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Due to numerous requests the submission deadline has been extended to 30th October

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              Call for Papers: 39th Annual Simulation Symposium
             
             Part of 2006 Spring Simulation Multiconference
 
                            Huntsville, AL
                            April 2-6, 2006
  
                              Sponsored by:
            The Society for Modeling and Simulation International
          (Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society)
 
The Annual Simulation Symposium is a forum for the exchange of ideas, techniques,
and applications among practitioners of simulation in industry, government, and academia.
This international Symposium is the oldest continuously operating conference/symposium
dedicated to simulation.
 
The paper sessions are designed to promote discussion of concepts, tools, methodologies,
and results between authors and the audience. The structure of the Symposium also provides
for a degree of collegiality and continuity in the discussions of the various topics
presented during the week.
 
Original contribution in all areas of modeling and simulation are welcome. This year's
Symposium is particularly seeking papers in the following topical areas:
 
Object-Oriented Simulation
Simulation Languages, Tools, and Environments
VLSI Circuit Simulators
Simulation of Multiprocessor Architectures
Simulation of Distributed Systems and Databases
Simulation of Parallel Processing Systems
Simulation based Performance Analysis
Network Modeling and Simulation
Simulation of Sensor Networks
Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Networking and Computing   
Simulation of Large Scale Systems
Simulation of Clusters and Grids
Simulation of Client-Server Systems
Simulation of Wireless Systems  
Pervasive computing
Smart network design and traffic modeling
Routing and Mobility Management in Networks
Wearable Computer Systems
Mobile and Nomadic Computing
Energy-aware Schemes for Wireless Networks
Simulation of Real-time Systems
Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Simulation of Agent Systems  
Simulation based Software Performance
Reliability and Maintenance Models
Simulation of Multimedia Applications and Systems
Artificial Intelligence in Simulation
Neural Network Models and Simulation
Web-based Modeling and Simulation            
Animations/Virtual Reality
Advances in Simulation Methodology and Practices
Experimental Design
Meta-modeling              
Statistical Analysis and Inference                 
Verification and Validation
Selection and Comparison Procedures
 

 General Chair                    
        Prof. Taieb F. Znati                  
        Computer Science Department          
        University of Pittsburgh             
        Pittsburgh, PA 15260
        USA                  
        Tel. : (412) 624-8417                 
        Fax  : (412) 624-8854                
        Email: znati@cs.pitt.edu             
 
   Program Chair
        Prof. Helen Karatza
        Department of Informatics
        Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
        54124 Thessaloniki
        Greece
        Tel. : +30 (2310) 997974
        Fax :  +30 (2310) 998310
        Email: karatza@csd.auth.gr
 

Program Committee
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Ishfaq Ahmad, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Antonio Marcos Alberti, Inatel, National Inst. of Telecommunications, Brazil
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Ioana Banicescu, Mississippi State University, USA
Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy
Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada
Maria Carla Calzarossa, Universita' di Pavia, Italy
Wai Chen, Telcordia Technologies, USA
Yinong Chen, Arizona State University, USA
Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA
Lorenzo Donatiello, University of Bologna, Italy
Orhan Gemikonakli, Middlesex University, UK
Ralph Hilzer, California State University Chico, USA
Carlos Juiz, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
David Kaeli, Northeastern University, USA
Latha Kant, Telcordia Technologies, USA
Cameron Kiddle, University of Calgary, Canada
Leila Kloul, Universite' de Versailles, France
Panajiotis Linardis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Susan Lincke-Salecker, University of Wisconsin Parkside, USA
Robert Macredie, Brunel University, UK
John A. Miller, University of Georgia, USA
Geyong Min, University of Bradford, UK
Libero Nigro, Universita' della Calabria, Italy
Sotiris Nikoletseas, University of Patras and CTI, Greece
Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK
Georgios Papadimitriou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Marcin Paprzycki, SWPS, Poland
Ramon Puigjaner,  Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Francesco Quaglia, Universita' di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal University, Brazil
Fabricio Silva, Santos Catholic University, Brazil                  
Robert Simon, George Mason University, USA
Rob Simmonds, University of Calgary, Canada
Charalabos Skianis, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
Waleed Smari, University of Dayton, USA
Evgenia Smirni, College of William and Mary, USA
Gary S. H. Tan, National University of Singapore 
Georgios K. Theodoropoulos, The University of Birmingham, UK
Nigel Thomas, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Stephen J. Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Shambhu J. Upadhyaya, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Gabriel Wainer, Carleton University, Canada
Philip A. Wilsey, Clifton Labs, Cincinnati,USA  
Wlodek Zuberek, Memorial University of Nfld, Canada
 

PAPER SUBMISSION
 
It is strongly recommended that papers be submitted to the Program Chair by electronic mail
(karatza@csd.auth.gr).  
 

IMPORTANT DATES
 
Paper Submission Deadline:  10/30/2005
Acceptance Notification:    12/05/2005
Camera-Ready Paper:          1/18/2006
 

All submissions will be fully refereed for accuracy, technical content, and relevance. 
Papers should be NO longer than 25 double-spaced pages. Please include full name,
affiliation, address, phone number, and email address of each author and designate
the author who is to be contacted. Authors will receive the reviewers' comments and
will be given a chance to respond to these reviews. Authors' replies will be taken
into consideration in the final paper selection decision. Accepted papers will appear
in the Symposium's Proceedings which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society.
Authors of top papers will also be encouraged to submit a follow-on paper for
publication in the SCS Journals.
 
Only papers that have not been previously published or presented should be submitted.
Authors must obtain employer, client, or government releases prior to submitting the
final manuscript.
 

FURTHER INFORMATION
 
For additional information, please contact or send mail to Prof. Helen Karatza
(karatza@csd.auth.gr).
Updated conference announcement and information are accessible at the symposium home page at
http://agent.csd.auth.gr/~karatza/ANSS39.