Subject: [MOBILE-IP] CFP MASCOTS99

From: Gabriele Kotsis <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 17:46:20 +0200

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                             Call for Participation
                               M A S C O T S ' 99
                   Seventh International Symposium on
                    Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of
                 of Computer and Telecommunication Systems

                           October 24-28, 1999
            The Inn and Conference Center University of Maryland
                          College Park MD, USA

                               Sponsored by
                        the IEEE Computer Society
   IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Simulation (IEEE-TCSIM)
 IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Architecture (IEEE-TCCA)

                              Co-Sponsored by
               ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation (SIGSIM)
                     Society for Computer Simulation (SCS)
          International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP)

        For details on the program and registration information, see
                 http://scylla.ani.univie.ac.at/~mascots/

                      co-located with IEEE DiS-RT'99
                                 Oct 22-24
                   http://www.cs.unt.edu/~boukerch/wdis99

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Conference Program at a Glance

Tutorials on Sunday, October 24, 1999
- Mobility Management in Mobile IP (Half-day)
- An Introduction to Network Security (Half-day)
- GloMoSim - A Library for Simulation of Large Wireless Networks (Full-day)

Invited Seminars on Monday, October 25, 1999
- R. Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology
- D. Nicol, Dartmouth College
- W. Sanders, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- M. Satyanarayanan, Carnegie Mellon University
- D. Towsley, University of Massachusetts
- K. Trivedi, Duke University

Sessions on Tuesday, October 26, 1999
- ATM Networks
- Mobile, Wireless and Optical Networks
- Simulation Techniques and Environments
- Network Simulation

Sessions on Wednesday, October 27, 1999
- Performance Techniques
- Performance Modeling and Analysis
- Workload
- QoS and Multimedia

Sessions on Thursday, October 28, 1999
- Memory, Cache, and I/O Performance
- Software Analysis
- Analysis of Security Systems

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Conference Program in Detail

 Sunday, October 24, 1999

    8:00am
             Registration Open
    9:00-10:30am
             Tutorials
             T1 Mobility Management in Mobile IP
             T2 GloMoSim - A Library for Simulation of Large Wireless Networks
    10:30-11:00am
             Coffee Break
    11:00-12:30pm
             Tutorials
             T1 Mobility Management in Mobile IP
             T2 GloMoSim - A Library for Simulation of Large Wireless Networks
    12:30-14:00am
             Lunch Break
    14:00-15:30pm
             Tutorials
             T2 GloMoSim - A Library for Simulation of Large Wireless Networks
             T3 An Introduction to Network Security
    15:30-16:00am
             Coffee Break
    16:00-17:30pm
             Tutorials
             T2 GloMoSim - A Library for Simulation of Large Wireless Networks
             T3 An Introduction to Network Security
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 Monday, October 25, 1999

    8:00am
             Registration Open
    9:00-10:00     Invited Seminars
             Evaluating Adaptive Mobile Systems
             M. Satyanarayanan, Carnegie Mellon University

   10:00-11:00     Invited Seminars
             Integrated Frameworks for Multi-Level and Multi-Formalism Modeling
             William H. Sanders, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

   11:00-11:20     Break

   11:20-12:20     Invited Seminars
             Scalable Modeling and Analysis of Networks
             David Nicol, Dartmouth University

   12:20-1:30      Lunch

    1:30-2:30      Invited Seminars
             Parallel Simulation of Networks
             Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology

    2:30-3:30      Invited Seminars
             Modeling TCP and TCP-like Transport Protocols
             Donald Towsley, University of Massachusetts

    3:30-3:45       Break

    3:45-4:45      Invited Seminars
             Stochastic Petri Nets for Modeling Heterogeneous Networks
             Kishor S. Trivedi, Duke University

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 Tuesday, October 26, 1999

    8:00am
             Registration Open
    8:45-9:00am
             Welcome, Opening
    9:00-10:30am
             Session 1: ATM Networks
             Session Chair: Patrick Dowd, University of Maryland, USA

