Advances in Modeling and Simulation Seminal Research from 50 Years of Winter Simulation Conferences

This broad-ranging text/reference presents a fascinating review of the state of the art of modeling and simulation, highlighting both the seminal work of preeminent authorities and exciting developments from promising young researchers in the field. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), the premier international forum for disseminating recent advances in the field of system simulation, the book showcases the historical importance of this influential conference while also looking forward to a bright future for the simulation community.

A Brief Introduction to the Winter Simulation Conference
Andreas Tolk, John Fowler, Guodong Shao, and Enver Yücesan

Model is a Verb
Lee Schruben

Model Calibration
Jie Xu

Validating Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems
Claudia Szabo and Lachlan Birdsey

Input Model Risk
Eunhye Song and Barry L. Nelson

Evolution of Simulation Languages
C. Dennis Pegden

A Brief History of Time Warp
David Jefferson and Richard Fujimoto

Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments: Tutorial
Jack P.C. Kleijnen

Better Big Data via Data Farming Experiments
Susan Sanchez and Paul J. Sánchez

Bayesian Belief Models in Simulation-Based Decision Making
Ilya O. Rzyhov and Ye Chen

Simulation Optimization under Input Model Uncertainty
Enlu Zhou and Di Wu

Parallel Ranking and Selection
Susan R. Hunter and

A History of Military Computer Simulation
Raymond R. Hill and Andreas Tolk

Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing
John Fowler and Lars Mönch

Social and Behavioral Simulation
Charles M. Macal and Chaitanya Kaligotla

Analysis of M&S Literature Published in the Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference from 1981 to 2016
Navronil Mustafee and Paul Fishwick

Dr. Andreas Tolk is a Technology Integrator at The MITRE Corporation, Hampton, VA, USA, and adjunct Professor at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Dr. John Fowler is the Motorola Professor of Supply Chain Management in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, AZ, Tempe, USA.

Dr. Guodong Shao is a Computer Scientist in the Systems Integration Division (SID) of the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Dr. Enver Yücesan is a Professor of Operations Management at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.