Final Program ESS'2003, version 2, 22-10-2003

[the underlined names are the probable presenters of the paper, session chairs are tentative and might change]


Sunday 26 October, 17.00 - 19.00
Welcome Reception in Restaurant Johannes Vermeer, Delft
See the 'social event' section for more information
Open for all participants
Registration can take place here as well


Monday 27 October
08.00 - 17.00
Registration desk open in the Aula of TU Delft

Monday 27 October, 09.00 - 09.15, Senaatszaal
Conference Opening

Monday 27 October, 09.15 - 10.30, Senaatszaal
Keynote Lecture
Katherine L. Morse (Plenary Session)
"The EXtensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF)"
Chair: Simon Taylor

10.30 - 11.00
Break

Monday 27 October, 11.00 - 12.30, Room A
Simulation Interoperability
Chair: Simon Taylor

TOOLS-17
Niels A. Lang, Peter H.M. Jacobs, and Alexander Verbraeck
Distributed, Open Simulation Model Development with DSOL Services

TOOLS-12
Joshua O. Peteet, John P. Murphy, and Linda F. Wilson
Matchmaking in the ABELS System for Linking Distributed Simulations

TOOLS-13
Linda F. Wilson, W. Riley Lochridge, and G. Ayorkor Mills-Tettey
The Secure ABELS Brokering System

Monday 27 October, 11.00 - 12.30, Room B
Modelling process control in manufacturing systems (1)
Chair: Robert Signorile

MANUF-6
Romeo Bandinelli, Mario Rapaccini, Sergio Terzi, and Marco Macchi
Proposal of a Framework for Production Plants Remote Control: A Preliminary Test Case

MANUF-12
Endre Végh, János Biri, Laura Bürger, Gábor Házi, and László Varga
Control Room Interface Upgrade of an Operating Full-Scope Training Simulator

MANUF-18
Matthias Becker, Thomas Bessey, and Helena Szczerbicka
A Study of Control via On-Line simulation Using Stochastic Petri-Nets

Monday 27 October, 11.00 – 12.30, Room C
Combined Simulation
Chair: Edward Williams

LOGIS-2
Yuri Merkuryev, Julija Petuhova, and Janis Grabis
Analysis of Dynamic Properties of an Inventory System With Service-Sensitive Demand Using Simulation

LOGIS-12
Alexander Lavrov, Dietmar Hietel, and Stefan Nickel
Interaction Control in a Combined Logistics and Chemical Process Simulation

LOGIS-7
M.Montazeri, M.Naghizadeh
Development of car drive cycle for simulation of emissions and fuel economy

Monday 27 October, 11.00 - 12.30, Room D
Theoretical foundations
Chair: Wilfried Krug

METH-6
Robert Wittmann, Andreas Hössinger, and Siegfried Selberherr
Improvement of the Statistical Accuracy for the Three-Dimensional Monte
Carlo Simulation of Ion Implantation

METH-7
W. Wessner, H. Ceric, C. Heitzinger, A. Hössinger, and S. Selberherr
Anisotropic Mesh Adaption Governed by a Hessian Matrix Metric

METH-12
András Varga, Y. Ahmet Sekercioglu, and Gregory K. Egan
A Practical Efficiency Criterion for the Null Message Algorithm

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch


Monday 26 October, 13.30 – 17.00, Tutorial Room
Wilfried Krug (Dualis GmbH), Thomas Wiedemann (HTW Dresden)
Tutorial on Simulation-based Optimization


Monday 27 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room A
High Level Architecture and Distributed Simulation
Chair: Katherine Morse

TOOLS-7
Dan Chen, Stephen John Turner, Boon Ping Gan, Wentong Cai, and Junhu Wei
A Decoupled Federate Architecture for Distributed Simulation Cloning

TOOLS-15
Michael D. Ryde and Simon J. E. Taylor
A Top-Down Approach to Model Interoperation Provision in COTS Simulation Packages

TOOLS-14
Simon J. E. Taylor and Navonil Mustafee
An Analysis of Internal/External Event Ordering Strategies for COTS Distributed Simulation

Monday 27 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room B
Modelling process control in manufacturing systems (2)
Chair: Robert Signorile

MANUF-8
M. Hoyer, C.S. Horn, R. Schumann, and G.C. Premier
Integration of Process and Control Simulation into the Engineering Process

MANUF-20
Jyrki Peltoniemi, Matti Paljakka, and Tommi Karhela
Using OPC Data Exchange in Simulation Assisted Automation Testing

MANUF-22
Nayeem N. Karnachi and Geoff Waterworth
Non-Linear Model Reference Control of pH Process: An Experimental Study

Monday 27 October, 13.30 - 15.00, Room C
Simulation-Based Decision Support
Chair: Martina-Maria Seidel

