October 12-15, 2003
Venue: Orlando Airport Marriott

7499 Augusta National Drive
Orlando, FL 32822

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Conference Program (download as pdf)

Sunday, October 12, 2003
	Tutorials The tutorials papers will be published as a volume of the series LNCS Tutorials by Springer. The volume will be available in December 2003, the table of contents is available online.
	Track 1	Track 2
09:00-12:00	IP-Oriented QoS in the Next Generation Networks: Application to Wireless Networks Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute-Alsace	Simulation with Augmented Reality Erol Gelenbe, Khaled Hussain, and Varol Kaptan, Imperial College and University of Central Florida
12:00-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00-17:00	CPN and QoS Driven Smart Routing in Wired and Wireless Networks Erol Gelenbe, Ricardo Lent, Michael Gellman, Peixiang Liu, and Pu Su , Imperial College and University of Central Florida	Introduction to Simulation Modeling and Analysis: Concepts and Applications in Manufacturing and Service Industries Mansooreh Mollaghasemi , University of Central Florida
Monday, October 13, 2003
09:15-09:45	Opening Session
09:45-10:30	Keynote Speech Perf: An Ongoing Research Project on Performance Evaluation M. Calzarossa
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Session 1 Workload Characterisation Synthesizing Representative I/O Workloads using Iterative Distillation Z. Kurmas, K. Keeton, K. Mackenzie Tracking the Evolution of Web Traffic: 1995-2003 F. Hernandez-Campos, K. Jeffay, F. Smith Using Linear Regression to Characterize Data Coherency Traffic J.-T. Acquaviva, F. Quessette
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-15:00	Session 2 Mobile Devices and Optical Networks Considering the Energy Consumption of Mobile Storage Alternatives F. Zheng, N. Garg, S. Sobti, C. Zhang, R. Joseph, A. Krishnamurthy, R. Wang Using User Interface Event Information in Dynamic Voltage Scaling Algorithms J. Lorch, A. Smith k-Weighted Minimum Dominating Sets for Sparse Wavelength Converters Placement under Non-uniform Traffic M. Houmaidi, M. Bassiouni
15:00-15:30	Break
15:30-17:00	Session 3 Network Simulation I Creating Realistic BGP Models X. Dimitropoulos, G. Riley Mapping Peer Behavior to Packet-level Details: A Framework for Packet-level Simulation of Peer-to-Peer Systems Q. He, M. Ammar, G. Riley, H. Raj, R. Fujimoto Minimizing Packet Loss by Optimizing OSPF Weights Using Online Simulation H. Kaur, T. Ye, S. Kalyanaraman, K. Vastola
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
09:00-10:30	Session 4 Storage Systems I It´s Not Fair - Evaluating Efficient Disk Scheduling A. Riska, E. Riedel A Lightweight, Temporary File System for Large-scale Web Servers J. Wang, D. Li Zone-Based Shortest Positioning Time First Scheduling for MEMS-Based Storage Devices B. Hong, S. Brandt, D. Long, E. Miller, K. Glocer, Z. Peterson
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-11:45	Keynote Speech Large-Scale Network Simulation: How Big? How Fast? R. Fujimoto
11:45-12:45	Session 5 Web Server Performance Quantifying the Properties of SRPT Scheduling M. Gong, C. Williamson NAM: A Network Adaptable Middleware to Enhance Response Time of Web Services S. Ghandeharizadeh, C. Papadopoulos, P. Pol, R. Zhou
12:45-13:45	Lunch Break
