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VMASC Capstone Conference

April 10, 2008, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2008 Capstone Proceedings (PDF)

The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) of Old Dominion University is hosting the 2008 Modeling, Simulation, & Gaming Student Capstone Conference on April 10. The Conference features students from the ODU Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program and universities and schools across the country. Students will present their research to an audience of fellow students, faculty, judges, and members of the VMASC Board of Advisors.

For the students, these presentations serve as a culmination of their research and academic careers. The Conference affords them the opportunity to present their findings to members of the modeling and simulation community in academe, industry, and government. Each Presentation Track is assigned judges who select the top three projects for each track. These winners will receive awards at the Capstone Banquet the evening of April 10th.

The contact for the Capstone Conference is Dr. Cathy Banks.

Tracks

Transportation

This track includes applications of modeling and simulation to solving multimodal transportation problems. The development, validation, and application of microscopic and macroscopic traffic simulation, travel demand models, and hardware in the loop simulation are appropriate research topics for surface (road) transportation. Simulations of port facilities, railroads, and the air transportation system are also included in this track.

Medical

This track looks into various aspects of medical modeling and simulation from imaging capability to the augmented standardized patient (using augmented virtual reality). Modeling of physical systems, such as joints and muscles, the virtual operating room, and virtual reality for rehabilitation are also key to this application area. The development of simulators and the validation of those simulators will also be covered in this track.

Education/Game-Based Learning

This track encompasses the use of gaming technology in education and training. Presentations range from educational theory to product specific (the actual game) to future trends in gaming. Potential applications, such as military and classroom, will be explored.

Homeland Security/Military Modeling and Simulation

This track encompasses modeling and simulation that has been applied in either the military or homeland security domain. It will also include any work done in these domains that interfaces M&S capabilities with command and control systems and M&S work to support operations research, analysis, and visualization of military or homeland security systems or problems.

Modeling and Simulation in Engineering

This track focuses on M&S methodologies and applications in the broader domain of engineering. One aspect is that simulation more and more replaces the traditional experimentation and prototyping. The track looks for such M&S ideas and examples and necessary changes in these traditional disciplines. Examples are, but are not limited to, enterprise decision support, optimization, product design, testing, life cycle support, and more.

Applied Principles of Modeling and Simulation

The Body of Knowledge is the domain of knowledge and capability that serves to provide identity to the profession of specific discipline. This track focuses on the BoK of M&S, which means presentations should address core elements of the discipline of modeling and simulation. It covers fundamental concept areas (such as theory of simulation, principles of distributed simulation, composability and interoperability, verification and validation) and application domains such as representation techniques, in particular behavior representation in M&S, integration into the application infrastructure, enabling emerging technologies.

General Sciences

This track encompasses the use of modeling and simulation in the non-medical sciences and is open to all science disciplines. Examples include, but are not limited to, ecology, evolution, paleontology, climate modeling, oceanography, biochemistry and behavior. Any application of modeling and simulation in the life sciences is a candidate for this track.

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