Tuesday, June 10

Registration (16:00 - 18:00)

Welcome Reception - Wine Tasting (18:00, Castle Yard)

• Welcome Address: Ernst Nuschy, Mayor, Lockenhaus
• Music Performance: Haydn Quartett
• Welcome Address: Karl Kaplan, Landesrat, Burgenland
• Buffet - Wine Tasting
  

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  Wednesday, June 11

  Opening Session (9:00 - 9:30)

  • Opening: Alois Ferscha, PADS'97 General Chair
  • Welcome Address: Karl Stix, Landeshauptmann von Burgenland
    (approval pending)
  • Welcome Address: Carl Tropper, Rassul Ayani, PADS'97 Program Co-Chairs

  Keynote Presentation (9:30 - 10:30)

  	Keynote Presentation: Parallel Discrete Event Simulation: So who cares? Prof. David M. Nicol, Dartmouth College [Abstract], [Slides]

  Session 1 (11:00 - 12:30): Conservative Simulation

  Session Chair: Steve Turner, University of Exeter, UK
  
  
  • A Distributed Numerical/Simulative Algorithm for the
    Analysis of Large Continuous Time Markov Chains.
    Peter Buchholz, Universität Dortmund, Germany
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Conservative Synchronization in Object-Oriented
    Parallel Battlefield Discrete Event Simulations.
    J. Hiller, Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
    Thomas Hartrum, Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Dynamic Load Balancing Strategies for Conservative Parallel Simulation.
    Azedine Boukerche, McGill University, Canada
    Sajal K. Das, University of North Texas, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Lunch (12:30 - 14:00)

  Session 2 (14:00 - 15:30): Architecture and VLSI Simulation

  Session Chair: Peter Buchholz, Universität Dortmund, Germany
  
  
  • Asynchronous Parallel Algorithms for Test Set Partitioned Parallel Fault Simulation.
    Dilip Krishnaswamy, University of Illinois, USA
    Prithviraj Banerjee, Northwestern University, USA
    Elizabeth M. Rudnik, University of Illinois, USA
    Janak H. Patel, University of Illinois, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Performance Modeling of the IDES Framework.
    David M. Nicol, Dartmouth College, USA
    Michael Johnson, Sandia National Laboratory
    Michael Goldsby, Sandia National Laboratory
    Anne Yoshimura, Sandia National Laboratory
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • A Multi-dimensional Study on the Feasibility of Parallel Switch-Level Circuit Simulation.
    Yu-an Chen, University of California Los Angeles, USA
    Vikas Jha, University of California Los Angeles, USA
    Rajive Bagrodia, University of California Los Angeles, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Session 3 (16:00 - 17:00): Modelling / Applications I

  Session Chair: Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Tech, USA
  
  
  • The Threshold of Event Simultaneity.
    Frederick Wieland, MITRE Corporation, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Distributed Simulation of Spatially Explicit Ecological Models.
    Kevin Glass, University of Oregon, USA
    Marilynn Livingston, University of Oregon, USA
    John Conery, University of Oregon, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • A New Approach for Partitioning VLSI Circuits on Transistor Level.
    Norbert Fröhlich, Technical University of Munich, Germany
    Rolf Schlagenhaft, Technical University of Munich, Germany
    Josef Fleischmann, Technical University of Munich, Germany
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  PADS Business Meeting (17:15 - 18:00)

  Robber Baron Dinner (19:00)

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  Thursday, June 12

  Keynote Presentation (9:00 - 10:00)

  	Keynote Presentation: Sensitivity Analysis for Discrete Event Systems Prof. Georg Pflug, University of Vienna [Abstract], [Slides]

  Session 4 (10:00 - 10:30): Optimistic Simulation I

  Session Chair: David Nicol, Dartmouth College, USA
  
  
  • State Saving for Interactive Optimistic Simulation.
    Steve Franks, University of Calgary, Canada
    Fabian Gomes, University of Calgary, Canada
    Brian Unger, University of Calgary, Canada
    John Cleary, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Session 5 (11:00 - 12:30): Optimistic Simulation II

  Session Chair: Rajive Bagrodia, UCLA, USA
  
  
  • SQTW, a Mechanism for State-dependent Parallel Simulation:
    Description and Experimental Study.
    Alessandro Fabbri, Universita' di Bologna, Italy
    Lorenzo Donatiello, Universita' di Bologna, Italy
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Optimistic Distributed Simulation Based on Transitive Dependency Tracking.
    Om Damani, University of Texas, USA
    Yi-Min Wang, University of Texas, USA
    Vijay Garg, University of Texas, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Timestamp Representations for Virtual Sequences.
    John G. Cleary, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    J. A. David McWha, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    Murray Pearson, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Lunch (12:30 - 14:00)

  Session 6 (14:00 - 15:30): Optimistic Simulation III

  Session Chair: Yong Meng Teo, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  
  
  • Adaptive Flow Control in Time Warp.
    Kiram Panesar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
    Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Speculative Parallel Simulation with an Adaptive Throttle Scheme.
    Seng Chuan Tay, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Yong Meng Teo, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Siew Theng Kong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Breadth-First Rollback in Spatially Explicit Simulations.
    Eva Deelman, Rennsalaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
    Boleslaw Szymanski, Rennsalaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Session 7 (16:00 - 17:00): Modelling / Applications II

  Session Chair: Azedine Boukerche, McGill University, Canada
  
  
  • Using Agents for Simulating and Implementing Petri Nets.
    Tom Holvoet, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
    Pierre Verbaeten, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Tolerant Synchronization for Distributed Simulations of Interconnected Computer Networks.
    Markus Ruemekasten, University of Paderborn, Germany
    Peter Martini, University of Bonn, Germany
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Performance of a Conservative Simulator of ATM Networks.
    John G. Cleary, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    Jya-Jang Tsai, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Social Event - Conference Dinner (19:00)

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  Friday, June 13

  Session 8 (9:00 - 10:30): Models and Applications

  Session Chair: Robert Rönngren, KTH, Sweden
  
  
  • Hierarchical Modeling and Distributed Simulation with HIT.
    Armin M. Warda, Universität Dortmund, Germany
    Michael Sczittnick, Universität Dortmund, Germany
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • A Flexible Approach to Multi-Resolution Modeling.
    Anand Natrajan, University of Virginia, USA
    Paul F. Reynolds, University of Virginia, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Billiards and Related Systems on the Bulk Synchronous Parallel Model.
    Mauricio Marin, University of Oxford, UK
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Session 9 (11:00 - 12:00): Parallel Simulation Environments

  Session Chair: Norbert Fröhlich, Technische Universität München, Germany
  
  
  • A Workstation-Based Parallel Direct Execution Simulator.
    Phil Dickens, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Dag Consistent Parallel Simulation:
    a Predictable and Robust Conservative Algorithm.
    Wentong Cai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Emmanuelle Letertre, University of Exeter, UK
    Stephen J. Turner, University of Exeter, UK
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  • Stack-free process-oriented simulation.
    C. J. M. Booth, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, UK
    D. I. Bruce, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, UK
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    

  Session 10 (12:00 - 12:30): Risk

  Session Chair: Alois Ferscha, Universität Wien, Austria
  
  
  • The Dark Side of Risk.
    (What Your Mother Never Told You About Time Warp)
    David Nicol, Dartmouth College, USA
    Jason Liu, Dartmouth College, USA
    [Abstract], [Slides]
    
    
  
  

  Closing Event (12:30 - 12:45)

  Lunch (12:45 - 14:00)

  Sightseeing Tour (14:00)