Systems Theory

The simulation of complex systems will be critical to the discovery of solutions to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This body of work attempts to move abstract systems theory toward a set of computational tools that domain-experts can use to encode their knowledge.

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Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2018). A Symmetric Formalism for Discrete Event Simulation with Agents. WinterSim 2018 Conference. 12 pages.

Multiscale Representation of Simulated Time

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Goldstein, R., Khan, A., Dalle, O., Wainer, G. (2017). Multiscale Representation of Simulated Time. SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International. 94(6). pp. 519-558.

A Taxonomy of Event Time Representations

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Goldstein, R., Khan, A. (2017). A Taxonomy of Event Time Representations. TMS/DEVS 2017 Conference proceedings: Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation. 12 pages.

A Quantum of Continuous Simulated Time

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Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2016) A Quantum of Continuous Simulated Time. TMS/DEVS 2016 Conference proceedings: Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation. 8 pages.

Extending Explicitly Modelled Simulation Debugging Environments with Dynamic Structure

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Van Mierlo, S., Vangheluwe, H., Breslav, S., Goldstein, R., Khan, A. (2019) Extending Explicitly Modelled Simulation Debugging Environments with Dynamic Structure, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 25 pages.

Designing DEVS Visual Interfaces for End-user Programmers

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Maleki, M., Woodbury, R., Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2015) Designing DEVS visual interfaces for end-user programmers. SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International. 91(8). pp. 715-734.

DesignDEVS: Reinforcing Theoretical Principles in a Practical and Lightweight Simulation Environment

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Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2016) DesignDEVS: Reinforcing Theoretical Principles in a Practical and Lightweight Simulation Environment. TMS/DEVS 2016 Conference proceedings: Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation. 8 pages.

Grand challenges for modeling and simulation: simulation everywhere— from cyberinfrastructure to clouds to citizens

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Taylor, S., Khan, A., Morse, K., Tolk, A., Yilmaz, L., Zander, J. (2015). Grand challenges for modeling and simulation: simulation everywhere— from cyberinfrastructure to clouds to citizens. Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International. 91(7). pp. 648-66.

On the Definition of a Computational Fluid Dynamic Solver using Cellular Discrete-Event Simulation

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Van Schyndel, M., Wainer, G., Goldstein, R., Mogk, J., Khan, A. (2014). On the Definition of a Computational Fluid Dynamic Solver using Cellular Discrete-Event Simulation. Journal of Computational Science. 5(6). pp. 882–890.

Practical Aspects of the DesignDEVS Simulation Environment

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Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2017). Practical Aspects of the DesignDEVS Simulation Environment. SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International. 94(4). pp. 301-326.

The DEVS Formalism

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Goldstein, R., Wainer, G., Khan, A. (2013). The DEVS Formalism. In P.F. Casas (Ed.), Formal Languages for Computer Simulation: Transdisciplinary Models and Applications. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. pp. 62-102.


Informal DEVS Conventions Motivated by Practical Considerations

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Goldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan, A. (2013). Informal DEVS Conventions Motivated by Practical Considerations, SpringSim 2013: Theory of Modeling and Simulation. 6 pages.


Grand Challenges on the Theory of Modeling and Simulation

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Taylor, S., Khan, A., Morse, K., Tolk, A., Yilmaz, L., Zander, J. (2013). Grand Challenges on the Theory of Modeling and Simulation, SpringSim 2013: Theory of Modeling and Simulation. 9 pages.