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From: Philippe REITZ <reitz>
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Subject: MASCOTS'95 Advance Program and Registration Information - comp.theory.cell-automata #1319
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In article <199411141953.OAA27495@mangrove.eng.buffalo.edu>, dowd@eng.buffalo.EDU (P.W. Dowd) writes:
|> 
|> 
|>                            Advance Program
|>                  International Workshop on Modeling,
|>                Analysis and Simulation of  Computer and
|>                 Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS'95)
|> 
|>       Co-sponsored by the IEEE (Computer Society, TCCA,  TCSIM)
|>                       and Duke University
|>       In Cooperation with the ACM (SIGSIM, SIGARCH, SIGMETRICS),
|>                            IFIP WG 7.3, and
|>                                  SCS
|> 
|>                        January 18 -- 20,  1995
|>         Omni Durham Hotel & Durham Civic Center (1-800-THE-OMNI)
|>                      Durham, North Carolina, USA
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>                       Wednesday 18 January 1995
|>                       =========================
|> 
|> MASCOTS'95 Welcome Address from General and Program Chairs
|> Erol Gelenbe (Duke University) and Patrick Dowd (SUNY/Buffalo)
|> Ballroom 103 (8:00 - 8:15AM)
|> 
|> "Edward G. Coffman Jr.'s Festschrift: Welcome and Opening remarks"
|> Erol Gelenbe (Duke University) 
|> Ballroom 103 (8:15 - 8:30AM)
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> Session 1a*: Systems
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 103 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "A short theory of multiprogramming"
|>         Peter J. Denning (George Mason University)
|> "Workload models for parallel systems"
|>         G. Haring and G. Kotsis (University of Vienna)
|> "Analysis of the performance of a distributed simulator"
|>         Jacques Labetoulle, Didier Loisel and Alaa Dakroub (Institut
|>         EURECOM)
|> "Performance aspects of real-time systems"
|>         Ramon Puigjaner (Universitat de les Illes Balears
|> 
|> 
|> Session 1b: Queuing Systems I
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 104 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "Approximate Analysis of Multi-class Synchronized Closed Queueing
|>  Networks"
|>         B. Baynat and Y. Dallery (Laboratoire MASI - Unitersite Pierre
|>         et marie Curie)
|> "Multiple Class G-Networks with Jumps back to Zero"
|>         J.-M. Fourneau, L. Kloul, F. Quessette (Universite de Versailles)
|> "G-networks with triggered batch state-dependent movement"
|>         J.-M. Fourneau, D. Verchere (Universite de Versailles)
|> "Performance Analysis of the General Renewal Multi-Server Finite
|>         Waiting Room Model"
|>         Wen-Jung Hsin, A. van de Liefvoort (U. Missouri-Kansas City)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 2a*: Networking I
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 103 (10:30 - 12:00PM)
|> 
|> "Traffic descriptors, connection acceptance controls, and multiplexing
|>  in ATM networks"
|>         Bharat T. Dhoshi (AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel)
|> "Efficient massively parallel simulation of dynamic channel assignment
|>  schemes for wireless cellular communications".
|>         Albert Greenberg, B.D. Lubachevsky, D.M. Nicol, and
|>         P.E. Wright (AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill) 
|> "A Robust Heuristic for Minimizing Cell Loss in ATM Networks".
|>         Sridhar Seshadri (New York University) and Vijay Srinivasan
|>         (Duke University)
|> "Performance Space of a GI/G/1 Queueing System under a Percentile Goal 
|>  Criterion"
|>         N. Agarwal and I. Viniotis (NC State University)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 2b: Distributed Simulation
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 104 (10:30 - 12:00AM)
|> 
|> "Performance Comparable Design of Efficient Synchronization
|>  Protocols for Distributed Simulation"
|>         Giovanni Chiola (U Torino), A. Ferscha (U Wien)
|> "Parallel Discrete Event Simulation in Star Networks with Applications
|>  to Telecommunications"
|>         Sajal K. Das, F. Sarkar (U North Texas)
|> "Paralleled Network Simulators for Message-Passing Parallel Programs"
|>         P. Dickens (ICASE),  P. Heidelberger (IBM), David Nicol
|>         (College of William and Mary)
|> "An Efficient Algorithm to Compute the Synchronized Product"
|>         Denis Zampunieris, B. Le Charlier (Institut d'Informatique,
|>         Belgium)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 3a*: Queueing Systems II
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 103 (1:30 - 3:00PM)
|> 
|> "Multiple times in systems: a perspective"
|>         Ashok K. Agrawala and Manas Saksena (University of Maryland)
|> "A two-queue polling model with a threshold service policy".
