Call for Papers

Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Performance Evaluation Journal (confirmed) and Discrete Events Dynamic Systems Journal (approval pending).

Scope

In recent years, a range of performance evaluation methodologies and tools has been developed within disparate research communities for the purposes of evaluation, design, and model reduction. The aim of the Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools conference is to build bridges between these communities, bringing theory and practice together in order to:

	compare and debate the complete range of performance evaluation methodologies and their implementation into tools;
	promote interdisciplinary flow of technical information among industry systems designers and researchers.

Papers

The conference invites original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Performance evaluation techniques will draw from the following:

	Advanced simulation tools Simulation of rare events Parallel/distributed simulations Variance reduction techniques Large deviations Hybrid system simulation
	Stochastic processes Stochastic geometry Long-range dependence Self-similarity Point processes Traffic models and measurements
	Discrete event systems Petri nets Max-plus algebra Automata
	Queueing theory Network calculus Analytical models Approximation methods (In)Sensitivity Dynamic Fluid Models Diffusion models Dam processes Perturbation approaches Control of Queues
	Optimization Theory and Control Supervisory Control Reliability/Performability tools
	Neural Networks and Decision Tools
	Graph Theory and Discrete Mathematics
	Game Theory and Pricing

Envisaged applications are drawn from, but are not restricted to, the following areas:

	Computer Networks Peer-to-peer Networks Traffic Control Services
	Computer Systems Grid Computing
	Communication Systems
	Wireless Networks MAC Routing Cellular Ad Hoc Sensor Hybrids
	Distributed Systems
	Road Traffic and Transportation Systems
	Public Utility Networks
	Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains
	Call Centers
	Economic, Biological and Social Systems

Workshops

There will be five workshops associated with Valuetools 2008

• GameComm
• MODENETs
• SMCTools
• Inter-Perf
• WNS2

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For information on the submission process and guidelines for preparing submitted papers, visit the submissions page.

Publication

All submitted papers will go through a peer review process. All accepted papers will be included in the VALUETOOLS 2008 Conference Proceedings.

All accepted papers of the main event and the associated workshops will be published in the digital library of ACM