The 23rd IASTED International Conference on
Modelling and Simulation
~MS 2012~

July 3 – 5, 2012
Banff, Canada

Past Conference Information

The Modelling and Simulation 2012 conference in Banff, Canada has ended.

Conference Proceedings

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

Upcoming Conference

There is an upcoming conference in this series:

Tutorial Session

"Human-In-The-Loop Simulations: History, Trends, Opportunities, & Applications"

Dr. Sundaram Narayanan
Wright State University, USA

Scope

The topics of interest covered by MS 2012 included, but were not limited to:

SYMPOSIUM 1: MODELLING, SIMULATION, AND IMAGE IDENTIFICATION

  • Active Vision and Robotic Systems
  • Biologically-Inspired Computer Vision
  • Biometrics
  • Character and Handwritten Text Recognition
  • Content-based Image Retrieval (CBIR)
  • Copyright
  • Data Fusion from Multiple Sensor Inputs
  • Face and Gesture Recognition
  • Human Activity and Behavior Understanding
  • Image Databases
  • Image Understanding and Interpretation
  • Laser Imaging
  • Monitoring and Surveillance
  • Motion Analysis
  • Multimedia Fingerprint
  • Object Recognition and Tracking
  • Scene Modelling
  • Shape Analysis
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Stereo Vision
  • Vision-Based Human-Computer Interaction
  • Watermark

SYMPOSIUM 2: ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS MODELLING

  • Electricity Market Modelling
  • Energy Demand Modelling
  • Energy Economics
  • Energy Flow Modelling
  • Fault Simulation
  • Fluid Power Systems
  • Harmonics Modelling
  • Modelling of Energy Sources
  • Power Network Simulation
  • Power Plant Modelling
  • Power Quality Analysis
  • Power System Modelling
  • SCADA Systems
  • Stability Studies
  • Transient Analysis
  • Transmission Line Modelling
  • Turbine Modelling

SYMPOSIUM 3: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

  • 3rd and 4th Generation Networks
  • Congestion Control Mechanisms
  • Database Management
  • Distance Education
  • E-Commerce
  • Information System Management
  • M-Commerce
  • Mobile Networks
  • Multimedia Systems
  • Network Simulation
  • Performance Modelling
  • Protocols
  • Quality of Service
  • RF Circuit Modelling
  • Telecommunications
  • The Internet
  • Wireless System Architectures

SYMPOSIUM 4: MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

  • Accounting
  • Business Process Simulation
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Economic Revitalization
  • Economics
  • Financial Models
  • Forecasting
  • Knowledge Management Systems
  • Logic Programming
  • Logistics
  • Operation and Production Management
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Policy Issues
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis
  • Resource Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Scheduling
  • Stochastic Models
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Total Quality Management
  • Work Flow Management

SYMPOSIUM 5: MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES

  • 3-Dimensional Modelling
  • Agent-based Modelling
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bond Graph Modelling
  • CASE Systems in Engineering Design
  • Computational Geometry
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Continuous and Discrete Methodology
  • Data Modelling
  • Discrete Event Simulation
  • Distributed Simulation
  • Dynamic Modelling
  • Expert Systems
  • Finite Element Methods
  • Fuzzy Systems
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Knowledge-based Systems
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Model Development
  • Monte Carlo Simulation
  • Multi-Paradigm
  • Neural Networks
  • Numerical Methods
  • Object Oriented Implementation
  • Petri Nets
  • Physically-based Modelling
  • Simulation Optimization
  • Simulation Tools and Languages
  • Simulation Uncertainty
  • Statistical and Probabilistic Modelling
  • Synthetic Environments
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Visualization
  • Web-based Simulation

SYMPOSIUM 6: MODELLING IN BIOMEDICINE AND BIOMECHANICS

  • Arterial Wall Mechanics
  • Biomechanical Modelling
  • Biomedical Modelling
  • Cardiovascular Modelling
  • Dental Modelling
  • Health Care Modelling
  • Human Animation
  • Image-guided Surgery
  • Joint Modelling
  • Limb Modelling
  • Medical Education
  • Medical Imaging
  • Medical Instrument Design
  • Medical Robotics
  • Medical Vision
  • Modelling of Sports Injuries
  • Muscular Modelling
  • Orthopaedic Modelling
  • Patient Simulators
  • Respiratory Mechanics
  • Surgical Modelling
  • Surgical Simulators
  • Surgical Training
  • Tele-Medicine
  • Virtual Reality

SYMPOSIUM 7: AUTOMATION, CONTROL, AND ROBOTICS

  • Assembly Planning
  • CAD/CAM
  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems
  • Fluid Power Technology
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Industrial Automation
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Intelligent Control
  • Material Handling
  • Mobile Robots
  • Motion Planning
  • Multi-Robot Systems
  • Process Automation
  • Process Control
  • Robot Design
  • Robust Robot Control
  • Sensing and Data Fusion
  • Tele-Robotics