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CFP: ESS'2001 , SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY , 3th Annual European Simulation Symposium, Marseille, France, October 18-20, 2001

                         ESS'2001
                       SIMULATION IN
                          INDUSTRY
                     October 18-20, 2001
          13th Annual European Simulation Symposium

                  Hotel Mercure-Marseille
                     Marseille, France

                         Sponsored by
                       SCS International

                        Co-Sponsored by
                         DIAM-IUSPIM
                            ASIM

                         Conference URL
              http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001
                              or
                     http://www.scs-europe.org

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The 13th annual European Simulation Symposium concentrates on the
industrial
application of simulators and computer technology. Increasingly the
industrial
application of simulation is being used by companies, to analyze their 
relative strengths and weaknesses and to focus on specific processes
open for
improvement. With the integration of artificial intelligence and other
modeling
techniques, simulation has become an effective and appropriate decision 
support tool, as well. The exchange of techniques and ideas among
universities
and industry, which support the integration of simulation in the
everyday 
workplace, is the basic premise at the heart of ESS'2001. ESS'2001
consists of 
four major parts. A part concerns itself with simulation applications,
another 
with simulation methodology, then there are the workshops, the
exhibition and 
last but not least the poster sessions for students..

The application section covers: Automation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Defense
Electronics,
Design Automation, Simulation in industrial Design, Industrial
Engineering,
Industrial and Process Simulation, Manufacturing, OR, Business and
Services
Simulations, Emergency Management, Environmental Sciences and Mission
Earth,
Intelligence and Security, Logistics and Transport, Power Plants,
Multibody
Systems, Aerospace, Training and Educational Support., Distributed
Interactive
Simulation

The methodologies section covers: Simulation Methodologies, Languages
and 
Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Based Simulation, Virtual
Reality, Synthetic Environments, Petri Nets and Performance Analysis.

There will be four theme specific workshops at the conference: the DEVS
workshop, the Ecology Workshop, the Bond Graph Workshop and the
Artificial
Neural Networks Workshop. The DEVS Workshop will cover: Extensions to
the DEVS
formalism, DEVS and Distributed DEVS frameworks, DEVS-based next
generation
VHDL, DEVS standardization, DEVS applications

The Ecology Workshop's main goal is to enhance the transdisciplinarity
and
to facilitate contacts and dialogs between computer scientists and
specialists
of Environmental Sciences. Since 10 years the modelling process took
benefits
from recent (and less recent) techniques of computer science :
Object-Oriented
Languages, Discrete Event Simulation, Concepts of Agent and Actor, Fuzzy
Logic, 
UML, model - GIS interface, Web-based simulation... Many, many
simulators were 
built in the wide spectra of environment managing, predictive models of
forest 
growth, fishing, climate and other biological processes.
Papers dealing with ecological modelling (in a large sense) are welcome.
As 
for instance few topics are indicated:
Applications: Environment managing, Waste managing, Ecosystem dynamics
(terrestrial and oceanographic ecology) Population dynamics (diseases &
epidemics, changes in biodiversity, genome, predator-prey relationships,
fishing...), Population behaviour, Individual behaviour, involving
methodologies such as : Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Interactive
Simulation High-Performance Computing Languages , Modelling Techniques,
Simulation Methodologies & Tools , Synthetic Environment , Virtual
Reality ,
Petri nets DEVS and Bond Graphs

The Bond Graph Workshop will bring experts together for the purpose of
discussing new concepts, methods, techniques tools and applications of
this
energy-based modeling methodology. Papers dealing with all aspects of
the 
use of bond graphs in system design, analysis, and control are welcome. 
The 
workshop will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of
recent 
research and applications of the Bond Graph methodology.
Research papers are welcome in the following categories of presentation:
Tutorials, Panel Discussions, Software and Tools,
Bond Graph Theory, Advanced Bond Graph Methodology, Bond Graphs and
Block
Diagrams, Computer Graphics and Bond Graph Modeling, Qualitative
Modeling,
Mechatronics Systems, Mechanical Systems and Robotics, Electrical and
Power
Systems, Control Systems, Thermal and Chemical Systems, Biomechanics and
Prosthetics, Ecological Systems, Biological and Medical Systems, Social
and
Economic Systems, Industrial Applications, Large, Non-linear Models

The Artificial Neural Networks Workshop will provide a forum for the
presentation and discussion of recent research and applications of
artificial
neural networks such as in machine learning, data analysis and
simulation. The
aim of the workshop is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary
communication amongst university and industry professionals in applying
ANN.
Papers dealing with ANN applications (in a large sense) are welcome. As
for
instance few topics are indicated: Classification, Data analysis, Fault
tolerance, Forecasting, Knowledge acquisition, Economics and Finance, 
Planning, Pre-treatment of the data, Process control, Robotics, Speech
and image
recognition, Web intelligence, involving methodologies such as : Hybrid 
systems (GA, fuzzy, symbolic representation, Methods or tools for
evaluating ANN
performance, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation tools (research,
education,
development), ...

