Simulation 2008 Conference
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Simulation 2008 Conference
 
ACM informs Simulation Society SCS

Operational Research Society
4th Simulation Workshop (SW08)

Held in cooperation with:
The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Gr oup for Simulation
(ACM SIGSIM)
The INFORMS Simulation Society
The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS)

The biennial Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop brought together practitioners and academics working in the field of discrete-event simulation. It provided an opportunity to exchange ideas on the current and future state-of-the-art in simulation and modelling. At SW08 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of KD Tocher’s major contributions to the field of simulation.

Location

The Abbey Hotel Golf and Country Club is situated in Worcestershire, England on a lovely 175-acre estate that once belonged to the now ruined local abbey. It provides an excellent standard of accommodation and conference venue. There are also leisure facilities and a championship standard Golf Course.

The hotel is near to Birmingham, which has excellent links through the International Airport and railway services. London is only 1.5 hours away.

Local attractions include Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace) and Warwick’s Medieval Castle.

Shakespeares Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare’s Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon

Medieval Warwick Castle
Medieval Warwick Castle


The Programme

The workshop included plenary sessions, special focus streams, simulation practice sessions and PhD posters. Contributions to the technical programme were provided in the following areas.

Simulation Methodology

  • Component based simulation
  • Collaboration methods
  • Distributed simulation
  • Web based simulation
  • Simulation and the grid
  • Simulation and artificial intelligence
  • Simulation software
  • Simulation standards
  • Human performance modelling

Simulation in Practice

  • Simulation in manufacturing
  • Simulation in services
  • Simulation in defence
  • Simulation in health
  • Simulation in semiconductor industry
  • Simulation practice
  • Simulation education

Simulation Modelling and Analysis

  • Conceptual modelling
  • Verification and validation
  • Design and analysis of simulation experiments

All submissions were peer reviewed. Accepted papers were published in the conference proceedings and presented at the conference. Presentations were given 30 minutes including time for questions.

The Simulation Practice Stream providesd an opportunity to submit a shorter paper (3 to 4 pages). These papers either described a novel application of simulation or provided some insight into how the use of simulation might be improved. Contributions from simulation practitioners were particularly encouraged.

PhD Posters (1-3 pages) were included in the conference proceedings and displayed during the conference.


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