             Design and management of ATM virtual path connection networks
             A. Arvidson, S. A. Berezner, A. E. Krzesinski

             Performance and Robustness Testing of Explicit-Rate ABR Flow
             Control Schemes
             M. Zoranovic, C. Williamson

             Supporting TCP (In)Efficiently over ATM Clouds
             J. J. Sydir, N. Taft-Plotkin, N. Akar

             Local Resource Allocation for Providing End to End Delay
             Guarantees in ATM Networks Using PGPS Scheduling
             A. S. Ayad, K. M. F. Elsayed, M. T. El-Hadidi
    10:30-11:00am
             Coffee Break
    11:00-12:30pm
             Session 2: Mobile, Wireless and Optical Networks
             Session Chair: Rajive Bagrodia, University of California
                            at Los Angeles, USA

             Performance Evaluation of Distributed Co-Ordination Function
             for IEEE 802.11 Wireless
             LAN Protocol in Presence of Mobile and Hidden Terminals
             S. Khurana, A. Kahol, S. K. S. Gupta, P. K. Srimani

             TCP Performance and Buffer Provisioning for Internet in
             Wireless Networks
             H. M. Syed, K. Das, M. Devetsikiotis

             Mobile Network Dimensioning: an Evolutionary Approach
             T. Lissajoux, J. C. Creput, A. Koukam, D. Renaud

             Fair Scheduling in an Optical Interconnection Network
             C. S. Baw, R. Chamberlain, M. A. Franklin
    12:30-14:00am
             Lunch Break
    14:00-15:30pm
             Session 3: Simulation Techniques and Environments
             Session Chair: Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas, USA

             The SimUTC Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems Simulation Toolkit
             B. Weiss, G. Gridling, U. Schmid, K. Schossmaier

             Optimizing Message Aggregation for Parallel Simulation on
             High Performance Clusters
             C. Pham, C. Albrecht

             SDH Digital Cross-Connect Traffic Generation Algorithm
             B. Johnston, H. L. Owen

             Simulation of Broadband Multiple Access Protocols
             B. Bing
    15:30-16:00am
             Coffee Break
    16:00-17:30pm
             Session 4: Network Simulation
             Session Chair: Alois Ferscha, University of Vienna, Austria

             CAC Performance with Self-Similar Traffic Sources:
             Simulation Study and Performance Results
             Y. Wang, C. Williamson, J. Doerksen

             Simulation of Ultra-large Communication Networks
             D. M. Rao, P. A. Wilsey

             Network Simulations of A General Class of Partial-connection
             Multiple-bus Systems
             H. Tu, L. W. Hawkes

             A Generic Framework for Parallelization of Network Simulations
             G. Riley, R. Fujimoto, M. H. Ammar
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 Wednesday, October 27, 1999

    8:00am
             Registration Open
    9:00-10:30am
             Session 5: Performance Techniques
             Session Chair: David Nicol, Dartmouth College, USA

             Failure Distance Based Bounds for Steady-state Availability
             without the Knowledge of Minimal Cuts
             V. Sunye, J. A. Carrasco

             Towards Performance Analysis with Partially Symmetrical SWN
             L. Capra, C. Dutheillet, G. Franceschinis, J.M. Ilie

             Jump Transitions in Second Order FSPNs
             K. Wolter

             Approximate Analysis of Open Network of GE/GE/m/N Queues
             with Transfer Blocking
             H. Tahilramani, D. Manjunath, S. K. Bose

    10:30-11:00am
             Coffee Break
    11:00-12:30pm
             Session 6: Performance Modelling and Analysis
             Session Chair: Carey Williamson, University of Saskatchewan,
                            Canada

             An analytical comparison of cooperation protocols for
             Web proxy servers
             F. Quaglia, B. Ciciani, M. Colajanni

             Modelling Overhead in Servers with Transactional Workloads
             M. Curiel, R. Puigjaner

