Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center

 

 

Old Dominion University

 

 

Modeling, Simulation, and Gaming

Student Capstone Conference

 

 

Thursday, April 9, 2009

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

 

The VMASC Modeling, Simulation & Gaming Student Capstone Conference provides a forum for students to share their research in modeling, simulation, and gaming.  Students are invited to present their findings to members of the modeling and simulation community in academe, industry, and government.  Students from national and international colleges or universities are invited to submit papers to one of the seven Tracks on topics related to the study and application of modeling and simulation. 

 

 

GRADUATE STUDENTS are required to submit a 250 word abstract and a paper 6-8 pages in length.  Students should be the primary authors of the paper.  Papers must be unpublished and not currently submitted for publication.

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS may do poster or annotated PowerPoint presentations.  Undergrads are required to submit a 250-word abstract of the presentation.  Undergraduate students who wish to submit a paper must follow the requirements as outlined for the Graduate students.

 

 

The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 27, 2009

 

 

Please submit / upload your proposals to the VMASC website http://www.vmasc.odu.edu/conferences/capstone/   

 

 

Those selected to participate will be notified via e-mail by Wednesday, March 13, 2009.

Track Descriptions

 

 

Transportation

          This track includes applications of modeling and simulation to solving multimodal transportation problems.  The development, validation, and application of microscopic and macroscopic traffic simulation, travel demand models, and hardware in the loop simulation are appropriate research topics for surface (road) transportation.  Simulations of port facilities, railroads, and the air transportation system are also included in this track.

 

 

Medical

          This track looks into various aspects of medical modeling and simulation from imaging capability to the augmented standardized patient (using augmented virtual reality).  Modeling of physical systems, such as joints and muscles, the virtual operating room, and virtual reality for rehabilitation are also key to this application area.  The development of simulators and the validation of those simulators will also be covered in this track.

 

 

Homeland Security / Military

          This track encompasses modeling and simulation that has been applied in either the military or homeland security domain. It will also include any work done in these domains that interfaces M&S capabilities with command and control systems and M&S work to support operations research, analysis, and visualization of military or homeland security systems or problems.

 

 

M&S in Engineering

          This track focuses on M&S methodologies and applications in the broader domain of engineering. One aspect is that simulation more and more replaces the traditional experimentation and prototyping. The track looks for such M&S ideas and examples and necessary changes in these traditional disciplines. Examples are, but are not limited to, enterprise decision support, optimization, product design, testing, life cycle support, and more.

 

 

Discipline of M&S / Body of Knowledge

          The Body of Knowledge is the domain of knowledge and capability that serves to provide identity to the profession of specific discipline.  This  track  focuses  on  the  BoK  of  M&S, which means presentations should address  core  elements  of  the  discipline of modeling and simulation. It covers fundamental concept areas (such as theory of simulation, principles of distributed simulation, composability and interoperability, verification and validation) and application domains such as representation techniques, in particular behavior representation in M&S, integration into the application infrastructure, enabling emerging technologies.

 

 

General Science

          This track encompasses the use of modeling and simulation in the non-medical sciences and is open to all science disciplines.  Examples include, but are not limited to, ecology, evolution, paleontology, climate modeling, oceanography, biochemistry and behavior.  Any application of modeling and simulation in the life sciences is a candidate for this track.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-Line Paper Submission

MS&G STUDENT CAPSTONE CONFERENCE

April 9, 2009

 

 

Title of Paper or Presentation _____________________________ 

_______________________________________________________

 

 

Intended Track__________________________________________

 

 

Student Name___________________________________________

 

 

Contact Information (cell and email) ________________________

 

 

University / College______________________________________

 

 

Faculty Adviser__________________________________________

 

 

GRADUATES: Attach / paste 250 word abstract and your 6-8 page paper upload to website

 

 

Paper Format: Please follow IEEE paper formatting guidelines

 

 

Both attachments must be complete and included in this submission. 

 

 

UNDERGRADUATES: Attach / paste 250 word abstract of your presentation

 

 

The due date for submissions is  FEBRUARY 27, 2009