13:45-14:30	Keynote Speech DEVS Today: Recent Advances in Discrete Event-Based Information Technology B. Zeigler
14:30-15:30	Session 6 Wireless and Mobile Networks Modelling Differentiated Services in UMTS Networks K. Al-Begain, I. Awan Media Synchronization and Packet Scheduling Algorithms for Wireless Systems A. Boukerche, H. Owens II
15:30-16:00	Break
16:00-18:15	Parallel Session
	Tool Demonstrations On Modeling and Analyzing Cache Hierarchies using CASPER R. Iyer TwoTowers 3.0: Enhancing Usability M. Bernardo MQNA - Markovian Queueing Networks Analyser L. Brenner, P. Fernandes, A. Sales An Evaluation Framework for Active Queue Management Schemes A. Bitorika, M. Robin, M. Huggard System-Level Simulation Modeling with MLDesigner G. Schorcht, I. Troxel, K. Farhangian, P. Unger, D. Zinn, C. Mick, A. George, and H. Salzwedel p-sim: A Simulator for Peer-to-Peer Networks S. Merugu, S. Srinivasan, E. Zegura An Open Tool to Compute Stochastic Bounds on Steady-state Distribution and Rewards J.M. Fourneau, M. Le Coz, N. Pekergin, F. Quessette	Short Papers Quantifying the Effect of Recent Protocol Improvements to Standards-Track TCP M. Weigle, K. Jeffay, F. Smith Profit-driven Service Differentiation in Transient Environments Q. Zhang, E. Smirni, G. Ciardo Optimal Mobility-Aware Admission Control in Content Delivery Networks N. Bartolini, E. Casalicchio, S. Tucci An Active Traffic Splitter Architecture for Intrusion Detection I. Charitakis, K. Anagnostakis, E. Markatos Toward Scaling Network Emulation Using Topology Partitioning K. Yocum, E. Eade, J. Degesys, D. Becker, J. Chase, A. Vahdat Call Admission Control for QoS provisioning in Multimedia Wireless and Mobile Networks K. Dias, S. Fernandes, D. Sadok Managing of Flash Crowds on the Internet I. Ari, B. Hong, E. Miller, S. Brandt, D. Long Performance Benchmarking of Dynamic Web Technologies L. Titchkosky, M. Arlitt, C. Williamson Markovian Performance Analysis of a Synchronous Optical Packet Switch J. Tomasik, I. Kotuliak, T. Atmaca
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
09:00-10:30	Session 7 Internet Performance Small-World Characteristics of the Internet and Multicast Scaling S. Jin, A. Bestavros A Unified Framework for Modeling TCP-Vegas, TCP-SACK, and TCP-Reno A. Wierman, T. Osogami, J. Olsen Bottleneck Estimation for Load Control Gateways K. Pandit, J. Schmitt, M. Karsten, R. Steinmetz
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Session 8 Storage Systems II SPEK: A Storage Performance Evaluation Kernel Module for Block Level Storage System M. Zhang, Q. Yang, X. He An Integrated Performance Model of Disk Arrays E. Varki, A. Merchant, J. Xu, X. Qiu Disk Built-in Caches: Evaluation on System Performance Y. Zhu, Y. Hu
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-14:30	Session 9 Web Proxies Analysis of Design Alternatives for Reverse Proxy Cache Providers B. Ciciani, F. Quaglia, P. Romano, D. Dias A Packet-Level Simulation Study of Optimal Web Proxy Cache Placement G. Houtzager, C. Williamson
14:30-15:00	Break
15:00-16:00	Session 10 Distributed and Cluster Computing Scheduling Parallel Jobs with CPU and I/O Resource Requirements in Cluster Computing Systems J. Abawajy, S. Dandamudi Derivation of Passage-time Densities in PEPA Models Using ipc: The Imperial PEPA Compiler J. Bradley, N. Dingle, S. Gilmore, and W. Knottenbelt
16:00-16:30	Closing

