simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu (Moderator: Paul Fishwick) (08/07/90)
Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Tue Aug 7 09:00:25 EDT 1990 +----------------+ | TODAY'S TOPICS | +----------------+ (1) RE: UNIFIT Package (2) QUERY: Modelling Therapeutic Interventions (3) CALL: Annual Simulation Symposium (4) Freeway Traffic Flow Simulation (5) REQUEST: Workload Characteristics (6) Resource and Load Management Simulation * Moderator: Paul Fishwick, Univ. of Florida * Send topical mail to: simulation@bikini.cis.ufl.edu OR post to comp.simulation via USENET * Archives available via FTP to bikini.cis.ufl.edu (128.227.224.1). Login as 'ftp', use your last name as the password, change directory to pub/simdigest. Do 'type binary' before any file xfers. * Simulation Tools available by doing above and changing the directory to pub/simdigest/tools. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 90 08:55 H From: <WINSTON%NUSEEV.BITNET@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu> Subject: Re: UNIFIT information To: SIMULATION@bikini.cis.ufl.edu X-Original-To: SIMULATION@UFLORIDA.CIS.UFL.EDU Recently, I put out a request for information on a package called UNIFIT and other similar packages. So far, I've got a few replies, but only one provides some insight into the package and contacts for more information and ordering information. The text of that reply is as folows: > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 90 17:51:55 -0500 > From: Stephen G Vincent <vincent@csd4.csd.uwm.edu> > Subject: UniFit information > To: winston@nuseev.BitNet > Hello, > I saw your request for information about UniFit on the network. First, > some general information: > 1. UniFit is marketed by Simulation Modeling and Analysis Company (SMA), > P.O. Box 40996, Tucson, Arizona 85717; phone 602-299-8441. I can > get you a fax number if you need it. > 2. Most users employ the package on IBM compatible personal computers because > of the graphics capabilities. > More specific information concerning your request: > 3. The traditional use of UniFit in a simulation context is for fitting the > input probability distributions; we can assume that the observations are > independent and identically distributed. Analysis of the output data is > a different problem and is discussed below. > 4. For most simulations observations from one run (for example, the sequence > of delays in queue in a queueing model) are correlated and thus not > appropriate for analysis by UniFit. > 5. If, however, we take one observation from a simulation run and make a > number of replications, then we can use a tool like UniFit. However, > in general, most simulationists simply create confidence intervals > using the standard t-distribution results. If you need to study the > exact distribution of the result measure, then UniFit will do a good > job. > Feel free to e-mail me if you need more general information about the > software or its capabilities; contact SMA for price and ordering information. > -sv. I did not receive any replies regarding similar packages, but I hope anyone who has any recommendations send them to me, so that I can summarize for the benefit of everyone. Winston Seah Dept of Electrical Engineering National University of Singapore bitnet: winston@nuseev.bitnet ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Aug 90 15:11:57 -0400 From: Paul Fishwick <fishwick@fish.cis.ufl.edu> To: simulation@ufl.edu >From uflorida!mephisto!bbn.com!ehudlick Wed Aug 1 15:07:58 EDT 1990 Article 6847 of comp.ai: Path: uflorida!mephisto!bbn.com!ehudlick >From: ehudlick@bbn.com (Eva Hudlicka) Newsgroups: comp.ai,sci.psychology Subject: Computational Psychodynamics (?) Date: 1 Aug 90 14:01:39 GMT Sender: news@bbn.com Reply-To: ehudlick@BBN.COM (Eva Hudlicka) Followup-To: comp.ai Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA Xref: uflorida comp.ai:6847 sci.psychology:3254 Does anyone know of any research in the area of constructing computational models (simulations) of therapeutic interventions, unconscious processes, etc. I'm not talking about Eliza or Perry type of programs but something based on clinical data and some specific model of the psyche and therapy. Any info or pointers would be appreciated. Eva Hudlicka BBN 10 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02238 (617) 873-8674 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Aug 90 13:36:28 CDT From: "George Zobrist, Professor" <C2816@UMRVMB.UMR.EDU> Subject: call for papers annual simulation symposium To: simulation@bikini.cis.ufl.edu X-Acknowledge-To: <C2816@UMRVMB> **** CALL FOR PAPERS **** 24TH ANNUAL SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 1991 SCS EASTERN MULTICONFERENCE, APRIL 1-5, 1991, NEW ORLEANS, LA _________________________________________________________________________ THE ANNUAL SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM IS A FORUM FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS, TECHNIQUES, AND APPLICATIONS AMONG PRACTITIONERS OF SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA. THE PAPER SESSIONS ARE DESIGNED TO GENERATE AN INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION OF CONCEPTS, METHODOLOGY, AND RESULTS BETWEEN AUTHOR AND AUDIENCE. THE STRUCTURE OF THE SYMPOSIUM