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353      ul.rm_mega_menu li.mega > div,
354        ul.rm_mega_menu > li.mega-link > a:hover,
355        .disp_details_header,
356        .disp_details_sub_header,
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364        background-color: #5088f0;
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368      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
369        > button,
370      input[type="button"],
371      input[type="reset"],
372      input[type="submit"] {
373        border-color: #0000ee;
374        color: #0000ee;
375      }
376
377      /* Small, big, and save buttons */
378      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
379        > button.small-button,
380      input[type="button"].small-button,
381      input[type="reset"].small-button,
382      input[type="submit"].small-button,
383      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
384        > button.big-button,
385      input[type="button"].big-button,
386      input[type="reset"].big-button,
387      input[type="submit"].big-button,
388      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
389        > button.save-button,
390      input[type="button"].save-button,
391      input[type="reset"].save-button,
392      input[type="submit"].save-button {
393        background-color: #0000ee;
394      }
395
396      /* Light button */
397      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
398        > button.light-button,
399      input[type="button"].light-button,
400      input[type="reset"].light-button,
401      input[type="submit"].light-button {
402        border-color: #5088f0;
403        color: #5088f0;
404      }
405
406      /* Light-save button */
407      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
408        > button.light-save-button,
409      input[type="button"].light-save-button,
410      input[type="reset"].light-save-button,
411      input[type="submit"].light-save-button {
412        border-color: #5088f0;
413        background-color: #5088f0;
414      }
415
416      /* Default button hover */
417      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
418        > button:hover,
419      input[type="button"]:hover,
420      input[type="reset"]:hover,
421      input[type="submit"]:hover {
422        background-color: #0000ee;
423      }
424
425      /* Light button hover */
426      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
427        > button:hover.light-button,
428      input[type="button"]:hover.light-button,
429      input[type="reset"]:hover.light-button,
430      input[type="submit"]:hover.light-button {
431        background-color: #5088f0;
432      }
433
434      /* Default button disabled */
435      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
436        > button[disabled],
437      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
438        > button[disabled]:hover,
439      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
440        > button[disabled]:active,
441      input[type="button"][disabled],
442      input[type="button"][disabled]:hover,
443      input[type="button"][disabled]:active,
444      input[type="reset"][disabled],
445      input[type="reset"][disabled]:hover,
446      input[type="reset"][disabled]:active,
447      input[type="submit"][disabled],
448      input[type="submit"][disabled]:hover,
449      input[type="submit"][disabled]:active {
450        color: #0000ee;
451      }
452
453      /* Big, save buttons disabled */
454      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
455        > button[disabled].big-button,
456      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
457        > button[disabled]:hover.big-button,
458      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
459        > button[disabled]:active.big-button,
460      input[type="button"][disabled].big-button,
461      input[type="button"][disabled]:hover.big-button,
462      input[type="button"][disabled]:active.big-button,
463      input[type="reset"][disabled].big-button,
464      input[type="reset"][disabled]:hover.big-button,
465      input[type="reset"][disabled]:active.big-button,
466      input[type="submit"][disabled].big-button,
467      input[type="submit"][disabled]:hover.big-button,
468      input[type="submit"][disabled]:active.big-button,
469      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
470        > button[disabled].save-button,
471      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
472        > button[disabled]:hover.save-button,
473      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
474        > button[disabled]:active.save-button,
475      input[type="button"][disabled].save-button,
476      input[type="button"][disabled]:hover.save-button,
477      input[type="button"][disabled]:active.save-button,
478      input[type="reset"][disabled].save-button,
479      input[type="reset"][disabled]:hover.save-button,
480      input[type="reset"][disabled]:active.save-button,
481      input[type="submit"][disabled].save-button,
482      input[type="submit"][disabled]:hover.save-button,
483      input[type="submit"][disabled]:active.save-button {
484        background-color: #0000ee;
485      }
486
487      /* Light button disabled */
488      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
489        > button[disabled].light-button,
490      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
491        > button[disabled]:hover.light-button,
492      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
493        > button[disabled]:active.light-button,
494      input[type="button"][disabled].light-button,
495      input[type="button"][disabled]:hover.light-button,
496      input[type="button"][disabled]:active.light-button,
497      input[type="reset"][disabled].light-button,
498      input[type="reset"][disabled]:hover.light-button,
499      input[type="reset"][disabled]:active.light-button,
500      input[type="submit"][disabled].light-button,
501      input[type="submit"][disabled]:hover.light-button,
502      input[type="submit"][disabled]:active.light-button {
503        color: #5088f0;
504      }
505
506      /* Light-save button disabled */
507      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
508        > button[disabled].light-save-button,
509      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui
509-datepicker-buttonpane)
510        > button[disabled]:hover.light-save-button,
511      :not(.mce-btn):not(.mce-window-head):not(.ui-datepicker-buttonpane)
512        > button[disabled]:active.light-save-button,
513      input[type="button"][disabled].light-save-button,
514      input[type="button"][disabled]:hover.light-save-button,
515      input[type="button"][disabled]:active.light-save-button,
516      input[type="reset"][disabled].light-save-button,
517      input[type="reset"][disabled]:hover.light-save-button,
518      input[type="reset"][disabled]:active.light-save-button,
519      input[type="submit"][disabled].light-save-button,
520      input[type="submit"][disabled]:hover.light-save-button,
521      input[type="submit"][disabled]:active.light-save-button {
522        background-color: #5088f0;
523      }
524
525      #related_col .block-title {
526        background-color: #bbbbbb;
527        color: #000000;
528      }
529      #related_col .block-title a {
530        color: #0000ff;
531      }
532      #related_col .block-content {
533        background-color: #e5e5e5;
534      }
535      #related_col .block-content .instr {
536        background-color: #d0d0d0;
537      }
538      #related_col .block-content .odd {
539        background-color: #dedede;
540      }
541      #related_col .block-content .even {
542        background: #d0d0d0;
543      }
544
545      .role_stype_bar {
546        background-color: #e0ab76;
547        color: #000000;
548        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
549          sans-serif;
550        font-size: 15px;
551        text-transform: none;
552      }
553
554      .tabs .fg_tab {
555        background-color: #f0dbbc;
556        color: #cc1a1a;
557        border-bottom-color: #f0dbbc;
558      }
559      .tab_menu_label:hover,
560      .active .tab_menu_label,
561      .tab_no_menu_label:hover,
562      .tab_no_menu_label:hover a {
563        color: #cc1a1a;
564      }
565      .subtabs {
566        background-color: #f0dbbc;
567        color: #000000;
568        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
569          sans-serif;
570        font-size: 15px;
571        text-transform: none;
572      }
573      .subtabs .divider,
574      .subtabs .bg_tab,
575      .subtabs .bg_tab a {
576        background-color: #f0dbbc;
577        border-top-color: #f0dbbc;
578        color: #000000;
579        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
580          sans-serif;
581        font-size: 15px;
582        text-transform: none;
583      }
584      .subtabs .fg_tab {
585        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
586          sans-serif;
587        font-size: 15px;
588        color: #cc1a1a;
589        text-transform: none;
590      }
591
592      /*
593        uncomment this to make the subtabs follow the selected tab color instead
594        of the link color
595
596        .subtabs .bg_tab:hover a {
597            color: #CC1A1A;
598        }
599        .subtabs .fg_tab:hover a, {
600            color: #CC1A1A;
601        }
602        */
603
604      .subtabs .fg_tab a {
605        color: #cc1a1a;
606      }
607
608      .tabs {
609        background: #e8ca9b;
610      }
611      .tabs .divider,
612      .tabs .bg_tab {
613        background-color: #e8ca9b;
614        border-top-color: #e8ca9b;
615        color: #000000;
616        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
617          sans-serif;
618        font-size: 15px;
619        text-transform: none;
620      }
621      .tabs .fg_tab {
622        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
623          sans-serif;
624        font-size: 15px;
625        color: #cc1a1a;
626        text-transform: none;
627      }
628      .tab_menu_label,
629      .tab_no_menu_label {
630        font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Verdana, "Lucida Grande", Arial,
631          sans-serif;
632        font-size: 15px;
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955                </div>
956                <div class="section-entry">
957                  <div class="session-entry">
958                    <span class="session-event-type">Plenary</span
959                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
960                    ><span class="program-track">Plenary</span><br />
961                    <div class="session-title">
962                      Opening Plenary: Modeling for Energy Resilience: How DOE
963                      Uses Simulation to Model and Manage Everything from the
964                      Power Grid to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
965                    </div>
966                    <div class="session-chair">
967                      Chair: Bahar Biller (SAS Institute, Inc)<br />
968                    </div>
969                    <div class="slot-entry">
970                      <a name="prog101" tabindex="-1"></a>
971                      <div class="slot-title-line">
972                        <span class="slot-title"
973                          >Modeling for Energy Resilience: How DOE Uses
974                          Simulation to Model and Manage Everything from the
975                          Power Grid to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve</span
976                        >
977                      </div>
978                      <div class="slot-authors">
979                        Ann Dunkin (Department of Energy)
980                      </div>
981                      <div class="slot-abstract">
982                        <div>
983                          <a
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995                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
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1008                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1009                          >
1010                          <div
1011                            data-display-control="758_1707793552_880812"
1012                            id="757_1707793552_880804"
1013                            style="display: none"
1014                          >
1015                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1016                              <blockquote>
1017                                The U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s
1018                                responsibilities run the gamut from managing the
1019                                nuclear stockpile and the strategic petroleum
1020                                reserve to running the power grid in 36 states
1021                                to performing basic and applied research to
1022                                protect national security, ensure stable power
1023                                sector operations and accelerate the clean
1024                                energy transition. Leveraging the power of
1025                                DOE&#8217;s computing infrastructure, including
1026                                the world&#8217;s fastest supercomputer,
1027                                simulation models are used to accelerate
1028                                advancements in nearly every field of research
1029                                across DOE. Through a series of examples
1030                                highlighting grid management, cybersecurity,
1031                                cavern modeling and fundamental physical
1032                                phenomena, this keynote will illuminate how DOE
1033                                applies modeling and simulation to both research
1034                                and operations.
1035                              </blockquote>
1036                            </div>
1037                          </div>
1038                        </div>
1039                      </div>
1040                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1041                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog101.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1042                      ><br />
1043
1044                      <div>
1045                        <br /><iframe
1046                          src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/894605270?h=aaf53c335d"
1047                          width="640"
1048                          height="360"
1049                          frameborder="0"
1050                          allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"
1051                          allowfullscreen
1052                        ></iframe>
1053                        <p>
1054                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/894605270"
1055                            >Welcome and Keynote</a
1056                          >
1057                          from
1058                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/user139157832">INFORMS</a>
1059                          on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.
1060                        </p>
1061                      </div>
1062                    </div>
1063                  </div>
1064                  <div class="session-entry">
1065                    <span class="session-event-type">Plenary</span
1066                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1067                    ><span class="program-track">Plenary</span><br />
1068                    <div class="session-title">
1069                      Titans of Simulation: Resilience of Supply Chains and the
1070                      Role of Simulation
1071                    </div>
1072                    <div class="session-chair">
1073                      Chair: John Shortle (George Mason University)<br />
1074                    </div>
1075                    <div class="slot-entry">
1076                      <a name="prog104" tabindex="-1"></a>
1077                      <div class="slot-title-line">
1078                        <span class="slot-title"
1079                          >Resilience of Supply Chains and the Role of
1080                          Simulation</span
1081                        >
1082                      </div>
1083                      <div class="slot-authors">
1084                        John Fowler (Arizona State University)
1085                      </div>
1086                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1087                        <div>
1088                          <a
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1099                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1100                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
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1102                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1103                            id="vhsjs_hide_760_1707793552_8862867"
1104                            onclick="$('#759_1707793552_8862786').hide(function() {
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1112                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1113                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1114                          >
1115                          <div
1116                            data-display-control="760_1707793552_8862867"
1117                            id="759_1707793552_8862786"
1118                            style="display: none"
1119                          >
1120                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1121                              <blockquote>
1122                                Supply chain resilience refers to the capacity
1123                                of a supply chain to proactively prepare for
1124                                unforeseen events, effectively address
1125                                disruptions, and bounce back from them while
1126                                ensuring the sustained smooth operation of the
1127                                supply chain at the preferred level of
1128                                connectivity and management of its structure and
1129                                functions. Recent disruptive events including
1130                                the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion
1131                                of Ukraine have caused an increased emphasis on
1132                                supply chain resilience. In this presentation,
1133                                we discuss strategies to prepare for, address,
1134                                and bounce back from (potential) disruptions and
1135                                the role that simulation can play in enhancing
1136                                supply chain resilience.
1137                              </blockquote>
1138                            </div>
1139                          </div>
1140                        </div>
1141                      </div>
1142                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1143                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog104.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1144                      ><br />
1145
1146                      <div>
1147                        <br /><iframe
1148                          src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/912587418?h=4462675fc2"
1149                          width="640"
1150                          height="360"
1151                          frameborder="0"
1152                          allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"
1153                          allowfullscreen
1154                        ></iframe>
1155                        <p>
1156                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/912587418"
1157                            >WSC 2023 Titan of Simulation - John Fowler</a
1158                          >
1159                          from
1160                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/user139157832">INFORMS</a>
1161                          on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.
1162                        </p>
1163                      </div>
1164                    </div>
1165                  </div>
1166                  <div class="session-entry">
1167                    <span class="session-event-type">Plenary</span
1168                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1169                    ><span class="program-track">Plenary</span><br />
1170                    <div class="session-title">
1171                      Titans of Simulation: Ensuring Food Security under Climate
1172                      Change: How Simulation Can Help in Making Agricultural
1173                      Supply Chains More Resilient
1174                    </div>
1175                    <div class="session-chair">
1176                      Chair: John Shortle (George Mason University)<br />
1177                    </div>
1178                    <div class="slot-entry">
1179                      <a name="prog103" tabindex="-1"></a>
1180                      <div class="slot-title-line">
1181                        <span class="slot-title"
1182                          >Ensuring Food Security under Climate Change: How
1183                          Simulation Can Help in Making Agricultural Supply
1184                          Chains More Resilient</span
1185                        >
1186                      </div>
1187                      <div class="slot-authors">
1188                        Enver Y&#252;cesan (INSEAD)
1189                      </div>
1190                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1191                        <div>
1192                          <a
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1201                        
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1203                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1204                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1205                          ><a
1206                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1207                            id="vhsjs_hide_762_1707793552_8895886"
1208                            onclick="$('#761_1707793552_8895802').hide(function() {
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1210                            $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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1214                    $('#vhsjs_view_762_1707793552_8895886').show();"
1215                            style="display: none"
1216                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1217                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1218                          >
1219                          <div
1220                            data-display-control="762_1707793552_8895886"
1221                            id="761_1707793552_8895802"
1222                            style="display: none"
1223                          >
1224                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1225                              <blockquote>
1226                                Climate change and the resulting increased
1227                                frequency of unpredictable extreme weather
1228                                events create new operational challenges for the
1229                                commercial seed industry, which is a key pillar
1230                                of a sustainable and secure global food supply.
1231                                More specifically, extreme weather events
1232                                translate into two main effects on agricultural
1233                                production: Higher yield variability and lower
1234                                expected yields. In recent years, extreme
1235                                weather events already caused reductions in the
1236                                yields of cereals, maize, and other staple
1237                                crops. It is also projected that a warming of
1238                                +2C (+4C) would increase the coefficient of
1239                                variation of corn yield by 62% (192%) in six
1240                                countries that collectively account for 73% of
1241                                global production. In this presentation, we
1242                                first examine how the increased likelihood of
1243                                extreme weather events affects agricultural
1244                                supply chains in terms of R&D, production
1245                                planning, contracting, allocation, and storage
1246                                decisions. We then discuss the key challenges
1247                                associated with each stage and highlight how
1248                                simulation can help address them under increased
1249                                volatility.
1250                              </blockquote>
1251                            </div>
1252                          </div>
1253                        </div>
1254                      </div>
1255                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1256                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog103.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1257                      ><br />
1258                      <div>
1259                        <br /><iframe
1260                          src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/912590810?h=1dceac718e"
1261                          width="640"
1262                          height="360"
1263                          frameborder="0"
1264                          allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"
1265                          allowfullscreen
1266                        ></iframe>
1267                        <p>
1268                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/912590810"
1269                            >WSC 2023 Titan of Simulation - Enver Yucesan</a
1270                          >
1271                          from
1272                          <a href="https://vimeo.com/user139157832">INFORMS</a>
1273                          on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.
1274                        </p>
1275                      </div>
1276                    </div>
1277                  </div>
1278                </div>
1279                <div class="centered">
1280                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
1281                </div>
1282                <hr />
1283              </div>
1284
1285              <div class="area-section">
1286                <div class="centered">
1287                  <a name="ptrack101" tabindex="-1"></a>
1288                  <div class="section-title">Advanced Tutorials</div>
1289                </div>
1290                <div class="centered track-chair">
1291                  <span class="track-chair-role"
1292                    >Track Coordinator - Advanced Tutorials: </span
1293                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
1294                    >Henry Lam (Columbia University), Giulia Pedrielli (Arizona
1295                    State University)</span
1296                  >
1297                </div>
1298                <div class="section-entry">
1299                  <div class="session-entry">
1300                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1301                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1302                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1303                    <div class="session-title">
1304                      Screening Simulated Systems for Optimization
1305                    </div>
1306                    <div class="session-chair">
1307                      Chair: Eunhye Song (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
1308                    </div>
1309                    <div class="slot-entry">
1310                      <a name="inv192" tabindex="-1"></a>
1311                      <div class="slot-authors">
1312                        Jinbo Zhao (Texas A&M University), Javier Gatica
1313                        (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), and David
1314                        Eckman (Texas A&M University)
1315                      </div>
1316                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1317                        <div>
1318                          <a
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1320                            id="vhsjs_view_2_1707793550_8328831"
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1327                    
1328                });"
1329                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1330                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1331                          ><a
1332                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1333                            id="vhsjs_hide_2_1707793550_8328831"
1334                            onclick="$('#1_1707793550_8328671').hide(function() {
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1340                $('#vhsjs_view_2_1707793550_8328831').show();"
1341                            style="display: none"
1342                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1343                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1344                          >
1345                          <div
1346                            data-display-control="2_1707793550_8328831"
1347                            id="1_1707793550_8328671"
1348                            style="display: none"
1349                          >
1350                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1351                              <blockquote>
1352                                Screening procedures for ranking and selection
1353                                have received less attention than selection
1354                                procedures, yet they serve as a cheap and
1355                                powerful tool for decision making under
1356                                uncertainty. Research on screening procedures
1357                                has been less active in recent years, just as
1358                                the advent of parallel computing has
1359                                dramatically reshaped how selection procedures
1360                                are designed and implemented. As a result,
1361                                screening procedures used in modern practice
1362                                continue to largely operate offline on fixed
1363                                data. In this tutorial, we provide an overview
1364                                of screening procedures with the goal of
1365                                clarifying the current state of research and
1366                                laying out opportunities for future development.
1367                                We discuss several guarantees delivered by
1368                                screening procedures and their role in different
1369                                decision-making settings and investigate their
1370                                impact on screening power and sampling
1371                                efficiency in numerical experiments. We also
1372                                study the implementation of screening procedures
1373                                in parallel computing environments and how they
1374                                can be combined with selection procedures.
1375                              </blockquote>
1376                            </div>
1377                          </div>
1378                        </div>
1379                      </div>
1380                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1381                      <a href="/wsc23papers/001.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1382                      ><br />
1383                    </div>
1384                  </div>
1385                  <div class="session-entry">
1386                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1387                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1388                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1389                    <div class="session-title">
1390                      Practical Impact and Academia Are Not Antonyms
1391                    </div>
1392                    <div class="session-chair">
1393                      Chair: Russell R. Barton (Pennsylvania State
1394                      University)<br />
1395                    </div>
1396                    <div class="slot-entry">
1397                      <a name="inv130" tabindex="-1"></a>
1398                      <div class="slot-authors">
1399                        Shane Henderson (Cornell University)
1400                      </div>
1401                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1402                        <div>
1403                          <a
1404                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1405                            id="vhsjs_view_4_1707793551_0719159"
1406                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_4_1707793551_0719159').hide();
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1409                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
1410                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
1411                    };
1412                    
1413                });"
1414                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1415                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1416                          ><a
1417                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1418                            id="vhsjs_hide_4_1707793551_0719159"
1419                            onclick="$('#3_1707793551_0719018').hide(function() {
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1424                $('#vhsjs_hide_4_1707793551_0719159').hide();
1425                $('#vhsjs_view_4_1707793551_0719159').show();"
1426                            style="display: none"
1427                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1428                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1429                          >
1430                          <div
1431                            data-display-control="4_1707793551_0719159"
1432                            id="3_1707793551_0719018"
1433                            style="display: none"
1434                          >
1435                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1436                              <blockquote>
1437                                This tutorial discusses principles and
1438                                strategies for the interplay between applied
1439                                work with organizations and an academic research
1440                                agenda. I emphasize lessons I have learned
1441                                through my own work and my own mistakes, with
1442                                special focus on some high-stakes settings,
1443                                including advising Cornell University&#8217;s
1444                                response to the COVID-19 pandemic and work with
1445                                the emergency services, among other
1446                                applications.
1447                              </blockquote>
1448                            </div>
1449                          </div>
1450                        </div>
1451                      </div>
1452                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1453                      <a href="/wsc23papers/002.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1454                      ><br />
1455                    </div>
1456                  </div>
1457                  <div class="session-entry">
1458                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1459                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1460                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1461                    <div class="session-title">
1462                      Statistical Limit Theorems in Distributionally Robust
1463                      Optimization
1464                    </div>
1465                    <div class="session-chair">
1466                      Chair: Henry Lam (Columbia University)<br />
1467                    </div>
1468                    <div class="slot-entry">
1469                      <a name="inv214" tabindex="-1"></a>
1470                      <div class="slot-authors">
1471                        Jose Blanchet (Stanford University) and Alexander
1472                        Shapiro (Georgia Institute of Technology)
1473                      </div>
1474                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1475                        <div>
1476                          <a
1477                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1478                            id="vhsjs_view_6_1707793551_0812967"
1479                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_6_1707793551_0812967').hide();
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1483                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
1484                    };
1485                    
1486                });"
1487                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1488                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1489                          ><a
1490                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1491                            id="vhsjs_hide_6_1707793551_0812967"
1492                            onclick="$('#5_1707793551_0812864').hide(function() {
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1496                });
1497                $('#vhsjs_hide_6_1707793551_0812967').hide();
1498                $('#vhsjs_view_6_1707793551_0812967').show();"
1499                            style="display: none"
1500                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1501                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1502                          >
1503                          <div
1504                            data-display-control="6_1707793551_0812967"
1505                            id="5_1707793551_0812864"
1506                            style="display: none"
1507                          >
1508                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1509                              <blockquote>
1510                                The goal of this paper is to develop a
1511                                methodology for the systematic analysis of
1512                                asymptotic statistical properties of data-driven
1513                                DRO formulations based on their corresponding
1514                                non-DRO counterparts. We illustrate our approach
1515                                in various settings, including both
1516                                phi-divergence and Wasserstein uncertainty sets.
1517                                Different types of asymptotic behaviors are
1518                                obtained depending on the rate at which the
1519                                uncertainty radius decreases to zero as a
1520                                function of the sample size and the geometry of
1521                                the uncertainty sets.
1522                              </blockquote>
1523                            </div>
1524                          </div>
1525                        </div>
1526                      </div>
1527                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1528                      <a href="/wsc23papers/003.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1529                      ><br />
1530                    </div>
1531                  </div>
1532                  <div class="session-entry">
1533                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1534                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1535                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1536                    <div class="session-title">
1537                      Digital Twins: Features, Models, and Services
1538                    </div>
1539                    <div class="session-chair">
1540                      Chair: Feng Ju (Arizona State University)<br />
1541                    </div>
1542                    <div class="slot-entry">
1543                      <a name="inv200" tabindex="-1"></a>
1544                      <div class="slot-authors">
1545                        Andrea Matta (Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 1) and
1546                        Giovanni Lugaresi (KU Leuven)
1547                      </div>
1548                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1549                        <div>
1550                          <a
1551                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1552                            id="vhsjs_view_8_1707793551_0887475"
1553                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_8_1707793551_0887475').hide();
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1556                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
1557                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
1558                    };
1559                    
1560                });"
1561                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1562                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1563                          ><a
1564                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1565                            id="vhsjs_hide_8_1707793551_0887475"
1566                            onclick="$('#7_1707793551_088738').hide(function() {
1567                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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1569                    };
1570                });
1571                $('#vhsjs_hide_8_1707793551_0887475').hide();
1572                $('#vhsjs_view_8_1707793551_0887475').show();"
1573                            style="display: none"
1574                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1575                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1576                          >
1577                          <div
1578                            data-display-control="8_1707793551_0887475"
1579                            id="7_1707793551_088738"
1580                            style="display: none"
1581                          >
1582                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1583                              <blockquote>
1584                                This work provides an overview of digital twins,
1585                                digital replicas of real entities conceived to
1586                                support analysis, improvements, and optimal
1587                                decisions. Specifically, it aims to better
1588                                clarify what digital twins are by pointing out
1589                                their main features, what they can do to support
1590                                their related physical twins, and which models
1591                                they use. An illustrative example together with
1592                                a few selected application examples is used to
1593                                better describe digital twins. A discussion on
1594                                the actual challenges and research opportunities
1595                                is also reported.
1596                              </blockquote>
1597                            </div>
1598                          </div>
1599                        </div>
1600                      </div>
1601                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1602                      <a href="/wsc23papers/004.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1603                      ><br />
1604                    </div>
1605                  </div>
1606                  <div class="session-entry">
1607                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1608                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1609                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1610                    <div class="session-title">
1611                      Bootstrapping and Batching for Output Analysis
1612                    </div>
1613                    <div class="session-chair">
1614                      Chair: Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State University)<br />
1615                    </div>
1616                    <div class="slot-entry">
1617                      <a name="inv190" tabindex="-1"></a>
1618                      <div class="slot-authors">
1619                        Raghu Pasupathy (Purdue University)
1620                      </div>
1621                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1622                        <div>
1623                          <a
1624                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1625                            id="vhsjs_view_10_1707793551_0952969"
1626                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_10_1707793551_0952969').hide();
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1631                    };
1632                    
1633                });"
1634                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1635                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1636                          ><a
1637                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1638                            id="vhsjs_hide_10_1707793551_0952969"
1639                            onclick="$('#9_1707793551_0952864').hide(function() {
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1644                $('#vhsjs_hide_10_1707793551_0952969').hide();
1645                $('#vhsjs_view_10_1707793551_0952969').show();"
1646                            style="display: none"
1647                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1648                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1649                          >
1650                          <div
1651                            data-display-control="10_1707793551_0952969"
1652                            id="9_1707793551_0952864"
1653                            style="display: none"
1654                          >
1655                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1656                              <blockquote>
1657                                We review bootstrapping and batching as devices
1658                                for statistical inference in simulation output
1659                                analysis. Bootstrapping, discovered in the late
1660                                1970s and developed over the ensuing three
1661                                decades, is widely held as being among the
1662                                important scientific discoveries of the previous
1663                                century due primarily to its facility for
1664                                general statistical inference. By contrast,
1665                                batching was introduced in the 1960s but was
1666                                developed within the simulation community (in
1667                                the 1980s) for the narrower contexts of variance
1668                                parameter estimation and confidence interval
1669                                construction. In recent years, however, there
1670                                has been increasing realization that batching,
1671                                much like bootstrapping, can be used also for
1672                                general statistical inference, and that batching
1673                                often compares favorably with bootstrapping in
1674                                dependent data contexts. Bootstrapping and
1675                                batching have tremendous applicability for
1676                                uncertainty quantification in simulation, and
1677                                are prime candidates for adoption in simulation
1678                                software. We describe the general principles
1679                                underlying bootstrapping and batching, outline
1680                                guarantees, and discuss implementation.
1681                              </blockquote>
1682                            </div>
1683                          </div>
1684                        </div>
1685                      </div>
1686                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1687                      <a href="/wsc23papers/005.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1688                      ><br />
1689                    </div>
1690                  </div>
1691                  <div class="session-entry">
1692                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1693                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1694                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1695                    <div class="session-title">
1696                      Coarse-Grained Simulations of DNA and RNA Systems with
1697                      oxDNA and oxRNA Models: Tutorial
1698                    </div>
1699                    <div class="session-chair">
1700                      Chair: Wei Xie (Northeastern University)<br />
1701                    </div>
1702                    <div class="slot-entry">
1703                      <a name="inv198" tabindex="-1"></a>
1704                      <div class="slot-authors">
1705                        Matthew Sample, Michael Matthies, and Petr Sulc (Arizona
1706                        State University)
1707                      </div>
1708                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1709                        <div>
1710                          <a
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1719                    
1720                });"
1721                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1722                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1723                          ><a
1724                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1725                            id="vhsjs_hide_12_1707793551_102048"
1726                            onclick="$('#11_1707793551_1020386').hide(function() {
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1731                $('#vhsjs_hide_12_1707793551_102048').hide();
1732                $('#vhsjs_view_12_1707793551_102048').show();"
1733                            style="display: none"
1734                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1735                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1736                          >
1737                          <div
1738                            data-display-control="12_1707793551_102048"
1739                            id="11_1707793551_1020386"
1740                            style="display: none"
1741                          >
1742                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1743                              <blockquote>
1744                                We present a tutorial on setting-up the oxDNA
1745                                coarse-grained model for simulations of DNA and
1746                                RNA nanotechnology. The model is a popular tool
1747                                used both by theorists and experimentalists to
1748                                simulate nucleic acid systems both in biology
1749                                and nanotechnology settings. The tutorial is
1750                                aimed at new users asking "Where should I start
1751                                if I want to use oxDNA". We assume no prior
1752                                background in using the model. This tutorial
1753                                shows basic examples that can get a novice user
1754                                started with the model, and points the
1755                                prospective user towards additional reading and
1756                                online resources depending on which aspect of
1757                                the model they are interested in pursuing.
1758                              </blockquote>
1759                            </div>
1760                          </div>
1761                        </div>
1762                      </div>
1763                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1764                      <a href="/wsc23papers/006.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1765                      ><br />
1766                    </div>
1767                  </div>
1768                  <div class="session-entry">
1769                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
1770                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1771                    ><span class="program-track">Advanced Tutorials</span><br />
1772                    <div class="session-title">
1773                      Importance Sampling Strategy for Heavy-tailed Systems with
1774                      Catastrophe Principle
1775                    </div>
1776                    <div class="session-chair">
1777                      Chair: Henry Lam (Columbia University)<br />
1778                    </div>
1779                    <div class="slot-entry">
1780                      <a name="inv213" tabindex="-1"></a>
1781                      <div class="slot-title-line">
1782                        <span class="slot-title"
1783                          >Importance Sampling Strategy for Heavy-Tailed Systems
1784                          with Catastrophe Principle</span
1785                        >
1786                      </div>
1787                      <div class="slot-authors">
1788                        Xingyu Wang and Chang-Han Rhee (Northwestern University)
1789                      </div>
1790                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1791                        <div>
1792                          <a
1793                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1794                            id="vhsjs_view_14_1707793551_1087675"
1795                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_14_1707793551_1087675').hide();
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1800                    };
1801                    
1802                });"
1803                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
1804                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1805                          ><a
1806                            class="clickable no-decoration"
1807                            id="vhsjs_hide_14_1707793551_1087675"
1808                            onclick="$('#13_1707793551_1087577').hide(function() {
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1813                $('#vhsjs_hide_14_1707793551_1087675').hide();
1814                $('#vhsjs_view_14_1707793551_1087675').show();"
1815                            style="display: none"
1816                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
1817                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
1818                          >
1819                          <div
1820                            data-display-control="14_1707793551_1087675"
1821                            id="13_1707793551_1087577"
1822                            style="display: none"
1823                          >
1824                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
1825                              <blockquote>
1826                                Large deviations theory has a long history of
1827                                providing powerful machinery for designing
1828                                efficient rare-event simulation techniques.
1829                                However, traditional large deviations theory
1830                                fails to provide useful bounds in heavy-tailed
1831                                contexts, and designing efficient rare-event
1832                                simulation algorithms for heavy-tailed systems
1833                                has been considered challenging. Recent
1834                                developments in the theory of heavy-tailed large
1835                                deviations enable designing a strongly efficie
1835nt
1836                                importance sampling scheme that is universally
1837                                applicable to a wide range of rare events. This
1838                                tutorial aims to provide an accessible overview
1839                                of the recent developments in the large
1840                                deviations theory for heavy-tailed stochastic
1841                                processes, which is followed by a detailed
1842                                account of the design principle behind the
1843                                strongly efficient importance sampling scheme
1844                                for such processes. The implementations of the
1845                                general principle are demonstrated through a few
1846                                specific heavy-tailed rare events that arise in
1847                                stochastic approximation, finance, and queueing
1848                                theory contexts.
1849                              </blockquote>
1850                            </div>
1851                          </div>
1852                        </div>
1853                      </div>
1854                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1855                      <a href="/wsc23papers/007.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1856                      ><br />
1857                    </div>
1858                  </div>
1859                </div>
1860                <div class="centered">
1861                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
1862                </div>
1863                <hr />
1864              </div>
1865              <div class="area-section">
1866                <div class="centered">
1867                  <a name="ptrack111" tabindex="-1"></a>
1868                  <div class="section-title">Agent-based Simulation</div>
1869                </div>
1870                <div class="centered track-chair">
1871                  <span class="track-chair-role"
1872                    >Track Coordinator - Agent-Based Simulation: </span
1873                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
1874                    >Andrew J. Collins (Old Dominion University), Chris Kuhlman
1875                    (University of Virginia)</span
1876                  >
1877                </div>
1878                <div class="section-entry">
1879                  <div class="session-entry">
1880                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
1881                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
1882                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
1883                    ><br />
1884                    <div class="session-title">
1885                      Military and Homeland Security Agent-based Modeling
1886                    </div>
1887                    <div class="session-chair">
1888                      Chair: Berry Gerrits (University of Twente)<br />
1889                    </div>
1890                    <div class="slot-entry">
1891                      <a name="con136" tabindex="-1"></a>
1892                      <div class="slot-title-line">
1893                        <span class="slot-title"
1894                          >Squashing Bugs and Improving Design: Using Data
1895                          Farming to Support Verification and Validation of
1896                          Military Agent-Based Simulations</span
1897                        >
1898                      </div>
1899                      <div class="slot-authors">
1900                        Susan K. Aros and Mary L. McDonald (Naval Postgraduate
1901                        School)
1902                      </div>
1903                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1904                        <div>
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1931                          >
1932                          <div
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1938                              <blockquote>
1939                                Verification and validation of complex
1940                                agent-based human behavior simulation models is
1941                                a challenging endeavor, particularly since a
1942                                dearth of real-world data makes it impossible to
1943                                use most traditional validation methods. Data
1944                                farming techniques have stepped up to the
1945                                challenge, proving to be a valuable tool for
1946                                verification and validation of complex models.
1947                                In this paper we demonstrate how data farming
1948                                and analysis aids in the verification and
1949                                validation of complex models by presenting
1950                                specific examples pertaining to WRENCH, an
1951                                agent-based simulation model that represents
1952                                complex interactions between security forces and
1953                                civilians during civil security stability
1954                                operations. We first provide an overview of data
1955                                farming and its relevance for verification and
1956                                validation of military agent-based simulation
1957                                models, then give an overview of WRENCH, and
1958                                finally demonstrate with examples how we have
1959                                used data farming to aid in the verification and
1960                                validation of WRENCH.
1961                              </blockquote>
1962                            </div>
1963                          </div>
1964                        </div>
1965                      </div>
1966                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
1967                      <a href="/wsc23papers/008.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
1968                      ><br />
1969                    </div>
1970                    <div class="slot-entry">
1971                      <a name="con277" tabindex="-1"></a>
1972                      <div class="slot-title-line">
1973                        <span class="slot-title"
1974                          >Beyond Accuracy: Cybersecurity Resilience Evaluation
1975                          of Intrusion Detection System against DoS Attacks
1976                          using Agent-based Simulation</span
1977                        >
1978                      </div>
1979                      <div class="slot-authors">
1980                        Jeongkeun Shin, Geoffrey B. Dobson, L. Richard Carley,
1981                        and Kathleen M. Carley (Carnegie Mellon University)
1982                      </div>
1983                      <div class="slot-abstract">
1984                        <div>
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2011                          >
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2017                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2018                              <blockquote>
2019                                Machine Learning has become increasingly popular
2020                                in developing Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
2021                                for cybersecurity. However, the focus has mainly
2022                                been on achieving high detection accuracy rather
2023                                than evaluating the impact on cybersecurity
2024                                resiliency. In this paper, we use agent-based
2025                                simulation to investigate the impact of
2026                                different IDS algorithms on the cybersecurity
2027                                resiliency of organizations under DoS attacks.
2028                                Our simulation includes a server agent equipped
2029                                with either Naive Bayes or SMO-based IDS, and a
2030                                cybercriminal agent capable of launching
2031                                different types of Denial of Service attacks.
2032                                Our results suggest that the choice of IDS
2033                                algorithm can significantly affect an
2034                                organization&#8217;s cybersecurity resiliency
2035                                against DoS attacks. Specifically, while SMO
2036                                shows better overall accuracy on the KDD Cup
2037                                1999 dataset, Naive Bayes-based IDS proves more
2038                                effective in practice due to its better-balanced
2039                                detection rates across different types of DoS
2040                                attacks. Our findings have important
2041                                implications for improving organizations&#8217;
2042                                cybersecurity posture.
2043                              </blockquote>
2044                            </div>
2045                          </div>
2046                        </div>
2047                      </div>
2048                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2049                      <a href="/wsc23papers/009.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2050                      ><br />
2051                    </div>
2052                    <div class="slot-entry">
2053                      <a name="inv167" tabindex="-1"></a>
2054                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2055                        <span class="slot-title"
2056                          >Using Evolutionary Model Discovery to Develop Robust
2057                          Policies</span
2058                        >
2059                      </div>
2060                      <div class="slot-authors">
2061                        Alex Isherwood, Matthew Koehler, and David Slater (MITRE
2062                        Corporation)
2063                      </div>
2064                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2065                        <div>
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2091                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2092                          >
2093                          <div
2094                            data-display-control="20_1707793551_314819"
2095                            id="19_1707793551_314811"
2096                            style="display: none"
2097                          >
2098                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2099                              <blockquote>
2100                                Agent-based models can be a powerful tool for
2101                                evaluating the impact of policy decisions on a
2102                                population. However, analyses are traditionally
2103                                beholden to one set of rules hypothesized at the
2104                                conception of the model. Modelers make
2105                                assumptions of agent behavior that are not
2106                                necessarily governed by data and the actual
2107                                behavior of the true population can vary.
2108                                Evolutionary Model Discovery provides a solution
2109                                to this problem by leveraging genetic algorithms
2110                                and genetic programming to explore the plausible
2111                                set of rules that can explain agent behavior.
2112                                Here we describe an initial use of the EMD
2113                                system to develop robust policies in a resource
2114                                constrained environment. In this instance, we
2115                                extend the NetLogo implementation of the Epstein
2116                                Rebellion model model of civil violence as a
2117                                sample problem. We use the EMD framework to
2118                                generate plausible populations and then develop
2119                                policy responses for the government that are
2120                                robust across the plausible populations.
2121                              </blockquote>
2122                            </div>
2123                          </div>
2124                        </div>
2125                      </div>
2126                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2127                      <a href="/wsc23papers/010.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2128                      ><br />
2129                    </div>
2130                  </div>
2131                  <div class="session-entry">
2132                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
2133                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
2134                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
2135                    ><br />
2136                    <div class="session-title">
2137                      Healthcare Agent-based Modeling
2138                    </div>
2139                    <div class="session-chair">
2140                      Chair: Xueying Liu (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
2141                      State University)<br />
2142                    </div>
2143                    <div class="slot-entry">
2144                      <a name="con128" tabindex="-1"></a>
2145                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2146                        <span class="slot-title"
2147                          >An Iterative Analysis Method Using Causal Discovery
2148                          Algorithms to Enhance ABM as a Policy Tool</span
2149                        >
2150                      </div>
2151                      <div class="slot-authors">
2152                        Shuang Chang, Takashi Kato, Yusuke Koyanagi, Kento
2153                        Uemura, and Koji Maruhashi (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.)
2154                      </div>
2155                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2156                        <div>
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2182                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2183                          >
2184                          <div
2185                            data-display-control="22_1707793551_3252032"
2186                            id="21_1707793551_325195"
2187                            style="display: none"
2188                          >
2189                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2190                              <blockquote>
2191                                Agent-based modelling (ABM) is becoming a
2192                                popular policy tool by modelling the reasoning
2193                                processes and interactive behaviors of
2194                                individuals against external environments.
2195                                However, the presence of heterogeneous agents,
2196                                non-linear interactions and complex emergent
2197                                patterns raised by even simple behavior rules
2198                                pose challenges in the model explanation
2199                                process. In this work, we propose a novel
2200                                iterative analysis method that leverages causal
2201                                discovery algorithms to facilitate policy
2202                                formulation and evaluation based on a causal
2203                                understanding of the model. It strengthens the
2204                                explanation power of ABM by elucidating causal
2205                                relations among modelled components. We applied
2206                                the method to an agent-based simulator that
2207                                models passengers' routing behaviors in a
2208                                virtual airport terminal. By discovering the
2209                                causal relations among passengers' goals,
2210                                actions, and an airport terminal environment
2211                                under different COVID-19 regulations, we showed
2212                                that the method can inform more effective
2213                                indirect-control policies leading to positive
2214                                passenger experiences, compared with a
2215                                conventional ABM analysis method.
2216                              </blockquote>
2217                            </div>
2218                          </div>
2219                        </div>
2220                      </div>
2221                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2222                      <a href="/wsc23papers/011.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2223                      ><br />
2224                    </div>
2225                    <div class="slot-entry">
2226                      <a name="con158" tabindex="-1"></a>
2227                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2228                        <span class="slot-title"
2229                          >A Review of Agent-based Modeling Applications in
2230                          Substance Abuse Policy Research</span
2231                        >
2232                      </div>
2233                      <div class="slot-authors">
2234                        Xiang Zhong (University of Florida), Xuanjing Li
2235                        (Tsinghua University), and Samantha Mangoni (University
2236                        of Florida)
2237                      </div>
2238                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2239                        <div>
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2265                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2266                          >
2267                          <div
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2271                          >
2272                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2273                              <blockquote>
2274                                This study provides a systematic review of
2275                                existing studies that used agent-based modeling
2276                                (ABM) to inform substance abuse policies and
2277                                identifies future research directions. The
2278                                detailed review included 20 articles, among
2279                                which, tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and
2280                                heroin substance abuse were studied. These
2281                                studies examined substance abuse interventions
2282                                and the associations between substance use and
2283                                social behavior, such as peer interaction and
2284                                selection. Effective interventions included
2285                                retailer density reduction policies, restriction
2286                                of trading hours of licensed venues, ecstasy
2287                                pill-testing and passive-alert detection dogs by
2288                                police at public venues, and a mass-media drug
2289                                prevention education policy. ABM can capture the
2290                                dynamic interactions among and between agents
2291                                and environments, making it appropriate to model
2292                                complex substance abuse behaviors. Limitations
2293                                in current studies include a lack of ABM
2294                                validation efforts and generalizable data.
2295                                Future studies should use generalizable and
2296                                abundant information to inform their ABM, as
2297                                well as have an explicit validation method.
2298                              </blockquote>
2299                            </div>
2300                          </div>
2301                        </div>
2302                      </div>
2303                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2304                      <a href="/wsc23papers/012.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2305                      ><br />
2306                    </div>
2307                    <div class="slot-entry">
2308                      <a name="con230" tabindex="-1"></a>
2309                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2310                        <span class="slot-title"
2311                          >Supporting Emergency Department Risk Mitigation with
2312                          a Modular and Reusable Agent-Based Simulation
2313                          Infrastructure</span
2314                        >
2315                      </div>
2316                      <div class="slot-authors">
2317                        Thomas Godfrey (King's College London); Rahul Batra, Sam
2318                        Douthwaite, and Jonathan Edgeworth (Guy's and St Thomas'
2319                        NHS Foundation Trust); Matthew Edwards (King's College
2320                        Hospital NHS Foundation Trust); Simon Miles (Aerogility
2321                        Ltd); and Steffen Zschaler (King's College London)
2322                      </div>
2323                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2324                        <div>
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2350                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2351                          >
2352                          <div
2353                            data-display-control="26_1707793551_330257"
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2358                              <blockquote>
2359                                For emergency departments (EDs) to maintain
2360                                sustainable care of patients, hospital
2361                                management must continually explore potential
2362                                interventions to clinical practice. Agent-based
2363                                modelling (ABM) can be a valuable tool to
2364                                support this planning in a controlled
2365                                environment. Existing approaches to ABM
2366                                development are best suited for one-off models.
2367                                However, conditions in EDs can change
2368                                frequently, making the use of one-off models
2369                                infeasible. Decision-makers must be able to
2370                                trust simulations appropriately for them to be
2371                                effective in intervention exploration.
2372                                Domain-specific modelling languages (DSMLs) can
2373                                address these challenges by offering a reusable
2374                                library of appropriately-abstract,
2375                                domain-familiar, modelling concepts across case
2376                                studies and automatic translation of these
2377                                concepts into executable models. In this paper
2378                                we present a DSML to support repeated modelling
2379                                exercises in the ED domain and illustrate the
2380                                use and reuse of this DSML across two concrete
2381                                case studies in London-based NHS emergency
2382                                departments.
2383                              </blockquote>
2384                            </div>
2385                          </div>
2386                        </div>
2387                      </div>
2388                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2389                      <a href="/wsc23papers/013.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2390                      ><br />
2391                    </div>
2392                  </div>
2393                  <div class="session-entry">
2394                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
2395                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
2396                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
2397                    ><br />
2398                    <div class="session-title">
2399                      Sustainable Transportation Agent-based Modeling
2400                    </div>
2401                    <div class="session-chair">
2402                      Chair: Xiang Zhong (University of Florida)<br />
2403                    </div>
2404                    <div class="slot-entry">
2405                      <a name="con115" tabindex="-1"></a>
2406                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2407                        <span class="slot-title"
2408                          >Simulating Interaction Behaviors in Bi-directional
2409                          Shared Corridor with Real Case Study</span
2410                        >
2411                      </div>
2412                      <div class="slot-authors">
2413                        Yun-Pang Fl&#246;tter&#246;d, Jakob Erdmann, and Daniel
2414                        Krajzewicz (German Aerospace Center (DLR)) and Johan
2415                        Olstam (The Swedish National Road and Transport Research
2416                        Institute)
2417                      </div>
2418                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2419                        <div>
2420                          <a
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2430                });"
2431                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2432                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2433                          ><a
2434                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2435                            id="vhsjs_hide_28_1707793551_3365562"
2436                            onclick="$('#27_1707793551_3365483').hide(function() {
2437                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
2438                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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2441                $('#vhsjs_hide_28_1707793551_3365562').hide();
2442                $('#vhsjs_view_28_1707793551_3365562').show();"
2443                            style="display: none"
2444                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2445                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2446                          >
2447                          <div
2448                            data-display-control="28_1707793551_3365562"
2449                            id="27_1707793551_3365483"
2450                            style="display: none"
2451                          >
2452                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2453                              <blockquote>
2454                                Microscopic traffic simulation tools are able to
2455                                evaluate possible impacts induced by automated
2456                                shuttles under various conditions. However,
2457                                automated shuttles operate more and more often
2458                                in shared space areas and few microscopic
2459                                traffic simulation tools are able to handle
2460                                networks with shared space infrastructure.
2461                                Interaction behaviors between road users and
2462                                automated shuttles are addressed only seldom as
2463                                well. In this paper, we propose the concept of
2464                                bi-directional edges in the open source
2465                                microscopic traffic simulation suite SUMO to
2466                                simulate road users&#8217; interactions in a
2467                                bi-directional shared-space corridor. A c
2467ase
2468                                study, where automated shuttles and cyclists
2469                                share the bike path, and the related data
2470                                collection were conducted to examine the
2471                                performance of the proposed concept and
2472                                understand the usage of the shared corridor. The
2473                                simulation results are promising. Further
2474                                refinement of the proposed concept is planned
2475                                for properly reflecting complex interaction
2476                                behaviors among diverse road users, and their
2477                                surrounding environment.
2478                              </blockquote>
2479                            </div>
2480                          </div>
2481                        </div>
2482                      </div>
2483                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2484                      <a href="/wsc23papers/014.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2485                      ><br />
2486                    </div>
2487                    <div class="slot-entry">
2488                      <a name="con188" tabindex="-1"></a>
2489                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2490                        <span class="slot-title"
2491                          >Rebalancing Integrated, Demand-responsive Passenger
2492                          and Freight Transport &#8211; An Agent-based
2493                          Simulation Approach</span
2494                        >
2495                      </div>
2496                      <div class="slot-authors">
2497                        Johannes Staritz, Julia K&#252;temeier, Helen Sand,
2498                        Christoph von Viebahn, and Maylin Wartenberg (Hochschule
2499                        Hannover)
2500                      </div>
2501                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2502                        <div>
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2512                    
2513                });"
2514                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2515                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2516                          ><a
2517                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2518                            id="vhsjs_hide_30_1707793551_339218"
2519                            onclick="$('#29_1707793551_33921').hide(function() {
2520                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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2525                $('#vhsjs_view_30_1707793551_339218').show();"
2526                            style="display: none"
2527                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2528                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2529                          >
2530                          <div
2531                            data-display-control="30_1707793551_339218"
2532                            id="29_1707793551_33921"
2533                            style="display: none"
2534                          >
2535                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2536                              <blockquote>
2537                                Integrated, demand-responsive passenger and
2538                                freight transport (IDRT) potentially provides
2539                                flexibility and higher service frequency in
2540                                areas of low demand due to economies of scale,
2541                                while reducing negative traffic-related
2542                                externalities such as pollutant emissions, noise
2543                                emissions or accidents. However, to allow for
2544                                efficient operations in terms of minimum travel
2545                                distances, short customer waiting times, and
2546                                high vehicle utilization rates, IDRT requires
2547                                effective rebalancing strategies that balance
2548                                supply and demand capacities by strategically
2549                                positioning vehicle resources in the operational
2550                                area. Therefore, we propose a rebalancing
2551                                strategy for IDRT and measure its effectiveness
2552                                through an agent-based simulation model. To
2553                                evaluate our approach, we compare the rebalanced
2554                                IDRT with a static scenario with backhauls to a
2555                                central depot. Our results indicate that the
2556                                proposed rebalancing approach can outperform a
2557                                system without rebalancing by up to 15.1% in
2558                                terms of total fleet kilometers and 30% in terms
2559                                of passenger waiting time.
2560                              </blockquote>
2561                            </div>
2562                          </div>
2563                        </div>
2564                      </div>
2565                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2566                      <a href="/wsc23papers/015.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2567                      ><br />
2568                    </div>
2569                    <div class="slot-entry">
2570                      <a name="con203" tabindex="-1"></a>
2571                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2572                        <span class="slot-title"
2573                          >A Simulation Model for Bio-Inspired Charging
2574                          Strategies for Electric Vehicles in Industrial
2575                          Areas</span
2576                        >
2577                      </div>
2578                      <div class="slot-authors">
2579                        Berry Gerrits and Martijn Mes (University of Twente) and
2580                        Robert Andringa (Distribute)
2581                      </div>
2582                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2583                        <div>
2584                          <a
2585                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2586                            id="vhsjs_view_32_1707793551_3414814"
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2591                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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2593                    
2594                });"
2595                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2596                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2597                          ><a
2598                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2599                            id="vhsjs_hide_32_1707793551_3414814"
2600                            onclick="$('#31_1707793551_341474').hide(function() {
2601                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
2602                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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2605                $('#vhsjs_hide_32_1707793551_3414814').hide();
2606                $('#vhsjs_view_32_1707793551_3414814').show();"
2607                            style="display: none"
2608                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2609                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2610                          >
2611                          <div
2612                            data-display-control="32_1707793551_3414814"
2613                            id="31_1707793551_341474"
2614                            style="display: none"
2615                          >
2616                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2617                              <blockquote>
2618                                This paper presents an open-source agent-based
2619                                simulation model to study bio-inspired charging
2620                                policies for local sustainable energy systems in
2621                                an industrial setting where electric vehicles
2622                                (EVs) perform transportation jobs. Within this
2623                                context, we focus on a system that allows to
2624                                control the charging-schemes of individual EVs.
2625                                To this end, we develop an agent-based
2626                                simulation model in NetLogo. We present and
2627                                implement a bio-inspired approach based on the
2628                                foraging behavior of honeybees and our approach
2629                                results in simple, yet effective decision-making
2630                                logic. Our approach provides the necessary
2631                                parameters to control and balance sustainable
2632                                energy systems in terms of EV productivity and
2633                                the consumption of locally generated energy. Our
2634                                simulation results look promising: the balance
2635                                between EV productivity and the use of
2636                                sustainable energy can be efficiently tweaked in
2637                                a predictable manner using the parameters and
2638                                thresholds of the model, yielding
2639                                close-to-optimal performance.
2640                              </blockquote>
2641                            </div>
2642                          </div>
2643                        </div>
2644                      </div>
2645                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2646                      <a href="/wsc23papers/016.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2647                      ><br />
2648                    </div>
2649                  </div>
2650                  <div class="session-entry">
2651                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
2652                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
2653                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
2654                    ><br />
2655                    <div class="session-title">
2656                      Games and Agent-based Modeling
2657                    </div>
2658                    <div class="session-chair">
2659                      Chair: Haibei Zhu (J.P. Morgan)<br />
2660                    </div>
2661                    <div class="slot-entry">
2662                      <a name="con351" tabindex="-1"></a>
2663                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2664                        <span class="slot-title"
2665                          >Modeling Reactive Game Agents Using the Cell-DEVS
2666                          Modeling Formalism</span
2667                        >
2668                      </div>
2669                      <div class="slot-authors">
2670                        Alvi Jawad, Cristina Ruiz-Mart&#237;n, and Gabriel
2671                        Wainer (Carleton University)
2672                      </div>
2673                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2674                        <div>
2675                          <a
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2677                            id="vhsjs_view_34_1707793551_347341"
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2685                });"
2686                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2687                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2688                          ><a
2689                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2690                            id="vhsjs_hide_34_1707793551_347341"
2691                            onclick="$('#33_1707793551_3473327').hide(function() {
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2697                $('#vhsjs_view_34_1707793551_347341').show();"
2698                            style="display: none"
2699                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2700                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2701                          >
2702                          <div
2703                            data-display-control="34_1707793551_347341"
2704                            id="33_1707793551_3473327"
2705                            style="display: none"
2706                          >
2707                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2708                              <blockquote>
2709                                Intelligent game agents are a vital part of
2710                                modern games as they add life, story, and
2711                                immersion to the game environment. The requests
2712                                in the gaming industry for more realism have
2713                                made intelligent agents more important than ever
2714                                before. Modeling and simulation of game agents
2715                                and their surrounding environment provide an
2716                                alternate setting to study dynamic agent
2717                                behavior before integration into the game
2718                                engine. The Cell-DEVS formalism, an extension of
2719                                Cellular Automata, allows modeling such
2720                                behaviors using the rigorously formalized
2721                                Discrete Event Systems Specification (DEVS)
2722                                formalism. In this paper, we explain how to
2723                                model and test reactive game agents using the
2724                                Cell-DEVS formalism and the CD++ toolkit. To
2725                                analyze the dynamic behavior of such agents, we
2726                                perform several experiments in varying system
2727                                configurations. Our experimental results confirm
2728                                the versatility of Cell-DEVS and the
2729                                functionalities in the CD++ toolkit to model
2730                                comfort-driven, exploratory, and desire-driven
2731                                game agents.
2732                              </blockquote>
2733                            </div>
2734                          </div>
2735                        </div>
2736                      </div>
2737                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2738                      <a href="/wsc23papers/017.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2739                      ><br />
2740                    </div>
2741                    <div class="slot-entry">
2742                      <a name="inv145" tabindex="-1"></a>
2743                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2744                        <span class="slot-title"
2745                          >A Calibration Model for Bot-Like Behaviors in
2746                          Agent-Based Anagram Game Simulation</span
2747                        >
2748                      </div>
2749                      <div class="slot-authors">
2750                        Xueying Liu, Zhihao Hu, and Xinwei Deng (Virginia Tech)
2751                        and Chris Kuhlman (University of Virginia)
2752                      </div>
2753                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2754                        <div>
2755                          <a
2756                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2757                            id="vhsjs_view_36_1707793551_3496974"
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2762                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
2763                    };
2764                    
2765                });"
2766                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2767                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2768                          ><a
2769                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2770                            id="vhsjs_hide_36_1707793551_3496974"
2771                            onclick="$('#35_1707793551_3496895').hide(function() {
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2777                $('#vhsjs_view_36_1707793551_3496974').show();"
2778                            style="display: none"
2779                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2780                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2781                          >
2782                          <div
2783                            data-display-control="36_1707793551_3496974"
2784                            id="35_1707793551_3496895"
2785                            style="display: none"
2786                          >
2787                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2788                              <blockquote>
2789                                Experiments that are games played among a
2790                                network of players are widely used to study
2791                                human behavior. Furthermore, bots or intelligent
2792                                systems can be used in these games to produce
2793                                contexts that elicit particular types of human
2794                                responses. Bot behaviors could be specified
2795                                solely based on experimental data. In this work,
2796                                we take a different perspective, called the
2797                                Probability Calibration (PC) approach, to
2798                                simulate networked group anagram games with
2799                                certain players having bot-like behaviors. The
2800                                proposed method starts with data-driven models
2801                                and calibrates in principled ways the parameters
2802                                that alter player behaviors. It can alter the
2803                                performance of each type of agent (e.g., bot) in
2804                                group anagram games. Further, statistical
2805                                methods are used to test whether the PC models
2806                                produce results that are statistically different
2807                                from those of the original models. Case studies
2808                                demonstrate the merits of the proposed method.
2809                              </blockquote>
2810                            </div>
2811                          </div>
2812                        </div>
2813                      </div>
2814                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2815                      <a href="/wsc23papers/018.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2816                      ><br />
2817                    </div>
2818                    <div class="slot-entry">
2819                      <a name="inv163" tabindex="-1"></a>
2820                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2821                        <span class="slot-title"
2822                          >Feature Importance for Uncertainty Quantification in
2823                          Agent-based Modeling</span
2824                        >
2825                      </div>
2826                      <div class="slot-authors">
2827                        Gayane Grigoryan and Andrew J. Collins (Old Dominion
2828                        University)
2829                      </div>
2830                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2831                        <div>
2832                          <a
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2834                            id="vhsjs_view_38_1707793551_351896"
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2842                });"
2843                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2844                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2845                          ><a
2846                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2847                            id="vhsjs_hide_38_1707793551_351896"
2848                            onclick="$('#37_1707793551_3518882').hide(function() {
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2854                $('#vhsjs_view_38_1707793551_351896').show();"
2855                            style="display: none"
2856                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2857                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2858                          >
2859                          <div
2860                            data-display-control="38_1707793551_351896"
2861                            id="37_1707793551_3518882"
2862                            style="display: none"
2863                          >
2864                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2865                              <blockquote>
2866                                Simulation models are subject to uncertainty and
2867                                sensitivity, meaning that even small variations
2868                                of input can cause considerable fluctuations in
2869                                the output results. Consequently, this can
2870                                amplify the uncertainty associated with the
2871                                simulation, thereby limiting the confidence one
2872                                can have in its outcomes. To mitigate these
2873                                effects, this paper suggests using a cooperative
2874                                game theory-based feature importance method,
2875                                which can identify uncertainty in a dataset, and
2876                                provide additional insights that could be used
2877                                in the development or analysis of a simulation
2878                                model. A predator-prey scenario was considered,
2879                                demonstrating its usefulness in identifying
2880                                important parameters or features. By identifying
2881                                the most influential parameters or features,
2882                                this approach can help improve the accuracy,
2883                                explainability, and reliability of simulation
2884                                models as well as other models with highly
2885                                variable input parameters.
2886                              </blockquote>
2887                            </div>
2888                          </div>
2889                        </div>
2890                      </div>
2891                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2892                      <a href="/wsc23papers/019.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2893                      ><br />
2894                    </div>
2895                  </div>
2896                  <div class="session-entry">
2897                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
2898                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
2899                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
2900                    ><br />
2901                    <div class="session-title">
2902                      Transportation Agent-based Modeling
2903                    </div>
2904                    <div class="session-chair">
2905                      Chair: Kshama Dwarakanath (J.P. Morgan AI Research)<br />
2906                    </div>
2907                    <div class="slot-entry">
2908                      <a name="con222" tabindex="-1"></a>
2909                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2910                        <span class="slot-title"
2911                          >A Simulation-Based Method for Analyzing Supply Chain
2912                          Vulnerability Under Pandemic: A Special Focus on the
2913                          Covid-19</span
2914                        >
2915                      </div>
2916                      <div class="slot-authors">
2917                        Xinglu Xu and Bochi Liu (Dalian University of
2918                        Technology) and Weihong Grace Guo (Rutgers, The State
2919                        University of New Jersey)
2920                      </div>
2921                      <div class="slot-abstract">
2922                        <div>
2923                          <a
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2925                            id="vhsjs_view_40_1707793551_3844788"
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2934                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
2935                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2936                          ><a
2937                            class="clickable no-decoration"
2938                            id="vhsjs_hide_40_1707793551_3844788"
2939                            onclick="$('#39_1707793551_384469').hide(function() {
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2946                            style="display: none"
2947                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
2948                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
2949                          >
2950                          <div
2951                            data-display-control="40_1707793551_3844788"
2952                            id="39_1707793551_384469"
2953                            style="display: none"
2954                          >
2955                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
2956                              <blockquote>
2957                                This paper develops a simulation-based
2958                                quantitative method to investigate the joint
2959                                impact of multiple risks on the supply chain
2960                                system during the pandemic. A hybrid simulation
2961                                method that combines the
2962                                susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model and
2963                                the agent-based simulation method is proposed to
2964                                simulate the risk propagation along the supply
2965                                chain and the interactions between distribution
2966                                centers and retailers. By analyzing the results
2967                                of scenarios with different interventions under
2968                                COVID-19, results show that the impact of
2969                                interventions is diminishing along the supply
2970                                chain. For intervention deployment, adding
2971                                testing capacity is of great importance. For
2972                                stakeholder management strategies, diversifying
2973                                the upstream partners is helpful. Against the
2974                                backdrop of a multi-wave global pandemic, this
2975                                paper takes the COVID-19 pandemic as an example
2976                                to provide a paradigm for modeling the risk
2977                                propagation in supply chain systems. Also, the
2978                                study demonstrates how to estimate possible
2979                                time-varying risk scenarios in face of the data
2980                                shortage challenge.
2981                              </blockquote>
2982                            </div>
2983                          </div>
2984                        </div>
2985                      </div>
2986                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
2987                      <a href="/wsc23papers/020.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
2988                      ><br />
2989                    </div>
2990                    <div class="slot-entry">
2991                      <a name="con236" tabindex="-1"></a>
2992                      <div class="slot-title-line">
2993                        <span class="slot-title"
2994                          >System Simulation and Machine Learning-Based
2995                          Maintenance Optimization for an Inland Waterway
2996                          Transportation System</span
2997                        >
2998                      </div>
2999                      <div class="slot-authors">
3000                        Maryam Aghamohammadghasem, Jose Azucena, Farid
3001                        Hashemian, Haitao Liao, Shengfan Zhang, and Heather
3002                        Nachtmann (University of Arkansas)
3003                      </div>
3004                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3005                        <div>
3006                          <a
3007                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3008                            id="vhsjs_view_42_1707793551_3870106"
3009                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_42_1707793551_3870106').hide();
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3013                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3014                    };
3015                    
3016                });"
3017                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3018                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3019                          ><a
3020                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3021                            id="vhsjs_hide_42_1707793551_3870106"
3022                            onclick="$('#41_1707793551_3870022').hide(function() {
3023                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3024                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3025                    };
3026                });
3027                $('#vhsjs_hide_42_1707793551_3870106').hide();
3028                $('#vhsjs_view_42_1707793551_3870106').show();"
3029                            style="display: none"
3030                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3031                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3032                          >
3033                          <div
3034                            data-display-control="42_1707793551_3870106"
3035                            id="41_1707793551_3870022"
3036                            style="display: none"
3037                          >
3038                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3039                              <blockquote>
3040                                To continue operations of the inland waterway
3041                                transportation system (IWTS), the interconnected
3042                                infrastructure, such as locks and dam systems,
3043                                must remain in good operating condition.
3044                                However, as the IWTS ages, unexpected
3045                                disruptions increase, causing significant
3046                                transportation delays and economic losses. To
3047                                evaluate the impacts of IWTS disruptions, a
3048                                Python-enhanced NetLogo simulation tool is
3049                                developed, where the extreme natural events are
3050                                considered and represented by a spatiotemporal
3051                                model. Utilizing this tool, optimal maintenance
3052                                strategies that maximize cargo throughput on the
3053                                IWTS are determined via deep reinforcement
3054                                learning. A case study of the lower Mississippi
3055                                River system and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas
3056                                River Navigation System is conducted to
3057                                illustrate the capability of the developed
3058                                simulation and machine learning-based method for
3059                                IWTS maintenance optimization.
3060                              </blockquote>
3061                            </div>
3062                          </div>
3063                        </div>
3064                      </div>
3065                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3066                      <a href="/wsc23papers/022.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3067                      ><br />
3068                    </div>
3069                    <div class="slot-entry">
3070                      <a name="con232" tabindex="-1"></a>
3071                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3072                        <span class="slot-title"
3073                          >Four Years of Not-Using a Simulator: The Agent-Based
3074                          Template</span
3075                        >
3076                      </div>
3077                      <div class="slot-authors">
3078                        Dominik Brunmeir and Martin Bicher (TU Wien); Matthias
3079                        R&#246;&#223;ler, Christoph Urach, Claire Rippinger, and
3080                        Matthias Wastian (dwh GmbH); and Niki Popper (TU Wien)
3081                      </div>
3082                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3083                        <div>
3084                          <a
3085                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3086                            id="vhsjs_view_44_1707793551_3898673"
3087                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_44_1707793551_3898673').hide();
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3089                $('#43_1707793551_389859').slideDown(function() {
3090                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3091                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3092                    };
3093                    
3094                });"
3095                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3096                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3097                          ><a
3098                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3099                            id="vhsjs_hide_44_1707793551_3898673"
3100                            onclick="$('#43_1707793551_389859').hide(function() {
3101                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3102                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3103                    };
3104                });
3105                $('#vhsjs_hide_44_1707793551_3898673').hide();
3106                $('#vhsjs_view_44_1707793551_3898673').show();"
3107                            style="display: none"
3108                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3109                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3110                          >
3111                          <div
3112                            data-display-control="44_1707793551_3898673"
3113                            id="43_1707793551_389859"
3114                            style="display: none"
3115                          >
3116                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3117                              <blockquote>
3118                                With steadily increasing performance of
3119                                computers, agent-based modeling has evolved from
3120                                an analysis method for qualitative phenomena to
3121                                strategy for quantitative decision support. With
3122                                this orientation, however, the modeler faces new
3123                                challenges during implementation. In particular,
3124                                an appropriate simulation tool must feature the
3125                                combination of data and model flexibility,
3126                                process reproducibility, performance and
3127                                portability. While existing simulators often do
3128                                not sufficiently cover these features, it is
3129                                also not sustainable to generally implement
3130                                models from scratch. In this work, we want to
3131                                present the idea of simulation templates as a
3132                                compromise between the two strategies. We show,
3133                                on the example of our Agent-Based Template and
3134                                two use cases, the importance of the described
3135                                challenges and how the simulation template
3136                                concept supports solving them. We aim to
3137                                generally promote the idea of developing a
3138                                customized template, which, as a layer between
3139                                simulator and from-the-scratch implementation,
3140                                combines the advantages of both approaches.
