Annual Report of the miss of insa-rouen

Reports from the Centers of the MISS Network

July 2002

REPORT # 1

Annual Report of the MISS of INSA-Rouen (2002)

Dr Mhamed Itmi (Director)

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Pr, Dr Jean-Pierre Pecuchet (Co-Director, Director of the PSI Laboratory : Perception, Systems, Information) Email : [e-mail]
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Center activities

- They are linked to Education (INSA education departments and projects) and Research (PSI Laboratory: its curricula and projects).

Simulation courses take place in two departments (Mathematics and Mechanics)

Simulation research is active at PSI. Two other labs are concerned (Mechanics, Process Engineering). Two colleagues currently represent them in MISS.

- An effort is still made for the promotion of simulation in French speaking communities. The conference MOSIM (MODeling and SIMulation) initially created at the PSI Lab. Will take place at Toulouse (http://www.laas.fr/mosim03).

Cooperation with MISS at Chico: Dr R.C. Huntsinger was invited to participate to MISS at Rouen (two months). He gave simulation presentations to graduate and under-graduate students and a full course to undergraduate students involved in 50% curricula of scientific English courses (IBIS Program).

Center facilities

Standards (PC computers, scanners, fax…) and vision material.

Center simulation tools

ModsimIII, Pasion, Simscript, TaylorII... and several prototypes locally developed (Petri nets, management of a harbor container terminal, optimization...).

Center highlights

The Center intends to develop its main resources through projects in Logistics, Transportation and Education. The main area concerns Discrete Event Simulation and Artificial Intelligence approach. Applications are essentially in Logistics (harbor container terminal management) and Education (firemen officers). This research activity is also gradually combining Vision and simulation for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Virtual reality is still an emerging area.
Discussions on common projects and courses are a work in progress with a multidisciplinary Management Committee:

Pr, Dr Abdelkhalak ELHAMI (mechanics)

Pr, Dr Lionel ESTEL (Process Engineering)

Pr, Dr Aziz BENSRHAIR (Vision)

Center thesis PhD, MsC (equivalent)

Four thesis are currently in work on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation.
Other studies:

- A continued work on the dial a ride algorithm for a TSP variation.

- Traffic security.

- User interaction with a simulator: the Agent aspect

- Simulation of a stock market

Center projects

- Continuous reengineering work of a Harbor container terminal simulator.
- A simulation system for the education of firemen officers (founded by Ministry of Industry)

This system is under development. Its heart is a multi-agent platform developed in our Laboratory.

- An intelligent assistant to help with decision-making through simulation (founded by Region of Haute-Normandy).
- Links with a university in Morocco through projects mostly concerning Education.

Center publications

This is not the list of all the publications:

M. Itmi, A. Nndiaye, M. Maria, J. Prunieras: Performance Evaluation by Simulation of Operations Policies in a Container Terminal. To appear in Transporti Europei

M. Itmi, F. Elamri, J.P. Pecuchet: A decision making intelligent assistant: A procedure for the analysis of simulation results. To appear in SCSC2002

M. Itmi, F. Serin, R. Huntsinger: Evolving a Software Package for Logistics Control and Resource and Process Allocation To appear in SCSC2002
Several reports concern experiments with GPSS, Pasion, Taylor and SGTC (a Lab’s system) and multi-agents platforms.

Center teaching lectures

Main courses concern:

- Discrete Simulation

- Operational Research

REPORT # 2

Latvian Center of the McLeod Institute for Simulation Sciences
Annual Report for the Academic Year 2001/2002

The Latvian MISS Center operates on the basis of the Department of Modeling and Simulation of Riga Technical University. It uses the departmental facilities (including 15 Pentium II PCs, laser printer, 3M overhead projector and Mitsubishi multimedia projector) and premises.

