ESM'2026 - GAME-ON'2026 Preliminary programme - All timings given are preliminary

Session Timing


  • 08.30-17.00   Registration
  • 08.45-09.00   Welcome Address and Introduction to ESM'2026 -GAME-ON'2026
  • 09.00-10.00   Keynote
  • 10.00-10.30   Coffee Break
  • 10.30-12.30   Sessions
  • 12.30-13.30   Lunch
  • 13.30-14.30   Sessions/Invited
  • 14.30-15.00   Coffee Break
  • 15.00-17.30   Sessions
  • 17.30-   Free Evening

  • 08.30-16.30   Registration
  • 09.00-10.00   Keynote
  • 10.00-10.30   Coffee Break
  • 10.30-12.30   Sessions
  • 12.30-13.30   Lunch
  • 13.30-15.00   Sessions/Invited
  • 15.00-15.30   Coffee Break
  • 15.30-17.30   Sessions
  • 19.30-23.00   Social Event and Conference Dinner

  • 08.30-09.00   Registration
  • 09.00-10.00   Keynote
  • 10.00-10.30   Coffee Break
  • 10.30-12.30   Sessions
  • 12.30-12.45   Closing Session
  • 12.45-13.30   Lunch
  • 14.00-16.00   Post Conference Visit -*(TO BE CONFIRMED)

Keynotes

KEY_01
INDICIA: An Assessment Indicator for Healthcare AI Systems that focuses on the Caregiver-Patient Relationship and Algorithmic Transparency

Joël Colloc, Université of Le Havre, Normandie University, Le Havre,France

KEY_02
Beyond LLMs: Structured World Models via DCA

Le Thi Hoai An, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

KEY_03
Multiscale Numerical Simulation for Steelmaking Process Decarbonization and Optimization

Rémi Bonidal, ArcelorMittal, Maizieres les metz, France

Invited Speakers

INV_01
Multi-Method Simulation Software AnyLogic. Current Features and Road Map

Vladimir Koltchanov, Anylogic, Avon-Fontainebleau, France

INV_02
Sentiment and Reputation: a New Paradigm

Peter Mitic, UCL, London, United Kingdom

INV_03
A Continuous-Time SIS Criss-Cross Model of Co-Infection in a Heterogeneous Population

Marcin Choίnski, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

Workshops

WRK_01_ESM
From Models to Implementation: Demonstrating Simulation Tools in Practice A Demonstration Workshop for Health, Climate and Policy Modelling

Maria Hanini and Mahima Ghosh, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

WRK_01_GAME_ON
Evaluating the Player Experience: A Hands-On Workshop in Heuristic Evaluation and the RITE Method

Mónica Aresta, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Tutorial

TUT_01_ESM
Building Simulation Models with Flow-Based Programming using FMesh

Ovsep Avakian, SumUp, Sofia, Bulgaria

GAME-ON'2026 Sessions

Game Design

GAME_DES_01
Brutalism of Control

Güven Çatak and Server Z. Masalcı, Department of Digital Game Design, Bahçeşehir University, Galata/Karaköy – İstanbul, Türkiye

GAME_DES_03
Gaming over Quic: An Empirical Evaluation of Transport Protocols in Multiplayer Voxel Games

Mike Vandersanden, Dries Coenen, Joris Herbots, Wim Lamotte and Peter Quax, Digital Future Lab, Diepenbeek, and Hasselt University, Hasselt, and Flanders Make, Lommel, Belgium and NetherGames Network, North Sydney NSW , Australia

GAME_DES_08_VR
Design and Development of an Immersive Virtual Reality System for Executive Control Training in Children with ADHD

Tingting Ma and Aihua Cao, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, and Li Zheng, Shandong University of Arts, and Peilin Li, Shandong Experimental High School, Jinan, China and Mei Si, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

Player Interaction

GAME_DES_04
Player Agency and the Structural Discord of the Hero’s Journey in Interactive Media

Barbaros Bostan, Ahmet Ozan Apaydın, Department of Digital Game Design, Bahçeşehir University, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Türkiye

GAME_DES_06
Analyzing Player Engagement in Action Role Playing Games using STEAM Achievements and User Reviews

Z. Volkan Hacıtahiroğulları and Çakır Aker, Department of Digital Game Design, Bahçeşehir University, Beşiktaş, Istanbul and H. Kutay Tinç, Department of Digital Game Design, MEF University, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Türkiye

ESM'2026 Sessions

Analytical and Numerical Techniques

ANMT_01
Pies with Gradient-Driven Knot Refinement for 2D Stress Analysis

Agnieszka Boltuć and Eugeniusz Zienίuk, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Bialystok, Poland