3141                              </blockquote>
3142                            </div>
3143                          </div>
3144                        </div>
3145                      </div>
3146                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3147                      <a href="/wsc23papers/021.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3148                      ><br />
3149                    </div>
3150                  </div>
3151                  <div class="session-entry">
3152                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
3153                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
3154                    ><span class="program-track">Agent-based Simulation</span
3155                    ><br />
3156                    <div class="session-title">Agent-based Modeling Design</div>
3157                    <div class="session-chair">
3158                      Chair: Gayane Grigoryan (Old Dominion University)<br />
3159                    </div>
3160                    <div class="slot-entry">
3161                      <a name="con201" tabindex="-1"></a>
3162                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3163                        <span class="slot-title"
3164                          >Transparency as Delayed Observability in Multi-Agent
3165                          Systems</span
3166                        >
3167                      </div>
3168                      <div class="slot-authors">
3169                        Kshama Dwarakanath and Svitlana Vyetrenko (J.P. Morgan
3170                        AI Research), Toks Oyebode (J.P. Morgan Regulatory
3171                        Affairs), and Tucker Balch (J.P. Morgan AI Research)
3172                      </div>
3173                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3174                        <div>
3175                          <a
3176                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3177                            id="vhsjs_view_46_1707793551_394942"
3178                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_46_1707793551_394942').hide();
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3181                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3182                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3183                    };
3184                    
3185                });"
3186                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3187                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3188                          ><a
3189                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3190                            id="vhsjs_hide_46_1707793551_394942"
3191                            onclick="$('#45_1707793551_3949335').hide(function() {
3192                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3193                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3194                    };
3195                });
3196                $('#vhsjs_hide_46_1707793551_394942').hide();
3197                $('#vhsjs_view_46_1707793551_394942').show();"
3198                            style="display: none"
3199                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3200                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3201                          >
3202                          <div
3203                            data-display-control="46_1707793551_394942"
3204                            id="45_1707793551_3949335"
3205                            style="display: none"
3206                          >
3207                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3208                              <blockquote>
3209                                Is transparency always beneficial in complex
3210                                systems such as traffic networks and stock
3211                                markets? How is transparency defined in
3212                                multi-agent systems, and what is its optimal
3213                                degree at which social welfare is highest? We
3214                                take an agent-based view to define transparency
3215                                (or its lacking) as delay in agent observability
3216                                of environment states, and utilize simulations
3217                                to analyze the impact of delay on social
3218                                welfare. To model the adaptation of agent
3219                                strategies with varying delays, we model agents
3220                                as learners maximizing the same objectives under
3221                                different delays in a simulated environment.
3222                                Focusing on two agent types - constrained and
3223                                unconstrained, we use multi-agent reinfor
3223cement
3224                                learning to evaluate the impact of delay on
3225                                agent outcomes and social welfare. Empirical
3226                                demonstration of our framework in simulated
3227                                financial markets shows opposing trends in
3228                                outcomes of the constrained and unconstrained
3229                                agents with delay, with an optimal partial
3230                                transparency regime at which social welfare is
3231                                maximal.
3232                              </blockquote>
3233                            </div>
3234                          </div>
3235                        </div>
3236                      </div>
3237                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3238                      <a href="/wsc23papers/023.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3239                      ><br />
3240                    </div>
3241                    <div class="slot-entry">
3242                      <a name="con275" tabindex="-1"></a>
3243                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3244                        <span class="slot-title"
3245                          >Once Burned, Twice Shy? The Effect of Stock Market
3246                          Bubbles on Traders that Learn by Experience</span
3247                        >
3248                      </div>
3249                      <div class="slot-authors">
3250                        Haibei Zhu and Svitlana Vyetrenko (J.P. Morgan), Serafin
3251                        Grundl (Federal Reserve Board), David Byrd (Bowdoin
3252                        College), and Kshama Dwarakanath and Tucker Balch (J.P.
3253                        Morgan)
3254                      </div>
3255                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3256                        <div>
3257                          <a
3258                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3259                            id="vhsjs_view_48_1707793551_397632"
3260                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_48_1707793551_397632').hide();
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3263                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3264                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3265                    };
3266                    
3267                });"
3268                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3269                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3270                          ><a
3271                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3272                            id="vhsjs_hide_48_1707793551_397632"
3273                            onclick="$('#47_1707793551_397624').hide(function() {
3274                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3275                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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3277                });
3278                $('#vhsjs_hide_48_1707793551_397632').hide();
3279                $('#vhsjs_view_48_1707793551_397632').show();"
3280                            style="display: none"
3281                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3282                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3283                          >
3284                          <div
3285                            data-display-control="48_1707793551_397632"
3286                            id="47_1707793551_397624"
3287                            style="display: none"
3288                          >
3289                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3290                              <blockquote>
3291                                We study how experience with asset price bubbles
3292                                changes the trading strategies of reinforcement
3293                                learning (RL) traders and ask whether the change
3294                                in trading strategies helps to prevent future
3295                                bubbles. We train the RL traders in a
3296                                multi-agent market simulation platform, ABIDES,
3297                                and compare the strategies of traders trained
3298                                with and without bubble experience. We find that
3299                                RL traders without bubble experience behave like
3300                                short-term momentum traders, whereas traders
3301                                with bubble experience behave like value
3302                                traders. Therefore, RL traders without bubble
3303                                experience amplify bubbles, whereas RL traders
3304                                with bubble experience tend to suppress and
3305                                sometimes prevent them. This finding suggests
3306                                that learning from experience is a mechanism for
3307                                a boom and bust cycle where the experience of a
3308                                collapsing bubble makes future bubbles less
3309                                likely for a period of time until the memory
3310                                fades and bubbles become more likely to form
3311                                again.
3312                              </blockquote>
3313                            </div>
3314                          </div>
3315                        </div>
3316                      </div>
3317                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3318                      <a href="/wsc23papers/024.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3319                      ><br />
3320                    </div>
3321                    <div class="slot-entry">
3322                      <a name="con304" tabindex="-1"></a>
3323                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3324                        <span class="slot-title"
3325                          >Matchmaking in Crowd-shipping Platforms: The Effects
3326                          of Mediator Control</span
3327                        >
3328                      </div>
3329                      <div class="slot-authors">
3330                        Preetam Kulkarni and Caroline C. Krejci (University of
3331                        Texas at Arlington)
3332                      </div>
3333                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3334                        <div>
3335                          <a
3336                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3337                            id="vhsjs_view_50_1707793551_399937"
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3345                });"
3346                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3347                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3348                          ><a
3349                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3350                            id="vhsjs_hide_50_1707793551_399937"
3351                            onclick="$('#49_1707793551_399929').hide(function() {
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3357                $('#vhsjs_view_50_1707793551_399937').show();"
3358                            style="display: none"
3359                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3360                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3361                          >
3362                          <div
3363                            data-display-control="50_1707793551_399937"
3364                            id="49_1707793551_399929"
3365                            style="display: none"
3366                          >
3367                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3368                              <blockquote>
3369                                A critical design decision for crowdsourcing
3370                                platforms is the degree to which the platform
3371                                mediator controls participant interactions.
3372                                Platforms having a centralized model of
3373                                mediation optimize for convenience, speed, and
3374                                security in participant interactions, while
3375                                platforms operating under decentralized control
3376                                require greater user effort but offer them
3377                                greater control and agency. The research
3378                                described in this paper is a preliminary study
3379                                using agent-based modeling to evaluate and
3380                                compare the performance of crowd-shipping
3381                                platforms with centralized/decentralized control
3382                                over matchmaking of carriers and senders.
3383                                Results indicate that centralized matchmaking
3384                                protects the platform from premature failure
3385                                when initial carrier/sender participation is
3386                                low. Furthermore, when the platform&#8217;s
3387                                assignment algorithm is designed to maximize
3388                                platform revenue, subject to meeting
3389                                carriers&#8217; profit expectations, centralized
3390                                matchmaking will tend to outperform
3391                                decentralized matchmaking for both the mediator
3392                                and the carriers.
3393                              </blockquote>
3394                            </div>
3395                          </div>
3396                        </div>
3397                      </div>
3398                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3399                      <a href="/wsc23papers/025.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3400                      ><br />
3401                    </div>
3402                  </div>
3403                </div>
3404                <div class="centered">
3405                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
3406                </div>
3407                <hr />
3408              </div>
3409              <div class="area-section">
3410                <div class="centered">
3411                  <a name="ptrack103" tabindex="-1"></a>
3412                  <div class="section-title">Analysis Methodology</div>
3413                </div>
3414                <div class="centered track-chair">
3415                  <span class="track-chair-role"
3416                    >Track Coordinator - Analysis Methodology: </span
3417                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
3418                    >Ben Feng (University of Waterloo), Sara Shashaani (North
3419                    Carolina State University)</span
3420                  >
3421                </div>
3422                <div class="section-entry">
3423                  <div class="session-entry">
3424                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
3425                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
3426                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
3427                    ><br />
3428                    <div class="session-title">
3429                      Simulation in Queueing Systems
3430                    </div>
3431                    <div class="session-chair">
3432                      Chair: Jun Luo (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)<br />
3433                    </div>
3434                    <div class="slot-entry">
3435                      <a name="con267" tabindex="-1"></a>
3436                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3437                        <span class="slot-title"
3438                          >Real-Time Estimations for the Waiting-Time
3439                          Distribution in Time-Varying Queues</span
3440                        >
3441                      </div>
3442                      <div class="slot-authors">
3443                        Kurtis Konrad and Yunan Liu (North Carolina State
3444                        University)
3445                      </div>
3446                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3447                        <div>
3448                          <a
3449                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3450                            id="vhsjs_view_52_1707793551_4081285"
3451                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_52_1707793551_4081285').hide();
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3457                    
3458                });"
3459                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3460                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3461                          ><a
3462                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3463                            id="vhsjs_hide_52_1707793551_4081285"
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3470                $('#vhsjs_view_52_1707793551_4081285').show();"
3471                            style="display: none"
3472                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3473                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3474                          >
3475                          <div
3476                            data-display-control="52_1707793551_4081285"
3477                            id="51_1707793551_4081204"
3478                            style="display: none"
3479                          >
3480                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3481                              <blockquote>
3482                                Customers&#8217; waiting times are the most
3483                                commonly used performance data to measure the
3484                                quality of service in service systems such as
3485                                call centers and healthcare. Unlike stationary
3486                                queueing models where customers&#8217; waiting
3487                                times are statistically similar, the prediction
3488                                of waiting times is far less straightforward in
3489                                time-varying queues having nonstationary demand
3490                                (i.e., arrival rate) and supply (i.e., number of
3491                                servers). In this paper, we develop a novel
3492                                methodology for more accurately computing the
3493                                wait time distribution in a time-varying
3494                                queueing system. We design extensive simulation
3495                                experiments to evaluate our prediction methods.
3496                                In addition, we discover that the waiting-time
3497                                prediction is highly sensitive to the
3498                                work-releasing policy of the staffing plan,
3499                                i.e., the rule under which the number of servers
3500                                changes in time.
3501                              </blockquote>
3502                            </div>
3503                          </div>
3504                        </div>
3505                      </div>
3506                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3507                      <a href="/wsc23papers/026.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3508                      ><br />
3509                    </div>
3510                    <div class="slot-entry">
3511                      <a name="con268" tabindex="-1"></a>
3512                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3513                        <span class="slot-title"
3514                          >Achieving Stable Service-Level Targets in
3515                          Time-Varying Queueing Systems: A Simulation-Based
3516                          Offline Learning Staffing Algorithm</span
3517                        >
3518                      </div>
3519                      <div class="slot-authors">
3520                        Kurtis Konrad and Yunan Liu (North Carolina State
3521                        University)
3522                      </div>
3523                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3524                        <div>
3525                          <a
3526                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3527                            id="vhsjs_view_54_1707793551_4103327"
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3534                    
3535                });"
3536                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3537                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3538                          ><a
3539                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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3545                });
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3547                $('#vhsjs_view_54_1707793551_4103327').show();"
3548                            style="display: none"
3549                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3550                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3551                          >
3552                          <div
3553                            data-display-control="54_1707793551_4103327"
3554                            id="53_1707793551_4103243"
3555                            style="display: none"
3556                          >
3557                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3558                              <blockquote>
3559                                In this paper, we develop a new staffing
3560                                algorithm for achieving stable service-level
3561                                targets in queues with time-varying arrivals.
3562                                Specifically, we aim to stabilize the tail
3563                                probability of delay, which is the probability
3564                                that the waiting time exceeds a designated
3565                                target &#964; > 0. We integrate reinforcement
3566                                learning into the decision making in queueing
3567                                models; our new method recursively evolve the
3568                                staffing decision by alternating between two
3569                                phases: (i) we generate simulated queueing data
3570                                by operating the system under the present
3571                                staffing function (exploration), and (ii) we
3572                                utilize the newly generated data to devise
3573                                improved staffing decision (exploitation). We
3574                                demonstrate the effectiveness of our new method
3575                                using various numerical examples.
3576                              </blockquote>
3577                            </div>
3578                          </div>
3579                        </div>
3580                      </div>
3581                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3582                      <a href="/wsc23papers/027.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3583                      ><br />
3584                    </div>
3585                    <div class="slot-entry">
3586                      <a name="con182" tabindex="-1"></a>
3587                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3588                        <span class="slot-title"
3589                          >Estimating Spline-based Nonhomogeneous Poisson
3590                          Intensities Using Constrained Quadratic
3591                          Programming</span
3592                        >
3593                      </div>
3594                      <div class="slot-authors">
3595                        Siqi Chen, Jing Yang (Sunny) Xi, and Wai Kin (Victor)
3596                        Chan (Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen
3597                        International Graduate School, Tsinghua University)
3598                      </div>
3599                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3600                        <div>
3601                          <a
3602                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3603                            id="vhsjs_view_56_1707793551_412643"
3604                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_56_1707793551_412643').hide();
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3607                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3608                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3609                    };
3610                    
3611                });"
3612                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3613                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3614                          ><a
3615                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3616                            id="vhsjs_hide_56_1707793551_412643"
3617                            onclick="$('#55_1707793551_4126348').hide(function() {
3618                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3619                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3620                    };
3621                });
3622                $('#vhsjs_hide_56_1707793551_412643').hide();
3623                $('#vhsjs_view_56_1707793551_412643').show();"
3624                            style="display: none"
3625                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3626                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3627                          >
3628                          <div
3629                            data-display-control="56_1707793551_412643"
3630                            id="55_1707793551_4126348"
3631                            style="display: none"
3632                          >
3633                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3634                              <blockquote>
3635                                This paper estimates the intensity function of a
3636                                nonhomogeneous Poisson process (NHPP) using a
3637                                spline-based method with constrained quadratic
3638                                programming (CQP). Based on the property of
3639                                B-splines, we transform the estimation problem
3640                                into an optimization problem and apply CQP to
3641                                obtain the estimated intensity function with low
3642                                computational expense. Numerical experiments are
3643                                conducted to verify the performance of our
3644                                method. In addition, the impacts of the number
3645                                of intervals from event-count data and the
3646                                number of knots in B-splines are also discussed
3647                                to explore the properties of spline-based
3648                                models.
3649                              </blockquote>
3650                            </div>
3651                          </div>
3652                        </div>
3653                      </div>
3654                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3655                      <a href="/wsc23papers/028.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3656                      ><br />
3657                    </div>
3658                  </div>
3659                  <div class="session-entry">
3660                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
3661                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
3662                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
3663                    ><br />
3664                    <div class="session-title">
3665                      Advances in Rare-event Simulation
3666                    </div>
3667                    <div class="session-chair">
3668                      Chair: Linyun He (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
3669                    </div>
3670                    <div class="slot-entry">
3671                      <a name="inv199" tabindex="-1"></a>
3672                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3673                        <span class="slot-title"
3674                          >Efficiency of Estimating Functions of Means in
3675                          Rare-Event Contexts</span
3676                        >
3677                      </div>
3678                      <div class="slot-authors">
3679                        Marvin Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and
3680                        Bruno Tuffin (INRIA, University of Rennes)
3681                      </div>
3682                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3683                        <div>
3684                          <a
3685                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3686                            id="vhsjs_view_58_1707793551_4199407"
3687                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_58_1707793551_4199407').hide();
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3690                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3691                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3692                    };
3693                    
3694                });"
3695                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3696                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3697                          ><a
3698                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3699                            id="vhsjs_hide_58_1707793551_4199407"
3700                            onclick="$('#57_1707793551_4199326').hide(function() {
3701                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3702                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3703                    };
3704                });
3705                $('#vhsjs_hide_58_1707793551_4199407').hide();
3706                $('#vhsjs_view_58_1707793551_4199407').show();"
3707                            style="display: none"
3708                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3709                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3710                          >
3711                          <div
3712                            data-display-control="58_1707793551_4199407"
3713                            id="57_1707793551_4199326"
3714                            style="display: none"
3715                          >
3716                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3717                              <blockquote>
3718                                When estimating a function of means, where some
3719                                but not necessarily all of them correspond to
3720                                rare events, we provide conditions under which
3721                                having efficient estimators of each individual
3722                                mean leads to an efficient estimator of the
3723                                function of the means. We illustrate this
3724                                setting through several examples, and numerical
3725                                results complement the theory.
3726                              </blockquote>
3727                            </div>
3728                          </div>
3729                        </div>
3730                      </div>
3731                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3732                      <a href="/wsc23papers/029.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3733                      ><br />
3734                    </div>
3735                    <div class="slot-entry">
3736                      <a name="con220" tabindex="-1"></a>
3737                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3738                        <span class="slot-title"
3739                          >Conditional Importance Sampling for Convex Rare-Event
3740                          Sets</span
3741                        >
3742                      </div>
3743                      <div class="slot-authors">
3744                        Dohyun Ahn and Lewen Zheng (The Chinese University of
3745                        Hong Kong)
3746                      </div>
3747                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3748                        <div>
3749                          <a
3750                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3751                            id="vhsjs_view_60_1707793551_4221368"
3752                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_60_1707793551_4221368').hide();
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3755                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3756                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3757                    };
3758                    
3759                });"
3760                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3761                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3762                          ><a
3763                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3764                            id="vhsjs_hide_60_1707793551_4221368"
3765                            onclick="$('#59_1707793551_4221287').hide(function() {
3766                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3767                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3768                    };
3769                });
3770                $('#vhsjs_hide_60_1707793551_4221368').hide();
3771                $('#vhsjs_view_60_1707793551_4221368').show();"
3772                            style="display: none"
3773                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3774                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3775                          >
3776                          <div
3777                            data-display-control="60_1707793551_4221368"
3778                            id="59_1707793551_4221287"
3779                            style="display: none"
3780                          >
3781                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3782                              <blockquote>
3783                                This paper studies the efficient estimation of
3784                                expectations defined on convex rare-event sets
3785                                using importance sampling. Classical importance
3786                                sampling methods often neglect the geometry of
3787                                the target set, resulting in a significant
3788                                number of samples falling outside the target
3789                                set. This can lead to an increase in the
3790                                relative error of the estimator as the target
3791                                event becomes rarer. To address this issue, we
3792                                develop a conditional importance sampling scheme
3793                                that achieves bounded relative error by changing
3794                                the sampling distribution to ensure that a
3795                                majority of samples lie inside the target set.
3796                                The proposed method is easy to implement and
3797                                significantly outperforms the existing
3798                                approaches in various numerical experiments.
3799                              </blockquote>
3800                            </div>
3801                          </div>
3802                        </div>
3803                      </div>
3804                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3805                      <a href="/wsc23papers/030.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3806                      ><br />
3807                    </div>
3808                    <div class="slot-entry">
3809                      <a name="con359" tabindex="-1"></a>
3810                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3811                        <span class="slot-title"
3812                          >Curse of Dimensionality in Rare-Event
3813                          Simulation</span
3814                        >
3815                      </div>
3816                      <div>
3817                        <span class="BTP award"
3818                          >Best Contributed Theoretical Paper - Finalist</span
3819                        >
3820                      </div>
3821                      <div class="slot-authors">
3822                        Yuanlu Bai, Antonius B. Dieker, and Henry Lam (Columbia
3823                        University)
3824                      </div>
3825                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3826                        <div>
3827                          <a
3828                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3829                            id="vhsjs_view_62_1707793551_4244947"
3830                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_62_1707793551_4244947').hide();
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3836                    
3837                });"
3838                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3839                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3840                          ><a
3841                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3842                            id="vhsjs_hide_62_1707793551_4244947"
3843                            onclick="$('#61_1707793551_424487').hide(function() {
3844                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3845                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3846                    };
3847                });
3848                $('#vhsjs_hide_62_1707793551_4244947').hide();
3849                $('#vhsjs_view_62_1707793551_4244947').show();"
3850                            style="display: none"
3851                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3852                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3853                          >
3854                          <div
3855                            data-display-control="62_1707793551_4244947"
3856                            id="61_1707793551_424487"
3857                            style="display: none"
3858                          >
3859                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3860                              <blockquote>
3861                                In rare-event simulation, importance sampling
3862                                (IS) is widely used to improve the efficiency of
3863                                probability estimation. Asymptotic optimality is
3864                                a common efficiency criterion, which requires
3865                                that the relative error of the estimator only
3866                                grows subexponentially in the rarity parameter.
3867                                Most studies, however, consider low-dimensional
3868                                problems and the effect of dimensionality is
3869                                seldom analyzed. Motivated by recent AI-related
3870                                applications, we take a first step towards
3871                                high-dimensional rare-event simulation and
3872                                demonstrate that for very simple examples, IS
3873                                proposals that utilize exponential tilting,
3874                                arguably the most common IS approach, can suffer
3875                                from the "curse of dimensionality". That is,
3876                                while the growth rate of the relative error is
3877                                polynomial in the rarity parameter thus leading
3878                                to asymptotic optimality, the degree of the
3879                                polynomial depends on the problem
3880                                dimensionality. Therefore, when the dimension is
3881                                high, the relative error can be huge even in the
3882                                rarity parameter regime where IS is
3883                                conventionally believed to work well.
3884                              </blockquote>
3885                            </div>
3886                          </div>
3887                        </div>
3888                      </div>
3889                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3890                      <a href="/wsc23papers/031.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3891                      ><br />
3892                    </div>
3893                  </div>
3894                  <div class="session-entry">
3895                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
3896                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
3897                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
3898                    ><br />
3899                    <div class="session-title">
3900                      Advances in Importance Sampling
3901                    </div>
3902                    <div class="session-chair">
3903                      Chair: Dohyun Ahn (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)<br />
3904                    </div>
3905                    <div class="slot-entry">
3906                      <a name="con352" tabindex="-1"></a>
3907                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3908                        <span class="slot-title"
3909                          >Efficient Input Uncertainty Quantification for
3910                          Regenerative Simulation</span
3911                        >
3912                      </div>
3913                      <div>
3914                        <span class="BTP award"
3915                          >Best Contributed Theoretical Paper - Finalist</span
3916                        >
3917                      </div>
3918                      <div class="slot-authors">
3919                        Linyun He (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mingbin Ben
3920                        Feng (University of Waterloo), and Eunhye Song (Georgia
3921                        Institute of Technology)
3922                      </div>
3923                      <div class="slot-abstract">
3924                        <div>
3925                          <a
3926                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3927                            id="vhsjs_view_64_1707793551_4295719"
3928                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_64_1707793551_4295719').hide();
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3932                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
3933                    };
3934                    
3935                });"
3936                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
3937                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3938                          ><a
3939                            class="clickable no-decoration"
3940                            id="vhsjs_hide_64_1707793551_4295719"
3941                            onclick="$('#63_1707793551_4295633').hide(function() {
3942                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
3943                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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3945                });
3946                $('#vhsjs_hide_64_1707793551_4295719').hide();
3947                $('#vhsjs_view_64_1707793551_4295719').show();"
3948                            style="display: none"
3949                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
3950                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
3951                          >
3952                          <div
3953                            data-display-control="64_1707793551_4295719"
3954                            id="63_1707793551_4295633"
3955                            style="display: none"
3956                          >
3957                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
3958                              <blockquote>
3959                                The initial bias in steady-state simulation can
3960                                be characterized as the bias of a ratio
3961                                estimator if the simulation model has a
3962                                regenerative structure. This work tackles input
3963                                uncertainty quantification for a regenerative
3964                                simulation model when its input distributions
3965                                are estimated from finite data. Our aim is to
3966                                construct a bootstrap-based confidence interval
3967                                (CI) for the true simulation output mean
3968                                performance that provides a correct coverage
3969                                with significantly less computational cost than
3970                                the traditional methods. Exploiting the
3971                                regenerative structure, we propose a $k$-nearest
3972                                neighbor ($k$NN) ratio estimator for the
3973                                steady-state performance measure at each set of
3974                                bootstrapped input models and construct a
3975                                bootstrap CI from the computed estimators.
3976                                Asymptotically optimal choices for $k$ and
3977                                bootstrap sample size are discussed. We further
3978                                improve the CI by combining the $k$NN and
3979                                likelihood ratio methods. We empirically compare
3980                                the efficiency of the proposed estimators with
3981                                the standard estimator using queueing examples.
3982                              </blockquote>
3983                            </div>
3984                          </div>
3985                        </div>
3986                      </div>
3987                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
3988                      <a href="/wsc23papers/032.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
3989                      ><br />
3990                    </div>
3991                    <div class="slot-entry">
3992                      <a name="inv146" tabindex="-1"></a>
3993                      <div class="slot-title-line">
3994                        <span class="slot-title"
3995                          >Robust Importance Sampling for Stochastic Simulations
3996                          with Uncertain Parametric Input Model</span
3997                        >
3998                      </div>
3999                      <div class="slot-authors">
4000                        Seung Min Baik and Young Myoung Ko (Pohang University of
4001                        Science and Technology (POSTECH)) and Eunshin Byon
4002                        (University of Michigan)
4003                      </div>
4004                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4005                        <div>
4006                          <a
4007                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4008                            id="vhsjs_view_66_1707793551_4319546"
4009                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_66_1707793551_4319546').hide();
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4013                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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4015                    
4016                });"
4017                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4018                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4019                          ><a
4020                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4021                            id="vhsjs_hide_66_1707793551_4319546"
4022                            onclick="$('#65_1707793551_4319468').hide(function() {
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4028                $('#vhsjs_view_66_1707793551_4319546').show();"
4029                            style="display: none"
4030                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4031                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4032                          >
4033                          <div
4034                            data-display-control="66_1707793551_4319546"
4035                            id="65_1707793551_4319468"
4036                            style="display: none"
4037                          >
4038                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4039                              <blockquote>
4040                                In stochastic simulations, input model
4041                                uncertainty may significantly impact output
4042                                estimation accuracy. Although variance reduction
4043                                techniques alleviate the computational burden,
4044                                input model uncertainty remains unaddressed.
4045                                Among several variance reduction techniques, we
4046                                propose a robust version of the importance
4047                                sampling method. We formulate a min-max
4048                                optimization problem for finding a robust
4049                                sampling density for simulation inputs
4050                                considering a parametric uncertainty set that
4051                                represents candidates of the true input
4052                                distribution. We utilize the Bayesian
4053                                optimization framework for solving the outer
4054                                problem and the barrier method for tackling the
4055                                inner problem. By incorporating input model
4056                                uncertainty in the sampling stage, our method
4057                                effectively allocates simulation effort to
4058                                improve estimation robustness. Numerical
4059                                experiments demonstrate the advantages of the
4060                                proposed method over a benchmark model assuming
4061                                a precisely known input model. Our approach
4062                                produces more accurate output estimation (i.e.,
4063                                an estimator with lower variance), highlighting
4064                                its robustness and potential applicability in a
4065                                variety of situations.
4066                              </blockquote>
4067                            </div>
4068                          </div>
4069                        </div>
4070                      </div>
4071                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4072                      <a href="/wsc23papers/033.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4073                      ><br />
4074                    </div>
4075                    <div class="slot-entry">
4076                      <a name="con349" tabindex="-1"></a>
4077                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4078                        <span class="slot-title"
4079                          >Generalized Importance Sampling for Nested
4080                          Simulation</span
4081                        >
4082                      </div>
4083                      <div class="slot-authors">
4084                        Qingyuan Chen (Cornell University) and Mingbin Ben Feng
4085                        (University of Waterloo)
4086                      </div>
4087                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4088                        <div>
4089                          <a
4090                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4091                            id="vhsjs_view_68_1707793551_434392"
4092                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_68_1707793551_434392').hide();
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4096                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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4098                    
4099                });"
4100                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4101                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4102                          ><a
4103                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4104                            id="vhsjs_hide_68_1707793551_434392"
4105                            onclick="$('#67_1707793551_4343836').hide(function() {
4106                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4107                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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4109                });
4110                $('#vhsjs_hide_68_1707793551_434392').hide();
4111                $('#vhsjs_view_68_1707793551_434392').show();"
4112                            style="display: none"
4113                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4114                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4115                          >
4116                          <div
4117                            data-display-control="68_1707793551_434392"
4118                            id="67_1707793551_4343836"
4119                            style="display: none"
4120                          >
4121                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4122                              <blockquote>
4123                                Importance sampling (IS) is a classical variance
4124                                reduction technique. Under mild conditions, an
4125                                IS estimator is unbiased, so one often seeks
4126                                variance-minimizing optimal sampling
4127                                distribution. IS has remarkable success in many
4128                                applications such as engineering, operations
4129                                research, and finance. In some applications such
4130                                as enterprise risk management and input
4131                                uncertainty quantification, complex simulation
4132                                designs such as nested simulation arises
4133                                naturally: The outer-level simulation generates
4134                                a set of risk factors, i.e., the scenarios,
4135                                which are used as inputs for inner-level
4136                                simulations. Nested simulation leads to wasteful
4137                                use of computations as inner simulation outputs
4138                                in each scenario are isolated from other
4139                                scenarios. In this study, we propose, analyze,
4140                                and test a generalized importance sampling
4141                                technique for nested simulation. Our generalized
4142                                IS approach reuses one set of inner simulation
4143                                outputs across different outer scenarios.
4144                                Numerical experiments show that our proposal is
4145                                orders of magnitudes more efficient than the
4146                                standard procedure.
4147                              </blockquote>
4148                            </div>
4149                          </div>
4150                        </div>
4151                      </div>
4152                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4153                      <a href="/wsc23papers/034.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4154                      ><br />
4155                    </div>
4156                  </div>
4157                  <div class="session-entry">
4158                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
4159                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
4160                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
4161                    ><br />
4162                    <div class="session-title">Output Analysis</div>
4163                    <div class="session-chair">
4164                      Chair: Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State University)<br />
4165                    </div>
4166                    <div class="slot-entry">
4167                      <a name="inv148" tabindex="-1"></a>
4168                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4169                        <span class="slot-title"
4170                          >Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Simulation Output
4171                          Parameters</span
4172                        >
4173                      </div>
4174                      <div class="slot-authors">
4175                        Russell R. Barton (The Pennsylvania State University)
4176                        and Luke A. Rhodes-Leader (Lancaster University)
4177                      </div>
4178                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4179                        <div>
4180                          <a
4181                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4182                            id="vhsjs_view_70_1707793551_4400861"
4183                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_70_1707793551_4400861').hide();
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4186                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4187                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4188                    };
4189                    
4190                });"
4191                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4192                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4193                          ><a
4194                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4195                            id="vhsjs_hide_70_1707793551_4400861"
4196                            onclick="$('#69_1707793551_4400775').hide(function() {
4197                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4198                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4199                    };
4200                });
4201                $('#vhsjs_hide_70_1707793551_4400861').hide();
4202                $('#vhsjs_view_70_1707793551_4400861').show();"
4203                            style="display: none"
4204                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4205                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4206                          >
4207                          <div
4208                            data-display-control="70_1707793551_4400861"
4209                            id="69_1707793551_4400775"
4210                            style="display: none"
4211                          >
4212                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4213                              <blockquote>
4214                                Bootstrapping has been used to characterize the
4215                                impact on discrete-event simulation output
4216                                arising from input model uncertainty for thirty
4217                                years. The distribution of simulation output
4218                                statistics can be very non-normal, especially in
4219                                simulation of heavily loaded queueing systems,
4220                                and systems operating at a near optimal value of
4221                                the output measure. This paper presents issues
4222                                facing simulationists in using bootstrapping to
4223                                provide confidence intervals for parameters
4224                                related to the distribution of simulation output
4225                                statistics, and identifies appropriate
4226                                alternatives to the basic and percentile
4227                                bootstrap methods. Both input uncertainty and
4228                                ordinary output analysis settings are included.
4229                              </blockquote>
4230                            </div>
4231                          </div>
4232                        </div>
4233                      </div>
4234                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4235                      <a href="/wsc23papers/035.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4236                      ><br />
4237                    </div>
4238                    <div class="slot-entry">
4239                      <a name="inv170" tabindex="-1"></a>
4240                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4241                        <span class="slot-title"
4242                          >Optimal Batching under Computation Budget</span
4243                        >
4244                      </div>
4245                      <div class="slot-authors">
4246                        Shengyi He and Henry Lam (Columbia University)
4247                      </div>
4248                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4249                        <div>
4250                          <a
4251                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4252                            id="vhsjs_view_72_1707793551_4422536"
4253                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_72_1707793551_4422536').hide();
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4255                $('#71_1707793551_442245').slideDown(function() {
4256                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4257                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4258                    };
4259                    
4260                });"
4261                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4262                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4263                          ><a
4264                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4265                            id="vhsjs_hide_72_1707793551_4422536"
4266                            onclick="$('#71_1707793551_442245').hide(function() {
4267                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4268                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4269                    };
4270                });
4271                $('#vhsjs_hide_72_1707793551_4422536').hide();
4272                $('#vhsjs_view_72_1707793551_4422536').show();"
4273                            style="display: none"
4274                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4275                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4276                          >
4277                          <div
4278                            data-display-control="72_1707793551_4422536"
4279                            id="71_1707793551_442245"
4280                            style="display: none"
4281                          >
4282                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4283                              <blockquote>
4284                                Batching methods operate by dividing data into
4285                                batches and conducting inference by aggregating
4286                                estimates from batched data. These methods have
4287                                been used extensively in simulation output
4288                                analysis and, among other strengths, an
4289                                advantage is the light computation cost when
4290                                using a small number of batches. However, under
4291                                computation budget constraints, it is open to
4292                                our knowledge which batching approach among the
4293                                range of alternatives is statistically optimal,
4294                                which is important in guiding procedural
4295                                configuration. We show that standard batching,
4296                                but also certain carefully designed schemes
4297                                using uneven-size batches or overlapping
4298                                batches, are large-sample optimal in the sense
4299                                of so-called uniformly most accurate
4300                                unbiasedness from a dual view of hypothesis
4301                                testing.
4302                              </blockquote>
4303                            </div>
4304                          </div>
4305                        </div>
4306                      </div>
4307                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4308                      <a href="/wsc23papers/036.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4309                      ><br />
4310                    </div>
4311                    <div class="slot-entry">
4312                      <a name="inv129" tabindex="-1"></a>
4313                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4314                        <span class="slot-title"
4315                          >Confidence Intervals for Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo
4316                          Estimators</span
4317                        >
4318                      </div>
4319                      <div class="slot-authors">
4320                        Pierre L'Ecuyer (Universit&#233; de Montr&#233;al),
4321                        Marvin K. Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology),
4322                        Art B. Owen (Stanford University), and Bruno Tuffin
4323                        (Inria)
4324                      </div>
4325                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4326                        <div>
4327                          <a
4328                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4329                            id="vhsjs_view_74_1707793551_4446888"
4330                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_74_1707793551_4446888').hide();
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4333                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4334                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4335                    };
4336                    
4337                });"
4338                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4339                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4340                          ><a
4341                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4342                            id="vhsjs_hide_74_1707793551_4446888"
4343                            onclick="$('#73_1707793551_4446805').hide(function() {
4344                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4345                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4346                    };
4347                });
4348                $('#vhsjs_hide_74_1707793551_4446888').hide();
4349                $('#vhsjs_view_74_1707793551_4446888').show();"
4350                            style="display: none"
4351                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4352                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4353                          >
4354                          <div
4355                            data-display-control="74_1707793551_4446888"
4356                            id="73_1707793551_4446805"
4357                            style="display: none"
4358                          >
4359                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4360                              <blockquote>
4361                                Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo (RQMC) methods
4362                                provide unbiased estimators whose variance often
4363                                converges at a faster rate than standard Monte
4364                                Carlo as a function of the sample size. However,
4365                                computing valid confidence intervals is
4366                                challenging because the observations from a
4367                                single randomization are dependent and the
4368                                central limit theorem does not ordinarily apply.
4369                                A natural solution is to replicate the RQMC
4370                                process independently a small number of times to
4371                                estimate the variance and use a standard
4372                                confidence interval based on a normal or Student
4373                                t distribution. We investigate the standard
4374                                Student t approach and two bootstrap methods for
4375                                getting nonparametic confidence intervals for
4376                                the mean using a modest number of replicates.
4377                                Our main conclusion is that intervals based on
4378                                the Student t distribution are more reliable
4379                                than even the bootstrap t method on the
4380                                integration problems arising from RQMC.
4381                              </blockquote>
4382                            </div>
4383                          </div>
4384                        </div>
4385                      </div>
4386                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4387                      <a href="/wsc23papers/037.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4388                      ><br />
4389                    </div>
4390                  </div>
4391                  <div class="session-entry">
4392                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
4393                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
4394                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
4395                    ><br />
4396                    <div class="session-title">Steady-state Simulation</div>
4397                    <div class="session-chair">
4398                      Chair: David Goldsman (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
4399                    </div>
4400                    <div class="slot-entry">
4401                      <a name="con364" tabindex="-1"></a>
4402                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4403                        <span class="slot-title"
4404                          >A Fixed-Sample-Size Method for Estimating
4405                          Steady-State Quantiles</span
4406                        >
4407                      </div>
4408                      <div class="slot-authors">
4409                        Athanasios Lolos, Christos Alexopoulos, and David
4410                        Goldsman (Georgia Institute of Technology); Kemal
4411                        Din&#231;er Dinge&#231; (Gebze Technical University);
4412                        Anup C. Mokashi (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
4413                        Center); and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State
4414                        University)
4415                      </div>
4416                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4417                        <div>
4418                          <a
4419                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4420                            id="vhsjs_view_76_1707793551_4495392"
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4425                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4426                    };
4427                    
4428                });"
4429                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4430                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4431                          ><a
4432                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4433                            id="vhsjs_hide_76_1707793551_4495392"
4434                            onclick="$('#75_1707793551_449531').hide(function() {
4435                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4436                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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4438                });
4439                $('#vhsjs_hide_76_1707793551_4495392').hide();
4440                $('#vhsjs_view_76_1707793551_4495392').show();"
4441                            style="display: none"
4442                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4443                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4444                          >
4445                          <div
4446                            data-display-control="76_1707793551_4495392"
4447                            id="75_1707793551_449531"
4448                            style="display: none"
4449                          >
4450                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4451                              <blockquote>
4452                                We propose FQUEST, a fully automated
4453                                fixed-sample-size procedure for computing
4454                                confidence intervals (CIs) for steady-state
4455                                quantiles. The user provides a
4456                                (simulation-generated) dataset of arbitrary size
4457                                and specifies the required quantile and nominal
4458                                coverage probability of the anticipated CI.
4459                                FQUEST incorporates the simulation analysis
4460                                methods of batching, standardized time series
4461                                (STS), and sectioning. Preliminary
4462                                experimentation with the waiting-time process in
4463                                a congested M/M/1 queueing system showed that
4464                                FQUEST performed well by delivering CIs with
4465                                estimated coverage probability close to the
4466                                nominal level, even in unfavorable circumstances
4467                                where the sample sizes were inadequate. In the
4468                                latter cases and for very small samples for
4469                                steady-state quantile estimation, the close
4470                                conformance of the CI coverage probability
4471                                typically came at the expense of loose CI
4472                                precision.
4473                              </blockquote>
4474                            </div>
4475                          </div>
4476                        </div>
4477                      </div>
4478                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4479                      <a href="/wsc23papers/038.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4480                      ><br />
4481                    </div>
4482                    <div class="slot-entry">
4483                      <a name="inv209" tabindex="-1"></a>
4484                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4485                        <span class="slot-title"
4486                          >COSIMLA with General Regeneration Set to Compute
4487                          Markov Chain Stationary Expectations</span
4488                        >
4489                      </div>
4490                      <div class="slot-authors">
4491                        Peter W. Glynn (Stanford University) and Zeyu Zheng
4492                        (University of California Berkeley)
4493                      </div>
4494                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4495                        <div>
4496                          <a
4497                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4498                            id="vhsjs_view_78_1707793551_4517536"
4499                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_78_1707793551_4517536').hide();
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4503                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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4505                    
4506                });"
4507                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4508                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4509                          ><a
4510                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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4518                $('#vhsjs_view_78_1707793551_4517536').show();"
4519                            style="display: none"
4520                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4521                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4522                          >
4523                          <div
4524                            data-display-control="78_1707793551_4517536"
4525                            id="77_1707793551_4517457"
4526                            style="display: none"
4527                          >
4528                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4529                              <blockquote>
4530                                We extend the COSIMLA approach (short for
4531                                "COmbined SIMulation and Linear Algebra'')
4532                                recently developed in Zheng, Infanger, and Glynn
4533                                (2022) to compute stationary expectations for
4534                                Markov chains with large or infinite discrete
4535                                state space. Our work follows the idea of
4536                                combing the best of linear algebra and
4537                                simulation---using linear algebra to compute the
4538                                "center'' of the state space and using
4539                                simulation to compute the contributions from
4540                                outside of the "center''. Different from Zheng,
4541                                Infanger, and Glynn (2022) that needed to fix a
4542                                single regeneration state, our work develops a
4543                                new method that allows the use of a flexible
4544                                regeneration set with a finite number of states.
4545                                We show that this new method allows more
4546                                efficient computation for the COSIMLA approach.
4547                              </blockquote>
4548                            </div>
4549                          </div>
4550                        </div>
4551                      </div>
4552                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4553                      <a href="/wsc23papers/039.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4554                      ><br />
4555                    </div>
4556                    <div class="slot-entry">
4557                      <a name="inv140" tabindex="-1"></a>
4558                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4559                        <span class="slot-title"
4560                          >Fast Approximation to Discrete-Event Simulation of
4561                          Markovian Queueing Networks</span
4562                        >
4563                      </div>
4564                      <div class="slot-authors">
4565                        Tan Wang (Fudan University), Yingda Song (Shanghai
4566                        Jiaotong University), and Jeff Hong (Fudan University)
4567                      </div>
4568                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4569                        <div>
4570                          <a
4571                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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4578                    };
4579                    
4580                });"
4581                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4582                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4583                          ><a
4584                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4585                            id="vhsjs_hide_80_1707793551_4541314"
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4590                });
4591                $('#vhsjs_hide_80_1707793551_4541314').hide();
4592                $('#vhsjs_view_80_1707793551_4541314').show();"
4593                            style="display: none"
4594                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4595                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4596                          >
4597                          <div
4598                            data-display-control="80_1707793551_4541314"
4599                            id="79_1707793551_4541235"
4600                            style="display: none"
4601                          >
4602                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4603                              <blockquote>
4604                                Simulation of queueing networks is generally
4605                                carried out by discrete-event simulation (DES),
4606                                in which the simulation time is driven by the
4607                                occurrence of the next event. However, for
4608                                large-scale queueing networks, especially when
4609                                the network is very busy, keeping track of all
4610                                events is computationally inefficient. Moreover,
4611                                as the traditional DES is inherently sequential,
4612                                it is difficult to harness the capability of
4613                                parallel computing. In this paper, we propose a
4614                                parallel fast simulation approximation framework
4615                                for large-scale Markovian queueing networks,
4616                                where the simulation horizon is discretized into
4617                                small time intervals and the system state is
4618                                updated according to the events happening in
4619                                each time interval. The computational complexity
4620                                analysis demonstrates that our method is more
4621                                efficient for large-scale networks compared with
4622                                traditional DES. We also show its relative error
4623                                converges to zero. The experimental results show
4624                                that our framework can be much faster than the
4625                                state-of-the-art DES tools.
4626                              </blockquote>
4627                            </div>
4628                          </div>
4629                        </div>
4630                      </div>
4631                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4632                      <a href="/wsc23papers/304.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4633                      ><br />
4634                    </div>
4635                  </div>
4636                  <div class="session-entry">
4637                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
4638                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
4639                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
4640                    ><br />
4641                    <div class="session-title">
4642                      Innovative Applications of Simulation Methodology
4643                    </div>
4644                    <div class="session-chair">
4645                      Chair: Hua Zheng (Northeastern University)<br />
4646                    </div>
4647                    <div class="slot-entry">
4648                      <a name="inv178" tabindex="-1"></a>
4649                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4650                        <span class="slot-title"
4651                          >Structure-function Dynamics Hybrid Modeling: RNA
4652                          Degradation</span
4653                        >
4654                      </div>
4655                      <div class="slot-authors">
4656                        Hua Zheng, Wei Xie, Paul C. Whitford, Ailun Wang,
4657                        Chunsheng Fang, and Wandi Xu (Northeastern 
4657University)
4658                      </div>
4659                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4660                        <div>
4661                          <a
4662                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4663                            id="vhsjs_view_82_1707793551_4592648"
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4671                });"
4672                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4673                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4674                          ><a
4675                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4676                            id="vhsjs_hide_82_1707793551_4592648"
4677                            onclick="$('#81_1707793551_4592564').hide(function() {
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4681                });
4682                $('#vhsjs_hide_82_1707793551_4592648').hide();
4683                $('#vhsjs_view_82_1707793551_4592648').show();"
4684                            style="display: none"
4685                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4686                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4687                          >
4688                          <div
4689                            data-display-control="82_1707793551_4592648"
4690                            id="81_1707793551_4592564"
4691                            style="display: none"
4692                          >
4693                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4694                              <blockquote>
4695                                RNA structure and functional dynamics play
4696                                fundamental roles in controlling biological
4697                                systems. Molecular dynamics simulation, which
4698                                can characterize interactions at an atomistic
4699                                level, can advance the understanding on new drug
4700                                discovery, manufacturing, and delivery
4701                                mechanisms. However, it is computationally
4702                                unattainable to support the development of a
4703                                digital twin for enzymatic reaction network
4704                                mechanism learning, and end-to-end bioprocess
4705                                design and control. Thus, we create a hybrid
4706                                ("mechanistic + machine learning") model
4707                                characterizing the interdependence of RNA
4708                                structure and functional dynamics from atomistic
4709                                to macroscopic levels. To assess the proposed
4710                                modeling strategy, we consider RNA degradation
4711                                which is a critical process in cellular biology
4712                                that affects gene expression. The empirical
4713                                study on RNA lifetime prediction demonstrates
4714                                the promising performance of the proposed
4715                                multi-scale bioprocess hybrid modeling strategy.
4716                              </blockquote>
4717                            </div>
4718                          </div>
4719                        </div>
4720                      </div>
4721                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4722                      <a href="/wsc23papers/040.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4723                      ><br />
4724                    </div>
4725                    <div class="slot-entry">
4726                      <a name="inv141" tabindex="-1"></a>
4727                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4728                        <span class="slot-title"
4729                          >Tracking and Detecting Systematic Errors in Digital
4730                          Twins</span
4731                        >
4732                      </div>
4733                      <div class="slot-authors">
4734                        Luke A. Rhodes-Leader (Lancaster University) and Barry
4735                        L. Nelson (Northwestern University)
4736                      </div>
4737                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4738                        <div>
4739                          <a
4740                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4741                            id="vhsjs_view_84_1707793551_4614694"
4742                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_84_1707793551_4614694').hide();
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4745                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4746                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4747                    };
4748                    
4749                });"
4750                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4751                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4752                          ><a
4753                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4754                            id="vhsjs_hide_84_1707793551_4614694"
4755                            onclick="$('#83_1707793551_4614613').hide(function() {
4756                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4757                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4758                    };
4759                });
4760                $('#vhsjs_hide_84_1707793551_4614694').hide();
4761                $('#vhsjs_view_84_1707793551_4614694').show();"
4762                            style="display: none"
4763                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4764                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4765                          >
4766                          <div
4767                            data-display-control="84_1707793551_4614694"
4768                            id="83_1707793551_4614613"
4769                            style="display: none"
4770                          >
4771                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4772                              <blockquote>
4773                                Digital Twins (DTs) have immense promise for
4774                                exploiting the power of computer simulation to
4775                                control large-scale real-world systems. The key
4776                                idea is to evaluate or optimize decisions using
4777                                the DT, and then implement them in the
4778                                real-world system. Even with best practices, the
4779                                DT and the real-world system may become
4780                                misaligned over time. In this paper we provide a
4781                                statistical method to detect such misalignment
4782                                even though both the simulation and the
4783                                real-world system are inherently stochastic. An
4784                                empirical evaluation and a realistic
4785                                illustration are provided.
4786                              </blockquote>
4787                            </div>
4788                          </div>
4789                        </div>
4790                      </div>
4791                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4792                      <a href="/wsc23papers/041.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4793                      ><br />
4794                    </div>
4795                    <div class="slot-entry">
4796                      <a name="inv131" tabindex="-1"></a>
4797                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4798                        <span class="slot-title"
4799                          >Sensitivity Analysis for Stopping Criteria with
4800                          Application to Organ Transplantations</span
4801                        >
4802                      </div>
4803                      <div class="slot-authors">
4804                        Xingyu Ren, Michael Fu, and Steven Marcus (University of
4805                        Maryland)
4806                      </div>
4807                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4808                        <div>
4809                          <a
4810                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4811                            id="vhsjs_view_86_1707793551_4637747"
4812                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_86_1707793551_4637747').hide();
4813                $('#vhsjs_hide_86_1707793551_4637747').show();
4814                $('#85_1707793551_4637668').slideDown(function() {
4815                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4816                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4817                    };
4818                    
4819                });"
4820                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4821                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4822                          ><a
4823                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4824                            id="vhsjs_hide_86_1707793551_4637747"
4825                            onclick="$('#85_1707793551_4637668').hide(function() {
4826                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4827                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4828                    };
4829                });
4830                $('#vhsjs_hide_86_1707793551_4637747').hide();
4831                $('#vhsjs_view_86_1707793551_4637747').show();"
4832                            style="display: none"
4833                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4834                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4835                          >
4836                          <div
4837                            data-display-control="86_1707793551_4637747"
4838                            id="85_1707793551_4637668"
4839                            style="display: none"
4840                          >
4841                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4842                              <blockquote>
4843                                We consider a stopping problem and its
4844                                application to the decision-making process
4845                                regarding the optimal timing of organ
4846                                transplantation for individual patients. At each
4847                                decision period, the patient state is inspected
4848                                and a decision is made whether to transplant. If
4849                                the organ is transplanted, the process
4850                                terminates; otherwise, the process continues
4851                                until a transplant happens or the patient dies.
4852                                Under suitable conditions, we show that there
4853                                exists a control limit optimal policy. We
4854                                propose a smoothed perturbation analysis (SPA)
4855                                estimator for the gradient of the total expected
4856                                discounted reward with respect to the control
4857                                limit. Moreover, we show that the SPA estimator
4858                                is asymptotically unbiased.
4859                              </blockquote>
4860                            </div>
4861                          </div>
4862                        </div>
4863                      </div>
4864                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4865                      <a href="/wsc23papers/042.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4866                      ><br />
4867                    </div>
4868                  </div>
4869                  <div class="session-entry">
4870                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
4871                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
4872                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
4873                    ><br />
4874                    <div class="session-title">
4875                      Design of Experiments and Screening
4876                    </div>
4877                    <div class="session-chair">
4878                      Chair: Zeyu Zheng (University of California, Berkeley)<br />
4879                    </div>
4880                    <div class="slot-entry">
4881                      <a name="con124" tabindex="-1"></a>
4882                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4883                        <span class="slot-title"
4884                          >The Variability in Design Quality Measures for
4885                          Multiple Types of Space-filling Designs Created by
4886                          Leading Software Packages</span
4887                        >
4888                      </div>
4889                      <div class="slot-authors">
4890                        Thomas W. Lucas (Naval Postgraduate School) and Jeffrey
4891                        D. Parker (United States Marine Corps)
4892                      </div>
4893                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4894                        <div>
4895                          <a
4896                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4897                            id="vhsjs_view_88_1707793551_4696136"
4898                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_88_1707793551_4696136').hide();
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4901                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4902                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4903                    };
4904                    
4905                });"
4906                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4907                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4908                          ><a
4909                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4910                            id="vhsjs_hide_88_1707793551_4696136"
4911                            onclick="$('#87_1707793551_4696057').hide(function() {
4912                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4913                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4914                    };
4915                });
4916                $('#vhsjs_hide_88_1707793551_4696136').hide();
4917                $('#vhsjs_view_88_1707793551_4696136').show();"
4918                            style="display: none"
4919                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
4920                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4921                          >
4922                          <div
4923                            data-display-control="88_1707793551_4696136"
4924                            id="87_1707793551_4696057"
4925                            style="display: none"
4926                          >
4927                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
4928                              <blockquote>
4929                                Space-filling designs (SFDs) underpin many
4930                                large-scale simulation studies. The algorithms
4931                                that construct SFDs are mostly stochastic and
4932                                cannot guarantee that optimal solutions can be
4933                                found within a practical amount of time. This
4934                                paper uses massive experimentation to find the
4935                                empirical distributions of a diverse set of
4936                                design-quality measures in highly-used classes
4937                                of SFDs constructed by leading software
4938                                packages. The objective is to provide simulation
4939                                practitioners with a better understanding of
4940                                what they can expect from different SFD choices.
4941                                The results show substantial variability in
4942                                measures of correlation and space-fillingness in
4943                                the design classes and dimensions investigated.
4944                                Therefore, computer experimenters should
4945                                generate and assess several candidate designs
4946                                using different random-number-generator seeds to
4947                                reduce the risk of using a poor design simply
4948                                due to random chance. We also find that in the
4949                                largest designs investigated, the uniform
4950                                designs generally perform best for both our
4951                                correlation and uniformity measures.
4952                              </blockquote>
4953                            </div>
4954                          </div>
4955                        </div>
4956                      </div>
4957                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
4958                      <a href="/wsc23papers/043.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
4959                      ><br />
4960                    </div>
4961                    <div class="slot-entry">
4962                      <a name="con212" tabindex="-1"></a>
4963                      <div class="slot-title-line">
4964                        <span class="slot-title"
4965                          >Top-m Factor Screening for Stochastic Simulation:
4966                          Multi-Armed Bandit And Sequential Bifurcation
4967                          Combined</span
4968                        >
4969                      </div>
4970                      <div class="slot-authors">
4971                        Wen Shi (Central South University), Hong Wan (North
4972                        Carolina State University), and Xiang Xie (Central South
4973                        University)
4974                      </div>
4975                      <div class="slot-abstract">
4976                        <div>
4977                          <a
4978                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4979                            id="vhsjs_view_90_1707793551_4720023"
4980                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_90_1707793551_4720023').hide();
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4982                $('#89_1707793551_4719942').slideDown(function() {
4983                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4984                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4985                    };
4986                    
4987                });"
4988                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
4989                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
4990                          ><a
4991                            class="clickable no-decoration"
4992                            id="vhsjs_hide_90_1707793551_4720023"
4993                            onclick="$('#89_1707793551_4719942').hide(function() {
4994                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
4995                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
4996                    };
4997                });
4998                $('#vhsjs_hide_90_1707793551_4720023').hide();
4999                $('#vhsjs_view_90_1707793551_4720023').show();"
5000                            style="display: none"
5001                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5002                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5003                          >
5004                          <div
5005                            data-display-control="90_1707793551_4720023"
5006                            id="89_1707793551_4719942"
5007                            style="display: none"
5008                          >
5009                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5010                              <blockquote>
5011                                We propose a novel screening framework
5012                                (abbreviated to TopmSB) to identify the top m
5013                                key factors affecting the system performance.
5014                                Our framework builds on the standard SB
5015                                screening mechanism but incorporates an adaptive
5016                                multi-armed bandit (MAB) procedure in each stage
5017                                to prioritize the largest group. Compared to SB,
5018                                TopmSB avoids specifying perplexing
5019                                (un)importance threshold parameters, while
5020                                providing desired computational efficiency and
5021                                statistical precision guarantee. Numerical
5022                                experiments demonstrate the efficiency and
5023                                effectiveness of the proposed method.
5024                              </blockquote>
5025                            </div>
5026                          </div>
5027                        </div>
5028                      </div>
5029                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5030                      <a href="/wsc23papers/044.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5031                      ><br />
5032                    </div>
5033                    <div class="slot-entry">
5034                      <a name="con134" tabindex="-1"></a>
5035                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5036                        <span class="slot-title"
5037                          >Best Arm Identification with Fairness Constraints on
5038                          Subpopulations</span
5039                        >
5040                      </div>
5041                      <div class="slot-authors">
5042                        Yuhang Wu, Zeyu Zheng, and Tingyu Zhu (University of
5043                        California, Berkeley)
5044                      </div>
5045                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5046                        <div>
5047                          <a
5048                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5049                            id="vhsjs_view_92_1707793551_474383"
5050                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_92_1707793551_474383').hide();
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5053                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5054                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5055                    };
5056                    
5057                });"
5058                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5059                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5060                          ><a
5061                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5062                            id="vhsjs_hide_92_1707793551_474383"
5063                            onclick="$('#91_1707793551_4743748').hide(function() {
5064                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5065                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5066                    };
5067                });
5068                $('#vhsjs_hide_92_1707793551_474383').hide();
5069                $('#vhsjs_view_92_1707793551_474383').show();"
5070                            style="display: none"
5071                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5072                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5073                          >
5074                          <div
5075                            data-display-control="92_1707793551_474383"
5076                            id="91_1707793551_4743748"
5077                            style="display: none"
5078                          >
5079                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5080                              <blockquote>
5081                                We formulate, analyze and solve the problem of
5082                                best arm identification with fairness
5083                                constraints on subpopulations (BAICS). Standard
5084                                best arm identification problems aim at
5085                                selecting an arm that has the largest expected
5086                                reward where the expectation is taken over the
5087                                entire population. The BAICS problem requires
5088                                that a selected arm must be fair to all
5089                                subpopulations (e.g., different ethnic groups or
5090                                different types of customers) by satisfying
5091                                constraints that the expected reward conditional
5092                                on every subpopulation needs to be larger than
5093                                some thresholds. The BAICS problem aims at
5094                                correctly identify, with high confidence, the
5095                                arm with the largest expected reward from all
5096                                arms that satisfy subpopulation constraints. We
5097                                analyze the complexity of the BAICS problem by
5098                                proving a best achievable lower bound on the
5099                                sample complexity with closed-form
5100                                representation. We then design an algorithm and
5101                                prove the sample complexity to match with the
5102                                lower bound in terms of order.
5103                              </blockquote>
5104                            </div>
5105                          </div>
5106                        </div>
5107                      </div>
5108                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5109                      <a href="/wsc23papers/045.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5110                      ><br />
5111                    </div>
5112                  </div>
5113                  <div class="session-entry">
5114                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
5115                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
5116                    ><span class="program-track">Analysis Methodology</span
5117                    ><br />
5118                    <div class="session-title">
5119                      Analysis Uses in Optimization
5120                    </div>
5121                    <div class="session-chair">
5122                      Chair: Ilya Ryzhov (University of Maryland)<br />
5123                    </div>
5124                    <div class="slot-entry">
5125                      <a name="con138" tabindex="-1"></a>
5126                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5127                        <span class="slot-title"
5128                          >Efficient Bandwidth Selection for Kernel Density
5129                          Estimation</span
5130                        >
5131                      </div>
5132                      <div class="slot-authors">
5133                        Haidong Li (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences),
5134                        Long Wang and Yijie Peng (Peking University), and Di
5135                        Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
5136                      </div>
5137                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5138                        <div>
5139                          <a
5140                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5141                            id="vhsjs_view_94_1707793551_4804628"
5142                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_94_1707793551_4804628').hide();
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5144                $('#93_1707793551_480455').slideDown(function() {
5145                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5146                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5147                    };
5148                    
5149                });"
5150                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5151                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5152                          ><a
5153                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5154                            id="vhsjs_hide_94_1707793551_4804628"
5155                            onclick="$('#93_1707793551_480455').hide(function() {
5156                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5157                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5158                    };
5159                });
5160                $('#vhsjs_hide_94_1707793551_4804628').hide();
5161                $('#vhsjs_view_94_1707793551_4804628').show();"
5162                            style="display: none"
5163                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5164                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5165                          >
5166                          <div
5167                            data-display-control="94_1707793551_4804628"
5168                            id="93_1707793551_480455"
5169                            style="display: none"
5170                          >
5171                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5172                              <blockquote>
5173                                We consider bandwidth selection for kernel
5174                                density estimation. The performance of kernel
5175                                density estimator heavily relies on the quality
5176                                of the bandwidth. In this paper, we propose an
5177                                efficient plug-in kernel density estimator which
5178                                first perturbs the bandwidth to estimate the
5179                                optimal bandwidth, followed by applying a kernel
5180                                density estimator with the estimated optimal
5181                                bandwidth. The proposed method utilizes the
5182                                zeroth-order information of kernel function and
5183                                has a faster convergence rate than other plug-in
5184                                methods in existing literature. Simulation
5185                                results demonstrate superior finite sample
5186                                performance and robustness of the proposed
5187                                method.
5188                              </blockquote>
5189                            </div>
5190                          </div>
5191                        </div>
5192                      </div>
5193                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5194                      <a href="/wsc23papers/046.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5195                      ><br />
5196                    </div>
5197                    <div class="slot-entry">
5198                      <a name="con303" tabindex="-1"></a>
5199                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5200                        <span class="slot-title"
5201                          >CGPT: A Conditional Gaussian Process Tree for
5202                          Grey-Box Bayesian Optimization</span
5203                        >
5204                      </div>
5205                      <div class="slot-authors">
5206                        Mengrui (Mina) Jiang, Tanmay Khandait, and Giulia
5207                        Pedrielli (Arizona State University)
5208                      </div>
5209                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5210                        <div>
5211                          <a
5212                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5213                            id="vhsjs_view_96_1707793551_482723"
5214                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_96_1707793551_482723').hide();
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5217                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5218                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5219                    };
5220                    
5221                });"
5222                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5223                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5224                          ><a
5225                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5226                            id="vhsjs_hide_96_1707793551_482723"
5227                            onclick="$('#95_1707793551_4827154').hide(function() {
5228                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5229                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5230                    };
5231                });
5232                $('#vhsjs_hide_96_1707793551_482723').hide();
5233                $('#vhsjs_view_96_1707793551_482723').show();"
5234                            style="display: none"
5235                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5236                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5237                          >
5238                          <div
5239                            data-display-control="96_1707793551_482723"
5240                            id="95_1707793551_4827154"
5241                            style="display: none"
5242                          >
5243                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5244                              <blockquote>
5245                                In black-box optimization problems, Bayesian
5246                                optimization algorithms are often applied by
5247                                generating inputs and measure values to discover
5248                                hidden structure and determine where to sample
5249                                sequentially. However, information about system
5250                                properties can be available. In different
5251                                learning tasks, we may know that the objective
5252                                is the minimum of functions, or a network. In
5253                                this paper we consider the case where the
5254                                structure of the objective function can be
5255                                encoded as a tree. We propose the new
5256                                Conditional Gaussian Process tree (CGPT) model
5257                                for "tree functions'' to embed the function
5258                                structure and improving the prediction power of
5259                                the Gaussian process. We utilize the
5260                                intermediate information at the tree nodes, to
5261                                formulate a novel likelihood for the estimation
5262                                of the CGPT parameters. We formulate the
5263                                learning and investigate the performance of the
5264                                proposed approach. Our study shows that CGPT
5265                                always outperforms a single Gaussian process
5266                                model.
5267                              </blockquote>
5268                            </div>
5269                          </div>
5270                        </div>
5271                      </div>
5272                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5273                      <a href="/wsc23papers/047.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5274                      ><br />
5275                    </div>
5276                    <div class="slot-entry">
5277                      <a name="inv133" tabindex="-1"></a>
5278                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5279                        <span class="slot-title"
5280                          >Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization with Nonlinear
5281                          Derivative Securities</span
5282                        >
5283                      </div>
5284                      <div class="slot-authors">
5285                        Shiyu Wang and Guowei Cai (Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen
5286                        University); Peiwen Yu (Soochow University); Guangwu Liu
5287                        (City University of Hong Kong); and Jun Luo (Shanghai
5288                        Jiao Tong University)
5289                      </div>
5290                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5291                        <div>
5292                          <a
5293                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5294                            id="vhsjs_view_98_1707793551_485117"
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5301                    
5302                });"
5303                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5304                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5305                          ><a
5306                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5307                            id="vhsjs_hide_98_1707793551_485117"
5308                            onclick="$('#97_1707793551_4851089').hide(function() {
5309                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5310                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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5315                            style="display: none"
5316                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5317                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5318                          >
5319                          <div
5320                            data-display-control="98_1707793551_485117"
5321                            id="97_1707793551_4851089"
5322                            style="display: none"
5323                          >
5324                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5325                              <blockquote>
5326                                In this paper, we propose a simulation approach
5327                                to mean-variance optimization for portfolios
5328                                comprised of derivative securities. The key of
5329                                the proposed method is on the development of an
5330                                unbiased and consistent estimator of the
5331                                covariance matrix of asset returns which do not
5332                                admit closed-form formulas but require Monte
5333                                Carlo estimation, leading to a sample-based
5334                                optimization problem that is easy to solve. We
5335                                characterize the asymptotic properties of the
5336                                proposed covariance estimator, and the solution
5337                                to and the objective value of the sample-based
5338                                optimization problem. Performance of the
5339                                proposed approach is demonstrated via numerical
5340                                experiments.