|>         O.J. Boxma, C.M. Koole, and I. Mitrani (CWI and University
|>         of Newcastle upon Tyne)
|> "Asymptotics of the Partition Function in Large Closed BCMP Networks
|>       with Bottlenecks"
|>         Y. Kogan and A. Yakovlev (AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, and
|> 	Technion IIT, Haifa)
|> "Bi-directional forecasting and confidence intervals for TES processes"
|>         D.L. Jagerman and B. Melamed (NEC C & C Research
|>         Laboratories, Princeton)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 3b: Multiprocessor Architecture
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 104 (1:30 - 3:00PM)
|> 
|> "On the Performance Evaluation of Fully Asynchronous Processor Architectures"
|>         D.K. Arvind  and V.E.F. Rebello (University of Edinburgh)
|> "An Improved Model for the Performance Analysis of Multistage Switches"
|>         C.-K. Chen, M. Atiquzzaman (La Trobe University)
|> "Analytic Performance Modeling for a Spectrum of Multithreaded
|>  Processor Architectures"
|>         P.K. Dubey, A. Krishna, M.S. Squillante (IBM T.J. Watson
|>         Research Center)
|> "Bidirectional versus Unidirectional Networks:  Cost/Performance 
|> 	Trade-Offs"
|>         C. Hyatt and D.P. Agrawal (NCSU)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 4a*: Queuing Systems III
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 103 (3:30 - 5:00PM)
|> 
|> "Energy functions of product form queueing networks"
|>         Erol Gelenbe  (Duke University, Durham)
|> "M/G/1 queues with negative arrivals: an iteration to solve a Fredholm
|> integral equation of the first kind"
|>         Peter Harrison  and Edwige Pitel (Imperial College, London)
|> "Scheduling of Random Task Graphs on Parallel Processors"
|>         Zhen Liu (INRIA, Sophia Antipolis)
|> "Product form in discrete time queueing networks: new issues"
|>         Guy Pujolle (PRISM, Universite de Versailles-Saint-Quentin)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 4b: Distributed Systems I
|> Chair:
|> Ballroom 104 (3:30 - 5:00PM)
|> 
|> "Approximate MVA of Client-Server Systems with Nonpreemptive Priority"
|>         Dorina C. Petriu, S. Chen (Carleton Univesity)
|> "Approximate Performance Models of Real-Time Software Systems"
|>         C. Juiz, R. Puigjaner (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
|> "Priority Queueing in RAID5 Disk Arrays with an NVS Cache"
|>         Alexander Thomasian (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
|> "Adaptive Resource Management"
|>         Craig E. Wills, S. Chandra (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>                        Thursday 19 January 1995
|>                        ========================
|> 
|> 
|> Opening Talk: "Teletraffic Challenges in Mobile and Personal
|>         Communications" 
|> 	Pat Wirth (AT&T Bell Labs) 
|> Meeting Room 106 (8:00 - 8:30AM)
|> 
|> Session 5a*: Modeling Techniques
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "Numerical evaluation of stochastic automata networks".
