The Board of the European Council for Modelling and Simulation is constituted from General Conference Chairs and General Programme Chairs of the current conference, one or two future conferences and two past conferences. The Board also includes the current President, two
Vice-Presidents all past (Vice-) Presidents, our Historian, our IT-Coordinator and the immediate past and/or current Treasurer. President and Vice-Presidents are elected from among the Board members for a period of 2 years and can serve for a combined maximum of two consecutive terms.
The above constitution of the Board ensures that there is a continuous influx of new Board members and that the organisers of future conferences have full executive powers over the activities of the Council.
The Council always welcomes suggestions for new conference venues.
The current Board is composed as follows:
Name | Country | Task |
Mauro Iacono | IT | President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2021 second term – elected 2023 Conference Chair ECMS2019 Programme Chair ECMS2021 |
Frank Herrmann | DE | Vice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2021 |
Romeo Bandinelli | IT | Vice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2023 Conference Chair ECMS2023 |
Zuzana Kominková Oplatková | CZ | Past Vice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation (2018-2022) Programme Chair ECMS2007 |
Lars Nolle | DE | Past President (2016-2018) (2018-2021) Conference Chair ECMS2018 |
Khalid Al-Begain | UK | Past President (2006-2010) (2014-2018) |
Evtim Peytchev | UK | Past President (2012-2014) Treasurer (2015- today) |
Andrzej Bargiela | UK | Founder of ECMS in 2005 Past President (2002-2004 ESM, 2004-2006 ECMS, 2010-2012 ECMS) |
Eugène Kerckhoffs | NL | Founder of ESC (European Simulation Council, predecessor of ECMS) in 1990, Past President (1990-1997 ESC), Historian |
Aakash S. Mallik | NO | IT-Coordinator |
Virginia Fani | IT | Programme Chair ECMS2023 |
Michele Mastroianni | IT | Programme Chair ECMS2023 |
Daniel Grzonka | PL | Conference Chair ECMS2024 |
Grazyna Suchacka | PL | Programme Chair ECMS2024 |
Marco Scarpa | IT | Conference Chair ECMS2025 |
Salvatore Serrano | IT | Programme Chair ECMS2025 |
Filippo Sanfilippo | NO | Conference Chair ECMS2026 |