5341                              </blockquote>
5342                            </div>
5343                          </div>
5344                        </div>
5345                      </div>
5346                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5347                      <a href="/wsc23papers/048.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5348                      ><br />
5349                    </div>
5350                  </div>
5351                </div>
5352                <div class="centered">
5353                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
5354                </div>
5355                <hr />
5356              </div>
5357              <div class="area-section">
5358                <div class="centered">
5359                  <a name="ptrack110" tabindex="-1"></a>
5360                  <div class="section-title">
5361                    Aviation Modeling and Analysis
5362                  </div>
5363                </div>
5364                <div class="centered track-chair">
5365                  <span class="track-chair-role"
5366                    >Track Coordinator - Aviation Modeling and Analysis: </span
5367                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
5368                    >Sameer Alam (Nanyang Technological University), Miguel
5369                    Mujica Mota (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences),
5370                    Michael Schultz (Bundeswehr University Munich)</span
5371                  >
5372                </div>
5373                <div class="section-entry">
5374                  <div class="session-entry">
5375                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
5376                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
5377                    ><span class="program-track"
5378                      >Aviation Modeling and Analysis</span
5379                    ><br />
5380                    <div class="session-title">
5381                      Airport and Airspace Operations
5382                    </div>
5383                    <div class="slot-entry">
5384                      <a name="con251" tabindex="-1"></a>
5385                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5386                        <span class="slot-title"
5387                          >Tactical Minimization of the Environmental Impact of
5388                          Holding in the Terminal Airspace and an Associated
5389                          Economic Model</span
5390                        >
5391                      </div>
5392                      <div class="slot-authors">
5393                        Aditya Paranjape and Anwesha Basu (Tata Consultancy
5394                        Services Ltd)
5395                      </div>
5396                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5397                        <div>
5398                          <a
5399                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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5405                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5406                    };
5407                    
5408                });"
5409                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5410                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5411                          ><a
5412                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5413                            id="vhsjs_hide_100_1707793551_4944856"
5414                            onclick="$('#99_1707793551_4944773').hide(function() {
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5420                $('#vhsjs_view_100_1707793551_4944856').show();"
5421                            style="display: none"
5422                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5423                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5424                          >
5425                          <div
5426                            data-display-control="100_1707793551_4944856"
5427                            id="99_1707793551_4944773"
5428                            style="display: none"
5429                          >
5430                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5431                              <blockquote>
5432                                Minimization of the carbon footprint of aviation
5433                                is an active area of interest to the industry
5434                                and policy makers alike. Optimization of the
5435                                individual flight phases is an important step in
5436                                that direction. This paper considers the holding
5437                                phase, wherein aircraft hold in the terminal
5438                                airspace of airports prior to approach and
5439                                landing during times of busy operation or when
5440                                the arrival capacity is reduced due to factors
5441                                such as bad weather. We propose a tactical
5442                                method to allocate landing slots while
5443                                minimizing the environmental impact of holds. An
5444                                environmentally-driven policy can be perceived
5445                                as unfair, particularly by airlines whose
5446                                environmentally friendly aircraft which might
5447                                need to hold longer than they would under a fair
5448                                first-come-first-served policy. To alleviate
5449                                this challenge, we propose a number of economic
5450                                reward schemes, including one based on a linear
5451                                programming problem obtained by applying
5452                                complementary slackness to the dual of the
5453                                assignment problem.
5454                              </blockquote>
5455                            </div>
5456                          </div>
5457                        </div>
5458                      </div>
5459                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5460                      <a href="/wsc23papers/049.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5461                      ><br />
5462                    </div>
5463                    <div class="slot-entry">
5464                      <a name="cea145" tabindex="-1"></a>
5465                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5466                        <span class="slot-title"
5467                          >Use of Variable Sized Entities to Model Airport
5468                          Passenger Flow with Pedestrian Dynamics</span
5469                        >
5470                      </div>
5471                      <div class="slot-authors">
5472                        Erich Deines and Tanuj Babele (TransSolutions LLC) and
5473                        Gary Gardner (InControl)
5474                      </div>
5475                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5476                        <div>
5477                          <a
5478                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5479                            id="vhsjs_view_102_1707793551_501582"
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5486                    
5487                });"
5488                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5489                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5490                          ><a
5491                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5492                            id="vhsjs_hide_102_1707793551_501582"
5493                            onclick="$('#101_1707793551_5015733').hide(function() {
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5499                $('#vhsjs_view_102_1707793551_501582').show();"
5500                            style="display: none"
5501                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5502                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5503                          >
5504                          <div
5505                            data-display-control="102_1707793551_501582"
5506                            id="101_1707793551_5015733"
5507                            style="display: none"
5508                          >
5509                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5510                              <blockquote>
5511                                This paper describes the use of variable-sized
5512                                entities within the framework of the InControl
5513                                simulation software product Pedestrian Dynamics
5514                                to rapidly model passenger flow and congestion
5515                                for a series of check-in hall lobby designs for
5516                                a US domestic airline terminal. Note that the
5517                                airline and airport will remain anonymous for
5518                                this presentation due to confidentiality.
5519                              </blockquote>
5520                            </div>
5521                          </div>
5522                        </div>
5523                      </div>
5524                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5525                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea145.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5526                      ><br />
5527                    </div>
5528                  </div>
5529                  <div class="session-entry">
5530                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
5531                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
5532                    ><span class="program-track"
5533                      >Aviation Modeling and Analysis</span
5534                    ><br />
5535                    <div class="session-title">
5536                      Machine Learning Applications in Aviation
5537                    </div>
5538                    <div class="session-chair">
5539                      Chair: John Shortle (George Mason University)<br />
5540                    </div>
5541                    <div class="slot-entry">
5542                      <a name="con218" tabindex="-1"></a>
5543                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5544                        <span class="slot-title"
5545                          >Aircraft Line Maintenance Scheduling using Simulation
5546                          and Reinforcement Learning</span
5547                        >
5548                      </div>
5549                      <div class="slot-authors">
5550                        Simon Widmer, Syed Shaukat, and Cheng-Lung Wu (UNSW)
5551                      </div>
5552                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5553                        <div>
5554                          <a
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5564                });"
5565                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5566                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5567                          ><a
5568                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5569                            id="vhsjs_hide_104_1707793551_5245051"
5570                            onclick="$('#103_1707793551_5244968').hide(function() {
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5575                $('#vhsjs_hide_104_1707793551_5245051').hide();
5576                $('#vhsjs_view_104_1707793551_5245051').show();"
5577                            style="display: none"
5578                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5579                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5580                          >
5581                          <div
5582                            data-display-control="104_1707793551_5245051"
5583                            id="103_1707793551_5244968"
5584                            style="display: none"
5585                          >
5586                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5587                              <blockquote>
5588                                This paper presents a reinforcement learning
5589                                (RL) algorithm prototype to solve the aircraft
5590                                line maintenance scheduling problem. The Line
5591                                Maintenance Scheduling Problem (LMSP) is
5592                                concerned with scheduling a set of maintenance
5593                                tasks during an aircraft's ground time. To
5594                                address this problem, we introduce a novel LMSP
5595                                method combining a hybrid simulation model and
5596                                reinforcement learning to schedule maintenance
5597                                tasks at multiple airports. Initially, this
5598                                paper briefly reviews the existing literature on
5599                                optimization-based and AI-enhanced aircraft
5600                                maintenance scheduling. Secondly, the novel
5601                                reinforcement learning LMSP method is
5602                                introduced, evaluated using industry data, and
5603                                compared with optimization-based LMSP solutions.
5604                                Our experiments demonstrate that the LMSP method
5605                                using reinforcement learning is capable of
5606                                identifying near-optimal policies for scheduling
5607                                line maintenance jobs when compared to the exact
5608                                and heuristics-based methods. The proposed model
5609                                provides an excellent foundation for future
5610                                studies on AI-enhanced scheduling problems.
5611                              </blockquote>
5612                            </div>
5613                          </div>
5614                        </div>
5615                      </div>
5616                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5617                      <a href="/wsc23papers/050.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5618                      ><br />
5619                    </div>
5620                    <div class="slot-entry">
5621                      <a name="con112" tabindex="-1"></a>
5622                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5623                        <span class="slot-title"
5624                          >Neural Networks for GNSS Matrix Attitude
5625                          Determination in Aerospace Transportation</span
5626                        >
5627                      </div>
5628                      <div class="slot-authors">
5629                        Raul de Celis, Jose Gonzalez-Barroso, Pablo
5630                        Solano-Lopez, and Luis Cadarso (Rey Juan Carlos
5631                        University)
5632                      </div>
5633                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5634                        <div>
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5645                });"
5646                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5647                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5648                          ><a
5649                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5650                            id="vhsjs_hide_106_1707793551_5268106"
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5658                            style="display: none"
5659                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5660                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5661                          >
5662                          <div
5663                            data-display-control="106_1707793551_5268106"
5664                            id="105_1707793551_5268028"
5665                            style="display: none"
5666                          >
5667                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5668                              <blockquote>
5669                                Accurate navigation and control of Aerial
5670                                Vehicles requires precise estimations of their
5671                                position and attitude. Measuring an aircraft's
5672                                rotation involves comparing two vectors in
5673                                different reference frames, such as inertial and
5674                                body axes. Typically, a GNSS sensor-based matrix
5675                                with at least three sensors is utilized for this
5676                                purpose, taking advantage of the carrier phase
5677                                measurements. However, factors such as
5678                                multipath, frequency lock loss, cycle slips, and
5679                                severe clock drifts can impede accurate integer
5680                                ambiguity resolution. To address these
5681                                challenges, a new neural network-based technique
5682                                has been developed to optimize the management of
5683                                large amounts of data and increase carrier phase
5684                                ambiguity resolution reliability. By using
5685                                carrier phase difference and pseudorange
5686                                information, various neural network
5687                                configurations can be trained to solve the
5688                                ambiguity and estimate the precise attitude of
5689                                the GNSS sensor matrix. The provided solution
5690                                can be used alone or hybridized with other
5691                                attitude sensor such as gyroscope information.
5692                              </blockquote>
5693                            </div>
5694                          </div>
5695                        </div>
5696                      </div>
5697                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5698                      <a href="/wsc23papers/051.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5699                      ><br />
5700                    </div>
5701                  </div>
5702                </div>
5703                <div class="centered">
5704                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
5705                </div>
5706                <hr />
5707              </div>
5708              <div class="area-section">
5709                <div class="centered">
5710                  <a name="ptrack112" tabindex="-1"></a>
5711                  <div class="section-title">Complex and Resilient Systems</div>
5712                </div>
5713                <div class="centered track-chair">
5714                  <span class="track-chair-role"
5715                    >Track Coordinator - Complex and Resilient Systems: </span
5716                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
5717                    >Saurabh Mittal (MITRE Corporation), Claudia Szabo (The
5718                    University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide)</span
5719                  >
5720                </div>
5721                <div class="section-entry">
5722                  <div class="session-entry">
5723                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
5724                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
5725                    ><span class="program-track"
5726                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
5727                    ><br />
5728                    <div class="session-title">
5729                      Cyber Resilience in Complex Systems
5730                    </div>
5731                    <div class="session-chair">
5732                      Chair: Claudia Szabo (University of Adelaide, The
5733                      University of Adelaide)<br />
5734                    </div>
5735                    <div class="slot-entry">
5736                      <a name="con102" tabindex="-1"></a>
5737                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5738                        <span class="slot-title"
5739                          >A Mathematical Theory to Quantify Cyber-Resilience in
5740                          IT/OT Networks</span
5741                        >
5742                      </div>
5743                      <div class="slot-authors">
5744                        Ranjan Pal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology),
5745                        Rohan Sequeira (University of Southern California), and
5746                        Michael Siegel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
5747                      </div>
5748                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5749                        <div>
5750                          <a
5751                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5752                            id="vhsjs_view_108_1707793551_5373607"
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5761                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5762                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5763                          ><a
5764                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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5774                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5775                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5776                          >
5777                          <div
5778                            data-display-control="108_1707793551_5373607"
5779                            id="107_1707793551_5373526"
5780                            style="display: none"
5781                          >
5782                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5783                              <blockquote>
5784                                Modern enterprise infrastructures (EIs)
5785                                including those of industrial control systems
5786                                (ICSs) are becoming increasingly crucial to
5787                                businesses in a wide range of sectors spanning
5788                                multiple end-user verticals (e.g., energy,
5789                                chemical, manufacturing, biotechnology). These
5790                                EIs improve the (real-time) decision support,
5791                                productivity, and efficiency of business
5792                                processes, but necessarily reliant upon the
5793                                cyber-resilience of complex infrastructures for
5794                                sustainable business continuity. We are
5795                                interested in the long-standing open question in
5796                                the cyber-resilience domain: how can managers
5797                                formally quantify cyber-resilience for any
5798                                complex networked EI (sub-)system in the event
5799                                of a cyber-attack affecting its multiple
5800                                (inter-dependent) components? We propose a
5801                                simulation-backed framework derived from
5802                                probabilistic graph theory to answer this
5803                                question. We pioneer the derivation and analysis
5804                                of a quantifiable, closed-form manager friendly
5805                                expression exhibiting the degree of
5806                                cyber-resilience (dependent upon individual EI
5807                                component functionality quality and the varying
5808                                extents of functional dependencies across
5809                                networked components) within the (sub-)system
5810                                post cyber-attack(s) affecting an EI.
5811                              </blockquote>
5812                            </div>
5813                          </div>
5814                        </div>
5815                      </div>
5816                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5817                      <a href="/wsc23papers/052.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5818                      ><br />
5819                    </div>
5820                    <div class="slot-entry">
5821                      <a name="inv155" tabindex="-1"></a>
5822                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5823                        <span class="slot-title"
5824                          >Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Framework for
5825                          Proactive Detection and Risk Explanation of Cyber
5826                          Attacks in Smart Grid</span
5827                        >
5828                      </div>
5829                      <div class="slot-authors">
5830                        Shirajum Munir and Sachin Shetty (Old Dominion
5831                        University)
5832                      </div>
5833                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5834                        <div>
5835                          <a
5836                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5837                            id="vhsjs_view_110_1707793551_5394645"
5838                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_110_1707793551_5394645').hide();
5839                $('#vhsjs_hide_110_1707793551_5394645').show();
5840                $('#109_1707793551_5394566').slideDown(function() {
5841                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5842                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5843                    };
5844                    
5845                });"
5846                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5847                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5848                          ><a
5849                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5850                            id="vhsjs_hide_110_1707793551_5394645"
5851                            onclick="$('#109_1707793551_5394566').hide(function() {
5852                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5853                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5854                    };
5855                });
5856                $('#vhsjs_hide_110_1707793551_5394645').hide();
5857                $('#vhsjs_view_110_1707793551_5394645').show();"
5858                            style="display: none"
5859                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5860                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5861                          >
5862                          <div
5863                            data-display-control="110_1707793551_5394645"
5864                            id="109_1707793551_5394566"
5865                            style="display: none"
5866                          >
5867                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5868                              <blockquote>
5869                                The rapid growth of distributed energy resources
5870                                (DERs), such as renewable energy sources,
5871                                generators, consumers, and prosumers in the
5872                                smart grid infrastructure, poses significant
5873                                cybersecurity and trust challenges to the grid
5874                                controller. Consequently, it is crucial to
5875                                identify adversarial tactics and measure the
5876                                strength of the attacker&#8217;s DER. To enable
5877                                a trustworthy smart grid controller, this work
5878                                investigates a trustworthy artificial
5879                                intelligence (AI) mechanism for proactive
5880                                identification and explanation of the cyber risk
5881                                caused by the control/status message of DERs.
5882                                Thus, proposing and developing a trustworthy AI
5883                                framework to facilitate the deployment of any AI
5884                                algorithms for detecting potential cyber threats
5885                                and analyzing root causes based on Shapley value
5886                                interpretation while dynamically quantifying the
5887                                risk of an attack based on Ward&#8217;s minimum
5888                                variance formula. The experiment with a
5889                                state-of-the-art dataset establishes the
5890                                proposed framework as a trustworthy AI by
5891                                fulfilling the capabilities of reliability,
5892                                fairness, explainability, transparency,
5893                                reproducibility, and accountability.
5894                              </blockquote>
5895                            </div>
5896                          </div>
5897                        </div>
5898                      </div>
5899                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5900                      <a href="/wsc23papers/053.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5901                      ><br />
5902                    </div>
5903                    <div class="slot-entry">
5904                      <a name="inv125" tabindex="-1"></a>
5905                      <div class="slot-title-line">
5906                        <span class="slot-title"
5907                          >A Mathematical Theory to Price Cyber-Cat Bonds
5908                          Boosting IT/OT Security</span
5909                        >
5910                      </div>
5911                      <div class="slot-authors">
5912                        Ranjan Pal (MIT Sloan School of Management) and
5913                        Bodhibrata Nag (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta)
5914                      </div>
5915                      <div class="slot-abstract">
5916                        <div>
5917                          <a
5918                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5919                            id="vhsjs_view_112_1707793551_5416245"
5920                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_112_1707793551_5416245').hide();
5921                $('#vhsjs_hide_112_1707793551_5416245').show();
5922                $('#111_1707793551_541617').slideDown(function() {
5923                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5924                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5925                    };
5926                    
5927                });"
5928                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
5929                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5930                          ><a
5931                            class="clickable no-decoration"
5932                            id="vhsjs_hide_112_1707793551_5416245"
5933                            onclick="$('#111_1707793551_541617').hide(function() {
5934                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
5935                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
5936                    };
5937                });
5938                $('#vhsjs_hide_112_1707793551_5416245').hide();
5939                $('#vhsjs_view_112_1707793551_5416245').show();"
5940                            style="display: none"
5941                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
5942                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
5943                          >
5944                          <div
5945                            data-display-control="112_1707793551_5416245"
5946                            id="111_1707793551_541617"
5947                            style="display: none"
5948                          >
5949                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
5950                              <blockquote>
5951                                The density of enterprise cyber (re-)insurance
5952                                markets to manage (aggregate) enterprise
5953                                cyber-risk has been low enough to realize their
5954                                potential to significantly improve
5955                                cyber-security and consequently the
5956                                cyber-reliability of (ICS) enterprise
5957                                ecosystems. In this paper, we propose the use of
5958                                catastrophic (CAT) bonds as a radical and
5959                                alternative residual cyber-risk management
5960                                methodology to alleviate the big supply demand
5961                                gap in the current cyber (re-)insurance
5962                                industry, by boosting capital injection in the
5963                                latter industry. Two important follow up
5964                                questions arise: (i) when is it feasible for
5965                                cyber (re-)insurers to invest in CAT bonds? and
5966                                (ii) how can we price cyber-CAT bonds
5967                                conditioned on the feasibility condition(s)? We
5968                                focus on answering the second question pivoted
5969                                upon an existential answer to the first. We
5970                                propose a novel practically motivated
5971                                information asymmetry (IA) driven cyber-CAT bond
5972                                pricing model, built upon theories of financial
5973                                stochastic processes and Monte Carlo
5974                                simulations, in realistic arbitraged incomplete
5975                                markets.
5976                              </blockquote>
5977                            </div>
5978                          </div>
5979                        </div>
5980                      </div>
5981                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
5982                      <a href="/wsc23papers/054.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
5983                      ><br />
5984                    </div>
5985                  </div>
5986                  <div class="session-entry">
5987                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
5988                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
5989                    ><span class="program-track"
5990                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
5991                    ><br />
5992                    <div class="session-title">
5993                      Panel: Resilience and Complexity in Socio-cyber-physical
5994                      Systems
5995                    </div>
5996                    <div class="session-chair">
5997                      Chair: Claudia Szabo (University of Adelaide, The
5998                      University of Adelaide)<br />
5999                    </div>
6000                    <div class="slot-entry">
6001                      <a name="inv138" tabindex="-1"></a>
6002                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6003                        <span class="slot-title"
6004                          >Resilience and Complexity in Socio-Cyber-Physical
6005                          Systems</span
6006                        >
6007                      </div>
6008                      <div class="slot-authors">
6009                        Claudia Szabo (University of Adelaide), Rodrigo Castro
6010                        (CIFASIS-CONICET), Joachim Denil (University of
6011                        Antwerp), and Susan M. Sanchez (Naval Postgraduate
6012                        School)
6013                      </div>
6014                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6015                        <div>
6016                          <a
6017                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6018                            id="vhsjs_view_114_1707793551_5469108"
6019                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_114_1707793551_5469108').hide();
6020                $('#vhsjs_hide_114_1707793551_5469108').show();
6021                $('#113_1707793551_546903').slideDown(function() {
6022                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6023                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6024                    };
6025                    
6026                });"
6027                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6028                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6029                          ><a
6030                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6031                            id="vhsjs_hide_114_1707793551_5469108"
6032                            onclick="$('#113_1707793551_546903').hide(function() {
6033                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6034                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6035                    };
6036                });
6037                $('#vhsjs_hide_114_1707793551_5469108').hide();
6038                $('#vhsjs_view_114_1707793551_5469108').show();"
6039                            style="display: none"
6040                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6041                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6042                          >
6043                          <div
6044                            data-display-control="114_1707793551_5469108"
6045                            id="113_1707793551_546903"
6046                            style="display: none"
6047                          >
6048                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6049                              <blockquote>
6050                                Socio-Cyber-Physical Systems are ubiquitous in
6051                                today&#8217;s world. They are inherently complex
6052                                systems built out of many large-scale systems
6053                                that encompass different perspectives and
6054                                numerous stakeholders. This leads to several
6055                                challenges in managing their complexity and
6056                                emergent behavior. In addition, these systems
6057                                tend to include many adaptive and autonomous
6058                                systems with different goals and different
6059                                adaptations to environment changes or failures.
6060                                The design, analysis, and testing of such
6061                                systems is inherently challenging but is
6062                                becoming critical due to their wide adoption. In
6063                                this panel, we aim to discuss some of these
6064                                challenges and potential solutions.
6065                              </blockquote>
6066                            </div>
6067                          </div>
6068                        </div>
6069                      </div>
6070                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6071                      <a href="/wsc23papers/055.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6072                      ><br />
6073                    </div>
6074                  </div>
6075                  <div class="session-entry">
6076                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
6077                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
6078                    ><span class="program-track"
6079                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
6080                    ><br />
6081                    <div class="session-title">
6082                      Panel: Using Simulation to Improve Trust and Autonomy
6083                      Adoption
6084                    </div>
6085                    <div class="session-chair">
6086                      Chair: Kelly Neville (MITRE Corporation)<br />
6087                    </div>
6088                    <div class="slot-entry">
6089                      <a name="inv149" tabindex="-1"></a>
6090                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6091                        <span class="slot-title"
6092                          >The Use of Simulation to Improve Trust and Adoption
6093                          of Autonomy and AI in High-Consequence Work
6094                          Systems</span
6095                        >
6096                      </div>
6097                      <div class="slot-authors">
6098                        Emily Barrett, Lisa Billman, Theresa Fersch, Valerie
6099                        Gawron, and Kelly Neville (MITRE Corporation); Emily
6100                        Patterson (The Ohio State University); and Eric Vorm
6101                        (Naval Air Warfare Center)
6102                      </div>
6103                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6104                        <div>
6105                          <a
6106                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6107                            id="vhsjs_view_116_1707793551_5515285"
6108                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_116_1707793551_5515285').hide();
6109                $('#vhsjs_hide_116_1707793551_5515285').show();
6110                $('#115_1707793551_5515203').slideDown(function() {
6111                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6112                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6113                    };
6114                    
6115                });"
6116                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6117                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6118                          ><a
6119                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6120                            id="vhsjs_hide_116_1707793551_5515285"
6121                            onclick="$('#115_1707793551_5515203').hide(function() {
6122                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6123                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6124                    };
6125                });
6126                $('#vhsjs_hide_116_1707793551_5515285').hide();
6127                $('#vhsjs_view_116_1707793551_5515285').show();"
6128                            style="display: none"
6129                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6130                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6131                          >
6132                          <div
6133                            data-display-control="116_1707793551_5515285"
6134                            id="115_1707793551_5515203"
6135                            style="display: none"
6136                          >
6137                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6138                              <blockquote>
6139                                We assert that simulation should be an integral
6140                                part of technology development and acquisition.
6141                                Its use to iteratively evaluate new technology
6142                                across the development timeline can help ensure
6143                                technologies contribute to resilience in work
6144                                operations. This, in turn, benefits trust and
6145                                likelihood of adoption. Potential hindrances to
6146                                simulation in technology development are the
6147                                time and complexity simulation can introduce.
6148                                Time may be needed to model entities and
6149                                dynamics to be simulated, plan and conduct
6150                                simulation-based tests and experiments, and
6151                                translate the results into requirements, user
6152                                stories, or other inputs to the
6153                                technology&#8217;s design and implementation
6154                                plan. Complexity is increased when simulation
6155                                results suggest new or changed requirements,
6156                                identify technology design and implementation
6157                                improvements, or produce conflicting feedback
6158                                from potential users. We will discuss these
6159                                challenges, methods and tools that minimize
6160                                their disruptive effects, varieties of
6161                                simulation we have used to support technology
6162                                development, and benefits of using simulation in
6163                                development.
6164                              </blockquote>
6165                            </div>
6166                          </div>
6167                        </div>
6168                      </div>
6169                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6170                      <a href="/wsc23papers/056.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6171                      ><br />
6172                    </div>
6173                  </div>
6174                  <div class="session-entry">
6175                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
6176                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
6177                    ><span class="program-track"
6178                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
6179                    ><br />
6180                    <div class="session-title">
6181                      Resilient Enterprise and Services
6182                    </div>
6183                    <div class="session-chair">
6184                      Chair: Claudia Szabo (University of Adelaide, The
6185                      University of Adelaide)<br />
6186                    </div>
6187                    <div class="slot-entry">
6188                      <a name="con346" tabindex="-1"></a>
6189                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6190                        <span class="slot-title"
6191                          >Symbiotic Use of Digital Twin, Simulation and Design
6192                          Thinking Approach for Resilient Enterprise</span
6193                        >
6194                      </div>
6195                      <div class="slot-authors">
6196                        Souvik Barat, Sylvan Lobo, Reshma Korabu, Himabindu
6197                        Thogaru, and Ravi Mahamuni (Tata Consultancy Services
6198                        Research)
6199                      </div>
6200                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6201                        <div>
6202                          <a
6203                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6204                            id="vhsjs_view_118_1707793551_5579693"
6205                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_118_1707793551_5579693').hide();
6206                $('#vhsjs_hide_118_1707793551_5579693').show();
6207                $('#117_1707793551_5579612').slideDown(function() {
6208                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6209                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6210                    };
6211                    
6212                });"
6213                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6214                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6215                          ><a
6216                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6217                            id="vhsjs_hide_118_1707793551_5579693"
6218                            onclick="$('#117_1707793551_5579612').hide(function() {
6219                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6220                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6221                    };
6222                });
6223                $('#vhsjs_hide_118_1707793551_5579693').hide();
6224                $('#vhsjs_view_118_1707793551_5579693').show();"
6225                            style="display: none"
6226                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6227                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6228                          >
6229                          <div
6230                            data-display-control="118_1707793551_5579693"
6231                            id="117_1707793551_5579612"
6232                            style="display: none"
6233                          >
6234                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6235                              <blockquote>
6236                                Enterprises are increasingly facing the need to
6237                                be resilient in the face of uncertainty and
6238                                dynamism. Simulatable digital twins have become
6239                                critical aids for analyzing and adapting complex
6240                                systems. Design thinking and service design
6241                                methodologies, in contrast, are gaining momentum
6242                                for ideation, subjective evaluation, and
6243                                innovation. A systematic application of these
6244                                methodologies to explore innovative ideas and a
6245                                faithful virtual environment to test and
6246                                fine-tune those ideas without impacting real
6247                                systems could be transformational. This paper
6248                                presents an approach that establishes a
6249                                symbiotic relationship between these two
6250                                approaches to introduce precision and
6251                                innovativeness to make enterprises resilient. We
6252                                describe the key characteristics of resilient
6253                                enterprises, present our approach, and
6254                                illustrate its effectiveness with a case study
6255                                focusing on a transformation toward a new normal
6256                                to address the Covid-19 pandemic induced
6257                                disruptions in the IT industry.
6258                              </blockquote>
6259                            </div>
6260                          </div>
6261                        </div>
6262                      </div>
6263                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6264                      <a href="/wsc23papers/057.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6265                      ><br />
6266                    </div>
6267                    <div class="slot-entry">
6268                      <a name="con194" tabindex="-1"></a>
6269                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6270                        <span class="slot-title"
6271                          >Markov Process Simulations of Service Systems with
6272                          Concurrent Hawkes Service Interactions</span
6273                        >
6274                      </div>
6275                      <div class="slot-authors">
6276                        Andrew Daw (University of Southern California) and Galit
6277                        B. Yom-Tov (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)
6278                      </div>
6279                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6280                        <div>
6281                          <a
6282                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6283                            id="vhsjs_view_120_1707793551_5602062"
6284                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_120_1707793551_5602062').hide();
6285                $('#vhsjs_hide_120_1707793551_5602062').show();
6286                $('#119_1707793551_5601976').slideDown(function() {
6287                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6288                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6289                    };
6290                    
6291                });"
6292                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6293                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6294                          ><a
6295                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6296                            id="vhsjs_hide_120_1707793551_5602062"
6297                            onclick="$('#119_1707793551_5601976').hide(function() {
6298                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6299                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6300                    };
6301                });
6302                $('#vhsjs_hide_120_1707793551_5602062').hide();
6303                $('#vhsjs_view_120_1707793551_5602062').show();"
6304                            style="display: none"
6305                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6306                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6307                          >
6308                          <div
6309                            data-display-control="120_1707793551_5602062"
6310                            id="119_1707793551_5601976"
6311                            style="display: none"
6312                          >
6313                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6314                              <blockquote>
6315                                In multi-tasked services such as in
6316                                messaging-based contact centers, parallel
6317                                service interactions share a mutual dependence
6318                                through the agent's concurrency. Here, we
6319                                introduce Markov process simulation methods for
6320                                bivariate Hawkes cluster service models that are
6321                                not Markovian by default due to their
6322                                concurrency dependence. To do so, we propose an
6323                                alternate construction that maintains extra
6324                                "shadow" variables for how the process would be
6325                                under other concurrency levels. We prove that
6326                                this construction yields an equivalent Markov
6327                                process, and we show through numerical
6328                                experiments that its corresponding simulation
6329                                algorithm is significantly more efficient than
6330                                the non-Markovian alternatives.
6331                              </blockquote>
6332                            </div>
6333                          </div>
6334                        </div>
6335                      </div>
6336                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6337                      <a href="/wsc23papers/058.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6338                      ><br />
6339                    </div>
6340                    <div class="slot-entry">
6341                      <a name="cea136" tabindex="-1"></a>
6342                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6343                        <span class="slot-title"
6344                          >Stochastic Climate Simulation for Power Grid Net
6345                          Demand Risk Assessment</span
6346                        >
6347                      </div>
6348                      <div class="slot-authors">Rob Cirincione (Sunairio)</div>
6349                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6350                        <div>
6351                          <a
6352                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6353                            id="vhsjs_view_122_1707793551_5623624"
6354                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_122_1707793551_5623624').hide();
6355                $('#vhsjs_hide_122_1707793551_5623624').show();
6356                $('#121_1707793551_5623536').slideDown(function() {
6357                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6358                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6359                    };
6360                    
6361                });"
6362                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6363                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6364                          ><a
6365                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6366                            id="vhsjs_hide_122_1707793551_5623624"
6367                            onclick="$('#121_1707793551_5623536').hide(function() {
6368                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6369                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6370                    };
6371                });
6372                $('#vhsjs_hide_122_1707793551_5623624').hide();
6373                $('#vhsjs_view_122_1707793551_5623624').show();"
6374                            style="display: none"
6375                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6376                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6377                          >
6378                          <div
6379                            data-display-control="122_1707793551_5623624"
6380                            id="121_1707793551_5623536"
6381                            style="display: none"
6382                          >
6383                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6384                              <blockquote>
6385                                Power grid planners and power portfolio managers
6386                                are increasingly concerned with anticipating
6387                                &#8220;net demand&#8221; risks, which is defined
6388                                as customer demand minus renewables for a
6389                                particular time period. Net demand is a better
6390                                predictor of grid stress than peak demand in a
6391                                grid with significant renewables penetration.
6392                                For Holy Cross Energy, Sunairio simulated 1,000
6393                                probabilistic outcomes of hourly weather across
6394                                a geographic region that encompassed the
6395                                locations of customers and renewable energy
6396                                resources (wind, solar), for 15 years. The
6397                                hourly weather simulations were transformed to
6398                                hourly energy simulations of customer demand,
6399                                wind generation, and solar generation via
6400                                machine learning models, creating a broad,
6401                                climate-change-aware, coincident data set from
6402                                which to quantify concurrent risks to net
6403                                demand. Net demand paths of particular interest
6404                                for grid planning were curated via statistical
6405                                processing.
6406                              </blockquote>
6407                            </div>
6408                          </div>
6409                        </div>
6410                      </div>
6411                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6412                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea136.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6413                      ><br />
6414                    </div>
6415                  </div>
6416                  <div class="session-entry">
6417                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
6418                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
6419                    ><span class="program-track"
6420                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
6421                    ><br />
6422                    <div class="session-title">
6423                      Handling Uncertainty in Complex and Resilient Systems
6424                    </div>
6425                    <div class="session-chair">
6426                      Chair: Souvik Barat (TCS)<br />
6427                    </div>
6428                    <div class="slot-entry">
6429                      <a name="con266" tabindex="-1"></a>
6430                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6431                        <span class="slot-title"
6432                          >Effects of Timing of Agents' Reactions in
6433                          Pharmaceutical Supply Chains under Disruption</span
6434                        >
6435                      </div>
6436                      <div class="slot-authors">
6437                        Rozhin Doroudi, Ozlem Ergun, Jacqueline Griffin, and
6438                        Stacy Marsella (Northeastern University)
6439                      </div>
6440                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6441                        <div>
6442                          <a
6443                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6444                            id="vhsjs_view_124_1707793551_5676293"
6445                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_124_1707793551_5676293').hide();
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6448                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6449                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6450                    };
6451                    
6452                });"
6453                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6454                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6455                          ><a
6456                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6457                            id="vhsjs_hide_124_1707793551_5676293"
6458                            onclick="$('#123_1707793551_5676208').hide(function() {
6459                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6460                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6461                    };
6462                });
6463                $('#vhsjs_hide_124_1707793551_5676293').hide();
6464                $('#vhsjs_view_124_1707793551_5676293').show();"
6465                            style="display: none"
6466                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6467                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6468                          >
6469                          <div
6470                            data-display-control="124_1707793551_5676293"
6471                            id="123_1707793551_5676208"
6472                            style="display: none"
6473                          >
6474                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6475                              <blockquote>
6476                                Disruptions in the supply chain network can have
6477                                significant and far-reaching consequences,
6478                                especially in pharmaceutical supply chains that
6479                                affect health and financial outcomes and raise
6480                                equity concerns. To inform strategies that can
6481                                address this critical global problem, we study
6482                                disruptions in pharmaceutical supply chains
6483                                using multiagent simulations. These simulations
6484                                include decision-theoretic agents with a theory
6485                                of mind reasoning that allows them to reason
6486                                about the other agents in the supply chain,
6487                                including their trustworthiness. The simulations
6488                                reveal how supplier-buyer interactions have
6489                                non-local effects which can exacerbate and
6490                                extend disruption impacts. In addition, a
6491                                distributor&#8217;
6491s focus on its own short-term
6492                                profit can lower its long-term profit and damage
6493                                equity in healthcenters. We also demonstrate how
6494                                agents adapt to changes in the environment and
6495                                changes in other agents&#8217; behavior and how
6496                                in the absence of explicit communication and
6497                                coordination, the timing of these adaptations
6498                                inhibits disruption mitigation efforts from
6499                                transpiring.
6500                              </blockquote>
6501                            </div>
6502                          </div>
6503                        </div>
6504                      </div>
6505                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6506                      <a href="/wsc23papers/059.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6507                      ><br />
6508                    </div>
6509                    <div class="slot-entry">
6510                      <a name="con263" tabindex="-1"></a>
6511                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6512                        <span class="slot-title"
6513                          >Model Predictive Control in Optimal Intervention of
6514                          COVID-19 with Mixed Epistemic-Aleatoric
6515                          Uncertainty</span
6516                        >
6517                      </div>
6518                      <div class="slot-authors">
6519                        Jinming Wan, Saeideh Mirghorbani, N. Eva Wu, and
6520                        Changqing Cheng (Binghamton University)
6521                      </div>
6522                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6523                        <div>
6524                          <a
6525                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6526                            id="vhsjs_view_126_1707793551_5699885"
6527                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_126_1707793551_5699885').hide();
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6530                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6531                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6532                    };
6533                    
6534                });"
6535                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6536                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6537                          ><a
6538                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6539                            id="vhsjs_hide_126_1707793551_5699885"
6540                            onclick="$('#125_1707793551_5699809').hide(function() {
6541                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6542                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6543                    };
6544                });
6545                $('#vhsjs_hide_126_1707793551_5699885').hide();
6546                $('#vhsjs_view_126_1707793551_5699885').show();"
6547                            style="display: none"
6548                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6549                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6550                          >
6551                          <div
6552                            data-display-control="126_1707793551_5699885"
6553                            id="125_1707793551_5699809"
6554                            style="display: none"
6555                          >
6556                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6557                              <blockquote>
6558                                Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) have been
6559                                proven vital in the fight against the COVID-19
6560                                pandemic before the massive rollout of
6561                                vaccinations. Considering the inherent
6562                                epistemic-aleatoric uncertainty of parameters,
6563                                accurate simulation and modeling of the
6564                                interplay between the NPI and contagion dynamics
6565                                are critical to the optimal design of
6566                                intervention policies. We propose a modified
6567                                SIRD-MPC model that combines a modified
6568                                stochastic
6569                                Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Deceased (SIRD)
6570                                compartment model with mixed epistemic-aleatoric
6571                                parameters and Model Predictive 
6571Control (MPC),
6572                                to develop robust NPI control policies to
6573                                contain the infection of the COVID-19 pandemic
6574                                with minimum economic impact. The simulation
6575                                result indicates that our proposed model can
6576                                significantly decrease the infection rate
6577                                compared to the practical results under the same
6578                                initial conditions.
6579                              </blockquote>
6580                            </div>
6581                          </div>
6582                        </div>
6583                      </div>
6584                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6585                      <a href="/wsc23papers/060.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6586                      ><br />
6587                    </div>
6588                  </div>
6589                  <div class="session-entry">
6590                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
6591                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
6592                    ><span class="program-track"
6593                      >Complex and Resilient Systems</span
6594                    ><br />
6595                    <div class="session-title">
6596                      Reliability in Power Systems
6597                    </div>
6598                    <div class="session-chair">
6599                      Chair: Jinming Wan (Binghamton University)<br />
6600                    </div>
6601                    <div class="slot-entry">
6602                      <a name="con290" tabindex="-1"></a>
6603                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6604                        <span class="slot-title"
6605                          >Cascading Transformer Failure Probability Model Under
6606                          Geomagnetic Disturbances</span
6607                        >
6608                      </div>
6609                      <div class="slot-authors">
6610                        Pratishtha Shukla, James Nutaro, and Srikanth Yoginath
6611                        (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
6612                      </div>
6613                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6614                        <div>
6615                          <a
6616                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6617                            id="vhsjs_view_128_1707793551_576973"
6618                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_128_1707793551_576973').hide();
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6622                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6623                    };
6624                    
6625                });"
6626                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6627                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6628                          ><a
6629                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6630                            id="vhsjs_hide_128_1707793551_576973"
6631                            onclick="$('#127_1707793551_5769649').hide(function() {
6632                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6633                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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6635                });
6636                $('#vhsjs_hide_128_1707793551_576973').hide();
6637                $('#vhsjs_view_128_1707793551_576973').show();"
6638                            style="display: none"
6639                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6640                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6641                          >
6642                          <div
6643                            data-display-control="128_1707793551_576973"
6644                            id="127_1707793551_5769649"
6645                            style="display: none"
6646                          >
6647                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6648                              <blockquote>
6649                                This paper develops a probabilistic model to
6650                                assess the cascading failure of transformers in
6651                                an electric power grid experiencing geomagnetic
6652                                disturbances caused by a solar storm. We propose
6653                                a model in which the probability of failure is a
6654                                function of the intensity of the solar storm,
6655                                the physical properties of the transformer, the
6656                                geographical location of the transformer, and
6657                                the flow of electrical power. We demonstrate the
6658                                proposed model using the IEEE 14-bus system and
6659                                several notional solar storms. The model quickly
6660                                computes the initial and cascading failure
6661                                probabilities of the transformers in the system
6662                                as a first step towards quantifying the risks
6663                                posed by future solar storms.
6664                              </blockquote>
6665                            </div>
6666                          </div>
6667                        </div>
6668                      </div>
6669                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6670                      <a href="/wsc23papers/061.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6671                      ><br />
6672                    </div>
6673                    <div class="slot-entry">
6674                      <a name="cea144" tabindex="-1"></a>
6675                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6676                        <span class="slot-title"
6677                          >Impact of Salt-To-Steam Heat Exchanger Failure Rates
6678                          on Lifetime Production of Concentrating Solar Power
6679                          Tower Plants</span
6680                        >
6681                      </div>
6682                      <div class="slot-authors">
6683                        Karoline Hood (US Army, Colorado School of Mines) and
6684                        Alex Zolan (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
6685                      </div>
6686                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6687                        <div>
6688                          <a
6689                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6690                            id="vhsjs_view_130_1707793551_5791068"
6691                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_130_1707793551_5791068').hide();
6692                $('#vhsjs_hide_130_1707793551_5791068').show();
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6694                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6695                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6696                    };
6697                    
6698                });"
6699                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6700                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6701                          ><a
6702                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6703                            id="vhsjs_hide_130_1707793551_5791068"
6704                            onclick="$('#129_1707793551_5790987').hide(function() {
6705                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6706                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6707                    };
6708                });
6709                $('#vhsjs_hide_130_1707793551_5791068').hide();
6710                $('#vhsjs_view_130_1707793551_5791068').show();"
6711                            style="display: none"
6712                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6713                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6714                          >
6715                          <div
6716                            data-display-control="130_1707793551_5791068"
6717                            id="129_1707793551_5790987"
6718                            style="display: none"
6719                          >
6720                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6721                              <blockquote>
6722                                Heat exchangers in the steam generation system
6723                                (SGS) of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants
6724                                are unique in their functionality. Consequently,
6725                                equipment replacements have long lead times. A
6726                                typical CSP plant using an organic Rankine cycle
6727                                has one or two salt-to-steam trains (SSTs)
6728                                within the SGS. When one heat exchanger in the
6729                                SGS fails, the individual SGS fails. We use an
6730                                existing framework that combines simulation and
6731                                optimization models to assess the impacts of
6732                                irrecoverable failures on long-term production.
6733                                The methodology provides an optimized dispatch
6734                                with the integration of unplanned simulated
6735                                failures over a thirty-year period. Our work
6736                                shows a system of two trains provides resiliency
6737                                and reduces downtime of a plant by six to eight
6738                                times compared to a single train. The gross
6739                                revenue increases by 31% and 11% for single and
6740                                two trains, respectively, when the expected
6741                                lifetime increases from five to 10 years.
6742                              </blockquote>
6743                            </div>
6744                          </div>
6745                        </div>
6746                      </div>
6747                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6748                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea144.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6749                      ><br />
6750                    </div>
6751                  </div>
6752                </div>
6753                <div class="centered">
6754                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
6755                </div>
6756                <hr />
6757              </div>
6758              <div class="area-section">
6759                <div class="centered">
6760                  <a name="ptrack104" tabindex="-1"></a>
6761                  <div class="section-title">Data Science for Simulation</div>
6762                </div>
6763                <div class="centered track-chair">
6764                  <span class="track-chair-role"
6765                    >Track Coordinator - Data Science for Simulation: </span
6766                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
6767                    >Abdolreza Abhari (Ryerson University), Hamdi Kavak (George
6768                    Mason University)</span
6769                  >
6770                </div>
6771                <div class="section-entry">
6772                  <div class="session-entry">
6773                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
6774                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
6775                    ><span class="program-track"
6776                      >Data Science for Simulation</span
6777                    ><br />
6778                    <div class="session-title">
6779                      Machine Learning for Simulation
6780                    </div>
6781                    <div class="session-chair">
6782                      Chair: Hamdi Kavak (George Mason University)<br />
6783                    </div>
6784                    <div class="slot-entry">
6785                      <a name="con207" tabindex="-1"></a>
6786                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6787                        <span class="slot-title"
6788                          >Causal Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Simulation
6789                          Metamodeling</span
6790                        >
6791                      </div>
6792                      <div>
6793                        <span class="BTP award"
6794                          >Best Contributed Theoretical Paper - Finalist</span
6795                        >
6796                      </div>
6797                      <div class="slot-authors">
6798                        Pracheta Boddavaram Amaranath (University of
6799                        Massachusetts Amherst), Sam Witty (Basis Research
6800                        Institute), and Peter J. Haas and David Jensen
6801                        (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
6802                      </div>
6803                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6804                        <div>
6805                          <a
6806                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6807                            id="vhsjs_view_132_1707793551_651884"
6808                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_132_1707793551_651884').hide();
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6814                    
6815                });"
6816                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6817                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6818                          ><a
6819                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6820                            id="vhsjs_hide_132_1707793551_651884"
6821                            onclick="$('#131_1707793551_651871').hide(function() {
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6823                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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6825                });
6826                $('#vhsjs_hide_132_1707793551_651884').hide();
6827                $('#vhsjs_view_132_1707793551_651884').show();"
6828                            style="display: none"
6829                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6830                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6831                          >
6832                          <div
6833                            data-display-control="132_1707793551_651884"
6834                            id="131_1707793551_651871"
6835                            style="display: none"
6836                          >
6837                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6838                              <blockquote>
6839                                A traditional metamodel for a discrete-event
6840                                simulation approximates a real-valued
6841                                performance measure as a function of the
6842                                input-parameter values. We introduce a novel
6843                                class of metamodels based on modular dynamic
6844                                Bayesian networks (MDBNs), a subclass of
6845                                probabilistic graphical models which can be used
6846                                to efficiently answer a rich class of
6847                                probabilistic and causal queries (PCQs). Such
6848                                queries represent the joint probability
6849                                distribution of the system state at multiple
6850                                time points, given observations of, and
6851                                interventions on, other state variables and
6852                                input parameters. This paper is a first
6853                                demonstration of how the extensive theory and
6854                                technology of causal graphical models can be
6855                                used to enhance simulation metamodeling. We
6856                                demonstrate this potential by showing how a
6857                                single MDBN for an M/M/1 queue can be learned
6858                                from simulation data and then be used to quickly
6859                                and accurately answer a variety of PCQs, most of
6860                                which are out-of-scope for existing metamodels.
6861                              </blockquote>
6862                            </div>
6863                          </div>
6864                        </div>
6865                      </div>
6866                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6867                      <a href="/wsc23papers/062.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6868                      ><br />
6869                    </div>
6870                    <div class="slot-entry">
6871                      <a name="con301" tabindex="-1"></a>
6872                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6873                        <span class="slot-title"
6874                          >Deep-learning-assisted Cardiac Electrophysiology
6875                          Simulation</span
6876                        >
6877                      </div>
6878                      <div class="slot-authors">
6879                        Weixuan Dong, Yifu Li, and Rui Zhu (The University of
6880                        Oklahoma)
6881                      </div>
6882                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6883                        <div>
6884                          <a
6885                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6886                            id="vhsjs_view_134_1707793551_6543565"
6887                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_134_1707793551_6543565').hide();
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6891                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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6893                    
6894                });"
6895                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6896                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6897                          ><a
6898                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6899                            id="vhsjs_hide_134_1707793551_6543565"
6900                            onclick="$('#133_1707793551_6543484').hide(function() {
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6908                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6909                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6910                          >
6911                          <div
6912                            data-display-control="134_1707793551_6543565"
6913                            id="133_1707793551_6543484"
6914                            style="display: none"
6915                          >
6916                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6917                              <blockquote>
6918                                Simulation built upon partial and ordinary
6919                                differential equations has been a classic
6920                                approach to modeling cardiac
6921                                electrophysiological dynamics. However,
6922                                mitigating the computational burden of
6923                                differential equations is still a challenging
6924                                problem. This paper provides a novel alternative
6925                                utilizing data-driven recurrent neural networks
6926                                for cardiac electrophysiological dynamic
6927                                simulation. Specifically, we develop a long
6928                                short-term memory (LSTM)-assisted simulation to
6929                                capture the underlying dynamics of cardiac
6930                                electrophysiology while preserving computational
6931                                efficiency. Experimental results demonstrate the
6932                                efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed
6933                                method, which outperforms the differential
6934                                equation-based simulation approach while
6935                                significantly reducing the computational cost.
6936                                The proposed method offers a promising
6937                                alternative to traditional simulation and may
6938                                contribute to the development of more efficient
6939                                and accurate approaches for simulating cardiac
6940                                electrophysiology.
6941                              </blockquote>
6942                            </div>
6943                          </div>
6944                        </div>
6945                      </div>
6946                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
6947                      <a href="/wsc23papers/063.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
6948                      ><br />
6949                    </div>
6950                    <div class="slot-entry">
6951                      <a name="con360" tabindex="-1"></a>
6952                      <div class="slot-title-line">
6953                        <span class="slot-title"
6954                          >Inferring Epidemic Dynamics Using Gaussian Process
6955                          Emulation of Agent-Based Simulations</span
6956                        >
6957                      </div>
6958                      <div class="slot-authors">
6959                        Abdulrahman Ahmed, M. Amin Rahimian, and Mark Roberts
6960                        (University of Pittsburgh)
6961                      </div>
6962                      <div class="slot-abstract">
6963                        <div>
6964                          <a
6965                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6966                            id="vhsjs_view_136_1707793551_6566803"
6967                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_136_1707793551_6566803').hide();
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6971                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6972                    };
6973                    
6974                });"
6975                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
6976                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6977                          ><a
6978                            class="clickable no-decoration"
6979                            id="vhsjs_hide_136_1707793551_6566803"
6980                            onclick="$('#135_1707793551_6566727').hide(function() {
6981                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
6982                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
6983                    };
6984                });
6985                $('#vhsjs_hide_136_1707793551_6566803').hide();
6986                $('#vhsjs_view_136_1707793551_6566803').show();"
6987                            style="display: none"
6988                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
6989                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
6990                          >
6991                          <div
6992                            data-display-control="136_1707793551_6566803"
6993                            id="135_1707793551_6566727"
6994                            style="display: none"
6995                          >
6996                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
6997                              <blockquote>
6998                                Computational models help decision makers
6999                                understand epidemic dynamics to optimize public
7000                                health interventions. Agent-based simulation of
7001                                disease spread in synthetic populations allows
7002                                us to compare and contrast different effects
7003                                across identical populations or to investigate
7004                                the effect of interventions keeping every other
7005                                factor constant between "digital twins." FRED (A
7006                                Framework for Reconstructing Epidemiological
7007                                Dynamics) is an agent-based modeling system with
7008                                a geo-spatial perspective using a synthetic
7009                                population that is constructed based on the U.S.
7010                                Census data. In this paper, we show how Gaussian
7011                                process regression can be used on
7012                                FRED-synthesized data to infer the differing
7013                                spatial dispersion of the epidemic dynamics for
7014                                two disease conditions that start from the same
7015                                initial conditions and spread among identical
7016                                populations. Our results showcase the utility of
7017                                agent-based simulation frameworks such as FRED
7018                                for inferring differences between conditions
7019                                where controlling for all confounding factors
7020                                for such comparisons is next to impossible
7021                                without synthetic data.
7022                              </blockquote>
7023                            </div>
7024                          </div>
7025                        </div>
7026                      </div>
7027                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7028                      <a href="/wsc23papers/064.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7029                      ><br />
7030                    </div>
7031                  </div>
7032                  <div class="session-entry">
7033                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
7034                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
7035                    ><span class="program-track"
7036                      >Data Science for Simulation</span
7037                    ><br />
7038                    <div class="session-title">
7039                      Data Analytics for Simulation
7040                    </div>
7041                    <div class="session-chair">
7042                      Chair: Abdolreza Abhari (Toronto Metropolitan
7043                      University)<br />
7044                    </div>
7045                    <div class="slot-entry">
7046                      <a name="con254" tabindex="-1"></a>
7047                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7048                        <span class="slot-title"
7049                          >Autonomic Orchestration of In-Situ and In-Transit
7050                          Data Analytics for Simulation Studies</span
7051                        >
7052                      </div>
7053                      <div class="slot-authors">
7054                        Xiaorui Du (Technical University of Munich); Adriano
7055                        Pimpini (Sapienza, University of Rome); Andrea Piccione
7056                        (Huawei Munich Research Center); Zhuoxiao Meng and
7057                        Anibal Siguenza-Torres (Technical University of Munich);
7058                        Stefano Bortoli (Huawei Munich Research Center); Alois
7059                        Knoll (Technical University of Munich); and Alessandro
7060                        Pellegrini (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
7061                      </div>
7062                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7063                        <div>
7064                          <a
7065                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7066                            id="vhsjs_view_138_1707793551_663725"
7067                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_138_1707793551_663725').hide();
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7070                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7071                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7072                    };
7073                    
7074                });"
7075                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7076                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7077                          ><a
7078                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7079                            id="vhsjs_hide_138_1707793551_663725"
7080                            onclick="$('#137_1707793551_6637168').hide(function() {
7081                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7082                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7083                    };
7084                });
7085                $('#vhsjs_hide_138_1707793551_663725').hide();
7086                $('#vhsjs_view_138_1707793551_663725').show();"
7087                            style="display: none"
7088                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7089                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7090                          >
7091                          <div
7092                            data-display-control="138_1707793551_663725"
7093                            id="137_1707793551_6637168"
7094                            style="display: none"
7095                          >
7096                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7097                              <blockquote>
7098                                Modern parallel/distributed simulations can
7099                                produce large amounts of data. The historical
7100                                approach of performing analyses at the end of
7101                                the simulation is unlikely to cope with modern,
7102                                extremely large-scale analytics jobs. Indeed,
7103                                the I/O subsystem can quickly become the global
7104                                bottleneck. Similarly, processing on-the-fly the
7105                                data produced by simulations can significantly
7106                                impair the performance in terms of computational
7107                                capacity and network load. We present a
7108                                methodology and reference architecture for
7109                                constructing an autonomic control system to
7110                                determine at runtime the best placement for data
7111                                processing (on simulation nodes or a set of
7112                                external nodes). This allows for a good tradeoff
7113                                between the load on the simulation's critical
7114                                path and the data communication system. Our
7115                                preliminary experimentation shows that autonomic
7116                                orchestration is crucial to improve the global
7117                                performance of a data analysis system,
7118                                especially when the simulation node's rate of
7119                                data production varies during simulation.
7120                              </blockquote>
7121                            </div>
7122                          </div>
7123                        </div>
7124                      </div>
7125                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7126                      <a href="/wsc23papers/065.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7127                      ><br />
7128                    </div>
7129                    <div class="slot-entry">
7130                      <a name="cea104" tabindex="-1"></a>
7131                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7132                        <span class="slot-title"
7133                          >Scaling Cross-Relations with Larger Dataset</span
7134                        >
7135                      </div>
7136                      <div class="slot-authors">
7137                        Victor Diakov (Simfoni Ltd.)
7138                      </div>
7139                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7140                        <div>
7141                          <a
7142                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7143                            id="vhsjs_view_140_1707793551_6658053"
7144                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_140_1707793551_6658053').hide();
7145                $('#vhsjs_hide_140_1707793551_6658053').show();
7146                $('#139_1707793551_665798').slideDown(function() {
7147                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7148                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7149                    };
7150                    
7151                });"
7152                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7153                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7154                          ><a
7155                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7156                            id="vhsjs_hide_140_1707793551_6658053"
7157                            onclick="$('#139_1707793551_665798').hide(function() {
7158                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7159                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7160                    };
7161                });
7162                $('#vhsjs_hide_140_1707793551_6658053').hide();
7163                $('#vhsjs_view_140_1707793551_6658053').show();"
7164                            style="display: none"
7165                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7166                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7167                          >
7168                          <div
7169                            data-display-control="140_1707793551_6658053"
7170                            id="139_1707793551_665798"
7171                            style="display: none"
7172                          >
7173                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7174                              <blockquote>
7175                                Simulation and optimization of procurements
7176                                might employ clustering dataset elements to
7177                                exclude possible duplicates and improve
7178                                processing resiliency. This study presents a
7179                                case of applying scaling methods to reduce
7180                                computation time of clustering between a smaller
7181                                and a larger dataset. In this example (of
7182                                selecting close supplier names), computation
7183                                time scales as square of N (the number of
7184                                elements), and the presented approach in effect
7185                                brings computing time to be linear in N. As a
7186                                result, computation time in our case is reduced
7187                                by over an order of magnitude.
7188                              </blockquote>
7189                            </div>
7190                          </div>
7191                        </div>
7192                      </div>
7193                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7194                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea104.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7195                      ><br />
7196                    </div>
7197                    <div class="slot-entry">
7198                      <a name="con361" tabindex="-1"></a>
7199                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7200                        <span class="slot-title"
7201                          >Uncovering Competitor Pricing Patterns in the Danish
7202                          Pharmaceutical Market via Subsequence Time Series
7203                          Clustering: A Case Study</span
7204                        >
7205                      </div>
7206                      <div class="slot-authors">
7207                        Ruhollah Jamali (University of Southern Denmark) and
7208                        Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (Karlsruhe Institute of
7209                        Technology)
7210                      </div>
7211                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7212                        <div>
7213                          <a
7214                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7215                            id="vhsjs_view_142_1707793551_6681175"
7216                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_142_1707793551_6681175').hide();
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7220                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7221                    };
7222                    
7223                });"
7224                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7225                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7226                          ><a
7227                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7228                            id="vhsjs_hide_142_1707793551_6681175"
7229                            onclick="$('#141_1707793551_6681097').hide(function() {
7230                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7231                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7232                    };
7233                });
7234                $('#vhsjs_hide_142_1707793551_6681175').hide();
7235                $('#vhsjs_view_142_1707793551_6681175').show();"
7236                            style="display: none"
7237                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7238                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7239                          >
7240                          <div
7241                            data-display-control="142_1707793551_6681175"
7242                            id="141_1707793551_6681097"
7243                            style="display: none"
7244                          >
7245                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7246                              <blockquote>
7247                                Adopting data-driven decision-making approaches
7248                                can significantly enhance profitability and
7249                                foster growth in economic situations through
7250                                quantitative analysis of market dynamics. One
7251                                intriguing market that warrants examination is
7252                                the price competition observed within the Danish
7253                                pharmaceutical sector, where numerous companies
7254                                are vying for a larger market share through the
7255                                offering of diverse pharmaceutical products.
7256                                This paper aims to shed light on this market by
7257                                employing subsequence time series clustering
7258                                techniques to identify pricing patterns among
7259                                the players involved in the Danish
7260                                pharmaceutical industry. The data analysis
7261                                pipeline performed in this study allows for the
7262                                identification of price patterns for clustering
7263                                and discovering different agent groups, as well
7264                                as providing a foundation for expanding the
7265                                current agent-based model of the European
7266                                pharmaceutical parallel trade market by
7267                                analyzing the pricing behavior and patterns of
7268                                players, facilitating the utilization of
7269                                historical data to model agent behavior and
7270                                advancing research in this area.
7271                              </blockquote>
7272                            </div>
7273                          </div>
7274                        </div>
7275                      </div>
7276                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7277                      <a href="/wsc23papers/066.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7278                      ><br />
7279                    </div>
7280                  </div>
7281                  <div class="session-entry">
7282                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
7283                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
7284                    ><span class="program-track"
7285                      >Data Science for Simulation</span
7286                    ><br />
7287                    <div class="session-title">Simulation in Action</div>
7288                    <div class="session-chair">
7289                      Chair: Hamdi Kavak (George Mason University)<br />
7290                    </div>
7291                    <div class="slot-entry">
7292                      <a name="con314" tabindex="-1"></a>
7293                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7294                        <span class="slot-title"
7295                          >A Preliminary Study of Regularization Framework for
7296                          Constructing Task-Specific Simulators</span
7297                        >
7298                      </div>
7299                      <div class="slot-authors">
7300                        Dilara Aykanat (University of California, Berkeley);
7301                        Nian Si (The University of Chicago); and Zeyu Zheng
7302                        (University of California, Berkeley)
7303                      </div>
7304                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7305                        <div>
7306                          <a
7307                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7308                            id="vhsjs_view_144_1707793551_67298"
7309                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_144_1707793551_67298').hide();
7310                $('#vhsjs_hide_144_1707793551_67298').show();
7311                $('#143_1707793551_6729717').slideDown(function() {
7312                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7313                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7314                    };
7315                    
7316                });"
7317                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7318                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7319                          ><a
7320                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7321                            id="vhsjs_hide_144_1707793551_67298"
7322                            onclick="$('#143_1707793551_6729717').hide(function() {
7323                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7324                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7325                    };
7326                });
7327                $('#vhsjs_hide_144_1707793551_67298').hide();
7328                $('#vhsjs_view_144_1707793551_67298').show();"
7329                            style="display: none"
7330                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7331                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7332                          >
7333                          <div
7334                            data-display-control="144_1707793551_67298"
7335                            id="143_1707793551_6729717"
7336                            style="display: none"
7337                          >
7338                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7339                              <blockquote>
7340                                One approach to construct or calibrate
7341                                simulators, when representative real data exist,
7342                                is to ensure that the synthetic data generated
7343                                by the simulated match the empirical
7344                                distribution of the real data. However, such
7345                                approach to construct simulators does not take
7346                                into consideration where the constructed
7347                                simulators will be used. For some applications,
7348                                there are clear tasks (such as performance
7349                                evaluation of different decisions) in
7350                                users&#8217; mind where the simulated data will
7351                                serve as input to the tasks. In this work, we
7352                                propose an approach to use the knowledge of
7353                                these tasks to guide the construction of
7354                                simulators, in addition to the distribution
7355                                match of simulated data and real data by
7356                                regularizing the objective function with a task
7357                                related penalty. We conduct a preliminary
7358                                numerical study of this approach to illustrate
7359                                the effectiveness compared to not taking into
7360                                consideration the specific tasks of the
7361                                simulators.
7362                              </blockquote>
7363                            </div>
7364                          </div>
7365                        </div>
7366                      </div>
7367                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7368                      <a href="/wsc23papers/067.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7369                      ><br />
7370                    </div>
7371                    <div class="slot-entry">
7372                      <a name="con316" tabindex="-1"></a>
7373                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7374                        <span class="slot-title"
7375                          >Using Simulation to Assess the Reliability of
7376                          Forecasts in High-tech Industry</span
7377                        >
7378                      </div>
7379                      <div class="slot-authors">
7380                        Bhoomica Mysore Nataraja (Eindhoven University of
7381                        Technology); Tanmay Aggarwal (Lambda Function Inc); and
7382                        Nitish Singh, Koen Herps, and Ivo Adan (Eindhoven
7383                        University of Technology)
7384                      </div>
7385                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7386                        <div>
7387                          <a
7388                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7389                            id="vhsjs_view_146_1707793551_6755276"
7390                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_146_1707793551_6755276').hide();
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7394                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7395                    };
7396                    
7397                });"
7398                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7399                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7400                          ><a
7401                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7402                            id="vhsjs_hide_146_1707793551_6755276"
7403                            onclick="$('#145_1707793551_6755195').hide(function() {
7404                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7405                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7406                    };
7407                });
7408                $('#vhsjs_hide_146_1707793551_6755276').hide();
7409                $('#vhsjs_view_146_1707793551_6755276').show();"
7410                            style="display: none"
7411                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7412                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7413                          >
7414                          <div
7415                            data-display-control="146_1707793551_6755276"
7416                            id="145_1707793551_6755195"
7417                            style="display: none"
7418                          >
7419                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7420                              <blockquote>
7421                                In a high-tech production environment, capacity
7422                                investment and production planning are often
7423                                based on the demand information from
7424                                manufacturers within a supply chain. A supplier
7425                                solicits forecast information from a
7426                                manufacturer, and the manufacturer provides
7427                                demand forecasts that are updated on a rolling
7428                                horizon basis. Problems arise with this setup if
7429                                the manufacturer provides volatile forecast
7430                                quantities due to the market's fluctuating
7431                                demand or internal bias. As a result, suppliers'
7432                                mistrust regarding forecast quantities grows,
7433                                leading to adjusted production plans based on
7434                                planners' anecdotal experience. The paper
7435                                presents a decision model to determine the
7436                                reliability of forecasts provided by
7437                                manufacturers to facilitate better production
7438                                planning. The study also suggests alternate
7439                                forecasting techniques in case of low
7440                                reliability. To evaluate the effectiveness of
7441                                the proposed approach, a simulation study is
7442                                conducted for different manufacturers and
7443                                scenarios. Our experiments showed an average
7444                                cost reduction of 14% across all instances.
7445                              </blockquote>
7446                            </div>
7447                          </div>
7448                        </div>
7449                      </div>
7450                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7451                      <a href="/wsc23papers/068.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7452                      ><br />
7453                    </div>
7454                    <div class="slot-entry">
7455                      <a name="con347" tabindex="-1"></a>
7456                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7457                        <span class="slot-title"
7458                          >Digital Twin Based Learning Framework for Adaptive
7459                          Fault Diagnosis in Microgrids with Autonomous
7460                          Reconfiguration Capabilities</span
7461                        >
7462                      </div>
7463                      <div class="slot-authors">
7464                        Temitope Runsewe, Abdurrahman Yavuz, and Nurcin Celik
7465                        (University of Miami)
7466                      </div>
7467                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7468                        <div>
7469                          <a
7470                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7471                            id="vhsjs_view_148_1707793551_6778123"
7472                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_148_1707793551_6778123').hide();
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7476                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7477                    };
7478                    
7479                });"
7480                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7481                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7482                          ><a
7483                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7484                            id="vhsjs_hide_148_1707793551_6778123"
7485                            onclick="$('#147_1707793551_6778042').hide(function() {
7486                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7487                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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7489                });
7490                $('#vhsjs_hide_148_1707793551_6778123').hide();
7491                $('#vhsjs_view_148_1707793551_6778123').show();"
7492                            style="display: none"
7493                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7494                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7495                          >
7496                          <div
7497                            data-display-control="148_1707793551_6778123"
7498                            id="147_1707793551_6778042"
7499                            style="display: none"
7500                          >
7501                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7502                              <blockquote>
7503                                The world is increasingly reliant on energy
7504                                systems, making them a critical infrastructure
7505                                for essential services. This also makes them
7506                                vulnerable to attacks, which can result in
7507                                significant disruptions and damage. Microgrid
7508                                (MG) monitoring systems play a crucial role in
7509                                ensuring the safety and reliability of energy
7510                                systems. However, traditional fault diagnosis
7511                                techniques are limited to already established
7512                                faults due to the use of only historical data,
7513                                making it challenging to keep up with the
7514                                increasing demand for safety and reliability.
7515                                This paper proposes a digital twin based machine
7516                                learning (DTML) framework for fault diagnosis in
7517                                MG monitoring systems, with a focus on assessing
7518                                the resilience of MG end-to-end systems to
7519                                potential disruptions from adversaries. The
7520                                proposed framework utilizes digital twin based
7521                                random forest (RF) and support vector machine
7522                                (SVM) and logistic regression (LR) model and
7523                                shows that the RF based model outperforms other
7524                                models with an accuracy of 95%.
