The 18th IASTED International Conference on
Applied Simulation and Modelling
ASM 2009

September 7 – 9, 2009
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Past Conference Information

The Applied Simulation and Modelling 2009 conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain has ended.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings are not yet available for purchase, but will be available shortly on the ACTA Press website.

Conference Chair

Prof. Pau Fonseca i Casas
Universitat politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Conference Chair Portrait

Keynote Speaker

"Optimization Through Simulation in the Logistic Field"

Prof. Miquel Angel Piera
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Scope

The topics of interest covered by ASM 2009 included, but were not limited to:

APPLIED SIMULATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

  • Alternative Energy Modelling
  • Electricity Market Modelling
  • Energy Demand Modelling
  • Energy Economics
  • Energy Forecasting
  • Fault Simulation
  • Modelling of Energy Sources
  • Power Network Simulation
  • Power Plants Modelling
  • Power Systems Modelling
  • Solar Power Modelling
  • Wind Power Modelling

BIOLOGICAL, BIOMEDICINE, AND BIOMECHANICS MODELLING

  • Arterial Wall Mechanics
  • Artificial Heart and Valves
  • Biomedical Modelling
  • Biotechnology
  • Cardiovascular Modelling
  • CT Scanning
  • Dental Modelling
  • Health Care Modelling
  • Human Animation
  • Image-Guided Surgery
  • Joint Modelling
  • Limb Modelling
  • Medical Computer Modelling
  • Medical Education
  • Medical Imaging
  • Medical Instruments
  • Medical Robotics
  • Medical Vision
  • Modelling of Sports Injuries
  • Muscular Modelling
  • Orthopedic Modelling
  • Patient Simulators
  • Respiratory Mechanics
  • Simulators for General Anesthesia
  • Surgical Modelling
  • Surgical Simulators
  • Surgical Training
  • Tele-Medicine
  • Virtual Reality

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION

  • Agricultural Modelling
  • Aquatic & Marine Ecosystems
  • Atmospheric Modelling and Simulation
  • Biological Systems
  • Climatic & Meteorological Modelling
  • Contamination
  • Earth System Modelling
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Effects of Climate Variability
  • Fresh Water Ecosystems
  • Ground Water Modelling
  • Hazardous Material
  • Hydrological Forecasting
  • Hydrological Modelling and Simulation
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Mobile Source Emissions
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Population Dynamics
  • Resource Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Salinity Modelling
  • Terrain Analysis
  • Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Water Balance Calculations
  • Water Quality & Pollution

MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHODS

  • 3-Dimensional Modelling
  • Agent-based Modelling
  • Bond Graphs
  • Computational Geometry
  • Dynamic Modelling
  • Estimation
  • Finite Element Methods
  • Identification
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Modelling
  • Numerical Methods
  • Physically-based Modelling
  • Simulation
  • Stochastic Modelling
  • Time Series Analysis

SIMULATION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Discrete Event Simulation
  • Expert Systems
  • Java-based Simulation
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Monte Carlo Simulation
  • Neural Networks/Computational Intelligence
  • Object-Oriented Implementation
  • Petri Nets
  • Simulation Tools
  • Visualization
  • Web-based Simulation