LOGIS-6
Sylvain Lerebourg, Antoine Dutot, Cyrille Bertelle, and Damien Olivier
Decision Support System and Regulation System for Road Traffic Management

LOGIS-15
Alessandra Orsoni
AI Techniques for the Implementation of New Organisational Structures in the Retail Industry

LOGIS-5
W. Walerjańczyk, M. Maciejewski
Decision Support System In City-Logistics

Monday 27 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room D
Model specifications and model administration
Chair: Eugene Kerckhoffs

METH-3
H. Pastijn, F. Van Utterbeeck, and R. Van Loock
PROMETHEE-i Selecting the Best Simulation Model Configuration Based on Multiple Performance Measures

METH-9
Stephan Wagner, Tibor Grasser, Claus Fischer, and Siegfried Selberherr
A Simulator Module for Advanced Equation Assembling

METH-10
Stéphane Julia and Michel dos Santos Soares
Verification of Real Time UML Specifications Through a Specialized Inference Mechanism Based on a Token Player Algorithm and the Sequent Calculus of Linear Logic

15.00 - 15.30
Break

Monday 27 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room A
Agent-based Simulation and Discrete Tools
Chair: Simon Taylor

TOOLS-4
Adam Galuszka and Andrzej Swierniak
STRIPS Representation and Non-Cooperative Strategies in Multi-Robot Planning

TOOLS-10
Ross Clement
Multi-Agent Simulations of Evolution and Speciation in Cichlid Fish

TOOLS-5
Anna M. Fowles-Winkler
Modelling with the Integrated Performance Modelling Environment (IPME)


Monday 27 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room B
Manufacturing planning and scheduling
Chair: Wentong Cai

MANUF-1
Roberto Mosca, Filippo Queirolo, and Flavio Tonelli
Jobs Sequencing in Industrial Plant by Multi-Objective Optimization Based on a System of Autonomous Genetic Agents

MANUF-2
Pietro Giribone, Roberto Mosca, and Filippo Queirolo
Validating the Production Weekly Plan by Scheduling Simulation

MANUF-7
Heiko Niedermayer and Oliver Rose
A Simulation-Based Analysis of the Cycle Time of Cluster Tools in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Monday 27 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room C
Maritime Simulation
Chair: Yuri Merkuryev

LOGIS-10
Eelco van Asperen, Rommert Dekker, Mark Polman, and Henk de Swaan Arons
Allocation of Ships in a Port Simulation

LOGIS-11
Matthias Becker and Thomas Bessey
Planning the Reconstruction of a Shiplift by Simulation of a Stochastic Petri Net Model

LOGIS-14
Yvo Saanen, Jeroen van Meel, and Alexander Verbraeck
The Design and Assessment of next generation automated container terminals

Monday 27 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room D
Ant and agent-based simulation
Chair: Alessandra Orsoni

METH-8
Cyrille Bertelle, Antoine Dutot, Frédéric Guinand, and Damien Olivier
Color Ant Populations Algorithm for Dynamic Distribution in Simulations

METH-11
Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, Mathias Röhl, and Jan Himmelspach
Unpaced and Paced Simulation for Testing Agents


Tuesday 28 October
08.00 - 17.00
Registration desk open in the Aula of TU Delft

Tuesday 28 October, 09.00 - 10.00, Senaatszaal
Invited Plenary speech by Prof. Richard Nance
"Simulation Futures: The Investment Risks"
Chair: Alexander Verbraeck

10.00 - 10.30
Break

Tuesday 28 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room A
Hybrid Simulation Tools
Chair: Martina-Maria Seidel

TOOLS-9
Masoud Najafi, Azzedine Azil, and Ramine Nikoukhah
Implementation of Continuous-Time Dynamics in Scicos

TOOLS-11
Marco Gribaudo, Mauro Iacono, Nicola Mazzocca, and Valeria Vittorini
The OsMoSys/DrawNET Xe! Languages System: A Novel Infrastructure for Multi-Formalism Object-Oriented Modelling

TOOLS-6
Petr Grillinger and Pavel Herout
Simulation Tool for Functional Verification of TTP/C–based Systems

Tuesday 28 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room B
Manufacturing simulation methods and tools
Chair: Mike Ryde

MANUF-3
Edward J. Williams
A Simulation Client Achieves High Self-Sufficiency

MANUF-10
Bengt Mueck, Wilhelm Dangelmaier, and Matthias Fischer
Components for the Active Support of the Analysis of Material Flow Simulations in a Virtual Environment

MANUF-11
Charu Chandra and Janis Grabis
A Data Driven Approach to Automated Simulation Model Building

MANUF-23
Sameh M. Saad, Terence Perera, and Ruwan Wickramarachchi
A Structured Approach for the Implementation of Distributed Manufacturing Simulation