7525                              </blockquote>
7526                            </div>
7527                          </div>
7528                        </div>
7529                      </div>
7530                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7531                      <a href="/wsc23papers/069.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7532                      ><br />
7533                    </div>
7534                  </div>
7535                </div>
7536                <div class="centered">
7537                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
7538                </div>
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7541              <div class="area-section">
7542                <div class="centered">
7543                  <a name="ptrack129" tabindex="-1"></a>
7544                  <div class="section-title">
7545                    Environment Sustainability and Resilience
7546                  </div>
7547                </div>
7548                <div class="section-entry">
7549                  <div class="session-entry">
7550                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
7551                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
7552                    ><span class="program-track"
7553                      >Environment Sustainability and Resilience</span
7554                    ><br />
7555                    <div class="session-title">Critical Infrastructures</div>
7556                    <div class="session-chair">
7557                      Chair: Raymond Smith (East Carolina University)<br />
7558                    </div>
7559                    <div class="slot-entry">
7560                      <a name="con101" tabindex="-1"></a>
7561                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7562                        <span class="slot-title"
7563                          >A Network Theory to Quantify and Bound Cyber-risk in
7564                          IT/OT Systems</span
7565                        >
7566                      </div>
7567                      <div>
7568                        <span class="BAP award"
7569                          >Best Contributed Applied Paper - Finalist</span
7570                        >
7571                      </div>
7572                      <div class="slot-authors">
7573                        Ranjan Pal (MIT Sloan School of Management), Rohan
7574                        Xavier Sequeira (University of Southern California), and
7575                        Sander Zeijlemaker and Michael Siegel (MIT Sloan School
7576                        of Management)
7577                      </div>
7578                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7579                        <div>
7580                          <a
7581                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7582                            id="vhsjs_view_150_1707793551_6850877"
7583                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_150_1707793551_6850877').hide();
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7586                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7587                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7588                    };
7589                    
7590                });"
7591                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7592                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7593                          ><a
7594                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7595                            id="vhsjs_hide_150_1707793551_6850877"
7596                            onclick="$('#149_1707793551_6850796').hide(function() {
7597                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7598                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7599                    };
7600                });
7601                $('#vhsjs_hide_150_1707793551_6850877').hide();
7602                $('#vhsjs_view_150_1707793551_6850877').show();"
7603                            style="display: none"
7604                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7605                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7606                          >
7607                          <div
7608                            data-display-control="150_1707793551_6850877"
7609                            id="149_1707793551_6850796"
7610                            style="display: none"
7611                          >
7612                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7613                              <blockquote>
7614                                IT/OT driven industrial control systems (ICSs)
7615                                such as water/power/transportation networks are
7616                                increasingly meeting the daily functional needs
7617                                of civilian society around the globe. This,
7618                                alongside making societal businesses more
7619                                automated, efficient, productive, and
7620                                profitable. However, often poorly configured IoT
7621                                security settings increase the chances of
7622                                occurrence of (nation-sponsored) stealthy
7623                                spread-based APT malware attacks in ICSs that
7624                                might go undetected over a considerable period
7625                                of time. The ICS enterprise management is often
7626                                keen to get apriori statistical estimates of
7627                                cyber-loss impact post any cyber-attack event
7628                                such that it can plan ahead on its
7629                                cyber-resilience budget. In this paper, we
7630                                propose the first mathematical theory, based
7631                                upon stochastic processes and concentration
7632                                inequalities, to (a) statistically quantify
7633                                apriori the cyber-loss impact (distribution) on
7634                                an ICS infrastructure network post an APT
7635                                cyber-attack event, and subsequently (b) bound
7636                                the tail of such a cyber-risk distribution, for
7637                                arbitrary impact distributions.
7638                              </blockquote>
7639                            </div>
7640                          </div>
7641                        </div>
7642                      </div>
7643                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7644                      <a href="/wsc23papers/070.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7645                      ><br />
7646                    </div>
7647                    <div class="slot-entry">
7648                      <a name="inv184" tabindex="-1"></a>
7649                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7650                        <span class="slot-title"
7651                          >Safeguarding Infrastructure from Cyber Threats with
7652                          NLP-based Information Retrieval</span
7653                        >
7654                      </div>
7655                      <div class="slot-authors">
7656                        Christin J. Salley, Neda Mohammadi, and John E. Taylor
7657                        (Georgia Institute of Technology)
7658                      </div>
7659                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7660                        <div>
7661                          <a
7662                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7663                            id="vhsjs_view_152_1707793551_6875057"
7664                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_152_1707793551_6875057').hide();
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7666                $('#151_1707793551_687498').slideDown(function() {
7667                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7668                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7669                    };
7670                    
7671                });"
7672                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7673                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7674                          ><a
7675                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7676                            id="vhsjs_hide_152_1707793551_6875057"
7677                            onclick="$('#151_1707793551_687498').hide(function() {
7678                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7679                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7680                    };
7681                });
7682                $('#vhsjs_hide_152_1707793551_6875057').hide();
7683                $('#vhsjs_view_152_1707793551_6875057').show();"
7684                            style="display: none"
7685                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7686                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7687                          >
7688                          <div
7689                            data-display-control="152_1707793551_6875057"
7690                            id="151_1707793551_687498"
7691                            style="display: none"
7692                          >
7693                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7694                              <blockquote>
7695                                Natural disasters disrupt systems, leading to
7696                                critical infrastructure vulnerabilities prone to
7697                                cyber-attacks. The MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise
7698                                Matrix is a knowledge base for threat analyses
7699                                in the cybersecurity community. Existing
7700                                processes to derive possible attack
7701                                methodologies from this Matrix are largely
7702                                manual and time-consuming. It is essential to
7703                                automate the information retrieval process to
7704                                reduce human errors, improve efficiency, and
7705                                free up resources for identifying unrevealed
7706                                cyber-attacks. We propose a framework that
7707                                incorporates Natural Language Processing (NLP)
7708                                and Text Mining to automatically generate sets
7709                                of attack paths from the technique descriptions
7710                                in the Matrix. The framework generates
7711                                similarity between techniques based on their
7712                                descriptions and creates an output showing
7713                                potential pathways an adversary can take to
7714                                infiltrate a system. The outputs are compared
7715                                against an annotated approach and attack report.
7716                                The results of this study provide an approach to
7717                                more quickly and effectively assess potential
7718                                cyber-attacks towards protecting critical
7719                                infrastructure.
7720                              </blockquote>
7721                            </div>
7722                          </div>
7723                        </div>
7724                      </div>
7725                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7726                      <a href="/wsc23papers/071.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7727                      ><br />
7728                    </div>
7729                    <div class="slot-entry">
7730                      <a name="cea115" tabindex="-1"></a>
7731                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7732                        <span class="slot-title"
7733                          >Modeling of Circular Economy Strategies for CFRP-made
7734                          Aircrafts</span
7735                        >
7736                      </div>
7737                      <div class="slot-authors">
7738                        Arnd Schirrmann and Uwe Beier (Airbus)
7739                      </div>
7740                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7741                        <div>
7742                          <a
7743                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7744                            id="vhsjs_view_154_1707793551_6895576"
7745                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_154_1707793551_6895576').hide();
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7748                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7749                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7750                    };
7751                    
7752                });"
7753                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7754                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7755                          ><a
7756                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7757                            id="vhsjs_hide_154_1707793551_6895576"
7758                            onclick="$('#153_1707793551_6895497').hide(function() {
7759                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7760                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7761                    };
7762                });
7763                $('#vhsjs_hide_154_1707793551_6895576').hide();
7764                $('#vhsjs_view_154_1707793551_6895576').show();"
7765                            style="display: none"
7766                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7767                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7768                          >
7769                          <div
7770                            data-display-control="154_1707793551_6895576"
7771                            id="153_1707793551_6895497"
7772                            style="display: none"
7773                          >
7774                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7775                              <blockquote>
7776                                In a circular economy, recycling of materials at
7777                                the end of a product's life cycle is a key
7778                                issue. This paper discusses the sustainability
7779                                impacts of different recycling strategies for
7780                                CFPR-made aircraft and how they weigh up against
7781                                alternative measures such as waste reduction and
7782                                lower material consumption in the manufacture of
7783                                the product. The analysis includes environmental
7784                                and cost impacts for different strategies and
7785                                market scenarios. A quantitative system dynamic
7786                                simulation of the life cycle of an aircraft
7787                                program is used. The subject of the life cycle
7788                                simulation model is the CFRP mass flow, CO2
7789                                emissions and associated costs. In addition, the
7790                                effects of R&T investments in new technologies
7791                                for recycling and waste prevention as well as
7792                                the reduction of material consumption were
7793                                investigated.
7794                              </blockquote>
7795                            </div>
7796                          </div>
7797                        </div>
7798                      </div>
7799                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7800                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea115.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7801                      ><br />
7802                    </div>
7803                  </div>
7804                  <div class="session-entry">
7805                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
7806                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
7807                    ><span class="program-track"
7808                      >Environment Sustainability and Resilience</span
7809                    ><br />
7810                    <div class="session-title">Food and Supply Chains</div>
7811                    <div class="session-chair">
7812                      Chair: Virginia Fani (University of Florence)<br />
7813                    </div>
7814                    <div class="slot-entry">
7815                      <a name="con228" tabindex="-1"></a>
7816                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7817                        <span class="slot-title"
7818                          >System Dynamics Simulation of External Supply Chain
7819                          Disruptions on a Simplified Semiconductor Supply
7820                          Chain</span
7821                        >
7822                      </div>
7823                      <div class="slot-authors">
7824                        Anna Christina Hartwick, Abdelgafar Ismail, Beatriz
7825                        Kalil Vallad&#227;o Novais, Mohammed Zeeshan, and Hans
7826                        Ehm (Infineon Technologies AG)
7827                      </div>
7828                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7829                        <div>
7830                          <a
7831                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7832                            id="vhsjs_view_156_1707793551_6954722"
7833                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_156_1707793551_6954722').hide();
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7836                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7837                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7838                    };
7839                    
7840                });"
7841                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7842                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7843                          ><a
7844                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7845                            id="vhsjs_hide_156_1707793551_6954722"
7846                            onclick="$('#155_1707793551_6954641').hide(function() {
7847                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7848                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7849                    };
7850                });
7851                $('#vhsjs_hide_156_1707793551_6954722').hide();
7852                $('#vhsjs_view_156_1707793551_6954722').show();"
7853                            style="display: none"
7854                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7855                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7856                          >
7857                          <div
7858                            data-display-control="156_1707793551_6954722"
7859                            id="155_1707793551_6954641"
7860                            style="display: none"
7861                          >
7862                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7863                              <blockquote>
7864                                Due to the vitality of semiconductor products
7865                                for other industries, the production of
7866                                semiconductors and impact of external
7867                                disruptions on the semiconductor supply chain
7868                                should be well understood. As semiconductor
7869                                manufacturing is accompanied with intrinsic long
7870                                manufacturing cycle times ranging from 50 to 100
7871                                days where operations run 24/7, 365 days per
7872                                year, correct understanding of potential
7873                                disturbances should be considered. Examples of
7874                                these disturbances include pandemics, extreme
7875                                weather events, geopolitical tensions and war.
7876                                These hazards pose various risks for supply
7877                                chains, for example, the bullwhip and ripple
7878                                effect. To simulate the result of such risks, a
7879                                simplified system dynamics model of a typical
7880                                semiconductor manufacturing supply chain was
7881                                constructed using the Anylogic Software. The
7882                                model serves as a what-if scenario foundation to
7883                                evaluate certain external circumstances
7884                                dependent on current global situations to
7885                                enhance supply chain resilience
7886                              </blockquote>
7887                            </div>
7888                          </div>
7889                        </div>
7890                      </div>
7891                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7892                      <a href="/wsc23papers/072.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7893                      ><br />
7894                    </div>
7895                    <div class="slot-entry">
7896                      <a name="inv181" tabindex="-1"></a>
7897                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7898                        <span class="slot-title"
7899                          >An Agent-Based Model of Agricultural Land Use in
7900                          Support of Local Food Systems</span
7901                        >
7902                      </div>
7903                      <div class="slot-authors">
7904                        Poojan Patel and Caroline Krejci (University of Texas at
7905                        Arlington), Nicholas Schwab (University of Northern
7906                        Iowa), and Michael Dorneich (Iowa State University)
7907                      </div>
7908                      <div class="slot-abstract">
7909                        <div>
7910                          <a
7911                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7912                            id="vhsjs_view_158_1707793551_6978538"
7913                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_158_1707793551_6978538').hide();
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7916                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7917                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7918                    };
7919                    
7920                });"
7921                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
7922                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7923                          ><a
7924                            class="clickable no-decoration"
7925                            id="vhsjs_hide_158_1707793551_6978538"
7926                            onclick="$('#157_1707793551_697846').hide(function() {
7927                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
7928                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
7929                    };
7930                });
7931                $('#vhsjs_hide_158_1707793551_6978538').hide();
7932                $('#vhsjs_view_158_1707793551_6978538').show();"
7933                            style="display: none"
7934                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
7935                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
7936                          >
7937                          <div
7938                            data-display-control="158_1707793551_6978538"
7939                            id="157_1707793551_697846"
7940                            style="display: none"
7941                          >
7942                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
7943                              <blockquote>
7944                                Local food systems, in which consumers source
7945                                food from nearby farmers, offer a sustainable
7946                                alternative to the modern industrial food supply
7947                                system. However, scaling up local food
7948                                production to meet consumer demand will require
7949                                farmers to allocate more land to this purpose.
7950                                This paper describes an agent-based model that
7951                                represents commodity-producing Iowa farmers and
7952                                their decisions about converting some of their
7953                                acreage to specialty crop production for local
7954                                consumption. Farmer agents&#8217; land-use
7955                                decisions are informed by messages passed to
7956                                them via their social connections with other
7957                                farmers in their communities and messages from
7958                                agricultural extension agents. Preliminary
7959                                experimentation revealed that leveraging
7960                                extension agents to increase the frequency and
7961                                strength of messages to farmers in support of
7962                                local food production has a modest positive
7963                                impact on adoption. By itself, however, this
7964                                intervention is unlikely to yield significant
7965                                improvements to food system sustainability.
7966                              </blockquote>
7967                            </div>
7968                          </div>
7969                        </div>
7970                      </div>
7971                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
7972                      <a href="/wsc23papers/074.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
7973                      ><br />
7974                    </div>
7975                  </div>
7976                  <div class="session-entry">
7977                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
7978                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
7979                    ><span class="program-track"
7980                      >Environment Sustainability and Resilience</span
7981                    ><br />
7982                    <div class="session-title">
7983                      Simulation for Sustainability
7984                    </div>
7985                    <div class="session-chair">
7986                      Chair: Jonathan M. Gilligan (Vanderbilt University)<br />
7987                    </div>
7988                    <div class="slot-entry">
7989                      <a name="con209" tabindex="-1"></a>
7990                      <div class="slot-title-line">
7991                        <span class="slot-title"
7992                          >Sustainability Assessment Through Simulation: The
7993                          Case Of Fashion Renting</span
7994                        >
7995                      </div>
7996                      <div class="slot-authors">
7997                        Virginia Fani and Romeo Bandinelli (University of
7998                        Florence)
7999                      </div>
8000                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8001                        <div>
8002                          <a
8003                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8004                            id="vhsjs_view_160_1707793551_703358"
8005                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_160_1707793551_703358').hide();
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8012                });"
8013                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8014                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8015                          ><a
8016                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8017                            id="vhsjs_hide_160_1707793551_703358"
8018                            onclick="$('#159_1707793551_7033498').hide(function() {
8019                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8020                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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8022                });
8023                $('#vhsjs_hide_160_1707793551_703358').hide();
8024                $('#vhsjs_view_160_1707793551_703358').show();"
8025                            style="display: none"
8026                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8027                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8028                          >
8029                          <div
8030                            data-display-control="160_1707793551_703358"
8031                            id="159_1707793551_7033498"
8032                            style="display: none"
8033                          >
8034                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8035                              <blockquote>
8036                                The fashion industry is widely known as one of
8037                                the most environmentally impacting. To address
8038                                the overconsumption issue, the fashion renting
8039                                business model allows renting clothes or
8040                                accessories instead of buying them, extending
8041                                the useful life of products. However, concerns
8042                                about the sustainability of fashion renting
8043                                supply chains are arisen, especially due to
8044                                reverse logistics. In this context, a hybrid
8045                                simulation model is developed to support fashion
8046                                companies in the design and evaluation of
8047                                renting supply chain configurations. Through
8048                                Discrete Event Simulation (DES) logistics flows
8049                                are represented, while Agent-Based Modeling
8050                                (ABM) integrated with Geographic Information
8051                                System (GIS) allow to represent supply
8052                                chain&#8217;s nodes in the real environment. GIS
8053                                concurs to estimate the sustainability of the
8054                                supply chain importing effective data related to
8055                                the covered distances. The proposed parametric
8056                                model will enable performing scenario analyses
8057                                to assess the best configuration in terms of
8058                                environmental impact.
8059                              </blockquote>
8060                            </div>
8061                          </div>
8062                        </div>
8063                      </div>
8064                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8065                      <a href="/wsc23papers/075.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8066                      ><br />
8067                    </div>
8068                    <div class="slot-entry">
8069                      <a name="cea108" tabindex="-1"></a>
8070                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8071                        <span class="slot-title"
8072                          >Simulative Analysis of the Sustainability Driven
8073                          Transformation of Casting Plants</span
8074                        >
8075                      </div>
8076                      <div class="slot-authors">
8077                        Johannes Dettelbacher, Wolfgang Schl&#252;ter, and
8078                        Alexander Buchele (Ansbach University of Applied
8079                        Sciences)
8080                      </div>
8081                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8082                        <div>
8083                          <a
8084                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8085                            id="vhsjs_view_162_1707793551_7055008"
8086                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_162_1707793551_7055008').hide();
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8090                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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8092                    
8093                });"
8094                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8095                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8096                          ><a
8097                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8098                            id="vhsjs_hide_162_1707793551_7055008"
8099                            onclick="$('#161_1707793551_7054927').hide(function() {
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8104                $('#vhsjs_hide_162_1707793551_7055008').hide();
8105                $('#vhsjs_view_162_1707793551_7055008').show();"
8106                            style="display: none"
8107                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8108                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8109                          >
8110                          <div
8111                            data-display-control="162_1707793551_7055008"
8112                            id="161_1707793551_7054927"
8113                            style="display: none"
8114                          >
8115                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8116                              <blockquote>
8117                                The current energy crisis and high fossil fuel
8118                                costs are challenging energy intensive
8119                                industries such as non-ferrous foundries. It is
8120                                therefore important to promote the transition to
8121                                renewable energy sources with the
8122                                electrification of melting units. This pilot
8123                                study is the first to simulate the transition of
8124                                conventional foundries to sustainable
8125                                technologies. For this purpose, a simulation
8126                                model based on a selected example company is
8127                                developed. It takes into account the energy
8128                                consumption and the logistical effects of a
8129                                converted operation. The simulation model is
8130                                implemented as a hybrid simulation combining a
8131                                discrete event simulation at the plant level and
8132                                a process simulation within the furnaces. The
8133                                study shows how a sustainable energy supply can
8134                                be achieved in foundries. The effects of
8135                                efficiency as well as energy costs and emissions
8136                                are also taken into account.
8137                              </blockquote>
8138                            </div>
8139                          </div>
8140                        </div>
8141                      </div>
8142                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8143                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea108.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8144                      ><br />
8145                    </div>
8146                    <div class="slot-entry">
8147                      <a name="inv134" tabindex="-1"></a>
8148                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8149                        <span class="slot-title"
8150                          >A Customizable Community-Building-Energy-Modeling
8151                          Decision Support System (CCBEM-DSS) for Net-Zero
8152                          Planning in Developing Countries</span
8153                        >
8154                      </div>
8155                      <div class="slot-authors">
8156                        Omprakash Ramalingam Rethnam and Albert Thomas (Indian
8157                        Institute of Technology Bombay)
8158                      </div>
8159                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8160                        <div>
8161                          <a
8162                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8163                            id="vhsjs_view_164_1707793551_707606"
8164                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_164_1707793551_707606').hide();
8165                $('#vhsjs_hide_164_1707793551_707606').show();
8166                $('#163_1707793551_707598').slideDown(function() {
8167                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8168                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8169                    };
8170                    
8171                });"
8172                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8173                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8174                          ><a
8175                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8176                            id="vhsjs_hide_164_1707793551_707606"
8177                            onclick="$('#163_1707793551_707598').hide(function() {
8178                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8179                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8180                    };
8181                });
8182                $('#vhsjs_hide_164_1707793551_707606').hide();
8183                $('#vhsjs_view_164_1707793551_707606').show();"
8184                            style="display: none"
8185                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8186                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8187                          >
8188                          <div
8189                            data-display-control="164_1707793551_707606"
8190                            id="163_1707793551_707598"
8191                            style="display: none"
8192                          >
8193                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8194                              <blockquote>
8195                                Buildings contribute to about 40% of global
8196                                energy-related CO2 emissions, and reducing
8197                                energy demand in buildings has become one of the
8198                                vital components of the current climate change
8199                                mitigation strategies. Optimizing energy for the
8200                                urban building stock by energy-efficient
8201                                retrofits is becoming increasingly popular in
8202                                developed countries where the functional and
8203                                construction elements of the stock are uniform,
8204                                along with the updated stock database already
8205                                built in desirable standard formats for energy
8206                                simulation exchange. However, a decision support
8207                                system to arrive at energy-efficient retrofits
8208                                for developing countries where the building
8209                                stock is highly diverse, with varying
8210                                construction and operational philosophies, and
8211                                has no readily available datasets of existing
8212                                stock is highly challenging. To close this gap,
8213                                this study suggests an adaptable decentralized
8214                                community building energy simulation and
8215                                modeling schema using free and open-source tools
8216                                for retrofit decision-making.
8217                              </blockquote>
8218                            </div>
8219                          </div>
8220                        </div>
8221                      </div>
8222                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8223                      <a href="/wsc23papers/266.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8224                      ><br />
8225                    </div>
8226                  </div>
8227                  <div class="session-entry">
8228                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
8229                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
8230                    ><span class="program-track"
8231                      >Environment Sustainability and Resilience</span
8232                    ><br />
8233                    <div class="session-title">
8234                      Electric and Autonomous Transportation
8235                    </div>
8236                    <div class="session-chair">
8237                      Chair: Neda Mohammadi (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
8238                    </div>
8239                    <div class="slot-entry">
8240                      <a name="con118" tabindex="-1"></a>
8241                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8242                        <span class="slot-title"
8243                          >Simulation, Optimization and Control of Trajectories
8244                          of ASVs Performing HACBS Monitoring Missions in Lentic
8245                          Waters</span
8246                        >
8247                      </div>
8248                      <div class="slot-authors">
8249                        Alfredo Gonzalez-Calvin, L&#237;a Garc&#237;a-Perez,
8250                        Jos&#233; Luis Risco-Mart&#237;n, and Eva Besada-Portas
8251                        (Complutense University of Madrid)
8252                      </div>
8253                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8254                        <div>
8255                          <a
8256                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8257                            id="vhsjs_view_166_1707793551_713462"
8258                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_166_1707793551_713462').hide();
8259                $('#vhsjs_hide_166_1707793551_713462').show();
8260                $('#165_1707793551_7134538').slideDown(function() {
8261                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8262                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8263                    };
8264                    
8265                });"
8266                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8267                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8268                          ><a
8269                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8270                            id="vhsjs_hide_166_1707793551_713462"
8271                            onclick="$('#165_1707793551_7134538').hide(function() {
8272                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8273                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8274                    };
8275                });
8276                $('#vhsjs_hide_166_1707793551_713462').hide();
8277                $('#vhsjs_view_166_1707793551_713462').show();"
8278                            style="display: none"
8279                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8280                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8281                          >
8282                          <div
8283                            data-display-control="166_1707793551_713462"
8284                            id="165_1707793551_7134538"
8285                            style="display: none"
8286                          >
8287                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8288                              <blockquote>
8289                                Harmful Algae and Cyanobacteria Blooms (HACBs)
8290                                are dangerous dynamic processes for the
8291                                users/inhabitants of the hydric resources. Their
8292                                development and contingency plans can be
8293                                anticipated by using Autonomous Surface Vehicles
8294                                (ASVs) equipped with a self-driven system
8295                                capable of deciding how to displace the ASV and
8296                                its multi-parametric probe to take measurements
8297                                in the 3D locations of the water body where the
8298                                HACB is likely to occur. This paper presents a
8299                                new self-driven system for that purpose,
8300                                consistent on 1) an offline trajectory planner
8301                                for the ASV that exploits the information
8302                                provided by a commercial HACBs simulator to
8303                                optimize, in turn, the ASV horizontal and probe
8304                                vertical displacements;
8304 and 2) a guidance and
8305                                control system specially designed for making the
8306                                ASV follow the planned trajectories. The paper
8307                                also presents a comprehensive set of simulations
8308                                to evaluate our proposal's performance and
8309                                adjust its parameters.
8310                              </blockquote>
8311                            </div>
8312                          </div>
8313                        </div>
8314                      </div>
8315                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8316                      <a href="/wsc23papers/076.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8317                      ><br />
8318                    </div>
8319                    <div class="slot-entry">
8320                      <a name="con284" tabindex="-1"></a>
8321                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8322                        <span class="slot-title"
8323                          >Lightweight Smart Charging vs. Immediate Charging
8324                          with Buffer Storage: Towards a Simulation Study for
8325                          Electric Vehicle Grid Integration at Workplaces</span
8326                        >
8327                      </div>
8328                      <div class="slot-authors">
8329                        Paul Benz and Marco Pruckner (Universit&#228;t
8330                        W&#252;rzburg)
8331                      </div>
8332                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8333                        <div>
8334                          <a
8335                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8336                            id="vhsjs_view_168_1707793551_7156966"
8337                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_168_1707793551_7156966').hide();
8338                $('#vhsjs_hide_168_1707793551_7156966').show();
8339                $('#167_1707793551_7156882').slideDown(function() {
8340                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8341                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8342                    };
8343                    
8344                });"
8345                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8346                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8347                          ><a
8348                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8349                            id="vhsjs_hide_168_1707793551_7156966"
8350                            onclick="$('#167_1707793551_7156882').hide(function() {
8351                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8352                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8353                    };
8354                });
8355                $('#vhsjs_hide_168_1707793551_7156966').hide();
8356                $('#vhsjs_view_168_1707793551_7156966').show();"
8357                            style="display: none"
8358                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8359                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8360                          >
8361                          <div
8362                            data-display-control="168_1707793551_7156966"
8363                            id="167_1707793551_7156882"
8364                            style="display: none"
8365                          >
8366                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8367                              <blockquote>
8368                                The present study investigates the extension of
8369                                an existing simulation model combining system
8370                                dynamics and discrete event simulation by linear
8371                                optimization for an electric vehicle charging
8372                                system. The existing simulation framework is
8373                                extended by a smart charging strategy based on
8374                                linear programming in order to exploit the
8375                                flexibility of real charging processes at a
8376                                workplace parking lot for a better integration
8377                                of solar photovoltaic electricity generation.
8378                                Therefore, different smart charging strategies
8379                                are evaluated. In multiple simulation runs, the
8380                                strategies are compared with immediate charging
8381                                using a stationary battery energy storage system
8382                                for intermediate storage of electricity
8383                                generated by solar photovoltaic. Results show
8384                                that smart charging strategies can achieve
8385                                similarly good results with respect to the
8386                                self-sufficiency rate and self-consumption rate.
8387                                In the context of a 100kWp PV system the
8388                                combination of optimizing charging rates and
8389                                stationary battery energy storage resulted in
8390                                self-sufficiency rates of more than 90% in the
8391                                simulation.
8392                              </blockquote>
8393                            </div>
8394                          </div>
8395                        </div>
8396                      </div>
8397                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8398                      <a href="/wsc23papers/077.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8399                      ><br />
8400                    </div>
8401                    <div class="slot-entry">
8402                      <a name="cea161" tabindex="-1"></a>
8403                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8404                        <span class="slot-title"
8405                          >A Simulation-Based Decision Support Tool for Direct
8406                          Current Fast Charger Installations</span
8407                        >
8408                      </div>
8409                      <div class="slot-authors">
8410                        Cathy Rupp (BC Hydro); Deep Jariwala, Suellen Ventura,
8411                        and Scott Nason (SAS Institute (Canada) , Inc); Bahar
8412                        Biller (SAS Institute, Inc); and Yanan Sun and Parvir
8413                        Girn (BC Hydro)
8414                      </div>
8415                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8416                        <div>
8417                          <a
8418                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8419                            id="vhsjs_view_170_1707793551_7179558"
8420                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_170_1707793551_7179558').hide();
8421                $('#vhsjs_hide_170_1707793551_7179558').show();
8422                $('#169_1707793551_7179477').slideDown(function() {
8423                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8424                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8425                    };
8426                    
8427                });"
8428                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8429                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8430                          ><a
8431                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8432                            id="vhsjs_hide_170_1707793551_7179558"
8433                            onclick="$('#169_1707793551_7179477').hide(function() {
8434                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8435                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8436                    };
8437                });
8438                $('#vhsjs_hide_170_1707793551_7179558').hide();
8439                $('#vhsjs_view_170_1707793551_7179558').show();"
8440                            style="display: none"
8441                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8442                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8443                          >
8444                          <div
8445                            data-display-control="170_1707793551_7179558"
8446                            id="169_1707793551_7179477"
8447                            style="display: none"
8448                          >
8449                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8450                              <blockquote>
8451                                We develop a simulation-based tool for
8452                                supporting direct current fast charger (DCFC)
8453                                installation decisions. Our simulation captures
8454                                details of the DCFC network configuration,
8455                                non-stationary arrival patterns of the electric
8456                                vehicles to the fast charging DCFC stations,
8457                                various DCFC attributes, charging time
8458                                distributions, and customer behavior. The
8459                                statistical analysis of the simulation generated
8460                                output data produces various key performance
8461                                indicators (KPIs) including DCFC utilizations,
8462                                number of electric vehicles charged and left
8463                                uncharged, and queueing experience of the
8464                                customers. One of the key challenges of
8465                                developing this simulation is its validation: we
8466                                have validated the simulation with the
8467                                historical DCFC charging session data and past
8468                                observations of the DCFC utilizations. The
8469                                resulting data-driven simulation is used for
8470                                supporting DCFC planning through its capability
8471                                to conduct scenario analysis and predict various
8472                                KPIs.
8473                              </blockquote>
8474                            </div>
8475                          </div>
8476                        </div>
8477                      </div>
8478                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8479                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea161.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8480                      ><br />
8481                    </div>
8482                  </div>
8483                  <div class="session-entry">
8484                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
8485                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
8486                    ><span class="program-track"
8487                      >Environment Sustainability and Resilience</span
8488                    ><br />
8489                    <div class="session-title">
8490                      Water and Environmental Resources
8491                    </div>
8492                    <div class="session-chair">
8493                      Chair: Christin Salley (Georgia Institute of
8494                      Technology)<br />
8495                    </div>
8496                    <div class="slot-entry">
8497                      <a name="con110" tabindex="-1"></a>
8498                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8499                        <span class="slot-title"
8500                          >Equity-Driven Management of Essential Environmental
8501                          Resources Under Price-Based Consumption</span
8502                        >
8503                      </div>
8504                      <div class="slot-authors">
8505                        Shai Amouyal and Noa Zychlinski (Technion - Israel
8506                        Institute of Technology)
8507                      </div>
8508                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8509                        <div>
8510                          <a
8511                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8512                            id="vhsjs_view_172_1707793551_7235184"
8513                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_172_1707793551_7235184').hide();
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8517                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8518                    };
8519                    
8520                });"
8521                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8522                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8523                          ><a
8524                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8525                            id="vhsjs_hide_172_1707793551_7235184"
8526                            onclick="$('#171_1707793551_7235103').hide(function() {
8527                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8528                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8529                    };
8530                });
8531                $('#vhsjs_hide_172_1707793551_7235184').hide();
8532                $('#vhsjs_view_172_1707793551_7235184').show();"
8533                            style="display: none"
8534                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8535                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8536                          >
8537                          <div
8538                            data-display-control="172_1707793551_7235184"
8539                            id="171_1707793551_7235103"
8540                            style="display: none"
8541                          >
8542                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8543                              <blockquote>
8544                                The global climate crisis and population growth
8545                                restrict the availability of essential
8546                                environmental resources such as water and energy
8547                                and this situation continues to deteriorate. If
8548                                and when conditions become extreme, only the
8549                                well-offs will have access to these valuable
8550                                resources. With that in mind, we look for
8551                                solutions to achieve equity within societies
8552                                while preserving, the degree possible, natural
8553                                resources. We suggest a method for setting
8554                                differential pricing for each population
8555                                stratum, so that each spends a relatively
8556                                similar percentage of their income on these
8557                                basic commodities, without depleting valuable
8558                                resources. Our method optimizes the prices while
8559                                simultaneously estimating the unknown
8560                                consumption&#8211;price relation. We show the
8561                                effectiveness of our method based on data from
8562                                Israel and through extensive simulation
8563                                experiments reflecting different levels of
8564                                income inequality within societies, different
8565                                consumption&#8211;price relations, and resource
8566                                availability. Our study shows that equity and
8567                                resource preservation can go hand-in-hand.
8568                              </blockquote>
8569                            </div>
8570                          </div>
8571                        </div>
8572                      </div>
8573                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8574                      <a href="/wsc23papers/078.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8575                      ><br />
8576                    </div>
8577                    <div class="slot-entry">
8578                      <a name="inv179" tabindex="-1"></a>
8579                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8580                        <span class="slot-title"
8581                          >Modeling the Dynamics of Sediment Transport, Tides,
8582                          and Sea-Level Rise: Implications for the Resilience of
8583                          Coastal Bengal</span
8584                        >
8585                      </div>
8586                      <div class="slot-authors">
8587                        Christopher M. Tasich, Jonathan M. Gilligan, and George
8588                        M. Hornberger (Vanderbilt University)
8589                      </div>
8590                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8591                        <div>
8592                          <a
8593                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8594                            id="vhsjs_view_174_1707793551_7258265"
8595                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_174_1707793551_7258265').hide();
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8598                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8599                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8600                    };
8601                    
8602                });"
8603                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8604                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8605                          ><a
8606                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8607                            id="vhsjs_hide_174_1707793551_7258265"
8608                            onclick="$('#173_1707793551_7258186').hide(function() {
8609                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8610                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8611                    };
8612                });
8613                $('#vhsjs_hide_174_1707793551_7258265').hide();
8614                $('#vhsjs_view_174_1707793551_7258265').show();"
8615                            style="display: none"
8616                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8617                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8618                          >
8619                          <div
8620                            data-display-control="174_1707793551_7258265"
8621                            id="173_1707793551_7258186"
8622                            style="display: none"
8623                          >
8624                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8625                              <blockquote>
8626                                The coastal zone of the
8627                                Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta is widely
8628                                recognized as one of the most vulnerable places
8629                                to sea-level rise (SLR), with around 57 million
8630                                people living within 5 m of sea level. Sediment
8631                                transported by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and
8632                                Meghna rivers has the potential to raise the
8633                                land and offset SLR. There is significant
8634                                uncertainty in future sediment supply and SLR,
8635                                which raises questions about the sustainability
8636                                of the delta. We present a simple model, driven
8637                                by basic physics, to estimate the evolution of
8638                                the landscape under different conditions at low
8639                                computational cost. Using a single tuning
8640                                parameter, the model can match observed rates of
8641                                land aggradation. We find a strong negative
8642                                feedback, which robustly brings land elevation
8643                                into equilibrium with changing sea level. We
8644                                discuss how this model can be used to
8645                                investigate the dynamics of sediment transport
8646                                and the sustainability of the GBM Delta.
8647                              </blockquote>
8648                            </div>
8649                          </div>
8650                        </div>
8651                      </div>
8652                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8653                      <a href="/wsc23papers/079.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8654                      ><br />
8655                    </div>
8656                    <div class="slot-entry">
8657                      <a name="cea153" tabindex="-1"></a>
8658                      <div class="slot-title-line">
8659                        <span class="slot-title"
8660                          >Infrastructure Planning Using a Dynamic Simulation to
8661                          Improve Sustainability and Resilience: Case Study for
8662                          a Coastal Watershed</span
8663                        >
8664                      </div>
8665                      <div class="slot-authors">
8666                        Raymond Smith (East Carolina University)
8667                      </div>
8668                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8669                        <div>
8670                          <a
8671                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8672                            id="vhsjs_view_176_1707793551_7287776"
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8675                $('#175_1707793551_7287698').slideDown(function() {
8676                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8677                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8678                    };
8679                    
8680                });"
8681                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8682                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8683                          ><a
8684                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8685                            id="vhsjs_hide_176_1707793551_7287776"
8686                            onclick="$('#175_1707793551_7287698').hide(function() {
8687                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8688                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8689                    };
8690                });
8691                $('#vhsjs_hide_176_1707793551_7287776').hide();
8692                $('#vhsjs_view_176_1707793551_7287776').show();"
8693                            style="display: none"
8694                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8695                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8696                          >
8697                          <div
8698                            data-display-control="176_1707793551_7287776"
8699                            id="175_1707793551_7287698"
8700                            style="display: none"
8701                          >
8702                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8703                              <blockquote>
8704                                Climate change presents a significant challenge
8705                                for many coastal communities as sea level rise
8706                                is expected to cause widespread and chronic
8707                                flood inundation. This study examines the case
8708                                of a coastal watershed of ecological importance,
8709                                which is threatened by sea level rise and land
8710                                subsidence, as well as seasonal severe storms.
8711                                The health of the watershed and flood inundation
8712                                protection to the community depends on water
8713                                outflow; something which sea level rise will
8714                                further restrict. Infrastructure planning for an
8715                                active water management solution resilient to
8716                                severe storms and electrical grid disruptions is
8717                                needed. A dynamic simulation is used to evaluate
8718                                microgrid energy system design performance and
8719                                effectiveness in powering a critical
8720                                infrastructure pumping station during
8721                                storm-related electrical grid outage and
8722                                restoration scenarios.
8723                              </blockquote>
8724                            </div>
8725                          </div>
8726                        </div>
8727                      </div>
8728                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8729                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea153.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8730                      ><br />
8731                    </div>
8732                  </div>
8733                </div>
8734                <div class="centered">
8735                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
8736                </div>
8737                <hr />
8738              </div>
8739              <div class="area-section">
8740                <div class="centered">
8741                  <a name="ptrack102" tabindex="-1"></a>
8742                  <div class="section-title">Introductory Tutorials</div>
8743                </div>
8744                <div class="centered track-chair">
8745                  <span class="track-chair-role"
8746                    >Track Coordinator - Introductory Tutorials: </span
8747                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
8748                    >Sanjay Jain (The George Washington University), Chang-Han
8749                    Rhee (Northwestern University)</span
8750                  >
8751                </div>
8752                <div class="section-entry">
8753                  <div class="session-entry">
8754                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
8755                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
8756                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
8757                    ><br />
8758                    <div class="session-title">
8759                      Importance Sampling for Minimization of Tail Risks: A
8760                      Tutorial
8761                    </div>
8762                    <div class="session-chair">
8763                      Chair: Chang-Han Rhee (Northwestern University)<br />
8764                    </div>
8765                    <div class="slot-entry">
8766                      <a name="inv177" tabindex="-1"></a>
8767                      <div class="slot-authors">
8768                        Anand Deo (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore) and
8769                        Karthyek Murthy (Singapore University of Technology and
8770                        Design)
8771                      </div>
8772                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8773                        <div>
8774                          <a
8775                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8776                            id="vhsjs_view_178_1707793551_7353423"
8777                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_178_1707793551_7353423').hide();
8778                $('#vhsjs_hide_178_1707793551_7353423').show();
8779                $('#177_1707793551_735334').slideDown(function() {
8780                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8781                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8782                    };
8783                    
8784                });"
8785                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8786                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8787                          ><a
8788                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8789                            id="vhsjs_hide_178_1707793551_7353423"
8790                            onclick="$('#177_1707793551_735334').hide(function() {
8791                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8792                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8793                    };
8794                });
8795                $('#vhsjs_hide_178_1707793551_7353423').hide();
8796                $('#vhsjs_view_178_1707793551_7353423').show();"
8797                            style="display: none"
8798                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8799                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8800                          >
8801                          <div
8802                            data-display-control="178_1707793551_7353423"
8803                            id="177_1707793551_735334"
8804                            style="display: none"
8805                          >
8806                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8807                              <blockquote>
8808                                This paper provides an introductory overview of
8809                                how one may employ importance sampling (IS)
8810                                effectively as a tool for solving stochastic
8811                                optimization formulations incorporating tail
8812                                risk measures such as Conditional Value-at-Risk.
8813                                Approximating the tail risk measure by its
8814                                sample average approximation, while appealing
8815                                due to its simplicity and universality in use,
8816                                requires a large number of samples to be able to
8817                                arrive at risk-minimizing decisions with high
8818                                confidence. In simulation, IS is among the most
8819                                prominent methods for substantially reducing the
8820                                sample requirement while estimating
8821                                probabilities of rare tail events. Can IS be
8822                                similarly effective for optimization as well?
8823                                This tutorial aims to provide an overview of the
8824                                two key ingredients in this regard, namely, (i)
8825                                how one may arrive at an effective importance
8826                                sampling change of measure prescription at every
8827                                decision, and (ii) the prominent techniques
8828                                available for integrating such a prescription
8829                                within a solution paradigm for stochastic
8830                                optimization.
8831                              </blockquote>
8832                            </div>
8833                          </div>
8834                        </div>
8835                      </div>
8836                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8837                      <a href="/wsc23papers/120.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8838                      ><br />
8839                    </div>
8840                  </div>
8841                  <div class="session-entry">
8842                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
8843                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
8844                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
8845                    ><br />
8846                    <div class="session-title">
8847                      Event Graphs: Syntax, Semantics, and Implementation
8848                    </div>
8849                    <div class="session-chair">
8850                      Chair: Md Tariqul Islam (Purdue University)<br />
8851                    </div>
8852                    <div class="slot-entry">
8853                      <a name="inv197" tabindex="-1"></a>
8854                      <div class="slot-authors">
8855                        Murat M. Gunal (Fenerbahce University); Yahya Ismail
8856                        Osais (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
8857                        Interdisc. Research Center for Intellig. Secure
8858                        Systems); and Gerd Wagner (Brandenburg University of
8859                        Technology)
8860                      </div>
8861                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8862                        <div>
8863                          <a
8864                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8865                            id="vhsjs_view_180_1707793551_7414422"
8866                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_180_1707793551_7414422').hide();
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8868                $('#179_1707793551_7414346').slideDown(function() {
8869                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8870                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8871                    };
8872                    
8873                });"
8874                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8875                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8876                          ><a
8877                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8878                            id="vhsjs_hide_180_1707793551_7414422"
8879                            onclick="$('#179_1707793551_7414346').hide(function() {
8880                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8881                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8882                    };
8883                });
8884                $('#vhsjs_hide_180_1707793551_7414422').hide();
8885                $('#vhsjs_view_180_1707793551_7414422').show();"
8886                            style="display: none"
8887                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8888                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8889                          >
8890                          <div
8891                            data-display-control="180_1707793551_7414422"
8892                            id="179_1707793551_7414346"
8893                            style="display: none"
8894                          >
8895                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8896                              <blockquote>
8897                                This tutorial aims to introduce Event Graphs
8898                                (EGs), invented 40 years ago by Lee Schruben to
8899                                allow event-based modeling of discrete dynamic
8900                                systems. Their simplicity and naturalness in
8901                                causality modelling and simulation modelling
8902                                made EGs popular in research and practice. In a
8903                                simulation, an event causes state changes in a
8904                                system as well as other events to happen in the
8905                                future. EGs provide a parsimonious diagram
8906                                representation for the Event Scheduling paradigm
8907                                of Discrete Event Simulation. We first introduce
8908                                their visual syntax and informal semantics, and
8909                                then present a recent extension by adding
8910                                objects to EGs. Our tutorial also includes an
8911                                introduction to the formal semantics of EGs and
8912                                a Python implementation for executing EGs.
8913                              </blockquote>
8914                            </div>
8915                          </div>
8916                        </div>
8917                      </div>
8918                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
8919                      <a href="/wsc23papers/121.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
8920                      ><br />
8921                    </div>
8922                  </div>
8923                  <div class="session-entry">
8924                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
8925                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
8926                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
8927                    ><br />
8928                    <div class="session-title">
8929                      Simulation-Driven Digital Twins: The DNA of Resilient
8930                      Supply Chains
8931                    </div>
8932                    <div class="session-chair">
8933                      Chair: David T. Sturrock (Simio LLC)<br />
8934                    </div>
8935                    <div class="slot-entry">
8936                      <a name="inv202" tabindex="-1"></a>
8937                      <div class="slot-authors">
8938                        Stephan Biller (Purdue University) and Paul Venditti,
8939                        Jinxin Yi, Xi Jiang, and Bahar Biller (SAS Institute,
8940                        Inc)
8941                      </div>
8942                      <div class="slot-abstract">
8943                        <div>
8944                          <a
8945                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8946                            id="vhsjs_view_182_1707793551_7472937"
8947                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_182_1707793551_7472937').hide();
8948                $('#vhsjs_hide_182_1707793551_7472937').show();
8949                $('#181_1707793551_7472847').slideDown(function() {
8950                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8951                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8952                    };
8953                    
8954                });"
8955                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
8956                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8957                          ><a
8958                            class="clickable no-decoration"
8959                            id="vhsjs_hide_182_1707793551_7472937"
8960                            onclick="$('#181_1707793551_7472847').hide(function() {
8961                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
8962                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
8963                    };
8964                });
8965                $('#vhsjs_hide_182_1707793551_7472937').hide();
8966                $('#vhsjs_view_182_1707793551_7472937').show();"
8967                            style="display: none"
8968                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
8969                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
8970                          >
8971                          <div
8972                            data-display-control="182_1707793551_7472937"
8973                            id="181_1707793551_7472847"
8974                            style="display: none"
8975                          >
8976                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
8977                              <blockquote>
8978                                This tutorial defines what a digital twin is and
8979                                outlines its four required characteristics.
8980                                Digital twins are developed to derive insights
8981                                to control entities and processes in the digital
8982                                world with simulation as one of the key
8983                                technologies lying at the heart of this
8984                                development. The resulting insights are used to
8985                                prescribe actions in the physical world to fix
8986                                future problems before they happen. This
8987                                tutorial describes the key digital twin
8988                                development functions together with the digital
8989                                twin enabling technologies with focus on the use
8990                                of simulation for process twin development. The
8991                                corresponding functions and technologies are
8992                                displayed on several different digital twin
8993                                development frameworks with the potential to
8994                                serve as guides for practitioners interested in
8995                                developing digital twin solutions. We conclude
8996                                with an example of a supply chain digital twin
8997                                use case and the role of simulation and AI in
8998                                the twin development.
8999                              </blockquote>
9000                            </div>
9001                          </div>
9002                        </div>
9003                      </div>
9004                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9005                      <a href="/wsc23papers/122.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9006                      ><br />
9007                    </div>
9008                  </div>
9009                  <div class="session-entry">
9010                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
9011                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9012                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
9013                    ><br />
9014                    <div class="session-title">
9015                      Tested Success Tips for Simulation Project Excellence
9016                    </div>
9017                    <div class="session-chair">
9018                      Chair: Bj&#246;rn Johansson (Chalmers University of
9019                      Technology)<br />
9020                    </div>
9021                    <div class="slot-entry">
9022                      <a name="con103" tabindex="-1"></a>
9023                      <div class="slot-authors">
9024                        David T. Sturrock (Simio LLC)
9025                      </div>
9026                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9027                        <div>
9028                          <a
9029                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9030                            id="vhsjs_view_184_1707793551_7532747"
9031                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_184_1707793551_7532747').hide();
9032                $('#vhsjs_hide_184_1707793551_7532747').show();
9033                $('#183_1707793551_7532663').slideDown(function() {
9034                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9035                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9036                    };
9037                    
9038                });"
9039                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9040                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9041                          ><a
9042                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9043                            id="vhsjs_hide_184_1707793551_7532747"
9044                            onclick="$('#183_1707793551_7532663').hide(function() {
9045                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9046                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9047                    };
9048                });
9049                $('#vhsjs_hide_184_1707793551_7532747').hide();
9050                $('#vhsjs_view_184_1707793551_7532747').show();"
9051                            style="display: none"
9052                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9053                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9054                          >
9055                          <div
9056                            data-display-control="184_1707793551_7532747"
9057                            id="183_1707793551_7532663"
9058                            style="display: none"
9059                          >
9060                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9061                              <blockquote>
9062                                How can you make your projects successful?
9063                                Modeling can certainly be fun, but it can also
9064                                be quite challenging. With the new demands of
9065                                Smart Factories, Digital Twins, and Digital
9066                                Transformation, the challenges multiply. You
9067                                want your first and every project to be
9068                                successful, so you can justify continued work.
9069                                Unfortunately, a simulation project is much more
9070                                than simply building a model -- the skills
9071                                required for success go well beyond knowing a
9072                                particular simulation tool.
9073                              </blockquote>
9074                            </div>
9075                          </div>
9076                        </div>
9077                      </div>
9078                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9079                      <a href="/wsc23papers/123.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9080                      ><br />
9081                    </div>
9082                  </div>
9083                  <div class="session-entry">
9084                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
9085                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9086                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
9087                    ><br />
9088                    <div class="session-title">
9089                      Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments Using Three
9090                      Simple Statistical Formulas
9091                    </div>
9092                    <div class="session-chair">
9093                      Chair: Sanjay Jain (The George Washington University)<br />
9094                    </div>
9095                    <div class="slot-entry">
9096                      <a name="inv119" tabindex="-1"></a>
9097                      <div class="slot-authors">
9098                        Averill Law (Averill M. Law & Associates, Inc.)
9099                      </div>
9100                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9101                        <div>
9102                          <a
9103                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9104                            id="vhsjs_view_186_1707793551_758164"
9105                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_186_1707793551_758164').hide();
9106                $('#vhsjs_hide_186_1707793551_758164').show();
9107                $('#185_1707793551_758146').slideDown(function() {
9108                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9109                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9110                    };
9111                    
9112                });"
9113                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9114                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9115                          ><a
9116                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9117                            id="vhsjs_hide_186_1707793551_758164"
9118                            onclick="$('#185_1707793551_758146').hide(function() {
9119                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9120                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9121                    };
9122                });
9123                $('#vhsjs_hide_186_1707793551_758164').hide();
9124                $('#vhsjs_view_186_1707793551_758164').show();"
9125                            style="display: none"
9126                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9127                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9128                          >
9129                          <div
9130                            data-display-control="186_1707793551_758164"
9131                            id="185_1707793551_758146"
9132                            style="display: none"
9133                          >
9134                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9135                              <blockquote>
9136                                Output-data analysis is arguably the
9137                                most-researched topic in the field of simulation
9138                                modeling, with more than 1000 technical papers
9139                                having been written. However, many of the
9140                                published papers are highly mathematical in
9141                                nature, making them difficult to understand for
9142                                many simulation practitioners. In this tutorial,
9143                                we discuss the replication and
9144                                replication/deletion approaches which can
9145                                address most analysis problems using three
9146                                simple formulas (or expressions) from a first
9147                                undergraduate statistics course. Although the
9148                                replication approaches discussed above are
9149                                widely used for estimating the mean of a single
9150                                simulated system, we show that the same three
9151                                formulas can also be used to compare any number
9152                                of simulated systems, to handle multiple system
9153                                performance measures simultaneously, and also to
9154                                estimate performance measures such as
9155                                probabilities and percentiles rather than just
9156                                means. We also discuss a relatively simple
9157                                graphical methodology for determining a warmup
9158                                period if steady-state characteristics are of
9159                                interest.
9160                              </blockquote>
9161                            </div>
9162                          </div>
9163                        </div>
9164                      </div>
9165                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9166                      <a href="/wsc23papers/124.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9167                      ><br />
9168                    </div>
9169                  </div>
9170                  <div class="session-entry">
9171                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
9172                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9173                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
9174                    ><br />
9175                    <div class="session-title">
9176                      Statistical Uncertainty Quantification for Expensive
9177                      Black-Box Models: Methodologies and Input Uncertainty
9178                      Applications
9179                    </div>
9180                    <div class="session-chair">
9181                      Chair: Chang-Han Rhee (Northwestern University)<br />
9182                    </div>
9183                    <div class="slot-entry">
9184                      <a name="inv143" tabindex="-1"></a>
9185                      <div class="slot-authors">
9186                        Henry Lam (Columbia University)
9187                      </div>
9188                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9189                        <div>
9190                          <a
9191                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9192                            id="vhsjs_view_188_1707793551_7631223"
9193                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_188_1707793551_7631223').hide();
9194                $('#vhsjs_hide_188_1707793551_7631223').show();
9195                $('#187_1707793551_7631142').slideDown(function() {
9196                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9197                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9198                    };
9199                    
9200                });"
9201                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9202                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9203                          ><a
9204                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9205                            id="vhsjs_hide_188_1707793551_7631223"
9206                            onclick="$('#187_1707793551_7631142').hide(function() {
9207                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9208                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9209                    };
9210                });
9211                $('#vhsjs_hide_188_1707793551_7631223').hide();
9212                $('#vhsjs_view_188_1707793551_7631223').show();"
9213                            style="display: none"
9214                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9215                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9216                          >
9217                          <div
9218                            data-display-control="188_1707793551_7631223"
9219                            id="187_1707793551_7631142"
9220                            style="display: none"
9221                          >
9222                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9223                              <blockquote>
9224                                This tutorial reviews methodologies for
9225                                quantifying statistical uncertainty in
9226                                computationally expensive black-box models,
9227                                which arise frequently in data-driven simulation
9228                                analyses under input uncertainty. When facing
9229                                these models, it can be difficult to run
9230                                repeated evaluations due to computation cost,
9231                                and also to obtain auxiliary information such as
9232                                gradients due to analytical intractability, thus
9233                                rendering many traditional statistical
9234                                approaches challenging to apply. We describe
9235                                several lines of approaches to resolve these
9236                                challenges, including data-splitting methods
9237                                based on batching variants, a recent so-called
9238                                cheap bootstrap approach, and subsampling
9239                                schemes. We discuss the applications of these
9240                                approaches to simulation, including problems
9241                                suffering from both aleatory error exhibited via
9242                                Monte Carlo noises and epistemic error stemming
9243                                from the input uncertainty.
9244                              </blockquote>
9245                            </div>
9246                          </div>
9247                        </div>
9248                      </div>
9249                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9250                      <a href="/wsc23papers/125.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9251                      ><br />
9252                    </div>
9253                  </div>
9254                  <div class="session-entry">
9255                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
9256                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9257                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
9258                    ><br />
9259                    <div class="session-title">
9260                      Tutorial: Basics of Metamodeling
9261                    </div>
9262                    <div class="session-chair">
9263                      Chair: Paulo Victor Freitas Lopes (Chalmers University of
9264                      Technology, Aeronautics Institute of Technology)<br />
9265                    </div>
9266                    <div class="slot-entry">
9267                      <a name="inv204" tabindex="-1"></a>
9268                      <div class="slot-authors">
9269                        Russell Barton (The Pennsylvania State University)
9270                      </div>
9271                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9272                        <div>
9273                          <a
9274                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9275                            id="vhsjs_view_190_1707793551_7673018"
9276                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_190_1707793551_7673018').hide();
9277                $('#vhsjs_hide_190_1707793551_7673018').show();
9278                $('#189_1707793551_767294').slideDown(function() {
9279                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9280                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9281                    };
9282                    
9283                });"
9284                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9285                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9286                          ><a
9287                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9288                            id="vhsjs_hide_190_1707793551_7673018"
9289                            onclick="$('#189_1707793551_767294').hide(function() {
9290                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9291                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9292                    };
9293                });
9294                $('#vhsjs_hide_190_1707793551_7673018').hide();
9295                $('#vhsjs_view_190_1707793551_7673018').show();"
9296                            style="display: none"
9297                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9298                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9299                          >
9300                          <div
9301                            data-display-control="190_1707793551_7673018"
9302                            id="189_1707793551_767294"
9303                            style="display: none"
9304                          >
9305                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9306                              <blockquote>
9307                                Metamodels are fast-to-compute mathematical
9308                                models that are designed to mimic the
9309                                input-output behavior of discrete-event or other
9310                                complex simulation models. Linear regression
9311                                metamodels have the longest history, but other
9312                                model forms include Gaussian process regression
9313                                and neural networks. This introductory tutorial
9314                                highlights basic issues in choosing a metamodel
9315                                type and specific form, and making simulation
9316                                runs to fit the metamodel. The tutorial ends
9317                                with a warning on potential pitfalls, and
9318                                suggestions on further reading to expand your
9319                                knowledge of metamodeling.
9320                              </blockquote>
9321                            </div>
9322                          </div>
9323                        </div>
9324                      </div>
9325                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9326                      <a href="/wsc23papers/126.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9327                      ><br />
9328                    </div>
9329                  </div>
9330                  <div class="session-entry">
9331                    <span class="session-event-type">Tutorial</span
9332                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9333                    ><span class="program-track">Introductory Tutorials</span
9334                    ><br />
9335                    <div class="session-title">
9336                      An Introduction to Discrete-event Modeling and Simulation
9337                      with DEVS
9338                    </div>
9339                    <div class="session-chair">
9340                      Chair: Russell R. Barton (Pennsylvania State
9341                      University)<br />
9342                    </div>
9343                    <div class="slot-entry">
9344                      <a name="inv123" tabindex="-1"></a>
9345                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9346                        <span class="slot-title"
9347                          >An Introduction to Discrete-Event Modeling and
9348                          Simulation with DEVS</span
9349                        >
9350                      </div>
9351                      <div class="slot-authors">
9352                        Yentl Van Tendeloo and Randy Paredis (University of
9353                        Antwerp) and Hans Vangheluwe (University of Antwerp,
9354                        Flanders Make)
9355                      </div>
9356                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9357                        <div>
9358                          <a
9359                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9360                            id="vhsjs_view_192_1707793551_7727807"
9361                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_192_1707793551_7727807').hide();
9362                $('#vhsjs_hide_192_1707793551_7727807').show();
9363                $('#191_1707793551_7727723').slideDown(function() {
9364                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9365                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9366                    };
9367                    
9368                });"
9369                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9370                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9371                          ><a
9372                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9373                            id="vhsjs_hide_192_1707793551_7727807"
9374                            onclick="$('#191_1707793551_7727723').hide(function() {
9375                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9376                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9377                    };
9378                });
9379                $('#vhsjs_hide_192_1707793551_7727807').hide();
9380                $('#vhsjs_view_192_1707793551_7727807').show();"
9381                            style="display: none"
9382                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9383                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9384                          >
9385                          <div
9386                            data-display-control="192_1707793551_7727807"
9387                            id="191_1707793551_7727723"
9388                            style="display: none"
9389                          >
9390                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9391                              <blockquote>
9392                                The Discrete-Event System Specification (DEVS)
9393                                is a formalism devised by Bernard Zeigler in the
9394                                late 1970s for modeling complex dynamical
9395                                systems using a discrete-event abstraction. At
9396                                this abstraction level, a timed sequence of
9397                                pertinent "events'' input to a system causes
9398                                instantaneous changes to the state of the
9399                                system. The main advantages of DEVS are its
9400                                precise, implementation independent
9401                                specification, and its support for modular,
9402                                hierarchical composition. This tutorial
9403                                introduces the Classic DEVS formalism in a
9404                                bottom-up fashion, using a simple traffic light
9405                                example. The syntax and operational semantics of
9406                                Atomic (i.e., non-hierarchical) and of Coupled
9407                                (i.e., hierarchical, connecting interacting
9408                                components) models are introduced. Finally, a
9409                                simplified DEVS model for performance analysis
9410                                of vessel movements in the Port of Antwerp is
9411                                presented. All examples in the paper use
9412                                PythonPDEVS, though other DEVS tools could
9413                                equally well be used. We conclude with
9414                                suggestions for further reading on DEVS theory,
9415                                variants, and tools.
9416                              </blockquote>
9417                            </div>
9418                          </div>
9419                        </div>
9420                      </div>
9421                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9422                      <a href="/wsc23papers/127.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9423                      ><br />
9424                    </div>
9425                  </div>
9426                </div>
9427                <div class="centered">
9428                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
9429                </div>
9430                <hr />
9431              </div>
9432              <div class="area-section">
9433                <div class="centered">
9434                  <a name="ptrack116" tabindex="-1"></a>
9435                  <div class="section-title">Healthcare and Life Sciences</div>
9436                </div>
9437                <div class="centered track-chair">
9438                  <span class="track-chair-role"
9439                    >Track Coordinator - Healthcare and Life Sciences: </span
9440                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
9441                    >Bjorn Berg (University of Minnesota), Masoud Fakhimi
9442                    (University of Surrey), Tugce Martagan (Eindhoven University
9443                    of Technology)</span
9444                  >
9445                </div>
9446                <div class="section-entry">
9447                  <div class="session-entry">
9448                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
9449                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9450                    ><span class="program-track"
9451                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
9452                    ><br />
9453                    <div class="session-title">
9454                      Simulation Modeling for COVID I
9455                    </div>
9456                    <div class="session-chair">
9457                      Chair: Christine Currie (University of Southampton)<br />
9458                    </div>
9459                    <div class="slot-entry">
9460                      <a name="con153" tabindex="-1"></a>
9461                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9462                        <span class="slot-title"
9463                          >Using Simulation to Study the Impact of Covid-19
9464                          Policies on the Availability of Childcare</span
9465                        >
9466                      </div>
9467                      <div class="slot-authors">
9468                        Adam Cahall, Jasmine Eng, Jane Gao, Ben Hilbert, and
9469                        Jamol Pender (Cornell University)
9470                      </div>
9471                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9472                        <div>
9473                          <a
9474                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9475                            id="vhsjs_view_194_1707793551_7793958"
9476                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_194_1707793551_7793958').hide();
9477                $('#vhsjs_hide_194_1707793551_7793958').show();
9478                $('#193_1707793551_7793877').slideDown(function() {
9479                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9480                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9481                    };
9482                    
9483                });"
9484                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9485                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9486                          ><a
9487                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9488                            id="vhsjs_hide_194_1707793551_7793958"
9489                            onclick="$('#193_1707793551_7793877').hide(function() {
9490                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9491                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9492                    };
9493                });
9494                $('#vhsjs_hide_194_1707793551_7793958').hide();
9495                $('#vhsjs_view_194_1707793551_7793958').show();"
9496                            style="display: none"
9497                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9498                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9499                          >
9500                          <div
9501                            data-display-control="194_1707793551_7793958"
9502                            id="193_1707793551_7793877"
9503                            style="display: none"
9504                          >
9505                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9506                              <blockquote>
9507                                The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact
9508                                on the lives of working parents, who are
9509                                struggling to balance their responsibilities at
9510                                work and at home, as well as childcare providers
9511                                who are working hard to keep their doors open.
9512                                In this paper, we examine the effect of
9513                                childcare policies on the availability of
9514                                childcare. Specifically, we investigate how
9515                                classroom size, the likelihood of COVID-19
9516                                infection, and the number of days a classroom
9517                                may need to close affect the amount of time
9518                                parents will need to stay at home with their
9519                                children. Our results show that even low
9520                                probabilities of infection combined with
9521                                stringent policies can have a large impact on
9522                                the duration of a child's exclusion from
9523                                childcare services.
9524                              </blockquote>
9525                            </div>
9526                          </div>
9527                        </div>
9528                      </div>
9529                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9530                      <a href="/wsc23papers/080.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9531                      ><br />
9532                    </div>
9533                    <div class="slot-entry">
9534                      <a name="inv194" tabindex="-1"></a>
9535                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9536                        <span class="slot-title"
9537                          >Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness Using Mean Field and
9538                          Simulation Modeling</span
9539                        >
9540                      </div>
9541                      <div class="slot-authors">
9542                        Mohammad Dehghanimohammadabadi (Northeastern University)
9543                        and G&#246;k&#231;e Dayan&#305;kl&#305; (University of
9544                        Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
9545                      </div>
9546                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9547                        <div>
9548                          <a
9549                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9550                            id="vhsjs_view_196_1707793551_781545"
9551                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_196_1707793551_781545').hide();
9552                $('#vhsjs_hide_196_1707793551_781545').show();
9553                $('#195_1707793551_7815368').slideDown(function() {
9554                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9555                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9556                    };
9557                    
9558                });"
9559                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9560                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9561                          ><a
9562                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9563                            id="vhsjs_hide_196_1707793551_781545"
9564                            onclick="$('#195_1707793551_7815368').hide(function() {
9565                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9566                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9567                    };
9568                });
9569                $('#vhsjs_hide_196_1707793551_781545').hide();
9570                $('#vhsjs_view_196_1707793551_781545').show();"
9571                            style="display: none"
9572                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9573                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9574                          >
9575                          <div
9576                            data-display-control="196_1707793551_781545"
9577                            id="195_1707793551_7815368"
9578                            style="display: none"
9579                          >
9580                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9581                              <blockquote>
9582                                The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the
9583                                importance of preparedness and response plans
9584                                for healthcare providers and rational responses
9585                                from society to effectively manage infectious
9586                                disease outbreaks. Strategic guidelines should
9587                                be created to ensure the availability of
9588                                required resources while considering the
9589                                rational response of individuals under different
9590                                policy scenarios. This study uses a
9591                                simulation-optimization-game theory approach to
9592                                first determine the daily number of infected
9593                                people in response to social distancing policies
9594                                in a game theoretical setup. Second, this daily
9595                                number of infected people is used in a
9596                                simulation to determine an optimal replenishment
9597                                policy for restocking personal protective
9598                                equipment (PPE) items. The model incorporates a
9599                                combination of mean field games modeling and a
9600                                simulation model in Simio to perform
9601                                optimization tasks. This approach aims to
9602                                guarantee the availability of required resources
9603                                by taking into account the rational response of
9604                                individuals under different policy sce
9604narios.
