EMS2016 Modelling and Simulation European Modelling Symposium UKSim-AMSS 10th international conference on Modelling and Simulation 28 - 30 October, Pisa, Italy Opening Session David Al-Dabass, General Chair UKSim: UK Simulation Society, AMSS: Asia Modelling & Simulation Section

EMS2016 Words of thanks: Conferences coming up This conference David Al-Dabass, general chair Valentina Colla, conference Chair Conferences coming up This conference

Thanks are due to . Reviewers, keynote speakers, track teams and of course Authors, from Europe and worldwide including: Italy (5), Turkey (4), Germany (3), UAE (3), Japan (2), Saudi Arabia (2), Iran (1), Russia (1), Mexico (1), China (1), Australia (1), Slovakia (1), Singapore (1) Dr Valentina Colla and her team EUROSIM and its national societies notably in Italy, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, France, Greece, for active support and participation IEEE Italy section and Prof Cardelli, UK & RI section and Prof Frank Wang and IEEE Region 8 for support and technical sponsorship, and Prof Qiang Shen, our keynote speaker UK Simulation Society and Asia Modelling and Simulation partners.

Conferences Next Year UKSim2017 Call for Papers United Kingdom Simulation Society annual conference on mathematical modelling and computer simulation Cambridge, UK, 5 – 7 April Website: http://uksim.info/uksim2017/uksim2017.htm, Later look for http://uksim2017.info Submission deadline: 25 February 2017 EMS2017: Options: City, Dates?? AMC2017: Asia Multi Conference on modelling and simulation, Decemebr 2017, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

EMS2016 Papers published: 38 Scheduled for presentation: 38+ 2 keynotes speakers Published by track: Most popular tracks: 06-F Image, Speech and Signal Processing 9 10-K Energy, Power Generation and Distribution 5 15-R Mobile/Ad hoc wireless networks, sensor placement, target tracking 5 17-T Circuits, Sensors and Devices 4 01-A Intelligent Systems 2 03-C Methodologies, Tools and Operations Research 2 07-G Industry, Business and Management 2 09-J Engineering and Control 2 12-M Virtual Reality, Visualization and Computer Games 2 04-D Bio-informatics and Bio-Medical Simulation 1 13-N Parallel and Distributed Architectures and Systems 1 14-P Internet Modelling, Semantic Web and Ontologies 1 16-S Performance Engi'g of Computer/Comm'n Systems 1 19-V e-Science and e-Systems 1

EMS2016 Day-1: Monday 28 November 2016 8.30am – 10.30am, Plenary Session Keynote-1: Prof Frank Wang Building A Brain-Inspired Deep Learning Machine Keynote-2: Prof Qiang Shen Dynamic Interpolative Modelling and its Application to Intrusion Detection 10.30 – 10.45 : Refreshments

EMS2016 Day-1: Parallel Sessions 10.45 – 12.45 : Parallel Sessions AM2 Room A, Session Chairs: Marco Vannucci + ? Room B: Session Chars: Waqar Ahmad + ? 12.45 – 13.45 : Lunch 13.45 – 15.45 : Parallel Sessions PM1 Room A, Session Chairs: Michal Kvet + ? Room B: Session Chars: Elarabi + Demirdelen? 15.45 – 4pm: Refreshments 4pm – 6.20pm: Parallel Sessions PM2 Room A, Session Chairs: Mikhail Belov + ? Room B: Session Chars: Vannucci + ? 6.20: Close and Foto opportunity 7pm: Conference dinner: book at Desk, free to registered attendees

EMS2016 Day-2: Walking Tour of Pisa, 2 hours 9.30am Start, at Main Gate Certificates: Presentation and Session Chairing: electronic, email me Invoices and Receips: EDAS, or email me

Important Information Room A: Plenary and Closing sessions Room B: ask at registration desk for directions Refreshments: 10.30am – 10.45am, 3.45pm – 4pm Lunch at the restaurant: 12.45 – 1.45pm Dinner: Today, 7-9pm, book at desk by lunch time today, Free for Registered Attendees, Eu45 Accompanying

Prof Frank Wang: Building A Brain-Inspired Deep Learning Machine 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.

Prof Qiang Shen: Dynamic Interpolative Modelling and its Application to Intrusion Detection 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. .

Conferences in 2017 UKSim2017: 5 – 7 April, Cambridge, UK EMS2017: ?? - ?? October, City ?? Asia Multi Conference 2017: December, Kota Kinabalu

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