their thesis work with experts in the area of simulation.
Ph.D.Students
should submit overview articles, describing the area of their
research
CONFERENCE SITE
The conference will be held in the beautiful French city of Marseilles,
used as
many a backdrop of many a great movie. The city lies on the crossroads of
the
orient and the easy-going life of the south of France. Famous for its Old
Fishing Port and fine food. The fishing port made famous by the many
works of
Marcel Pagnol. Next to the Old port, the city boasts a very well
preserved inner
city dating back to the 17th century. The townhall for example dates back
from
that era and as Marseille used to be, next to Toulon an important
strategic town
for the French Navy, many remnants of that illustrious past still
abound.. One
of the main attractions of the city for naval buffs is the naval museum,
which
houses some of the finest naval exhibits in the world.
So, make sure Marseilles is the destination for you this Autumn and be at
ESS'2001., thePlace to meet simulation experts in your field of
expertise.
The conference will be held at The Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre. Right
next to
the CMCI and close to the Canebiere and the chamber of commerce, part of
the
Bourse mall, the hotel overflows the famous "Vieux-Port"and the
"Jardin des
Vestiges. The hotel offers 199 guest rooms. Also available: bar,
restaurant, 12
meeting rooms for 300 people. Pets are allowed, car park available.
Hotel Contact information: Hotel Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre, Rue Neuve
Saint
Martin, Marseille, France. Tel: +33.4.91.39.20.00, Fax:
+33.4.91.56.24.57
DEADLINES
EARLY BIRD
SUBMISSION
MARCH 30th
Abstract Submission
Deadline:
APR 30th
Notification of Acceptance or
Rejection
JUN 15th
Final Paper
Submission
SEP 10th
Conference
Dates
OCT 18-20
CONFERENCE PRICES
SCS/ASIM/EUROSIM Members: 475 EURO, All other: 525 EURO (prices include
Proceedings, lunches, conference dinner, get-
together party and coffee breaks)
The full Call for Papers can be downloaded from
http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001
in PDF-RTF and ASCII format from the end of March onwards. While
the
website will be enhanced also at that time.
REPLY CARD:
First Name:
Surname:
Occupation and/or Title:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address
Zip code: City:
Country.
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
[ ] Presenting a paper, by submitting a full paper
[ ] Presenting a short paper (by submitting an extended
abstract)
[ ] Participating in the industrial program
[ ] Organizing a vendor session
[ ] Proposing a panel discussion (please mention names of
panelists)
[ ] Contributing to the exhibition
[ ] Without presenting a paper
Other colleague(s) interested in the topics of the conference
is/are:
Name:
Address:
Name:
Address:
Yes, I intend to attend the [] ESS 2001
The provisional title of my paper / exhibited software package is:
With the following highlights:
The paper belongs in: TICK THE CATEGORY
APPLICATIONS
[] Automation
[] CAD/CAM/CAE
[] Defence Electronics
[] Design Automation
[] Simulation in Industrial Design
[] Industrial Engineering
[] Industrial and Process Simulation
[] Manufacturing
[] OR, Business and Services Simulation
[] Emergency Management
[] Environmental Sciences and Mission Earth
[] Intelligence and Security
[] Logistics and Transport
[] Power Plants
[] Multibody Systems
[] Aerospace
[] Training and Educational Support
[] Distributed Interactive Simulation
METHODOLOGY
[] Simulation Methodologies
[] Languages and Tools
[] Artificial Intelligence
[] Knowledge Based Simulation
[] Virtual Reality
[] Synthetic Environments
[] Petri Nets
[] Performance Analysis
[] DEVS WORKSHOP
[] ECOLOGY WORKSHOP
[] BOND GRAPH WORKSHOP
[] ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS WORKSHOP
If you would like to receive more information about SCS and its
activities,
please tick the following box:
[ ] YES, I would like to know more about SCS
[ ] NO, please remove me from your database.
---
Gabriel A. Wainer
Systems and Computer Engineering Dept.
Carleton University
4456 Mackenzie Bldg.
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6. Canada
E-mail: gwainer@sce.carleton.ca
URL:
http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/wainer.html
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