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               Call for Papers - DS-RT 2018

         22nd IEEE/ACM* International Symposium on
      Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications
                  http://ds-rt.com/
            October 15-17, 2018 - Madrid, Spain

*IEEE/ACM Pending Upon Approval

IMPORTANT:  Submission deadline: May 20th, 2018

*** The Symposium ***

The 2018 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and
Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2018) promises to be a grand affair and will
take place in Madrid, Spain.

DS-RT 2018 serves as a platform for simulationists from academia, industry
and research labs for presenting recent research results in Distributed
Simulation and Real Time Applications. DS-RT 2018 targets the growing
overlap between large distributed simulations and real-time applications,
such as collaborative virtual environments, pervasive and ubiquitous
application scenarios, motor-, controller-, sensor- and actuator systems.

The conference features prominent invited speakers as well as papers by top
researchers in the field. DS-RT 2018 will include contributed technical
papers, invited papers, and panel discussions. The proceedings will be
published by IEEE-CS press.


*** Call for Papers ***

DS-RT provides an international forum for the discussion and presentation
of original ideas, recent results and achievements by researchers, research
students, and systems developers on issues and challenges related to
distributed simulation and real-time applications.

Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of
significance. Demonstration of new tools/applications is enlivened.

The scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to:


Paradigms, Methodology, Algorithms and Software Architectures for Large
Scale Distributed and Real-Time Simulations (e.g. Parallel and Distributed
Simulation, Multi-Agent Based Distributed Simulation, HLA/RTI, Web, Grid
and cloud-based Simulation, hardware-software co-design for extreme-scale
simulations)

Paradigms, Modelling, Architecture and Environments for Large Scale
Real-time Systems and Concurrent Systems with hard and soft Real-Time
Constraints

Non-functional Properties of Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Systems
(e.g. Dependability, Availability, Reliability, Maintainability, Safety,
Security, Trustworthiness, QoS)

Theoretical Foundations of Large-Scale Real-Time and Simulation Models
(e.g. Event Systems, Causality, Space-Time Models, Notions of Time,
Discrete and Continuous Systems, Simulator Coordination)

Advances in Modelling and Simulation Studies and Technologies (Reuse of
Models, New Modelling Languages, Agent-based M&S, Spatial M&S, Cognitive
Modelling, Neural Network Models, Artificial Intelligence in Simulation,
Discrete Events, Continuous Simulation, Service-oriented Computing and
Simulation, Web-based Modelling and Simulation, Simulation of Multimedia
Applications and Systems, etc.)

Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Architectures and Applications that
involve Simulations and/or adhere to Real-Time Constraints

Languages and Tools, Development Environments, Data Interfaces, Network
Protocols and Model Repositories that address Very Large Simulations

Data Management and Distribution Issues, Interest Management, Semantic
Modelling, Multi-resolution Modelling, Dead-Reckoning Mechanisms

Simulation Studies at Large and Very Large Scale (e.g. Industrial,
Commercial, Ecological and Environmental, Societal, Power and Energy)

Environmental and Emerging Simulation Challenges (e.g. Growth of Human
Population, Climate Change, CO2, Health Care, Ecosystems, Sustainable
Development, Water and Energy Supply, Human Mobility, Traffic Modelling,
World Stock Markets, Food Supply Chains, Megacities, Smart Cities, Smart
Networks, Disaster Planning, etc.)

Performance and Validation of Large-Scale and Distributed Simulations
(e.g., benchmarking and analytical results, empirical studies DIS, HLA/RTI
studies)

Visual Interactive Simulation Environments (e.g., Generic Animation, Visual
Interactive Modelling, Interactive Computer Based Training and Learning,
Scientific Visualization, High-End Computer Graphics)

Simulation-based Virtual Environments and Mixed Reality Systems (e.g.
Interactive Virtual Reality, Human Communication through Immersive
Environments)

Collaborative Virtual and Augmented Reality, Shared Interaction Spaces,
Telepresence Systems and Shared Workspaces, 3D Video and Acoustic
Reconstruction, Shared Object Manipulation

Design Issues, Interaction Designs, Human Computer Interaction Issues
raised by Large Scale DS-RT Systems

Serious Gaming and Massive Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) applications,
architectures and scalability issues

Technologies for Living Labs (e.g. Mirror World Simulation,
Interoperability, Large Scale Multi-Sensor Networks, Global Wireless
Communication, Multi-Stakeholder Understanding and Innovation)

Innovative Styles of Interactions with Large Scale DS-RT Systems (e.g.
Implicit, Situative and Attentive Interaction, Tangible Interaction,
Embedded Interaction, etc.)

Media Convergence (e.g. New Technologies, Media Theory, Real-Time
considerations of Multi-Modality, etc.)


*** Important Dates ***

Paper Submission Deadline:      May 20th, 2018
Notification of Acceptance:     July 1st, 2018
Camera Ready version due:       July 31st, 2018
Symposium presentation:         October 15-17, 2018


*** Submission ***

High-quality original papers are solicited. Papers must be unpublished and
must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be
reviewed by Technical Program Committee members and other experts active in
the field to ensure high quality and relevance to the conference.


Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published
by IEEE-CS press. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
extended versions of their papers to  the Journal of Simulation.

General information regarding submission can be found at
http://ds-rt.com/2018/.


Questions from authors may be directed to the Program Co-Chairs.

IMPORTANT: CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE BY AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR OF ACCEPTED PAPERS
IS MANDATORY

*** ORGANIZING COMMITTEE***

General Chair
  José Luis Risco Martín, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Program Co-Chairs
  Eva Besada, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  Floriano De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy

Posters Chair
  Peppino Fazio, University of Calabria, Italy

Demo Chair
  Amilcare F. Santamaria, University of Calabria, Italy

Special Sessions Chair
  Robson De Grande, Brock University, Canada

Publicity Chair
  Lucas Potter, Old Dominion University, VA, USA

Finance Chair
  Guillermo Botella, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain


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