Main directions of activities:

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  simulation of logistics systems;
  
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  simulation of transportation systems;
  
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  simulation of manufacturing systems;
  
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  optimization through simulation;
  
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  simulation-based metamodelling
  

Simulation software:

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  discrete-event: ARENA, WITNESS
  
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  continuous: STELLA
  

Specialized simulation tools:

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  simulation of supply chains: SIMFLEX
  

Presented theses in the simulation area:

8 Bachelor theses

7 Master theses.
Courses taught:

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  Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
  
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  Simulation Software Tools
  
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  Simulation Business Games
  
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  Methodology of Discrete-Event Simulation
  

Research projects:

1. 
   Research grant from the Latvian Council of Science: "Development and Application of Simulation-Based Tools for Analysis and Optimization of Logistics Systems"
   
2. 
   Accompanying Measure of the EC IST Program: "Simulation and IT-Solutions: Applications in the Baltic Ports' Areas of the Newly Associated States"
   

Cooperation with European simulation centers:

1. 
   Student exchange:
   

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  With the University of Ghent (Belgium), Department of Industrial Management:
  
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    2 students from Riga (Dace Freivalde and Ilze Dukalska) worked 3 months in Ghent, preparing theses in the area of manufacturing simulation;
    
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    A student from Ghent (Steven Vansteenkiste) worked 3 months in Riga, preparing a thesis in the area of supply chain simulation.
    
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    All 3 theses were successfully presented in the home universities.
    

2. 
   Project work:
   
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     With Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands): A joint chapter (Chapter 8. Simulation. P. 100-239) was prepared (by prof. Alexander Verbraeck, Delft, and prof. Yuri Merkuryev, Riga) for the textbook “Logistics Information Systems” (Ed. By Egils Ginters, Jumi Ltd., Riga, 2002. ISBN 9964-30-021-8) that has been published within the project "Long-distance tutorial network in "Logistics Information Systems” based on WEB technologies" of the Leonardo da Vinci programme of the European Commission (Pilot Project LV/00/B/F/PP-138.003 LOGIS).
     
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     With Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany): a joint project “Simulation and IT-solutions: Applications in the Baltic port areas of the newly associated states” of the EC IST Program (Accompanying measure No IST-2001-33030 BALTPORTS-IT)
     

Cooperation with other MISS centers:

With the Genova MISS Center:

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  Organization of the annual HMS (Harbour, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation) international workshop:
  

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  HMS’2001 was held in Marseilles, France, during October 15-17, 2001;
  
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  HMS’2002 will be held in Bergeggi, Italy, during October 3-5, 2002.
  

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  A joint publication in the HLA area: "Advances in HLA Based Education for Supply Chain Management" by Agostino Bruzzone, Roberto Revetria, Yuri Merkuryev, Galina Merkuryeva and Giorgio Diglio, - in the Proceedings of the HMS’2001 international workshop "Harbour, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling & Simulation" (October 15-17, 2001, Marseilles, France)
  

Prof. Yuri Merkuryev

Director of the Latvian MISS Center

Riga Technical University

1, Kalku Street

LV-1658 Riga, Latvia

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REPORT # 3

Annual Report of the

International McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences Hungarian Center

and the Hungarian Satellite Center

The activities of the Center consist basically of two areas, i.e. research and education in simulation.

Research activities

1. 
   The methodological research in applying AI in simulation by using intelligent demons (a special class of high level agents) and Knowledge Attributed Petri Nets is continued.
   

2. 
   Both at the Hungarian MISS Center and Hungarian Satellite Center the application of simulation is aimed at various fields and especially to interdisciplinary, economic and conflict resolving problems.
   

3. 
   Professor Keresztes director of the Hungarian Satellite Center is active in the field of symbolic simulation, software and hardware simulation.
   

Projects
We are participating in the EU 5^th framework program Open Framework for Simulation of Transport Strategies and Assessment, where the Hungarian project leader is Prof. Dr. Andras Javor director of MISS/Hungary and all coworkers of our Center are working intensively on the project. In this project the other countries are participating are Spain, France, U.K., Germany and Belgium.
We have started a research project lasting 3 years (2002-2004) sponsored by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund. The topic of the project is: “Investigation of Intelligent – Mobile and Static – Agent Controlled Simulation Methodologies for Multidisciplinary Problem Solving”.
In the capacity of being co-director of the MISS network responsible for the European Centers Prof. Javor has submitted an Expression of Interest to the European Union for the 6th Framework Program where among the promoted projects one important issue will be the establishment of 'Networks of Excellence'. It would be useful to establish a network of excellence based on the MISS centers. Before having submitted we have contacted in the first step the most active centers in Europe. Prof. Dietmar Moeller (Director of the German Center at the University of Hamburg), Prof. Mhamed Itmi (Director of the French Center at the Scientific and Technical University in Rouen), Prof. Felix Breitenecker (Director of the Satellite Center at the Technical University of Vienna), Prof. Ghislain Vansteenkiste (Director of the Belgian Center at the University of Ghent). We propose to include in this project the University of Coimbra (Portugal), where – based on their high level research in simulation - under the guidance of Dr. Fernando Barros the Portugal MISS Center should be established. We will contact the other European MISS Centers in the near future until the final project proposal has to be submitted by the end of the year. We think that in case this project proposal would be accepted this may contribute to our joint goal that the MISS centers should cooperate as a network. This possibility would also provide financial support for the centers participating. Although this possibility would provide financial aid as a first step for the European Centers but later we should try to include the other centers as well. The Expression of Interest submitted is attached.
There are two projects in preparation:

