20. PADS 2006: Singapore
20th IEEE/ACM/SCS Workshop on Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulation, PADS 2006, Singapore, May 23-26, 2006. IEEE Computer Society 2006 ISBN 0-7695-2587-3
Introduction
Message From the General Chair.
Message From The Program Chair.
Workshop Committees.
Reviewers.
20th Workshop: A Brief History of PADS.
Session1: Parallel Simulation

Moo-Kyoung Chung, Chong-Min Kyung: Improving Lookahead in Parallel Multiprocessor Simulation Using Dynamic Execution Path Prediction. 11-18
Craig Bergstrom, Srinidhi Varadarajan, Godmar Back: The Distributed Open Network Emulator: Using Relativistic Time for Distributed Scalable Simulation. 19-28
Session 2: Performance Analysis
Roland Ewald, Dan Chen, Georgios K. Theodoropoulos, Michael Lees, Brian S. Logan, Ton Oguara, Adelinde Uhrmacher: Performance Analysis of Shared Data Access Algorithms for Distributed Simulation of Multi-Agent Systems. 29-36
Michael Lees, Brian S. Logan, Dan Chen, Ton Oguara, Georgios K. Theodoropoulos: Analysing the Performance of Optimistic Synchronisation Algorithms in Simulations of Multi-Agent Systems. 37-44
Dhananjai Madhava Rao, Philip A. Wilsey: Predicting Performance of Resolution Changes in Parallel Simulations. 45-54
Session 3: Keynote Presentation
Andreas Tolk: What Comes After the Semantic Web - PADS Implications for the Dynamic Web. 55
Session 4: Advanced Techniques and Applicationa
Xinjun Chen, Wentong Cai, Stephen John Turner, Yong Wang: SOAr-DSGrid: Service-Oriented Architecture for Distributed Simulation on the Grid. 65-73
Kalyan S. Perumalla: Discrete-event Execution Alternatives on General Purpose Graphical Processing Units (GPGPUs). 74-81
Tobias Kiesling: Progressive Time-Parallel Simulation. 82-91
Jan Himmelspach, Paola Lecca, Davide Prandi, Corrado Priami, Paola Quaglia, Adelinde Uhrmacher: Developing An Hierarchical Simulator for Beta-binders. 92-102
Session 5: Distributed Virtual Environments
Ta Nguyen Binh Duong, Suiping Zhou, Haifeng Shen: Greedy Algorithms for Client Assignment in Large-Scale Distributed Virtual Environments. 103-110
Robert Bartlett: Interest Operators: Facilitating Attribute Interest Criteria for Formula-Based Interest Management in Distributed Virtual Environments. 111-118
Xinyu Liu, Paul F. Reynolds Jr., David C. Brogan: Using Abstraction in the Verification of Simulation Coercion. 119-128
Session 6: Work In Progress Abstracts
Rob Simmonds, Brian Unger: Model-Based Services for Computing Grid Performance Analyses & Tuning. 129
ElMoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, George F. Riley, Bonnie S. Heck: The Reconfiguration Problem in Sensor Networks: An Optimization Approach. 130
Shell-Ying Huang, Wentong Cai, Stephen John Turner, Wen-Jing Hsu, Suiping Zhou, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low, Richard Fujimoto, Rassul Ayani: A Generic Symbiotic Simulation Framework. 131
Catriona Kennedy, Georgios K. Theodoropoulos: Intelligent Management of Data Driven Simulations to Support Model Building. 132
Patrick Peschlow, Peter Martini: Towards an Efficient Branching Mechanism for Simultaneous Events in Distributed Simulation. 133
Kalyan S. Perumalla: Parallel Execution of Region-Scale Evacuation Traffic Models. 134
Navonil Mustafee, Simon J. E. Taylor, Korina Katsaliaki, Sally C. Brailsford: NBS Supply Chain Simulation using Simul8 and HLA. 135
Session 7: Keynote Presentation
Peter Lendermann: Distributed Simulation in Manufacturing and Logistics. 139
Session 8: Network Simulation

Zhiyu Hao, Xiao-chun Yun, Hongli Zhang: An Efficient Routing Mechanism in Network Simulation. 150-157
David W. Bauer, Murat Yuksel, Christopher D. Carothers, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman: A Case Study in Understanding OSPF and BGP Interactions Using Efficient Experiment Design. 158-165
Charles R. Simpson, Dheeraj Reddy, George F. Riley: Empirical Models of TCP and UDP End-User Network Traffic from NETI@home Data Analysis. 166-174
Session 9: High Level Architecture
Martin Eklöf, Rassul Ayani, Farshad Moradi: Evaluation of a Fault-Tolerance Mechanism for HLA-Based Distributed Simulations. 175-182
Dan Chen, Stephen John Turner, Wentong Cai: A Framework for Robust HLA-based Distributed Simulations. 183-192
Andrea Santoro, Francesco Quaglia: Transparent Optimistic Synchronization in HLA via a Time-Management Converter. 193-200
Xiaoguang Wang, Stephen John Turner, Simon J. E. Taylor: COTS Simulation Package (CSP) Interoperability -A Solution to Synchronous Entity Passing. 201-210