|>         P. Hernandez, B. Plateau (IMAG Grenoble) and W.J. Stewart
|>         (North Carolina State University)
|> "An eclectic survey of bounding methods for Markov chain models"
|>         Richard R. Muntz  and J.C.S. Lui (UCLA)
|> "Analysis of an Open Tandem Queueing Network with Population Constraint 
|>  and Constant Service Times"
|>         Y. Rhee and Harry Perros (NC State University, Raleigh)
|> "From Stochastic Petri Nets to Markov Regenerative Stochastic Petri Nets"
|>         Kishor Trivedi, A. Puliafito, and D. Logothetis (Duke
|>         University, Durham) 
|> 
|> 
|> Session 5b: Parallel Systems I
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 107 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "An Experimental Assessment of Express Parallel Programming Environment"
|>         I. Ahmad (Hong Kong University of Science), Min-You Wu (State
|>         University of New York at Buffalo), J. Yang, A. Ghafoor
|>         (Purdue University)
|> "Extensible Parallel Program Performance Visualization"
|>         Gary J. Nutt, A. Griff, J.E. Mankovich, J.D. McWhirter (U
|>         Colorado at Boulder)
|> "Program Modelling via Inter-reference Gaps and Applications"
|>         Vidyadhar Phalke, B. Gopinath (Rutgers University)
|> "The Effect of Workload on the Performance and Availability of Voting
|>         Algorithms"
|>         M.A. Qureshi, William Sanders (University of Illinois)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 6a: Parallel Systems II
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (10:30 - 12:00PM)
|> 
|> "Thread Placement on the Intel Paragon: Experimentation and Modeling"
|>         E. Smirni, C.A. Childers, E. Rosti, and L.W. Dowdy (Vanderbilt U)
|> "A Program Behavior Model and Its Evaluation"
|>         Mark A. Holliday (Western Carolina U)
|> "Differential Profiling"
|>         Paul E. McKenney (Sequent Computer Systems)
|> "SCILab - A Simulation Environment for the Scalable Coherent Interface"
|>         Bin Wu and A. Bogaerts (University of Oslo), A. Bogaerts (CERN)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 6b: TOOLS - Processor, Network and System Simulation
|> Chair: M. Thapar (HP Labs)
|> Meeting Room 107 (10:30 - 12:00PM)
|> 
|> "HALSIM - a very fast SPARC V9 Behavioral Model"
|>         D. Barach, J. Kohli, J. Slice, M. Spaulding, R. Bharadhwaj,
|> 	D. Hudson, C. Neighbors, N. Saxena, and R. Crunk (HAL Computer
|>         Systems) 
|> "Bnet: Designing a Connectionless Broadband Data Service in an ATM
|>  network  by Simulated Annealing"
|>         Borut Stavrov, Jan de Jongh, Alexander van Lomwel, Ronald Velt
|>         (Delft Univ.)
|> "A Technique for the Distributed Simulation of Parallel Computers"
|>         Livio Ricciulli (SRI)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 7a: Networking II
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (1:30 - 3:00PM)
|> 
|> "Modeling ATM Networks: A Case Study"
|>         W. Dobosiewicz, Pawel Gburzynski (U. Alberta)
|> "Quality-of-Service for Video and Data in Very-High-Speed DQDB MANS"
|>         M. Ajmone Marsan, F. Galliano, and F. Neri (Politecnico di Torino)
|> "Simulation Model for Analysis of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
|>         Network Payload Jitter"
|>         P.E. Sholander, H. L. Owen (Georgia Institute of Technology)
|> "A Heuristic Algorithm for Admission Control in ATM Networks"
|>         S. M. Srinidhi  (NASA Lewis Research Center), W.H. Thesling,
|>         V.K. Konangi  (Cleveland State University)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 7b: TOOLS - Optimizing Parallel Programs
|> Chairs: M. Thapar (HP Labs) and T. Braunl  (U. Stuttgart IPVR)
|> Meeting Room 107 (1:30 - 3:00PM)
|> 
|> "VIZIR: An Integrated Environment for Distributed Program Visualization"
|>         Ming C. Hao, Abdul Waheed, Mehdi Jazayeri (HP Labs)
|> "A Tool for Optimizing Large Scale Parallel Applications"
|>         Olav Hansen and Johann Krammer (TU Muenchen)
|> "SPLAT: A Standard-to-Standard Real-Time Graphical Scheduling and Code
|>  Generation Tool"  
|> 	Marthinus van der Westhuizen, Ronald Harley, David Levy
|>         (U. Natal, SAF) 
|> 
|> 
|> Session 8a: Systems Modeling I
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (3:30 - 5:00PM)
|> 
|> "Methodology for obtaining abstract views of state graphs labeled with