Scope

The scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to:

Computer Architecture Modeling and Simulation
Parallel and Distributed Systems
Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
Internetworking Protocol and Performance
Wireless and Mobile Networking and Computing
Broadband and Telecommunication Networks and Software
Network Traffic Studies
Web-Based Systems
Application areas such as databases
Analysis Techniques and Formal Methods
Benchmarking and Measurement Techniques
Capacity Planning
Performance Analysis and Validation Techniques
Workload Characterization and Generation
Discrete Event Simulation methodology and Tools
Middleware Performance (Object Oriented, Parallel Simulation etc.)

Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance which have not been published elsewhere. The proceedings will be published by IEEE.

TOOLS TRACK

The registration deadline for tools papers was May 30, 2003. The tools papers will undergo a review process and will be published in the conference proceedings in a dedicated tools section. Separate sessions are planned where these tools will be demonstrated on-line. Projection systems capable for projecting from laptop screens and videotapes will be available. The authors are required to bring any additional equipment necessary for demonstration.
Further Questions regarding tools track should be directed to the tools chair.

REGULAR PAPERS

The deadline for paper submissions was May 11. Notifications on acceptance / rejection will be sent out by the beginning of July.
Authors of accepted papers will have to submit the camera ready copy of their papers by August 1.

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

Proposals for half-day workshops are solicited on timely topics related to the above areas. The workshop proposal must include a description of topics presented and biographies of potential presenters. Send workshop proposals directly to the workshops chair.

The following workshops will be held:

2nd MASCOTS Workshop on Design and Performance evaluation of 3G Internet technologies

CALL FOR TUTORIALS

Proposals for half-day or full-day tutorials are solicited on timely topics related to the above areas. The tutorial proposal must include description and length of the tutorial, breakdown of topics, and biographies of the presenters. Send tutorial proposals directly to the tutorials chair.

Important Dates

Deadline for Paper Submission May 4, 2003

Notification of Acceptance June, 2003

Camera Ready Copy due to IEEE July, 2003

Advance Registration June, 2003

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

     General Chair
          Erol Gelenbe
          University of Central Florida
          erol@cs.ucf.edu

     Program Chair
          Gabriele Kotsis
          Telecooperation Department
          Johannes Kepler University Linz
          Altenberger Strasse 69
          A-4040 Linz, Austria
          Phone: +43 732 2468 9238
          Fax:   +43 732 2468 9829
          gabriele.kotsis@jku.ac.at

     Workshop Chair
          Ramon Puigjaner
          Univerity of the Baleares (Spain)
          putxi@uib.es

     Tools Chair
          Jane Hillston
          University of Edinburgh
          Scotland, UK
          jeh@inf.ed.ac.uk

     Tutorials Chair
          Mariacarla Calzarossa
          Italy
          mcc@unipv.it

     Finance Chair
          David Finkel
          Computer Science Department
          Worcester Polytechnic Institute
          100 Institute Road
          Worcester, MA 01609, USA
          Phone: (508) 831-5416
          Fax:   (508) 831-5776
          dfinkel@wpi.edu

     Publicity Co-Chairs
          Khaled Hussain and Ricardo Lent
          University of Central Florida
          {khaled,rlent}@cs.ucf.edu

     Local Arrangements Chair
          Amy Wedel
          Division of Continuing Education
          University of Central Florida
          407-882-0241
          awedel@mail.ucf.edu


Program Committee

Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnatti, USA
Khalid Al-Begain, Bradford University, UK
Mostafa Bassiouni, University of Central Florida, USA
Monique Becker, INT, France
Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy
Azzeddine Boukerche, University of North Texas, USA
Gregor v. Bochman, University of Ottawa, Canada
Rick Bunt, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Mariacarla Calzarossa, University of Pavia, Italy
Sajal K. Das, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, USA
Samir Das, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA
Alois Ferscha, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
David Finkel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Jean Michel Fourneau, University of Versailles, France
Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Tech, USA
Ratan Guha, University of Central Florida, USA
Mohsen Guizani, University of Michigan, USA
Guenter Haring, University of Vienna, Austria
Peter Harrison, Imperial College, UK
Hossam Hossanein, Queens University, Canada
Sungbum Hong, University of North Texas, USA
Alain Jean-Marie, LIRMM, France
Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Darrell Long, UC Santa Cruz, USA
Shikharesh Majumdar, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Raymond Marie, IRISA, France
Dan Marinescu, University of Central Florida, USA
Daniel A. Menasce, George Mason University, USA
David Nicol, Dartmouth College, USA
Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK
Nihal Pekergin, University of Versailles St-Quentin, France
Ramon Puigjaner, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
William H. Sanders, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA
Mirela Sechi M. A. Notare, Barddal University, SC, Brazil
Krishna Sivalingam, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
S V Raghavan, IIT Madras, India
Gerardo Rubino, IRISA, France
J. Bosco M. Sobral, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Satish K. Tripathi, University of California, Riverside, USA
Kishor S. Trivedi, Duke University, USA
Carl Tropper, McGill University, Canada
Salvatore Tucci, University of  Rome II, Italy
Stephen J. Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Carey Williamson, University of Calgary, Canada
Murray Woodside, Carleton University, Canada
Zhiguang Xu, University of Central Florida, USA
Jason Lin Yi-Bing, National Chiao-Tung Univ. Taiwan
Albert Y. Zomaya, The University of Western Australia