9605                              </blockquote>
9606                            </div>
9607                          </div>
9608                        </div>
9609                      </div>
9610                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9611                      <a href="/wsc23papers/081.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9612                      ><br />
9613                    </div>
9614                    <div class="slot-entry">
9615                      <a name="con259" tabindex="-1"></a>
9616                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9617                        <span class="slot-title"
9618                          >Equitable Allocation of Scarce Resources during the
9619                          COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study for Convalescent
9620                          Plasma Distribution</span
9621                        >
9622                      </div>
9623                      <div class="slot-authors">
9624                        Jasdeep Singh Dhahan and Alexander Rutherford (Simon
9625                        Fraser University), Andrew Shih (University of British
9626                        Columbia), Na Li (University of Calgary), and Douglas
9627                        Down (McMaster University)
9628                      </div>
9629                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9630                        <div>
9631                          <a
9632                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9633                            id="vhsjs_view_198_1707793551_784038"
9634                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_198_1707793551_784038').hide();
9635                $('#vhsjs_hide_198_1707793551_784038').show();
9636                $('#197_1707793551_7840302').slideDown(function() {
9637                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9638                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9639                    };
9640                    
9641                });"
9642                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9643                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9644                          ><a
9645                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9646                            id="vhsjs_hide_198_1707793551_784038"
9647                            onclick="$('#197_1707793551_7840302').hide(function() {
9648                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9649                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9650                    };
9651                });
9652                $('#vhsjs_hide_198_1707793551_784038').hide();
9653                $('#vhsjs_view_198_1707793551_784038').show();"
9654                            style="display: none"
9655                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9656                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9657                          >
9658                          <div
9659                            data-display-control="198_1707793551_784038"
9660                            id="197_1707793551_7840302"
9661                            style="display: none"
9662                          >
9663                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9664                              <blockquote>
9665                                Resource planning during pandemics presents many
9666                                challenges and equitable decisions about
9667                                resource allocation must be made. There is no
9668                                standard definition of equity. Robust
9669                                mathematical formulations can require a lot of
9670                                data. In a novel pandemic there is limited
9671                                historical information available to inform
9672                                decisions. Decision makers can look to define
9673                                equity through population proportions
9674                                (pro-rata). This notion of equity is readily
9675                                implementable. We present a practical framework
9676                                for an equitable allocation of scarce resources
9677                                using population proportions, disease
9678                                demographics, and resource utilization. We
9679                                assess our framework using a stochastic
9680                                simulation model, calibrated to COVID-19 case
9681                                data, in a case study for convalescent plasma
9682                                distribution in the context of the clinical
9683                                trial CONCOR-1. We show that pro-rata resource
9684                                allocation can be inequitable and that decision
9685                                makers can consider readily available
9686                                information, such as resource utilization and
9687                                case data, to inform equity and proactively
9688                                manage scarce resources during a pandemic.
9689                              </blockquote>
9690                            </div>
9691                          </div>
9692                        </div>
9693                      </div>
9694                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9695                      <a href="/wsc23papers/082.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9696                      ><br />
9697                    </div>
9698                  </div>
9699                  <div class="session-entry">
9700                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
9701                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9702                    ><span class="program-track"
9703                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
9704                    ><br />
9705                    <div class="session-title">
9706                      Simulation Modeling for COVID II
9707                    </div>
9708                    <div class="session-chair">
9709                      Chair: Yuming Sun (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
9710                    </div>
9711                    <div class="slot-entry">
9712                      <a name="con253" tabindex="-1"></a>
9713                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9714                        <span class="slot-title"
9715                          >A Multi-Team Multi-Model Collaborative COVID-19
9716                          Forecasting Hub for India</span
9717                        >
9718                      </div>
9719                      <div class="slot-authors">
9720                        Aniruddha Adiga (University of Virginia); Siva Athreya
9721                        (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences-TIFR,
9722                        Indian Statistical Institute); Kantha Rao Bhimala (CSIR
9723                        Fourth Paradigm Institute); Ambedkar Dukkipati and Tony
9724                        Gracious (Indian Institute of Science); Shubham Gupta
9725                        (IBM Research Europe); Benjamin Hurt, Gursharn Kaur,
9726                        Bryan Lewis, and Madhav Marathe (University of
9727                        Virginia); Vidyadhar Mudkavi and Gopal Krishna Patra
9728                        (CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute); Przemyslaw Porebski
9729                        (University of Virginia); Nihesh Rathod and Rajesh
9730                        Sundaresan (Indian Institute of Science); Srinivasan
9731                        Venkataramanan (University of Virginia); and Sarath
9732                        Yasodharan (Indian Institute of Science)
9733                      </div>
9734                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9735                        <div>
9736                          <a
9737                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9738                            id="vhsjs_view_200_1707793551_7895677"
9739                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_200_1707793551_7895677').hide();
9740                $('#vhsjs_hide_200_1707793551_7895677').show();
9741                $('#199_1707793551_78956').slideDown(function() {
9742                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9743                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9744                    };
9745                    
9746                });"
9747                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9748                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9749                          ><a
9750                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9751                            id="vhsjs_hide_200_1707793551_7895677"
9752                            onclick="$('#199_1707793551_78956').hide(function() {
9753                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9754                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9755                    };
9756                });
9757                $('#vhsjs_hide_200_1707793551_7895677').hide();
9758                $('#vhsjs_view_200_1707793551_7895677').show();"
9759                            style="display: none"
9760                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9761                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9762                          >
9763                          <div
9764                            data-display-control="200_1707793551_7895677"
9765                            id="199_1707793551_78956"
9766                            style="display: none"
9767                          >
9768                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9769                              <blockquote>
9770                                During the COVID-19 pandemic, India has seen
9771                                some of the highest number of cases and deaths.
9772                                Quality of data, continuously changing policy,
9773                                and public health response made forecasting
9774                                extremely difficult. Given the challenges in
9775                                real-time forecasting, several countries had
9776                                started a multi-team collaborative effort.
9777                                Inspired by these works, academic partners from
9778                                India and the United States setup a repository
9779                                for aggregating India-specific forecasts from
9780                                multiple teams. In this paper, we describe the
9781                                effort and the challenges in setting up the
9782                                repository. We discuss the development of
9783                                simulations of compartmental models to model
9784                                specific waves of the pandemic and show that the
9785                                simulation model designed specifically for the
9786                                Omicron wave was able to predict the onset and
9787                                peak sizes accurately. We employed a
9788                                median-based ensemble model to aggregate the
9789                                individual forecasts. We observed that
9790                                median-based ensemble was relatively stable
9791                                compared to the constituent models and was one
9792                                of better performing models.
9793                              </blockquote>
9794                            </div>
9795                          </div>
9796                        </div>
9797                      </div>
9798                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9799                      <a href="/wsc23papers/083.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9800                      ><br />
9801                    </div>
9802                    <div class="slot-entry">
9803                      <a name="inv166" tabindex="-1"></a>
9804                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9805                        <span class="slot-title"
9806                          >Multi-criteria Simulation Optimization for COVID-19
9807                          Testing in Schools</span
9808                        >
9809                      </div>
9810                      <div class="slot-authors">
9811                        Yiwei Zhang, Maria Mayorga, Julie Ivy, and Julie Swann
9812                        (North Carolina State University)
9813                      </div>
9814                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9815                        <div>
9816                          <a
9817                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9818                            id="vhsjs_view_202_1707793551_7919667"
9819                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_202_1707793551_7919667').hide();
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9822                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9823                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9824                    };
9825                    
9826                });"
9827                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9828                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9829                          ><a
9830                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9831                            id="vhsjs_hide_202_1707793551_7919667"
9832                            onclick="$('#201_1707793551_7919586').hide(function() {
9833                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9834                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9835                    };
9836                });
9837                $('#vhsjs_hide_202_1707793551_7919667').hide();
9838                $('#vhsjs_view_202_1707793551_7919667').show();"
9839                            style="display: none"
9840                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9841                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9842                          >
9843                          <div
9844                            data-display-control="202_1707793551_7919667"
9845                            id="201_1707793551_7919586"
9846                            style="display: none"
9847                          >
9848                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9849                              <blockquote>
9850                                Evidence has shown that random screening tests
9851                                are effective in reducing COVID-19 infections in
9852                                schools. However, test administration may be
9853                                hindered due to a limited budget or low
9854                                participation caused by pandemic fatigue. Thus,
9855                                we seek to balance the number of tests
9856                                administered with end-of-semester infections. To
9857                                do this we use an SEIR model to simulate
9858                                SARS-CoV-2 transmissions within K-12 schools,
9859                                design a multi-objective simulation optimization
9860                                problem, and tune an NSGA-II algorithm to find
9861                                the best testing schedules. We find the Pareto
9862                                front of optimal schedules of screening tests,
9863                                which can be used by stakeholders to inform test
9864                                administration strategies. We discuss insights
9865                                about the characteristics of optimal strategies,
9866                                for example, when there are limited number of
9867                                tests available or a desire to use few tests,
9868                                the optimal plan is to perform the tests earlier
9869                                in the semester and at higher intensity.
9870                              </blockquote>
9871                            </div>
9872                          </div>
9873                        </div>
9874                      </div>
9875                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9876                      <a href="/wsc23papers/084.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9877                      ><br />
9878                    </div>
9879                    <div class="slot-entry">
9880                      <a name="cea152" tabindex="-1"></a>
9881                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9882                        <span class="slot-title"
9883                          >Endogenous Human Behavior in Models of COVID-19
9884                          Transmission: A Systematic Scoping Review</span
9885                        >
9886                      </div>
9887                      <div class="slot-authors">
9888                        Alisa Hamilton (Johns Hopkins University, Center for
9889                        Systems Science and Engineering; One Health Trust);
9890                        Fardad Haghpanah, Sasha Tulchinsky, Nodar Kipshidze, and
9891                        Suprena Poleon (One Health Trust); Gary Lin (Johns
9892                        Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, One Health Trust);
9893                        Hongru Du and Lauren Gardner (Johns Hopkins University,
9894                        Center for Systems Science and Engineering); and Eili
9895                        Klein (One Health Trust; Johns Hopkins University,
9896                        Department of Emergency Medicine)
9897                      </div>
9898                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9899                        <div>
9900                          <a
9901                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9902                            id="vhsjs_view_204_1707793551_7943113"
9903                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_204_1707793551_7943113').hide();
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9905                $('#203_1707793551_794303').slideDown(function() {
9906                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9907                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9908                    };
9909                    
9910                });"
9911                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9912                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9913                          ><a
9914                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9915                            id="vhsjs_hide_204_1707793551_7943113"
9916                            onclick="$('#203_1707793551_794303').hide(function() {
9917                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9918                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9919                    };
9920                });
9921                $('#vhsjs_hide_204_1707793551_7943113').hide();
9922                $('#vhsjs_view_204_1707793551_7943113').show();"
9923                            style="display: none"
9924                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
9925                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
9926                          >
9927                          <div
9928                            data-display-control="204_1707793551_7943113"
9929                            id="203_1707793551_794303"
9930                            style="display: none"
9931                          >
9932                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
9933                              <blockquote>
9934                                While mathematical models of disease have been
9935                                important drivers of public policy since the
9936                                eighteenth century, the incorporation of
9937                                endogenous behavior driven by risk perception is
9938                                a relatively recent phenomenon (Klein et al.,
9939                                2007). Models incorporating behavior as
9940                                endogenous variables may enhance their
9941                                usefulness by providing an explicit mechanism
9942                                for how behavior varies in response to public
9943                                health measures and epidemic dynamics, resulting
9944                                in a more nuanced understanding of disease
9945                                transmission. We conducted a systematic scoping
9946                                review to understand the extent to which
9947                                endogenous behavior was incorporated into models
9948                                of COVID-19 transmission.
9949                              </blockquote>
9950                            </div>
9951                          </div>
9952                        </div>
9953                      </div>
9954                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
9955                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea152.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
9956                      ><br />
9957                    </div>
9958                  </div>
9959                  <div class="session-entry">
9960                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
9961                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
9962                    ><span class="program-track"
9963                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
9964                    ><br />
9965                    <div class="session-title">
9966                      Improving Emergency Department Efficiency Using Simulation
9967                    </div>
9968                    <div class="session-chair">
9969                      Chair: Vishnunarayan Girishan Prabhu (University of North
9970                      Carolina at Charlotte)<br />
9971                    </div>
9972                    <div class="slot-entry">
9973                      <a name="con205" tabindex="-1"></a>
9974                      <div class="slot-title-line">
9975                        <span class="slot-title"
9976                          >Measuring Emergency Department Resilience to Demand
9977                          Surge: A Discrete-Event Simulation Framework</span
9978                        >
9979                      </div>
9980                      <div class="slot-authors">
9981                        Eman Ouda, Andrei Sleptchenko, and Mecit Can Emre
9982                        Simsekler (Khalifa University) and Ghada R. El-Eid
9983                        (Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City)
9984                      </div>
9985                      <div class="slot-abstract">
9986                        <div>
9987                          <a
9988                            class="clickable no-decoration"
9989                            id="vhsjs_view_206_1707793551_7989888"
9990                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_206_1707793551_7989888').hide();
9991                $('#vhsjs_hide_206_1707793551_7989888').show();
9992                $('#205_1707793551_7989802').slideDown(function() {
9993                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
9994                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
9995                    };
9996                    
9997                });"
9998                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
9999                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10000                          ><a
10001                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10002                            id="vhsjs_hide_206_1707793551_7989888"
10003                            onclick="$('#205_1707793551_7989802').hide(function() {
10004                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10005                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10006                    };
10007                });
10008                $('#vhsjs_hide_206_1707793551_7989888').hide();
10009                $('#vhsjs_view_206_1707793551_7989888').show();"
10010                            style="display: none"
10011                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10012                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10013                          >
10014                          <div
10015                            data-display-control="206_1707793551_7989888"
10016                            id="205_1707793551_7989802"
10017                            style="display: none"
10018                          >
10019                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10020                              <blockquote>
10021                                This research explores the resilience components
10022                                in emergency departments (EDs) during surges
10023                                through discrete-event simulation (DES). By
10024                                focusing on the resistance and recoverability
10025                                components, the resilience of the ED is
10026                                analyzed, as well as the flow of the patient and
10027                                the resources required at each step. A
10028                                simulation is developed to model an ED in the
10029                                UAE and validated through collected timestamps.
10030                                The results demonstrate the ordinary conditions
10031                                of the ED and its calculated resilience,
10032                                recoverability, and resistance, as well as its
10033                                strength under conditions of surge demand. To
10034                                investigate the impact of resources on the
10035                                ED&#8217;s resilience, the resilience triangle
10036                                is analyzed, and different interventions are
10037                                applied by adding physicians, nurses, and beds
10038                                and their effects. The methodology and
10039                                simulation model provides significant insights
10040                                to ED managers to evaluate and improve their
10041                                department&#8217;s resilience during surges and
10042                                emergencies.
10043                              </blockquote>
10044                            </div>
10045                          </div>
10046                        </div>
10047                      </div>
10048                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10049                      <a href="/wsc23papers/085.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10050                      ><br />
10051                    </div>
10052                    <div class="slot-entry">
10053                      <a name="con320" tabindex="-1"></a>
10054                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10055                        <span class="slot-title"
10056                          >Analysis of the Resilience of an Emergency
10057                          Department: the Case of Accident with Multiple
10058                          Victims</span
10059                        >
10060                      </div>
10061                      <div class="slot-authors">
10062                        Mariela Ester Rodriguez (National University of Jujuy);
10063                        Francesc Boixader (Computer Science School, Autonomous
10064                        University of Barcelona); Francisco Epelde (Consultant
10065                        Internal Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona);
10066                        Alvaro Wong (Autonomous University of Barcelona); Eva
10067                        Bruballa (Computer Science School, Autonomous University
10068                        of Barcelona); Armando De Giusti (National University of
10069                        La Plata); and Dolores Rexach and Emilio Luque
10070                        (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
10071                      </div>
10072                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10073                        <div>
10074                          <a
10075                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10076                            id="vhsjs_view_208_1707793551_8016827"
10077                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_208_1707793551_8016827').hide();
10078                $('#vhsjs_hide_208_1707793551_8016827').show();
10079                $('#207_1707793551_8016746').slideDown(function() {
10080                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10081                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10082                    };
10083                    
10084                });"
10085                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10086                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10087                          ><a
10088                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10089                            id="vhsjs_hide_208_1707793551_8016827"
10090                            onclick="$('#207_1707793551_8016746').hide(function() {
10091                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10092                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10093                    };
10094                });
10095                $('#vhsjs_hide_208_1707793551_8016827').hide();
10096                $('#vhsjs_view_208_1707793551_8016827').show();"
10097                            style="display: none"
10098                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10099                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10100                          >
10101                          <div
10102                            data-display-control="208_1707793551_8016827"
10103                            id="207_1707793551_8016746"
10104                            style="display: none"
10105                          >
10106                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10107                              <blockquote>
10108                                The care of multiple victims such as natural
10109                                disasters in an Emergency Department is
10110                                critical. This differs from ordinary care by the
10111                                number of patients that arrive, their severity
10112                                and the insufficient staff for these events.
10113                                Designing and simulating this real life scenario
10114                                will be useful for disaster management decision
10115                                makers. The objective of this simulation is to
10116                                model a system with resilience to critical
10117                                situations. To model the input of this research,
10118                                we worked with the percentage of patients
10119                                received by the Cauquenes Hospital during the
10120                                Chilean Earthquake February 27, 2010. A
10121                                comparison of two situations is made: the
10122                                admission of patients before an earthquake with
10123                                a normal daily attention versus the admission of
10124                                patients before an earthquake and the activation
10125                                of the relief chain. The latter situation allows
10126                                the system to be resilient and adapt quickly to
10127                                its new reality.
10128                              </blockquote>
10129                            </div>
10130                          </div>
10131                        </div>
10132                      </div>
10133                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10134                      <a href="/wsc23papers/086.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10135                      ><br />
10136                    </div>
10137                    <div class="slot-entry">
10138                      <a name="inv176" tabindex="-1"></a>
10139                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10140                        <span class="slot-title"
10141                          >A Generalized Symbiotic Simulation Model of an
10142                          Emergency Department for Real-Time Operational
10143                          Decision-Making</span
10144                        >
10145                      </div>
10146                      <div class="slot-authors">
10147                        Alexander R. Heib, Christine S. M. Currie, Bhakti
10148                        Stephan Onggo, and Honora K. Smith (University of
10149                        Southampton) and James Kerr (Hampshire Hospitals NHS
10150                        Foundation Trust)
10151                      </div>
10152                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10153                        <div>
10154                          <a
10155                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10156                            id="vhsjs_view_210_1707793551_8040168"
10157                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_210_1707793551_8040168').hide();
10158                $('#vhsjs_hide_210_1707793551_8040168').show();
10159                $('#209_1707793551_804009').slideDown(function() {
10160                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10161                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10162                    };
10163                    
10164                });"
10165                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10166                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10167                          ><a
10168                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10169                            id="vhsjs_hide_210_1707793551_8040168"
10170                            onclick="$('#209_1707793551_804009').hide(function() {
10171                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10172                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10173                    };
10174                });
10175                $('#vhsjs_hide_210_1707793551_8040168').hide();
10176                $('#vhsjs_view_210_1707793551_8040168').show();"
10177                            style="display: none"
10178                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10179                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10180                          >
10181                          <div
10182                            data-display-control="210_1707793551_8040168"
10183                            id="209_1707793551_804009"
10184                            style="display: none"
10185                          >
10186                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10187                              <blockquote>
10188                                We describe the design of a generalizable
10189                                simulation model of an emergency department (ED)
10190                                that forms part of a symbiotic simulation tool
10191                                designed to improve short-term decision-making.
10192                                While the paper will give an overview of the
10193                                planned symbiotic simulation tool, our focus
10194                                here is on the generalizability of the
10195                                simulation model. The model is coded such that
10196                                the routing logic of patient pathways are not
10197                                explicitly defined but are instead included as
10198                                an input parameter. By structuring the model
10199                                this way, the pathways can instead be discovered
10200                                through process mining methods on standard
10201                                healthcare transactions data. This enables the
10202                                simulation model to be applied to other EDs
10203                                without redesigning all of the logical flows
10204                                within the model. As symbiotic simulation tools
10205                                are designed for ongoing use within the system
10206                                they model, utilizing process mining also allows
10207                                for automating recalibration of the patient
10208                                pathways if changes occur in the physical
10209                                system.
10210                              </blockquote>
10211                            </div>
10212                          </div>
10213                        </div>
10214                      </div>
10215                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10216                      <a href="/wsc23papers/087.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10217                      ><br />
10218                    </div>
10219                  </div>
10220                  <div class="session-entry">
10221                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
10222                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
10223                    ><span class="program-track"
10224                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
10225                    ><br />
10226                    <div class="session-title">
10227                      Discrete-event Simulation Models to Inform Healthcare
10228                      Decisions
10229                    </div>
10230                    <div class="session-chair">
10231                      Chair: Marta Staff (University of Exeter)<br />
10232                    </div>
10233                    <div class="slot-entry">
10234                      <a name="con113" tabindex="-1"></a>
10235                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10236                        <span class="slot-title"
10237                          >Estimating Quantile Fields for a Simulated Model of a
10238                          Homeless Care System</span
10239                        >
10240                      </div>
10241                      <div class="slot-authors">
10242                        Dashi I. Singham (Naval Postgradaute School)
10243                      </div>
10244                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10245                        <div>
10246                          <a
10247                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10248                            id="vhsjs_view_212_1707793551_8085656"
10249                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_212_1707793551_8085656').hide();
10250                $('#vhsjs_hide_212_1707793551_8085656').show();
10251                $('#211_1707793551_8085573').slideDown(function() {
10252                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10253                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10254                    };
10255                    
10256                });"
10257                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10258                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10259                          ><a
10260                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10261                            id="vhsjs_hide_212_1707793551_8085656"
10262                            onclick="$('#211_1707793551_8085573').hide(function() {
10263                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10264                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10265                    };
10266                });
10267                $('#vhsjs_hide_212_1707793551_8085656').hide();
10268                $('#vhsjs_view_212_1707793551_8085656').show();"
10269                            style="display: none"
10270                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10271                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10272                          >
10273                          <div
10274                            data-display-control="212_1707793551_8085656"
10275                            id="211_1707793551_8085573"
10276                            style="display: none"
10277                          >
10278                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10279                              <blockquote>
10280                                We construct a simulation model of a homeless
10281                                care system to determine the amount of new
10282                                housing and emergency shelter needed to support
10283                                the growing unsheltered population in Alameda
10284                                County, California. To quantify the performance
10285                                of the system, we assess the number of people
10286                                having unmet need via an estimate of the
10287                                quantile field using a recently developed
10288                                batching method. This approach helps right-size
10289                                the amount of housing and shelter resources
10290                                needed to quickly provide services to the
10291                                unsheltered population. We find that with a
10292                                large investment in housing to help the system
10293                                reach steady state, current levels of emergency
10294                                shelter may be sufficient to serve those with
10295                                unmet need.
10296                              </blockquote>
10297                            </div>
10298                          </div>
10299                        </div>
10300                      </div>
10301                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10302                      <a href="/wsc23papers/088.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10303                      ><br />
10304                    </div>
10305                    <div class="slot-entry">
10306                      <a name="con333" tabindex="-1"></a>
10307                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10308                        <span class="slot-title"
10309                          >Measuring the Operational Impacts of Right-Sizing
10310                          Prenatal Care Using Simulation</span
10311                        >
10312                      </div>
10313                      <div class="slot-authors">
10314                        Leena Ghrayeb, Timothy Bryan, Meghana Kandiraju, Tejas
10315                        Maire, Yuanbo Zhang, Amy Cohn, and Alex Peahl
10316                        (University of Michigan)
10317                      </div>
10318                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10319                        <div>
10320                          <a
10321                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10322                            id="vhsjs_view_214_1707793551_811081"
10323                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_214_1707793551_811081').hide();
10324                $('#vhsjs_hide_214_1707793551_811081').show();
10325                $('#213_1707793551_811073').slideDown(function() {
10326                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10327                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10328                    };
10329                    
10330                });"
10331                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10332                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10333                          ><a
10334                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10335                            id="vhsjs_hide_214_1707793551_811081"
10336                            onclick="$('#213_1707793551_811073').hide(function() {
10337                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10338                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10339                    };
10340                });
10341                $('#vhsjs_hide_214_1707793551_811081').hide();
10342                $('#vhsjs_view_214_1707793551_811081').show();"
10343                            style="display: none"
10344                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10345                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10346                          >
10347                          <div
10348                            data-display-control="214_1707793551_811081"
10349                            id="213_1707793551_811073"
10350                            style="display: none"
10351                          >
10352                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10353                              <blockquote>
10354                                Despite high levels of spending on prenatal
10355                                care, the U.S. has the worst maternal mortality
10356                                outcomes amongst peer high-income nations. In
10357                                response to a growing need for modernized
10358                                prenatal care policies, national prenatal care
10359                                stakeholders have developed a new model of
10360                                prenatal care, which moves away from a
10361                                &#8220;one-size-fits-all&#8221; model of
10362                                prenatal care delivery, and instead tailors care
10363                                to patients&#8217; specific needs. In this
10364                                article, we develop a data-driven discrete event
10365                                simulation model to quantify the operational
10366                                impacts of adopting this new care paradigm. We
10367                                consider a case study of a large academic health
10368                                center, and derive input parameters for the
10369                                model from historical data. Our results suggest
10370                                that when compared with the
10371                                &#8220;one-size-fits-all&#8221; model of care,
10372                                the new tailored care policy leads to reduced
10373                                patient delays, as well as a reduction in
10374                                overbooking, implying increased flexibility in
10375                                the system.
10376                              </blockquote>
10377                            </div>
10378                          </div>
10379                        </div>
10380                      </div>
10381                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10382                      <a href="/wsc23papers/089.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10383                      ><br />
10384                    </div>
10385                    <div class="slot-entry">
10386                      <a name="inv154" tabindex="-1"></a>
10387                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10388                        <span class="slot-title"
10389                          >Open-Source Modeling for Orthopedic Elective Capacity
10390                          Planning Using Discrete-Event Simulation</span
10391                        >
10392                      </div>
10393                      <div class="slot-authors">
10394                        Alison Harper, Martin Pitt, and Thomas Monks (University
10395                        of Exeter)
10396                      </div>
10397                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10398                        <div>
10399                          <a
10400                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10401                            id="vhsjs_view_216_1707793551_8143234"
10402                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_216_1707793551_8143234').hide();
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10404                $('#215_1707793551_814315').slideDown(function() {
10405                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10406                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10407                    };
10408                    
10409                });"
10410                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10411                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10412                          ><a
10413                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10414                            id="vhsjs_hide_216_1707793551_8143234"
10415                            onclick="$('#215_1707793551_814315').hide(function() {
10416                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10417                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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10419                });
10420                $('#vhsjs_hide_216_1707793551_8143234').hide();
10421                $('#vhsjs_view_216_1707793551_8143234').show();"
10422                            style="display: none"
10423                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10424                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10425                          >
10426                          <div
10427                            data-display-control="216_1707793551_8143234"
10428                            id="215_1707793551_814315"
10429                            style="display: none"
10430                          >
10431                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10432                              <blockquote>
10433                                The increase in elective surgical waiting lists
10434                                as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is creating
10435                                significant consequences for health services
10436                                worldwide. In the UK, the allocation of capital
10437                                funds to increase capacity for managing elective
10438                                waits has created planning and operational
10439                                challenges for health services. This paper
10440                                reports on the development and deployment of an
10441                                interactive web-based discrete-event simulation
10442                                model for supporting capacity planning of
10443                                surgical activity and ward stay in a proposed
10444                                new ring-fenced orthopedic facility in a UK
10445                                health service. The model is free and
10446                                open-source and developed to be generic and
10447                                applicable for new capacity planning of elective
10448                                recovery in orthopedics in other regions. With
10449                                minor adaptations it can also be readily
10450                                modified for application to other specialties.
10451                                Given the current relevance of managing record
10452                                elective waiting lists, there is potential
10453                                widespread applicability of the simulation model
10454                                which is supported by our open approach to
10455                                modeling.
10456                              </blockquote>
10457                            </div>
10458                          </div>
10459                        </div>
10460                      </div>
10461                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10462                      <a href="/wsc23papers/090.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10463                      ><br />
10464                    </div>
10465                  </div>
10466                  <div class="session-entry">
10467                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
10468                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
10469                    ><span class="program-track"
10470                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
10471                    ><br />
10472                    <div class="session-title">
10473                      Simulation Modeling for Covid-19 III
10474                    </div>
10475                    <div class="session-chair">
10476                      Chair: Arindam Fadikar (Argonne National Laboratory)<br />
10477                    </div>
10478                    <div class="slot-entry">
10479                      <a name="con270" tabindex="-1"></a>
10480                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10481                        <span class="slot-title"
10482                          >Evaluating Parallelization Strategies for Large-Scale
10483                          Individual-Based Infectious Disease Simulations</span
10484                        >
10485                      </div>
10486                      <div class="slot-authors">
10487                        Johannes Ponge (University of M&#252;nster), Lukas Bayer
10488                        (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau), Dennis Horstkemper
10489                        (University of M&#252;nster), Wolfgang Bock (RPTU
10490                        Kaiserslautern-Landau), and Bernd Hellingrath and
10491                        Andr&#233; Karch (University of M&#252;nster)
10492                      </div>
10493                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10494                        <div>
10495                          <a
10496                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10497                            id="vhsjs_view_218_1707793551_8191028"
10498                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_218_1707793551_8191028').hide();
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10500                $('#217_1707793551_8190944').slideDown(function() {
10501                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10502                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10503                    };
10504                    
10505                });"
10506                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10507                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10508                          ><a
10509                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10510                            id="vhsjs_hide_218_1707793551_8191028"
10511                            onclick="$('#217_1707793551_8190944').hide(function() {
10512                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10513                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10514                    };
10515                });
10516                $('#vhsjs_hide_218_1707793551_8191028').hide();
10517                $('#vhsjs_view_218_1707793551_8191028').show();"
10518                            style="display: none"
10519                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10520                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10521                          >
10522                          <div
10523                            data-display-control="218_1707793551_8191028"
10524                            id="217_1707793551_8190944"
10525                            style="display: none"
10526                          >
10527                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10528                              <blockquote>
10529                                Individual-based models (IBMs) of infectious
10530                                disease dynamics with full-country populations
10531                                often suffer from high runtimes. While there are
10532                                approaches to parallelize simulations, many
10533                                prominent epidemic models exhibit single-core
10534                                implementations, suggesting a lack of consensus
10535                                among the research community on whether
10536                                parallelization is desirable or achievable.
10537                                Rising demands in model scope and complexity,
10538                                however, imply that performance will continue to
10539                                be a bottleneck. In this paper, we discuss the
10540                                requirements and challenges of parallel IBMs in
10541                                general and the German Epidemic Micro-Simulation
10542                                System (GEMS) in particular. While the
10543                                exploitation of unique model characteristics can
10544                                yield significant performance improvement
10545                                potential, parallelization strategies generally
10546                                necessitate trade-offs in either hardware
10547                                requirements, model fidelity, or implementation
10548                                complexity. Therefore, the selection of
10549                                parallelization strategies requires a
10550                                comprehensive assessment. We present a
10551                                point-based evaluation scheme to assess the
10552                                potential of parallelization strategies as our
10553                                main contribution and exemplify its application
10554                                in the context of GEMS.
10555                              </blockquote>
10556                            </div>
10557                          </div>
10558                        </div>
10559                      </div>
10560                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10561                      <a href="/wsc23papers/091.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10562                      ><br />
10563                    </div>
10564                    <div class="slot-entry">
10565                      <a name="con344" tabindex="-1"></a>
10566                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10567                        <span class="slot-title"
10568                          >Determining the Impact of Facility Layout Methods on
10569                          Walk-in Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics: A Theoretical
10570                          Exploration</span
10571                        >
10572                      </div>
10573                      <div class="slot-authors">
10574                        S. Yasaman Ahmadi and Jennifer Lather (University of
10575                        Nebraska Lincoln)
10576                      </div>
10577                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10578                        <div>
10579                          <a
10580                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10581                            id="vhsjs_view_220_1707793551_8214436"
10582                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_220_1707793551_8214436').hide();
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10585                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10586                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10587                    };
10588                    
10589                });"
10590                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10591                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10592                          ><a
10593                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10594                            id="vhsjs_hide_220_1707793551_8214436"
10595                            onclick="$('#219_1707793551_8214355').hide(function() {
10596                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10597                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10598                    };
10599                });
10600                $('#vhsjs_hide_220_1707793551_8214436').hide();
10601                $('#vhsjs_view_220_1707793551_8214436').show();"
10602                            style="display: none"
10603                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10604                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10605                          >
10606                          <div
10607                            data-display-control="220_1707793551_8214436"
10608                            id="219_1707793551_8214355"
10609                            style="display: none"
10610                          >
10611                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10612                              <blockquote>
10613                                Ensuring safety and public health is a paramount
10614                                concern in mass vaccination against contagious
10615                                respiratory infections. This study examines the
10616                                effects of layout methods and path routing
10617                                decisions on average patient travel distance
10618                                (TD) and time-in-system (TIS) within the context
10619                                of a theoretical mass vaccination clinic. Two
10620                                distinct layout methods, Perimeter and
10621                                Serpentine, are evaluated in conjunction with
10622                                two path routing conditions, Cyclical and
10623                                Unidirectional. Employing discrete-event
10624                                simulation, the study investigates multiple
10625                                patient turnouts and clinic operational hours.
10626                                The results reveal the significant impact of
10627                                layout on average TD, underscoring the
10628                                heightened efficiency of the Perimeter layout
10629                                and Unidirectional path. Furthermore, the
10630                                findings highlight the significant effect of
10631                                layout method on TIS when considering optimal
10632                                staffing configurations. Conversely, the
10633                                analysis indicates that path directionality does
10634                                not exert a statistically significant effect.
10635                                This study emphasizes the critical role of
10636                                layout design in optimizing vaccination clinics
10637                                for efficiency and effectiveness.
10638                              </blockquote>
10639                            </div>
10640                          </div>
10641                        </div>
10642                      </div>
10643                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10644                      <a href="/wsc23papers/092.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10645                      ><br />
10646                    </div>
10647                    <div class="slot-entry">
10648                      <a name="con323" tabindex="-1"></a>
10649                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10650                        <span class="slot-title"
10651                          >A Network-based Analytics Framework For
10652                          High-resolution Agent-Based Epidemic Simulation
10653                          Ensembles</span
10654                        >
10655                      </div>
10656                      <div class="slot-authors">
10657                        Amro Alabsi Aljundi, Galen Harrison, Jiangzhuo Chen,
10658                        Madhav Marathe, Henning S. Mortveit, Anil Vullikanti,
10659                        and Abhijin Adiga (University of Virginia)
10660                      </div>
10661                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10662                        <div>
10663                          <a
10664                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10665                            id="vhsjs_view_222_1707793551_8238652"
10666                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_222_1707793551_8238652').hide();
10667                $('#vhsjs_hide_222_1707793551_8238652').show();
10668                $('#221_1707793551_8238568').slideDown(function() {
10669                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10670                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10671                    };
10672                    
10673                });"
10674                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10675                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10676                          ><a
10677                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10678                            id="vhsjs_hide_222_1707793551_8238652"
10679                            onclick="$('#221_1707793551_8238568').hide(function() {
10680                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10681                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10682                    };
10683                });
10684                $('#vhsjs_hide_222_1707793551_8238652').hide();
10685                $('#vhsjs_view_222_1707793551_8238652').show();"
10686                            style="display: none"
10687                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10688                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10689                          >
10690                          <div
10691                            data-display-control="222_1707793551_8238652"
10692                            id="221_1707793551_8238568"
10693                            style="display: none"
10694                          >
10695                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10696                              <blockquote>
10697                                High-resolution network-based contagion models
10698                                are being increasingly used to study complex
10699                                disease scenarios. Due to network-induced
10700                                heterogeneity and sophisticated disease and
10701                                intervention models, even simple simulation
10702                                exercises can lead to large volumes of complex
10703                                simulation outcomes. New approaches are required
10704                                to analyze them. Simulations of such network
10705                                spread processes can be viewed as attributed
10706                                temporal graphs. We describe a network-based
10707                                analytics framework that enables a user to
10708                                leverage this graphical viewpoint and apply
10709                                graph mining methods to perform fine-grained
10710                                analysis of the simulation outcomes and the
10711                                underlying network. The framework is based on a
10712                                microservices-oriented architecture, and is
10713                                designed to be general, adaptable, and scalable.
10714                                We demonstrate its utility through a case study
10715                                motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic involving the
10716                                spread of two variants on a large realistic
10717                                population network with multiple interventions.
10718                                We study the transmissions within and between
10719                                age-groups, importance of non-essential
10720                                interactions, and efficacy of interventions.
10721                              </blockquote>
10722                            </div>
10723                          </div>
10724                        </div>
10725                      </div>
10726                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10727                      <a href="/wsc23papers/315.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10728                      ><br />
10729                    </div>
10730                  </div>
10731                  <div class="session-entry">
10732                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
10733                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
10734                    ><span class="program-track"
10735                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
10736                    ><br />
10737                    <div class="session-title">Medical Decision Analysis</div>
10738                    <div class="session-chair">
10739                      Chair: Navonil Mustafee (University of Exeter, The
10740                      Business School)<br />
10741                    </div>
10742                    <div class="slot-entry">
10743                      <a name="cea101" tabindex="-1"></a>
10744                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10745                        <span class="slot-title"
10746                          >Continuous-Time Survival Model Study Designs for
10747                          Heart Recovery Applications</span
10748                        >
10749                      </div>
10750                      <div class="slot-authors">
10751                        Jason Bodnar (ABIOMED, Inc.)
10752                      </div>
10753                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10754                        <div>
10755                          <a
10756                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10757                            id="vhsjs_view_224_1707793551_8283389"
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10762                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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10764                    
10765                });"
10766                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10767                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10768                          ><a
10769                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10770                            id="vhsjs_hide_224_1707793551_8283389"
10771                            onclick="$('#223_1707793551_8283308').hide(function() {
10772                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10773                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10774                    };
10775                });
10776                $('#vhsjs_hide_224_1707793551_8283389').hide();
10777                $('#vhsjs_view_224_1707793551_8283389').show();"
10778                            style="display: none"
10779                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10780                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10781                          >
10782                          <div
10783                            data-display-control="224_1707793551_8283389"
10784                            id="223_1707793551_8283308"
10785                            style="display: none"
10786                          >
10787                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10788                              <blockquote>
10789                                Due to the aging global population, the science
10790                                of heart recovery is an essential area for
10791                                research to improve patient health, reduce
10792                                time-to-discharge, and delay overall mortality.
10793                                New medical device technology is needed to
10794                                advance these goals. For the medical community
10795                                to gain trust in and use these technologies in
10796                                their hospital environments, optimal study
10797                                design and proper execution of randomized
10798                                controlled trials is necessary. Such RCTs will
10799                                result in the collection of valid scientific
10800                                evidence for establishing the new device&#8217;s
10801                                risk and benefit profile in targeted patient
10802                                populations. Continuous time-to-event survival
10803                                models are commonly used to determine the amount
10804                                of data needed to demonstrate an improvement in
10805                                these profiles over current standard-of-care
10806                                therapies. This paper will compare simulated
10807                                power functions and sample size requirements for
10808                                a variety of survival methods in a two-sample
10809                                RCT setting. Simulation scenarios will encompass
10810                                various effect sizes, survival distribution
10811                                forms, and time-to-event density functions.
10812                              </blockquote>
10813                            </div>
10814                          </div>
10815                        </div>
10816                      </div>
10817                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10818                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea101.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10819                      ><br />
10820                    </div>
10821                    <div class="slot-entry">
10822                      <a name="cea124" tabindex="-1"></a>
10823                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10824                        <span class="slot-title"
10825                          >KSIM 2.0: A Simulation of Kidney Allocation Using
10826                          OPTN Records</span
10827                        >
10828                      </div>
10829                      <div class="slot-authors">
10830                        Masoud Barah (Northwestern University), Vikram Kilambi
10831                        (RAND Corporation), and Sanjay Mehrotra (Northwestern
10832                        University)
10833                      </div>
10834                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10835                        <div>
10836                          <a
10837                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10838                            id="vhsjs_view_226_1707793551_8304791"
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10843                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10844                    };
10845                    
10846                });"
10847                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10848                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10849                          ><a
10850                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10851                            id="vhsjs_hide_226_1707793551_8304791"
10852                            onclick="$('#225_1707793551_8304708').hide(function() {
10853                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10854                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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10856                });
10857                $('#vhsjs_hide_226_1707793551_8304791').hide();
10858                $('#vhsjs_view_226_1707793551_8304791').show();"
10859                            style="display: none"
10860                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10861                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10862                          >
10863                          <div
10864                            data-display-control="226_1707793551_8304791"
10865                            id="225_1707793551_8304708"
10866                            style="display: none"
10867                          >
10868                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10869                              <blockquote>
10870                                The Organ Procurement and Transplantation
10871                                Network (OPTN) in the US allocates kidneys for
10872                                transplantation, but nearly one fifth of kidneys
10873                                from deceased donors are not utilized due to the
10874                                avoidance of transplantation for kidneys that
10875                                have been removed from a donor for too long. To
10876                                be able to provide clinically relevant
10877                                recommendations to the OPTN contractor, we
10878                                updated the KSIM discrete event simulation of
10879                                kidney allocation in the academic literature
10880                                using actual OPTN individual-level records for
10881                                patients and donors. As a case study, we
10882                                simulated offering kidneys at high risk of
10883                                discard to the first accepting transplant center
10884                                after 10 hours of accumulated cold time and
10885                                found increased utilization. The updated model
10886                                allows for greater clinical fidelity and can be
10887                                embedded in medical decision support systems.
10888                              </blockquote>
10889                            </div>
10890                          </div>
10891                        </div>
10892                      </div>
10893                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10894                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea124.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10895                      ><br />
10896                    </div>
10897                    <div class="slot-entry">
10898                      <a name="con206" tabindex="-1"></a>
10899                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10900                        <span class="slot-title"
10901                          >Modeling and Simulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Lung
10902                          Infection and Immune Response with Cell-DEVS</span
10903                        >
10904                      </div>
10905                      <div class="slot-authors">
10906                        Ali Ayadi (University of Strasbourg, ICube laboratory);
10907                        Claudia Frydman (Aix Marseille Universit&#233;); and Quy
10908                        Thanh Le (Da Nang University of Science and Technology)
10909                      </div>
10910                      <div class="slot-abstract">
10911                        <div>
10912                          <a
10913                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10914                            id="vhsjs_view_228_1707793551_8328772"
10915                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_228_1707793551_8328772').hide();
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10919                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
10920                    };
10921                    
10922                });"
10923                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
10924                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10925                          ><a
10926                            class="clickable no-decoration"
10927                            id="vhsjs_hide_228_1707793551_8328772"
10928                            onclick="$('#227_1707793551_832869').hide(function() {
10929                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
10930                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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10932                });
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10935                            style="display: none"
10936                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
10937                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
10938                          >
10939                          <div
10940                            data-display-control="228_1707793551_8328772"
10941                            id="227_1707793551_832869"
10942                            style="display: none"
10943                          >
10944                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
10945                              <blockquote>
10946                                Understanding why patients' viral loads vary
10947                                dramatically across individuals is a critical
10948                                challenge in addressing respiratory infections,
10949                                especially the severe acute respiratory syndrome
10950                                coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The spatial-temporal
10951                                dynamics of viral infection in the respiratory
10952                                system and the immune system's response remain
10953                                difficult to study. Using modelling and
10954                                simulation (M&S) techniques may address this
10955                                problem. In this paper, we present a novel
10956                                modelling approach using the Cell-DEVS formalism
10957                                (a combination of Cellular Automata and DEVS),
10958                                to simulate the spatial-temporal dynamics of
10959                                viral spread in the lungs. Using a
10960                                two-dimensional cellular space that mimics a
10961                                lung, the proposed approach focuses also on the
10962                                immune system response, viral infection spread,
10963                                state of lung epithelial tissue damage, and
10964                                immune cells' state. We demonstrate the
10965                                pertinence of our proposal on three different
10966                                scenarios representing three types of patients.
10967                                Qualitative evaluation by expert biologists
10968                                confirms that the produced simulations match the
10969                                observations made on patients.
10970                              </blockquote>
10971                            </div>
10972                          </div>
10973                        </div>
10974                      </div>
10975                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
10976                      <a href="/wsc23papers/100.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
10977                      ><br />
10978                    </div>
10979                  </div>
10980                  <div class="session-entry">
10981                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
10982                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
10983                    ><span class="program-track"
10984                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
10985                    ><br />
10986                    <div class="session-title">
10987                      Patient Flow Through Healthcare Processes
10988                    </div>
10989                    <div class="session-chair">
10990                      Chair: Alison Harper (University of Exeter, The Business
10991                      School)<br />
10992                    </div>
10993                    <div class="slot-entry">
10994                      <a name="con296" tabindex="-1"></a>
10995                      <div class="slot-title-line">
10996                        <span class="slot-title"
10997                          >Integrating Home Health Care and Patient
10998                          Transportation: A Sample Average Approximation
10999                          Approach to Optimize Scheduling and Routing</span
11000                        >
11001                      </div>
11002                      <div class="slot-authors">
11003                        Lorena Silvana Reyes Rubiano (Universidad de La Sabana,
11004                        RWTH Aachen University); Marcel M&#252;ller (Otto von
11005                        Guericke University Magdeburg); Jana Voegl (University
11006                        of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna); Angelica
11007                        Sarmiento (Colombian School of Engineering Julio
11008                        Garavito); William Javier Guerrero (Universidad de La
11009                        Sabana); and Patrick Hirsch (University of Natural
11010                        Resources and Life Sciences Vienna)
11011                      </div>
11012                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11013                        <div>
11014                          <a
11015                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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11021                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11022                    };
11023                    
11024                });"
11025                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11026                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11027                          ><a
11028                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11029                            id="vhsjs_hide_230_1707793551_8391328"
11030                            onclick="$('#229_1707793551_839125').hide(function() {
11031                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11032                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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11034                });
11035                $('#vhsjs_hide_230_1707793551_8391328').hide();
11036                $('#vhsjs_view_230_1707793551_8391328').show();"
11037                            style="display: none"
11038                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11039                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11040                          >
11041                          <div
11042                            data-display-control="230_1707793551_8391328"
11043                            id="229_1707793551_839125"
11044                            style="display: none"
11045                          >
11046                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11047                              <blockquote>
11048                                This study introduces an innovative strategy for
11049                                addressing the Home Healthcare and Dial-a-Ride
11050                                Problem (HHCDAP) concerning the transportation
11051                                of medical staff and patients, taking into
11052                                account the stochastic nature of service and
11053                                travel times. The problem involves assigning
11054                                suitable medical staff to patients and clients,
11055                                determining the order of visits, and identifying
11056                                opportunities for medical staff and patients to
11057                                share trips. We propose two objective functions
11058                                to minimize travel time for drivers and medical
11059                                staff. This problem adheres to numerous
11060                                constraints, including maximum work duration,
11061                                maximum waiting time, professional
11062                                qualifications, and vehicle capacity
11063                                limitations. We test our approach on a
11064                                small-scale instance to understand the
11065                                trade-offs between minimizing drivers' travel
11066                                time and minimizing the travel and waiting times
11067                                of medical staff and patients. Our results
11068                                indicate that the proposed strategy enhances the
11069                                efficiency of transporting medical staff and
11070                                patients.
11071                              </blockquote>
11072                            </div>
11073                          </div>
11074                        </div>
11075                      </div>
11076                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11077                      <a href="/wsc23papers/093.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11078                      ><br />
11079                    </div>
11080                    <div class="slot-entry">
11081                      <a name="con309" tabindex="-1"></a>
11082                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11083                        <span class="slot-title"
11084                          >A Preliminary Predictive Simulation Model for Hip and
11085                          Knee Replacement Profile-Dependent Pathway
11086                          Stages</span
11087                        >
11088                      </div>
11089                      <div class="slot-authors">
11090                        Ahmed Bakali El Kassimi (Ecole des Mines de
11091                        Saint-Etienne, Univ Clermont Auvergne, INP Clermont
11092                        Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6158 LIMOS); Marianne Sarazin
11093                        (Clinique M&#233;dico-Chirurgicale Mutualiste, Groupe
11094                        A&#233;sio Sant&#233;); Xiaolan Xie (Ecole des Mines de
11095                        Saint-Etienne, Univ Clermont Auvergne, INP Clermont
11096                        Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6158 LIMOS); and Pierre-Luc Fresard
11097                        and Bertand Semay (Clinique M&#233;dico-Chirurgicale
11098                        Mutualiste, Groupe A&#233;sio Sant&#233;)
11099                      </div>
11100                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11101                        <div>
11102                          <a
11103                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11104                            id="vhsjs_view_232_1707793551_8414938"
11105                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_232_1707793551_8414938').hide();
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11108                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11109                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11110                    };
11111                    
11112                });"
11113                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11114                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11115                          ><a
11116                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11117                            id="vhsjs_hide_232_1707793551_8414938"
11118                            onclick="$('#231_1707793551_8414857').hide(function() {
11119                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11120                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11121                    };
11122                });
11123                $('#vhsjs_hide_232_1707793551_8414938').hide();
11124                $('#vhsjs_view_232_1707793551_8414938').show();"
11125                            style="display: none"
11126                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11127                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11128                          >
11129                          <div
11130                            data-display-control="232_1707793551_8414938"
11131                            id="231_1707793551_8414857"
11132                            style="display: none"
11133                          >
11134                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11135                              <blockquote>
11136                                Total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA)
11137                                surgeries are frequently performed on elderly
11138                                individuals and consist of preoperative,
11139                                operative, and rehabilitation stages. Despite
11140                                efforts to improve patient satisfaction,there is
11141                                a lack of personalized studies that optimize the
11142                                THA/TKA pathway. Our aim is to address this gap
11143                                by proposing a predictive simulation model that
11144                                considers patient-specific factors to enhance
11145                                patient satisfaction and organizational
11146                                efficiency. To achieve this, we propose using
11147                                process mining techniques to analyze the French
11148                                national healthcare database and distinguish
11149                                between standard care phases and
11150                                patient-dependent phases. We then apply machine
11151                                learning algorithms to predict specific stages
11152                                of care. The insights gained from these analyses
11153                                are used to compare and test predicted patient
11154                                pathways and their performances using our
11155                                simulation model.
11156                              </blockquote>
11157                            </div>
11158                          </div>
11159                        </div>
11160                      </div>
11161                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11162                      <a href="/wsc23papers/094.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11163                      ><br />
11164                    </div>
11165                    <div class="slot-entry">
11166                      <a name="inv182" tabindex="-1"></a>
11167                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11168                        <span class="slot-title"
11169                          >Forecasting Patient Arrivals and Optimizing Physician
11170                          Shift Scheduling in Emergency Departments</span
11171                        >
11172                      </div>
11173                      <div class="slot-authors">
11174                        Vishnunarayan Girishan Prabhu (University of North
11175                        Carolina); Kevin Taaffe (Clemson University); and Ronald
11176                        Pirrallo, William Jackson, Michael Ramsay, and Jessica
11177                        Hobbs (Prisma Health-Upstate)
11178                      </div>
11179                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11180                        <div>
11181                          <a
11182                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11183                            id="vhsjs_view_234_1707793551_8440456"
11184                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_234_1707793551_8440456').hide();
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11186                $('#233_1707793551_8440375').slideDown(function() {
11187                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11188                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11189                    };
11190                    
11191                });"
11192                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11193                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11194                          ><a
11195                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11196                            id="vhsjs_hide_234_1707793551_8440456"
11197                            onclick="$('#233_1707793551_8440375').hide(function() {
11198                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11199                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11200                    };
11201                });
11202                $('#vhsjs_hide_234_1707793551_8440456').hide();
11203                $('#vhsjs_view_234_1707793551_8440456').show();"
11204                            style="display: none"
11205                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11206                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11207                          >
11208                          <div
11209                            data-display-control="234_1707793551_8440456"
11210                            id="233_1707793551_8440375"
11211                            style="display: none"
11212                          >
11213                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11214                              <blockquote>
11215                                Emergency Departments (EDs) are the primary
11216                                access points for millions of patients seeking
11217                                medical care. The increasing patient demand and
11218                                lack of long-term dynamic planning strain the
11219                                EDs in providing timely patient care, leading to
11220                                crowding. While a well-recognized problem, ED
11221                                crowding is still prevalent, where suboptimal
11222                                resource allocation is one significant
11223                                contributing factor. In this research, we
11224                                developed an end-to-end solution that first
11225                                forecasted the patient arrivals to the partner
11226                                ED and then used an optimization model to
11227                                develop an optimal physician staffing schedule
11228                                to minimize the combined cost of patient wait
11229                                times, handoffs, and physician shifts. Finally,
11230                                the new schedule was tested using the validated
11231                                simulation model to evaluate the ED performance.
11232                                By generating shift schedules based on forecasts
11233                                and testing them in the validated simulation
11234                                model, we observed that patient time in the ED
11235                                and handoffs could be reduced by 5.6% and 9.2%
11236                                compared to current practices.
11237                              </blockquote>
11238                            </div>
11239                          </div>
11240                        </div>
11241                      </div>
11242                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11243                      <a href="/wsc23papers/095.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11244                      ><br />
11245                    </div>
11246                  </div>
11247                  <div class="session-entry">
11248                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
11249                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
11250                    ><span class="program-track"
11251                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
11252                    ><br />
11253                    <div class="session-title">
11254                      Hybrid Simulation in Healthcare
11255                    </div>
11256                    <div class="session-chair">
11257                      Chair: Bjorn Berg (University of Minnesota)<br />
11258                    </div>
11259                    <div class="slot-entry">
11260                      <a name="inv203" tabindex="-1"></a>
11261                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11262                        <span class="slot-title"
11263                          >Hybrid Models with Real-Time Data in Healthcare: A
11264                          Focus on Data Synchronization and
11265                          Experimentation</span
11266                        >
11267                      </div>
11268                      <div class="slot-authors">
11269                        Navonil Mustafee and Alison Harper (University of
11270                        Exeter, The Business School) and Joe Viana (BI Norwegian
11271                        Business School)
11272                      </div>
11273                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11274                        <div>
11275                          <a
11276                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11277                            id="vhsjs_view_236_1707793551_8486993"
11278                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_236_1707793551_8486993').hide();
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11282                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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11284                    
11285                });"
11286                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11287                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11288                          ><a
11289                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11290                            id="vhsjs_hide_236_1707793551_8486993"
11291                            onclick="$('#235_1707793551_8486915').hide(function() {
11292                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11293                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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11295                });
11296                $('#vhsjs_hide_236_1707793551_8486993').hide();
11297                $('#vhsjs_view_236_1707793551_8486993').show();"
11298                            style="display: none"
11299                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11300                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11301                          >
11302                          <div
11303                            data-display-control="236_1707793551_8486993"
11304                            id="235_1707793551_8486915"
11305                            style="display: none"
11306                          >
11307                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11308                              <blockquote>
11309                                Conventional simulation models used in
11310                                Operations Research and Management Science
11311                                (OR/MS) use historical data. With the increasing
11312                                availability of real-time data, technologies
11313                                commonly associated with applied computing, such
11314                                as Data Acquisition Systems (DAS), may need to
11315                                be integrated with conventional OR/MS models to
11316                                develop Hybrid Models (HMs). We distinguish
11317                                between HMs that use only real-time data &#8211;
11318                                we refer to them as Digital Twins (DTs) &#8211;
11319                                and those using a combination of historical and
11320                                real-time data &#8211; called Real-time
11321                                Simulation (RtS). Our previous contribution
11322                                focused on the challenges of such integration, a
11323                                concept referred to as information fusion, and
11324                                presented a conceptualization of DT/RtS. This
11325                                paper focuses on DT/RtS data synchronization and
11326                                methods that could be employed from Parallel and
11327                                Distributed Simulation (PADS). The
11328                                conceptualizations and discussions reflect on
11329                                the authors' experience implementing an RtS of a
11330                                network of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care
11331                                Centers in the UK.
11332                              </blockquote>
11333                            </div>
11334                          </div>
11335                        </div>
11336                      </div>
11337                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11338                      <a href="/wsc23papers/096.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11339                      ><br />
11340                    </div>
11341                    <div class="slot-entry">
11342                      <a name="con193" tabindex="-1"></a>
11343                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11344                        <span class="slot-title"
11345                          >Modeling and Simulation of Genomic Sequencing
11346                          Platform Operations</span
11347                        >
11348                      </div>
11349                      <div class="slot-authors">
11350                        Jules Le Lay (Centre L&#233;on B&#233;rard), Vincent
11351                        Augusto and Xavier Boucher (Mines Saint-Etienne), Lionel
11352                        Perrier (Centre L&#233;on B&#233;rard), and Xiaolan Xie
11353                        (Mines Saint-Etienne)
11354                      </div>
11355                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11356                        <div>
11357                          <a
11358                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11359                            id="vhsjs_view_238_1707793551_8512633"
11360                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_238_1707793551_8512633').hide();
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11364                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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11366                    
11367                });"
11368                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11369                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11370                          ><a
11371                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11372                            id="vhsjs_hide_238_1707793551_8512633"
11373                            onclick="$('#237_1707793551_851255').hide(function() {
11374                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11375                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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11378                $('#vhsjs_hide_238_1707793551_8512633').hide();
11379                $('#vhsjs_view_238_1707793551_8512633').show();"
11380                            style="display: none"
11381                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11382                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11383                          >
11384                          <div
11385                            data-display-control="238_1707793551_8512633"
11386                            id="237_1707793551_851255"
11387                            style="display: none"
11388                          >
11389                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11390                              <blockquote>
11391                                This paper focuses on the healthcare application
11392                                field of Genomic Sequencing and addresses the
11393                                challenge of efficient organization and ramp-up
11394                                of sequencing platforms. High-throughput
11395                                sequencing platforms are currently in an
11396                                industrial prototyping phase in France for large
11397                                national deployment afterwards. In the current
11398                                state of our knowledge, there is no
11399                                scientifically established generic model nor
11400                                decision-making support at the operational level
11401                                which could guide the medical authorities in
11402                                designing organizational rules, then managing
11403                                the deployment of such platforms at the national
11404                                level. After analyzing the state of the art, a
11405                                simulation model of a genome sequencing platform
11406                                is presented, then used as a decision-making
11407                                support to manage a ramp-up situation for an
11408                                application case of a French sequencing
11409                                platform. These first results are discussed,
11410                                together with the perspective to develop a
11411                                generic model and decision-aid approach.
11412                              </blockquote>
11413                            </div>
11414                          </div>
11415                        </div>
11416                      </div>
11417                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11418                      <a href="/wsc23papers/097.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11419                      ><br />
11420                    </div>
11421                  </div>
11422                  <div class="session-entry">
11423                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
11424                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
11425                    ><span class="program-track"
11426                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
11427                    ><br />
11428                    <div class="session-title">
11429                      Simulation Modeling for Infectious Diseases
11430                    </div>
11431                    <div class="session-chair">
11432                      Chair: Maria Mayorga (North Carolina State University)<br />
11433                    </div>
11434                    <div class="slot-entry">
11435                      <a name="con144" tabindex="-1"></a>
11436                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11437                        <span class="slot-title"
11438                          >SEAIRD Model to Simulate the Impact of Human
11439                          Behaviors</span
11440                        >
11441                      </div>
11442                      <div class="slot-authors">
11443                        Aidan Fahlman and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)
11444                      </div>
11445                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11446                        <div>
11447                          <a
11448                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11449                            id="vhsjs_view_240_1707793551_8569336"
11450                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_240_1707793551_8569336').hide();
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11456                    
11457                });"
11458                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11459                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11460                          ><a
11461                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11462                            id="vhsjs_hide_240_1707793551_8569336"
11463                            onclick="$('#239_1707793551_8569257').hide(function() {
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11469                $('#vhsjs_view_240_1707793551_8569336').show();"
11470                            style="display: none"
11471                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11472                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11473                          >
11474                          <div
11475                            data-display-control="240_1707793551_8569336"
11476                            id="239_1707793551_8569257"
11477                            style="display: none"
11478                          >
11479                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11480                              <blockquote>
11481                                Compartmental models have been utilized in the
11482                                study and understanding of the COVID-19
11483                                pandemic. Traditional models have been expanded
11484                                to include geographical level transmission
11485                                dynamics and new states. Here, we present a
11486                                model based on Cell-DEVS specifications that can
11487                                be used to define and study the effects of basic
11488                                human behavior. We include mask wearing and
11489                                lockdown fatigue, and an adaptable framework
11490                                allowing for the rapid prototyping of different
11491                                diseases and behaviors. We exemplify how to
11492                                build the model and adapt the attributes using
11493                                the provinces of Canada as a case study. The
11494                                results show the effect mask mandates, mask
11495                                wearing, and lockdown fatigue have on case
11496                                counts over time.
11497                              </blockquote>
11498                            </div>
11499                          </div>
11500                        </div>
11501                      </div>
11502                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11503                      <a href="/wsc23papers/098.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11504                      ><br />
11505                    </div>
11506                    <div class="slot-entry">
11507                      <a name="inv207" tabindex="-1"></a>
11508                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11509                        <span class="slot-title"
11510                          >A Compartmental Simulation Model to Improve
11511                          Interventions for Controlling Poliovirus
11512                          Outbreaks</span
11513                        >
11514                      </div>
11515                      <div class="slot-authors">
11516                        Yuming Sun, Pinar Keskinocak, and Lauren Steimle
11517                        (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Stephanie Kovacs
11518                        and Steven Wassilak (Centers for Disease Control and
11519                        Prevention)
11520                      </div>
11521                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11522                        <div>
11523                          <a
11524                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11525                            id="vhsjs_view_242_1707793551_8593323"
11526                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_242_1707793551_8593323').hide();
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11528                $('#241_1707793551_8593242').slideDown(function() {
11529                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11530                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11531                    };
11532                    
11533                });"
11534                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11535                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11536                          ><a
11537                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11538                            id="vhsjs_hide_242_1707793551_8593323"
11539                            onclick="$('#241_1707793551_8593242').hide(function() {
11540                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11541                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11542                    };
11543                });
11544                $('#vhsjs_hide_242_1707793551_8593323').hide();
11545                $('#vhsjs_view_242_1707793551_8593323').show();"
11546                            style="display: none"
11547                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11548                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11549                          >
11550                          <div
11551                            data-display-control="242_1707793551_8593323"
11552                            id="241_1707793551_8593242"
11553                            style="display: none"
11554                          >
11555                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11556                              <blockquote>
11557                                Poliomyelitis (polio) is an infectious disease
11558                                that paralyzed millions of people worldwide
11559                                before polio vaccines were available. Despite
11560                                the successes of the Global Polio Eradication
11561                                Initiative, there are circulating
11562                                vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks that
11563                                require improved interventions. We built a
11564                                compartmental model to simulate the spread of
11565                                polio that considers mutation of the
11566                                live-attenuated virus (in the oral polio
11567                                vaccine) to evaluate the effectiveness of
11568                                interventions. We validated the model in a case
11569                                study of northern Nigeria and tested the impact
11570                                of interventions that varied in the number of
11571                                vaccination rounds and the target regions.
11572                                Results indicated that the model captures polio
11573                                dynamics by matching the case counts and their
11574                                spatiotemporal and age distributions in the
11575                                data. To stop the outbreaks, stakeholders should
11576                                conduct aggressive interventions with more
11577                                rounds and broader coverage, especially in the
11578                                under-vaccinated regions, compared to the
11579                                current practice.
11580                              </blockquote>
11581                            </div>
11582                          </div>
11583                        </div>
11584                      </div>
11585                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11586                      <a href="/wsc23papers/099.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11587                      ><br />
11588                    </div>
11589                  </div>
11590                  <div class="session-entry">
11591                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
11592                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
11593                    ><span class="program-track"
11594                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
11595                    ><br />
11596                    <div class="session-title">Healthcare Operations</div>
11597                    <div class="session-chair">
11598                      Chair: Lambros Viennas (University of Surrey, Bridgnorth
11599                      Aluminium Ltd.)<br />
11600                    </div>
11601                    <div class="slot-entry">
11602                      <a name="con368" tabindex="-1"></a>
11603                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11604                        <span class="slot-title"
11605                          >Conceptual Modeling for Perishable Inventory: A Case
11606                          Study in Human Milk Banking</span
11607                        >
11608                      </div>
11609                      <div class="slot-authors">
11610                        Marta Staff and Navonil Mustafee (University of Exeter)
11611                        and Natalie Shenker (Imperial College London)
11612                      </div>
11613                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11614                        <div>
11615                          <a
11616                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11617                            id="vhsjs_view_244_1707793551_8652558"
11618                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_244_1707793551_8652558').hide();
11619                $('#vhsjs_hide_244_1707793551_8652558').show();
11620                $('#243_1707793551_8652472').slideDown(function() {
11621                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11622                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11623                    };
11624                    
11625                });"
11626                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11627                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11628                          ><a
11629                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11630                            id="vhsjs_hide_244_1707793551_8652558"
11631                            onclick="$('#243_1707793551_8652472').hide(function() {
11632                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11633                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11634                    };
11635                });
11636                $('#vhsjs_hide_244_1707793551_8652558').hide();
11637                $('#vhsjs_view_244_1707793551_8652558').show();"
11638                            style="display: none"
11639                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11640                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11641                          >
11642                          <div
11643                            data-display-control="244_1707793551_8652558"
11644                            id="243_1707793551_8652472"
11645                            style="display: none"
11646                          >
11647                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11648                              <blockquote>
11649                                The Conceptual Modeling (CM) stage of an M&S
11650                                study focuses on developing an abstraction of
11651                                the real world for subsequent implementation as
11652                                a computer model. Several studies have
11653                                acknowledged the importance of CM in the success
11654                                of simulation projects. Yet, there is a lack of
11655                                literature on applying CM frameworks to
11656                                real-world case studies, which arguably impedes
11657                                the translation of CM research into practice. In
11658                                this paper, we present the development of a
11659                                conceptual model, using Robinson&#8217;s CM
11660                                framework, for our case study investigating the
11661                                perishable product of human milk within the milk
11662                                banking supply chain. We present the application
11663                                of the various stages of the framework,
11664                                reporting on stakeholder engagement, which has
11665                                allowed us to develop a shared view of the CM.
11666                                The paper adds to the literature on CM in
11667                                practice, providing a detailed narrative on
11668                                developing a conceptual model for perishable
11669                                inventory management.
11670                              </blockquote>
11671                            </div>
11672                          </div>
11673                        </div>
11674                      </div>
11675                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11676                      <a href="/wsc23papers/101.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11677                      ><br />
11678                    </div>
11679                    <div class="slot-entry">
11680                      <a name="con225" tabindex="-1"></a>
11681                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11682                        <span class="slot-title"
11683                          >Clinical Pathway Clustering Using Surrogate
11684                          Likelihoods and Replayability Validation</span
11685                        >
11686                      </div>
11687                      <div class="slot-authors">
11688                        William Thomas Plumb, Alex Bottle, Giuliano Casale, and
11689                        Alex Liddle (Imperial College London)
11690                      </div>
11691                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11692                        <div>
11693                          <a
11694                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11695                            id="vhsjs_view_246_1707793551_8675966"
11696                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_246_1707793551_8675966').hide();
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11698                $('#245_1707793551_8675883').slideDown(function() {
11699                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11700                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11701                    };
11702                    
11703                });"
11704                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11705                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11706                          ><a
11707                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11708                            id="vhsjs_hide_246_1707793551_8675966"
11709                            onclick="$('#245_1707793551_8675883').hide(function() {
11710                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11711                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11712                    };
11713                });
11714                $('#vhsjs_hide_246_1707793551_8675966').hide();
11715                $('#vhsjs_view_246_1707793551_8675966').show();"
11716                            style="display: none"
11717                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11718                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11719                          >
11720                          <div
11721                            data-display-control="246_1707793551_8675966"
11722                            id="245_1707793551_8675883"
11723                            style="display: none"
11724                          >
11725                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11726                              <blockquote>
11727                                Modelling clinical pathways from Electronic
11728                                Health Records (EHRs) can optimize resources and
11729                                improve patient care, but current methods for
11730                                generating pathway models using clustering have
11731                                limitations including scalability and fidelity
11732                                of the clusters. We propose a novel pathway
11733                                modelling approach using Maximum Likelihood (ML)
11734                                data clustering on Markov chain representations
11735                                of clinical pathways. Our method is calibrated
11736                                to produce clusters with low inter-cluster
11737                                variability across the pathways. We use machine
11738                                learning with Stochastic Radial Basis Functions
11739                                (SRBF) kernels for surrogate optimization to
11740                                handle non-convexity and propose an incremental
11741                                optimization method to improve scalability. We
11742                                also define a methodology based on novel
11743                                replayability scores to help analysts compare
11744                                the fidelity of alternative clustering results.