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  Applying simulation in the development of regions
  

Here both the Hungarian Center and Satellite Center intends to participate in cooperation with an academic institute dealing with the development of regions. This is intended to be a national project but in case other partners would join we would be pleased to start an international project in this field.

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  Applying simulation in the environment protection
  

Professor Keresztes visited this year Prof. Stanislaw Raczynski director of the Mexican MISS Center and took contacts with Dominique Borione in the field of symbolic simulation.

Last but not least we would like to mention that preliminary negotiations with Prof. Tuncer Oren Director of the Ottawa MISS Center have been started to establish cooperation in research and education between our centers.

Education
The simulation courses taught by the personal of the Hungarian MISS Center and Satellite Center were the following:
At the Budapest University of Technology and Economics:

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  Modeling and Simulation in Economy
  
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  Promoting Decision Making and Management by Simulation
  

At the Szechenyi Istvan University:

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  Methodology and Application of Simulation
  

There are 5 Ph.D. students working on their thesis at the Hungarian MISS Center. They are actively taking part in the different research projects.

A staff member of the Center Gabor Szucs defended his Ph.D. thesis in the field of intelligent demon controlled simulation: “Optimizing and modeling methods of highly sophisticated systems by artificial intelligence controlled simulation, with special emphasis on the examination of transport systems”

Center simulation tools
The main tool we apply in our research projects as well as in education is the AI controlled simulation system CASSANDRA (Cognizant Adaptive Simulation System for Applications in Numerous Different Relevant Areas) 3.0 we have developed in the recent years. (The CASSANDRA system has been applied in numerous international projects in various fields of application and its main features are outlined in the courses taught as mentioned above.)
Another tool is the PASION simulation system developed at the MISS Center of Mexico and provided by courtesy of Prof. Dr. Stanislaw Raczynski director of the Center.
By the courtesy of Prof. Dr. Bernd Schmidt from the University of Passau we have obtained the simulation system SIMPLEX II as freeware.
Beyond CASSANDRA 3.0 developed by us we have already used the other two software systems as well.
By courtesy of Incontrol Simulation Software BV we have received the student version of their simulation tool Enterprise Dynamics just recently that we intend to apply in the education of simulation.

Center highlights
The Center intends to combine basic research of simulation methodologies coupled tightly with applications in various fields. Our approach is that we aim at finding solutions to problems arising in practical problem solving where the existing solutions are inadequate. In the past we have been participating in various projects, that we intend to continue. On the other hand we intend to get the students involved in the research work. This latter aspect could be enhanced by starting MISS Ph.D. curricula.
The main area of simulation we are active in is discrete simulation combined with artificial intelligence. The possible field of applications is rather wide. There are however some areas in which we already have been active or intend to be active in the near future. These priority areas are; flexible manufacturing systems, traffic, logistics, conflict resolution, micro and macro economy, development of regions. We are however open to undertake simulation in other application fields as well where our expertise and tools can be applied efficiently.
One of the directions in which we intend to work and obtain results is the simulation of ill-defined systems with particular emphasis to economic and multidisciplinary problems. We have started already research work in this direction and we endeavor to include graduate and Ph.D. students in this work. It should be mentioned that a number of students who listened to the simulation courses mentioned above became eager to participate in our projects and deal with simulation in our center. We consider this as a positive feedback of our work.

Center publications
Javor, A., Keresztes, P., Szucs, G.: Research and Education of AI Controlled

Simulation for Interdisciplinary Problem Solving

Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 15-19,

2001. 536-541

Szucs, G.: Railway Simulation with the CASSANDRA Simulation System

Journal of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), Vol. 9, 2001.