Tuesday 28 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room C
Business process modelling applications
Session Chair: Vesna Bosilj-Vuksic

BUS-11
Yung-Hsin Wang and Yuan-Fan Chen
An Experience of Modeling and Simulation in Support of CMMI Process

BUS-12
Eyler Coates, Jon Juneau, and Rita Schweickert Endt
Valuing Real Options with Simulation Software

BUS-13
Joacim Johnsson and Björn Johansson
Discrete Event Simulation in a Virtual Enterprise Environment: a Case Study Reflection of Multiple Developers

BUS-3 (will unfortunately not be presented)
Mirjana Pejic Bach
The Small Business Management Flight Simulator in an Environment of Financial Indiscipline 

Tuesday 28 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room D
Methodology implementation
Chair:
Thomas Wiedemann

METH-1
Malcolm Yoke Hean Low, Boon Ping Gan, Junhu Wei, Xiaoguang Wang, Stephen
John Turner, and Wentong Cai
Implementation Issues for Shared State in HLA-Based Distributed Simulation

METH-2
Wilfred van der Vegte and Imre Horváth
Use-Driven Product Conceptualization Based on Nucleus Modeling and
Simulation with Scenarios

METH-4
Jonathan Pearlin and Robert Signorile
Simulation of a Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithm Using Multicast
Communication

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch

Tuesday 28 October, 13.30 – 17.00, Tutorial Room
Peter Jacobs, Niels Lang (Delft University of Technology)
Tutorial on D-SOL, the Distributed Java-based Simulation Object library (open source)

Tuesday 28 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room A
Continuous and Discrete Tools
Chair: Steve Turner

TOOLS-1
Vincent Fischer, Loig Allain, and Laurent Gerbaud
RAMA : a lightweight rule-based tool for expressions analysis and code generation

TOOLS-3
Eric Innocenti, Alexandre Muzy, Antoine Aiello, Jean-François Santucci, and David R.C. Hill
Design of a Multithreaded Parallel Model for Fire Spread

TOOLS-8
Edwin C. Valentin, Alexander Verbraeck, and Henk G. Sol
Advantages and Disadvantages of Building Blocks in Simulation Studies: A Laboratory Experiment with Simulation Experts

Tuesday 28 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room B
Modelling energy related processes
Chair: Eugene Kerckhoffs

MANUF-9
Eugeniusz Sroczan and Andrzej Urbaniak
Simulation of Managing the Generation of Ecologic Energy in Local Energy Market

MANUF-24
Esko K. Juuso
Intelligent Dynamic Simulation of a Solar Collector Field

Tuesday 28 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room C
Business process simulation in public sector
Session Chair: Alan Serrano

BUS-1
Mariëlle den Hengst and Hermen Geerts
Business Modeling for Non-Modeling Experts: Simulation and Visualization at the Amsterdam Municipal Police Force

BUS-4
Marijn Janssen and Jaap Beerens
Simulation for Understanding Collaboration in a Virtual Public Counter 

BUS-5
Jurij Jaklic, Ales Groznik, Andrej Kovacic
Towards E-Government - The Role of Simulation Modeling

Tuesday 28 October, 13.30 – 15.00, Room D
Simulation in Transport
Session Chair: Evtim Peytchev

LOGIS-4
Wojciech Osmólski, Waldemar Osmólski, and Pawel Kaczalski
Simulation Of City Bus Operation Processes As Transportation System Realization

LOGIS-9
Csaba Attila Boer, Alexander Verbraeck, Arjen de Waal, Bas van Eck, and Jerry Seager
Distributed e-services for Road Container Transport Simulation

LOGIS-13
Joanna K. Hartley (presented by David Al-Dabass)
Comparison of Prediction Methods for Urban Network Link Travel Times

15.00 - 15.30
Break

Tuesday 28 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room A
Collaborative Simulation
Chair: Jaco Appelman

TOOLS-2
Andriy Levytskyy, Eugčne J.H. Kerckhoffs, Ernesto Posse, and Hans Vangheluwe
Creating DEVS Components with the Metamodelling Tool AToM3

TOOLS-16
Gabriella Spinelli and Simon J.E. Taylor
Methodological Reflections on Collaborative Work Practices: A Short Journey to Elsewhere

Tuesday 28 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room B
Continuous modeling for manufacturing processes
Chair:
David Al-Dabass

MANUF-14 [Will not be presented: Prof. Munitic can unfortunately not attend]
Ante Munitic, Mario Orsulic, and Josko Dvornik
Continuous Computer Simulation Model of the Marine Gas Turbine

MANUF-19
Jan Studzinski
Mathematical Modelling and Identification of the Flow Dynamics in Molten Glass Furnaces

