---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: ESS2001 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:02:06 -0500 From: Gabriel Wainer gwainer@sce.carleton.ca To: gabrielw@dc.uba.ar

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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

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