26th European Simulation and Modelling Conference- ESM'2012, October 22-24, 2012, FOM, Essen, Germany, Conference Committee


In cooperation with

ESM Conference Committee

General Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Matthias Klumpp, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany

General Program Chair
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heupel, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany

Past Conference Chairs
Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
José Machado, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal

Journal Publication Chair
Yan Luo, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA

Local Programme Committee
Prof. Dr. Stefan Heinemann, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Bianca Krol, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Soumit Sain, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Gregor Sandhaus, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany

International Programme Committee

Methodology and Tools

Jon Andersson, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Gotheburg, Sweden
Thomas Hanne, Fraunhofer -ITWM, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Bjorn Johansson, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Gotheburg, Sweden
Claudia Krull, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Erik Lindskog, Chalmers Univ. of Techn, Gotheburg, Sweden
Moreno Marzolla, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Laszlo Muka, Elassys Consulting Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
J. Manuel Feliz Teixeira, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Bert van Beek, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Object-Orientation and Re-Use

TBA

Discrete Simulation Modeling Techniques and Tools

Matthias Becker, University Hannover, Hannover, Germany .
Luis M.S.Dias, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Helge Hagenauer, Universitaet Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria .
Sophie Hennequin, ENIM, Metz Cedex, France
Mauro Iacono, SUN II, Universita di Napoli, Naples, Italy .
Bjorn Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden .
Sarka Kvetonova, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic .
Jan Lemeire, VUB, Brussels, Belgium .
Goreti Marreiros, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal .
Stefano Marrone, Seconda Universita di Napoli. Naples, Italy .
Aziz Naamane, lSIS-EPUM, Marseille, France .
Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal .
Guilherme Pereira, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
Antonella Zanzi, Universita' degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italia

Simulation and Artificial Intelligence

Helder Coelho, Fac Ciencias, Lisbon, Portugal
Paulo Cortez, University of Minho, Guimareas, Portugal
Martin Hruby, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Vladimir Janousek, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Wolfgang Kreutzer, Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Leon Rothkrantz, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Jim Torresen, University of Oslo, Norway
Morched Zeghal, Nat. Res.Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Agent Based Simulation

Zisheng Huang, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Peter Lawrence, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
Ioan Alfred Letia, TU Cluj Napoca, Romania
Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Jan-Torsten Milde, FH Fulda, Germany
Isabel Praca, Ist. Superior do Porto, Portugal
Marco Remondino, University of Turin, Italy
Agosthino Rosa, Technical University Lisbon, Portugal

Simulation and Optimization

José António Oliveira, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
Sameiro Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal

High Performance Large Scale and Hybrid Computing

Jan Broeckhove, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Giancarlo Fortino, Universita della Calabria, Rende, Italy
Simon See, Oracle, Singapore
Pierre Siron, ONERA, Toulouse, France

Simulation in Education and Graphics/Data Visualization Techniques

Jan Lemeire, VUB, Brussels, Belgium
Marco Roccetti, University of Bologna, Italy
Ranjit Singh, UB Patient Safety Research Center, University of Buffalo, Buffalo NY USA

Simulation in Environment, Ecology, Biology and Medicine

Eduardo Ayesa, CEIT, San Sebastian, Spain
Cyrille Bertelle, LITIS, Le Havre, France
Vasco Cadavez, University of Braganca, Braganca, Portugal
Joel Colloc, LITIS, Le Havre, France
Laurent Perochon, VetaGro-Sup, Lempdes, France

Analytical and Numerical Modelling Techniques

Ana M. Camacho, UNED, Madrid, Spain
Tom Dhaene, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Clemens Heitzinger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Web Based Simulation

Manuel Alfonseca, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Ammar Al-Khani, Nordphysics, Espoo, Finland
Yan Luo, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA
Jose Machado, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Mara Nikolaidou, University of Athens, Greece
Krzysztof Pawlikowski, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Vaclav Snasel, VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Cosmological Simulation

Philippe Geril, ETI Bvba, Ostend, Belgium

Simulation in Genetics and QTL-mapping

Dr.David Mester, Institute of Evolution, Haifa University, Israel
Yefim Ronin, Institute of Evolution, Haifa University, Israel
Abraham Korol, Institute of Evolution, Haifa University, Israel

Simulation and Modelling for humanitarian/emergency operations

Mrs. Hella Abidi, ild Institute for Logistics and Service Management at FOM, Essen, Germany

Supply Chain Scheduling

Mr. Christof Kandel, ild Institute for Logistics and Service Management at FOM, Essen, Germany

Intelligent Systems

José Machado, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Manuel Filipe Santos, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Victor Alves, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

Real-time GPS Simulation and Service Applications

Matthias Klumpp, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany

Simulation with Petri Nets

Pascal Berruet, Universite Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France
Olivier Grunder, UTBM, Belfort, France
Mauro Iacono, University of Naples II, Italy
Stefano Marrone, Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Alexandre Nketsa, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Mario Paludetto, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Jean-Claude Pascal, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Ivo Vondrak, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Bond Graphs Simulation

Edgar F. Esteves, DEEC-FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal
Jesus Felez, Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Aziz Naamane, DIAM-IUSPIM, Marseille, France
Andre Tavernier, BioSim, Brussels, Belgium

DEVS

Fabrice Bernardi, University of Corsica, Corte, France
Adriano Carvalho, FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal
Alexandre Muzy, Universite de Corse, Corti, France
Fernando Tricas, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Fluid Flow Simulation

Diganta Bhusan Das, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
H.A.Nour Eldin, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Markus Fiedler, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

Emergency Risk Management Simulation

Véronique Baudin, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Kamil Drira, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Gurdev Singh, UB Patient Safety Research Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY USA
Lode Vermeersch, KBC Investments, London, United Kingdom