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2nd CALL FOR PAPERS

7th International Workshop on Rare Event Simulation (RESIM)

http://resim.irisa.fr/

September 24-26 2008,

Rennes, France

RESIM 2008 is the 7th workshop in a series of successful events held on
the same topic in Aachen (Germany) 1997, Enschede (The Netherlands)
1999, Pisa (Italy) 2000, Madrid (Spain) 2002, Budapest (Hungary) 2004,
and Bamberg (Germany) 2006. It covers all aspects of rare event
simulation ranging from purely theoretical developments to practical
applications. The objective is to provide a forum for researchers and
practitioners working in different locations and on different
applications to present recent results, exchange ideas, and discuss open
problems and new directions.

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Workshop topics
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RESIM 2008 solicits papers on rare event simulation methodologies and
applications, including (but not limited to) the following list of topics.

Methodologies:
- Importance Sampling
- Stratified Sampling
- RESTART/Splitting
- Coupling based Techniques
- Large Deviations based Techniques
- Adaptive Optimization Techniques
- Cross-Entropy Method
- Simulated Annealing
- Genetic Algorithms
- Stochastic Approximation
- Hybrid Analytic/Simulation Techniques
- Other novel approaches
Applications and Models:
- Computer Networks
- Internet Applications
- Distributed Systems
- Telecommunications
- Operations Research
- Finance and Insurance Risk
- Computational Biology
- Stochastic Processes
- Petri Net Models
- Queueing Models
- Reliability Models
- Other relevant areas
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Invited speakers
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We will have two invited speakers:
- Professor Paul Dupuis, Brown University, USA
(http://www.cfm.brown.edu/people/dupuis/home.html)
- Professor Viatcheslav B. Melas, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

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Special issue
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Authors will also be invited to submit their paper to a special issue on
Rare Event Simulation that will appear in ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation (http://www.linklings.net/tomacs/).

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Submissions
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Initial submission of an extended abstract (1-2 pages, Postscript or
PDF) along with the intention to participate must be made until May 30,
2008 by email to Gerardo Rubino and Bruno Tuffin (rubino@irisa.fr and
btuffin@irisa.fr). Please use the subject “RESIM” in your email.
Notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors not later than
June 30, 2008. In case of acceptance a final short or full paper of 2-12
pages (Postscript or PDF) is due by September 1, 2008.

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Important Dates
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Deadline for submissions: May 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2008
Registration: August 25, 2008
Final paper submission: September 1, 2008

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Registration
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We plan to have a low registration fee, following previous editions’
policy.

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Committees
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General Chair
Gerardo Rubino, INRIA Rennes, France

Program Chair
Bruno Tuffin, INRIA Rennes, France

Steering Committee
Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Carmelita Gorg, University of Bremen, Germany
Poul E. Heegaard, Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Trondheim, Norway
Janos Levendovszky, Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Hungary
Victor F. Nicola, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Michele Pagano, University of Pisa, Italy
Gerardo Rubino, INRIA Rennes, France
Werner Sandmann, University of Bamberg, Germany
Bruno Tuffin, INRIA Rennes, France
Jose Villen-Altamirano, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain
Manuel Villen-Altamirano, Telefonica, Spain

Scientific Committee
Soren Asmussen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Jose Blanchet, Havard University, USA
Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Paul Dupuis, Brown University, USA
Peter W. Glynn, Stanford University, USA
Carmelita Gorg, University of Bremen, Germany
Poul E. Heegaard, Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Trondheim, Norway
Sandeep Juneja, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Dirk Kroese, The University of Queensland, Australia
Pierre L’Ecuyer, Universite de Montreal, Canada
Janos Levendovszky, Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Hungary
Michel Mandjes, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Marvin Nakayama, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Victor F. Nicola, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Michele Pagano, University of Pisa, Italy
Werner Sandmann, University of Bamberg, Germany
Bruno Tuffin, INRIA Rennes, France
Jose Villen-Altamirano, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain
Manuel Villen-Altamirano, Telefonica, Spain

Local Organization
Edith Blin, INRIA Rennes, France
Fabienne Cuyollaa, INRIA Rennes, France
Katy Paroux, INRIA Rennes, France
Gerardo Rubino, INRIA Rennes, France
Bruno Tuffin, INRIA Rennes, France

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