133-142

Szucs, G.: Simulation Model Structure Development by using an Intelligent Demon

New and Renewing Information Systems, Budapest University of Technology

and Economics, Budapest, 2001. 251-260. (in Hungarian)

Javor, A., Meszaros-Komaromy, G.: Investigation of the Influence of the Road Traffic

Network Conditions on the Development of Regions by Means of AI

Controlled Simulation

AIS’2002, Lisbon, Portugal, April 7-10, 2002. 86-90.

Javor, A., Szucs, G.: A Methodology for the Determination of the Models of Soft

Systems by Means of Intelligent Agents

Periodica Polytechnica (in publication)

Meszaros-Komaromy, G.: Simulation as a Tool to Promote Decision Making

in the Development of Regions

Periodica Polytechnica (in publication)

Csík, B: Simulation of Competitive Market Situations using Intelligent Agents

Periodica Polytechnica (in publication)

What you mean you want to see at MISS and MISSTRESS
1) The elaboration, accreditation and starting of a joint Ph.D. in simulation sciences curriculum that has already been planned in the last years.
2) Starting of joint projects with the participation of those MISS centers which are interested in them. Some concrete initiations have already been mentioned above.

What you will serve for MISS
1) Prof. Javor, director of the Hungarian Center in his capacity of being co-director of the MISS network in close cooperation with Lou Birta senior vice president started to make contacts and realize the revitalization of the active networks.
2) Active participation in the elaboration of the Ph.D. in simulation sciences program.
3) Participation in joint research and/or education programs.

Budapest, July 3, 2002

Prof. Andras Javor Ph.D.,D.Sc.

Director of the Hungarian MISS Center

Associate director of the Hungarian Satellite Center

Attachment

Annex 3

Update 25 March 2002

EoI n°: (for Commission use only)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

expressions of interest to identify research actions ready for Specific Programme topics as a basis for the preparation of work programmes for the 6^th framework programme for research

Administrative Information

Name of organisation submitting the EoI

International McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences Hungarian Center Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department for Information and Knowledge Management

Contact person details

Title (Dr, Prof …)

Prof. Ph.D.,D.Sc., MISS Director for Europe

Gender

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Family Name

Javor

First Name

Andras

Address

H-1111 Budapest Sztoczek u. 4. Hungary

Telephone No.

[phone]

Fax No.

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Title of the expression of interest (up to 10 words)

European Network of International McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences Centers

Acronym (up to 20 characters)

EURONETMISS

Sub-Thematic Priority most relevant to your topic

1.1.2.ii

Other relevant Sub-Thematic Priorities

1.1.2.i

1.1.2.iv

1.1.2.v

1.1.7.i

Abstract (max. 10 lines)

The aim of the project is to conduct cooperative research in simulation and the application of its results in problem solving. For promoting decision support in various fields as micro and macro economy, management of SMEs, environmental, social, infrastructural problems; the application of simulation in the 21^st century is inevitable. One of the problems increasing the complexity is the interdisciplinary nature of the problems to be solved since the various aspects – as mentioned above – are strongly interrelated. This requires a combination of expertise that may be found in the different co-operating centers of the network of excellence consisting of the European MISS Centers for research and for providing problem solving services for the EU community. The project will focus on research and the implementation of the results in simulation tools and methodologies and provide problem solving services for both governmental and regional administrative authorities and SMEs in Europe.

I request that the information given in this form is not published

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REPORT # 4

Information of BUAA CENTER/ MISS

2001/2002 Annual Report

Director: Professor Chuanyuan Wen

Associate Director: Professor Xingren Wang

Associate Director: Professor Bo Hu Li

1. 
   Address and Phone/fax:
   

Iinstitution and the Center:

Beijing Center of Mcleod Institute of Simulation Sciences,

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

37 XueYuan Road HaiDian District,

Beijing ,P.R.China

0086-010-82317320 (MISS Center) ,82328116 (fax)

0086-010- 82317098 (Chinese Association of System Simulation, phone and fax)

2. 
   Email:
   

[e-mail] (CASS)

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

3. 
   The number of membership and present status of our MISS Center
   

The number of CASS is 3000 and the members and names of the Beijing MISS Management Committee are: Wang Xingren, Li Bohu, Zhang Minglian, Peng Xiaoyuan, Shen Gongzhang, and Gong Guanghong.

