26th Annual Simulation Symposium
SESSION 1: Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Monday, March 29, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: George W. Zobrist, University of Missouri-Rolla
Evaluation of Three Approaches to Parallel Logic Simulation
on a Distributed Memory Multiprocessor
by Peter Luksch, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Reducing Rollback Overhead in Time-Warp Based Distributed
Simulation with Optimized Incremental State Saving
by Herbert Bauer and Christian Sporrer,
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Performance Measures for Several Optimizations to a
Distributed Digital System Simulator
by Avinash C. Palaniswamy, Sandeep Aji, Philip A. Wilsey,
University of Cincinnati
WarpLog: Time Warped Logical Objects
by Krys J. Kochut and John A. Miller, University of Georgia
SESSION 2: Parallel Architectures I
Monday, March 29, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Enrique V. Kortright, Nicholls State University
The CacheMire Testbench -- A Flexible and Effective Approach
for Simulation of Multiprocessors
by Mats Brorsson, Fredrik Dahlgren, Hakan Nilsson and
Per Stenstrom, Lund University, Sweden
Implementation and Simulation of Acquisition Consistency
for Cache-Based Multiprocessors
by Yung-Syau Chen, University of Southern California
Multilevel Simulation of Distributed-Memory Program Traces
by Jean-Pierre Prost and Shlomo Kipnis,
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Latency Hiding Strategies for Pre-Allocation Based
Media Access Protocols for WDM Photonic Networks
by Krishna M. Sivalingam and Patrick W. Dowd,
State University of New York at Buffalo
SESSION 3: Parallel Architectures II
Monday, March 29, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Chair: Herbert Bauer, Technical University of Munich
Throughput Analysis of Multiple-Bus Multiprocessor Systems
with Simultaneous Possession of Common Resources
by Ibrahim Onyuksel, Northern Illinois University
Performance Evaluation of Adaptive Wormhole Routing in 3D
Mesh Networks
by Ziqiang Liu and Handong Wu,
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Interaction of Cache Coherency and Media Access Protocols in
the Optically Interconnected Distributed Memory Environment
by John Chu, Kwan AuYeung and Patrick W. Dowd,
State University of New York at Buffalo
A Parallel Algorithm for Dynamics Simulation of Multibody Chains --
Implementation on a Transputer System
by Burke Pond and Inna Sharf, University of Victoria, Canada
SESSION 4: Networks and Distributed Systems
Tuesday, March 30, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Chair: Yi-Bing (Jason) Lin, Bellcore
The Limited Benefits of Load Sharing in Multicomputer Systems
by Sayed A. Banawan, University of Houston
Design and Analysis of a Network Level Channel Abstraction
to Support Real-Time Communications
by Taieb Znati and Brian Field, University of Pittsburgh
The Simulation of Coadaptive Decision-Making
by Alexander Glockner, Bowie State University
Maximizing the Benefit of Load Information
by Margaret Schaar, Louisiana Tech University
SESSION 5: Distributed Systems and Databases
Tuesday, March 30, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: Krys J. Kochut, University of Georgia
A Database Simulation Environment and Its Use for Evaluation
of Replication Control Algorithms
by Sang H. Son and Spiros Kouloumbis, University of Virginia
Simulating the Global Directory Service with OPNET
by Alex Andrianopoulos and David Chadwick,
University of Salford, United Kingdom
The Use of VHDL as the Database for the Complete Electronic
Hardware Design Cycle
by William A. Hanna, McDonnell Douglas Electronics
Simulation of Optimized Distributed Query Schedules on a
Hypercube Network
by S. Popovich, M. Alam and S. Bandyopadhyay,
University of Windsor, Canada
SESSION 6: Object-Oriented Simulation: Tools and Languages
Tuesday, March 30, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Avinash Palaniswamy, University of Cincinnati
CEDES - A C++ Engine for Discrete Event Simulation
by Jhyfang Hu, Tulane University
A C++ Environment for Modeling Communication Systems
by Wlodek Dobosiewicz and Pawel Gburzynski,
University of Alberta, Canada
COPS: A Computer Operations Performance Simulation System
by Dennis Mok, Dan Daly, Joe Geigel, Krishna Kant,
Yi-Bing (Jason) Lin and Victor Mak, Bellcore
Simulation of the Object Flow Model: A Conceptual Modeling
Language for Object-Driven Applications
by Jyotsna Naranswamy, Lois Delcambre and Lissa Pollacia,
University of Southwestern Louisiana
SESSION 7: Object-Oriented Simulation: Environments
Tuesday, March 30, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Chair: Patrick W. Dowd, State University of New York at Buffalo
An Integrated Modeling Environment for Object-Oriented Simulation
of Ecological Models
by Luca Del Furia and Andrea Rizzoli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
A Multi-Domain Tool for Building Object-Oriented Animation
Environments of Simulation Results
by M. Gourgand, D. Hill and P. Kellert,
Universite Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II, France
Towards an Object-Oriented Simulation Environment for
Manufacturing Systems Analysis
by Michel Fabre and Daniel Leblanc,
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
SESSION 8: Object-Oriented Simulation: Applications
Wednesday, March 31, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Chair: Lissa Pollacia, Northwestern State University
Object-Oriented Simulation of Capability Based Architectures
by Stephen R. Daily and Mansur H. Samadzadeh,
Oklahoma State University
Building Hierarchical Symbolic Models and Large Scale Simulations
Using the General Simulation System
by William C. Cave and Naeem Malik,
PSI Simulation Systems Corporation
Object-Oriented Simulation for Air Traffic Control Training
by Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
SESSION 9: Scheduling Algorithms and Operating Systems
Wednesday, March 31, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: Margaret Schaar, Louisiana Tech University
Computational Schemes for Efficient Simulation of Service
Disciplines
by Janche Sang, Ke-Hsiung Chung and Vernon Rego, Purdue University
Effects of Nonsymmetric Release Times on Rate Monotonic Scheduling
by Randall G. Karl, T. Leo Lo and Daniel C. St.Clair,
University of Missouri-Rolla
A Practical Approach to Using Simulation to Analyze the Effects
of a Non-Poisson Stream on Traffic in a Switch
by Steven C. Adamson, Steven P. Gordon and Donald G. Otterbein,
Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
Dynamic Performance Profiles of Simulation Calendars
by Ke-Hsiung Chung, Janche Sang and Vernon Rego, Purdue University
SESSION 10: AI & Simulation
Wednesday, March 31, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Mansur H. Samadzadeh, Oklahoma State University
Development of Intelligent Scheduling Aids Using Simulation and
Neural Networks
by Yuehwern Yih, Luis C. Rabelo, Albert T. Jones and
George M. Witzgall, Purdue University
Using the PARLOG Parallel Programming Language for the Performance
Analysis of Concurrent Systems
by Vincenza Carchiolo and Maurizio Papale,
Istituto di Informatica e Telecomunicazioni, Italy
A Stochastic Simulation Model of Family Income
by Thomas Wong and David Tepper,
Baruch College, City University of New York
SESSION 11: 26th Annual Simulation Symposium Business Meeting
Wednesday, March 31, 3:30-5:00 p.m.