Modeling & Simulation:
Emerging Applications of M & S: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Technology

Location: Arizona State University - Tempe Arizona
Program Dates: Custom program by request

Program Sections:

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Program Overview

Reflecting developments in engineering and business information technology, recent directives of the Department of Defense are mandating greatly increased rigor in IT systems development.

Transition to DoDs, Global Information Grid and its Service Oriented Architecture demand advanced methodologies that include Integrated Architecture descriptions, Model-Based Data Engineering, and Simulation-Based Test Development. The foundation of modeling and simulation (M&S) offer a comprehensive collection of concepts, methods, technologies, and practices to support life cycle development activities for complex IT systems. In this short course, the M&S foundation and its support for component-based system design, test and evaluation are described and illustrated with real world examples. Such infrastructure capabilities and tools are playing critical roles in today's emerging M&S applications. After completing this short course, managers and technical personnel will be able to better evaluate the role of M&S concepts, engineering and management benefits, and potential use. Furthermore, they will be able to pursue specialized courses leading to M&S certificate and/or graduate degree.

Program Schedule
Day 1 Session (8am - 6pm)
  • Introduction to modeling and simulation
    • History and future of simulation
    • Simulation modeling lifecycle
    • Modeling and simulation standards
  • Component-based modeling and simulation
    • DEVS concepts and theory
    • Design of experiments
  • Discrete and continuous modeling
    • Model specifications and simulation algorithms
    • Verification and validation
  • Modeling and simulation application domains
    • Net-Centric enterprise architectures
    • Distributed system/web-service test and evaluation
  • Problem solving with instructor-led discussion


Day 2 Session (8am - 4pm)
  • Net-Centric enterprise data modeling and ontology integration
    • XML
    • UML
    • System Entity Structure
  • System design and engineering application
    • DoD Architectural Framework
    • M&S-based system/service development
    • Automated interoperability test generation
  • Problem solving with instructor-led discussion
    • DoD Architectural Framework
    • M&S-based system/service development
    • Automated interoperability test generation
  • Review and Conclusions
Prerequisites

A background in basic engineering or professional experience and familiarity with the basics of object-oriented technology and networks is assumed.

Course Materials

Training manual with the course slides, manuscripts, and a set of examples and solutions for the problem solving sessions, is provided.

Who Should Attend

Managers, technical personnel, and other individuals who are interested in:

  • simulation-based engineering of complex systems
  • compliance with defense information system standards
  • an introduction to the foundations of M&S as a basis for graduate level courses leading to Certificate and/or Masters of Engineering in modeling and simulation
  • Certification as a simulation professional offered through M&SPCC (Modeling & Simulation Professional Certification Commission

Instructors

Dr. Hessam S. Sarjoughian is Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Computing and Informatics at Arizona State University (ASU). Dr. Sarjoughian has published an edited textbook and a manuscript in modeling and simulation with research articles in areas including agent-based simulation, modeling methodologies, and simulation-based design. His industrial experience spans five years at IBM and AiReseach, Honeywell.

Dr. Bernard P. Zeigler, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona (UA) and Adjunct Professor in the School of Computing Informatics at Arizona State University (ASU), is internationally known for his seminal contributions in modeling and simulation theory. He has published several books including Theory of Modeling and Simulation and Dynamic Data Engineering for the Net-Centric Environment (forthcoming), and numerous research articles on the Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism. He is Fellow of the IEEE and the Society for Modeling and Simulation and International (SCS).

For more information contact:

Octavio Heredia
Associate Director, Extended Education
asu.cpd@asu.edu