4. 
   Recent Academic programme:
   

Asian Simulation Conference——The Fifth International Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing (Shanghai) will be hold in Shanghai, P.R.China, on November 3-6, 2002.

5. 
   Research activities include:
   

(1) Distributed Interacted Simulation technology research and application:

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  Creating distributed interacted simulation systems based DIS and HLA.
  
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  The simulation entities——CGF(Compute Generation Force), man-in-loop flight simulator research development
  
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  Environment Simulation—2D-3D display system, sound system research
  
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  Distributed simulation architecture, communication mechanism, standard and specification
  
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  Modeling method—entity dynamics and physical characteristics modeling, intelligent decision making modeling, verification, validation and accreditation (VVA) of M&S,
  
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  Simulation management and system integration
  
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  Distributed database system application
  
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(2) VR technology and application research

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  3D modeling, image generating, drive, and display of the multi-channel visual system based microcomputer and work station
  
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  Virtual cockpit based helmet and digital glove
  
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  Modeling and display of the 3D virtual sound
  

(3) Comprehensive system theory and its formal modeling

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  The comprehensive system consists of engineering and non-engineering, living being and nonliving being, micro and macro, thought and practice, subjective and objective world, individuals and groups, system and environment, … etc. The word Comprehensive also includes the connotation of idea and understanding.
  
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  A comprehensive system could be abstracted as a comprehensive event dynamic system, which includes continuous, discrete and inference decision event dynamic systems. It would be convenient to modeling and analyzing.
  
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  The comprehensive system theory would be composed of concept, structure, specific features, kinetics, dynamics, stability, attainability and system optimization for the comprehensive system.
  
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  The mathematic modeling for the competitive and synergetic system.
  
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  The multistage linearization-high order differentiation equation method for solving , analyzing and synthesizing the nonlinear and variable parameter system.
  
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(4) Personated intelligent control
(5) Complex Simulation System and Distributed Interactive Simulation

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  The Architecture of DIS
  
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  HLA (High Level Architecture )
  
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  Real-time Dynamic Multicast Technology
  
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  Simulation Specifications and Protocols
  
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  Space & Time Coherence and Real-time
  
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  Synchronization and Delay Compensation
  
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  CGFs (Computer Generated Forces)
  
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  Cognition / Perception of Human Behavior
  
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  Decision-Making Modeling
  
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  Man-in-the-Loop Simulation
  
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  Flight Simulation Rotational Platform
  
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  Hardware/Software-in-the-Loop Simulation
  
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  Applications Research-Synthetic Battlefield Environment, Distributed
  
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  Air Traffic Control System
  
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6. 
   Teaching Work
   

1. 
   teaching courses:
   

“Flight Real Time Simulation System and Technology”

“Distributed Interacted Simulation”

“VR Technology”

2. 
   Doctor Students: 28
   

Master Students: 40

Students of getting Doctor Degree: 6

Students of getting Master Degree: 6

8. Papers published in journals and Proceedings: 50

REPORT # 5

Annual Report of the OC-MISS/SCS

Ottawa Center of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Science of SCS

(2002 July)

2001-2002 has been a year of restructuring for the Ottawa Center. Substantial progress has been made and several additional initiatives are underway.

Brief background:
URL: http://www.systems-science.uottawa.ca/miss/

Directorship changed on July 1, 2001

Current Board of Directors:

Director: Dr. Tuncer Ören, Professor Emeritus (Univ. of Ottawa)

Co-Associate Director: Dr. Gabriel Wainer (Carleton Univ.)

Co-Associate Director and Secretary: Dr. Jean-Michel Thizy (Univ. of Ottawa)

Past Director: Dr. Louis G. Birta, Professor Emeritus (Univ. of Ottawa)

Mission of the Center: (during the restructuring period of 2001-2002)

(during 2002-2003 mission will also include: networking with other MISS Centers)

The Ottawa Center of the MISS network (OC-MISS/SCS) is committed to promoting the modelling and simulation discipline within Ottawa's National Capital Region. Through both individual and collaborative projects, members of the Center will contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art of the discipline. Efforts will be undertaken to enhance both the educational opportunities in the discipline as well as the use of modelling and simulation as a teaching and research tool at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Broader based and more extensive application of modelling and simulation techniques within Ottawa's technology, research and government community will be actively promoted. More specifically, the goals are as follows:

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  To promote widespread and successful use of modeling and simulation in the National Capital Region in such areas as: education, business, engineering, science, social systems/governance (including international relations, conflict management, peace support/assurance operations), and several aspects of defense requirements.
  
