Preliminary Call for Papers

VALUETOOLS 2008

3rd International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools

www.valuetools.org

October 20-24, 2008, Athens, Greece

IMPORTANT DATES: Full paper due: April 11, 2008 Notification of acceptance: July 4, 2008 Final version due: July 25, 2008

SCOPE: In recent years, a range of performance evaluation methodologies and tools has been developed within disparate research communities for the purposes of evaluation, design, and model reduction. The aim of the Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools conference is to build bridges between these communities, bringing theory and practice together in order to: - compare and debate the complete range of performance evaluation methodologies and their implementation into tools; - promote interdisciplinary flow of technical information among industry systems designers and researchers.

Performance Evaluation Techniques will be drawn from the following: - Advanced Simulation Tools (Simulation of Rare Events, Parallel/Distributed Simulation, Variance reduction techniques, Large deviations, Hybrid System simulation) - Stochastic Processes (Stochastic geometry, Long-range dependence, Self-similarity, Point processes, Traffic models and measurements) - Discrete Event Systems (Petri Nets, Max-plus algebra, Automata) - Queuing Theory (Network Calculus, Analytical Models, Approximation Methods, (In)Sensitivity, Dynamic Fluid Models, Diffusion Models, Dam Processes, Perturbation Approaches, Control of Queues) - Optimization Theory and Control (Supervisory Control, Reliability/Performability tools) - Neural Networks and Decision Theory - Graph Theory and Discrete Mathematics - Game Theory and Pricing

Envisaged Applications are drawn from, but not limited to: - Computer Networks (Peer-to-peer Networks, Traffic Control Services) - Computer Systems (Grid Computing) - Communication Systems - Wireless Networks (MAC, Routing, Cellular, Ad Hoc Sensor, and Hybrids) - Distributed Systems - Road Traffic and Transportation Systems - Public Utility Networks - Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains - Call Centers - Economic, Biological, and Social Systems

Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the PERFORMANCE EVALUATION JOURNAL (confirmed) and DISCRETE EVENTS DYNAMIC SYSTEMS JOURNAL (approval pending).

Valuetools 2008 features 5 CO-LOCATED WORKSHOPS (to be held on Oct 20 and 24): - InterPerf (Workshop on interdisciplinary approaches in performance evaluation and design of Computer and Communications Systems) - GameComm (Workshop on Game Theory for Communication Networks) - WNS2 (Workshop on NS2) - Network Calculus (Workshop on Network Calculus) - SMCTools (Stochastic Markov Tools Workshop)

SUBMISSIONS: Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 10 pages in ACM conference proceedings format.

General Chair: John Baras (U. of Maryland) Vice General Chair: Costas Courcoubetis (Athens U. of Economics and Business) Plenary Talks: Avishai Madelbaum (Technion) Jean Mairesse (U. Paris 7/CNRS) John Tsitsiklis (MIT) Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Eitan Altman (INRIA) Imritch Chlamtac (CREATE-NET) Steering Committee: Luciano Lenzini (U. of Pisa) Daniele Miorandi (CREATE-NET) Sean Meyn (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Technical Program Co-Chairs: Tijani Chahed (GET/INT) Stavros Toumpis (U. of Cyprus) Uri Yechiali (Tel Aviv U.) Workshops Co-Chair: Claudio Cicconetti (U. of Pisa) Sara Alouf (INRIA) Finance Chair: Karen Decker (ICST) Conference Coordinator: Dorothy Bany (ICST) Sponsors Chair: Giannis Marias (Athens U. of Economics and Business) Publicity Chair: Savvas Gitzenis (CERTH) Publication Chair: Dimitris Toumpakaris (U. of Patras) Local Organization Chair: George Xylomenos (Athens U. of Economics and Business) Web Chair: Ephie Deriche (INRIA) Technical Program Committee: Nail Akar (Bilkent) Urtzi Ayesta (LAAS-CNRS) Rachid El Azouzi (U. of Avignon) Xiren Cao (Hong Kong U. Science and Tech.) Oliver Dousse (Deutsche Telekom Labs) Iddo Eliazar (Holon Institute of Technology) Atilla Eryilmaz (Ohio State U.) Christina Fragouli (EPFL) Marco Gribaudo (U. of Torino) Melike Gursoy (Rutgers U.) Moshe Haviv (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) Nidhi Hedge (France Telecom) Esa Hyytia (FTW) Tania Jimenez (U. Avignon) Nihar Jindal (U. of Minesota) Mehdi Kalantari (U. of Maryland) Hisao Kameda (U. of Tsukuba) Arzad Alam Kherani (IIT New Delhi) Ger Koole (VUU Amsterdam) Iordanis Koutsopoulos (U. of Thessaly) Anurag Kumar (IISC Bangalore) Hanoch Levy (Tel Aviv U.) Muriel Medard (MIT) Jelena Misic (U. of Manitoba) Eytan Modiano (MIT) Evsey Morozov (Karelian Research Center) Sindo Nunez (CWI) George Polyzos (AUEB) Balakrishna Prabhu (CWI) Bozidar Radunovic (Microsoft Research) Fabio Ricciato (FTW) Ronda Righter (U. of California, Berkley) Saswati Sarkar (U. of Pennsylvania) Nachum Shimkin (Technion) Eilon Solan (Tel Aviv U.) Sylvain Sorin (U. Pierre & Marie Curie) George Stamoulis (AUEB) Corinne Touati (INRIA) John Tsitsiklis (MIT) Bruno Tuffin (INRIA) Enrico Vicario (U. of Florence) Jorma Virtamo (Helsinki U. of Technology) Sriram Vishwanath (U. of Texas) George Xylomenos (AUEB) Bert Zwart (Georgia Tech)

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