ALSO PROVIDES FOR A DEGREE OF COLLEGIALITY AND CONTINUITY IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE WEEK. IN RECENT YEARS THE SYMPOSIUM HAS PROVIDED A FORUM FOR TRADITIONAL SIMULATION TOPICS IN DISCRETE EVENT, CONTINUOUS, DIGITAL AND ANALOG SIMULATION. THIS YEAR'S SYMPOSIUM IS SEEKING PAPERS PARTICULARLY IN THE FOLLOWING TOPICAL AREAS: O DISTRIBUTED/CONCURRENT SIMULATION O NEURAL NETWORK MODELS AND SIMULATIONS O MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR/PARALLEL-PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE O NETWORK MODELING AND SIMULATION O DISTRIBUTED DATABASE AND FILE SIMULATIONS O SIMULATION LANGUAGES AND TOOLS A 750-WORD ABSTRACT DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS, RANGE AND RESULTS OF THE PAPER IS REQUIRED. THE ABSTRACT SHOULD BE SENT BY SEPTEMBER 15, 1990 TO: DR. GEORGE W. ZOBRIST DEADLINES: DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 750-WORD ABSTRACT - 9/15/90 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA TENTATIVE ACCEPTANCE- 10/1/90 ROLLA, MISSOURI 65401 FULL PAPER - 12/1/90 PHONE: (314) 341-4836 FINAL PAPER - 1/15/91 EMAIL: C2816@UMRVMB.UMR.EDU EARLY SUBMISSION OF THE ABSTRACT WILL FACILITATE EARLY NOTIFICATION OF TENTATIVE ACCEPTANCE. THE ABSTRACTS WILL BE CRITICALLY REVIEWED AND A NOTIFICATION TO PREPARE A FULL PAPER WILL BE SENT, IF THE REVIEWS ARE ACCEPTABLE, AFTER THE FULL PAPER IS RECEIVED, FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE AS TO ACCEPTABILITY. PLEASE INCLUDE FULL NAME, AFFILIATION, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBERS (ALSO, EMAIL) OF EACH AUTHOR AND DESIGNATE THE AUTHOR WHICH IS BE CONTACTED. THE FULL PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY. THE IRA M. KAY MEMORIAL PRIZE OF $500 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST PAPER PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM. ONLY PAPERS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OR PRESENTED SHOULD BE SUBMITTED. AUTHORS MUST OBTAIN EMPLOYER, CLIENT, OR GOVERNMENT RELEASES PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL OF FINAL MANUSCRIPT. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 12:43:33 -0700 From: news@petunia.CalPoly.EDU (Newsman) To: comp-simulation@ucsd.edu Path: news From: cmaccarl@batman.elee.calpoly.edu (cam) Newsgroups: comp.simulation,comp.theory.dynamic-sys Subject: Freeway Traffic Flow Simulation Keywords: freeway highway traffic simulation Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 19:43:29 GMT Reply-To: cmaccarl@batman.elee.calpoly.edu (cam) Organization: CalPoly Distribution: world We are working on the development of a macroscopic dynamic flow simulation for vehicle traffic on a freeway (highway,motorway,turnpike) network. Of particular interest is the accurate characterization of an existing freeway network based on available field data on average traffic flow and velocity at sample points in the system. We would like to correspond with others doing similar work, to share mutual concerns and results. Thanks cam ------------------------------ To: simulation@ufl.edu Path: ukma!raj From: Raj Yavatkar <raj@ms.uky.edu> Newsgroups: comp.os.research,comp.simulation Subject: References to performance measurements in distri. systems Keywords: namer server, workload, service times Date: 3 Aug 90 22:02:52 GMT Organization: U of Ky, Math. Sciences, Lexington KY Sender: raj@ms.uky.edu Hi, I am looking for references to workload characterizations and performance measurements in actual distributed systems (LAN based) directed to determine the amount of processing time needed to satisfy requests at a name server (or similar server such as a boot server or an ARP server) for typical workloads in a LAN environment.. Also, statistics on interarrival times of service requests for a given workload will be useful. I will appreciate pointers to literature on the subject. Thnaks, Raj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ raj@ms.uky.edu Internet (606) 257-6745 Phone (606) 257-3961 Phone (Secretary) 606-257-4078 Fax Raj Yavatkar Assistant Professor Dept. Of Computer Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027 US Mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ To: comp-simulation@uunet.uu.net Path: ucla-cs!maui.cs.ucla.edu!cho From: cho@CS.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.simulation,comp.parallel,comp.os.research Subject: Resource or load management simulator on multiprocessors Date: 7 Aug 90 00:52:20 GMT Sender: news@CS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: cho@CS.UCLA.EDU () Distribution: usa Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Hi, Netter, I plan to simulate resource or load management methods in Time Warp, and I am curious whether anyone have already built such simulators. I know that Orna Berry builted one Time Warp simulator, but it was written in SIMULA 67 whose compiler is not available to me. Any information about sequential or distributed simulators for resource managements in parallel or distributed systems will be appreciated, and any comments are also welcome. Please send me emails, and I will summarize the replies if requested. Thank you very much. S. Cho cho@cs.ucla.edu ------------------------------ END OF SIMULATION DIGEST ************************