UKSim2017 Words of thanks Conferences coming up This conference 19th International Conference on Modelling and Simulation 5 – 7 April 2017 Emmanuel College, Cambridge Words of thanks Conferences coming up This conference

Thanks are due to Reviewers, track teams and Authors from all countries including (country of 1st author): UK-6, Austria-4, Saudi Arabia-4, India-4, Ireland-3, Libya-2, Italy-2, USA-2, Egypt-2, and 1 each from: Thailand, Turkey, China, Iraq, Russia, Mexico, Pakistan, and Malaysia Total 37 papers from 17 countries. EUROSIM and its national societies for active support and participation IEEE: UK & RI & chairman Prof Frank Wang for support and technical sponsorship, Region 8 and Region 10 for supporting the event and UKSim activities in general Asia Modelling and Simulation Section, UMP, UMS, UTM, KMUT and other universities in South East Asia for active sponsorship and support. Keynote speakers: Prof Frank Wang, Dr Niki Popper, Prof Qiang Shen, Prof Kelvin Donne.

Conferences Coming up this year EMS2017: European Modelling Symposium 2017, October, Madrid or UK, deadline 1 September AMC2017: Asia Multi Conference 2017, 4 – 6 December, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, deadline 20 October

UKSim2017 Pattern for the 3 days: Refreshments: Old Library Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Meals: Dining Hall. Parallel Sessions: Room A: here, B: Harrods (top floor), 4 Keynote speakers, 2 in day-1, 1 in day-2 and day-3. Day-1 Today: full day, 2 parallel sessions, till 5.30pm Prof Frank Wang + Dr Niki Popper +24 papers Day-2 Presentations in morning only, 2 parallel sessions Prof Qiang Shen + 8 papers 2.30 Cambridge tour (a must!!) 7.00 Conference Dinner, Robert Gardner Room Day-3 Presentations in morning only, 1 session Prof Kelvin Donne + 5 papers Closing remarks in Auditorium, photo session, lunch, depart

UKSim2017 Published Papers Statistics Papers published: 37 Scheduled for presentation: 4 keynote speakers and 37 papers Published papers by track: most popular tracks: K.Intelligent Systems and Applications, 7 7 U.Energy, Power, Transport, Logistics, Harbour, Shipping and Marine Simulation, 7 S.Image, Speech and Signal Processing, 5 5 Y.Performance Engineering of Computer & Communication Systems, 4 4 P.Robotics, Cybernetics, Engineering, Manufacturing and Control, 3 3 X.Mobile/Ad hoc wireless networks, mobi-cast, sensor placement, target tracking, 3 R.Discrete Event and Real Time Systems, 2 2 A.Neural Networks, 1 1 F.Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, 1 Q.Methodologies, Tools and Operations Research, 1 T.Industry, Business, Management, Human Factors and Social Issues, 1 V.Parallel, Distributed and Software Architectures and Systems, 1 Z.Circuits, Sensors and Devices, 1 Total 37

UKSim2017 Day-1 Keynote Speakers 1 & 2 + 24 papers 9 – 10.15am: Keynote Speaker-1, Prof Frank Wang: Deep Learning Computer for Modern Simulation & Modelling 10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break 10.45 – 12.25pm, 5 papers Room-A K1, K2, K3, K4, K5 Room-B S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 12.30 – 1.40 Lunch 1.40 – 2.40pm: keynote Speaker-2, Dr Nikolas Popper: Big Data and System Simulation for Analysis and Decision Support in Health Care Systems 2.45 – 3.45, 3 papers, Room-A: K6, K7, A1 Room-B: P1, P2, P3 3.45 – 4.05 Tea Break 4.05 – 5.25, 4 papers, Room-A: U1, U2, U3, Q1 Room-B: R1, R2, F1, Y1