             Analytical Modelling of the Network Traffic Performance
             I. Garcés, D. Franco, E. Luque

             Universal Benchmark Suites
             J. J. Dujmovic
    12:30-14:00am
             Lunch Break
    14:00-15:30pm
             Session 7: Workload
             Session Chair: Murray Woodside, Carleton University, Canada

             Analysis of Personal Computer Workloads
             M. Zhou, A. J. Smith

             Modeling User Behavior: A Layered Approach
             H. Hlavacs, G. Kotsis

             Predicting Behavior Patterns Using Adaptive Workload Models
             J. Srinivasan, N. Swaminathan, S. V. Raghavan

             Analysis of Self-Similarity in I/O Workload Using
             Structural Modeling
             M. E. Gómez, V. Santonja
    15:30-16:00am
             Coffee Break
    16:00-17:30pm
             Session 8: QoS and Multimedia
             Session Chair: S. V. Raghavan, IIT Madras, India

             An Auction-Based Flexible Pricing Scheme for Renegotiated
             QoS Connection and Its Evaluation
             G. G. Malewicz, A. A. Shvartsman

             Adaptive CPU Scheduling Policies for Mixed Multimedia
             and Best-effort Workloads
             M. Rau, E. Smirni

             On the Design of Efficient Video-on-Demand Broadcast Schedules
             A. Hu, I. Nikolaidis, P. van Beek

             Combining Pay-per-View and Video-on-Demand Services
             J.-F. Paris, S. W. Carter, D. D. E. Long
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 Thursday, October 28, 1999

    8:00am
             Registration Open
    9:00-10:30am
             Session 9: Memory, Cache, and I/O Performance
             Session Chair: Darrell Long, University of California, USA

             Multiprocessor Memory Reference Generation Using Cerberus
             J. B. Rothman, A. J. Smith

             Modeling Memory Reference Patterns of Programs in Cache
             Memory Systems
             Ravi Mukkamala, Ashok Agrawala

             A System-Assisted Disk I/O Simulation Technique
             F. E. Sorenson, E. S. Sorenson, J. K. Flanagan, H, Zhou

             Prediction of disk arm movements in anticipation of future
             requests
             E. Mumolo
    10:30-11:00am
             Coffee Break
    11:00-12:30pm
             Session 10: Software Analysis
             Session Chair: Ashok Agrawala, University of Maryland, USA

             A Design and Management Framework for Mobile Agent Systems
             O. Rana

             A Synchronization Protocol for Group Communication Systems
             A. Abouaissa, A. Benslimane

             Evaluating Concurrency Options in Software Specifications
             W. C. Scratchley, C.M. Woodside

             Feature Interaction as a Satisfiability Problem
             C. Areces, W. Bouma, M. de Rijke
    12:30-14:00am
             Lunch Break
    14:00-15:30pm
             Session 11: Analysis of Security Systems
             Session Chair: Gabriele Kotsis, University of Vienna, Austria

             An Experimental Analysis of Cryptographic Overhead in
             Embedded Systems
             W. Freeman, E. Miller

             Model Checking the Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) Protocol
             S. Lu, S. A. Smolka

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For the detailed program and registration information please visit

    http://scylla.ani.univie.ac.at/~mascots/

or contact

    Cecilia Kullman
    UMIACS - MASCOTS Registration
    A. V. Williams Building
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742, USA
    Telephone: (301) 405-0304
    Fax: (301) 314-9658
    Email: [email-masked]

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PROGRAM CHAIR

Alois Ferscha
Department of Applied Computer Science
University of Vienna
Lenaugasse 2/8, A-1080 Vienna, Austria
Email: [email-masked]
http://www.ani.univie.ac.at/~ferscha/
Phone: +43 1 408 63 66 18
Fax : +43 1 408 04 50

