MESM'2011, Middle Eastern Simulation and Modelling Conference, November 14-16, 2011, AOU, Amman, Jordan - Preliminary Programme



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Preliminary Programme

Session Timing

November 14
08.00-17.00 Registration
08.45-09.15 Welcome
09.15-10.00 Invited Speaker
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-12.30 Session
12.30-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Session
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.30 Session
18.00-20.00 FREE EVENING

November 15
08.30-17.00 Registration
09.00-10.00 Session
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-12.30 Session
12.30-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Session
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-18.30 Tutorial
20.00-23.00 Conference Dinner

November 16
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-10.00 Session
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-12.30 Session
12.30-12.45 Closing Session and Best Paper Award

November 17
Visit to Petra

INVITED SPEAKER

Towards Virtual Try-on Technology
André Gagalowicz, Projet MIRAGES, INRIA – Rocquencourt, Domaine de Voluceau, Le Chesnay Cedex, France

TUTORIAL

Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling for Complex Strategic Problems
Yaman Barlas, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey

SESSIONS OVERVIEW

DATA SIMULATION AND MANAGEMENT

MESM_AI_06
Self-Organizing Maps from yield datasets

Kefaya Qaddoum, Evor Hines and Daciana Illuescu, The University of Warwick, United Kingdom

MESM_METH_01
Modelling Reactive and Proactive Behaviour in Simulation: A Case Study in a University Organisation

Mazlina Abdul Majid, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia and Peer-Olaf Sibers and Uwe Aickelin, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

MESM_WEB_01
A Plausible Ancestor Generator

Ken Newman, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ELECTRONICS SIMULATION

MESM_AI_07
Fuzzy Modeling of Dynamic Electronic Devices

Basil Sh. Mahmood and Omar Abd Al-Razzak Ibrahim, University of Mosul, Iraq

MESM_AI_04
Simulation of Model Reference Neural Network for Network Routing Protocols

Anas Ali Hussein, Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq

MESM_MULTI_02
Simulation Methods for Delays and Packets Dropout Avoidance in Solar-Power Wireless Network

Waleed Al-Azzawi and Marwan Al-Akaidi, Arab Open University, Kuwait

MESM_MULTI_01
Inter-Frame Retransmission for Video Surveillance over WIMAX

Suherman and Raouf Hamzaoui, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom and Marwan Al-Akaidi, Arab Open University, Amman, Jordan

MESM_PAR_01
Numerical Modeling of Load Balanced Multicore Servers in a Cloud Cluster

Vasil Georgiev, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ochridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria, and Jouni Karvo, HUS ICT Engineering, Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, HUS, Finland

ENGINEERING SIMULATION

MESM_ENG_01
Numerical Simulation for the Formability Prediction of the Laser Welded Blanks (TWB)

Hossein Mamusi, Abolfazl Masoumi and Ramezanali Mahdavinejad, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

MESM_IND_01
Thermal Pseudo Bond Graph Model of Tunnel Dryer System Modelling, Simulation and Performance Analysis

Hatem Oueslati and Abdelkader Mami, National Engineering School of Tunis,, Tunis El Manar and Salah Ben Mabrouk, Centre for Research and Technologies of Energy,C.R.T.En., Hammam-Life. Tunisia

MESM_AI_05
Investigate Model Reference Controller for Servomotor Tracking System Based on Neural Network

Raaed K. Ibrahem, College of Electrical and Electronics Techniques, Foundation of Technical Education, Baghdad, Iraq

GAMEON_AR_SER_03
A Self Evolving Controller for a Physical Robot: A new Introduced avoiding Algorithm

Dan Marius Dobrea, Adriana Sirbu and Monica Claudia Dobrea, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, Iaşi, Romania

BIOLOGICAL SIMULATION

MESM_PET_01
BOCBPN:An Object Oriented Petri Net for Cell Modelling Based on Software Engineering Concepts

Tiraihi A. and Shams F., University of Shahid Beheshti, Evin, Tehran, Iran

MESM_BIO_01
Modelling of the Biodynamic Responses of the Feet to Vertical Vibration

Naser Nawayseh, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman

WORKSHOP

WORK_01
European Structural Funds and regional interactions, which convergences for the European regions?

Bernard Elissalde, Patrice Langlois and Dominique Goyat, University of Rouen, Rouen, France

WORK_02
Multi-scale Analysis of the Vulnerability of Road Networks

Cyrille Bertelle, Antoine Dutot, Michel Nabaa and Damien Olivier, LITIS, Le Havre, France

WORK_03
SIMTRAP: A Multi-Agent Model for Decision Support in Spatial Planning of the Passengers’ Spaces in Public Transport Systems

Jeremy Fiegel and Cyrille Bertelle, LITIS - Universite du Havre, Le Havre, and Arnaud Banos, UMR Geographie-Cites – CNRS, Paris, France

WORK_04
Modeling Urban Cultural Systems with the Integrative Simulation Platform ROUANTS

Rawan Ghnemat, German-Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan and Francoise Lucchini, University of Rouen, Rouen and Cyrille Bertelle, LITIS, University of Le Havre, Le Havre, France

WORK_05
Multi-Agent Constraint optimization Approach to Modeling of Demand Responsive Transport Systems

Habib Abdulrab, LITIS, INSA-Rouen, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France and Eduard Babkin and Eugene Ivlev, National Research University „Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

E-LEARNING

MESM_WEB_01
Adopting e-Learning Strategy at The Arab Open University

Bayan Abu-Shawar, IT Department; AOU-Amman

MESM_WEB_03
A Framework Model for an Accessible e-Learning Platform

Jehad Al-Sadi, Arab Open University, Amman, Jordan

MESM_AI_08
Teaching Object-Oriented Concepts with the Help of ALICE

Khalid Al-Tahat, Arab Open University, Amman, Jordan

GAMEON_AR_TRAIN_01
Learning Effect of Educational Simulation: Case Study of ‘Europe 2045’

Michaela Buchtová, Vít Šisler and Cyril Brom, Charles University in Prague,Prague, Czech Republic

GAME DESIGN AND AI

GAMEON_AR_
A Nine Component Framework for Game Design

Russell B. Williams, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

GAMEON_AR_SER_01
Sanctions, Punishment, and Game design

Georgios Christou, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

GAMEON_AR_AI_01
Fuzzy Q-Learning for First Person Shooters

Youssef S. G. Nashed, University of Parma, Parma, Italy and Darryl N. Davis, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

GAME GRAPHICS

GAMEON_METH_02
Using Finite Differences Method in GPUs for Real Time Rendering of Sounds in Games

Bruno C. Moreira, Thales L. Sabino, Marcelo Zamith, Diego Brandão, Anselmo Montenegro and Esteban Clua, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

GAMEON_GRAPH_01
Strategies for Ray Tracing of Dynamic Scenes in CUDA

Paulo Andrade, Thales Luis Rodrigues Sabino and Esteban Clua, Federal University Fluminense, Niterói – Rio de Janeiro and Marco Martins and Paulo Pagliosa, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo-Grande, Matto Grosso do Sul, Brazil