11745                                Results show that our ML method produces
11746                                clusters that have higher fidelity in terms of
11747                                replayability scores than k-means based
11748                                clustering and in capturing queueing contention,
11749                                which is important for bottleneck identification
11750                                in healthcare.
11751                              </blockquote>
11752                            </div>
11753                          </div>
11754                        </div>
11755                      </div>
11756                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11757                      <a href="/wsc23papers/102.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11758                      ><br />
11759                    </div>
11760                  </div>
11761                  <div class="session-entry">
11762                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
11763                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
11764                    ><span class="program-track"
11765                      >Healthcare and Life Sciences</span
11766                    ><br />
11767                    <div class="session-title">
11768                      Applications of Simulation in Healthcare
11769                    </div>
11770                    <div class="session-chair">
11771                      Chair: Bjorn Berg (University of Minnesota)<br />
11772                    </div>
11773                    <div class="slot-entry">
11774                      <a name="con195" tabindex="-1"></a>
11775                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11776                        <span class="slot-title"
11777                          >A Simulation Model and Dashboard for Predicting
11778                          Covid-19 Bed Requirements</span
11779                        >
11780                      </div>
11781                      <div>
11782                        <span class="BAP award"
11783                          >Best Contributed Applied Paper - Finalist</span
11784                        >
11785                      </div>
11786                      <div class="slot-authors">
11787                        Yin-Chi Chan, Kaya Dreesbeimdiek, Ajith Kumar Parlikad,
11788                        and Tom Ridgman (University of Cambridge); Nicholas J.
11789                        Matheson and Ben Warne (University of Cambridge,
11790                        Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust);
11791                        and Denise Franks (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS
11792                        Foundation Trust)
11793                      </div>
11794                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11795                        <div>
11796                          <a
11797                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11798                            id="vhsjs_view_248_1707793551_8726454"
11799                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_248_1707793551_8726454').hide();
11800                $('#vhsjs_hide_248_1707793551_8726454').show();
11801                $('#247_1707793551_8726373').slideDown(function() {
11802                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11803                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11804                    };
11805                    
11806                });"
11807                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11808                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11809                          ><a
11810                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11811                            id="vhsjs_hide_248_1707793551_8726454"
11812                            onclick="$('#247_1707793551_8726373').hide(function() {
11813                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11814                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11815                    };
11816                });
11817                $('#vhsjs_hide_248_1707793551_8726454').hide();
11818                $('#vhsjs_view_248_1707793551_8726454').show();"
11819                            style="display: none"
11820                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11821                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11822                          >
11823                          <div
11824                            data-display-control="248_1707793551_8726454"
11825                            id="247_1707793551_8726373"
11826                            style="display: none"
11827                          >
11828                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11829                              <blockquote>
11830                                The Covid-19 pandemic has placed extraordinary
11831                                amounts of stress upon public hospitals
11832                                globally. This paper describes a simulation
11833                                model for estimating hospital bed demand based
11834                                on generated scenarios. Statistical tools were
11835                                also developed for generating these scenarios,
11836                                in particular, for fitting distributions to
11837                                patients' lengths-of-stay and for predicting the
11838                                number of daily arrivals of Covid-19 patients. A
11839                                web dashboard has been created for ease of use.
11840                                The simulation model and statistical tools have
11841                                been used to estimate Covid-related bed demand
11842                                at an NHS hospital in the East of England.
11843                              </blockquote>
11844                            </div>
11845                          </div>
11846                        </div>
11847                      </div>
11848                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11849                      <a href="/wsc23papers/103.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11850                      ><br />
11851                    </div>
11852                    <div class="slot-entry">
11853                      <a name="inv185" tabindex="-1"></a>
11854                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11855                        <span class="slot-title"
11856                          >Trajectory-Oriented Optimization of Stochastic
11857                          Epidemiological Models</span
11858                        >
11859                      </div>
11860                      <div class="slot-authors">
11861                        Arindam Fadikar (Argonne National Laboratory), Mickael
11862                        Binois (Inria Centre at Universit&#233; C&#244;te
11863                        d'Azur), Nicholson Collier and Abby Stevens (Argonne
11864                        National Laboratory), Kok Ben Toh (Northwestern
11865                        University), and Jonathan Ozik (Argonne National
11866                        Laboratory)
11867                      </div>
11868                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11869                        <div>
11870                          <a
11871                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11872                            id="vhsjs_view_250_1707793551_8751736"
11873                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_250_1707793551_8751736').hide();
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11875                $('#249_1707793551_875165').slideDown(function() {
11876                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11877                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11878                    };
11879                    
11880                });"
11881                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11882                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11883                          ><a
11884                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11885                            id="vhsjs_hide_250_1707793551_8751736"
11886                            onclick="$('#249_1707793551_875165').hide(function() {
11887                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11888                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11889                    };
11890                });
11891                $('#vhsjs_hide_250_1707793551_8751736').hide();
11892                $('#vhsjs_view_250_1707793551_8751736').show();"
11893                            style="display: none"
11894                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11895                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11896                          >
11897                          <div
11898                            data-display-control="250_1707793551_8751736"
11899                            id="249_1707793551_875165"
11900                            style="display: none"
11901                          >
11902                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11903                              <blockquote>
11904                                Epidemiological models must be calibrated to
11905                                ground truth for downstream tasks such as
11906                                producing forward projections or running what-if
11907                                scenarios. The meaning of calibration changes in
11908                                case of a stochastic model since output from
11909                                such a model is generally described via an
11910                                ensemble or a distribution. Each member of the
11911                                ensemble is usually mapped to a random number
11912                                seed (explicitly or implicitly). With the goal
11913                                of finding not only the input parameter settings
11914                                but also the random seeds that are consistent
11915                                with the ground truth, we propose a class of
11916                                Gaussian process (GP) surrogates along with an
11917                                optimization strategy based on Thompson
11918                                sampling. This Trajectory Oriented Optimization
11919                                (TOO) approach produces actual trajectories
11920                                close to the empirical observations instead of a
11921                                set of parameter settings where only the mean
11922                                simulation behavior matches with the ground
11923                                truth.
11924                              </blockquote>
11925                            </div>
11926                          </div>
11927                        </div>
11928                      </div>
11929                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
11930                      <a href="/wsc23papers/104.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
11931                      ><br />
11932                    </div>
11933                    <div class="slot-entry">
11934                      <a name="inv171" tabindex="-1"></a>
11935                      <div class="slot-title-line">
11936                        <span class="slot-title"
11937                          >Modeling the Potential Impact of Community Health
11938                          Volunteers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Buruli
11939                          Ulcer</span
11940                        >
11941                      </div>
11942                      <div class="slot-authors">
11943                        Fatumah Atuhaire, Christine S. M. Currie, and Rebecca B.
11944                        Hoyle (University of Southampton)
11945                      </div>
11946                      <div class="slot-abstract">
11947                        <div>
11948                          <a
11949                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11950                            id="vhsjs_view_252_1707793551_8775272"
11951                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_252_1707793551_8775272').hide();
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11954                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11955                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11956                    };
11957                    
11958                });"
11959                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
11960                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11961                          ><a
11962                            class="clickable no-decoration"
11963                            id="vhsjs_hide_252_1707793551_8775272"
11964                            onclick="$('#251_1707793551_8775194').hide(function() {
11965                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
11966                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
11967                    };
11968                });
11969                $('#vhsjs_hide_252_1707793551_8775272').hide();
11970                $('#vhsjs_view_252_1707793551_8775272').show();"
11971                            style="display: none"
11972                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
11973                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
11974                          >
11975                          <div
11976                            data-display-control="252_1707793551_8775272"
11977                            id="251_1707793551_8775194"
11978                            style="display: none"
11979                          >
11980                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
11981                              <blockquote>
11982                                Buruli ulcer (BU) is a debilitating disease
11983                                affecting the skin, soft tissue, and bone. It is
11984                                the third most common mycobacterial disease in
11985                                humans. The mode of transmission is not fully
11986                                understood, posing challenges in prevention, and
11987                                delayed diagnosis. One effective approach to
11988                                promote early diagnosis and treatment is the
11989                                utilization of community health volunteers
11990                                (CHVs) for active case-finding. In this study,
11991                                we developed an agent-based model to investigate
11992                                the impact of CHVs in referring BU patients for
11993                                treatment. We compared the effects of two
11994                                strategies: offering self-referral alone versus
11995                                self-referral combined with CHVs, on the early
11996                                diagnosis and treatment of BU. Our findings
11997                                confirm previous knowledge that integrating CHVs
11998                                in active case-finding leads to earlier
11999                                detection of BU cases, decreasing the number of
12000                                individuals recovering with major disabilities.
12001                              </blockquote>
12002                            </div>
12003                          </div>
12004                        </div>
12005                      </div>
12006                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12007                      <a href="/wsc23papers/105.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12008                      ><br />
12009                    </div>
12010                  </div>
12011                </div>
12012                <div class="centered">
12013                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
12014                </div>
12015                <hr />
12016              </div>
12017              <div class="area-section">
12018                <div class="centered">
12019                  <a name="ptrack105" tabindex="-1"></a>
12020                  <div class="section-title">Hybrid Simulation</div>
12021                </div>
12022                <div class="centered track-chair">
12023                  <span class="track-chair-role"
12024                    >Track Coordinator - Hybrid Simulation: </span
12025                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
12026                    >Anastasia Anagnostou (Brunel University London), Antuela
12027                    Tako (Loughborough University)</span
12028                  >
12029                </div>
12030                <div class="section-entry">
12031                  <div class="session-entry">
12032                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
12033                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
12034                    ><span class="program-track">Hybrid Simulation</span><br />
12035                    <div class="session-title">
12036                      Hybrid Simulation for Supply Chain Management
12037                    </div>
12038                    <div class="session-chair">
12039                      Chair: Anastasia Anagnostou (Brunel University London)<br />
12040                    </div>
12041                    <div class="slot-entry">
12042                      <a name="con169" tabindex="-1"></a>
12043                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12044                        <span class="slot-title"
12045                          >Hybrid Discrete-Event Simulation with Repeated
12046                          Machine Learning Prediction-Based Quality Inspection
12047                          of Inbound Distribution Center Deliveries</span
12048                        >
12049                      </div>
12050                      <div class="slot-authors">
12051                        Joost R. Remmelts and Alexander H&#252;bl (University of
12052                        Groningen)
12053                      </div>
12054                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12055                        <div>
12056                          <a
12057                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12058                            id="vhsjs_view_254_1707793551_8852706"
12059                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_254_1707793551_8852706').hide();
12060                $('#vhsjs_hide_254_1707793551_8852706').show();
12061                $('#253_1707793551_8852618').slideDown(function() {
12062                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12063                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12064                    };
12065                    
12066                });"
12067                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12068                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12069                          ><a
12070                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12071                            id="vhsjs_hide_254_1707793551_8852706"
12072                            onclick="$('#253_1707793551_8852618').hide(function() {
12073                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12074                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12075                    };
12076                });
12077                $('#vhsjs_hide_254_1707793551_8852706').hide();
12078                $('#vhsjs_view_254_1707793551_8852706').show();"
12079                            style="display: none"
12080                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12081                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12082                          >
12083                          <div
12084                            data-display-control="254_1707793551_8852706"
12085                            id="253_1707793551_8852618"
12086                            style="display: none"
12087                          >
12088                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12089                              <blockquote>
12090                                Business-to-business distributors deem it
12091                                necessary to inspect the quality of inbound
12092                                deliveries to their distribution centers. This
12093                                paper observes a company that experiences an
12094                                inefficient quality inspection and wishes to
12095                                improve the process. The broader
12096                                product-receiving process is under-researched in
12097                                warehousing literature but possesses
12098                                similarities with manufacturing quality control.
12099                                The paper aims to extend prediction-based
12100                                quality inspection to the warehousing field. It
12101                                applies a hybrid model, combining discrete-event
12102                                simulation and machine learning multi-label
12103                                classification to decrease the required
12104                                inspection volume and evaluate its effects on
12105                                the ability of the inspection and the workload
12106                                and costs of distribution center operations. The
12107                                results show that the inspection volume can
12108                                drastically be decreased, reducing the workload
12109                                and costs at the expense of the inspection
12110                                capability of infrequently occurring delivery
12111                                quality flaws in training data. The
12112                                configuration of the classification model
12113                                determines the degree of inspection volume
12114                                reduction and wrongly predicted delivery quality
12115                                flaws.
12116                              </blockquote>
12117                            </div>
12118                          </div>
12119                        </div>
12120                      </div>
12121                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12122                      <a href="/wsc23papers/106.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12123                      ><br />
12124                    </div>
12125                    <div class="slot-entry">
12126                      <a name="con271" tabindex="-1"></a>
12127                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12128                        <span class="slot-title"
12129                          >A Hybrid System Dynamics/Input-Output Model for
12130                          Studying the Impact of Transportation Delays on the
12131                          Resilience of National Supply Chains</span
12132                        >
12133                      </div>
12134                      <div class="slot-authors">
12135                        William Steven Bland, Lissette Escobar, Andrew Hong,
12136                        Grace Kenneally, A.J. Liberatore, and Scott Rosen (MITRE
12137                        Corporation)
12138                      </div>
12139                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12140                        <div>
12141                          <a
12142                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12143                            id="vhsjs_view_256_1707793551_8879318"
12144                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_256_1707793551_8879318').hide();
12145                $('#vhsjs_hide_256_1707793551_8879318').show();
12146                $('#255_1707793551_887924').slideDown(function() {
12147                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12148                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12149                    };
12150                    
12151                });"
12152                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12153                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12154                          ><a
12155                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12156                            id="vhsjs_hide_256_1707793551_8879318"
12157                            onclick="$('#255_1707793551_887924').hide(function() {
12158                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12159                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12160                    };
12161                });
12162                $('#vhsjs_hide_256_1707793551_88793
1216218').hide();
12163                $('#vhsjs_view_256_1707793551_8879318').show();"
12164                            style="display: none"
12165                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12166                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12167                          >
12168                          <div
12169                            data-display-control="256_1707793551_8879318"
12170                            id="255_1707793551_887924"
12171                            style="display: none"
12172                          >
12173                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12174                              <blockquote>
12175                                In today&#8217;s globally interconnected
12176                                economy, transportation delays that impact a
12177                                specific industry&#8217;s supply chain can
12178                                quickly propagate to other industries,
12179                                dramatically impacting inventory levels and
12180                                economic production on the local, state,
12181                                national, and global levels. This research
12182                                proposes a hybrid System Dynamics and
12183                                Input-Output simulation model that represents
12184                                the impact of transportation delays on the flow
12185                                of goods across industries and between
12186                                geographic regions. The model is applied to a
12187                                case study involving the port of Los Angeles to
12188                                quantify the direct and indirect effects of a
12189                                30- and 60-day delay in container movement on
12190                                gross output across the 55 major industries in
12191                                the United States. The capability to predict the
12192                                scope and scale of the economic impact resulting
12193                                from various transportation delays provides
12194                                decision makers the opportunity to conduct
12195                                preliminary what-if analyses which can support
12196                                the development of potential mitigation
12197                                strategies before the actual shock occurs.
12198                              </blockquote>
12199                            </div>
12200                          </div>
12201                        </div>
12202                      </div>
12203                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12204                      <a href="/wsc23papers/107.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12205                      ><br />
12206                    </div>
12207                    <div class="slot-entry">
12208                      <a name="con339" tabindex="-1"></a>
12209                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12210                        <span class="slot-title"
12211                          >Evaluating the Effectiveness of Countermeasures in
12212                          ICT Supply Chains through Elicitation-Informed
12213                          Simulation</span
12214                        >
12215                      </div>
12216                      <div class="slot-authors">
12217                        Rong Lei, Samar Saleh, Weihong Grace Guo, Elsayed
12218                        Elsayed, and Fred Roberts (Rutgers, The State University
12219                        of New Jersey) and Paul Kantor (Paul B Kantor,
12220                        Consultant)
12221                      </div>
12222                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12223                        <div>
12224                          <a
12225                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12226                            id="vhsjs_view_258_1707793551_8902698"
12227                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_258_1707793551_8902698').hide();
12228                $('#vhsjs_hide_258_1707793551_8902698').show();
12229                $('#257_1707793551_8902612').slideDown(function() {
12230                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12231                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12232                    };
12233                    
12234                });"
12235                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12236                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12237                          ><a
12238                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12239                            id="vhsjs_hide_258_1707793551_8902698"
12240                            onclick="$('#257_1707793551_8902612').hide(function() {
12241                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12242                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12243                    };
12244                });
12245                $('#vhsjs_hide_258_1707793551_8902698').hide();
12246                $('#vhsjs_view_258_1707793551_8902698').show();"
12247                            style="display: none"
12248                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12249                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12250                          >
12251                          <div
12252                            data-display-control="258_1707793551_8902698"
12253                            id="257_1707793551_8902612"
12254                            style="display: none"
12255                          >
12256                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12257                              <blockquote>
12258                                Counterfeiting, the production of imitation
12259                                goods, is a critical threat in the Information
12260                                and Communication Technology (ICT) manufacturing
12261                                supply chain (SC). Countermeasures (CMs) are
12262                                strategies to mitigate disruptions and enhance a
12263                                SC. We present a novel hybrid approach for
12264                                assessing and selecting CMs in ICT SCs. Our
12265                                model incorporates insights from subject matter
12266                                experts (SME), via Delphi elicitation, into the
12267                                simulation. This technique is used to study SC
12268                                resilience against disruptions caused by
12269                                counterfeiting. ICT is an integral part of our
12270                                daily lives and life-supporting systems, making
12271                                resilience against such threats vital. Using
12272                                performance criteria including system service
12273                                levels, delivery time, and product quality, our
12274                                findings show the importance of integrating
12275                                expert knowledge in simulation and the
12276                                effectiveness of certain CMs.
12277                              </blockquote>
12278                            </div>
12279                          </div>
12280                        </div>
12281                      </div>
12282                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12283                      <a href="/wsc23papers/108.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12284                      ><br />
12285                    </div>
12286                  </div>
12287                  <div class="session-entry">
12288                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
12289                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
12290                    ><span class="program-track">Hybrid Simulation</span><br />
12291                    <div class="session-title">
12292                      Hybrid Simulation in Manufacturing
12293                    </div>
12294                    <div class="session-chair">
12295                      Chair: Fernando Barros (University of Coimbra)<br />
12296                    </div>
12297                    <div class="slot-entry">
12298                      <a name="con172" tabindex="-1"></a>
12299                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12300                        <span class="slot-title"
12301                          >Design of a Serious Game for Safety in Manufacturing
12302                          Industry Using Hybrid Simulation Modeling: Towards
12303                          Eliciting Risk Preferences</span
12304                        >
12305                      </div>
12306                      <div class="slot-authors">
12307                        Hanane El Raoui and John Quigley (University of
12308                        Strathclyde), Ayse Aslan and Gokula Vasantha (Edinburgh
12309                        Napier University), Jack Hanson and Jonathan Corney
12310                        (Edinburgh University), and Andrew Sherlock (National
12311                        Manufacturing Institute Scotland/ University of
12312                        Strathclyde)
12313                      </div>
12314                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12315                        <div>
12316                          <a
12317                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12318                            id="vhsjs_view_260_1707793551_8974016"
12319                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_260_1707793551_8974016').hide();
12320                $('#vhsjs_hide_260_1707793551_8974016').show();
12321                $('#259_1707793551_8973935').slideDown(function() {
12322                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12323                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12324                    };
12325                    
12326                });"
12327                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12328                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12329                          ><a
12330                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12331                            id="vhsjs_hide_260_1707793551_8974016"
12332                            onclick="$('#259_1707793551_8973935').hide(function() {
12333                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12334                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12335                    };
12336                });
12337                $('#vhsjs_hide_260_1707793551_8974016').hide();
12338                $('#vhsjs_view_260_1707793551_8974016').show();"
12339                            style="display: none"
12340                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12341                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12342                          >
12343                          <div
12344                            data-display-control="260_1707793551_8974016"
12345                            id="259_1707793551_8973935"
12346                            style="display: none"
12347                          >
12348                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12349                              <blockquote>
12350                                Conventional methods used to elicit risk-taking
12351                                preferences have demonstrated significant
12352                                disparities with real-world behaviours,
12353                                compromising the validity of the data collected.
12354                                Serious gaming (SG) provides a high potential to
12355                                bridge this gap. This paper presents a serious
12356                                game as a novel approach to elicit
12357                                risk-preference in an industrial manufacturing
12358                                context, focusing on the game-design and
12359                                implementation using hybrid simulation
12360                                modelling. The developed SG serves as a tool for
12361                                conducting incentivized experiments aimed at
12362                                assessing human behaviour towards risk, to
12363                                inform policy recommendations. The game
12364                                incorporates two influential factors in shaping
12365                                risk-taking behaviour in a manufacturing
12366                                environment, namely the social learning and
12367                                production pressure, and use a variety of game
12368                                mechanics to promote the players&#8217;
12369                                motivation and engagement. A usability study was
12370                                conducted with 10 participants using the
12371                                Usability Scale System (SUS), to identify
12372                                problems in the usability of the game. Results
12373                                have shown that our game has a good usability.
12374                              </blockquote>
12375                            </div>
12376                          </div>
12377                        </div>
12378                      </div>
12379                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12380                      <a href="/wsc23papers/109.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12381                      ><br />
12382                    </div>
12383                    <div class="slot-entry">
12384                      <a name="con315" tabindex="-1"></a>
12385                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12386                        <span class="slot-title"
12387                          >Hybrid Simulation of Product Reconditioning: A Case
12388                          Study</span
12389                        >
12390                      </div>
12391                      <div class="slot-authors">
12392                        Sean McConville (Air Force Institute of Technology,
12393                        University of North Texas); Suman Niranjan and
12394                        Arunachalam Narayanan (University of North Texas); and
12395                        Joseph Murray (Dayblink Consulting)
12396                      </div>
12397                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12398                        <div>
12399                          <a
12400                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12401                            id="vhsjs_view_262_1707793551_8998568"
12402                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_262_1707793551_8998568').hide();
12403                $('#vhsjs_hide_262_1707793551_8998568').show();
12404                $('#261_1707793551_8998487').slideDown(function() {
12405                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12406                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12407                    };
12408                    
12409                });"
12410                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12411                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12412                          ><a
12413                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12414                            id="vhsjs_hide_262_1707793551_8998568"
12415                            onclick="$('#261_1707793551_8998487').hide(function() {
12416                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12417                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12418                    };
12419                });
12420                $('#vhsjs_hide_262_1707793551_8998568').hide();
12421                $('#vhsjs_view_262_1707793551_8998568').show();"
12422                            style="display: none"
12423                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12424                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12425                          >
12426                          <div
12427                            data-display-control="262_1707793551_8998568"
12428                            id="261_1707793551_8998487"
12429                            style="display: none"
12430                          >
12431                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12432                              <blockquote>
12433                                To gain economic competitive advantage from the
12434                                closed loop supply chain (CLSC), firms must
12435                                ensure that the cost of reconditioning products
12436                                does not exceed the cost of purchasing new
12437                                products. The uncertainties associated with
12438                                product returns (i.e., product condition,
12439                                quantity etc.) make it difficult for managers to
12440                                efficiently allocate resources. This study
12441                                develops and employs a hybrid simulation (HS)
12442                                model as a decision support tool in a case study
12443                                from industry. We demonstrate via our HS that
12444                                the company could save significant money each
12445                                quarter by converting their existing schedules
12446                                from two shifts to single shifts and
12447                                redistributing resources. Furthermore, we found
12448                                maximizing the subprocess output doesn't
12449                                necessarily reduce costs. The company's focus on
12450                                output-oriented subprocess evaluation could
12451                                impede cost-saving efforts. Future research will
12452                                explore how the mix of new and returned items
12453                                affects process yield, different resource
12454                                configurations, prioritization of product types,
12455                                and processing time disparities.
12456                              </blockquote>
12457                            </div>
12458                          </div>
12459                        </div>
12460                      </div>
12461                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12462                      <a href="/wsc23papers/110.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12463                      ><br />
12464                    </div>
12465                    <div class="slot-entry">
12466                      <a name="con378" tabindex="-1"></a>
12467                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12468                        <span class="slot-title"
12469                          >Virtual Planning of a Metal Additive Manufacturing
12470                          Factory Using Techno-Economic Hybrid Simulation
12471                          Models</span
12472                        >
12473                      </div>
12474                      <div class="slot-authors">
12475                        Eldar Shakirov, Haden Quinlan, and A. John Hart
12476                        (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
12477                      </div>
12478                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12479                        <div>
12480                          <a
12481                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12482                            id="vhsjs_view_264_1707793551_9020782"
12483                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_264_1707793551_9020782').hide();
12484                $('#vhsjs_hide_264_1707793551_9020782').show();
12485                $('#263_1707793551_9020698').slideDown(function() {
12486                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12487                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12488                    };
12489                    
12490                });"
12491                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12492                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12493                          ><a
12494                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12495                            id="vhsjs_hide_264_1707793551_9020782"
12496                            onclick="$('#263_1707793551_9020698').hide(function() {
12497                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12498                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12499                    };
12500                });
12501                $('#vhsjs_hide_264_1707793551_9020782').hide();
12502                $('#vhsjs_view_264_1707793551_9020782').show();"
12503                            style="display: none"
12504                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12505                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12506                          >
12507                          <div
12508                            data-display-control="264_1707793551_9020782"
12509                            id="263_1707793551_9020698"
12510                            style="display: none"
12511                          >
12512                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12513                              <blockquote>
12514                                Factory simulation can guide leaner production
12515                                operations and resilient supply chains by
12516                                informing capital allocation and real-time
12517                                decision-making. This is especially true for
12518                                emerging production methods, like additive
12519                                manufacturing (AM), where a lack of expertise
12520                                and relative technological novelty make it
12521                                difficult to quantitatively assess technology
12522                                economics across applications. While reported
12523                                cost models provide detailed analysis on the AM
12524                                printing process, accurate modeling requires
12525                                specific evaluation of process-level and
12526                                production-level considerations that
12527                                significantly impact factory dynamics and cost.
12528                                Advances in factory simulation modeling
12529                                therefore promise the development of
12530                                comprehensive and actionable cost models. This
12531                                paper reviews progress in simulation-based
12532                                costing, hybrid simulation, and automated model
12533                                generation, and proposes an integrated approach
12534                                for cost modeling using an AM-based factory. We
12535                                demonstrate the feasibility of this approach by
12536                                simulating the production of two common AM part
12537                                geometries, and evaluate the associated cost and
12538                                time performances of different factory
12539                                configurations.
12540                              </blockquote>
12541                            </div>
12542                          </div>
12543                        </div>
12544                      </div>
12545                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12546                      <a href="/wsc23papers/111.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12547                      ><br />
12548                    </div>
12549                  </div>
12550                  <div class="session-entry">
12551                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
12552                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
12553                    ><span class="program-track">Hybrid Simulation</span><br />
12554                    <div class="session-title">
12555                      Hybrid Simulation Methodology
12556                    </div>
12557                    <div class="session-chair">
12558                      Chair: Steffen Strassburger (Technische Universit&#228;t
12559                      Ilmenau)<br />
12560                    </div>
12561                    <div class="slot-entry">
12562                      <a name="inv107" tabindex="-1"></a>
12563                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12564                        <span class="slot-title"
12565                          >Choosing the Right Entity Size to Minimize
12566                          Discretization Error in Discrete Event Simulation
12567                          Models</span
12568                        >
12569                      </div>
12570                      <div class="slot-authors">
12571                        Leonardo Chwif (IMT), Wilson Pereira (Simulate), and
12572                        Jos&#233; Arnaldo Barra Montevechi (Federal University
12573                        of Itajub&#225;)
12574                      </div>
12575                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12576                        <div>
12577                          <a
12578                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12579                            id="vhsjs_view_266_1707793551_9081979"
12580                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_266_1707793551_9081979').hide();
12581                $('#vhsjs_hide_266_1707793551_9081979').show();
12582                $('#265_1707793551_9081893').slideDown(function() {
12583                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12584                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12585                    };
12586                    
12587                });"
12588                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12589                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12590                          ><a
12591                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12592                            id="vhsjs_hide_266_1707793551_9081979"
12593                            onclick="$('#265_1707793551_9081893').hide(function() {
12594                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12595                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12596                    };
12597                });
12598                $('#vhsjs_hide_266_1707793551_9081979').hide();
12599                $('#vhsjs_view_266_1707793551_9081979').show();"
12600                            style="display: none"
12601                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12602                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12603                          >
12604                          <div
12605                            data-display-control="266_1707793551_9081979"
12606                            id="265_1707793551_9081893"
12607                            style="display: none"
12608                          >
12609                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12610                              <blockquote>
12611                                In discrete-event simulation models, the way we
12612                                establish the relationship between a real-world
12613                                object and the model entity (a single
12614                                indivisible object flowing through the model) is
12615                                crucial to some classes of problems due to
12616                                possible computational unfeasibility. In
12617                                addition, the entity size also relates to
12618                                results accuracy and simulation running time - a
12619                                subject barely explored in the literature. In
12620                                this paper, these questions were investigated
12621                                through case studies which supported our initial
12622                                hypothesis about the general relationships
12623                                involved. Then, a simple algorithm was developed
12624                                for correctly choosing the best entity size to
12625                                provide the desired accuracy, measured as a
12626                                discretization error, with promising results.
12627                                The limitations of the algorithm are addressed
12628                                and some directions for future research are
12629                                pointed.
12630                              </blockquote>
12631                            </div>
12632                          </div>
12633                        </div>
12634                      </div>
12635                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12636                      <a href="/wsc23papers/112.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12637                      ><br />
12638                    </div>
12639                    <div class="slot-entry">
12640                      <a name="inv108" tabindex="-1"></a>
12641                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12642                        <span class="slot-title"
12643                          >How Not to Visualize Your Simulation Output
12644                          Data</span
12645                        >
12646                      </div>
12647                      <div class="slot-authors">
12648                        Jonas Genath (Ilmenau University of Technology) and
12649                        Steffen Strassburger (Technische Universit&#228;t
12650                        Ilmenau)
12651                      </div>
12652                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12653                        <div>
12654                          <a
12655                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12656                            id="vhsjs_view_268_1707793551_9105067"
12657                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_268_1707793551_9105067').hide();
12658                $('#vhsjs_hide_268_1707793551_9105067').show();
12659                $('#267_1707793551_9104981').slideDown(function() {
12660                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12661                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12662                    };
12663                    
12664                });"
12665                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12666                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12667                          ><a
12668                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12669                            id="vhsjs_hide_268_1707793551_9105067"
12670                            onclick="$('#267_1707793551_9104981').hide(function() {
12671                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12672                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12673                    };
12674                });
12675                $('#vhsjs_hide_268_1707793551_9105067').hide();
12676                $('#vhsjs_view_268_1707793551_9105067').show();"
12677                            style="display: none"
12678                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12679                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12680                          >
12681                          <div
12682                            data-display-control="268_1707793551_9105067"
12683                            id="267_1707793551_9104981"
12684                            style="display: none"
12685                          >
12686                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12687                              <blockquote>
12688                                Hybrid modeling and simulation studies combine
12689                                well-defined methods from other disciplines with
12690                                a simulation technique. Especially in the area
12691                                of output data analysis of simulation studies,
12692                                there is great potential for hybrid approaches
12693                                that incorporate methods from machine learning
12694                                and AI. For their successful application, the
12695                                analytical capabilities of machine learning and
12696                                AI must be combined with the interpretive
12697                                capabilities of humans. In most cases, this
12698                                connection is achieved through visualizations.
12699                                As methods become more complicated, the demands
12700                                on visualizations are increasing. In this paper,
12701                                we conduct a data farming study and delve into
12702                                the analysis of the result data. In doing so, we
12703                                uncover typical errors in visualizations making
12704                                the interpretation and evaluation of the data
12705                                difficult or misleading. We then apply the
12706                                concepts of visual analytics to these
12707                                visualizations and derive general guidelines to
12708                                help simulation users to analyze their
12709                                simulation studies and present results
12710                                unambiguously and clearly.
12711                              </blockquote>
12712                            </div>
12713                          </div>
12714                        </div>
12715                      </div>
12716                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12717                      <a href="/wsc23papers/113.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12718                      ><br />
12719                    </div>
12720                    <div class="slot-entry">
12721                      <a name="con355" tabindex="-1"></a>
12722                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12723                        <span class="slot-title"
12724                          >Approximate Discrete-Event Method for Supervisory
12725                          Control</span
12726                        >
12727                      </div>
12728                      <div class="slot-authors">
12729                        Maaz Jamal and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)
12730                      </div>
12731                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12732                        <div>
12733                          <a
12734                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12735                            id="vhsjs_view_270_1707793551_9125655"
12736                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_270_1707793551_9125655').hide();
12737                $('#vhsjs_hide_270_1707793551_9125655').show();
12738                $('#269_1707793551_9125571').slideDown(function() {
12739                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12740                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12741                    };
12742                    
12743                });"
12744                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12745                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12746                          ><a
12747                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12748                            id="vhsjs_hide_270_1707793551_9125655"
12749                            onclick="$('#269_1707793551_9125571').hide(function() {
12750                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12751                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12752                    };
12753                });
12754                $('#vhsjs_hide_270_1707793551_9125655').hide();
12755                $('#vhsjs_view_270_1707793551_9125655').show();"
12756                            style="display: none"
12757                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12758                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12759                          >
12760                          <div
12761                            data-display-control="270_1707793551_9125655"
12762                            id="269_1707793551_9125571"
12763                            style="display: none"
12764                          >
12765                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12766                              <blockquote>
12767                                Supervisory systems are used to and act when
12768                                certain events are detected. Studying
12769                                supervisory using formal Discrete Event
12770                                Modelling & Simulation allows analyzing an
12771                                application and then using the model to build
12772                                the controllers. Supervisors can lead to a state
12773                                space explosion if the model size increases,
12774                                thus, reducing the state space complexity can
12775                                expand the practicality of the model. We present
12776                                a method based on Discrete Event System
12777                                Specifications using an approximate method that
12778                                reduces the state space complexity. The plant
12779                                models and synthesized controllers can then be
12780                                deployed on embedded hardware providing model
12781                                continuity. We discuss the method and present a
12782                                case study of a supervisory system.
12783                              </blockquote>
12784                            </div>
12785                          </div>
12786                        </div>
12787                      </div>
12788                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12789                      <a href="/wsc23papers/114.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12790                      ><br />
12791                    </div>
12792                  </div>
12793                  <div class="session-entry">
12794                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
12795                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
12796                    ><span class="program-track">Hybrid Simulation</span><br />
12797                    <div class="session-title">
12798                      Hybrid Simulation Applications I
12799                    </div>
12800                    <div class="session-chair">
12801                      Chair: Navonil Mustafee (University of Exeter, The
12802                      Business School)<br />
12803                    </div>
12804                    <div class="slot-entry">
12805                      <a name="con174" tabindex="-1"></a>
12806                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12807                        <span class="slot-title"
12808                          >Smart Sports Predictions via Hybrid Simulation: NBA
12809                          Case Study</span
12810                        >
12811                      </div>
12812                      <div class="slot-authors">
12813                        Ignacio Erazo (Georgia Institute of Technology)
12814                      </div>
12815                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12816                        <div>
12817                          <a
12818                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12819                            id="vhsjs_view_272_1707793551_9171655"
12820                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_272_1707793551_9171655').hide();
12821                $('#vhsjs_hide_272_1707793551_9171655').show();
12822                $('#271_1707793551_9171476').slideDown(function() {
12823                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12824                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12825                    };
12826                    
12827                });"
12828                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12829                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12830                          ><a
12831                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12832                            id="vhsjs_hide_272_1707793551_9171655"
12833                            onclick="$('#271_1707793551_9171476').hide(function() {
12834                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12835                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12836                    };
12837                });
12838                $('#vhsjs_hide_272_1707793551_9171655').hide();
12839                $('#vhsjs_view_272_1707793551_9171655').show();"
12840                            style="display: none"
12841                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12842                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12843                          >
12844                          <div
12845                            data-display-control="272_1707793551_9171655"
12846                            id="271_1707793551_9171476"
12847                            style="display: none"
12848                          >
12849                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12850                              <blockquote>
12851                                Increased data availability has stimulated the
12852                                interest in studying sports prediction problems
12853                                via analytical approaches; in particular, with
12854                                machine learning and simulation. We characterize
12855                                several models that have been proposed in the
12856                                literature, all of which suffer from the same
12857                                drawback: they cannot incorporate rational
12858                                decision-making and strategies from
12859                                teams/players effectively. We tackle this issue
12860                                by proposing hybrid simulation logic that
12861                                incorporates teams as agents, generalizing the
12862                                models/methodologies that have been proposed in
12863                                the past. We perform a case study on the NBA
12864                                with two goals: i) study the quality of
12865                                predictions when using only one predictive
12866                                variable, and ii) study how much historical data
12867                                should be kept to maximize prediction accuracy.
12868                                Results indicate that there is an optimal range
12869                                of data quantity and that studying what data and
12870                                variables to include is of extreme importance.
12871                              </blockquote>
12872                            </div>
12873                          </div>
12874                        </div>
12875                      </div>
12876                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12877                      <a href="/wsc23papers/115.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12878                      ><br />
12879                    </div>
12880                    <div class="slot-entry">
12881                      <a name="con269" tabindex="-1"></a>
12882                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12883                        <span class="slot-title"
12884                          >Simulation Model to Forecast Gender Pension Wealth
12885                          Gap in the Light of Demographic Changes</span
12886                        >
12887                      </div>
12888                      <div class="slot-authors">
12889                        Bo&#380;ena Mielczarek (Wroclaw University of Science
12890                        and Technology)
12891                      </div>
12892                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12893                        <div>
12894                          <a
12895                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12896                            id="vhsjs_view_274_1707793551_9193964"
12897                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_274_1707793551_9193964').hide();
12898                $('#vhsjs_hide_274_1707793551_9193964').show();
12899                $('#273_1707793551_919388').slideDown(function() {
12900                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12901                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12902                    };
12903                    
12904                });"
12905                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12906                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12907                          ><a
12908                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12909                            id="vhsjs_hide_274_1707793551_9193964"
12910                            onclick="$('#273_1707793551_919388').hide(function() {
12911                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12912                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12913                    };
12914                });
12915                $('#vhsjs_hide_274_1707793551_9193964').hide();
12916                $('#vhsjs_view_274_1707793551_9193964').show();"
12917                            style="display: none"
12918                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12919                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12920                          >
12921                          <div
12922                            data-display-control="274_1707793551_9193964"
12923                            id="273_1707793551_919388"
12924                            style="display: none"
12925                          >
12926                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
12927                              <blockquote>
12928                                The ageing of the population has forced changes
12929                                in many areas of social policy, including
12930                                pension systems. Countries are reforming their
12931                                retirement policies in such a way that the size
12932                                of pension benefits depends on the total peri
12932od
12933                                of employment, contributions made, and life
12934                                expectancy. Due to the fact that in these types
12935                                of system, employment plays a significant role
12936                                in the accumulation of pension capital, a gender
12937                                pay gap translates into a gender pension gap. In
12938                                this article, we propose a hybrid simulation
12939                                model to analyze the impact of long-term
12940                                economic and demographic changes on the level of
12941                                pension benefits when a worker retires, with a
12942                                special focus on gender wealth pension gaps. The
12943                                model combines demographic simulation conducted
12944                                using a systems dynamics approach with discrete
12945                                stochastic simulation by means of which we model
12946                                the employment history of men and women. The
12947                                model uses data from Polish statistical
12948                                databases.
12949                              </blockquote>
12950                            </div>
12951                          </div>
12952                        </div>
12953                      </div>
12954                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
12955                      <a href="/wsc23papers/116.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
12956                      ><br />
12957                    </div>
12958                    <div class="slot-entry">
12959                      <a name="inv109" tabindex="-1"></a>
12960                      <div class="slot-title-line">
12961                        <span class="slot-title"
12962                          >Hybrid Simulation in Construction</span
12963                        >
12964                      </div>
12965                      <div class="slot-authors">
12966                        Masoud Fakhimi (University of Surrey); Navonil Mustafee
12967                        (University of Exeter, The Business School); and Tillal
12968                        Eldabi (University of Bradford)
12969                      </div>
12970                      <div class="slot-abstract">
12971                        <div>
12972                          <a
12973                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12974                            id="vhsjs_view_276_1707793551_9216435"
12975                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_276_1707793551_9216435').hide();
12976                $('#vhsjs_hide_276_1707793551_9216435').show();
12977                $('#275_1707793551_9216354').slideDown(function() {
12978                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12979                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12980                    };
12981                    
12982                });"
12983                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
12984                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12985                          ><a
12986                            class="clickable no-decoration"
12987                            id="vhsjs_hide_276_1707793551_9216435"
12988                            onclick="$('#275_1707793551_9216354').hide(function() {
12989                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
12990                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
12991                    };
12992                });
12993                $('#vhsjs_hide_276_1707793551_9216435').hide();
12994                $('#vhsjs_view_276_1707793551_9216435').show();"
12995                            style="display: none"
12996                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
12997                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
12998                          >
12999                          <div
13000                            data-display-control="276_1707793551_9216435"
13001                            id="275_1707793551_9216354"
13002                            style="display: none"
13003                          >
13004                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13005                              <blockquote>
13006                                Hybrid Simulation (HS) is the application of
13007                                multiple simulation techniques, for example,
13008                                Discrete-event, Agent-based and System Dynamics,
13009                                in the context of a single simulation study. HS
13010                                is a growing area of research; numerous papers
13011                                have delved into conceptualizations, frameworks,
13012                                and case studies applied to specific application
13013                                domains. The focus of our paper is on the
13014                                construction domain. Through a systematic
13015                                methodology for literature assessment, it
13016                                presents a synthesis of the existing literature,
13017                                providing insights on the choice of simulation
13018                                technique, the context of its application, and
13019                                the level of implementation, among others.
13020                                Through an in-depth review of 36 relevant papers
13021                                published over the past two decades, we
13022                                contribute to a comprehensive understanding of
13023                                the current state-of-the-art in HS as applied to
13024                                Construction. The results of our investigation
13025                                underscore the immense potential of HS in
13026                                construction, with broad applicability spanning
13027                                diverse areas such as structural analysis and
13028                                building performance evaluation.
13029                              </blockquote>
13030                            </div>
13031                          </div>
13032                        </div>
13033                      </div>
13034                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13035                      <a href="/wsc23papers/117.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13036                      ><br />
13037                    </div>
13038                  </div>
13039                  <div class="session-entry">
13040                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
13041                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
13042                    ><span class="program-track">Hybrid Simulation</span><br />
13043                    <div class="session-title">
13044                      Hybrid Simulation Applications II
13045                    </div>
13046                    <div class="session-chair">
13047                      Chair: Tillal Eldabi (University of Bradford)<br />
13048                    </div>
13049                    <div class="slot-entry">
13050                      <a name="con239" tabindex="-1"></a>
13051                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13052                        <span class="slot-title"
13053                          >Simulating Technician Populations with Tandem
13054                          Analytic and Discrete Event Models</span
13055                        >
13056                      </div>
13057                      <div class="slot-authors">
13058                        George Ryan Ambrose and Francois Alex Bourque (Defence
13059                        Research and Development Canada)
13060                      </div>
13061                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13062                        <div>
13063                          <a
13064                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13065                            id="vhsjs_view_278_1707793551_9258182"
13066                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_278_1707793551_9258182').hide();
13067                $('#vhsjs_hide_278_1707793551_9258182').show();
13068                $('#277_1707793551_9258096').slideDown(function() {
13069                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13070                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13071                    };
13072                    
13073                });"
13074                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13075                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13076                          ><a
13077                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13078                            id="vhsjs_hide_278_1707793551_9258182"
13079                            onclick="$('#277_1707793551_9258096').hide(function() {
13080                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13081                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13082                    };
13083                });
13084                $('#vhsjs_hide_278_1707793551_9258182').hide();
13085                $('#vhsjs_view_278_1707793551_9258182').show();"
13086                            style="display: none"
13087                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13088                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13089                          >
13090                          <div
13091                            data-display-control="278_1707793551_9258182"
13092                            id="277_1707793551_9258096"
13093                            style="display: none"
13094                          >
13095                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13096                              <blockquote>
13097                                Military workforce modelling is typically
13098                                limited to either a series of analytic
13099                                equations, or a simulation model. However,
13100                                developing two such models in tandem has the
13101                                benefit of cross-validation as well as the
13102                                opportunity to explore problem space not easily
13103                                accessed by a single approach. In particular,
13104                                business rules for force employment are not
13105                                easily described by closed-form equations while
13106                                simulation models require exceedingly large
13107                                computational resources to reach the asymptotic
13108                                behaviour provided by analytic equations. This
13109                                work leverages the benefits of both approaches
13110                                to describe the population and career trends of
13111                                technician individuals. As this career tends to
13112                                have well defined training requirements, hence
13113                                clear delineation between semi-functional
13114                                apprentices and fully-functional journeymen, it
13115                                is well suited to population modelling. Notional
13116                                distributions for career parameters are assumed
13117                                and the results for career progression and fleet
13118                                readiness are compared.
13119                              </blockquote>
13120                            </div>
13121                          </div>
13122                        </div>
13123                      </div>
13124                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13125                      <a href="/wsc23papers/118.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13126                      ><br />
13127                    </div>
13128                    <div class="slot-entry">
13129                      <a name="inv172" tabindex="-1"></a>
13130                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13131                        <span class="slot-title"
13132                          >&#960;HyFlow: A Modular Process Interaction
13133                          Worldview</span
13134                        >
13135                      </div>
13136                      <div class="slot-authors">
13137                        Fernando Barros (University of Coimbra)
13138                      </div>
13139                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13140                        <div>
13141                          <a
13142                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13143                            id="vhsjs_view_280_1707793551_927804"
13144                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_280_1707793551_927804').hide();
13145                $('#vhsjs_hide_280_1707793551_927804').show();
13146                $('#279_1707793551_9277956').slideDown(function() {
13147                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13148                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13149                    };
13150                    
13151                });"
13152                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13153                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13154                          ><a
13155                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13156                            id="vhsjs_hide_280_1707793551_927804"
13157                            onclick="$('#279_1707793551_9277956').hide(function() {
13158                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13159                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13160                    };
13161                });
13162                $('#vhsjs_hide_280_1707793551_927804').hide();
13163                $('#vhsjs_view_280_1707793551_927804').show();"
13164                            style="display: none"
13165                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13166                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13167                          >
13168                          <div
13169                            data-display-control="280_1707793551_927804"
13170                            id="279_1707793551_9277956"
13171                            style="display: none"
13172                          >
13173                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13174                              <blockquote>
13175                                Worldviews play a central role in M&S providing
13176                                the basic constructs to describe simulation
13177                                models. Three main worldviews have been defined:
13178                                event scheduling, activity scanning, and process
13179                                interaction (PI). The latter has been described
13180                                in two flavors, one centered in the network of
13181                                resources and other in the transitory
13182                                transactions that flow in the network. In this
13183                                paper we present a new M&S approach based on the
13184                                &#960;HYFLOW formalism that combines network and
13185                                transaction PI, while keeping the support for
13186                                modular and hierarchical models. We demonstrate
13187                                &#960;HYFLOW expressiveness by representing a
13188                                hybrid production unit with a variable number of
13189                                machines subjected to breakdowns. The hybrid
13190                                model combines a fluid queue describing the
13191                                work-in-progress, with discrete events modeling
13192                                machines arrivals, departures, and breakdowns.
13193                                Arrivals and departures of machines are achieved
13194                                through modular communication, enabling model
13195                                composition with other &#960;HYFLOW components.
13196                              </blockquote>
13197                            </div>
13198                          </div>
13199                        </div>
13200                      </div>
13201                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13202                      <a href="/wsc23papers/119.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13203                      ><br />
13204                    </div>
13205                  </div>
13206                </div>
13207                <div class="centered">
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13214                  <a name="ptrack128" tabindex="-1"></a>
13215                  <div class="section-title">
13216                    Logistics Supply Chains Transportation
13217                  </div>
13218                </div>
13219                <div class="section-entry">
13220                  <div class="session-entry">
13221                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
13222                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
13223                    ><span class="program-track"
13224                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
13225                    ><br />
13226                    <div class="session-title">Automated Vehicles</div>
13227                    <div class="session-chair">
13228                      Chair: Carles Serrat (Universitat Polit&#232;cnica de
13229                      Catalunya-BarcelonaTECH)<br />
13230                    </div>
13231                    <div class="slot-entry">
13232                      <a name="inv112" tabindex="-1"></a>
13233                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13234                        <span class="slot-title"
13235                          >Simulating and Evaluating Internal Logistics
13236                          Strategies for Suppliers in Just-in-Sequence Supply
13237                          Systems in the Automotive Industry</span
13238                        >
13239                      </div>
13240                      <div class="slot-authors">
13241                        Helen Christina Sand, Marvin Auf der Landwehr, and
13242                        Christoph von Viebahn (Hochschule Hannover)
13243                      </div>
13244                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13245                        <div>
13246                          <a
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13248                            id="vhsjs_view_282_1707793551_93509"
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13253                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13254                    };
13255                    
13256                });"
13257                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13258                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13259                          ><a
13260                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13261                            id="vhsjs_hide_282_1707793551_93509"
13262                            onclick="$('#281_1707793551_935082').hide(function() {
13263                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13264                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13265                    };
13266                });
13267                $('#vhsjs_hide_282_1707793551_93509').hide();
13268                $('#vhsjs_view_282_1707793551_93509').show();"
13269                            style="display: none"
13270                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13271                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13272                          >
13273                          <div
13274                            data-display-control="282_1707793551_93509"
13275                            id="281_1707793551_935082"
13276                            style="display: none"
13277                          >
13278                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13279                              <blockquote>
13280                                The reliability of just-in-sequence supply
13281                                systems depends to a large extent on the
13282                                efficiency of a supplier&#8217;s internal
13283                                logistics distribution system. Thus, improving
13284                                the logistics efficiency is a major objective
13285                                for many suppliers in the automotive industry.
13286                                In this paper, a discrete event simulation model
13287                                is developed to evaluate the operational
13288                                implications of different logistics strategies
13289                                in just-in-sequence supply systems. Building
13290                                upon the case of a major automotive supplier
13291                                from Germany, the implications of various
13292                                transportation resources and routing approaches
13293                                are investigated and analyzed when it comes to
13294                                the supply of components from an internal
13295                                warehouse to the assembly lines. Experimental
13296                                results show that the combined,
13297                                load-carrier-specific use of forklifts, pallet
13298                                trucks and tugger trains holds a high potential
13299                                to achieve more efficient supply operations and
13300                                meet different operational performance criteria
13301                                such as downsizing the vehicle fleet, improving
13302                                supply reliability and punctuality at the
13303                                assembly lines, or minimizing warehouse traffic.
13304                              </blockquote>
13305                            </div>
13306                          </div>
13307                        </div>
13308                      </div>
13309                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13310                      <a href="/wsc23papers/128.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13311                      ><br />
13312                    </div>
13313                    <div class="slot-entry">
13314                      <a name="con150" tabindex="-1"></a>
13315                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13316                        <span class="slot-title"
13317                          >Route Selection in Mixed Fleet Warehouses</span
13318                        >
13319                      </div>
13320                      <div class="slot-authors">
13321                        Anna Rotondo (Irish Manufacturing Research)
13322                      </div>
13323                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13324                        <div>
13325                          <a
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13327                            id="vhsjs_view_284_1707793551_9371703"
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13332                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13334                    
13335                });"
13336                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13337                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13338                          ><a
13339                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13340                            id="vhsjs_hide_284_1707793551_9371703"
13341                            onclick="$('#283_1707793551_9371617').hide(function() {
13342                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13343                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13344                    };
13345                });
13346                $('#vhsjs_hide_284_1707793551_9371703').hide();
13347                $('#vhsjs_view_284_1707793551_9371703').show();"
13348                            style="display: none"
13349                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13350                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13351                          >
13352                          <div
13353                            data-display-control="284_1707793551_9371703"
13354                            id="283_1707793551_9371617"
13355                            style="display: none"
13356                          >
13357                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13358                              <blockquote>
13359                                Warehouse systems are progressively shifting
13360                                towards mixed fleet models where automated and
13361                                manually operated vehicles work together sharing
13362                                the same floorspace. This is posing
13363                                communication and co-ordination challenges from
13364                                both a design and an operational perspective.
13365                                Mixed fleet co-ordination is particularly
13366                                challenging from a traffic control viewpoint due
13367                                to the erratic behavior that human drivers may
13368                                exhibit. In this work, an optimisation framework
13369                                that aims at selecting the optimal route among
13370                                candidate ones in a mixed fleet warehouse
13371                                environment is developed. More specifically, the
13372                                foundational deterministic components of the
13373                                framework are described and an interactive
13374                                dashboard used for verification purposes is
13375                                presented. The development work of the
13376                                stochastic component and the simulator is still
13377                                ongoing. Initial feedback based on virtual
13378                                testing conducted by an industrial partner
13379                                suggests that a static optimisation approach
13380                                based on historical traffic information may not
13381                                lead to optimal choices when the human behavior
13382                                is neglected.
13383                              </blockquote>
13384                            </div>
13385                          </div>
13386                        </div>
13387                      </div>
13388                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13389                      <a href="/wsc23papers/129.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13390                      ><br />
13391                    </div>
13392                    <div class="slot-entry">
13393                      <a name="con264" tabindex="-1"></a>
13394                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13395                        <span class="slot-title"
13396                          >Modeling Autonomous Vehicle-Targeted Aggressive
13397                          Merging Behaviors in Mixed Traffic Environment</span
13398                        >
13399                      </div>
13400                      <div class="slot-authors">
13401                        JongIn Bae (Georgia Institute of Technology), Abhilasha
13402                        Jairam Saroj (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Wonho Suh
13403                        (Hanyang University), and Michael P. Hunter and
13404                        Angshuman Guin (Georgia Institute of Technology)
13405                      </div>
13406                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13407                        <div>
13408                          <a
13409                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13410                            id="vhsjs_view_286_1707793551_9398165"
13411                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_286_1707793551_9398165').hide();
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13414                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13415                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13416                    };
13417                    
13418                });"
13419                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13420                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13421                          ><a
13422                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13423                            id="vhsjs_hide_286_1707793551_9398165"
13424                            onclick="$('#285_1707793551_9398084').hide(function() {
13425                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13426                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13428                });
13429                $('#vhsjs_hide_286_1707793551_9398165').hide();
13430                $('#vhsjs_view_286_1707793551_9398165').show();"
13431                            style="display: none"
13432                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13433                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13434                          >
13435                          <div
13436                            data-display-control="286_1707793551_9398165"
13437                            id="285_1707793551_9398084"
13438                            style="display: none"
13439                          >
13440                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13441                              <blockquote>
13442                                Advances in Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology
13443                                has fueled industry and research fields to
13444                                dedicate significant effort to the study of the
13445                                integration of AVs into the traffic network.
13446                                This study focuses on the transition phase
13447                                between all Human Driven Vehicles (HDVs) in the
13448                                network to all AVs, where these different
13449                                vehicle types coexist in a mixed traffic
13450                                environment. This paper investigates the
13451                                potential impacts of aggressive merging
13452                                behaviors by human drivers on traffic
13453                                performance in a mixed environment. For this,
13454                                three vehicle types &#8211; AVs, HDVs, and
13455                                Aggressive HDVs (AHDVs) are modeled in an
13456                                open-source microscopic traffic simulation
13457                                model, SUMO. In the developed simulation, the
13458                                AHDVs are modeled to emulate aggressive merging
13459                                behaviors in front of AVs at a merge section of
13460                                a freeway exit ramp. Several experiments are
13461                                used to study the impact of such behavior.
13462                                Results show travel-time gains by AHDVs at the
13463                                expense of AVs and HDVs.
13464                              </blockquote>
13465                            </div>
13466                          </div>
13467                        </div>
13468                      </div>
13469                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13470                      <a href="/wsc23papers/130.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13471                      ><br />
13472                    </div>
13473                  </div>
13474                  <div class="session-entry">
13475                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
13476                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
13477                    ><span class="program-track"
13478                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
13479                    ><br />
13480                    <div class="session-title">New Approaches</div>
13481                    <div class="session-chair">
13482                      Chair: Canan Gunes Corlu (Boston University)<br />
13483                    </div>
13484                    <div class="slot-entry">
13485                      <a name="con245" tabindex="-1"></a>
13486                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13487                        <span class="slot-title"
13488                          >Estimating Parameters with Data Farming for
13489                          Condition-Based Maintenance in a Digital Twin</span
13490                        >
13491                      </div>
13492                      <div class="slot-authors">
13493                        Alexander Wuttke, Joachim Hunker, and Markus Rabe (TU
13494                        Dortmund University) and Jan-Philipp Diepenbrock (IVA
13495                        Schmetz GmbH)
13496                      </div>
13497                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13498                        <div>
13499                          <a
13500                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13501                            id="vhsjs_view_288_1707793551_944561"
13502                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_288_1707793551_944561').hide();
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13506                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13507                    };
13508                    
13509                });"
13510                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13511                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13512                          ><a
13513                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13514                            id="vhsjs_hide_288_1707793551_944561"
13515                            onclick="$('#287_1707793551_9445527').hide(function() {
13516                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13517                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13519                });
13520                $('#vhsjs_hide_288_1707793551_944561').hide();
13521                $('#vhsjs_view_288_1707793551_944561').show();"
13522                            style="display: none"
13523                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13524                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13525                          >
13526                          <div
13527                            data-display-control="288_1707793551_944561"
13528                            id="287_1707793551_9445527"
13529                            style="display: none"
13530                          >
13531                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13532                              <blockquote>
13533                                Nowadays, vast amounts of data can be collected
13534                                by sensors and used for data-driven approaches.
13535                                Digital twins provide a framework to exploit
13536                                these data for solving various issues. For many
13537                                companies in the industrial sector, machine
13538                                maintenance is a significant issue. Maintenance
13539                                is essential for high overall equipment
13540                                efficiency, but it can also be c
13540ostly.
13541                                Therefore, it should only be performed when
13542                                necessary, based on the machine&#8217;s
13543                                condition. Condition monitoring is used to
13544                                assess a machine&#8217;s condition periodically,
13545                                allowing for condition-based maintenance. In
13546                                this paper, a simulation-based approach for
13547                                parameter estimation is presented that
13548                                contributes to condition-based maintenance. It
13549                                introduces condition indicators for certain
13550                                features of machines and demonstrates how to
13551                                evaluate them using data farming, which employs
13552                                simulation models as data generators.
13553                                Additionally, the implementation of this
13554                                approach in digital twins is discussed.
13555                              </blockquote>
13556                            </div>
13557                          </div>
13558                        </div>
13559                      </div>
13560                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13561                      <a href="/wsc23papers/136.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13562                      ><br />
13563                    </div>
13564                    <div class="slot-entry">
13565                      <a name="con350" tabindex="-1"></a>
13566                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13567                        <span class="slot-title"
13568                          >Approach for Classifying the Automatability of
13569                          Verification and Validation Techniques</span
13570                        >
13571                      </div>
13572                      <div class="slot-authors">
13573                        Katharina Langenbach and Markus Rabe (TU Dortmund
13574                        University)
13575                      </div>
13576                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13577                        <div>
13578                          <a
13579                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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13585                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13587                    
13588                });"
13589                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13590                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13591                          ><a
13592                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13593                            id="vhsjs_hide_290_1707793551_9466534"
13594                            onclick="$('#289_1707793551_9466453').hide(function() {
13595                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13596                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13600                $('#vhsjs_view_290_1707793551_9466534').show();"
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13602                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13603                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13604                          >
13605                          <div
13606                            data-display-control="290_1707793551_9466534"
13607                            id="289_1707793551_9466453"
13608                            style="display: none"
13609                          >
13610                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13611                              <blockquote>
13612                                Simulation is a proven method in industry and
13613                                research to constitute the basis for further
13614                                decisions. Therefore, the credibility of its
13615                                results is of major importance. Generally,
13616                                simulation studies are guided by procedure
13617                                models comprised of several phases with specific
13618                                results. To assess the credibility, verification
13619                                and validation (V&V) is used by applying V&V
13620                                techniques to these phase results, which
13621                                requires significant effort. Additionally, the
13622                                amount of processed data increases and there is
13623                                a growing desire for real-time-adjustable
13624                                models, increasing the effort required for V&V
13625                                while reducing the time available. One way to
13626                                address these challenges is to automate V&V. For
13627                                this purpose, the notions of automation and
13628                                associated automation levels have to be
13629                                transferred to the domain of V&V in order to
13630                                assess and classify the automatability of
13631                                individual V&V techniques. The effort for
13632                                application of V&V techniques can be reduced
13633                                while keeping or increasing the credibility of
13634                                simulation.
13635                              </blockquote>
13636                            </div>
13637                          </div>
13638                        </div>
13639                      </div>
13640                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13641                      <a href="/wsc23papers/138.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13642                      ><br />
13643                    </div>
13644                    <div class="slot-entry">
13645                      <a name="con362" tabindex="-1"></a>
13646                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13647                        <span class="slot-title"
13648                          >A Simulation-Based TDABC Model to Manage Supply Chain
13649                          Costing: A Case Study</span
13650                        >
13651                      </div>
13652                      <div class="slot-authors">
13653                        Siham Rahoui, John Crowe, and Amr Mahfouz (Technological
13654                        University Dublin)
13655                      </div>
13656                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13657                        <div>
13658                          <a
13659                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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13668                });"
13669                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13670                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13671                          ><a
13672                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13673                            id="vhsjs_hide_292_1707793551_9490407"
13674                            onclick="$('#291_1707793551_9490268').hide(function() {
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13676                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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13679                $('#vhsjs_hide_292_1707793551_9490407').hide();
13680                $('#vhsjs_view_292_1707793551_9490407').show();"
13681                            style="display: none"
13682                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13683                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13684                          >
13685                          <div
13686                            data-display-control="292_1707793551_9490407"
13687                            id="291_1707793551_9490268"
13688                            style="display: none"
13689                          >
13690                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13691                              <blockquote>
13692                                Effective management of supply chain costing is
13693                                crucial for decision-making during times of
13694                                disruption. It provides accurate cost
13695                                indicators, enabling organizations to adapt to
13696                                the risks of disruptions and mitigate their
13697                                adverse effects. Supply chain costing literature
13698                                has shown that traditional cost accounting
13699                                approaches are inadequate in addressing the
13700                                dynamic and complex nature of supply chain
13701                                performance and the nonlinear behavior of the
13702                                involved processes. Consequently, this paper
13703                                presents a simulation-based supply chain costing
13704                                framework that integrates discrete event
13705                                simulation and time-driven activity-based
13706                                costing to explore the dynamics of management
13707                                accounting tools in a real context with all
13708                                their complexities and interdependencies. The
13709                                framework will be applied to the logistics
13710                                function of an automotive supply chain to
13711                                demonstrate the applicability of a static versus
13712                                a dynamic time-driven activity-based costing
13713                                model, their suitability to reflect the real
13714                                operational performance of the supply chain and
13715                                suggest ways to improve it.
13716                              </blockquote>
13717                            </div>
13718                          </div>
13719                        </div>
13720                      </div>
13721                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13722                      <a href="/wsc23papers/137.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13723                      ><br />
13724                    </div>
13725                  </div>
13726                  <div class="session-entry">
13727                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
13728                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
13729                    ><span class="program-track"
13730                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
13731                    ><br />
13732                    <div class="session-title">
13733                      Freight and Complex Supply Chains
13734                    </div>
13735                    <div class="session-chair">
13736                      Chair: Xueping Li (University of Tennessee)<br />
13737                    </div>
13738                    <div class="slot-entry">
13739                      <a name="con242" tabindex="-1"></a>
13740                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13741                        <span class="slot-title"
13742                          >A Deep Q-Network Based on Radial Basis Functions for
13743                          Multi-Echelon Inventory Management</span
13744                        >
13745                      </div>
13746                      <div class="slot-authors">
13747                        Liqiang Cheng and Jun Luo (Shanghai Jiao Tong
13748                        University), Weiwei Fan (Tongji University), and Yidong
13749                        Zhang and Yuan Li (Alibaba)
13750                      </div>
13751                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13752                        <div>
13753                          <a
13754                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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13756                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_294_1707793551_9541116').hide();
13757                $('#vhsjs_hide_294_1707793551_9541116').show();
13758                $('#293_1707793551_954103').slideDown(function() {
13759                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13760                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13761                    };
13762                    
13763                });"
13764                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13765                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13766                          ><a
13767                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13768                            id="vhsjs_hide_294_1707793551_9541116"
13769                            onclick="$('#293_1707793551_954103').hide(function() {
13770                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13771                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13772                    };
13773                });
13774                $('#vhsjs_hide_294_1707793551_9541116').hide();
13775                $('#vhsjs_view_294_1707793551_9541116').show();"
13776                            style="display: none"
13777                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13778                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13779                          >
13780                          <div
13781                            data-display-control="294_1707793551_9541116"
13782                            id="293_1707793551_954103"
13783                            style="display: none"
13784                          >
13785                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13786                              <blockquote>
13787                                This paper addresses a multi-echelon inventory
13788                                management problem with a complex network
13789                                topology where deriving optimal ordering
13790                                decisions is difficult. Deep reinforcement
13791                                learning (DRL) has recently shown potential in
13792                                solving such problems, while designing the
13793                                neural networks in DRL remains a challenge. In
13794                                order to address this, a DRL model is developed
13795                                whose Q-network is based on radial basis
13796                                functions. The approach can be more easily
13797                                constructed compared to classic DRL models based
13798                                on neural networks, thus alleviating the
13799                                computational burden of hyperparameter tuning.
13800                                Through a series of simulation experiments, the
13801                                superior performance of this approach is
13802                                demonstrated compared to the simple base-stock
13803                                policy, producing a better policy in the
13804                                multi-echelon system and competitive performance
13805                                in the serial system where the base-stock policy
13806                                is optimal. In addition, the approach
13807                                outperforms current DRL approaches.
