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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Special Issue Call for Papers<BR>
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Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International<BR>
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Advancing Simulation Theory and Practice with Distributed Computing<BR>
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Dear AIS Colleagues<BR>
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This is a call for papers for the "SIMULATION: TRAN SCS" special issue on "Advancing<BR>
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Simulation Theory and Practice with Distributed Computing". You can download the<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/SIM_CfP-Advancing_Simulation.pdf">http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/SIM_CfP-Advancing_Simulation.pdf</A><BR>
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Due Dates<BR>
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Full papers due: 30th November, 2011<BR>
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Notification of acceptance: 31st March, 2012<BR>
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Minor Revisions due: 30th April, 2012<BR>
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Major Revisions due: 31st May, 2012<BR>
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Expected date of publication: Spring 2013<BR>
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About the Special Issue<BR>
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The pursuit of high quality simulation experimentation and optimization can require non-trivial<BR>
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amounts of computing power. Having access to an increased number of computers usually<BR>
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enables "further and faster experimentation" of the models. Distributed computing concepts<BR>
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such as High Performance Computing (HPC), High Throughput Computing (HTC), grid and cloud<BR>
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computing can provide the required computing capacity for the execution of large and complex<BR>
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models. Further there has been a long tradition of adopting advances in distributed computing<BR>
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in simulation as evidenced by contributions from the parallel and distributed simulation community. <BR>
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There has arguably been a recent acceleration of innovation in distributed computing tools and<BR>
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techniques. This special issue presents the opportunity to showcase recent research that is<BR>
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assimilating these new advances in simulation. This special issue therefore solicits high quality<BR>
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papers on both computational and theoretical studies that further the extant literature on the<BR>
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application of distributed computing to simulation. An indicative list of topics is given below:<BR>
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· Methodologies for creation of scalable simulation models.<BR>
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· Methodologies and algorithms associated with distributed execution of models<BR>
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· Theoretical issues, methodology and software architectures for large scale distributed simulations<BR>
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· Algorithms for parallel and distributed simulation, including time synchronization, optimistic and conservative protocols.<BR>
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· Ubiquitous computing architectures for development and experimentation of simulation models.<BR>
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· Collaborative model development (e.g., shared workspace, shared manipulation of models).<BR>
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· Performance and validation of large scale models (e.g., benchmarking and analytical results, empirical studies).<BR>
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· Novel experimentation strategies suitable for distributed computing.<BR>
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· Case studies associated with the application of High Performance Computing, grid computing, cloud computing, etc.<BR>
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· Visualisation of models that use distributed data sets.<BR>
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Guest Editors<BR>
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Navonil Mustafee (School of Business and Economics, Swansea University, UK)<BR>
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n.mustafee@swansea.ac.uk<BR>
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Simon J. E. Taylor (ICT Innovation Group, Department of Information Systems and Computing, UK)<BR>
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simon.taylor@brunel.ac.uk<BR>
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Michael D. Williams (School of Business and Economics, Swansea University, UK)<BR>
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m.d.williams@swansea.ac.uk<BR>
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Thank you<BR>
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Nav<BR>
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Dr. Navonil Mustafee<BR>
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*Call For Papers:<BR>
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(1) JEIM Special Issue on " Healthcare Operations Management through use of Simulation"<BR>
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(2) SIMULATION:SCS Special Issue on "Advancing Simulation Theory and Practice with Distributed Computing".<BR>
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Download link:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://sites.google.com/site/navonilmustafee/special-issue---call-for-papers/download-cfp">http://sites.google.com/site/navonilmustafee/special-issue---call-for-papers/download-cfp</A><BR>
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Lecturer in Operations Management and Information Systems<BR>
School of Business and Economics, Haldane Building<BR>
Swansea University, Singleton Park<BR>
Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK.<BR>
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Darlithydd mewn Rheoli Gweithrediadau a Systemau Gwybodaeth<BR>
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Yr Ysgol Busnes ac Economeg, Adeilad Haldane<BR>
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Prifysgol Abertawe, Parc Singleton<BR>
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Abertawe, SA2 8PP, Cymru, DU<BR>
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Tel: +44 (0) 1792 606835<BR>
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Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295626<BR>
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Email: n.mustafee@swansea.ac.uk<BR>
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