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CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE EXTENDED

SIMUtools 2023 - 15th International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques

https://simutools.eai-conferences.org/2023/

December 14-15, 2023. Seville, Spain

NOTE: Paper Submission DEADLINE EXTENDED to: 30 September 2023

SIMUtools is included in the GII-GRIN-SCIE Conference Rating: https://scie.lcc.uma.es

Springer Proceedings and JCR Journals Special Issues for extended versions of papers
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EAI SIMUtools 2023 is the 15th edition of the annual International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques. The conference focuses on a broad range of research challenges in the field of systems modeling and simulation, simulation software, communication networks’ modeling and analysis, AI system simulation and performance analysis, big data simulation analysis, addressing current and future trends in simulation techniques, systems, networks, methods, platforms, models, practices and software, emulation software, simulation tools, emulation tools, and applications.

The conference is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaborative research in these areas and across a wide spectrum of application domains. Building on the success of the previous editions, this year’s edition will provide an exciting forum for interaction among academic and industry researchers together with practitioners from both the modeling and simulation community, the emulation community, the development community, and the different user communities.

The conference invites submissions on the topics below in all areas of modeling, simulations and emulations. Submissions in interdisciplinary areas are especially encouraged, such as: Smart Transportation, Smart Cities, Complex Systems, Environmental challenges, Healthcare Big Data, Bioinformatics, Intelligent communication, AI-based networking, Electromagnetic spectrum analysis, Mathematic analysis and simulation, Societal challenges, Digital Humanities, Network Security, ICT Infrastructure, Intelligent Manufacturing, Intelligent Business, Fault Diagnosis, Engineering applications, and so on. The conference also invites posters, demos, and technical demonstrations that report on recent results, ongoing research or industrial case studies in the area of the platforms, tools, and technologies related to modeling, simulations and emulations.

Venue: Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering of the University of Seville, Spain (https://www.etsii.us.es)

SIMUtools 2023 will be held as an on-site conference and if needed, accepted authors who are unable to attend the event in person will be given the option to present remotely.


PUBLICATION
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* SPRINGER PROCEEDINGS: All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by SPRINGER – LNICST book series as an edited book and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library. Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.

* JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES:

Extended versions of the conference papers can be submitted to the following Journal Special Issue:

- “SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International” [JCR IF: 1.6 (2022)]. Special Issue: Simulation Tools and Techniques for Current Society Challenges (S23:4). https://journals.sagepub.com/page/sim/cfp

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to:

- Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) Journal [JCR IF: 3.8 (2022)]

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

- EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems (Open Access)
- EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications (Open Access)

Additional publication opportunities:

- EAI Transactions series (Open Access)
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)


NEW DATES
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Full Paper Submission deadline: 30 September 2023
Notification deadline: 20 October 2023
Camera-ready deadline: 15 November 2023
Start of Conference: 14 December 2023
End of Conference: 15 December 2023


PAPER SUBMISSION
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Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format.

Regular papers should be up to 12-15+ pages in length.
Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length.

All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection.


TOPICS
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We welcome contributions from the following fields:

Simulation methods: discrete event, parallel and distributed simulation, time synchronization, load balancing and migration, model partitioning, hybrid simulation, simulation-interoperation, multi-resolution and multi-scale simulation.
Simulation techniques: service-oriented, agent-based, web-based, cloud-based, component-based, symbiotic simulation.
Modeling formalisms: DEVS, cellular automata, lattice-Boltzmann, membrane computing, P-systems, Petri Nets, process algebras, state charts, and others.
Simulation performance: GPU-based simulation, simulation in the cloud, scalability, performance analysis.
Simulation software: environments, tools, libraries, and frameworks.
Scalability, Robustness and Resilience.
Simulation verification, validation, accreditation, and analysis: benchmark models, simulation-based verification, workflows, simulation experiment design, and optimization.
Testbeds, simulation tools, and hardware prototypes.
Security, Reliability, Privacy and Trust by Design and Performance Evaluation.
Quality and Performance of Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) and Fog Computing Solutions.
Quality, Measurements and Performance in IoT and Big Data Applications.
Integration of Objects, Devices and Systems for Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 Applications.
Big data simulation and techniques: big data analysis, big data modeling and processing.
Transportation systems modeling and simulation.
Ecological modeling and population dynamics.
Machine learning techniques for networks.
Deep learning techniques for networks.
Reinforcement learning and transfer learning for networks.
Applications and services (e.g., cognitive networking, massive MIMO, NOMA, intelligent reflecting surface, and full- duplex).
Simulation for spectrum learning and prediction.
Simulation for Spectrum measurements and learning of spectrum usage.
QoS Provisioning for Massive Machine-Type Communications and in IoT Networks.
Design and Evaluation of Energy Efficient Networks and Services.
Design and Evaluation of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). • Design and Evaluation of Application/Service Oriented Networking.
Performance Evaluation Techniques including Modeling, Simulations and Testbeds.
Simulation, Design and Performance Evaluation of AI/ML-enabled Networks.
Design and Performance Evaluation of IoV and V2X Networks.
Network Slicing and Resource Allocation for Radio Access and Core Networks.
Network Simulation packages: widely used frameworks such as Modelica, NS-2/3, OPNET, Qualnet, OMNET++, Mininet, and other open source software for modeling and simulation.
Network simulation and techniques for 5G and 6G: simulation softwares and simulation tools for 5G and 6G.
Electromagnetic cognitive simulation and techniques.
Quality and Performance in Beyond 5G Wireless and Mobile Networks.
Network Traffic Characterization, Measurement and Monitoring Techniques.
Formal Verification Methods for QoS and Reliability.
Innovative Modeling Techniques for Large Scale and Emerging Network Technologies.


STEERING COMMITTEE
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Chair
Imrich Chlamtac
Bruno Kessler Professor, University of Trento, Italy
Editor-in-Chief of Journals: “Mobile Networks and Applications”, and “Wireless Networks”, Springer

Co-Chairs
Gabriel A. Wainer
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Editor-in-Chief of Journal: “Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation International”, SCS

Helen D. Karatza
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Senior Associate Editor and Special Issues Editor of Journal: “Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory”, Elsevier

José Luis Sevillano Ramos
University of Seville, Seville, Spain

José-Luis Guisado-Lizar
University of Seville, Seville, Spain


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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General Chair
José-Luis Guisado-Lizar
Computer Architecture and Technology Department, University of Seville, Spain

General Co-Chairs
Agustín Riscos-Núñez
University of Seville, Spain

María-José Morón- Fernández
University of Seville, Spain

Gabriel A. Wainer
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Technical Program Committee Chairs
José-Luis Guisado-Lizar
Computer Architecture and Technology Department, University of Seville, Spain

Agustín Riscos-Núñez
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Department, University of Seville, Spain

María-José Morón- Fernández
University of Seville, Spain

Web Chair
David Ragel Díaz-Jara
University of Seville, Spain

Publicity and Social Media Chair
David Orellana Martín
University of Seville, Spain

Workshop Chair
Daniel Cascado Caballero
University of Seville, Spain

Sponsorship & Exhibit Chair
Elena Cerezuela Escudero
University of Seville, Spain

Publication Chair
Daniel Cagigas Muñiz
University of Seville, Spain

Poster and PhD Track Chair
Luis Valencia Cabrera
University of Seville, Spain

Local Chair
Betsaida Alexandre Barajas
University of Seville, Spain


CONTACT
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Please address questions to José-Luis Guisado-Lizar: jlguisado@us.es