MS 2011 - MS 2011 : IASTED 22nd International Conference on Modelling and Simulation

The 22nd IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS 2011) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of modelling and simulation. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by MS 2011 include, but are not limited to:

SYMPOSIUM 1: AUTOMATION, CONTROL, AND ROBOTICS

Assembly Planning
CAD/CAM
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Fluid Power Technology
Human-Machine Interfaces
Industrial Automation
Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Control
Material Handling
Mobile Robots
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot Systems
Process Automation
Process Control
Robot Design
Robust Robot Control
Scheduling
Sensing and Data Fusion
Tele-Robotics
SYMPOSIUM 2: ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS MODELLING

Electricity Market Modelling
Energy Demand Modelling
Energy Economics
Energy Flow Modelling
Fault Simulation
Fluid Power Systems
Harmonics Modelling
Modelling of Energy Sources
Power Network Simulation
Power Plant Modelling
Power Quality Analysis
SCADA Systems
Stability Studies
Transient Analysis
Transmission Line Modelling
Turbine Modelling
SYMPOSIUM 3: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MODELLING

Agricultural Modelling
Air Modelling and Simulation
Aquatic Ecosystems
Atmospheric Modelling
Biological Systems
Climatic Modelling
Earth System Modelling
Ecosystem Modelling
Freshwater Ecosystems
Hazardous Material
Hydrological Modelling
Marine Ecosystems
Meteorological Modelling
Mobile Source Emissions
Natural Resource Management
Reservoir Simulation
Terrain Analysis
Terrestrial Ecosystems
SYMPOSIUM 4: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

3rd and 4th Generation Networks
Congestion Control Mechanisms
Database Management
Distance Education
E-Commerce
Fluid Models
Information System Management
M-Commerce
Mobile Networks
Multimedia Systems
Network Simulation
Performance Modelling
Protocols
Quality of Service
RF Circuit Modelling
Software Engineering
Telecommunications
The Internet
Wireless System Architectures
SYMPOSIUM 5: MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Accounting
Business Process Simulation
Cost Benefit Analysis
Economic Revitalization
Economics
Financial Models
Forecasting
Knowledge Management Systems
Logic Programming
Logistics
Operation and Production Management
Operations Research
Optimization
Policy Issues
Regulatory Impact Analysis
Resource Management
Risk Analysis
Scheduling
Stochastic Models
Supply Chain Management
Total Quality Management
Work Flow Management
SYMPOSIUM 6: MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES

3-Dimensional Modelling
Agent-based Modelling
Applications
Artificial Intelligence
Bond Graph Modelling
CASE Systems in Engineering Design
Computational Geometry
Computer Aided Design
Continuous and Discrete Methodology
Data Modelling
Discrete Event Simulation
Distributed Simulation
Dynamic Modelling
Expert Systems
Finite Element Methods
Fuzzy Systems
Genetic Algorithms
Knowledge-based Systems
Mathematical Modelling
Model Development
Monte Carlo Simulation
Multi-Paradigm
Neural Networks
Numerical Methods
Object Oriented Implementation
Petri Nets
Physically-based Modelling
Simulation Optimization
Simulation Tools and Languages
Simulation Uncertainty
Statistical and Probabilistic Modelling
Synthetic Environments
Time Series Analysis
Visualization
Web-based Simulation
SYMPOSIUM 7: MODELLING IN BIOMEDICINE AND BIOMECHANICS

Arterial Wall Mechanics
Biomechanical Modelling
Biomedical Modelling
Cardiovascular Modelling
Dental Modelling
Health Care Modelling
Human Animation
Image-guided Surgery
Joint Modelling
Limb Modelling
Medical Education
Medical Imaging
Medical Instrument Design
Medical Robotics
Medical Vision
Modelling of Sports Injuries
Muscular Modelling
Orthopaedic Modelling
Patient Simulators
Respiratory Mechanics
Surgical Modelling
Surgical Simulators
Surgical Training
Tele-Medicine
Virtual Reality