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  To stimulate the development of modelling and simulation companies in Ottawa contributing to the solution of national and international problems.
  
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  To enhance the educational opportunities in modelling and simulation in the National Capital Region including graduate theses work, academic courses, and professional training and seminars.
  
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  To contribute to the advancement of the state-of-the-art of modelling and simulation methodology, technology, and tools.
  
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  To contribute to the development of modelling and simulation as a professional discipline.
  

Research:
During the reorganization year, research was concentrated on the following areas:

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  DEVS
  
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  HLA
  
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  Ethics
  

Contract work:
A project for the Canadian Department of National Defense is underway by five members of the OC-MISS.
Teaching:
The following courses are offered:
CSI 4124/SYS 5110 Foundations of Modelling and Simulation, School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, (Fall 2001).
94.587. Methodological Aspects on Modelling and Simulation, Prof: G. Wainer, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University (Fall 2001/02).

Publications:
In Books:
Ören, T.I.  (2001 – Invited contribution). Towards a Modelling Formalism for Conflict  Management. In: Discrete Event Modeling and Simulation: A Tapestry of Systems and AI-based Theories and Methodologies. H.S. Sarjoughian and F.E. Cellier (eds.), Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 93-106.
Journals:
Ören, T.I.  (ed.) (2001).  Software Agents and Simulation.  Special Issue of Simulation Journal. June 2001.
Ören, T.I. (2001).  Guest Editor's Introduction: Software Agents and Simulation.  Special Issue of Simulation Journal. June 2001, p. 328. 
Ören, T.I. (2001). Advances in Computer and Information Sciences: From Abacus to Holonic Agents. Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence of Elektrik (Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences - Published by TUBITAK - Turkish Science and Technical Council), 9:1, 63-70.
G. Wainer, S. Daicz, L. De Simoni, D. Wassermann. "Using the ALFA-1 simulated processor for educational purposes". To be published in ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing. 2002
G. Wainer, N. Giambiasi."N-Dimensional Cell-DEVS". In Discrete Events Systems Journal, Kluwer. January 2002.
S. Daicz; A. Troccoli, G. Wainer. "Experiences in modelling and simulation of computer architectures using DEVS". Accepted to be published in Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation.
G. Wainer, N. Giambiasi. "Application of the Cell-DEVS paradigm for cell spaces modelling and simulation.". Simulation, January 2001.
G. Wainer. "Experiences with DEVS modelling and simulation". In IASTED Journal on Modelling and Simulation. March 2001.
Conferences:
Ören, T.I. (2001 - Invited Paper). Software Agents for Experimental Design in Advanced Simulation Environments. In: S.M. Ermakov, Yu.N. Kashtanov, and V. Melas (eds.) Proc. of the 4th St. Petersburg Workshop on Simulation, June 18-23, 2001, pp. 89-95. 
Ören, T.I.  (2001 – Invited Paper).  Impact of Data on Simulation: From Early Practices to Federated and Agent-Directed Simulations.  In: A. Heemink et al. (eds.) Proc. of EUROSIM 2001, June 26-29, 2001, Delft, the Netherlands.
Ören, T.I., Elzas, M.S., Smit, I., and L.G. Birta (2002). A Code of Professional Ethics for Simulationists. Proceedings of the 2002 Summer Computer Simulation Conference.
Ören, T.I. (2002). Rationale for A Code of Professional Ethics for Simulationists. Proceedings of the 2002 Summer Computer Simulation Conference.
Ören, T.I. (2002). Future of Modelling and Simulation: Some Development Areas. Proceedings of the 2002 Summer Computer Simulation Conference