UKSim2017 Day-2 Keynote Speaker-3 + 8 papers 9 – 10.15am: Keynote Speaker, Prof Qiang Shen: Dynamic Interpolative Modelling and its Application to Network Security 10.15 – 10.45: Coffee break 10.45 – 12.05: 4 papers Room-A T1, X1, X2, X3 Room-B U5, U6, U7, V1 12.05: Close of day-2, photo opportunity & Lunch 2.30: Cambridge Tour 7pm: Conference Dinner

UKSim2017 Day-3 Keynote Speaker-4 + 5 papers 9 – 10.15am: Keynote Speaker, Prof Kelvin Donne : Simulation Strategies for Tissue Photonics 10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break 10.30 – 12.10: 5 papers Room-A Y2, Y3, Y4, Z1, U4 12.10: Close of conference, photo opportunity, Lunch and depart 

Keynote Speaker-1: Professor Frank Wang Deep Learning Computer for Modern Simulation & Modelling Fellow of British Computer Society Chair in e-Science and Grid Computing Head: School of Computing (formerly known as Computing Laboratory), University of Kent, UK. Director: Centre for Grid Computing, Cambridge-Cranfield High Performance Computing Facility (CCHPCF), collaborative research facility Universities of Cambridge and Cranfield, ~ £40 million. Research interests: Future Computing, Green Computing (via memristor), Grid/Cloud Computing, Biologically-inspired Computing, Quantum Computing/Communication, Data Storage & Data Communication, and Data Mining and Data Warehousing Publication: book "Encyclopaedia of Grid Computing", 67+ journal papers Co-Editor-in-Chief of Encyclopaedia of Grid Computing Co-Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing. on the Editorial Board of 4 other international journals.

Keynote Speaker-2: Dr Niki Popper Big Data and System Simulation for Analysis and Decision Support in Health Care Systems - Studied Mathematics, Philosophy & Jazz Theory in Vienna, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) and Moscow, Idaho (US) and received his ScD (Dr. Techn.) at TU Wien. - Published/presented 150 papers in journals & international conferences. - Coordinator of COCOS Centre for Computational Complex Systems at TU Wien - Chairman: DEXHELPP, COMET K-Project: Decision Support for Health Policy and Planning. - Research interests: theory/applications of modelling/simulation of dynamic/complex systems: comparative modelling/simulation; coupling/comparison of approaches; development of new modelling methods; implementation, parametrization, calibration & validation concepts & domain & application integration of simulation models e.g. health system research & model-based HTA (Health Technology Assessment). - Co-invented: award winning Master College for Applied Modelling, Simulation & Decision Making at TU Wien, and award winning blended courses in maths. - was science editor, journalist and co-founder of: i) production company drahtwarenhandlungfor scientific films, data journalism, and ii) computer animation and the R&D company dwh GmbH. - Married with two children.

Keynote Speakers –3: Professor Qiang Shen Dynamic Interpolative Modelling and its Application to Network Security PhD in Knowledge-Based Systems, DSc in Computational Intelligence. . Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science at Aberystwyth University, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, a REF 2014 panel member for Computer Science and Informatics, and a long-serving Associate Editor of two IEEE flagship Journals (IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics and on Fuzzy Systems). . Professor Shen has chaired and given keynotes at numerous international conferences. His current research interests include: computational intelligence, reasoning under uncertainty, pattern recognition, data mining, and their applications for intelligent decision support (e.g., crime detection, consumer profiling, systems monitoring, and medical diagnosis). . Authored 2 research monographs and over 350 peer-reviewed papers, including an award-winning IEEE Outstanding Transactions paper. . Director of studies: > 50 PDRAs/PhDs, one UK Distinguished Dissertation Award winner.

Keynote Speaker-4: Prof Kelvin Donne : Simulation Strategies for Tissue Photonics - Professorial Fellow at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David - previously Faculty Dean and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor - published over 70 papers - has supervised over 20 PhD students mainly in the area of computational physics. - his main areas of research are tissue photonics and automotive glass fracture.

UKSim2017 Thank you and have a good conference!!