|>  probabilities and times. An example of application to a communication
|>  protocol"
|>         Youcef Atamna, G. Juanole (Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture
|>         des Systemes du CNRS)
|> "Modeling and Analysis of Object Based Systems with Hidden Sorted ECATNets"
|>         M. Bettaz, M. Maouche (Universite de Constantine)
|> "System Modeling, Performance Analysis, and Evolutionary Prototyping with
|> Hardware Description Languages"
|>         S. Mohanty, V. Krishnaswamy, Philip A. Wilsey (University of
|>         Cincinnati)
|> "Performance Simulation on a Multitarget Radial Remote-Positioning System"
|>         Damia Vidal (University of Balearic Islands)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 8b: TOOLS - Petri Nets, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms
|> Chair: T. Braunl (U. Stuttgart IPVR)
|> Meeting Room 107 (3:30 - 5:00PM)
|> 
|> "PN3-Editor:  Compositional Petri Net Editor for Protocol Specification"
|>         Nikolay Anisimov, Alexey Kavalenko, Pavel Postupalski (Russian
|>         Academy of Science)
|> "XNeuroGene: A system for evolving artificial neural networks"
|>         Christian Jacob, J. Rehder, J. Siemandel, A. Friedmann
|>         (U. Erlangen-Nuernberg)
|> "Integration of Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy-Logic into a Neural Network
|>         Simulation Environment"
|>         Peter Wilke, G. Billing, C. Mansfeld, J. Nilson
|>         (U. Erlangen-Nuernberg)
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>                        Friday 20 January 1995
|>                        ======================
|> 
|> Opening Talk: "Q2:  A New Performance Analysis Tool Exploiting
|>         Numerical Transform  Inversion" 
|> 	G. Choudoury  and W. Whitt (AT&T Bell Labs)
|> Meeting Room 106 (8:00 - 8:30AM)
|> 
|> Session 9a: Distributed Systems II
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "Wildcard Dimensions in Augmented Star and Bubble-sort Networks"
|>         S. Latifi, Pradip K. Srimani (Colorado State U)
|> "Modelling of Client/Server System"
|>         A. Puliafito, S. Riccobene, M. Scarpa (Isituto di Informatica
|>         e telecomunicazione)
|> "Interval-Based Performance Analysis of Computing Systems"
|>         S. Majumdar, R. Ramadoss (Carleton University)
|> "Dynamic File Migration to Support Parallel Database Systems"
|>         J. A. McCann, N. Williams, P. Osmon (City University, UK)
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> Session 9b: Networking III
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 107 (8:30 - 10:00AM)
|> 
|> "The Loading Region: A Framework for the Performance Evaluation of
|>         Admission Control Policies for High Speed Networks"
|>         Y. Cao, Carey Williamson (University of Saskatchewan)
|> "Simulation of Signalling in ATM Networks for 3rd Generation Mobile Systems"
|>         Brian Marchent (Roke Manor Research)
|> "Discrete Event Simulation Modeling of Concurrent Access in ATM-based
|>         Computer Networks"
|>         M. Mateescu, H. Augsten (GMD FOKUS Berlin)
|> "Spare Capacity Assignment in Telecom Networks Using Path Restoration"
|>         J. Veerasamy, S. Venkatesan, J.C. Shah (University of Texas at
|>         Dallas)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 10a: Real Time
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 106 (10:30 - 12:00PM)
|> 
|> "RECET - Real Time Cache Evaluation Tool"
|>         Jari Ahola (Tampere University of Technology)
|> "Real-Time and Performance Evaluation Extensions of Specification
|>  Language LOTOS"
|>         Zbigniew Huzar, J. Magott (Technical University of Wroclaw)
|> "Back to Balance - Beyond Buck-Bound Bangs"
|>         Adrian Larner (De Montfort, UK)
|> 
|> 
|> Session 10b: Systems Modeling II
|> Chair:
|> Meeting Room 107 (10:30 - 12:00PM)
|> 
|> "From Modelling Using Function Charts for Control Systems to Analysis Using
|>         Petri Nets"
|>         A. El Rhalibi, F. Prunet, C. Durante (L.I.R.M.M.)
|> "Transient Analysis of Deterministic and Stochastic Petri Nets by the
|>         Method of Supplementary Variables"
|>         Reinhard German (Technische Universitat Berlin)
|> "Automatic Generation of a Software Performance Model Using an
|>  Object-Oriented Prototype"
|>         C. Hrischuk, J. Rolia, C.M. Woodside (Carleton University)
|> 
|> 
|> (* Papers presented in Honor of Edward G. Coffman Jr.)
