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Simulation Research Group

31 January 2024

UC's Simulation Research Group has covered many aspects of quantitative stochastic discrete-event simulation (DES), as well as modelling internet teletraffic, and other multimedia telecommunication networks. Learn more about our research.

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The research group was formed in 1990. Research of the group has covered many different spects of quantitative stochastic discrete-event simulation (DES), as well as modelling of Internet’s teletraffic and other multimedia telecommunication networks. The main goal is to develop methods for automated sequential DES that should produce statistically accurate final results. The methods developed are being implemented in Akaroa2 a unique automated controller of distributed stochastic DES that automatically launches and controls multiple processors (simulation engines) while running replicas of simulation. The first version of Akaroa2 received an international commendation in Science Category in the 1993 Computerworld Smithsonian Award, USA, as the first full-scale implementation of the concept of grid processing. Its documentation has been archived by Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Akaroa2 automatically executes fast distributed stochastic DES in Multiple Replications in Parallel (MRIP) scenario.

Other research topics include studies of generators of distributed streams of pseudo-random numbers (PRNs) for applications in parallel DES, modelling of streams of Internet’s teletraffic, and PRN generators of teletraffic.

Research Topics

Possible topics of research projects in the area of quantitative DES include:

  • New sequential estimators for automated output data analysis during MRIP scenario of quantitative stochastic simulation (rare events, density functions)
  • Statistical properties of MRIP simulation and Variance Reduction techniques;
  • Sequential analysis of heavy-tailed data and/or data from self-similar processes during steady-state simulation;
  • Applications of MRIP on PlanetLab and other networking testbeds
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Project Akaroa speeds up simulations using Multiple Replications In Parallel (MRIP).

 

 

People

  • Dr Krzysztof Pawlikowski, Professor Emeritus of University of Canterbury
    Computer Science and Software Engineering
    Email: krys.pawlikowski@canterbury.ac.nz
    Phone Number: +64 220446075
    Office: Jack Erskine 307
  • Dr Greg Ewing, Adjunct Senior Fellow
    Department: Computer Science and Software Engineering
    Email: greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz
    Office: Jack Erskine Rm 307
  • Dr. D. McNickle, Adjunct Associate Professor Don McNickle
    UC Business School
    Email: don.mcnickle@canterbury.ac.nz.
    Office: Meremere 347
  • Dr Mohammad Asad Asad Arfeen, Associate Professor & Director IT
    Department of Computer & Information Systems Engineering
    NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
    Email: arfeen@neduet.edu.pk
    URL: https://cis.neduet.edu.pk/dr-muhammad-asad-arfeen
  • Ms Ibshar Ishrat, PhD student
    Department of Computer & Information Systems Engineering
    NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
    Email: ibsharishrat@cloud.neduet.edu.pk

  • Muhammad Asad Arfeen, Ph.D. (CSSE, UC) 2014.
    "Contributions to Modelling of Internet Traffic by Fractal Renewal Processes"
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr D. McNickle& Prof. Dr A. Willig
  • Adam Freeth (CSSE)
    B.Sc. (Hons) "New Method of Detection of Initial Transient in Steady-State Simulation", 2012
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Nelson Shaw (CSSE)
    B.Sc. (Hons) "Fast Automated Estimation of Variance in Discrete Quantitative Stochastic Simulation", 2010
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Adam Chang, M.Sc. (CSSE, UC) 2010
    "Performance of Peer-to-Peer Networks"
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Prof. Dr H. Sirisena
  • Adriaan Schmidt (CSSE)
    M.Sc. "Automated Analysis of Variance in Quantitative Simulation by means of Multiple Replications in Parallel."
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Mirko Eickhoff (CSSE)
    Ph.D. "Sequential Analysis of Quantiles and Probability Distributions by Replicated Simulations", 2008
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc, Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Charles Lee Begg, M.Sc. with Distinction (CSSE, UC) 2007 "High Quality Video Streaming with SCTP over CDMA2000".
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Prof. Dr H. Sirisena
  • Daphne Chao (CSSE)
    M.Sc. MDRIP: "A Hybrid Approach to Parallelisation of Discrete Event Simulation", 2006
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Behshid Ghorbani (CSSE)
    M.Sc. "Initial Transient Phase of Steady State Simulation: Methods of Its Length Detection and Their Implementation in Akaroa2", 2005
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Sung Yung Yi. M.Sc. (CSSE, UC) 2004
    “Performance of Internet Telephony under SIP Protocol”.
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Prof. Dr H. Sirisena
  • Joshua Jeong (CSSE)
    Ph.D. "Modelling of Self-similar Teletraffic for Simulation", 2003
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof Dr D. McNickle
  • Edjair de Souza Mota.
    Ph.D. (Electrical & Computer Eng., TU Berlin, Germany) 2002 "Performance of Sequential Batching-based Methods of Output Data Analysis in Distributed Steady-state Stochastic Simulation".
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr A. Wolisz & Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski
  • Carl Cook, M.Sc. (CSSE, UC) 2001
    "Active Networks"
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Prof. Dr H. Sirisena
  • Ruth Lee (CSSE)
    Ph.D. "Automated Sequential Steady-State Simulation", 2001
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. McNickle
  • Victor Yau, Ph.D. (Computer Science, UC) 1996
    "WDM Network Design and Destination Conflicts"
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr D. McNickle
  • T. Vollebregt, Ph.D. (Management, UC) 1995
    "Experimental Design for Simulation"
    Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr D. McNickle & Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski
  • Richard Lynders. M.Eng. (Electrical and Electronic Eng, UC) 1994
    "Quantitative Stochastic Simulation of Nonstationary Effects in Telecommunication Networks".
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr H. Sirisena & Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski
  • Lorraine de Vere, B.Sc. Hons (Computer Science, UC), 1993
    "Batch Means Techniques for Automative Steady-State Quantitative Simulation"
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr D. McNickle
  • Chris Stacey, B.Sc. Hons (Computer Science, UC) 1993
    "Initial Transient Period Detection and Independent Replications in Automative Parallel Steady-State Quantitative Simulation".
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr K. Pawlikowski & Assoc. Prof. Dr D. McNickle

  • Mathew Ruffel, Phd student (CSSE, CU) 2013-2018
  • Associate Prof. Dan Dongseong Kim (CSSE, UC) 2011-2014
  • Martin Brožovič M.Sc. exchange student from BTH, Karlskrona, Sweden, 2014
  • Dr. Lugher Bishofs Postdoctoral Fellow from the German Research Foundation, Germany, 2011-2013
  • Tony Dale Programmer in Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Canterbury
  • Jin Hong CSSE, B.Sc. (Hons), research assistant, 2012
  • Bo Li CSSE, M.Sc. student, research assistant, 2010-2012
  • William E. Gittoes CSSE, B.Sc. (Hons), research assistant, 2009-2011
  • Yumi Masuri Research assistant, 2009-2010
  • Kamarulzaman Kamarudin Mechatronics Engineering, UC summer scholarship, 2009-2010
  • Constantin Naghi CSSE summer scholarship, 2009
  • Farzana Yasmeen Ph.D. exchange student from the University of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan, 2008
  • Marcus Schoo Summer scholarship student, Computer Science, 2006
  • Peter Smith CSSE, B.Sc. (Hons), research assistant
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