CALL FOR PAPERS SCSC2004 2004 Summer Computer Simulation Conference July 25-29 2004, Hyatt San Jose California, USA Summer Computer Simulation Conference is focusing on Innovative Technologies for Simulation this year. Modeling and Simulation is a very critical area for supporting Research and Development as well as competitiveness worldwide; new technologies are enabling new use of M&S and increasing its impact in new areas; SCSC provides an International Forum for presenting the State of the Art in the International Simulation Community as well as the Effectiveness of Simulation Experiences in World Businesses. Several topical perspectives will serve to illuminate the evolution of the modeling and simulation community. All submissions will be reviewed based on the draft full paper and/or extended abstract. The Conference Committee will choose the best papers for awards; these awards will include consideration of those papers for possible publication in a special issue of an International Journal The Conference Committee will choose the best papers for awards; these awards will include consideration of those papers for possible publication in a special issue of an International Journal A list of topics is summarized here: The list of topics includes (but is not limited to): M&S Technologies - Distributed Interactive Simulation - Experimental Design - Experiential Digital Media - Fuzzy Logic - High Level Architecture - Human Behavior Representation Techniques - Human Factors - Methodology - Modeling and Simulation Languages - Modeling and Simulation System Architecture - Parallel and Distributed Modeling and Simulation - Real Time Systems M&S Technology - Simulation Life-Cycle Evolution - Simulation Software Engineering - System Dynamics Representation - Virtual Reality - Virtual Environments - Visualization, Graphics and Animation - Web-based Architectures and Implementation M&S Applications - Adaptive Systems - Agent Directed Simulation - Artificial Life - Artificial Neural Networks - Bioinformatics - Business Intelligence - Data Fusion - Knowledge Management - Knowledge Based Expert Systems - New Product Development - Complexity, Complex Systems - Ecological and Environmental Systems - Electro-Mechanical Systems - Electro-Optics - Geophysical Systems - Manufacturing - Marine Applications - Materials Modeling and Simulation - Military Systems - Queueing Systems - Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Synthetic Environment Representation - System Dynamics - Training Simulators - Transportation and Traffic Industry and Business Practices - Collaboration Environments - Simulation-based Acquisition - Economics of Modeling and Simulation - Education of the Modeling and Simulation Professional - Future of Modeling and Simulation - Information Systems - Infrastructure Planning and Design - Influences of Communications and Media - Logistics - Management Science - Process Engineering - Scheduling - Standards - Verification, Validation, and Accreditation PAPER SUBMISSION Extended abstracts (4-6 pages), full draft papers or other proposals should be submitted for the review process as a PDF file to the http://scs.proceedingscentral.com site by February 3, 2003. Each extended abstract must include the title, authors, affiliations, addresses, references and summary (4-6 pages) for proper positioning in the conference. Only original papers, written in English, which have not been published previously elsewhere will be accepted. Please indicate which conference topic is most appropriate, listing first and second choices. Notifications of acceptance status will be sent on April 12, 2004. Please note that in case of acceptance your final manuscript will need to be submitted electronically as a PDF file to the http://scs.proceedingscentral.com site by May 9, 2004 to guarantee inclusion in the conference CD and final program. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the conference, present their work to their peers, transfer copyright, and pay a conference registration fee at the time their camera-ready paper is submitted. KEY DATES Full Draft Paper / Extended Abstracts Due February 28, 2004 Preliminary Notification of Acceptance April 12, 2004 Final Camera-Ready Submission Due May 9, 2004 SCSC2004 ORGANIZATION General Chair -Agostino G. Bruzzone, MISS-DIP University of Genoa Program Chair -Edward Williams, PMC, USA AFFILIATED & CO-LOCATED EVENTS WORKSHOPS: - STUDENT WORKSHOP. The Student Workshop is devoted to PhD Students, Master Students and Undergraduates willing to submit a paper/poster to be presented during SCSC2004; the selected papers will be included in the Conference CD only (not in Proceedings Hardcopy) and will compete for the Best Student Paper Award. A special registration fee is reserved for Students (Student ID and Professor Check Required). Contact Points: Peter Kropf, University of Montreal, kropf@iro.umontreal.ca; Ling Rothrock, Penn State University, lrothroc@psu.edu -SIMPLEST WORKSHOP: Technical Council for Simulation Applications in Management, Planning & Forecasting. The Workshop of the Technical Council for Applications in Management, Planning and Forecasting invites