|> 
|> ======================================================================
|> 
|> GENERAL CHAIR
|> 
|> Erol Gelenbe
|> Electrical Engineering
|> Duke University
|> Durham, NC  27708-0291
|> 
|> 
|> PROGRAM CHAIR
|> 
|> Patrick W. Dowd
|> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
|> State University of New York at Buffalo
|> 201 Bell Hall
|> Box 602050
|> Buffalo, NY 14260-2050
|> 
|> 
|> TOOLS FAIR CHAIRS
|> 
|> Thomas Braunl                           Manu Thapar
|> Univ. Stuttgart, IPVR                   HP Research Labs
|> Breitwiesenstr. 20-22                   1501 Page Mill Road
|> D-70565 Stuttgart, Germany              Palo Alto CA 94304, USA
|> 
|> 
|> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
|> 
|> Dharma Agrawal (NCSU)
|> Kallol Bagchi (consultant)
|> Nader Bagherzadeh (UCI)
|> M. Bettaz (U Constantine, Algeria)
|> Thomas Braunl (U Stuttgart, Germany)
|> Jim Burr (Stanford U)
|> Giovanni Chiola (U Torino, Italy)
|> Gianfranco Ciardo (College William and Mary)
|> Doug DeGroot (TI)
|> Patrick Dowd (SUNY-Buffalo)
|> Larry Dowdy (Vanderbilt U)
|> Michel Dubois (USC)
|> Serge Fdida (U Rene Descartes, France)
|> Paul Fishwick (U Florida)
|> Jean-Michel Fourneau (Lab-MASI, France)
|> Geoffrey Fox (Syracuse U)
|> Rhys Francis (CSIRO, Australia)
|> Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Tech)
|> Erol Gelenbe (Duke U)
|> Levent Gun (IBM RTP)
|> Dipak Ghosal (Bellcore)
|> Dave Harper (U Texas)
|> Guy Juanole (LAAS, France)
|> Bob Jump (Rice U)
|> George Kesidis (U Waterloo, Canada)
|> Jason Lin (Bellcore)
|> Darrell Long (UCSC)
|> Vijay Madisetti (Georgia Tech)
|> Guenter Mamier (U Stuttgart, Germany)
|> M Ajmone Marsan (Poly Torino, Italy)
|> Ben Melamed (NEC Princeton)
|> Debasis Mitra (AT&T Bell Labs)
|> Arne Nilsson (NC State)
|> Tuncer Oren (U Ottawa, Canada)
|> Raif Onvural (IBM)
|> Mary Lou Padgett (Auburn U)
|> Gerardo Rubino (INRIA, France)
|> Eugen Schenfeld (NEC Princeton)
|> Herb Schwetman (MCC)
|> Roger Shephard (Inmos, UK)
|> Alan J. Smith (UC Berkeley)
|> Shreekant Thakkar (Intel)
|> Manu Thapar (HP Palo Alto)
|> Satish Tripathi (U Maryland)
|> Kishor Trivedi (Duke U)
|> Ioannis Viniotis (NC State)
|> Jean Walrand (UC Berkeley).
|> Peter Wilke (U Erlangen, Germany)
|> Steve Winter (Poly. C. London, UK)
|> Larry Wittie (SUNY Stony Brook)
|> Felix Wu (UC Berkeley)
|> Bernie Zeigler (U Arizona)
|> George Zobrist (U Missouri-Rolla)
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> ======================================================================
|> 
|> 
|>                   R E G I S T R A T I O N   F O R M
|> 
|> 
|>                  International Workshop on Modeling,
|>                Analysis and Simulation of  Computer and
|>                 Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS'95)
|> 
|>       Co-sponsored by the IEEE (Computer Society, TCCA,  TCSIM)
|>                       and Duke University
|>       In Cooperation with the ACM (SIGSIM, SIGARCH, SIGMETRICS)
|>                            IFIP WG 7.3, and
|>                                  SCS
|> 
|>                        January 18 -- 20,  1995
|>         Omni Durham Hotel & Durham Civic Center (1-800-THE-OMNI)
|>                      Durham, North Carolina USA
|> 
|> 
|> The registration fee of $320 includes the Proceedings published by the
|> IEEE Computer Society  Press,  admission to tutorials, the  conference
|> banquet, and  coffee   breaks.   Student registration  fee    is $150.
|> Additional  copies   of  the Proceedings   may    be purchased at  the
|> conference.
|> 
|> Pre-registered participants benefit from the special hotel rate of $69
|> per night ($79 double) at the Omni Durham Hotel & Durham Civic Center.
|> 
|> Reservations must  be received    by  January  9th  to receive    this
|> discounted rate.  Mention MASCOTS'95 when you call the hotel.
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>                           Please Return To:
|> 
|>                          Ms. Margrid Krueger
|>                  Department of Electrical Engineering
|>                               Box 90291
|>                            Duke University
|>                        Durham, N.C. 27708-0291
|> 
|>                     (or email at mak@ee.duke.edu)
|> 
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|> The registration fee of $320 (by check drawn on a U.S.  bank and made
|> out to Duke University), or $150 for students, should be enclosed.
|> 
|> The  registration   desk will be   open  at the conference  on Tuesday
|> January 17 from 5PM   to 8PM, Wednesday   January 18 from 7AM to  6PM,
|> Thursday January 19 from 7AM to 6PM, and Friday January 20 from 7AM to
|> 12PM.
|> 
|> ======================================================================
|>