The exhibition is aimed at companies designing simulation products. The 
program provides specific time blocks designed to enhance vendor contact
with 
attendees.

The poster sessions are devoted to Ph.D. Students who can come to
present and
discuss their thesis work with experts in the area of simulation. 
Ph.D.Students should submit overview articles, describing the area of
their 
research

CONFERENCE SITE

The conference will be held in the beautiful French city of Marseilles,
used as
many a backdrop of many a great movie. The city lies on the crossroads
of the
orient and the easy-going life of the south of France. Famous for its
Old
Fishing Port and fine food. The fishing port made famous by the many
works of
Marcel Pagnol. Next to the Old port, the city boasts a very well
preserved inner
city dating back to the 17th century. The townhall for example dates
back from
that era and as Marseille used to be, next to Toulon an important
strategic town
for the French Navy, many remnants of that illustrious past still
abound.. One
of the main attractions of the city for naval buffs is the naval museum,
which
houses some of the finest naval exhibits in the world.
So, make sure Marseilles is the destination for you this Autumn and be
at
ESS'2001., thePlace to meet simulation experts in your field of
expertise.

The conference will be held at The Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre. Right
next to
the CMCI and close to the Canebiere and the chamber of commerce, part of
the
Bourse mall, the hotel overflows the famous "Vieux-Port"and the "Jardin
des
Vestiges. The hotel offers 199 guest rooms. Also available: bar, 
restaurant, 12 meeting rooms for 300 people. Pets are allowed, car park 
available. 

Hotel Contact information: Hotel Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre, Rue
Neuve Saint
Martin, Marseille, France. Tel: +33.4.91.39.20.00, Fax:
+33.4.91.56.24.57


DEADLINES
EARLY BIRD SUBMISSION                                    MARCH 30th
Abstract Submission Deadline:                            APR 30th
Notification of Acceptance or Rejection                  JUN 15th
Final Paper Submission                                   SEP 10th
Conference Dates                                         OCT 18-20

CONFERENCE PRICES
SCS/ASIM/EUROSIM Members: 475 EURO, All other: 525 EURO (prices include
Proceedings, lunches, conference dinner, get-
together party and coffee breaks)

The full Call for Papers can be downloaded from
http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001
in PDF-RTF and ASCII format from the end of March onwards. While the
website will be enhanced also at that time.


REPLY CARD:

First Name:
Surname:
Occupation and/or Title:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address



Zip code:       City:
Country.
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
[ ] Presenting a paper, by submitting a full paper
[ ] Presenting a short paper (by submitting an extended
      abstract)
[ ] Participating in the industrial program
[ ] Organizing a vendor session
[ ] Proposing a panel discussion (please mention names of
     panelists)
[ ] Contributing to the exhibition
[ ] Without presenting a paper
Other colleague(s) interested in the topics of the conference is/are:
Name:
Address:


Name:
Address:

Yes, I intend to attend the  [] ESS 2001

The provisional title of my paper / exhibited software package is:


With the following highlights:


The paper belongs in: TICK THE CATEGORY

APPLICATIONS

[] Automation
[] CAD/CAM/CAE
[] Defence Electronics
[] Design Automation
[] Simulation in Industrial Design
[] Industrial Engineering
[] Industrial and Process Simulation
[] Manufacturing
[] OR, Business and Services Simulation
[] Emergency Management
[] Environmental Sciences and Mission Earth
[] Intelligence and Security
[] Logistics and Transport
[] Power Plants
[] Multibody Systems
[] Aerospace
[] Training and Educational Support
[] Distributed Interactive Simulation

METHODOLOGY

[] Simulation Methodologies
[] Languages and Tools
[] Artificial Intelligence
[] Knowledge Based Simulation
[] Virtual Reality
[] Synthetic Environments
[] Petri Nets
[] Performance Analysis

[] DEVS WORKSHOP
[] ECOLOGY WORKSHOP
[] BOND GRAPH WORKSHOP
[] ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS WORKSHOP


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	Department of Computer Science,  University of Canterbury
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