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16th IEEE/ACM* International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications http://ds-rt.com/2012/ October 25-27, 2012 Dublin, Ireland

* IEEE/ACM pending approval

*** The Symposium ***

In its sixteenth year, the 2012 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2012) will take place in Dublin, Ireland.

DS-RT 2012 serves as a forum for simulationists from academia, industry and research labs, for presenting recent research results in Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications. DS-RT 2012 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 2012 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, 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 very desirable.

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

o Paradigms, Methodology 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)

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

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

o 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

o 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, Air Traffic, World Stock Markets, Food Supply Chains, Megacities, Smart Cities, Disaster Planning, etc.)

*** Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2012 Short papers and posters Submission Deadline: June 5, 2012 Notification of Acceptance: June 25, 2010 Camera Ready version due: August 9, 2010 Symposium presentation: October 25-27, 2012, Dublin, Ireland

*** Submission ***

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.

Papers should be written in English and should not exceed 10 pages (single-spaced) or 18 pages (double-spaced). No paper templates are provided in this phase and your own template may be used. Authors are encouraged to submit papers in electronic form, postscript, pdf, or Microsoft Word 6.0 (or higher) only.

Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by IEEE press.

IMPORTANT: ATTENDANCE BY AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR IS MANDATORY

Genaral information regarding submission can be found at http://ds-rt.com/2012/

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

*** Organizing Committee

General Co-Chairs: Vinny Cahill Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Azzedine Boukerche School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Ottawa, Canada

Program Co-Chairs: Georgios Theodoropoulos IBM Research, Ireland

Abdulmotaleb El Saddik School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), University of Ottawa, Canada

Local Arrangment Chair: Georgios Theodoropoulos IBM Research, Ireland

Tutorials Chair: Wentong Cai Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Special Sessions Chair: Siobhán Clarke Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Publicity Chair: Ray Walsh Dublin City University, Ireland

Web Chair: Robson De Grande School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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