ANMT_03
A Hybrid PIES-PINN Approach for solving Two-Dimensional Orthotropic Potential Problems

Eugeniusz Zienίuk and Krzysztof Szerszeń, University of Bialystok, Faculty of Computer Science, Białystok, Poland

ANMT_05
Influence of Selected IFPIES Parameters on Solutions in the Domain

Andrzej Kuźelewski and Eugeniusz Zieniuk, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland

ANMT_06
Efficient 2D Elastoplastic Analysis using Pies with Global TELLES Transformation for handling weakly Singular Domain Integrals

Agnieszka Boltuć and Eugeniusz Zienίuk, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Bialystok, Poland

SIM_TEL_01
Advanced Modeling and Algorithmic Techniques for Self-Similar IP Network Traffic Simulation and Performance Evaluation

Izabella V. Lokshina, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, USA and Cees J. M. Lanting, DATSA Belgium, Consulting, Leuven, VBR, Belgium

ANMT_08
A SIS–Type Continuous-Timemodel of Tuberculosis Spread in a Heterogeneous Population with a Linear and a Bilinear Transmission Function

Marcin Choίnski, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, and Sylwia Stachowiak, Department of Computer Science, University SWPS, Warsaw, Poland

Optimization Methodology

SIM_OP_04
Direct Versus Indirect Methods in Singular optimal Control: A Structural Benchmark

Mariusz Bodzioch, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Olsztyn, Poland

SIM_OP_06
Gradient-Based Switching-Time Optimization for Singular Optimal Control: Locality, Admissibility and PMP Diagnostics

Mariusz Bodzioch, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Olsztyn, Poland

MONTE_CARLO_01
Robust Set-Based Design by Monte-Carlo Simulation and Decision Tree

Jean-Yves Dantan, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Université de Lorraine, LCFC, Metz, France

Simulation Tools

SIM_TOOLS_W_01
Quantum Kernels without the Quantum Computer: Demonstrating a Simulation-Based Stylometry Pipeline for Attributing AI-Generated Text

Kalin Kopanov and Tatiana Atanasova, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

SIM_TOOLS_W_02
A Probabilistic Risk-Ranking Tool for Assessing Food Chain and Environmental Risks of Nitrification Inhibitors in Grazed Pastoral Systems

Vaibhav Bhatia and Enda Cummins, University College Dublin, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, and Patrick Forrestal, Teagasc, Wexford, Ireland and Suriender Saggar, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Center, New Zealand

AI in Simulation

SIM_AI_07
How a Small Fine-Tuned Model can rival a Large General-Purpose Model in Culinary Tasks

Jan K. Krajewski, Aleksandra Hinc and Leszek J. Chmielewski, Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, and Arkadiusz Orłowski, Institute of Mathematics and Cryptology, Military, University of Technology – WAT, Warsaw, Poland

SIM_AI_08
Set Transformer for Bundle Recommendation: Modeling Bundles as Sets

Suman Kumar, Aakash Swami and Siddhartha Sarkar, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Sahyadri Park, Pune, India

SIM_AI_10
Conservative Simulation-Guided Design Exploration using Uncertainty-Aware Graph Neural Network Surrogates

Pancho Dachkinov, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

Machine Learning

SIM_AI_01
A Machine Learning Approach for Decision Support in Infertility Risk Assessment

Dawid Zamojski, Department of Data Science and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, and Adam Pudelko and Emilia Morawiec, and Anna Bednarska-Czerwinska, Fertility Clinic, Gyncentrum Sp. z o.o. and Department of Immunology, and 4 Department of Microbiology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice and Zabrze, Poland and Michal Marczyk Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

SIM_METH_05_AGENT
Multi-Agent Simulation of Phishing using a Metamodel Integrating Machine Learning for Detection

Moussa Koïta, University of Alassane Ouattara (UAO) and Mohamed Y. Maize, Doctoral School of Science and Technology of Mali, and Oumar Y. Maïga, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali

SIM_METH_07_HPCN
Sequential Linearization for Physics-Informed Extreme Learning Machines: A Benchmark-Motivated Fix for Nonlinear PDE Failures

Karol Struniawski, Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

SIM_METH_08_HPCN
Physics-Informed Extreme Learning Machines for Steady-State Amplified Spontaneous Emission: A Feasibility Study

Karol Struniawski, Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

Large Language Models

SIM_AI_17_NEUR
Dynamic Super-Resolution Strategy for Efficient Scene Text Legibility Classification

Seweryn Kalisz, and Michał Marczyk, Department of Data Science and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland and Yale Cancer Center, Yale University , New Haven, USA and Rafał Fagas, media-press.tv S.A. media-press.tv group, Cracow, Poland