GENERAL CHAIRS

Patrick Dowd                            Darrell D. E. Long
Dept Electrical Engineering             Computer Science Department
University of Maryland &                University of California
U.S. Department of Defense                (Santa Cruz, CA)
Email: [email-masked]                  Email: [email-masked]
Phone: +1 301 688 1420                  Phone: +1 831 459 2616
Fax : +1 301 931 2591                   Fax : +1 831 459 4829

PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS

   Gabriele Kotsis, University of Vienna,
   Department of Applied Computer Science, Vienna, AUSTRIA
   Email: [email-masked]

   S. V. Raghavan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Madras, INDIA
   Email: [email-masked]

   Jerome Rolia, Carleton University
   Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Ottawa, CANADA
   Email: [email-masked]

   Albert Y. Zomaya, The University of Western Australia
   Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
   Email: [email-masked]

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M A S C O T S ' 99 Registration Form

Seventh International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation
The Inn and Conference Center
University of Maryland, College Park MD, USA
October 24-28, 1999

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    IEEE or IEEE-CS member            $440
    Non-member                        $540
    Student                           $250
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 Tutorials:
   Half-Day ([   ] T1 or [   ] T3, please indicate your choice)
    IEEE or IEEE-CS member            $215
    Non-member                        $275
    Student                           $125
   Two Half-Days ( T1 and T3)
    IEEE or IEEE-CS member            $430
    Non-member                        $550
    Student                           $250
   Full-Day (T2)
    IEEE or IEEE-CS member            $375
    Non-member                        $450
    Student                           $200

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Note: The tutorials will be held on Sunday (October 24). Monday (October 25) will consist of a day of invited seminars by internationally
renowned experts in the field of modeling and analysis (attendance is included in the conference registration fee). The paper sessions for the
MASCOTS'99 conference will be held Tuesday (October 26) through Thursday (October 28).

The MASCOTS'99 conference fee will cover attendance to the sessions, coffee breaks, continental breakfast, lunches for the 3 days, and
proceedings.

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You may register via e-mail and then immediately send credit card information by mail, fax or telephone. Registration is not guaranteed until
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Cecilia Kullman
UMIACS - MASCOTS Registration
A. V. Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742, USA
Telephone: (301) 405-0304
Fax: (301) 314-9658
Email: [email-masked]

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Accomodations

The Inn and Conference Center
University of Maryland University College
University Boulevard at Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20742-1610
Telephone: 301-985-7300 or 1-800-727-8622
Fax: 301-985-7445
http://www.umuc.edu/icc/wasum.html
Rates: Single $99
Double $114;
Suite: $199

Participants should contact the Inn & Conference Center directly.
Callers should mention MASCOTS rate.
October 3 is the cut-off date for above rooms. After that, these rates may not be available.
At the moment, there are rooms left for 10/24-10/28 but availability
cannot be guaranteed. Attendees better make their reservations
ASAP.
If you need a room for other dates, please contact Cecilia Kullman [email-masked].
Please contact the General Chair (Patrick Dowd at [email-masked]) for a list of other area hotels if accommodations are not available when
you call.

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Local Information

For directions to the University of Maryland campus, please see http://www.umd.edu/visitors/directions.html

The University of Maryland is served by three airports: Reagan National Airport (20 miles), Dulles International Airport (35 miles), and the
Baltimore Washington International Airport (30 miles). BWI is probably the most convenient airport to use. There are airport shuttles available at all
airports, along with taxis and car rental facilities. The airport shuttles offer a low cost yet convenient way to travel to/from the airport. One
popular service is the Super Shuttle. Upon arrival at the BWI airport, go to the lower level and follow signs for the ground transportation desk
located between luggage carousels 3 and 4. If arriving at the Reagan National or Dulles airports, follow signs for ground transportation leading
you to the Super Shuttle boarding area located on lower level at curb. To return to the airport, please make a reservation at least 24 hours in
advance by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN. For Super Shuttle information, call 410-859-0800. If you need additional local information, please
contact Cecilia Kullman, [email-masked].
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