Research Challenges in Modeling and Simulation for Engineering Complex Systems

This illuminating text/reference presents a review of the key aspects of the modeling and simulation (M&S) life cycle, and examines the challenges of M&S in different application areas. The authoritative work offers valuable perspectives on the future of research in M&S, and its role in engineering complex systems.

This thought-provoking volume offers important insights for all researchers involved in modeling and simulation across the full spectrum of disciplines and applications, defining a common research agenda to support the entire M&S research community.

Introduction
Richard Fujimoto and Margaret Loper

Applications
William Rouse and Philomena Zimmerman

Conceptual Modeling
Conrad Bock, Fatma Dandashi, Sanford Friedenthal, Nathalie Harrison, Steven Jenkins, Leon McGinnis, Janos Sztipanovits, Adelinde Uhrmacher, Eric Weisel, Lin Zhang

Model Reuse, Composition and Adaptation
Osman Balci, George L. Ball, Katherine L. Morse, Ernie Page, Mikel D. Petty, Andreas Tolk, Sandra N. Veautour

Dr. Richard Fujimoto is a Professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Dr. Conrad Bock is a Computer Scientist in the Systems Engineering Group under the Systems Integration Division (SID) of the Engineering Lab (EL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Dr. Wei Chen is the Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design and the Director of the Integrated Design Automation Laboratory (IDEAL) at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.

Dr. Ernest Page is a Chief Engineer at The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA, USA.

Dr. Jitesh H. Panchal is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.