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April= 7-10, 2013, San Diego, CA (USA)

http://www.sel.unirom= a2.it/Mod4Sim13

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# Papers Due: *** November 19= , 2012 *** Extended *****

# Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings

# and archived in the ACM Digital Library.

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The workshop aims to bring together experts in model-based, model-driven an= d software engineering with experts in simulation methods and simulation pr= actitioners, with the objective to advance the state of the art in model-dr= iven simulation engineering.=A0

Model-driven engineering approaches provide considerabl= e advantages to software systems engineering activities through the provisi= on of consistent and coherent models at different abstraction levels. As th= ese models are in a machine readable form, model-driven engineering approac= hes can also support the exploitation of computing capabilities for model r= euse, programming code generation, and model checking, for example.=A0

The definition of a simulation model, its software impl= ementation and its execution platform form what is known as simulation engi= neering. As simulation systems are mainly based on software, these systems = can similarly benefit from model-driven approaches to support automatic sof= tware generation, enhance software quality, and reduce costs, development e= ffort and time-to-market.=A0

Similarly to systems and software engineering, simulati= on engineering can exploit the capabilities of model-driven approaches by i= ncreasing the abstraction level in simulation model specifications and by a= utomating the derivation of simulator code. Further advantages can be gaine= d by using modeling languages, such as UML and SysML =96 but not exclusivel= y those. For example, modeling languages can be used for descriptive modeli= ng (to describe the system to be simulated), for analytical modeling (to sp= ecify analytically the simulation of the same system), and for implementati= on modeling (to define the respective simulator).=A0

A partial list of topics of interest includes:=A0

* model-driven simulation engineering processes=A0

* requirements modeling for simulation=A0

* domain specific= languages for modeling and simulation=A0

* model transformations for simulation model building=A0

* m= odel transformations for simulation model implementation=A0

* mod= el-driven engineering of distributed simulation systems=A0

* rela= tionship between metamodeling standards (e.g., MOF, Ecore) and distributed = simulation standards (e.g., HLA, DIS)=A0

* metamodels for simulation reuse and interoperability=A0

* = model-driven technologies for different simulation paradigms (discrete even= t simulation, multi-agent simulation, sketch-based * simulation, etc.)=A0

* model-driven methods and tools for performance engineering of simula= tion systems=A0

* simulation tools for model-driven software perf= ormance engineering=A0

* model-driven technologies for simulation= verification and validation=A0

* model-driven technologies for data collection and analysis=A0

<= div>* model-driven technologies for simulation visualization=A0

*= Executable UML=A0

* Executable Architectures=A0

* SysM= L / Modelica integration=A0

* Simulation Model Portability and reuse=A0

* model-based sy= stems verification and validation=A0

* simulation for model-based= systems engineering=A0

To stimulate creativity, h= owever, the workshop maintains a wider scope and welcomes contributions off= ering original perspectives on model-driven engineering of simulation syste= ms.=A0

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On-Line S= ubmissions and Publication

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We invite paper submissions in three forms:

1. Full paper (max 8 pages), describing innovative rese= arch results. These papers are eligible for the best paper award and may be= invited for an extended version in a special issue of the SCS SIMULATION j= ournal.

2. Work-in-progress paper (max 6 pages), describing novel research ide= as and promising work that have not yet been fully evaluated.

3. = Short paper (max 6 pages), describing industrial and hands-on experience on= any relevant area (i.e. military, government, space, etc.).

All the papers must be submitted through the SCS confer= ence management systems (ht= tp://www.softconf.com/scs/DEVS13/) and select the Mod4Sim track. The su= bmissions must be in PDF format and conform to the SCS conference template = (Word template is available at http://www.scs.org/uploa= d/documents/templates/ConferenceSubmissionWORDTemplate.doc , guidelines= are available at htt= p://www.scs.org/PDFs/formattingkit.pdf). All the submitted papers must = be original and not submitted else where. Submitted papers will be peer rev= iewed with respect to their quality, originality and relevance. The authors= of the accepted papers must register in advance for inclusion of their pap= er in the conference proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will be invite= d to update their papers basing on the reviews, before providing the camera= ready.

All accepted papers will be included in the conference = proceedings and archived in both the ACM Digital Library and IEEE Digital L= ibrary.=A0

Authors may contact the organizers for = expression of interest and content appropriateness at any time.=A0

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Important Dates

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=A0* Submission Deadline: November 19= , 2012 *** Extended ***

=A0* Decision to paper authors: January 1= 0, 2013

=A0* Camera ready due: February 5, 2013

=A0* Conference date= s: April 7-10, 2013

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Organizing Committee

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=A0* Andrea D'Ambrogio - University of Rome TorVergata, Italy

=A0* Daniele Gianni - European Space Agency, The Netherlands

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Program Committee

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=A0* Steffen Becker - University of Paderborn, Germany<= /div>

=A0* Paolo Bocciarelli - University of Rome TorVergata, Italy

=A0* David Chen - Univeristy of Bordeaux I, France

=A0* Cr= istian Englert - Serco, The Netherlands

=A0* Huascar Espinoza - European Software Institute and Tecnalia, Spai= n

=A0* Paul A. Fishwick - University of Florida, USA

= =A0* Carlos Juiz - University of Balearic Islands, Spain

=A0* Cri= stiano Leorato - Rhea, The Netherlands

=A0* Steve McKeever - University of Oxford, UK

=A0* Halit Og= uzt=FCz=FCn - Middle East Technical University, Turkey

=A0* Andre= as Tolk - Old Dominion University, USA

=A0* Hans Vangheluwe - Uni= versity of Antwerp, Belgium and McGill University, Canada

=A0* Anthony Walsh - European Space Agency, Germany

=A0* Hem= ing Zhang - Tsinghua University, China

<= div>*** Contact Information ***

Andrea D'Ambrogio and Daniele= Gianni (workshop co-chairs)

Emails: dambro[a]uniroma2.it a= nd danielegmail-mod4sim[a]ya= hoo.it

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