MANUF-15
Zhi Peng and Terry Sheppard
Prediction of Static Recrystallisation during Extrusion of Aluminium Alloy AA2024

Tuesday 28 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room C
Business process and information systems modelling
Session Chair: George Giaglis

BUS-7
Alan Serrano
Understanding the Dynamic Interactions Between BP and IT Using Simulation

BUS-6
Mojca Indihar-Stemberger, Ales Popovic, and Vesna Bosilj-Vuksic
Simulation and Information Systems Modelling: A Framework for Business Process Change

BUS-8
Alan Serrano
Capturing Information System’s Requirement Using Business Process Simulation

Tuesday 28 October, 15.30 – 17.00, Room D
Simulation in Networks and Telecom
Chair: Martina-Maria Seidel

ELECT-1
G.I. Papadimitriou, T. Lagkas, M.S. Obaidat, A.S. Pomportsis
A New Approach to the Simulation of HIPERLAN Wireless Networks

ELECT-4
Marko Lackovic and Cristian Bungarzeanu
Simulation Issues of Optical Packet Switching Ring Networks

ELECT-6
Y. Ahmet Sekercioglu, András Varga, and Gregory K. Egan
Parallel Simulation Made Easy with OMNet++

Tuesday 28 October, 19.00 – 22.00
Conference Dinner in Stadscafe De Waag, Delft
See the 'social event' section for more information
Open for all registered participants


Wednesday 29 October, 
08.00 - 12.30
Registration desk open in the Aula of TU Delft

Wednesday 29 October, 09.00 - 10.00, Senaatszaal
Invited Plenary speech by Prof. Osman Balci
"Meeting the Challenges of Verification, Validation, and Certification of Complex Models and Simulations"
Chair: Alexander Verbraeck

10.00 - 10.30
Break

Wednesday 29 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room A
Simulation in Military Applications
Chair: Marko Hoffman

MILIT-1
Myeong-Wuk Jang, Smitha Reddy, Predrag Tosic, Liping Chen, and Gul Agha
An Actor-Based Simulation for Studying UAV Coordination

MILIT-2
Nebojsa Nikolic
Limitations of Theoretical and Commonly Used Simulation Approaches in Considering Military Queuing Systems

MILIT-3
Marko Hofmann
Component Based Military Simulation: Lessons Learned With Ground Combat Simulation Systems

MILIT-4
Andrew Belyavin and Anna Fowles-Winkler
Subject Variability and the Effect of Stress in Discrete-Event Simulation

Wednesday 29 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room B
Logistics simulation for manufacturing
Chair: Alessandra Orsoni

MANUF-17
Fredrik Persson
Supply Chain Simulation: Experiences from Two Case Studies

MANUF-25
Roberto Revetria, P.E.J.N. Blomjous, and S.P.A. van Houten
An HLA Federation for Evaluating Multi-Drop Strategies in Logistics

MANUF-21
Robert Steringer, Martin Schickmair, Johann Prenninger, and Maximilian Bürstmayr
Simulation of Large Standard Stillage Placement on a Diesel-Engine Assembly

Wednesday 29 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room C
Business process simulation methods and approaches
Session Chair: Mariëlle den Hengst-Bruggeling

BUS-9
Corné Versteegt, Sander Vermeulen, and Eric van Duin
Joint Simulation Modeling to Support Strategic Decision-Making Processes

BUS-2
Marco Remondino
Emergence of Self Organization and Search for Optimal Enterprise Structure: AI Evolutionary Methods 
Applied to Agent Based Process Simulation 

BUS-10
Tillal Eldabi, Man Wai Lee, and Ray J. Paul
A Framework for Business Process Simulation: The Grab and Glue Approach

BUS-14
Tamrat W. Tewoldeberhan and Alexander Verbraeck 
Using Web Services and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Develop Simulation Models of Business Networks

Wednesday 29 October, 10.30 – 12.30, Room D
Computers and electronics simulation
Chair: David Al-Dabass

ELECT-2
Vincent Fischer and Laurent Gerbaud
From the Electronic Circuit to the Simulation Component: An Automatic Component Building Process

ELECT-3
Ning Su, Richard N. Zobel, and Frantz O. Iwu
Simulation in Cryptographic Protocol Design and Analysis

ELECT-5
Faouzi Boulos
Calculating the Voltage Across a Turned Off Semi-Conductor Modelled by Perfect Switches

ELECT-7
Rico Dreier, Georg Dummer, Guoxing Zhang, and Klaus D. Müller-Glaser
Partitioning and FPGA-Based Co-Simulation of Statecharts

Wednesday 29 October, 12.30 - 12.45, Senaatszaal
Closing Session and Outstanding Paper Award