SIM_AI_18
Cross-Lingual Agreement between Text and Speech Emotion Recognition: in Social Robots: Towards Robust Multimodal Perception in Social Robots

Kamil Skowroński and Adam Galuszka, Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, and Eryka Probierz, Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics, Warsaw, Poland

SIM_METH_13
Exploring OODA Loops through Categorical Formalisation and Executable Aspect Semantics

Ian Oliver, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Oulu and Pekka Kuure, National Defence University, Helsinki, Finland

Parallel Computing

SIM_PRED_01
A Design-Time Archetype Lens for HLA Object Models

Okan Topçu, Department of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Tűrkiye

HPCN_01
Beyond Single Stream Testing: A Large-Scale Statistical Evaluation of Modern Pseudo-Random Number Generators

Théau Wartel, Loïc Yon and David R.C.Hill, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP ISIMA/LIMOS - CNRS UMR 6158, Clermont–Ferrand, and Benjamin Antunes Femto-ST Institute, DISC Department, UMR 6174 CNRS University of Marie et Louis Pasteur, Franche-Comté, Besançon. France

Autonomous Systems

SIM_LOGIS_01
Pathplanning in Dynamic Environments

Matthias Becker and Joel Lienhard, Human Computer Interaction Group, University Hannover, Germany

SIM_AI_06
Model for Visual Terrain Relative Navigation

Paweł Śliwa, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

SIM_AUTO_01
A Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Mobile Robot Path Planning with Hermite Smoothing

Artur Babiarz, Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

SIM_EMERG_01
Development of a Low-Cost Open-Hardware throwable Mobile Robot for Remote Reconnaissance

Krzysztof Jaskot and Dawid Prokop, Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

SIM_AI_04
Deep Reinforcement Learning vs. PID Control: A Comparison of Autonomous Navigation of a Blimp in 3D Environment

Tomasz Grzejszczak, Michał Lasak, Maja Rudnicka, Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Engineering Simulation

SIM_AI_03_ENERG
Learning Strategy for XGBOOST Based Energy Consumption Forecasting of an Injection Molding Machine

Mohammed Charraoui and Rosa Abbou, Nantes Université, LS2N, Nantes and, Alexandre Sava, École Nationale Superieure d’Arts et Métiers, LCFC, Metz, and Julien Launay, Nantes Université, GEPEA, France

SIM_AI_11
Predicting Vibration Dose Value on a Car Seat Backrest from Occupant Anthropometry and Postural Characteristics using Machine-Learning Models

Naser Nawayseh, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Amandeep Singh, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, Canada

SIM_METH_04
A Three Degree of Freedom Mathematical Model Representing the Apparent Mass and Fore-and-Aft Cross Axis Apparent Mass of the Human Body exposed to Vertical Vibration

Naser Nawayseh, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Man-in-The-Loop Simulation

SIM_CYBER_01
Towards Social Automation: Mathematical Modelling, Simulation and Control of Human Centric Systems

Eryka Probierz Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics Jagiellońska, Warsaw

SIM_AGENT_04
Mixed-Model Simulation to Enable Human-Aware Decision-Making in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

Tian Zhang, Jelena Petronijevic, Maroua Ratby, Mustapha Douache, Rémy Balland and Némo Grandidier, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Metz, France

SIM_AGENT_06
Agent-Based Simulation of Human Robot Interaction in Assisted Living Environments: Trust, Emotion and Adaptive Robot Behaviour

Eryka Probierz and Helena Chodkowska, University of Technology and Economics Jagiellonska, Warsaw, and Anita Gałuszka, Katowice Business University, Katowice, and Adam Gałuszka and Kamil Skowroński, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Manufacturing Optimization Simulation

SIM_OP_01
Holonic Control Architecture for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

Sophie Hennequin, Adegoke Adesanmi, Daniel Roy and Ashraf Faraj, LCFC, Université de Lorraine – Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Metz, France

SIM_OP_03_MANUF
Using Optimisation Tool for the Design Improvement of Production Systems – An Integrative View of Mathematical Modelling and Design Process

Paul Stief, Meisam Pour Massahian Tafti, Xavier Godot, Ali Siadat and Jean-Yves Dantan, LCFC, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, Université de Lorraine, and Juan-Camilo Gomez Echeverri and Josselin Schumacker, LCFC, AMValor, Metz, France

SIM_AI_14
Toward Deep Energy Neural Network as Surrogate for Mass-Spring Models of Textiles

Sylvain Chabanet, Atal-Anil kumar, Oriane Dermy and Thibaut Raharijaona, Université de Lorraine, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, LCFC, Metz, France