you to submit draft full papers and to participate on the panel session of this new Technical Council of SCS, for setting up Cooperations and Projects. Contact Point: Marina Massei, Liophant Simulation Club, massei@itim.unige.it - STANDARDS WORKSHOP. This workshop includes paper sessions as well as panel sessions; this initiative is part of a new series of "M&S Standards" focused panel discussions to be held at multiple simulation events (e.g. SISO, SCS, ITEC, I/ITSEC). The panel session will last approximately two hours and will have a standard format involving panel discussions addressing mid-term modeling and simulation standards needs. The panel discussions will be followed by audience discussion and feedback. Results from each of the sessions will be compiled and briefed back to the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) to advocate modeling and simulation community priorities to leadership in government, industry and academia. Contact Points: Peggy Gravitz, Aegis, USA, pgravitz@aegistg.com Steve Swenson, NUCW Navy, USA, sjswenson@ieee.org For submissions and contributions to a specific workshop please contact the Contact Person directly or submit the paper via the http://scs.proceedingscentral.com site and indicate which workshop the paper is for. PROPOSED TRACKS: - Agent-Direct Simulation Chairs: Tuncer Oren, Ottawa Center, ON Canada, oren@site.uottawa.ca Levent Yilmaz, Trident Systems, VA USA, levent@tridsys.com - Business & Industry Chairs: Matteo Brandolini, BRB, matteo.brandolini@brbstudio.com Priscilla Elfrey, NASA & NCS, FL USA, pelfrey@cfl.rr.com - Education Chairs: Javor Andras, BME, Hungary, javor@eik.bme.hu - Lean Simulation Chairs: Stefano Saetta, University of Perugia, stefano.saetta@unipg.it - Life Science Simulation Chair: David R.C. Hill, ISIMA, France, hill@isima.fr - M&S Methodology, Tools and Applications Chairs: Fernando Barros, University of Coimbra, Portugal, barros@dei.uc.pt; Ralph Huntsinger, CSUChico, CA USA, drralph@windstorm.stormnet.com - Maritime Simulation Chairs: Pertii Broas, VTT, Finland, pertti.broas@vtt.fi Aldo Zini, Cetena/Fincantieri, Italy, aldo.zini@cetena.it - Military Applications and Simulation Chairs: Robert Lutz, John Hopkins University APL, USA, robert.lutz@jhuapl.edu; Joe Uzdzinski, Lockheed Martin, USA, joseph.e.uzdzinski@lmco.com - On-Line Simulation Chair: H.Szczerbicka, Hannover University , Germany, hsz@informatik.uni-hannover.de - Optimization of Logistic Systems Through Simulation Chairs: T.Guasch, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain, aguasch@iri.upc.es; Miquel A.Piera, Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, Spain, miquel@sunaut.uab.es - Production Simulation Chair: Roberto Revetria, ITIM, Italy, roberto@itim.unige.it - Science & Technology Chairs: Robert McGraw, RAM, CA USA, rmcgraw@ramlabs.com Robert Signorile, Boston College, MA USA, signoril@bc.edu - Simulation in Transportation Chair: Fred Wieland, MITRE, USA, fwieland@mitre.org; Marguerite Zarrillo, University of Massachussets, USA, mzarrillo@umassd.edu - Verification Validation & Accreditation Chair: Simone Youngblood, DMSO, USA, smyoung@dmso.mil - Virtual Reality, Visualization and Simulation Chair: Carlos Luis N. dos Santos, UFRJ/COPPE/PEC/LAMCE, Brasil, carlos@lamce.ufrj.br For submissions and contributions to a specific Track please contact the Track Chairs directly or submit the paper via the http://scs.proceedingscentral.com site and indicate which track the paper is for. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE -V.Amico, UCF, USA -F.Barros CISUC, Portugal -L.Birta, University of Ottawa, Canada -M.Brandolini, BRB Studio, Italy -C.Briano, Liophant Simulation Club -P.Broas, VTT, Finland -A.G. Bruzzone MISS Genoa Italy -J.M. Couretas, Lochkeed Martin, USA -C.L.N.dos Santos UFRJ/COPPE/PEC/LAMCE, Brasil -P.Elfrey, NASA, USA -A. Elkamel University of Waterloo Canada -C.Frydman, COSI, France -N.Giambiasi, LSIS, France -P.Gravitz, AEGIS, USA -A.Guasch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain -J.A.Hamilton, Auburn University, USA -D.Hill, Blaise Pascal University, France -V.Hlupic, Brunel University, UK -R.Huntsinger, UC Chico, USA -M.Itmi, INSA, Rouen University, France -A.Javor, Budapest University, Hungary -P.Kropf, University of Montreal, Canada -R.Lutz, John Hopkins University -R.McGraw, RAM, CA USA -R.Mosca, DIP, Italy -T.Oren, University of Ottawa, Canada -M.A.Piera, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain -H.Pranevicius, Kaunas University ,Lithuania -E.Radwan, UCF, FL USA -R.Revetria, ITIM, Italy -C.Roberts, Arizona State University, USA -L.Rothrock, Penn State University, USA -S.Saetta, University of Perugia, Italy -H.Sarjoughian, ASU, USA -B.Schroer University of Alabama, USA -R.Signorile Boston College, USA -R.A.Strini, EBS, USA -S.Swenson, Navy, USA -H.Szczerbicka, University of Hannover, Germany -J.Uzdzinski, Lockheed Martin Co, USA -G.Wainer, Carleton University -J.W.Wallace, Envoy Technologies Inc, USA -F.Wieland, MITRE, USA -E.Williams, PMCorp, USA -L.Yilmaz, Trident Systems, USA -S.Youngblood, DMSO, USA -M.Zarrillo, University of Massachussets, USA -A.Zini, Cetena Fincantieri, Italy