Ören, T.I.  (2002 - In Press - Invited Plenary Paper). Ethics as a Basis for Sustainable Civilized Behavior for Humans and Software Agents. Proceedings of the InterSymp 2002 - The 14th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics of the IIAS, July 29 - August 3, Baden-Baden, Germany.
Ören, T.I.  (2002 - In Press - Invited Plenary Paper). In Search of a Value System for Sustainable Civilization: Ethics and Quality. Special Focus Symposium (within InterSymp 2002) on: Cognitive, Emotive and Ethical Aspects of Decision Making and Human Actions, August 1-2, Baden-Baden, Germany
Ören, T.I. (2002 - In Press - Invited Plenary Paper). Growing Importance of Modelling and Simulation: Professional and Ethical Implications. Proceedings of the ICSC'2002 - The 5th Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing (Part of the Asian Simulation Conference)
A. Troccoli, J. Ameghino, F. Iñón, G. Wainer. "A flow injection model using Cell-DEVS". In Proceedings of the 35^th IEEE/SCS Annual Simulation Symposium. San Diego, CA. U.S.A. 2002.
L. Morihama, V. Pasuello, G. Wainer. "Automatic verification of DEVS models". In Proceedings of SISO Spring Interoperability Workshop. Orlando, FL. U.S.A. 2002.
E. Glinsky, G. Wainer. "Performance analysis of DEVS environments". In Proceedings of AIS'2002. Lisbon, Portugal.2002.
A. Muzy, G. Wainer, E. Innocenti, A. Aiello, J.F. Santucci. "Comparing simulation methods for fire spreading across a fuel bed". In Proceedings of AIS'2002. Lisbon, Portugal. 2002.
C. Jacques, G. Wainer. "Using the CD++ DEVS toolkit to develop Petri Nets". In Proceedings of the 2002 Summer Computer Simulation Conference. San Diego, U.S.A. 2002.
E. Glinsky, G. Wainer. "Definition of Real-Time simulation in the CD++ toolkit". In Proceedings of the 2002 Summer Computer Simulation Conference. San Diego, U.S.A. 2002.
E. Glinsky, G. Wainer."Performance Analysis of Real-Time DEVS models". Accepted for publication in Proceedings of 2002 Winter Simulation Conference. San Diego, U.S.A. 2002.
A. Muzy, G. Wainer, E. Innocenti, A. Aiello, J.F. Santucci. "Dynamic and discrete quantization for simulation time improvment: fire spreading application using the cd++ tool". Accepted for publication in Proceedings of 2002 Winter Simulation Conference. San Diego, U.S.A. 2002.
A. Díaz, V. Vázquez, G. Wainer. "Application of the ATLAS language in models of urban traffic". In Proceedings of 34^th IEEE/SCS Annual Simulation Symposium. Seattle, U.S.A.2001.
J. Ameghino, A. Troccoli, G. Wainer."Modelling and simulation of complex physical systems using Cell-DEVS". In Proceedings of 34^th IEEE/SCS Annual Simulation Symposium. Seattle, U.S.A. 2001.
A. Díaz, V. Vázquez, G. Wainer. "Defining vehicle movement under congestion in the ATLAS modelling language". In Proceedings of the 2001 Summer Computer Simulation Conference. Orlando, FL. U.S.A. 2001.
A. Troccoli, G. Wainer. "Performance results of parallel Cell-DEVS execution". In 2001 Summer Computer Simulation Conference. Orlando, FL. U.S.A. 2001.
P. Rogina, G. Wainer. "Including fault-tolerant sensor replication techniques in RT-Minix" (in Spanish). In Proceedings of 2001 Latinamerican Conference on Informatics. Mérida, Venezuela.2001.
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A. Díaz, V. Vázquez, G. Wainer. "Vehicle routing in ATLAS". In Proceedings of European Simulation Symposium. Marseille, France. 2001.
M. Lo Tártaro, C. Torres, G. Wainer. "Meta compiling of traffic models into Cell-DEVS". In Proceedings of European Simulation Symposium. Marseille, France. 2001.
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Seminar series:
A seminar series has been started in Ottawa..

Resource library:
Dr. Tuncer Ören and Dr. Louis G. Birta are donating their collections of M&S material, as well as Systems books and proceedings, to the library of University of Ottawa. The collection, with the existing collection of the University of Ottawa, will be a solid source of information on modelling and simulation and will be accessible through interlibrary loans.

Interactions with other Centers within the MISS Network:
The following are planned:

Development of M&S curricula - with the Chico and the Mexico Centers

Joint research – with Hungarian Center
The interactions with other Centers will be explored.