Simulation in Smart Manufacturing

SIM_SMART_MANUF_01
Towards Smart Industry: A Modular Framework for Adaptive Monitoring of WAAM Systems

Soukaina Sadiki, Sandra Chevret, Paul Stief and Alexandre Sava, LCFC, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

SIM_SMART_MANUF_02
Scalability Assessment of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems under New Product Integration

Leila Khalili Doost Maklavani, Paul Stief and Jean-Yves Dantan, LCFC, Arts et Métiers, Metz, and Nathalie Klement, LISPEN, Arts et Métiers, Lille, France

SIM_SMART_MANUF_06
Vision-Language Models in Smart Industry: Benchmarking OVOD Architectures for Real-World Deployment

Tomasz Strzoda, Department of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice Poland

SIM_SMART_MANUF_04
Industry 5.0 in Production Management Courses: Integration of Operator’s Well-Being using Simulation-Based Decision-Making

Jelena Petronijevic, Tian Zhang, Alain Etienne, Jean-Yves Dantan and Ali Siadat, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, LCFC, HESAM University, Metz, France

Simulation in Logistics

SIM_LOGIS_03
GRADES – A New Graph-Based System Dynamics and Discrete Event Simulation for Business Sector Supply Chains

Asharab A. Haider, Johannes A. Koller, Alison Moldovan-Mauer, and Dirk Beinert, DATEV eG, Nuremberg, and TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, and TH Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany and TH Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany

SIM_METH_10
Tackling Transaction Data Scarcity with a Multi-Paradigm Simulation Approach for Supply Chain Networks

Asharab A. Haider, Johannes A. Koller, Alison Moldovan-Mauer and Dirk Beinert, DATEV eG, Nuremberg, and TU Chemnitz, Faculty of Informatics, Chemnitz, and TH Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, and TH Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany

SIM_TOOLS_01
Ontology-based Market Agents: Towards a Dynamic Instantiation of Supply Chain Simulations

Lasse Hammer, Minu Lee, Arlena Wellßow and Eric MSP Veith, OFFIS e.V., Oldenburg, and Andreas Schäfer, Implisense, Berlin, and Patrick Westphal, Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg, and Lorenz Bühmann, InfAI, Leipzig, Germany

SIM_QUEUE_01
Simulation and Plant Design for Intelligent Management in Fast Food Restaurants: Time reduction and Maximization of operational Efficiency through Discrete Simulation

Estebin Chuquillanqui-Mantari and Rodolfo Chávez-Castillo, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Continental, Huancayo, Perú

Emergency Mamagement Simulation

SIM_AI_15_EMERG
Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Scenario Creation in the Context of Simulations and Training in Disaster Management

Daniel Chovanec, Jozef Kubás, and Jozef Ristvej, Department of Crisis Management, University of Žilina, Žilina, and Vladimír Andrassy, Department of Security and Defence Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia

SIM_METH_11_EMERG
A Multi-Sector Network Model for Assessing Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Piotr Stąpor and Ryszard Antkiewicz, Computer Science Department, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

SIM_EMERG_03
Optimisation and Stochastic Simulation Methods to Reduce Uncertainty in Assessing the Impact of EDT on Military Operations

Andrzej Najgebauer, Ryszard Antkiewicz, Sławomir Wojciechowski, Dawid Maślanik, Cybernetics Faculty, Institute of Information Systems, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

SIM_AGENT_03
When Wildfire Breaks the Grid: A Validated Extreme-Event Testbed for Infrastructure Resilience

Eric M.S.P. Veith, OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology, R&D Division Energy, Oldenburg, Germany and Vivian Sultan, California State University, Department of Information Systems, Los Angeles, USA

SIM_ENERG_03
Line Mapping the Next of Wildfire Defense: GIS-Based REFCL Prioritization in Southern California

Vivian Sultan, Aristotle Ochoa and Carlos Rodriguez, California State University, College of Business and Economics, Los Angeles, USA and Eric MSP Veith, OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology R&D Division Energy Oldenburg, Germany.

Simulation in Energy Environments

SIM-ENERG_01
A Calibrated Sub-Stations Building Simulator for District-Heated Residential Buildings and Evaluation of Control Strategies

Christoffer Olofsson and Gideon Mbiydzenyuy, Department of Information Technology, University of Boras, Boras, Sweden

SIM_AGENT_01
An Iterative Co-Simulation Pipeline for coupled Models

Amy Liffey and René Schumann, HES-SO Valais-Wallis University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and Khoa Nguyen, Center For Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) and Sandro Luh, Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Switzerland