13808                              </blockquote>
13809                            </div>
13810                          </div>
13811                        </div>
13812                      </div>
13813                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13814                      <a href="/wsc23papers/131.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13815                      ><br />
13816                    </div>
13817                    <div class="slot-entry">
13818                      <a name="con155" tabindex="-1"></a>
13819                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13820                        <span class="slot-title"
13821                          >Simulation-based Cost Modeling to Measure the Effect
13822                          of Automated Trucks in Inter-terminal Container
13823                          Transportation</span
13824                        >
13825                      </div>
13826                      <div class="slot-authors">
13827                        Ann-Kathrin Lange, Johannes Hinckeldeyn, Hendrik Rose,
13828                        Nicole Nellen, and Michaela Grafelmann (Hamburg
13829                        University of Technology)
13830                      </div>
13831                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13832                        <div>
13833                          <a
13834                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13835                            id="vhsjs_view_296_1707793551_9565318"
13836                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_296_1707793551_9565318').hide();
13837                $('#vhsjs_hide_296_1707793551_9565318').show();
13838                $('#295_1707793551_9565234').slideDown(function() {
13839                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13840                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13841                    };
13842                    
13843                });"
13844                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13845                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13846                          ><a
13847                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13848                            id="vhsjs_hide_296_1707793551_9565318"
13849                            onclick="$('#295_1707793551_9565234').hide(function() {
13850                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13851                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13852                    };
13853                });
13854                $('#vhsjs_hide_296_1707793551_9565318').hide();
13855                $('#vhsjs_view_296_1707793551_9565318').show();"
13856                            style="display: none"
13857                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13858                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13859                          >
13860                          <div
13861                            data-display-control="296_1707793551_9565318"
13862                            id="295_1707793551_9565234"
13863                            style="display: none"
13864                          >
13865                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13866                              <blockquote>
13867                                Container transports within ports are
13868                                characterized by mostly manual trucks and many
13869                                handling operations in relatively small areas.
13870                                Accordingly, they incur a disproportionately
13871                                large cost in maritime transport chains. One way
13872                                to reduce these costs is to use automated trucks
13873                                in a port-internal transport system. Such
13874                                systems have only been used on terminals, but
13875                                not within whole ports. Thus, it is important to
13876                                determine the design parameters of such
13877                                transport systems. Discrete-event simulation is
13878                                particularly suitable for investigating planned
13879                                systems and controls in logistics. However, the
13880                                costs of such systems are usually neglected.
13881                                Therefore, a simulation-based cost model is used
13882                                in this study to determine the
13883                                cost-effectiveness of automated trucking
13884                                systems. It is shown which factors possess the
13885                                greatest influence on the cost-effectiveness of
13886                                port-internal container transports. Furthermore,
13887                                it can be estimated for the first time which
13888                                cost savings can be achieved by using automated
13889                                trucks for port-internal container transports.
13890                              </blockquote>
13891                            </div>
13892                          </div>
13893                        </div>
13894                      </div>
13895                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13896                      <a href="/wsc23papers/132.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13897                      ><br />
13898                    </div>
13899                    <div class="slot-entry">
13900                      <a name="con147" tabindex="-1"></a>
13901                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13902                        <span class="slot-title"
13903                          >Large Scale Logistics Network Simulation and Its
13904                          Application in JD Logistics</span
13905                        >
13906                      </div>
13907                      <div class="slot-authors">
13908                        Sheng Liu (Institute of Automation) and Xiaotian Zhuang,
13909                        Liang Yan, Yu Wang, and Shengnan Wu (Jingdong Logistics)
13910                      </div>
13911                      <div class="slot-abstract">
13912                        <div>
13913                          <a
13914                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13915                            id="vhsjs_view_298_1707793551_9588277"
13916                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_298_1707793551_9588277').hide();
13917                $('#vhsjs_hide_298_1707793551_9588277').show();
13918                $('#297_1707793551_95882').slideDown(function() {
13919                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13920                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13921                    };
13922                    
13923                });"
13924                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
13925                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13926                          ><a
13927                            class="clickable no-decoration"
13928                            id="vhsjs_hide_298_1707793551_9588277"
13929                            onclick="$('#297_1707793551_95882').hide(function() {
13930                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
13931                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
13932                    };
13933                });
13934                $('#vhsjs_hide_298_1707793551_9588277').hide();
13935                $('#vhsjs_view_298_1707793551_9588277').show();"
13936                            style="display: none"
13937                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
13938                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
13939                          >
13940                          <div
13941                            data-display-control="298_1707793551_9588277"
13942                            id="297_1707793551_95882"
13943                            style="display: none"
13944                          >
13945                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
13946                              <blockquote>
13947                                This paper proposes a large-scale logistics
13948                                network simulation method to reduce package
13949                                delivery delay and package loss caused by the
13950                                sudden increase of package transportation demand
13951                                during large-scale promotion activities such as
13952                                11.11 and 6.18. We develop a large-scale
13953                                logistics network simulation software for a
13954                                large logistics enterprise. According to its
13955                                actual logistics network, we establish its
13956                                equivalent virtual logistics network in the
13957                                simulation software. Then we simulate and adjust
13958                                the virtual logistics network in advance. At
13959                                last we regulate the actual logistics network
13960                                according to the virtual network. As a result,
13961                                we reduce the transportation time, the
13962                                transportation distance, and the transportation
13963                                costs for the logistics enterprise. The
13964                                simulation software can complete the simulation
13965                                of 500 million package distribution of a month
13966                                in less than 30 minutes on a personal computer.
13967                              </blockquote>
13968                            </div>
13969                          </div>
13970                        </div>
13971                      </div>
13972                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
13973                      <a href="/wsc23papers/133.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
13974                      ><br />
13975                    </div>
13976                  </div>
13977                  <div class="session-entry">
13978                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
13979                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
13980                    ><span class="program-track"
13981                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
13982                    ><br />
13983                    <div class="session-title">Hybrid Models</div>
13984                    <div class="session-chair">
13985                      Chair: Sahil Belsare (Walmart, Inc. USA; Northeastern
13986                      University)<br />
13987                    </div>
13988                    <div class="slot-entry">
13989                      <a name="inv110" tabindex="-1"></a>
13990                      <div class="slot-title-line">
13991                        <span class="slot-title"
13992                          >An Integrated System Dynamics and Discrete Event
13993                          Supply Chain Simulation Framework for Supply Chain
13994                          Resilience with Non-stationary Pandemic Demand</span
13995                        >
13996                      </div>
13997                      <div class="slot-authors">
13998                        Mustafa Camur (GE Research); Chin-Yuan Tseng (Georgia
13999                        Institute of Technology); Aristotelis E. Thanos (GE
14000                        Research); Chelsea C. White (Georgia Institute of
14001                        Technology); Walter Yund (GE Research); and Eleftherios
14002                        Iakovou (Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Energy
14003                        Institute)
14004                      </div>
14005                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14006                        <div>
14007                          <a
14008                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14009                            id="vhsjs_view_300_1707793551_9637952"
14010                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_300_1707793551_9637952').hide();
14011                $('#vhsjs_hide_300_1707793551_9637952').show();
14012                $('#299_1707793551_9637868').slideDown(function() {
14013                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14014                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14015                    };
14016                    
14017                });"
14018                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14019                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14020                          ><a
14021                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14022                            id="vhsjs_hide_300_1707793551_9637952"
14023                            onclick="$('#299_1707793551_9637868').hide(function() {
14024                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14025                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14026                    };
14027                });
14028                $('#vhsjs_hide_300_1707793551_9637952').hide();
14029                $('#vhsjs_view_300_1707793551_9637952').show();"
14030                            style="display: none"
14031                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14032                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14033                          >
14034                          <div
14035                            data-display-control="300_1707793551_9637952"
14036                            id="299_1707793551_9637868"
14037                            style="display: none"
14038                          >
14039                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14040                              <blockquote>
14041                                COVID-19 resulted in some of the largest supply
14042                                chain disruptions in recent history. To mitigate
14043                                the impact of future disruptions, we propose an
14044                                integrated hybrid simulation framework to couple
14045                                nonstationary demand signals from an event like
14046                                COVID-19 with a model of an end-to-e
14046nd supply
14047                                chain. We first create a system dynamics
14048                                susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model,
14049                                augmenting a classic epidemiological model to
14050                                create a realistic portrayal of demand patterns
14051                                for oxygen concentrators (OC). Informed by this
14052                                granular demand signal, we then create a supply
14053                                chain discrete event simulation model of OC
14054                                sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution to
14055                                test production augmentation policies to satisfy
14056                                this increased demand. This model utilizes
14057                                publicly available data, engineering teardowns
14058                                of OCs, and a supply chain illumination to
14059                                identify suppliers. Our findings indicate that
14060                                this coupled approach can use realistic demand
14061                                during a disruptive event to enable rapid
14062                                recommendations of policies for increased supply
14063                                chain resilience with controlled cost.
14064                              </blockquote>
14065                            </div>
14066                          </div>
14067                        </div>
14068                      </div>
14069                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14070                      <a href="/wsc23papers/134.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14071                      ><br />
14072                    </div>
14073                    <div class="slot-entry">
14074                      <a name="con319" tabindex="-1"></a>
14075                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14076                        <span class="slot-title"
14077                          >Integrating a Mode Choice Model into Agent-based
14078                          Simulation for Freight Transport Planning and
14079                          Decarbonization Analysis</span
14080                        >
14081                      </div>
14082                      <div class="slot-authors">
14083                        Senlei Wang, Dhanan Sarwo Utomo, and Philip Greening
14084                        (Heriot-Watt University)
14085                      </div>
14086                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14087                        <div>
14088                          <a
14089                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14090                            id="vhsjs_view_302_1707793551_9659855"
14091                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_302_1707793551_9659855').hide();
14092                $('#vhsjs_hide_302_1707793551_9659855').show();
14093                $('#301_1707793551_9659777').slideDown(function() {
14094                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14095                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14096                    };
14097                    
14098                });"
14099                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14100                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14101                          ><a
14102                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14103                            id="vhsjs_hide_302_1707793551_9659855"
14104                            onclick="$('#301_1707793551_9659777').hide(function() {
14105                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14106                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14107                    };
14108                });
14109                $('#vhsjs_hide_302_1707793551_9659855').hide();
14110                $('#vhsjs_view_302_1707793551_9659855').show();"
14111                            style="display: none"
14112                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14113                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14114                          >
14115                          <div
14116                            data-display-control="302_1707793551_9659855"
14117                            id="301_1707793551_9659777"
14118                            style="display: none"
14119                          >
14120                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14121                              <blockquote>
14122                                This paper presents a framework for integrating
14123                                a discrete mode choice model with agent-based
14124                                simulation. The integrated framework provides a
14125                                more realistic representation of long-haul
14126                                freight transport and is applied to the
14127                                real-world scenarios of moving freight from
14128                                ports to inland destinations via road, rail, and
14129                                inland waterways. It incorporates a mode choice
14130                                component that captures demand shifts between
14131                                modes in response to different different policy
14132                                and vehicle technology interventions. The
14133                                objective is to investigate the financial and
14134                                environmental impacts of introducing new vehicle
14135                                technologies and associated energy sources under
14136                                different future scenarios in a UK multimodal
14137                                freight system.
14138                              </blockquote>
14139                            </div>
14140                          </div>
14141                        </div>
14142                      </div>
14143                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14144                      <a href="/wsc23papers/135.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14145                      ><br />
14146                    </div>
14147                  </div>
14148                  <div class="session-entry">
14149                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
14150                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
14151                    ><span class="program-track"
14152                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
14153                    ><br />
14154                    <div class="session-title">Production Planning</div>
14155                    <div class="session-chair">
14156                      Chair: Katharina Langenbach (TU Dortmund University)<br />
14157                    </div>
14158                    <div class="slot-entry">
14159                      <a name="con197" tabindex="-1"></a>
14160                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14161                        <span class="slot-title"
14162                          >Improving Buffer Storage Performance in Ceramic Tile
14163                          Industry via Simulation</span
14164                        >
14165                      </div>
14166                      <div class="slot-authors">
14167                        Marco Taccini (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia);
14168                        Giulia Dotti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,
14169                        Marco Biagi Foundation); Manuel Iori (University of
14170                        Modena and Reggio Emilia); and Anand Subramanian
14171                        (Universidade Federal da Para&#237;ba)
14172                      </div>
14173                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14174                        <div>
14175                          <a
14176                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14177                            id="vhsjs_view_304_1707793551_9716818"
14178                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_304_1707793551_9716818').hide();
14179                $('#vhsjs_hide_304_1707793551_9716818').show();
14180                $('#303_1707793551_971674').slideDown(function() {
14181                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14182                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14183                    };
14184                    
14185                });"
14186                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14187                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14188                          ><a
14189                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14190                            id="vhsjs_hide_304_1707793551_9716818"
14191                            onclick="$('#303_1707793551_971674').hide(function() {
14192                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14193                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14194                    };
14195                });
14196                $('#vhsjs_hide_304_1707793551_9716818').hide();
14197                $('#vhsjs_view_304_1707793551_9716818').show();"
14198                            style="display: none"
14199                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14200                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14201                          >
14202                          <div
14203                            data-display-control="304_1707793551_9716818"
14204                            id="303_1707793551_971674"
14205                            style="display: none"
14206                          >
14207                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14208                              <blockquote>
14209                                This study aims at identifying the best strategy
14210                                to temporarily store products within a buffer
14211                                area in an Italian ceramic tile company. The
14212                                storage policy is analyzed to maximize the
14213                                storage capacity, facilitate operators'
14214                                activities, and, consequently, improve the
14215                                warehouse logistics performance. A discrete
14216                                event simulation was conducted using Salabim, a
14217                                Python based open-source software, in order to
14218                                determine the best policy. We compare the
14219                                performance of the current storage policy, based
14220                                on technical production properties of products,
14221                                and a newly proposed one, based on products'
14222                                downstream destination. The results suggested
14223                                that the proposed strategy significantly
14224                                improves the performance of the buffer area
14225                                management. The approach can be applied to
14226                                different applications, contributing to the
14227                                literature on simulation-based decision-making
14228                                in material management. Furthermore, the study
14229                                provides a functional case study showing the
14230                                potential and achievable results of Salabim for
14231                                modeling complex systems.
14232                              </blockquote>
14233                            </div>
14234                          </div>
14235                        </div>
14236                      </div>
14237                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14238                      <a href="/wsc23papers/139.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14239                      ><br />
14240                    </div>
14241                    <div class="slot-entry">
14242                      <a name="con135" tabindex="-1"></a>
14243                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14244                        <span class="slot-title"
14245                          >Simulating the Impact of Forecast related Overbooking
14246                          and Underbooking Behavior on MRP Planning and a
14247                          Reorder Point System</span
14248                        >
14249                      </div>
14250                      <div class="slot-authors">
14251                        Wolfgang Seiringer and Klaus Altendorfer (University of
14252                        Applied Sciences Upper Austria) and Thomas Felberbauer
14253                        (University of Applied Sciences St. P&#246;lten)
14254                      </div>
14255                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14256                        <div>
14257                          <a
14258                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14259                            id="vhsjs_view_306_1707793551_97483"
14260                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_306_1707793551_97483').hide();
14261                $('#vhsjs_hide_306_1707793551_97483').show();
14262                $('#305_1707793551_9748216').slideDown(function() {
14263                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14264                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14265                    };
14266                    
14267                });"
14268                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14269                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14270                          ><a
14271                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14272                            id="vhsjs_hide_306_1707793551_97483"
14273                            onclick="$('#305_1707793551_9748216').hide(function() {
14274                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14275                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14276                    };
14277                });
14278                $('#vhsjs_hide_306_1707793551_97483').hide();
14279                $('#vhsjs_view_306_1707793551_97483').show();"
14280                            style="display: none"
14281                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14282                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14283                          >
14284                          <div
14285                            data-display-control="306_1707793551_97483"
14286                            id="305_1707793551_9748216"
14287                            style="display: none"
14288                          >
14289                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14290                              <blockquote>
14291                                Production Planning and its parameterization is
14292                                critical to fulfil customer demands and to
14293                                successfully react on changes in high volatile
14294                                markets. Therefore, demand updates should be
14295                                considered to improve production planning. In
14296                                this paper the performance of two production
14297                                planning methods MRP (Material Requirements
14298                                Planning) and RPS (Reorder Point System) are
14299                                compared in a multi-item single stage system
14300                                where customer orders are updated in a rolling
14301                                horizon manner. Applying a simulation study, we
14302                                investigate the performance of MRP and RPS for
14303                                biased and unbiased forecast information and
14304                                discuss the difference in the optimal planning
14305                                parameters. The study shows that for a
14306                                production system with underbooking and low
14307                                demand uncertainty, RPS method is superior, in
14308                                all other scenarios MRP outperforms RPS. For
14309                                overbooking scenarios, the results show that MRP
14310                                leads to overall cost improvements ranging from
14311                                8% to 30%.
14312                              </blockquote>
14313                            </div>
14314                          </div>
14315                        </div>
14316                      </div>
14317                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14318                      <a href="/wsc23papers/140.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14319                      ><br />
14320                    </div>
14321                    <div class="slot-entry">
14322                      <a name="con226" tabindex="-1"></a>
14323                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14324                        <span class="slot-title"
14325                          >Pick Order Assignment and Order Batching Strategy for
14326                          Robotic Mobile Fulfilment System Warehouse</span
14327                        >
14328                      </div>
14329                      <div class="slot-authors">
14330                        Shuo-Yan Chou, Aisyahna Nurul Mauliddina, Anindhita
14331                        Dewabharata, and Ferani Eva Zulvia (National Taiwan
14332                        University of Science and Technology)
14333                      </div>
14334                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14335                        <div>
14336                          <a
14337                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14338                            id="vhsjs_view_308_1707793551_9771905"
14339                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_308_1707793551_9771905').hide();
14340                $('#vhsjs_hide_308_1707793551_9771905').show();
14341                $('#307_1707793551_977182').slideDown(function() {
14342                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14343                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14344                    };
14345                    
14346                });"
14347                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14348                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14349                          ><a
14350                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14351                            id="vhsjs_hide_308_1707793551_9771905"
14352                            onclick="$('#307_1707793551_977182').hide(function() {
14353                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14354                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14355                    };
14356                });
14357                $('#vhsjs_hide_308_1707793551_9771905').hide();
14358                $('#vhsjs_view_308_1707793551_9771905').show();"
14359                            style="display: none"
14360                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14361                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14362                          >
14363                          <div
14364                            data-display-control="308_1707793551_9771905"
14365                            id="307_1707793551_977182"
14366                            style="display: none"
14367                          >
14368                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14369                              <blockquote>
14370                                This study aims to optimize the order
14371                                fulfillment process in a Robotic Mobile
14372                                Fulfilment System warehouse by improving the
14373                                order batching and the pick order assignment in
14374                                order-picking activities using a simulation
14375                                approach. The order-to-station assignment
14376                                considers the association between the new order
14377                                and the in-progress order at the station instead
14378                                of random assignment. The proposed model aims to
14379                                maximize the total throughput, maximize the
14380                                pile-on value, and minimize the required number
14381                                of pods. The proposed model is compared with a
14382                                baseline scenario. The result shows that the
14383                                proposed model significantly decreases the
14384                                number of required pods by 40%, increases the
14385                                pile-on by 60%, and increases the throughput by
14386                                4%. This result proves that the proposed
14387                                strategy can improve the efficiency of the
14388                                order-picking process by ensuring every order
14389                                and/or batch of orders always goes to the
14390                                picking station with the most similar order.
14391                              </blockquote>
14392                            </div>
14393                          </div>
14394                        </div>
14395                      </div>
14396                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14397                      <a href="/wsc23papers/141.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14398                      ><br />
14399                    </div>
14400                  </div>
14401                  <div class="session-entry">
14402                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
14403                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
14404                    ><span class="program-track"
14405                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
14406                    ><br />
14407                    <div class="session-title">Risks and Resilience</div>
14408                    <div class="session-chair">
14409                      Chair: Joachim Hunker (Technische Universit&#228;t
14410                      Dortmund)<br />
14411                    </div>
14412                    <div class="slot-entry">
14413                      <a name="cea106" tabindex="-1"></a>
14414                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14415                        <span class="slot-title"
14416                          >A Supply Chain Resilience Case Study Linking Key
14417                          Resilience Areas with Process Mining</span
14418                        >
14419                      </div>
14420                      <div class="slot-authors">
14421                        Frank Sch&#228;tter, Florian Haas, and Frank Morelli
14422                        (Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences)
14423                      </div>
14424                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14425                        <div>
14426                          <a
14427                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14428                            id="vhsjs_view_310_1707793551_9824488"
14429                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_310_1707793551_9824488').hide();
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14433                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14434                    };
14435                    
14436                });"
14437                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14438                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14439                          ><a
14440                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14441                            id="vhsjs_hide_310_1707793551_9824488"
14442                            onclick="$('#309_1707793551_9824402').hide(function() {
14443                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14444                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14445                    };
14446                });
14447                $('#vhsjs_hide_310_1707793551_9824488').hide();
14448                $('#vhsjs_view_310_1707793551_9824488').show();"
14449                            style="display: none"
14450                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14451                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14452                          >
14453                          <div
14454                            data-display-control="310_1707793551_9824488"
14455                            id="309_1707793551_9824402"
14456                            style="display: none"
14457                          >
14458                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14459                              <blockquote>
14460                                At a time when supply chain disruptions are on
14461                                the rise, supply chain managers are often
14462                                overwhelmed by a simple question: How resilient
14463                                is my supply chain and how can the status quo be
14464                                improved? We present a case study of a
14465                                manufacturing company in Central Europe that
14466                                uses a two-step approach to help managers answer
14467                                these questions. In the first stage, Key
14468                                Resilience Areas (KRAs) are applied to
14469                                transactional data to identify critical elements
14470                                of the supply chain and their potential impacts.
14471                                In the second stage, process mining is used to
14472                                analyze the root causes of the identified
14473                                impacts. In the case study, we reveal vulnerable
14474                                locations and relevant product characteristics
14475                                of the material flows of the company's inbound
14476                                network, and process mining is used to analyze
14477                                why, for example, a single sourcing strategy was
14478                                chosen for a critical supplier.
14479                              </blockquote>
14480                            </div>
14481                          </div>
14482                        </div>
14483                      </div>
14484                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14485                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea106.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14486                      ><br />
14487                    </div>
14488                    <div class="slot-entry">
14489                      <a name="cea118" tabindex="-1"></a>
14490                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14491                        <span class="slot-title"
14492                          >Conceptualizing Resilience in Supply Chain
14493                          Simulation</span
14494                        >
14495                      </div>
14496                      <div class="slot-authors">
14497                        Simon Taylor, Anastasia Anagnostou, and Kate Mintram
14498                        (Brunel University London) and Ed Hua, Andreas Tolk,
14499                        Mark Pfaff, and David Mendonca (MITRE Corporation)
14500                      </div>
14501                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14502                        <div>
14503                          <a
14504                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14505                            id="vhsjs_view_312_1707793551_9847841"
14506                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_312_1707793551_9847841').hide();
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14509                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14510                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14511                    };
14512                    
14513                });"
14514                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14515                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14516                          ><a
14517                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14518                            id="vhsjs_hide_312_1707793551_9847841"
14519                            onclick="$('#311_1707793551_984776').hide(function() {
14520                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14521                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14522                    };
14523                });
14524                $('#vhsjs_hide_312_1707793551_9847841').hide();
14525                $('#vhsjs_view_312_1707793551_9847841').show();"
14526                            style="display: none"
14527                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14528                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14529                          >
14530                          <div
14531                            data-display-control="312_1707793551_9847841"
14532                            id="311_1707793551_984776"
14533                            style="display: none"
14534                          >
14535                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14536                              <blockquote>
14537                                Supply chains (SCs) collaborate in production
14538                                and consumption across the world. SC management
14539                                techniques attempt to optimize and balance
14540                                supply chain operations. SC simulation can help
14541                                support this by exploring &#8220;what-if&#8221;
14542                                scenarios across key performance indicators,
14543                                particularly when SCs are subject to potentially
14544                                disruptive events. Resilience is the capacity
14545                                for an enterprise to survive, adapt, and grow in
14546                                the face of turbulent change. Change engenders
14547                                SC vulnerabilities and management control
14548                                attempts to create SC capabilities to address
14549                                them. We are investigating the feasibility of
14550                                creating a generic SC Simulation framework that
14551                                represents sources of vulnerability and
14552                                resilience and allows decision makers to explore
14553                                potential capabilities to address them. This
14554                                article reports progress on the first step of
14555                                this study towards the creation of a conceptual
14556                                model of SC resilience.
14557                              </blockquote>
14558                            </div>
14559                          </div>
14560                        </div>
14561                      </div>
14562                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14563                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea118.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14564                      ><br />
14565                    </div>
14566                    <div class="slot-entry">
14567                      <a name="con280" tabindex="-1"></a>
14568                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14569                        <span class="slot-title"
14570                          >Building and Operating Resilient Transportation Yards
14571                          Using Simulation</span
14572                        >
14573                      </div>
14574                      <div class="slot-authors">
14575                        Hafsa Binte Mohsin, Jae Yong Lee, and Vamshi Krishna
14576                        Suvarna (Amazon)
14577                      </div>
14578                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14579                        <div>
14580                          <a
14581                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14582                            id="vhsjs_view_314_1707793551_9870322"
14583                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_314_1707793551_9870322').hide();
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14587                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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14589                    
14590                });"
14591                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14592                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14593                          ><a
14594                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14595                            id="vhsjs_hide_314_1707793551_9870322"
14596                            onclick="$('#313_1707793551_9870238').hide(function() {
14597                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14598                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14599                    };
14600                });
14601                $('#vhsjs_hide_314_1707793551_9870322').hide();
14602                $('#vhsjs_view_314_1707793551_9870322').show();"
14603                            style="display: none"
14604                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14605                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14606                          >
14607                          <div
14608                            data-display-control="314_1707793551_9870322"
14609                            id="313_1707793551_9870238"
14610                            style="display: none"
14611                          >
14612                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14613                              <blockquote>
14614                                Developing a comprehensive model is an effective
14615                                approach for gaining insight into and analyzing
14616                                complex systems such as transportation yards.
14617                                Following this approach, a data-driven
14618                                agent-based simulation model has been developed
14619                                for transportation yards at Amazon which
14620                                captures the features and processes of the
14621                                system. By simulating different scenarios and
14622                                using simulation output performance indicators
14623                                like yard/parking slip/dock door utilization,
14624                                entry/exit gate queue, and late departure count,
14625                                this model helps to identify potential
14626                                bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and risks in the
14627                                system. This information is used for strategic
14628                                decision making and/or improving the system.
14629                                Furthermore, the user can find ways to increase
14630                                the yards&#8217; daily maximum volume process
14631                                capacities through multiple
14632                                &#8216;what-if&#8217; scenarios. This model is
14633                                performed with mean absolute error (MAE) and
14634                                root mean square error (RMSE) of 6% and 7%
14635                                respectively. This paper presents the overview,
14636                                current use cases and future works for
14637                                improvement of the simulation model.
14638                              </blockquote>
14639                            </div>
14640                          </div>
14641                        </div>
14642                      </div>
14643                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14644                      <a href="/wsc23papers/142.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14645                      ><br />
14646                    </div>
14647                  </div>
14648                  <div class="session-entry">
14649                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
14650                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
14651                    ><span class="program-track"
14652                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
14653                    ><br />
14654                    <div class="session-title">Traffic Simulation</div>
14655                    <div class="session-chair">
14656                      Chair: Dave Goldsman (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
14657                    </div>
14658                    <div class="slot-entry">
14659                      <a name="con133" tabindex="-1"></a>
14660                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14661                        <span class="slot-title"
14662                          >Optimizing Arterial Traffic Signal Settings: Shotgun
14663                          Version for Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic
14664                          Approximation Approach</span
14665                        >
14666                      </div>
14667                      <div class="slot-authors">
14668                        Yen-Hsiang Chen and Michael Franciudi Hartono (National
14669                        Taiwan University)
14670                      </div>
14671                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14672                        <div>
14673                          <a
14674                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14675                            id="vhsjs_view_316_1707793551_992489"
14676                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_316_1707793551_992489').hide();
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14678                $('#315_1707793551_992481').slideDown(function() {
14679                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14680                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14681                    };
14682                    
14683                });"
14684                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14685                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14686                          ><a
14687                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14688                            id="vhsjs_hide_316_1707793551_992489"
14689                            onclick="$('#315_1707793551_992481').hide(function() {
14690                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14691                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14692                    };
14693                });
14694                $('#vhsjs_hide_316_1707793551_992489').hide();
14695                $('#vhsjs_view_316_1707793551_992489').show();"
14696                            style="display: none"
14697                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14698                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14699                          >
14700                          <div
14701                            data-display-control="316_1707793551_992489"
14702                            id="315_1707793551_992481"
14703                            style="display: none"
14704                          >
14705                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14706                              <blockquote>
14707                                The recent advancement in hardware computation
14708                                speed has allowed stochastic microscopic traffic
14709                                simulators to be embedded in signal optimization
14710                                systems. In this study, stochastic perturbation
14711                                simulation approximations (SPSA), an efficient
14712                                difference-typed gradient-based searching, has
14713                                been applied in the signal solver of a signal
14714                                optimization system due to (i) its lower
14715                                required total number of replications and (ii)
14716                                the capability to conduct variance reduction
14717                                technique (VRT). The case study has shown that
14718                                the objective value, in terms of road
14719                                users&#8217; delay, indeed improves over
14720                                iterations. Since the gradient-based method may
14721                                be trapped in the local optimal, this study has
14722                                further applied the shotgun mechanism that
14723                                allows better solutions in the subject stage to
14724                                proceed to the next stage. By further offering
14725                                the shotgun process, the quality of the solution
14726                                can be further improved.
14727                              </blockquote>
14728                            </div>
14729                          </div>
14730                        </div>
14731                      </div>
14732                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14733                      <a href="/wsc23papers/144.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14734                      ><br />
14735                    </div>
14736                    <div class="slot-entry">
14737                      <a name="con329" tabindex="-1"></a>
14738                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14739                        <span class="slot-title"
14740                          >Breaking Through the Traffic Congestion: Asynchronous
14741                          Time Series Data Integration and XGBOOST for Accurate
14742                          Traffic Density Prediction</span
14743                        >
14744                      </div>
14745                      <div class="slot-authors">
14746                        Eloi Garcia, Carles Serrat, and Fatos Xhafa (Universitat
14747                        Polit&#232;cnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTECH)
14748                      </div>
14749                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14750                        <div>
14751                          <a
14752                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14753                            id="vhsjs_view_318_1707793551_9947648"
14754                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_318_1707793551_9947648').hide();
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14757                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14758                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14759                    };
14760                    
14761                });"
14762                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14763                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14764                          ><a
14765                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14766                            id="vhsjs_hide_318_1707793551_9947648"
14767                            onclick="$('#317_1707793551_994757').hide(function() {
14768                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14769                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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14771                });
14772                $('#vhsjs_hide_318_1707793551_9947648').hide();
14773                $('#vhsjs_view_318_1707793551_9947648').show();"
14774                            style="display: none"
14775                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14776                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14777                          >
14778                          <div
14779                            data-display-control="318_1707793551_9947648"
14780                            id="317_1707793551_994757"
14781                            style="display: none"
14782                          >
14783                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14784                              <blockquote>
14785                                The proliferation of data collection from smart
14786                                cities has resulted in an exponential growth in
14787                                the volume of measurements available for
14788                                analysis. However, collecting all parameters
14789                                concurrently at the same location is not
14790                                feasible due to the complex nature of the real
14791                                world. We present an innovative methodology that
14792                                enriches asynchronous time series data from a
14793                                variety of sources to facilitate data enrichment
14794                                and city-wide behavior simulation. A case study
14795                                on OpenDataBCN attests to the efficacy of this
14796                                approach via an XGBoost model, predicated on
14797                                geographical coordinates and timestamp
14798                                disparities. The consolidation of data from
14799                                different sources improves the richness and
14800                                granularity of information at disposal for
14801                                analysis, thereby revealing previously hidden
14802                                patterns and relationships, exhibiting new
14803                                insights and underscoring the potential of this
14804                                methodology for sustainable and efficient data
14805                                enrichment processes as well as new
14806                                possibilities for simulation based on smart city
14807                                datasets.
14808                              </blockquote>
14809                            </div>
14810                          </div>
14811                        </div>
14812                      </div>
14813                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14814                      <a href="/wsc23papers/145.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14815                      ><br />
14816                    </div>
14817                  </div>
14818                  <div class="session-entry">
14819                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
14820                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
14821                    ><span class="program-track"
14822                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
14823                    ><br />
14824                    <div class="session-title">Simheuristic Approaches</div>
14825                    <div class="session-chair">
14826                      Chair: Michael Kuhl (Rochester Institute of Technology)<br />
14827                    </div>
14828                    <div class="slot-entry">
14829                      <a name="inv120" tabindex="-1"></a>
14830                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14831                        <span class="slot-title"
14832                          >A Dynamic Forecast Demand Scenario Analysis to Design
14833                          an Automated Parcel Lockers Network in Pamplona
14834                          (Spain) Using a Simulation-Optimization Model</span
14835                        >
14836                      </div>
14837                      <div class="slot-authors">
14838                        Irene Izco (Public University of Navarre); Adrian
14839                        Serrano-Hernandez and Javier Faulin (Public University
14840                        of Navarre, Institute of Smart Cities); and Bartosz
14841                        Sawik (AGH University of Science and Technology)
14842                      </div>
14843                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14844                        <div>
14845                          <a
14846                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14847                            id="vhsjs_view_320_1707793551_9996877"
14848                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_320_1707793551_9996877').hide();
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14852                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14853                    };
14854                    
14855                });"
14856                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14857                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14858                          ><a
14859                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14860                            id="vhsjs_hide_320_1707793551_9996877"
14861                            onclick="$('#319_1707793551_9996793').hide(function() {
14862                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14863                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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14865                });
14866                $('#vhsjs_hide_320_1707793551_9996877').hide();
14867                $('#vhsjs_view_320_1707793551_9996877').show();"
14868                            style="display: none"
14869                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14870                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14871                          >
14872                          <div
14873                            data-display-control="320_1707793551_9996877"
14874                            id="319_1707793551_9996793"
14875                            style="display: none"
14876                          >
14877                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14878                              <blockquote>
14879                                The disruptions experienced by the last mile
14880                                delivery processes during the SARS-CoV-2
14881                                pandemic have inevitably raised the dilemma of
14882                                alternative last mile approaches in Urban
14883                                Logistics (UL). Self-Collection Delivery Systems
14884                                (SCDS) suppose an improvement for both courier
14885                                companies and customers, providing flexibility
14886                                of time-windows and reducing overall mileage,
14887                                delivery time and, gas emissions. Drawing a
14888                                distinction from previous works involving hybrid
14889                                modeling for automated parcel lockers (APL)
14890                                network design, this study integrates a System
14891                                Dynamics Simulation Model (SDSM) to forecast
14892                                e-commerce demand in Pamplona (Spain), and
14893                                considers the scalability of the model for other
14894                                cities. A bi-criteria Facility Location Problem
14895                                (FLP) is proposed and solved with an
14896                                &#949;-constraint method, where &#949; is
14897                                defined as the level of coverage of the total
14898                                demand, and four different cases of demand
14899                                coverage are run. The simulation and demand
14900                                forecast was carried out using Anylogic
14901                                software, being CPLEX the optimization solver.
14902                              </blockquote>
14903                            </div>
14904                          </div>
14905                        </div>
14906                      </div>
14907                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14908                      <a href="/wsc23papers/146.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14909                      ><br />
14910                    </div>
14911                    <div class="slot-entry">
14912                      <a name="inv116" tabindex="-1"></a>
14913                      <div class="slot-title-line">
14914                        <span class="slot-title"
14915                          >A Demand Modeling Pipeline for an Agent-Based Traffic
14916                          Simulation of the City of Barcelona</span
14917                        >
14918                      </div>
14919                      <div class="slot-authors">
14920                        Jonas Fuentes Leon (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya,
14921                        Spindox Spain); Francesca Giancola (Spindox S.p.A.;
14922                        DIAG, Sapienza University of Rome); and Andrea
14923                        Boccolucci and Mattia Neroni (Spindox S.p.A.)
14924                      </div>
14925                      <div class="slot-abstract">
14926                        <div>
14927                          <a
14928                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14929                            id="vhsjs_view_322_1707793552_0019572"
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14932                $('#321_1707793552_0019488').slideDown(function() {
14933                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14934                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14935                    };
14936                    
14937                });"
14938                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
14939                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14940                          ><a
14941                            class="clickable no-decoration"
14942                            id="vhsjs_hide_322_1707793552_0019572"
14943                            onclick="$('#321_1707793552_0019488').hide(function() {
14944                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
14945                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
14946                    };
14947                });
14948                $('#vhsjs_hide_322_1707793552_0019572').hide();
14949                $('#vhsjs_view_322_1707793552_0019572').show();"
14950                            style="display: none"
14951                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
14952                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
14953                          >
14954                          <div
14955                            data-display-control="322_1707793552_0019572"
14956                            id="321_1707793552_0019488"
14957                            style="display: none"
14958                          >
14959                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
14960                              <blockquote>
14961                                The growth of urban population and the
14962                                proliferation of mobility options in big cities
14963                                are adding to the complexity of comprehending
14964                                how people move about and how efficiently they
14965                                do it. Understanding how traffic patterns change
14966                                throughout the day is essential for legislators,
14967                                public administrations, and other stakeholders,
14968                                as it has a direct impact on citizens' quality
14969                                of life by, for instance, increasing greenhouse
14970                                gas emissions and noise pollution. In this
14971                                context, simulation becomes an essential tool
14972                                for grasping the emerging dynamics of urban
14973                                transportation, citizens' mobility patterns, and
14974                                traffic flow bottlenecks. This work presents a
14975                                complete data modelling pipeline for generating
14976                                the population, network and transportation
14977                                demand that is fed to a multi-modal traffic
14978                                simulation of the city of Barcelona using MATSim
14979                                and open-access statistical data sources. The
14980                                model is calibrated, the results are obtained,
14981                                and future applications of the developed tool
14982                                are outlined.
14983                              </blockquote>
14984                            </div>
14985                          </div>
14986                        </div>
14987                      </div>
14988                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
14989                      <a href="/wsc23papers/147.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
14990                      ><br />
14991                    </div>
14992                  </div>
14993                  <div class="session-entry">
14994                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
14995                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
14996                    ><span class="program-track"
14997                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
14998                    ><br />
14999                    <div class="session-title">Yard Management</div>
15000                    <div class="session-chair">
15001                      Chair: Klaus Altendorfer (Upper Austrian University of
15002                      Applied Science)<br />
15003                    </div>
15004                    <div class="slot-entry">
15005                      <a name="con106" tabindex="-1"></a>
15006                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15007                        <span class="slot-title"
15008                          >Cloud-Based Hybrid Simulation Model For Optimizing
15009                          Warehouse Yard Operations</span
15010                        >
15011                      </div>
15012                      <div class="slot-authors">
15013                        Mohammed Farhan, Pascalin Ngoko, Farouq Halawa, and
15014                        Raashid Mohammed (Amazon)
15015                      </div>
15016                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15017                        <div>
15018                          <a
15019                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15020                            id="vhsjs_view_324_1707793552_0089338"
15021                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_324_1707793552_0089338').hide();
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15023                $('#323_1707793552_0089257').slideDown(function() {
15024                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15025                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15026                    };
15027                    
15028                });"
15029                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15030                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15031                          ><a
15032                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15033                            id="vhsjs_hide_324_1707793552_0089338"
15034                            onclick="$('#323_1707793552_0089257').hide(function() {
15035                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15036                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15037                    };
15038                });
15039                $('#vhsjs_hide_324_1707793552_0089338').hide();
15040                $('#vhsjs_view_324_1707793552_0089338').show();"
15041                            style="display: none"
15042                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15043                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15044                          >
15045                          <div
15046                            data-display-control="324_1707793552_0089338"
15047                            id="323_1707793552_0089257"
15048                            style="display: none"
15049                          >
15050                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15051                              <blockquote>
15052                                Fulfillment centers in the E-commerce industry
15053                                are highly complex systems that houses inventory
15054                                and fulfill customer orders. One of the key
15055                                processes at these centers involves translating
15056                                customer demands into trucks and yard
15057                                operations. Truck yards with operational issues
15058                                can create delays in customer orders. In this
15059                                paper, we show how a scalable cloud-based hybrid
15060                                simulation model is used to improve yard
15061                                operations, optimize flow and design, and
15062                                forecast yard congestion. Cloud experimentation
15063                                along with automated database connectivity
15064                                allows any user to run simulation analyses to
15065                                derive data driven operational decisions. We
15066                                tested the model on two real world case studies,
15067                                which results in cost savings for the
15068                                organization. This paper also proposes a robust
15069                                automated framework for setting simulation
15070                                validation benchmarks and measuring model
15071                                accuracy.
15072                              </blockquote>
15073                            </div>
15074                          </div>
15075                        </div>
15076                      </div>
15077                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15078                      <a href="/wsc23papers/148.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15079                      ><br />
15080                    </div>
15081                    <div class="slot-entry">
15082                      <a name="con157" tabindex="-1"></a>
15083                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15084                        <span class="slot-title"
15085                          >Simulation-Based Analysis of Improvements in Vehicle
15086                          Routing with Time Windows Using a One-sided VCG
15087                          Mechanism for the Reallocation of Unfavorable Time
15088                          Windows</span
15089                        >
15090                      </div>
15091                      <div class="slot-authors">
15092                        Felix Roeper and Ralf Elbert (Technische
15093                        Universit&#228;t Darmstadt)
15094                      </div>
15095                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15096                        <div>
15097                          <a
15098                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15099                            id="vhsjs_view_326_1707793552_0110252"
15100                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_326_1707793552_0110252').hide();
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15102                $('#325_1707793552_0110166').slideDown(function() {
15103                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15104                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15105                    };
15106                    
15107                });"
15108                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15109                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15110                          ><a
15111                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15112                            id="vhsjs_hide_326_1707793552_0110252"
15113                            onclick="$('#325_1707793552_0110166').hide(function() {
15114                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15115                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15116                    };
15117                });
15118                $('#vhsjs_hide_326_1707793552_0110252').hide();
15119                $('#vhsjs_view_326_1707793552_0110252').show();"
15120                            style="display: none"
15121                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15122                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15123                          >
15124                          <div
15125                            data-display-control="326_1707793552_0110252"
15126                            id="325_1707793552_0110166"
15127                            style="display: none"
15128                          >
15129                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15130                              <blockquote>
15131                                In road freight transport, booking unfavorable
15132                                time windows (TW) through time window management
15133                                systems (TWMS) for loading or unloading trucks
15134                                at the loading dock often leads to avoidable
15135                                long tours. Therefore, this paper investigates,
15136                                based on an agent-based simulation framework,
15137                                the efficiency gains and improvements in vehicle
15138                                routing with TW constraints that can be achieved
15139                                by a reallocation of unfavorable TWs using a
15140                                one-sided Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism. A
15141                                branch-and-cut algorithm is used to evaluate the
15142                                value of a TW in the context of a pickup and
15143                                delivery problem with time windows and to
15144                                generate a bid for the auction. A winner
15145                                determination problem is solved for conducting
15146                                the auction. We show that a reallocation of
15147                                unfavorable TWs leads to distance savings for
15148                                the considered tours of the auction winners of
15149                                13% on average. Further, we can show that the
15150                                TWMS provider can benefit by operating the
15151                                mechanism on an electronic marketplace.
15152                              </blockquote>
15153                            </div>
15154                          </div>
15155                        </div>
15156                      </div>
15157                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15158                      <a href="/wsc23papers/149.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15159                      ><br />
15160                    </div>
15161                    <div class="slot-entry">
15162                      <a name="con278" tabindex="-1"></a>
15163                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15164                        <span class="slot-title"
15165                          >Crossstacks: A Dataset and a Simulative Study of
15166                          Storage Allocation Strategies for Cross-Docking
15167                          Block-Stacking Warehouses</span
15168                        >
15169                      </div>
15170                      <div class="slot-authors">
15171                        Alexandru Rinciog (TU Dortmund University), Natalia
15172                        Ogorelysheva (Fraunhofer IML), Jakob Pfrommer (TU
15173                        Dortmund University), Anna Vasileva (Fraunhofer IML),
15174                        and Hardik Rathod and Anne Meyer (TU Dortmund
15175                        University)
15176                      </div>
15177                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15178                        <div>
15179                          <a
15180                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15181                            id="vhsjs_view_328_1707793552_0135155"
15182                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_328_1707793552_0135155').hide();
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15185                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15186                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15187                    };
15188                    
15189                });"
15190                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15191                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15192                          ><a
15193                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15194                            id="vhsjs_hide_328_1707793552_0135155"
15195                            onclick="$('#327_1707793552_0135074').hide(function() {
15196                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15197                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15198                    };
15199                });
15200                $('#vhsjs_hide_328_1707793552_0135155').hide();
15201                $('#vhsjs_view_328_1707793552_0135155').show();"
15202                            style="display: none"
15203                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15204                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15205                          >
15206                          <div
15207                            data-display-control="328_1707793552_0135155"
15208                            id="327_1707793552_0135074"
15209                            style="display: none"
15210                          >
15211                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15212                              <blockquote>
15213                                Cross-docking is a warehousing strategy that
15214                                (ideally) moves goods from inbound docks
15215                                directly to outbound docks. In reality, goods
15216                                often need to be temporarily stored.
15217                                Cross-docking is typically set up as a
15218                                block-stacking warehouse (BSW), where goods are
15219                                stored directly on the ground. Autonomous mobile
15220                                robots (AMRs) could significantly reduce BSW
15221                                costs. To deploy AMR systems to BSWs, five
15222                                interlaced decision problems, including the
15223                                storage location assignment problem (SLAP), need
15224                                to be solved. Because of the combinatorial
15225                                complexity of BSWs, and the absence of pertinent
15226                                use case data and fitting simulation software,
15227                                this is a challenging task. This work seeks to
15228                                alleviate these gaps by (1) extending SLAPStack,
15229                                a fine-grained open-source BSW simulation
15230                                framework to accommodate cross-docking, (2)
15231                                providing CROSSStacks, a real-world
15232                                cross-docking dataset, and (3) evaluating two
15233                                dual command cycle SLAP strategies as of yet
15234                                untested for BSWs. One of the approaches
15235                                outperforms a naive cross-docking SLAP strategy.
15236                              </blockquote>
15237                            </div>
15238                          </div>
15239                        </div>
15240                      </div>
15241                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15242                      <a href="/wsc23papers/150.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15243                      ><br />
15244                    </div>
15245                  </div>
15246                  <div class="session-entry">
15247                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
15248                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
15249                    ><span class="program-track"
15250                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
15251                    ><br />
15252                    <div class="session-title">
15253                      Simulation with Reinforcement Learning
15254                    </div>
15255                    <div class="session-chair">
15256                      Chair: Steffen Strassburger (Technische Universit&#228;t
15257                      Ilmenau)<br />
15258                    </div>
15259                    <div class="slot-entry">
15260                      <a name="con292" tabindex="-1"></a>
15261                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15262                        <span class="slot-title"
15263                          >Multi-Agent Proximal Policy Optimization for a
15264                          Deadlock Capable Transport System in a
15265                          Simulation-Based Learning Environment</span
15266                        >
15267                      </div>
15268                      <div class="slot-authors">
15269                        Marcel M&#252;ller (Otto von Guericke University
15270                        Magdeburg); Lorena Silvana Reyes Rubiano (RWTH Aachen
15271                        University, Universidad de La Sabana); and Tobias
15272                        Reggelin and Hartmut Zadek (Otto von Guericke University
15273                        Magdeburg)
15274                      </div>
15275                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15276                        <div>
15277                          <a
15278                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15279                            id="vhsjs_view_330_1707793552_019319"
15280                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_330_1707793552_019319').hide();
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15286                    
15287                });"
15288                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15289                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15290                          ><a
15291                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15292                            id="vhsjs_hide_330_1707793552_019319"
15293                            onclick="$('#329_1707793552_019311').hide(function() {
15294                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15295                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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15297                });
15298                $('#vhsjs_hide_330_1707793552_019319').hide();
15299                $('#vhsjs_view_330_1707793552_019319').show();"
15300                            style="display: none"
15301                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15302                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15303                          >
15304                          <div
15305                            data-display-control="330_1707793552_019319"
15306                            id="329_1707793552_019311"
15307                            style="display: none"
15308                          >
15309                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15310                              <blockquote>
15311                                In this paper, we explore the potential of
15312                                multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) for
15313                                managing the driving behavior of autonomous
15314                                guided vehicles (AGVs) in production logistics
15315                                environments with single-lane tracks, where
15316                                deadlocks pose a significant challenge. We build
15317                                upon previous work and adopt a MARL approach
15318                                using the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO)
15319                                algorithm. We conduct a thorough hyperparameter
15320                                search and investigate the impact of varying
15321                                numbers of agents on the performance of the
15322                                AGVs. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness
15323                                of the MARL approach in addressing deadlocks and
15324                                coordinating AGV behavior, as well as the
15325                                scalability of the learned policy to different
15326                                numbers of agents. The Bayesian optimization
15327                                process and increased iteration count contribute
15328                                to improved performance and more stable learning
15329                                curves.
15330                              </blockquote>
15331                            </div>
15332                          </div>
15333                        </div>
15334                      </div>
15335                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15336                      <a href="/wsc23papers/151.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15337                      ><br />
15338                    </div>
15339                    <div class="slot-entry">
15340                      <a name="con348" tabindex="-1"></a>
15341                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15342                        <span class="slot-title"
15343                          >Simulation Analysis of a Reinforcement-Learning-Based
15344                          Warehouse Dispatching Method Considering Due Date and
15345                          Travel Distance</span
15346                        >
15347                      </div>
15348                      <div class="slot-authors">
15349                        Sriparvathi Shaji Bhattathiri, Ankita Tondwalkar,
15350                        Michael E. Kuhl, and Andres Kwasinski (Rochester
15351                        Institute of Technology)
15352                      </div>
15353                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15354                        <div>
15355                          <a
15356                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15357                            id="vhsjs_view_332_1707793552_0217657"
15358                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_332_1707793552_0217657').hide();
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15362                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15363                    };
15364                    
15365                });"
15366                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15367                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15368                          ><a
15369                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15370                            id="vhsjs_hide_332_1707793552_0217657"
15371                            onclick="$('#331_1707793552_0217576').hide(function() {
15372                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15373                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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15375                });
15376                $('#vhsjs_hide_332_1707793552_0217657').hide();
15377                $('#vhsjs_view_332_1707793552_0217657').show();"
15378                            style="display: none"
15379                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15380                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15381                          >
15382                          <div
15383                            data-display-control="332_1707793552_0217657"
15384                            id="331_1707793552_0217576"
15385                            style="display: none"
15386                          >
15387                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15388                              <blockquote>
15389                                As the adoption of autonomous mobile robots in
15390                                warehouses and other industrial environments
15391                                continues to increase, there is a need for
15392                                methods that can effectively dispatch robots to
15393                                meet system demand. Real-time dispatching of
15394                                autonomous mobile robots can be very complex,
15395                                but simple rule-based methods are typically used
15396                                for this task. In this paper, a
15397                                reinforcement-learning-based dispatching method
15398                                for intralogistics (RLDI) is proposed. RLDI is
15399                                warehouse layout independent and takes into
15400                                consideration task due dates and the travel
15401                                distance. The algorithm is trained and tested in
15402                                a simulation environment that represents a small
15403                                warehouse. Monte Carlo simulation analysis is
15404                                used to explore the capabilities and limitations
15405                                of the established RLDI. The performance of the
15406                                method is compared to the shortest distance
15407                                dispatching rule in single and multi-agent
15408                                environments under various levels of due date
15409                                tightness. Experimental results demonstrate the
15410                                potential for using reinforcement learning
15411                                methods for warehouse dispatching.
15412                              </blockquote>
15413                            </div>
15414                          </div>
15415                        </div>
15416                      </div>
15417                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15418                      <a href="/wsc23papers/152.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15419                      ><br />
15420                    </div>
15421                    <div class="slot-entry">
15422                      <a name="con140" tabindex="-1"></a>
15423                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15424                        <span class="slot-title"
15425                          >Purpose in the Machine: Do Traffic Simulators Produce
15426                          Distributionally Equivalent Outcomes for Reinforcement
15427                          Learning Applications?</span
15428                        >
15429                      </div>
15430                      <div class="slot-authors">
15431                        Rex Chen, Kathleen M. Carley, Fei Fang, and Norman Sadeh
15432                        (Carnegie Mellon University)
15433                      </div>
15434                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15435                        <div>
15436                          <a
15437                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15438                            id="vhsjs_view_334_1707793552_024086"
15439                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_334_1707793552_024086').hide();
15440                $('#vhsjs_hide_334_1707793552_024086').show();
15441                $('#333_1707793552_0240777').slideDown(function() {
15442                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15443                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15444                    };
15445                    
15446                });"
15447                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15448                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15449                          ><a
15450                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15451                            id="vhsjs_hide_334_1707793552_024086"
15452                            onclick="$('#333_1707793552_0240777').hide(function() {
15453                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15454                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15455                    };
15456                });
15457                $('#vhsjs_hide_334_1707793552_024086').hide();
15458                $('#vhsjs_view_334_1707793552_024086').show();"
15459                            style="display: none"
15460                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15461                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15462                          >
15463                          <div
15464                            data-display-control="334_1707793552_024086"
15465                            id="333_1707793552_0240777"
15466                            style="display: none"
15467                          >
15468                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15469                              <blockquote>
15470                                Traffic simulators are used to generate data for
15471                                learning in intelligent transportation systems
15472                                (ITSs). A key question is to what extent their
15473                                modelling assumptions affect the capabilities of
15474                                ITSs to adapt to various scenarios when deployed
15475                                in the real world. This work focuses on two
15476                                simulators commonly used to train reinforcement
15477                                learning (RL) agents for traffic applications,
15478                                CityFlow and SUMO. A controlled virtual
15479                                experiment varying driver behavior and
15480                                simulation scale finds evidence against
15481                                distributional equivalence in RL-relevant
15482                                measures from these simulators, with the root
15483                                mean squared error and KL divergence being
15484                                significantly greater than 0 for all assessed
15485                                measures. While granular real-world validation
15486                                generally remains infeasible, these findings
15487                                suggest that traffic simulators are not a deus
15488                                ex machina for RL training: understanding the
15489                                impacts of inter-simulator differences is
15490                                necessary to train and deploy RL-based ITSs.
15491                              </blockquote>
15492                            </div>
15493                          </div>
15494                        </div>
15495                      </div>
15496                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15497                      <a href="/wsc23papers/153.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15498                      ><br />
15499                    </div>
15500                  </div>
15501                  <div class="session-entry">
15502                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
15503                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
15504                    ><span class="program-track"
15505                      >Logistics Supply Chains Transportation</span
15506                    ><br />
15507                    <div class="session-title">
15508                      Simulation-Optimization with Uncertainty
15509                    </div>
15510                    <div class="session-chair">
15511                      Chair: Javier Faulin (Public University of Navarre,
15512                      Institute of Smart Cities)<br />
15513                    </div>
15514                    <div class="slot-entry">
15515                      <a name="con241" tabindex="-1"></a>
15516                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15517                        <span class="slot-title"
15518                          >Solving the Multi-Allocation p-Hub Median Problem
15519                          with Stochastic Travel Times: A Simheuristic
15520                          Approach</span
15521                        >
15522                      </div>
15523                      <div class="slot-authors">
15524                        Niklas Jost (TU Dortmund), Majsa Ammouriova (Universitat
15525                        Oberta de Catalunya), Aleksandra Grochala (TU Dortmund),
15526                        Angel Juan (Universitat Polit`ecnica de Val`encia), and
15527                        Christin Schumacher (TU Dortmund)
15528                      </div>
15529                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15530                        <div>
15531                          <a
15532                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15533                            id="vhsjs_view_336_1707793552_0284088"
15534                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_336_1707793552_0284088').hide();
15535                $('#vhsjs_hide_336_1707793552_0284088').show();
15536                $('#335_1707793552_0284004').slideDown(function() {
15537                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15538                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15539                    };
15540                    
15541                });"
15542                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15543                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15544                          ><a
15545                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15546                            id="vhsjs_hide_336_1707793552_0284088"
15547                            onclick="$('#335_1707793552_0284004').hide(function() {
15548                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15549                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15550                    };
15551                });
15552                $('#vhsjs_hide_336_1707793552_0284088').hide();
15553                $('#vhsjs_view_336_1707793552_0284088').show();"
15554                            style="display: none"
15555                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15556                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15557                          >
15558                          <div
15559                            data-display-control="336_1707793552_0284088"
15560                            id="335_1707793552_0284004"
15561                            style="display: none"
15562                          >
15563                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15564                              <blockquote>
15565                                The p-hub median problems (pHMPs) are a
15566                                well-researched topic within the fields of
15567                                Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.
15568                                These problems have been found to have a wide
15569                                range of practical applications in various areas
15570                                such as logistics, retailing, and Internet
15571                                computing. These applications have made pHMPs an
15572                                important area of study, leading to numerous
15573                                research efforts aimed at solving different
15574                                variations of the problem. This paper presents a
15575                                simheuristic algorithm for solving the
15576                                uncapacitated version of the pHMP with
15577                                stochastic travel times. The proposed approach
15578                                combines simulation with biased-randomized
15579                                heuristics to generate high-quality solutions
15580                                quickly. The proposed method is validated by
15581                                testing it on huge benchmark instances, which
15582                                include stochastic travel times. The results
15583                                demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed
15584                                approach for this particular problem variation.
15585                                The simulation-optimization approach provides a
15586                                promising solution to a practical problem that
15587                                arises in many real-world applications.
15588                              </blockquote>
15589                            </div>
15590                          </div>
15591                        </div>
15592                      </div>
15593                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15594                      <a href="/wsc23papers/154.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15595                      ><br />
15596                    </div>
15597                    <div class="slot-entry">
15598                      <a name="con170" tabindex="-1"></a>
15599                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15600                        <span class="slot-title"
15601                          >Simulation-based Analysis of Onshore Wind Farm
15602                          Installation Strategies</span
15603                        >
15604                      </div>
15605                      <div class="slot-authors">
15606                        Daniel Rippel, Sebastian Eberlein, Stephan Oelker, and
15607                        Michael L&#252;tjen (BIBA - Bremer Institut f&#252;r
15608                        Produktion und Logistik GmbH at the University of
15609                        Bremen) and Michael Freitag (BIBA - Bremer Institut
15610                        f&#252;r Produktion und Logistik GmbH at the University
15611                        of Bremen, University of Bremen)
15612                      </div>
15613                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15614                        <div>
15615                          <a
15616                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15617                            id="vhsjs_view_338_1707793552_0309825"
15618                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_338_1707793552_0309825').hide();
15619                $('#vhsjs_hide_338_1707793552_0309825').show();
15620                $('#337_1707793552_0309741').slideDown(function() {
15621                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15622                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15623                    };
15624                    
15625                });"
15626                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15627                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15628                          ><a
15629                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15630                            id="vhsjs_hide_338_1707793552_0309825"
15631                            onclick="$('#337_1707793552_0309741').hide(function() {
15632                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15633                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15634                    };
15635                });
15636                $('#vhsjs_hide_338_1707793552_0309825').hide();
15637                $('#vhsjs_view_338_1707793552_0309825').show();"
15638                            style="display: none"
15639                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15640                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15641                          >
15642                          <div
15643                            data-display-control="338_1707793552_0309825"
15644                            id="337_1707793552_0309741"
15645                            style="display: none"
15646                          >
15647                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15648                              <blockquote>
15649                                Wind energy constitutes a main contributor to
15650                                clean and renewable energy. While the offshore
15651                                sector received much attention from research and
15652                                industry, onshore wind farms still make up the
15653                                largest share of installation projects. Thereby,
15654                                onshore installations retain similar wind speed
15655                                restrictions as their offshore counterparts but
15656                                additionally introduce limits and wait time
15657                                restrictions between installation operations.
15658                                This article proposes extending a planning
15659                                method initially designed for offshore wind
15660                                farms to cover these additional requirements and
15661                                proposes a simulation model capable of
15662                                evaluating the resulting plans. The results show
15663                                that the extended approach prevents violations
15664                                of these requirements, mitigates the influence
15665                                of weather forecast uncertainties, and provides
15666                                efficient plans for installation operations.
15667                              </blockquote>
15668                            </div>
15669                          </div>
15670                        </div>
15671                      </div>
15672                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15673                      <a href="/wsc23papers/155.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15674                      ><br />
15675                    </div>
15676                    <div class="slot-entry">
15677                      <a name="con283" tabindex="-1"></a>
15678                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15679                        <span class="slot-title"
15680                          >A Two-Stage Stochastic Model for Drone Delivery
15681                          System with Uncertainty in Customer Demands</span
15682                        >
15683                      </div>
15684                      <div class="slot-authors">
15685                        Xudong Wang, Gerald Jones, and Xueping Li (University of
15686                        Tennessee, Knoxville)
15687                      </div>
15688                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15689                        <div>
15690                          <a
15691                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15692                            id="vhsjs_view_340_1707793552_0333295"
15693                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_340_1707793552_0333295').hide();
15694                $('#vhsjs_hide_340_1707793552_0333295').show();
15695                $('#339_1707793552_0333207').slideDown(function() {
15696                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15697                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15698                    };
15699                    
15700                });"
15701                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15702                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15703                          ><a
15704                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15705                            id="vhsjs_hide_340_1707793552_0333295"
15706                            onclick="$('#339_1707793552_0333207').hide(function() {
15707                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15708                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15709                    };
15710                });
15711                $('#vhsjs_hide_340_1707793552_0333295').hide();
15712                $('#vhsjs_view_340_1707793552_0333295').show();"
15713                            style="display: none"
15714                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15715                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15716                          >
15717                          <div
15718                            data-display-control="340_1707793552_0333295"
15719                            id="339_1707793552_0333207"
15720                            style="display: none"
15721                          >
15722                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15723                              <blockquote>
15724                                Drone delivery is a popular logistics method for
15725                                e-commerce businesses due to its efficie
15725ncy and
15726                                convenience, especially for last-mile delivery
15727                                and emergency situations in areas with poor
15728                                infrastructure. However, the uncertainty of
15729                                customer demands can affect transportation costs
15730                                in the long run, making it vital to design an
15731                                effective delivery system. To tackle this issue,
15732                                we propose a two-stage stochastic model that
15733                                minimizes the sum of fixed and expected
15734                                operating costs. The first stage minimizes the
15735                                total cost of the delivery system, including the
15736                                facilities fixed costs and expected operating
15737                                costs, while the second stage arranges drones'
15738                                routes according to simulated demands to
15739                                estimate the minimal expected transportation
15740                                cost and penalty cost. Since this stoch
15740astic
15741                                programming has infinite scenarios, we deploy a
15742                                sample average approximation method to estimate
15743                                its bounds. Additionally, we use a heuristic
15744                                simulation framework to find a satisfactory
15745                                solution in an acceptable time.
15746                              </blockquote>
15747                            </div>
15748                          </div>
15749                        </div>
15750                      </div>
15751                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15752                      <a href="/wsc23papers/156.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15753                      ><br />
15754                    </div>
15755                  </div>
15756                </div>
15757                <div class="centered">
15758                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
15759                </div>
15760                <hr />
15761              </div>
15762              <div class="area-section">
15763                <div class="centered">
15764                  <a name="ptrack123" tabindex="-1"></a>
15765                  <div class="section-title">
15766                    Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
15767                  </div>
15768                </div>
15769                <div class="centered track-chair">
15770                  <span class="track-chair-role"
15771                    >Track Coordinator - Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: </span
15772                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
15773                    >Alp Akcay (Eindhoven University of Technology), Christoph
15774                    Laroque (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau), Guodong
15775                    Shao (National Institute of Standards and Technology)</span
15776                  >
15777                </div>
15778                <div class="section-entry">
15779                  <div class="session-entry">
15780                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
15781                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
15782                    ><span class="program-track"
15783                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
15784                    ><br />
15785                    <div class="session-title">
15786                      Panel: Maintenance and Operations of Manufacturing Digital
15787                      Twins
15788                    </div>
15789                    <div class="session-chair">
15790                      Chair: Alp Akcay (Eindhoven University of Technology)<br />
15791                    </div>
15792                    <div class="slot-entry">
15793                      <a name="inv206" tabindex="-1"></a>
15794                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15795                        <span class="slot-title"
15796                          >Maintenance and Operations of Manufacturing Digital
15797                          Twins</span
15798                        >
15799                      </div>
15800                      <div class="slot-authors">
15801                        Alp Akcay (Eindhoven University of Technology), Stephan
15802                        Biller (Purdue University), Boon Ping Gan (D-SIMLAB
15803                        Technologies Pte Ltd), Christoph Laroque (University of
15804                        Applied Sciences Zwickau), and Guodong Shao (National
15805                        Institute of Standards and Technology)
15806                      </div>
15807                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15808                        <div>
15809                          <a
15810                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15811                            id="vhsjs_view_342_1707793552_0393229"
15812                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_342_1707793552_0393229').hide();
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15816                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15817                    };
15818                    
15819                });"
15820                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15821                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15822                          ><a
15823                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15824                            id="vhsjs_hide_342_1707793552_0393229"
15825                            onclick="$('#341_1707793552_0393143').hide(function() {
15826                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15827                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15828                    };
15829                });
15830                $('#vhsjs_hide_342_1707793552_0393229').hide();
15831                $('#vhsjs_view_342_1707793552_0393229').show();"
15832                            style="display: none"
15833                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15834                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15835                          >
15836                          <div
15837                            data-display-control="342_1707793552_0393229"
15838                            id="341_1707793552_0393143"
15839                            style="display: none"
15840                          >
15841                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15842                              <blockquote>
15843                                Digital twins have become an important element
15844                                in smart manufacturing. As any other product,
15845                                digital twins also have a lifecycle, starting
15846                                from specifying the requirements of the digital
15847                                twins until their decommissioning. As part of
15848                                the Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 track of the
15849                                Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), the purpose
15850                                of this panel is to discuss the state of the art
15851                                in digital twins with a special emphasis on the
15852                                operations and maintenance of manufacturing
15853                                digital twins during their lifecycles. The
15854                                panelists come from academia, industry, and
15855                                government with experience in the digital-twin
15856                                landscape of the manufacturing industry in the
15857                                United States, Europe, and Asia. This paper
15858                                provides a collection of the statements from
15859                                each panelist with the objective of initiating a
15860                                deeper discussion during the panel session and
15861                                inspiring researchers in the simulation
15862                                community with their perspectives on the use of
15863                                digital twins for smart manufacturing.
