1. UKSim2019 Words of thanks Conferences coming up This conference
21st International Conference on Modelling and Simulation
27 – 29 March 2019
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Words of thanks
Conferences coming up
This conference

2. Thanks are due to
Reviewers, track teams and Authors from all countries including (country of 1st author): Bangladesh-1, Brazil-2, Egypt-1, Ghana-1,
India-2, Iraq-3, Italy-4, Korea-1, Norway-2, Saudi Arabia-1,
South Africa-1, UK-3
Total: 22 papers from 12 countries.
EUROSIM and its national societies for active support and participation
Asia Modelling and Simulation Section, and universities in Asia: Bangladesh, India, Korea, and others for active sponsorship and support.
Keynote speakers: Prof Frank Wang, Prof Qiang Shen, Prof Gareth Loudon.

3. Conferences Coming up this year
CICSYN19: 11 to 14 June, Kuala Lumpur, deadline 1 May
EMS2019: European Modelling Symposium 2019, November, Riga, Latvia, deadline 10 October
Dr Taha Osman
Conference Co-Chair
Welcoming Words

4. UKSim2019 Pattern for the 3 days:
Refreshments: Queens Building, Theatre Foyer
Breakfast, Lunch: Dining Hall.
Single Track Sessions: Room A: Harrods
3 Keynote speakers, 1 in day-1, and 2 in day-3.
Day-1 Today: full day, till 5pm
Prof Frank Wang + 10 papers
Day-2 Presentations in morning only, 8 papers
2.30 Cambridge tour (a must!!)
7.00 Conference Dinner, Robert Gardner Room
Day-3 Presentations in morning only, 2 Keynote speakers + 3 papers
Prof Gareth Loudon
Prof Qian Shen
Closing remarks, photo session, lunch, depart

5. UKSim2019 Published Papers Statistics
Papers published: 22
Scheduled for presentation: 3 keynote speakers and 22 papers
Published papers by track: most popular tracks:
24.X.Mobile/Ad hoc wireless networks, mobicast, target tracking 3
25.Y.Performance Engineering of Computer & Com sys
11.K.Intelligent Systems and Applications 2
16.P.Robotics, Cybernetics, Engineering, Manufacturing and Control
18.R.Discrete Event and Real Time Systems
20.T.Industry, Business, Management, Human Factors, Social Issues
22.V.Parallel, Distributed and Software Architectures and Systems
01.A.Neural, 06.F.Bioinfo/Eng, 12.L.Hybrid and Soft Comp, 1 each
17.Q.Methods, Tools, 23.W.Internet, 26.Z.Circuits, Sensors, 1 each
Total 22

6. UKSim2019 Day-1 Keynote Speakers 1 + 10 papers
9.15 – 10.45am: Keynote Speaker-1, Prof Frank Wang:
Brain and Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence
10.45 – Coffee break
11.05 – 12.25pm, 4 papers: 2, 3, 4, 18
12.30 – 1.40 Lunch
1.45 – 3pm: 4 papers: 5, 6, 8, 22
3 – 3.20 Tea Break
3.20 – 4.30pm, 3 papers: 10, 11, 12

7. UKSim2019 Day-2 8 papers
9.10 – 10.25am: papers 13, 20, – 10.45: Coffee break – 12.25: 5 papers 19, 14, 15, 16, : Close of day-2, photo opportunity & Lunch 2.30: Cambridge Tour 7pm: Conference Dinner

8. UKSim2019 Day-3 Keynote Speaker-2 & 3 + 3 papers
9.10 – 10.20am: Keynote Speaker, Prof Gareth Loudon:
The Design and Role of Simulated Environments in Evaluating New Design Concepts
10.20 – Coffee break
10.35 – 11.35: 3 papers 1, 7, 9
11.35 – 12.35: Keynote Speaker, Prof Qiang Shen
Feature Selection: Harmony Search Based Approach
12.25: Close of conference, photo opportunity, Lunch and depart 

9. Keynote Speaker-1: Professor Frank Wang Brain-like Computer Powered by Memristor
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.

10. Keynote Speaker-2: Professor Qiang Shen Feature Selection: Harmony Search Based Approach
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.

11. Keynote Speakers –3: Professor Gareth Loudon The Design and Role of Simulated Environments in Evaluating New Design Concepts
Professor of Creativity, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff Met University
Co-founder: Human-Centred Design research group at CMU.
Co-founder/ Director: Centre for Creativity Ltd, > research, training & consultancy in key areas of creativity. 
Research interests: creativity / the innovation process, combining ideas from anthropology, psychology, engineering and design. 
Worked: Apple Research and Ericsson Research, design and development of new software and computer embedded products.
30+ years experience in academic and industrial research, many research ideas to commercial products for companies, e.g. Apple.
helped many companies with innovation strategies > development of new products / services.
has several patents and over 70 publications.
won many awards: Best Software Product Award at COMDEX Asia, concept design work from IDSA/BusinessWeek.
CEng, FIET, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

12. EUROSIM – Federation of European Simulation Societies Access Details for Individual Members of UKSim Society Username: uksim-member Password: uk2017sim
Access to enhanced publication versions of Proceedings and Abstract Volumes of EUROSIM Congresses and Conferences.
SNE WEB:
EUROSIM WEB:
Access to high resolution colour SNE (Simulation News Europe) and additional information.

13. UKSim2019
Thank you and have a
good conference!!