15864                              </blockquote>
15865                            </div>
15866                          </div>
15867                        </div>
15868                      </div>
15869                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15870                      <a href="/wsc23papers/157.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15871                      ><br />
15872                    </div>
15873                  </div>
15874                  <div class="session-entry">
15875                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
15876                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
15877                    ><span class="program-track"
15878                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
15879                    ><br />
15880                    <div class="session-title">
15881                      Biomanufacturing and Process Industry
15882                    </div>
15883                    <div class="session-chair">
15884                      Chair: Daniel Seufferth (Universit&#228;t der Bundeswehr
15885                      M&#252;nchen)<br />
15886                    </div>
15887                    <div class="slot-entry">
15888                      <a name="inv208" tabindex="-1"></a>
15889                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15890                        <span class="slot-title"
15891                          >Stochastic Molecular Reaction Queueing Network
15892                          Modeling for In Vitro Transcription Process</span
15893                        >
15894                      </div>
15895                      <div class="slot-authors">
15896                        Keqi Wang, Wei Xie, and Hua Zheng (Northeastern
15897                        University)
15898                      </div>
15899                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15900                        <div>
15901                          <a
15902                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15903                            id="vhsjs_view_344_1707793552_0439746"
15904                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_344_1707793552_0439746').hide();
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15908                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15909                    };
15910                    
15911                });"
15912                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15913                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15914                          ><a
15915                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15916                            id="vhsjs_hide_344_1707793552_0439746"
15917                            onclick="$('#343_1707793552_0439663').hide(function() {
15918                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
15919                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15920                    };
15921                });
15922                $('#vhsjs_hide_344_1707793552_0439746').hide();
15923                $('#vhsjs_view_344_1707793552_0439746').show();"
15924                            style="display: none"
15925                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
15926                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15927                          >
15928                          <div
15929                            data-display-control="344_1707793552_0439746"
15930                            id="343_1707793552_0439663"
15931                            style="display: none"
15932                          >
15933                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
15934                              <blockquote>
15935                                To facilitate a rapid response to pandemic
15936                                threats, this paper focuses on developing a
15937                                mechanistic simulation model for in vitro
15938                                transcription (IVT) process, a crucial step in
15939                                mRNA vaccine manufacturing. To enhance
15940                                production and support industry 4.0, this model
15941                                is proposed to improve the prediction and
15942                                analysis of IVT enzymatic reaction network. It
15943                                incorporates a novel stochastic molecular
15944                                reaction queueing network with a regulatory
15945                                kinetic model characterizing the effect of
15946                                bioprocess state variables on reaction rates.
15947                                The empirical study demonstrates that the
15948                                proposed model has a promising performance under
15949                                different production conditions and it could
15950                                offer potential improvements in mRNA product
15951                                quality and yield.
15952                              </blockquote>
15953                            </div>
15954                          </div>
15955                        </div>
15956                      </div>
15957                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
15958                      <a href="/wsc23papers/158.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
15959                      ><br />
15960                    </div>
15961                    <div class="slot-entry">
15962                      <a name="con186" tabindex="-1"></a>
15963                      <div class="slot-title-line">
15964                        <span class="slot-title"
15965                          >Rolling-Horizon Simulation Optimization for a
15966                          Multi-Objective Biomanufacturing Scheduling
15967                          Problem</span
15968                        >
15969                      </div>
15970                      <div class="slot-authors">
15971                        Kim van den Houten, Mathijs de Weerdt, and David Tax
15972                        (Delft University of Technology); Esteban Freydell
15973                        (DSM); and Eva Christopoulou and Alessandro Nati
15974                        (Systems Navigator)
15975                      </div>
15976                      <div class="slot-abstract">
15977                        <div>
15978                          <a
15979                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15980                            id="vhsjs_view_346_1707793552_0466397"
15981                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_346_1707793552_0466397').hide();
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15985                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
15986                    };
15987                    
15988                });"
15989                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
15990                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
15991                          ><a
15992                            class="clickable no-decoration"
15993                            id="vhsjs_hide_346_1707793552_0466397"
15994                            onclick="$('#345_1707793552_046632').hide(function() {
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15996                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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15998                });
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16000                $('#vhsjs_view_346_1707793552_0466397').show();"
16001                            style="display: none"
16002                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16003                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16004                          >
16005                          <div
16006                            data-display-control="346_1707793552_0466397"
16007                            id="345_1707793552_046632"
16008                            style="display: none"
16009                          >
16010                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16011                              <blockquote>
16012                                We study a highly complex scheduling problem
16013                                that requires the generation and optimization of
16014                                production schedules for a multi-product
16015                                biomanufacturing system with continuous and
16016                                batch processes. There are two main objectives
16017                                here; makespan and lateness, which are combined
16018                                into a cost function that is a weighted sum. An
16019                                additional complexity comes from long horizons
16020                                considered (up to a full year), yielding problem
16021                                instances with more than 200 jobs, each
16022                                consisting of multiple tasks that must be
16023                                executed in the factory. We investigate whether
16024                                a rolling-horizon principle is more efficient
16025                                than a global strategy. We evaluate how cost
16026                                function weights for makespan and lateness
16027                                should be set in a rolling-horizon approach
16028                                where deadlines are used for subproblem
16029                                definition. We show that the rolling-horizon
16030                                strategy outperforms a global search, evaluated
16031                                on problem instances of a real biomanufacturing
16032                                system, and we show that this result generalizes
16033                                to problem instances of a synthetic factory.
16034                              </blockquote>
16035                            </div>
16036                          </div>
16037                        </div>
16038                      </div>
16039                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16040                      <a href="/wsc23papers/159.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16041                      ><br />
16042                    </div>
16043                    <div class="slot-entry">
16044                      <a name="cea156" tabindex="-1"></a>
16045                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16046                        <span class="slot-title"
16047                          >From Simulation To Real-Time Digital Twin and AI -
16048                          Implementation in a Food Manufacturing Plant</span
16049                        >
16050                      </div>
16051                      <div class="slot-authors">
16052                        Hosni Adra (CreateASoft, Inc)
16053                      </div>
16054                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16055                        <div>
16056                          <a
16057                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16058                            id="vhsjs_view_348_1707793552_0486555"
16059                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_348_1707793552_0486555').hide();
16060                $('#vhsjs_hide_348_1707793552_0486555').show();
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16062                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16063                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16064                    };
16065                    
16066                });"
16067                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16068                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16069                          ><a
16070                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16071                            id="vhsjs_hide_348_1707793552_0486555"
16072                            onclick="$('#347_1707793552_0486476').hide(function() {
16073                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16074                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16075                    };
16076                });
16077                $('#vhsjs_hide_348_1707793552_0486555').hide();
16078                $('#vhsjs_view_348_1707793552_0486555').show();"
16079                            style="display: none"
16080                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16081                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16082                          >
16083                          <div
16084                            data-display-control="348_1707793552_0486555"
16085                            id="347_1707793552_0486476"
16086                            style="display: none"
16087                          >
16088                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16089                              <blockquote>
16090                                Data-Driven simulation models are valuable tools
16091                                to improve the accuracy of the models and enable
16092                                them to transition to real-time predictive
16093                                analytics tools. Adding AI (Artificial
16094                                Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) enables
16095                                those model to provide feedback and real-time
16096                                optimization in un-attended environment. This
16097                                paper details the steps and benefits that were
16098                                used to implement such system in a large filling
16099                                and packaging manufacturing setting, from
16100                                initial randomized models to full real-time
16101                                digital twin systems. Final models were used to
16102                                optimize (real-time and offline) changeover, CIP
16103                                (Clean in Place), production, filling lines, and
16104                                material handling.
16105                              </blockquote>
16106                            </div>
16107                          </div>
16108                        </div>
16109                      </div>
16110                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16111                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea156.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16112                      ><br />
16113                    </div>
16114                  </div>
16115                  <div class="session-entry">
16116                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
16117                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
16118                    ><span class="program-track"
16119                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
16120                    ><br />
16121                    <div class="session-title">
16122                      Deep Reinforcement Learning Applications
16123                    </div>
16124                    <div class="session-chair">
16125                      Chair: Alp Akcay (Eindhoven University of Technology)<br />
16126                    </div>
16127                    <div class="slot-entry">
16128                      <a name="con127" tabindex="-1"></a>
16129                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16130                        <span class="slot-title"
16131                          >Semiconductor Fab Scheduling with Self-Supervised and
16132                          Reinforcement Learning</span
16133                        >
16134                      </div>
16135                      <div>
16136                        <span class="BAP award"
16137                          >Best Contributed Applied Paper - Finalist</span
16138                        >
16139                      </div>
16140                      <div class="slot-authors">
16141                        Pierre Tassel and Benjamin Kov&#225;cs
16142                        (Alpen-Adria-Universit&#228;t Klagenfurt); Martin Gebser
16143                        (Alpen-Adria-Universit&#228;t Klagenfurt, Graz
16144                        University of Technology); Konstantin Schekotihin
16145                        (Alpen-Adria-Universit&#228;t Klagenfurt); and Patrick
16146                        St&#246;ckermann and Georg Seidel (Infineon Technologies
16147                        AG)
16148                      </div>
16149                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16150                        <div>
16151                          <a
16152                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16153                            id="vhsjs_view_350_1707793552_0551672"
16154                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_350_1707793552_0551672').hide();
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16157                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16158                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16159                    };
16160                    
16161                });"
16162                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16163                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16164                          ><a
16165                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16166                            id="vhsjs_hide_350_1707793552_0551672"
16167                            onclick="$('#349_1707793552_0551488').hide(function() {
16168                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16169                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16170                    };
16171                });
16172                $('#vhsjs_hide_350_1707793552_0551672').hide();
16173                $('#vhsjs_view_350_1707793552_0551672').show();"
16174                            style="display: none"
16175                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16176                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16177                          >
16178                          <div
16179                            data-display-control="350_1707793552_0551672"
16180                            id="349_1707793552_0551488"
16181                            style="display: none"
16182                          >
16183                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16184                              <blockquote>
16185                                Semiconductor manufacturing is a complex, costly
16186                                process involving a long sequence of operations
16187                                on limited, expensive equipment. Recent chip
16188                                shortages and their impacts have highlighted the
16189                                importance of semiconductors in the global
16190                                supply chains and how reliant on those our daily
16191                                lives are. Due to the investment cost,
16192                                environmental impact, and time scale needed to
16193                                build new factories, it is difficult to ramp up
16194                                production when demand spikes. This work
16195                                introduces a method to successfully learn to
16196                                schedule a semiconductor manufacturing facility
16197                                more efficiently using deep reinforcement and
16198                                self-supervised learning. We propose the first
16199                                adaptive scheduling approach to handle complex,
16200                                continuous, stochastic, dynamic, modern
16201                                semiconductor manufacturing models. Our method
16202                                outperforms the traditional hierarchical
16203                                dispatching strategies typically used in
16204                                semiconductor manufacturing plants,
16205                                substantially reducing each order&#8217;s
16206                                tardiness and time until completion.
16207                                Consequently, our method yields a better
16208                                allocation of resources in the semiconductor
16209                                manufacturing process.
16210                              </blockquote>
16211                            </div>
16212                          </div>
16213                        </div>
16214                      </div>
16215                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16216                      <a href="/wsc23papers/160.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16217                      ><br />
16218                    </div>
16219                    <div class="slot-entry">
16220                      <a name="cea131" tabindex="-1"></a>
16221                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16222                        <span class="slot-title"
16223                          >Deep Reinforcement Learning with Discrete-event
16224                          Simulation for Steel Plate Stacking Problem</span
16225                        >
16226                      </div>
16227                      <div class="slot-authors">
16228                        SaeNal Sung and SookYoung Son (HD Korea Shipbuilding &
16229                        Offshore Engineering); Young-in Cho, Hee-chang Yoon, and
16230                        Jong Hun Woo (Seoul National University); and Jong-Ho
16231                        Nam (Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
16232                      </div>
16233                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16234                        <div>
16235                          <a
16236                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16237                            id="vhsjs_view_352_1707793552_0574236"
16238                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_352_1707793552_0574236').hide();
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16240                $('#351_1707793552_0574155').slideDown(function() {
16241                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16242                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16243                    };
16244                    
16245                });"
16246                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16247                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16248                          ><a
16249                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16250                            id="vhsjs_hide_352_1707793552_0574236"
16251                            onclick="$('#351_1707793552_0574155').hide(function() {
16252                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16253                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16254                    };
16255                });
16256                $('#vhsjs_hide_352_1707793552_0574236').hide();
16257                $('#vhsjs_view_352_1707793552_0574236').show();"
16258                            style="display: none"
16259                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16260                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16261                          >
16262                          <div
16263                            data-display-control="352_1707793552_0574236"
16264                            id="351_1707793552_0574155"
16265                            style="display: none"
16266                          >
16267                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16268                              <blockquote>
16269                                In shipyards, newly supplied steel plates from
16270                                steel-making companies are stored in steel
16271                                stockyards until they are retrieved according to
16272                                the pre-determined cutting schedule. Steel
16273                                plates are grouped into lots, and all steel
16274                                plates of the identical lot are retrieved and
16275                                transported into the cutting workshop at the
16276                                same time. In this study, we developed the
16277                                two-stage stacking algorithm to minimize the
16278                                workload of overhead cranes for the rehandling
16279                                work in the retrieval process. In the proposed
16280                                algorithm, a reinforcement learning-based agent
16281                                which learns the stacking policy in the
16282                                simulation environment determines the initial
16283                                stacking location of the steel plates only
16284                                considering the cutting schedule. After the
16285                                initial arrangement of steel plates is created,
16286                                steel plates are reshuffled using the simulated
16287                                annealing considering both the cutting schedule
16288                                and lot information.
16289                              </blockquote>
16290                            </div>
16291                          </div>
16292                        </div>
16293                      </div>
16294                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16295                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea131.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16296                      ><br />
16297                    </div>
16298                    <div class="slot-entry">
16299                      <a name="cea158" tabindex="-1"></a>
16300                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16301                        <span class="slot-title"
16302                          >Digital Twins and Deep Reinforcement Learning for
16303                          Online Optimization of Scheduling Problems</span
16304                        >
16305                      </div>
16306                      <div class="slot-authors">
16307                        Bulent Soykan and Ghaith Rabadi (University of Central
16308                        Florida)
16309                      </div>
16310                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16311                        <div>
16312                          <a
16313                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16314                            id="vhsjs_view_354_1707793552_0595815"
16315                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_354_1707793552_0595815').hide();
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16318                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16319                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16320                    };
16321                    
16322                });"
16323                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16324                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16325                          ><a
16326                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16327                            id="vhsjs_hide_354_1707793552_0595815"
16328                            onclick="$('#353_1707793552_0595732').hide(function() {
16329                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16330                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16331                    };
16332                });
16333                $('#vhsjs_hide_354_1707793552_0595815').hide();
16334                $('#vhsjs_view_354_1707793552_0595815').show();"
16335                            style="display: none"
16336                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16337                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16338                          >
16339                          <div
16340                            data-display-control="354_1707793552_0595815"
16341                            id="353_1707793552_0595732"
16342                            style="display: none"
16343                          >
16344                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16345                              <blockquote>
16346                                This paper presents an approach that combines
16347                                data-driven digital twins (DTs) and deep
16348                                reinforcement learning (DRL) to address the
16349                                challenges of online optimization of scheduling
16350                                problems, focusing specifically on the classic
16351                                job shop scheduling problem. Traditional
16352                                approaches to solving such problems often
16353                                encounter limitations in handling uncertainties
16354                                and dynamic environments. In this study, we
16355                                explore the integration of DTs and DRL to
16356                                enhance decision-making in scheduling problems.
16357                                We investigate the adaptability of a Graph
16358                                Neural Network model within the DRL framework,
16359                                enabling the agent to learn optimal scheduling
16360                                policies through interactions with the DT. The
16361                                potential of this convergence to tackle modern
16362                                scheduling complexities offers insights into the
16363                                future of operations management.
16364                              </blockquote>
16365                            </div>
16366                          </div>
16367                        </div>
16368                      </div>
16369                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16370                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea158.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16371                      ><br />
16372                    </div>
16373                  </div>
16374                  <div class="session-entry">
16375                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
16376                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
16377                    ><span class="program-track"
16378                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
16379                    ><br />
16380                    <div class="session-title">Manufacturing Operations</div>
16381                    <div class="session-chair">
16382                      Chair: Klaus Altendorfer (Upper Austrian University of
16383                      Applied Science)<br />
16384                    </div>
16385                    <div class="slot-entry">
16386                      <a name="con130" tabindex="-1"></a>
16387                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16388                        <span class="slot-title"
16389                          >Modeling and Simulation for the Operative Service
16390                          Delivery Planning in the Context of Product-Service
16391                          Systems</span
16392                        >
16393                      </div>
16394                      <div class="slot-authors">
16395                        Enes Alp (Ruhr-Universit&#228;t Bochum); Michael Herzog
16396                        (Centre for the Engineering of Smart Product-Service
16397                        Systems (ZESS)); Furkan Ercan (Ruhr-Universit&#228;t
16398                        Bochum); and Bernd Kuhlenk&#246;tter
16399                        (Ruhr-Universit&#228;t Bochum, Centre for the
16400                        Engineering of Smart Product-Service Systems (ZESS))
16401                      </div>
16402                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16403                        <div>
16404                          <a
16405                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16406                            id="vhsjs_view_356_1707793552_0639436"
16407                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_356_1707793552_0639436').hide();
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16411                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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16413                    
16414                });"
16415                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16416                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16417                          ><a
16418                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16419                            id="vhsjs_hide_356_1707793552_0639436"
16420                            onclick="$('#355_1707793552_0639353').hide(function() {
16421                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16422                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16423                    };
16424                });
16425                $('#vhsjs_hide_356_1707793552_0639436').hide();
16426                $('#vhsjs_view_356_1707793552_0639436').show();"
16427                            style="display: none"
16428                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16429                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16430                          >
16431                          <div
16432                            data-display-control="356_1707793552_0639436"
16433                            id="355_1707793552_0639353"
16434                            style="display: none"
16435                          >
16436                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16437                              <blockquote>
16438                                Accelerated with the developments in the context
16439                                of Industry 4.0, a new trend has established
16440                                itself in the manufacturing industry within the
16441                                last two decades. Companies started to offer
16442                                integrated solutions such as Product-Service
16443                                Systems (PSS). While the provision of PSS
16444                                enables benefits like business model innovation
16445                                or strengthening competitiveness, the
16446                                exploitation of these benefits depends heavily
16447                                on the decisions in the operative service
16448                                delivery planning. This, however, is a complex
16449                                task due to the huge solution space. Analytical
16450                                methods reach their limitations when trying to
16451                                find the optimal solution. Though different
16452                                optimization algorithms were elaborated for this
16453                                problem, the evaluation of their solutions is
16454                                overly simplified, and thus, their
16455                                expressiveness for the uncertain and dynamic
16456                                reality remains questionable. This paper
16457                                addresses these issues by demonstrating the
16458                                modeling of an adaptive simulation model that
16459                                can be used to gain a realistic evaluation of
16460                                operative service delivery plans in PSS.
16461                              </blockquote>
16462                            </div>
16463                          </div>
16464                        </div>
16465                      </div>
16466                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16467                      <a href="/wsc23papers/161.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16468                      ><br />
16469                    </div>
16470                    <div class="slot-entry">
16471                      <a name="con168" tabindex="-1"></a>
16472                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16473                        <span class="slot-title"
16474                          >Simulation-Based Energy Reduction for a Lead-Acid
16475                          Battery Production with Stochastic Maturation and
16476                          Drying Processes</span
16477                        >
16478                      </div>
16479                      <div class="slot-authors">
16480                        Balwin Bokor and Klaus Altendorfer (University of
16481                        Applied Sciences Upper Austria)
16482                      </div>
16483                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16484                        <div>
16485                          <a
16486                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16487                            id="vhsjs_view_358_1707793552_0662572"
16488                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_358_1707793552_0662572').hide();
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16492                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16493                    };
16494                    
16495                });"
16496                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16497                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16498                          ><a
16499                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16500                            id="vhsjs_hide_358_1707793552_0662572"
16501                            onclick="$('#357_1707793552_0662484').hide(function() {
16502                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16503                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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16505                });
16506                $('#vhsjs_hide_358_1707793552_0662572').hide();
16507                $('#vhsjs_view_358_1707793552_0662572').show();"
16508                            style="display: none"
16509                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16510                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16511                          >
16512                          <div
16513                            data-display-control="358_1707793552_0662572"
16514                            id="357_1707793552_0662484"
16515                            style="display: none"
16516                          >
16517                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16518                              <blockquote>
16519                                The reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is a
16520                                major goal of the European Union and energy
16521                                storage is a core aspect to reach this goal.
16522                                However, the production of lead-acid batteries
16523                                is very energy consuming. Based on a case
16524                                company production system and data, we develop a
16525                                simulation model for the most energy-intensive
16526                                lead-acid battery production steps, i.e.,
16527                                ripening and drying of lead plates. As both
16528                                processes have some non-controllable stochastic
16529                                aspects, the planned process times for both
16530                                steps are a crucial factor for overall energy
16531                                consumption. Too low or too high planned process
16532                                times either lead to energy wasting for
16533                                re-warm-up or to unnecessary energy consumption
16534                                during processing. Simulation results reveal a
16535                                significant energy reduction potential when
16536                                optimizing planned process times, which
16537                                increases when process uncertainty decreases. In
16538                                addition, also the post-maturation and
16539                                post-drying times are found to have a high
16540                                influence on overall energy consumption.
16541                              </blockquote>
16542                            </div>
16543                          </div>
16544                        </div>
16545                      </div>
16546                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16547                      <a href="/wsc23papers/162.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16548                      ><br />
16549                    </div>
16550                    <div class="slot-entry">
16551                      <a name="cea150" tabindex="-1"></a>
16552                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16553                        <span class="slot-title"
16554                          >LNG CCS (Cargo Containment System) Manufacturing
16555                          System using IoT Data and Schedule Simulation</span
16556                        >
16557                      </div>
16558                      <div class="slot-authors">
16559                        Yonghee Kim and Eunsun Jeong (HDKSOE)
16560                      </div>
16561                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16562                        <div>
16563                          <a
16564                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16565                            id="vhsjs_view_360_1707793552_068333"
16566                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_360_1707793552_068333').hide();
16567                $('#vhsjs_hide_360_1707793552_068333').show();
16568                $('#359_1707793552_0683243').slideDown(function() {
16569                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16570                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16571                    };
16572                    
16573                });"
16574                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16575                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16576                          ><a
16577                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16578                            id="vhsjs_hide_360_1707793552_068333"
16579                            onclick="$('#359_1707793552_0683243').hide(function() {
16580                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16581                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16582                    };
16583                });
16584                $('#vhsjs_hide_360_1707793552_068333').hide();
16585                $('#vhsjs_view_360_1707793552_068333').show();"
16586                            style="display: none"
16587                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16588                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16589                          >
16590                          <div
16591                            data-display-control="360_1707793552_068333"
16592                            id="359_1707793552_0683243"
16593                            style="display: none"
16594                          >
16595                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16596                              <blockquote>
16597                                Compared to other manufacturing industries, the
16598                                shipbuilding industry has high uncertainties and
16599                                volatility in resources such as manpower, space,
16600                                and equipment. The labor-intensive, expansive
16601                                yard spaces, and enclosed working areas of the
16602                                shipbuilding industry make it difficult to
16603                                aggregate and analyze data. The research effort
16604                                presented in this extended abstract focuses on
16605                                gathering production data using IoT technology
16606                                and schedule simulation for the intent of
16607                                reduction in uncertainty of project management.
16608                                The gathered data from automated equipment can
16609                                be employed to monitor production performance
16610                                and conduct data-driven production management.
16611                                It is possible to prevent from decreasing
16612                                production performance and excluding input of
16613                                batch production performance unrelated to actual
16614                                work information. In addition, we use simulation
16615                                to find the optimal solution for the purpose of
16616                                load leveling in the process of establishing an
16617                                LNG CCS manufacturing plan.
16618                              </blockquote>
16619                            </div>
16620                          </div>
16621                        </div>
16622                      </div>
16623                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16624                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea150.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16625                      ><br />
16626                    </div>
16627                  </div>
16628                  <div class="session-entry">
16629                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
16630                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
16631                    ><span class="program-track"
16632                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
16633                    ><br />
16634                    <div class="session-title">
16635                      Manufacturing Intralogistics
16636                    </div>
16637                    <div class="session-chair">
16638                      Chair: Nitish Singh (Eindhoven University of
16639                      Technology)<br />
16640                    </div>
16641                    <div class="slot-entry">
16642                      <a name="con289" tabindex="-1"></a>
16643                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16644                        <span class="slot-title"
16645                          >Simulation-Based AGV Management with a Linear
16646                          Dispatching Rule</span
16647                        >
16648                      </div>
16649                      <div class="slot-authors">
16650                        Nitish Singh, Jeroen B.H.C. Didden, Alp Akcay, Tugce
16651                        Martagan, and Ivo J.B.F. Adan (Eindhoven University of
16652                        Technology)
16653                      </div>
16654                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16655                        <div>
16656                          <a
16657                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16658                            id="vhsjs_view_362_1707793552_072798"
16659                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_362_1707793552_072798').hide();
16660                $('#vhsjs_hide_362_1707793552_072798').show();
16661                $('#361_1707793552_0727897').slideDown(function() {
16662                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16663                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16664                    };
16665                    
16666                });"
16667                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16668                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16669                          ><a
16670                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16671                            id="vhsjs_hide_362_1707793552_072798"
16672                            onclick="$('#361_1707793552_0727897').hide(function() {
16673                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16674                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16675                    };
16676                });
16677                $('#vhsjs_hide_362_1707793552_072798').hide();
16678                $('#vhsjs_view_362_1707793552_072798').show();"
16679                            style="display: none"
16680                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16681                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16682                          >
16683                          <div
16684                            data-display-control="362_1707793552_072798"
16685                            id="361_1707793552_0727897"
16686                            style="display: none"
16687                          >
16688                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16689                              <blockquote>
16690                                This paper considers the problem of real-time
16691                                dispatching of a fleet of heterogeneous
16692                                automated guided vehicles (AGVs) with battery
16693                                constraints. The AGV fleet is heterogeneous in
16694                                terms of material handling capabilities; some
16695                                can tow loads, some can lift loads while others
16696                                manipulate loads with the assistance of a
16697                                robotic arm. Transport requests arrive in
16698                                real-time and include a soft time window, with
16699                                late delivery incurring tardiness costs.
16700                                Transport requests need to be assigned to a
16701                                capable AGV based on required material handling
16702                                capabilities with the objective to minimize a
16703                                weighted sum of tardiness costs of transport
16704                                requests and travel costs of AGVs. In this
16705                                paper, an AGV-specific linear dispatching rule
16706                                (LDR) learning approach is proposed to assign
16707                                AGVs to randomly arriving transport requests in
16708                                real time over a finite horizon. The proposed
16709                                approach is compared with a heuristic policy
16710                                from practice by using real-world data provided
16711                                by our industry partner.
16712                              </blockquote>
16713                            </div>
16714                          </div>
16715                        </div>
16716                      </div>
16717                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16718                      <a href="/wsc23papers/163.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16719                      ><br />
16720                    </div>
16721                    <div class="slot-entry">
16722                      <a name="cea157" tabindex="-1"></a>
16723                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16724                        <span class="slot-title"
16725                          >Analysis of Autonomous Mobile Robots in Warehousing
16726                          Using a Digital Twin Simulation</span
16727                        >
16728                      </div>
16729                      <div class="slot-authors">
16730                        Michael Sellen (CreateASoft, Inc)
16731                      </div>
16732                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16733                        <div>
16734                          <a
16735                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16736                            id="vhsjs_view_364_1707793552_0748446"
16737                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_364_1707793552_0748446').hide();
16738                $('#vhsjs_hide_364_1707793552_0748446').show();
16739                $('#363_1707793552_0748365').slideDown(function() {
16740                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16741                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16742                    };
16743                    
16744                });"
16745                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16746                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16747                          ><a
16748                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16749                            id="vhsjs_hide_364_1707793552_0748446"
16750                            onclick="$('#363_1707793552_0748365').hide(function() {
16751                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16752                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16753                    };
16754                });
16755                $('#vhsjs_hide_364_1707793552_0748446').hide();
16756                $('#vhsjs_view_364_1707793552_0748446').show();"
16757                            style="display: none"
16758                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16759                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16760                          >
16761                          <div
16762                            data-display-control="364_1707793552_0748446"
16763                            id="363_1707793552_0748365"
16764                            style="display: none"
16765                          >
16766                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16767                              <blockquote>
16768                                The continued acceleration of e-commerce growth
16769                                present a challenge for fulfillment centers to
16770                                manage growing SKU counts and increased demand
16771                                volatility while continuing to satisfy customer
16772                                delivery expectations and maintain control over
16773                                costs. Many fulfillment centers are turning to
16774                                automated solutions such as Autonomous Mobile
16775                                Robots in an effort to increase throughput and
16776                                efficiency from existing facilities. AMRs move
16777                                throughout the warehouse environment
16778                                guidance-free and can be deployed bringing goods
16779                                to person, bulk material movement and can work
16780                                collaboratively with employees for picking
16781                                applications. For warehouse operations
16782                                management teams and AMR solution providers,
16783                                identifying the optimum fleet size and
16784                                deployment logic for current and projected
16785                                demand is a crucial step in a successful
16786                                adoption of this technology. Data-Driven
16787                                modelling and simulation can be a useful asset
16788                                when evaluating different solutions and
16789                                requirements before installation as well as
16790                                identifying opportunities for increased
16791                                efficiency or expansion in existing operations.
16792                              </blockquote>
16793                            </div>
16794                          </div>
16795                        </div>
16796                      </div>
16797                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16798                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea157.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16799                      ><br />
16800                    </div>
16801                    <div class="slot-entry">
16802                      <a name="con146" tabindex="-1"></a>
16803                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16804                        <span class="slot-title"
16805                          >Sequential Decision-Making Framework for Robotic
16806                          Mobile Fulfillment System-Based Automated Kitting
16807                          System</span
16808                        >
16809                      </div>
16810                      <div class="slot-authors">
16811                        Jaeung Lee, Sungwook Jang, and Young Jae Jang (Korea
16812                        Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and Yooeui
16813                        Jin, Il Kyu Lim, Seungmin Jeong, and Eoksu Sim (Global
16814                        Technology Research Samsung Electronics)
16815                      </div>
16816                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16817                        <div>
16818                          <a
16819                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16820                            id="vhsjs_view_366_1707793552_0773947"
16821                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_366_1707793552_0773947').hide();
16822                $('#vhsjs_hide_366_1707793552_0773947').show();
16823                $('#365_1707793552_0773861').slideDown(function() {
16824                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16825                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16826                    };
16827                    
16828                });"
16829                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16830                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16831                          ><a
16832                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16833                            id="vhsjs_hide_366_1707793552_0773947"
16834                            onclick="$('#365_1707793552_0773861').hide(function() {
16835                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16836                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16837                    };
16838                });
16839                $('#vhsjs_hide_366_1707793552_0773947').hide();
16840                $('#vhsjs_view_366_1707793552_0773947').show();"
16841                            style="display: none"
16842                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16843                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16844                          >
16845                          <div
16846                            data-display-control="366_1707793552_0773947"
16847                            id="365_1707793552_0773861"
16848                            style="display: none"
16849                          >
16850                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16851                              <blockquote>
16852                                In a flexible production line capable of
16853                                producing various product types within a single
16854                                assembly line, an efficient parts supply is
16855                                critical. The kitting feeding policy,
16856                                implemented in the flexible production line,
16857                                aims to kit and supply the necessary parts to
16858                                the production line without delay. This study
16859                                investigates the kitting feeding operation for
16860                                Samsung Electronics&#8217; surface-mount device
16861                                production line. To facilitate the timely supply
16862                                of parts required for surface-mount device
16863                                production, Samsung Electronics introduced a
16864                                robotic mobile fulfillment system-based
16865                                automated kitting system. This research proposes
16866                                a sequential decision-making framework to
16867                                address the kitting operation optimization
16868                                problem, as well as a kitting scheduling
16869                                algorithm within the proposed framework. A
16870                                simulation environment has been implemented to
16871                                verify the performance of the proposed framework
16872                                and algorithm through a series of experiments.
16873                                The experimental results indicate that the
16874                                proposed framework enhances operational
16875                                performance and maintains stability, even as the
16876                                problem size expands.
16877                              </blockquote>
16878                            </div>
16879                          </div>
16880                        </div>
16881                      </div>
16882                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16883                      <a href="/wsc23papers/164.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16884                      ><br />
16885                    </div>
16886                  </div>
16887                  <div class="session-entry">
16888                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
16889                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
16890                    ><span class="program-track"
16891                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
16892                    ><br />
16893                    <div class="session-title">
16894                      Case Studies in Manufacturing I
16895                    </div>
16896                    <div class="session-chair">
16897                      Chair: David T. Sturrock (Simio LLC)<br />
16898                    </div>
16899                    <div class="slot-entry">
16900                      <a name="cea139" tabindex="-1"></a>
16901                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16902                        <span class="slot-title"
16903                          >Simulation of SKU Slotting in Lift Truck
16904                          Manufacturing Facility Warehouse: Raymond Corporation,
16905                          Iowa</span
16906                        >
16907                      </div>
16908                      <div class="slot-authors">
16909                        Jay Amer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville; N. J.
16910                        Malin); Xueping Li (University of Tennessee, Knoxville);
16911                        and Michael Bambino (N. J. Malin)
16912                      </div>
16913                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16914                        <div>
16915                          <a
16916                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16917                            id="vhsjs_view_368_1707793552_0829773"
16918                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_368_1707793552_0829773').hide();
16919                $('#vhsjs_hide_368_1707793552_0829773').show();
16920                $('#367_1707793552_0829692').slideDown(function() {
16921                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16922                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16923                    };
16924                    
16925                });"
16926                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16927                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16928                          ><a
16929                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16930                            id="vhsjs_hide_368_1707793552_0829773"
16931                            onclick="$('#367_1707793552_0829692').hide(function() {
16932                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16933                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16934                    };
16935                });
16936                $('#vhsjs_hide_368_1707793552_0829773').hide();
16937                $('#vhsjs_view_368_1707793552_0829773').show();"
16938                            style="display: none"
16939                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
16940                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16941                          >
16942                          <div
16943                            data-display-control="368_1707793552_0829773"
16944                            id="367_1707793552_0829692"
16945                            style="display: none"
16946                          >
16947                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
16948                              <blockquote>
16949                                This objective of this simulation was to
16950                                estimate the impact of optimizing parts slotting
16951                                on picking throughput within the existing
16952                                Raymond Corporation lift truck manufacturing
16953                                facility warehouse in Iowa. The simulation
16954                                demonstrated that slotting can results in a
16955                                67.89% increase in picking throughput. This
16956                                increase exceeded production requirements and
16957                                eliminated the need to outsource picking.
16958                              </blockquote>
16959                            </div>
16960                          </div>
16961                        </div>
16962                      </div>
16963                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
16964                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea139.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
16965                      ><br />
16966                    </div>
16967                    <div class="slot-entry">
16968                      <a name="cea163" tabindex="-1"></a>
16969                      <div class="slot-title-line">
16970                        <span class="slot-title"
16971                          >Simulating the Material Delivery Process for an
16972                          Automotive Body Shop</span
16973                        >
16974                      </div>
16975                      <div class="slot-authors">
16976                        Joseph Hugan (TriMech, LLC)
16977                      </div>
16978                      <div class="slot-abstract">
16979                        <div>
16980                          <a
16981                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16982                            id="vhsjs_view_370_1707793552_0849595"
16983                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_370_1707793552_0849595').hide();
16984                $('#vhsjs_hide_370_1707793552_0849595').show();
16985                $('#369_1707793552_0849514').slideDown(function() {
16986                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16987                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16988                    };
16989                    
16990                });"
16991                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
16992                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
16993                          ><a
16994                            class="clickable no-decoration"
16995                            id="vhsjs_hide_370_1707793552_0849595"
16996                            onclick="$('#369_1707793552_0849514').hide(function() {
16997                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
16998                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
16999                    };
17000                });
17001                $('#vhsjs_hide_370_1707793552_0849595').hide();
17002                $('#vhsjs_view_370_1707793552_0849595').show();"
17003                            style="display: none"
17004                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17005                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17006                          >
17007                          <div
17008                            data-display-control="370_1707793552_0849595"
17009                            id="369_1707793552_0849514"
17010                            style="display: none"
17011                          >
17012                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17013                              <blockquote>
17014                                Increasing product customization and a continual
17015                                need for higher productivity has led to more
17016                                complex automotive vehicles being built in more
17017                                compressed spaces. The material delivery
17018                                networks supporting these processes have also
17019                                had to adapt to deliver a wider variety of parts
17020                                in smaller packaging at an increasing frequency.
17021                                The author will discuss the development and
17022                                analysis of an automotive delivery network
17023                                simulation with a focus on delivery times, the
17024                                resources required, the data model used to drive
17025                                the simulation and the analytical techniques
17026                                used during the project. The presentation will
17027                                also include a discussion on the model
17028                                construction, the time required to construct the
17029                                model, and the challenges encountered in the
17030                                project.
17031                              </blockquote>
17032                            </div>
17033                          </div>
17034                        </div>
17035                      </div>
17036                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17037                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea163.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17038                      ><br />
17039                    </div>
17040                    <div class="slot-entry">
17041                      <a name="cea103" tabindex="-1"></a>
17042                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17043                        <span class="slot-title"
17044                          >An Integrated System of Scheduling and Digital Twins
17045                          for Ore Transportation Inside-Outside Steelworks</span
17046                        >
17047                      </div>
17048                      <div class="slot-authors">
17049                        Shun Yamamoto and Akira Kumano (JFE Steel Corporation)
17050                      </div>
17051                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17052                        <div>
17053                          <a
17054                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17055                            id="vhsjs_view_372_1707793552_0870142"
17056                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_372_1707793552_0870142').hide();
17057                $('#vhsjs_hide_372_1707793552_0870142').show();
17058                $('#371_1707793552_0870059').slideDown(function() {
17059                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17060                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17061                    };
17062                    
17063                });"
17064                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17065                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17066                          ><a
17067                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17068                            id="vhsjs_hide_372_1707793552_0870142"
17069                            onclick="$('#371_1707793552_0870059').hide(function() {
17070                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17071                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17072                    };
17073                });
17074                $('#vhsjs_hide_372_1707793552_0870142').hide();
17075                $('#vhsjs_view_372_1707793552_0870142').show();"
17076                            style="display: none"
17077                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17078                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17079                          >
17080                          <div
17081                            data-display-control="372_1707793552_0870142"
17082                            id="371_1707793552_0870059"
17083                            style="display: none"
17084                          >
17085                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17086                              <blockquote>
17087                                JFE Steel Corporation has developed an ore
17088                                logistics optimizer to reduce transportation
17089                                costs. Because the Japanese steel industry
17090                                imports large quantities of raw materials, the
17091                                huge cost of ship freight and demurrage fees has
17092                                become a problem. This work presents the ore
17093                                carrier scheduler which was developed using
17094                                metaheuristics methods to minimize logistics
17095                                costs. A strategy of consolidating various iron
17096                                ore brands at a junction spot that super-large
17097                                carriers can enter is suggested. A digital twin
17098                                that represents the stockyard in the steelworks
17099                                is developed using a discrete simulator to
17100                                verify the feasibility of operations, confirming
17101                                the possibility of reducing costs by more than
17102                                10 % by utilizing this system.
17103                              </blockquote>
17104                            </div>
17105                          </div>
17106                        </div>
17107                      </div>
17108                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17109                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea103.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17110                      ><br />
17111                    </div>
17112                  </div>
17113                  <div class="session-entry">
17114                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
17115                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
17116                    ><span class="program-track"
17117                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
17118                    ><br />
17119                    <div class="session-title">Predictive Maintenance</div>
17120                    <div class="session-chair">
17121                      Chair: Christoph Laroque (University of Applied Sciences
17122                      Zwickau)<br />
17123                    </div>
17124                    <div class="slot-entry">
17125                      <a name="con235" tabindex="-1"></a>
17126                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17127                        <span class="slot-title"
17128                          >Simulation-Based Evaluation of Imperfect Predictive
17129                          Maintenance Models in Discrete Manufacturing: A
17130                          Procedure Model and Case Study</span
17131                        >
17132                      </div>
17133                      <div class="slot-authors">
17134                        Clemens Gutschi, Nikolaus Furian, and Siegfried Voessner
17135                        (Graz University of Technology)
17136                      </div>
17137                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17138                        <div>
17139                          <a
17140                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17141                            id="vhsjs_view_374_1707793552_0913124"
17142                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_374_1707793552_0913124').hide();
17143                $('#vhsjs_hide_374_1707793552_0913124').show();
17144                $('#373_1707793552_0913033').slideDown(function() {
17145                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17146                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17147                    };
17148                    
17149                });"
17150                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17151                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17152                          ><a
17153                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17154                            id="vhsjs_hide_374_1707793552_0913124"
17155                            onclick="$('#373_1707793552_0913033').hide(function() {
17156                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17157                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17158                    };
17159                });
17160                $('#vhsjs_hide_374_1707793552_0913124').hide();
17161                $('#vhsjs_view_374_1707793552_0913124').show();"
17162                            style="display: none"
17163                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17164                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17165                          >
17166                          <div
17167                            data-display-control="374_1707793552_0913124"
17168                            id="373_1707793552_0913033"
17169                            style="display: none"
17170                          >
17171                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17172                              <blockquote>
17173                                The performance and reliability of production
17174                                systems is greatly affected by sudden
17175                                breakdowns. In order to avoid these unforeseen
17176                                interruptions, predictive maintenance (PdM)
17177                                systems are being widely used to predict
17178                                failures and prevent outages by maintenance. The
17179                                performance of PdM systems however depend
17180                                heavily on precision and recall of prediction
17181                                results. In the worst case, missing or false
17182                                alarms can actually worsen the performance of an
17183                                production system instead of improving it. We
17184                                present a new procedural model which
17185                                specifically focus on the imperfection of such
17186                                PdM systems and estimate the impact of this
17187                                unwanted property on the performance and
17188                                economic aspects of a production system. The
17189                                model is presented in all steps needed for
17190                                implementation and evaluation and demonstrated
17191                                in a realistic use case examining an interlinked
17192                                production system with a simulation-based
17193                                approach.
17194                              </blockquote>
17195                            </div>
17196                          </div>
17197                        </div>
17198                      </div>
17199                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17200                      <a href="/wsc23papers/165.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17201                      ><br />
17202                    </div>
17203                    <div class="slot-entry">
17204                      <a name="inv106" tabindex="-1"></a>
17205                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17206                        <span class="slot-title"
17207                          >Data-Driven Smart Maintenance Decision Analysis: A
17208                          Drone Factory Demonstrator Combining Digital Twins and
17209                          Adapted AHP</span
17210                        >
17211                      </div>
17212                      <div class="slot-authors">
17213                        Paulo Victor Lopes (Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
17214                        and Siyuan Chen, Juan Pablo Gonz&#225;lez S&#225;nchez,
17215                        Ebru Turanoglu Bekar, Jon Bokrantz, and Anders Skoogh
17216                        (Chalmers University of Technology)
17217                      </div>
17218                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17219                        <div>
17220                          <a
17221                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17222                            id="vhsjs_view_376_1707793552_093721"
17223                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_376_1707793552_093721').hide();
17224                $('#vhsjs_hide_376_1707793552_093721').show();
17225                $('#375_1707793552_0937126').slideDown(function() {
17226                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17227                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17228                    };
17229                    
17230                });"
17231                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17232                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17233                          ><a
17234                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17235                            id="vhsjs_hide_376_1707793552_093721"
17236                            onclick="$('#375_1707793552_0937126').hide(function() {
17237                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17238                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17239                    };
17240                });
17241                $('#vhsjs_hide_376_1707793552_093721').hide();
17242                $('#vhsjs_view_376_1707793552_093721').show();"
17243                            style="display: none"
17244                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17245                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17246                          >
17247                          <div
17248                            data-display-control="376_1707793552_093721"
17249                            id="375_1707793552_0937126"
17250                            style="display: none"
17251                          >
17252                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17253                              <blockquote>
17254                                The concept of Digital Twins has gained
17255                                significant attention in recent years due to its
17256                                potential for improving the performance of
17257                                production systems. One promising area for
17258                                Digital Twins is Smart Maintenance, enabling the
17259                                simulation of different strategies without
17260                                disrupting operations in the real system. This
17261                                study proposes a high-level framework to
17262                                integrate Digital Twins to support Smart
17263                                Maintenance data-driven decision making in
17264                                production lines. We implement, then, a case
17265                                study of a lab scale drone factory to
17266                                demonstrate how the production line performance
17267                                evaluation is made under different what-if
17268                                maintenance scenarios. The effects of this Smart
17269                                Maintenance decision analysis approach were
17270                                evaluated according to Key Performance
17271                                Indicators from literature. The identified
17272                                contributions are: (i) Digital Twin demonstrator
17273                                focused on smart maintenance; (ii)
17274                                implementation of smart maintenance data-driven
17275                                decision analysis concepts; (iii) design and
17276                                evaluation of what-if maintenance scenarios.
17277                              </blockquote>
17278                            </div>
17279                          </div>
17280                        </div>
17281                      </div>
17282                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17283                      <a href="/wsc23papers/166.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17284                      ><br />
17285                    </div>
17286                    <div class="slot-entry">
17287                      <a name="inv102" tabindex="-1"></a>
17288                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17289                        <span class="slot-title"
17290                          >Understanding Stakeholder Requirements for Digital
17291                          Twins in Manufacturing Maintenance</span
17292                        >
17293                      </div>
17294                      <div class="slot-authors">
17295                        Siyuan Chen (Chalmers University of Technology); Paulo
17296                        Victor Lopes (Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
17297                        Federal University of Sao Paulo); and Juan Pablo
17298                        Gonz&#225;lez S&#225;nchez, Ebru Turanoglu Bekar, Jon
17299                        Bokrantz, and Anders Skoogh (Chalmers University of
17300                        Technology)
17301                      </div>
17302                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17303                        <div>
17304                          <a
17305                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17306                            id="vhsjs_view_378_1707793552_096278"
17307                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_378_1707793552_096278').hide();
17308                $('#vhsjs_hide_378_1707793552_096278').show();
17309                $('#377_1707793552_0962694').slideDown(function() {
17310                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17311                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17312                    };
17313                    
17314                });"
17315                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17316                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17317                          ><a
17318                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17319                            id="vhsjs_hide_378_1707793552_096278"
17320                            onclick="$('#377_1707793552_0962694').hide(function() {
17321                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17322                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17323                    };
17324                });
17325                $('#vhsjs_hide_378_1707793552_096278').hide();
17326                $('#vhsjs_view_378_1707793552_096278').show();"
17327                            style="display: none"
17328                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17329                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17330                          >
17331                          <div
17332                            data-display-control="378_1707793552_096278"
17333                            id="377_1707793552_0962694"
17334                            style="display: none"
17335                          >
17336                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17337                              <blockquote>
17338                                Digital twin has emerged as a key technology in
17339                                the era of smart manufacturing and holds
17340                                significant potential for maintenance. However,
17341                                gaps remain in understanding stakeholders'
17342                                requirements and how this technology support
17343                                maintenance-related decisions. This paper aims
17344                                to identify stakeholders' requirements for
17345                                digital twin implementation and examine the role
17346                                of digital twin in supporting maintenance
17347                                actions and decision-making process.
17348                                Semi-structured interviews and a workshop
17349                                involving manufacturing practitioners and
17350                                researchers were conducted to attain these
17351                                goals. Furthermore, an in-depth qualitative
17352                                analysis of the interview data was carried out.
17353                                The results shed light on the current state of
17354                                digital twin adoption, implementation
17355                                challenges, requirements, supported decisions
17356                                and actions, and future demand characteristics.
17357                                By integrating the findings from the literature
17358                                review and interview analysis, this study
17359                                outlines the requirements for the digital twins
17360                                as expressed by industry stakeholders that will
17361                                be used and tested in the drone factory digital
17362                                twin model.
17363                              </blockquote>
17364                            </div>
17365                          </div>
17366                        </div>
17367                      </div>
17368                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17369                      <a href="/wsc23papers/167.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17370                      ><br />
17371                    </div>
17372                  </div>
17373                  <div class="session-entry">
17374                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
17375                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
17376                    ><span class="program-track"
17377                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
17378                    ><br />
17379                    <div class="session-title">Assembly Lines</div>
17380                    <div class="session-chair">
17381                      Chair: Deogratias Kibira (National Institute of Standards
17382                      and Technology, University of Maryland)<br />
17383                    </div>
17384                    <div class="slot-entry">
17385                      <a name="con318" tabindex="-1"></a>
17386                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17387                        <span class="slot-title"
17388                          >A Simulation-Based Approach for Line Balancing under
17389                          Demand Uncertainty in Production Environment</span
17390                        >
17391                      </div>
17392                      <div class="slot-authors">
17393                        S. M. Atikur Rahman and Md Fashiar Rahman (The
17394                        University of Texas at El Paso), Tamanna Kamal (NC State
17395                        University), and Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng (The University
17396                        of Texas at El Paso)
17397                      </div>
17398                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17399                        <div>
17400                          <a
17401                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17402                            id="vhsjs_view_380_1707793552_1028218"
17403                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_380_1707793552_1028218').hide();
17404                $('#vhsjs_hide_380_1707793552_1028218').show();
17405                $('#379_1707793552_1028135').slideDown(function() {
17406                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17407                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17408                    };
17409                    
17410                });"
17411                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17412                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17413                          ><a
17414                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17415                            id="vhsjs_hide_380_1707793552_1028218"
17416                            onclick="$('#379_1707793552_1028135').hide(function() {
17417                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17418                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17419                    };
17420                });
17421                $('#vhsjs_hide_380_1707793552_1028218').hide();
17422                $('#vhsjs_view_380_1707793552_1028218').show();"
17423                            style="display: none"
17424                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17425                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17426                          >
17427                          <div
17428                            data-display-control="380_1707793552_1028218"
17429                            id="379_1707793552_1028135"
17430                            style="display: none"
17431                          >
17432                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17433                              <blockquote>
17434                                The management of production line is a
17435                                challenging task due to the high level of
17436                                uncertainty in demand, which can lead to
17437                                unbalanced utilization of resources. This may
17438                                result in a potential deterioration of
17439                                management satisfaction in terms of
17440                                cost-effectiveness. Therefore, it requires
17441                                efficient tools to optimize resource
17442                                utilization. With such inherent needs, this
17443                                paper presents a simulation-based decision
17444                                support framework for garments industries. The
17445                                Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is used to model
17446                                different scenarios for the operational
17447                                processes. The procedure focuses on the line
17448                                balancing technique, which aims to eliminate
17449                                bottlenecks and optimize the production process
17450                                by balancing the workload. The results of this
17451                                study demonstrate the effectiveness of the line
17452                                balancing technique in improving line
17453                                efficiency, reducing the idle time of the
17454                                operators, and increasing productivity. The
17455                                simulation was developed using AnyLogic
17456                                simulation software. The outcome of the process
17457                                is thoroughly evaluated and justified using a
17458                                case study.
17459                              </blockquote>
17460                            </div>
17461                          </div>
17462                        </div>
17463                      </div>
17464                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17465                      <a href="/wsc23papers/168.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17466                      ><br />
17467                    </div>
17468                    <div class="slot-entry">
17469                      <a name="cea151" tabindex="-1"></a>
17470                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17471                        <span class="slot-title"
17472                          >Optimization of Flat Block Assembly Line Using
17473                          Constraint Programming and Discrete-Event
17474                          Simulation</span
17475                        >
17476                      </div>
17477                      <div class="slot-authors">
17478                        Dong Hoon Kwak and Jong Hun Woo (Seoul National
17479                        University); Ki Young Cho (Seoul National University,
17480                        Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering);
17481                        and Hee Chang Yoon (Seoul National University)
17482                      </div>
17483                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17484                        <div>
17485                          <a
17486                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17487                            id="vhsjs_view_382_1707793552_1049461"
17488                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_382_1707793552_1049461').hide();
17489                $('#vhsjs_hide_382_1707793552_1049461').show();
17490                $('#381_1707793552_104938').slideDown(function() {
17491                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17492                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17493                    };
17494                    
17495                });"
17496                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17497                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17498                          ><a
17499                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17500                            id="vhsjs_hide_382_1707793552_1049461"
17501                            onclick="$('#381_1707793552_104938').hide(function() {
17502                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17503                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17504                    };
17505                });
17506                $('#vhsjs_hide_382_1707793552_1049461').hide();
17507                $('#vhsjs_view_382_1707793552_1049461').show();"
17508                            style="display: none"
17509                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17510                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17511                          >
17512                          <div
17513                            data-display-control="382_1707793552_1049461"
17514                            id="381_1707793552_104938"
17515                            style="display: none"
17516                          >
17517                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17518                              <blockquote>
17519                                Scheduling of flat block assembly in a shipyard
17520                                is crucial for productivity performance due to
17521                                the high level of workload. This problem is
17522                                commonly known as the permutation flowshop
17523                                scheduling problem (PFSP) in operation research,
17524                                which has been extensively studied in various
17525                                papers since the 1950s. However, existing
17526                                solutions often involve simplifying real-world
17527                                problems with certain assumptions, limiting
17528                                their practical applicability. In recent times,
17529                                constraint programming (CP) has emerged as a
17530                                strong alternative to exact algorithms and has
17531                                been successfully applied to various PFSP,
17532                                addressing the limitations of exact algorithms.
17533                                In light of this, our study proposes a two-step
17534                                optimization process to overcome the existing
17535                                limitations composed of a CP and discrete-event
17536                                simulation(DES).
17537                              </blockquote>
17538                            </div>
17539                          </div>
17540                        </div>
17541                      </div>
17542                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17543                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea151.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17544                      ><br />
17545                    </div>
17546                    <div class="slot-entry">
17547                      <a name="con151" tabindex="-1"></a>
17548                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17549                        <span class="slot-title"
17550                          >Digital Twin Architecture for a Flow Shop Assembly
17551                          System</span
17552                        >
17553                      </div>
17554                      <div class="slot-authors">
17555                        Gihan Lee and Seunghwan Chang (Ajou University), Onyu Yu
17556                        and Jungik Yoon (LG Production and Research Institute),
17557                        and Sangchul Park (Ajou University)
17558                      </div>
17559                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17560                        <div>
17561                          <a
17562                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17563                            id="vhsjs_view_384_1707793552_1074636"
17564                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_384_1707793552_1074636').hide();
17565                $('#vhsjs_hide_384_1707793552_1074636').show();
17566                $('#383_1707793552_1074555').slideDown(function() {
17567                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17568                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17569                    };
17570                    
17571                });"
17572                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17573                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17574                          ><a
17575                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17576                            id="vhsjs_hide_384_1707793552_1074636"
17577                            onclick="$('#383_1707793552_1074555').hide(function() {
17578                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17579                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17580                    };
17581                });
17582                $('#vhsjs_hide_384_1707793552_1074636').hide();
17583                $('#vhsjs_view_384_1707793552_1074636').show();"
17584                            style="display: none"
17585                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17586                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17587                          >
17588                          <div
17589                            data-display-control="384_1707793552_1074636"
17590                            id="383_1707793552_1074555"
17591                            style="display: none"
17592                          >
17593                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17594                              <blockquote>
17595                                This paper proposes a digital twin architecture
17596                                for a flow shop assembly line to maximize
17597                                productivity and reduce quality costs. The
17598                                proposed digital twin architecture consists of
17599                                five major modules; Synchronization module to
17600                                synchronize a real factory and the digital twin,
17601                                Monitoring module to provide intuitive
17602                                information visualization, Event calendar
17603                                initialization module to initialize the factory
17604                                state at any given time to the starting point of
17605                                the CPS (Cyber-Physical System) simulation, CPS
17606                                simulation module to identify potential
17607                                production losses, and Decision-making module to
17608                                take proactive actions to avoid anticipated
17609                                production losses. The proposed digital twin
17610                                architecture has been implemented for a home
17611                                appliance factory of LG Electronics Co., Ltd. In
17612                                South Korea, and shows significant improvements
17613                                in terms of productivity, quality cost, and
17614                                energy efficiency.
17615                              </blockquote>
17616                            </div>
17617                          </div>
17618                        </div>
17619                      </div>
17620                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17621                      <a href="/wsc23papers/169.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17622                      ><br />
17623                    </div>
17624                  </div>
17625                  <div class="session-entry">
17626                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
17627                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
17628                    ><span class="program-track"
17629                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
17630                    ><br />
17631                    <div class="session-title">Simulation Approaches</div>
17632                    <div class="session-chair">
17633                      Chair: Guodong Shao (National Institute of Standards and
17634                      Technology)<br />
17635                    </div>
17636                    <div class="slot-entry">
17637                      <a name="inv101" tabindex="-1"></a>
17638                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17639                        <span class="slot-title"
17640                          >Reverse Engineering the Future &#8211; An Automated
17641                          Backward Simulation Approach to On-Time Production in
17642                          the Semiconductor Industry</span
17643                        >
17644                      </div>
17645                      <div class="slot-authors">
17646                        Madlene Lei&#223;au and Christoph Laroque (University of
17647                        Applied Sciences Zwickau)
17648                      </div>
17649                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17650                        <div>
17651                          <a
17652                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17653                            id="vhsjs_view_386_1707793552_1132822"
17654                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_386_1707793552_1132822').hide();
17655                $('#vhsjs_hide_386_1707793552_1132822').show();
17656                $('#385_1707793552_1132739').slideDown(function() {
17657                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17658                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17659                    };
17660                    
17661                });"
17662                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17663                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17664                          ><a
17665                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17666                            id="vhsjs_hide_386_1707793552_1132822"
17667                            onclick="$('#385_1707793552_1132739').hide(function() {
17668                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17669                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17670                    };
17671                });
17672                $('#vhsjs_hide_386_1707793552_1132822').hide();
17673                $('#vhsjs_view_386_1707793552_1132822').show();"
17674                            style="display: none"
17675                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17676                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17677                          >
17678                          <div
17679                            data-display-control="386_1707793552_1132822"
17680                            id="385_1707793552_1132739"
17681                            style="display: none"
17682                          >
17683                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17684                              <blockquote>
17685                                Researchers are investigating innovative
17686                                techniques and tools to improve operational
17687                                production planning, as manufacturing processes
17688                                are increasingly influenced by new product
17689                                demands, innovation, and cost-effectiveness.
17690                                Backward-oriented discrete event simulation
17691                                (SimBack) is one such tool that has shown great
17692                                promise in this area. However, conducting
17693                                multiple simulation runs for backward simulation
17694                                can be time and resource-intensive, hampering
17695                                its efficiency. To address this issue, this
17696                                paper proposes an automated approach for
17697                                executing and evaluating simulation experiments
17698                                within the framework of backward-oriented
17699                                discrete event simulation for scheduling and
17700                                capacity planning. The authors illustrate their
17701                                approach by applying it to a simulation model of
17702                                the Semiconductor Manufacturing Testbed 2020
17703                                (SMT2020).
17704                              </blockquote>
17705                            </div>
17706                          </div>
17707                        </div>
17708                      </div>
17709                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17710                      <a href="/wsc23papers/170.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17711                      ><br />
17712                    </div>
17713                    <div class="slot-entry">
17714                      <a name="con229" tabindex="-1"></a>
17715                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17716                        <span class="slot-title"
17717                          >Using Kubernetes to Improve Data Farming
17718                          Capabilities</span
17719                        >
17720                      </div>
17721                      <div class="slot-authors">
17722                        Falk Stefan Pappert, Daniel Seufferth, Heiderose Stein,
17723                        and Oliver Rose (University of the Bundeswehr Munich)
17724                      </div>
17725                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17726                        <div>
17727                          <a
17728                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17729                            id="vhsjs_view_388_1707793552_1155794"
17730                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_388_1707793552_1155794').hide();
17731                $('#vhsjs_hide_388_1707793552_1155794').show();
17732                $('#387_1707793552_1155713').slideDown(function() {
17733                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17734                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17735                    };
17736                    
17737                });"
17738                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17739                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17740                          ><a
17741                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17742                            id="vhsjs_hide_388_1707793552_1155794"
17743                            onclick="$('#387_1707793552_1155713').hide(function() {
17744                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17745                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17746                    };
17747                });
17748                $('#vhsjs_hide_388_1707793552_1155794').hide();
17749                $('#vhsjs_view_388_1707793552_1155794').show();"
17750                            style="display: none"
17751                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17752                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17753                          >
17754                          <div
17755                            data-display-control="388_1707793552_1155794"
17756                            id="387_1707793552_1155713"
17757                            style="display: none"
17758                          >
17759                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17760                              <blockquote>
17761                                Simulation can reach computational limits,
17762                                especially when running large-scale experiments.
17763                                One possibility to counter this issue is
17764                                distributed simulation. Recent developments in
17765                                containerization and container orchestration
17766                                technologies, such as Kubernetes, provide a
17767                                stable and scalable infrastructure, that can
17768                                serve distributed simulation. Although these
17769                                solutions exist, applications within the
17770                                simulation community remain scarce. Thus, in
17771                                this paper, we present the general setup of such
17772                                an infrastructure and discuss the application of
17773                                an example case. Adding to the existing
17774                                literature, we present our path forward and
17775                                insights with different versions, as well as the
17776                                efforts needed to construct similar
17777                                implementations. As a result, we showcase the
17778                                speed-up of simulation experimentation. We aim
17779                                to provide a helpful foundation for others in
17780                                our community to weigh the effort and benefit of
17781                                such a system for their own projects.
17782                              </blockquote>
17783                            </div>
17784                          </div>
17785                        </div>
17786                      </div>
17787                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17788                      <a href="/wsc23papers/171.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17789                      ><br />
17790                    </div>
17791                    <div class="slot-entry">
17792                      <a name="cea155" tabindex="-1"></a>
17793                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17794                        <span class="slot-title"
17795                          >Optimizing Production System Configurations across a
17796                          Broad Design Space: A Case Study</span
17797                        >
17798                      </div>
17799                      <div class="slot-authors">
17800                        Scott Nill and Larissa Nietner (LineLab, MIT)
17801                      </div>
17802                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17803                        <div>
17804                          <a
17805                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17806                            id="vhsjs_view_390_1707793552_117693"
17807                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_390_1707793552_117693').hide();
17808                $('#vhsjs_hide_390_1707793552_117693').show();
17809                $('#389_1707793552_1176848').slideDown(function() {
17810                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17811                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17812                    };
17813                    
17814                });"
17815                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17816                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17817                          ><a
17818                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17819                            id="vhsjs_hide_390_1707793552_117693"
17820                            onclick="$('#389_1707793552_1176848').hide(function() {
17821                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17822                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17823                    };
17824                });
17825                $('#vhsjs_hide_390_1707793552_117693').hide();
17826                $('#vhsjs_view_390_1707793552_117693').show();"
17827                            style="display: none"
17828                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17829                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17830                          >
17831                          <div
17832                            data-display-control="390_1707793552_117693"
17833                            id="389_1707793552_1176848"
17834                            style="display: none"
17835                          >
17836                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17837                              <blockquote>
17838                                This paper presents a case study demonstrating
17839                                the application of LineLab, a mathematical
17840                                production system modeling tool, to optimize
17841                                production system configurations and the ramp-up
17842                                trajectory for novel mass timber building
17843                                modules. The modeling tool can efficiently
17844                                co-optimize a large number of variables, such as
17845                                machine count, work-in-progress (WIP) count,
17846                                average wait times, and throughput, thus helping
17847                                to narrow down a broad design space. Sidewalk
17848                                Labs, a Google company, faced unique challenges
17849                                related to new product development, high-mix
17850                                production, and phased ramp-up. This case study
17851                                highlights the use of this mathematical
17852                                optimization tool, and its integration with
17853                                other simulation methodologies, resulting in an
17854                                optimized digital pipeline for modeling the
17855                                production scale-up for mass timber buildings.
17856                                The insights provided contribute to the
17857                                advancement of production optimization
17858                                techniques and their applications across various
17859                                industries.
17860                              </blockquote>
17861                            </div>
17862                          </div>
17863                        </div>
17864                      </div>
17865                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17866                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea155.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17867                      ><br />
17868                    </div>
17869                  </div>
17870                  <div class="session-entry">
17871                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
17872                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
17873                    ><span class="program-track"
17874                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
17875                    ><br />
17876                    <div class="session-title">
17877                      Manufacturing and Supply Chains
17878                    </div>
17879                    <div class="session-chair">
17880                      Chair: Thomas Felberbauer (St. P&#246;lten University of
17881                      Applied Sciences)<br />
17882                    </div>
17883                    <div class="slot-entry">
17884                      <a name="inv165" tabindex="-1"></a>
17885                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17886                        <span class="slot-title"
17887                          >Modeling Risk Prioritization of a Manufacturing
17888                          Supply Chain using Discrete Event Simulation</span
17889                        >
17890                      </div>
17891                      <div class="slot-authors">
17892                        Arpita Chari and Silvan Marti (Chalmers University of
17893                        Technology); Paulo Victor Lopes (Aeronautics Institute
17894                        of Technology (ITA), Chalmers University of Technology);
17895                        and Bj&#246;rn Johansson, M&#233;lanie Despeisse, and
17896                        Johan Stahre (Chalmers University of Technology)
17897                      </div>
17898                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17899                        <div>
17900                          <a
17901                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17902                            id="vhsjs_view_392_1707793552_1228356"
17903                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_392_1707793552_1228356').hide();
17904                $('#vhsjs_hide_392_1707793552_1228356').show();
17905                $('#391_1707793552_1228273').slideDown(function() {
17906                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17907                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17908                    };
17909                    
17910                });"
17911                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17912                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17913                          ><a
17914                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17915                            id="vhsjs_hide_392_1707793552_1228356"
17916                            onclick="$('#391_1707793552_1228273').hide(function() {
17917                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17918                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17919                    };
17920                });
17921                $('#vhsjs_hide_392_1707793552_1228356').hide();
17922                $('#vhsjs_view_392_1707793552_1228356').show();"
17923                            style="display: none"
17924                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
17925                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17926                          >
17927                          <div
17928                            data-display-control="392_1707793552_1228356"
17929                            id="391_1707793552_1228273"
17930                            style="display: none"
17931                          >
17932                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
17933                              <blockquote>
17934                                Supply chains face a myriad of adverse risks
17935                                that impact their daily operations and make them
17936                                vulnerable. In addition, supply chains continue
17937                                to grow in size and complexity which further
17938                                sophisticates the problem. Lack of a structured
17939                                approach and limitations in existing risk
17940                                management methods contribute towards effective
17941                                mitigation strategies not being properly
17942                                developed. In this paper, we develop a discrete
17943                                event simulation modelling approach to quantify
17944                                the performance and risk assessment of a
17945                                manufacturing supply chain in Swede
17945n which is
17946                                under the impact of risks. This approach could
17947                                support decision makers by prioritizing risks
17948                                according to their performance impact and
17949                                facilitating the development of mitigation
17950                                strategies to enhance the resilience of the
17951                                supply chain. The conceptual digital model can
17952                                also be used to generate synthetic data to build
17953                                an artificial intelligence-enhanced predictive
17954                                demonstrator model to showcase capabilities for
17955                                building data-driven resilience of the supply
17956                                chain.
17957                              </blockquote>
17958                            </div>
17959                          </div>
17960                        </div>
17961                      </div>
17962                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
17963                      <a href="/wsc23papers/172.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
17964                      ><br />
17965                    </div>
17966                    <div class="slot-entry">
17967                      <a name="cea121" tabindex="-1"></a>
17968                      <div class="slot-title-line">
17969                        <span class="slot-title"
17970                          >A Simulation-Based Approach for Evaluating Different
17971                          Model Mixes for Production Planning of a Contract
17972                          Manufacturer in the Automotive Industry</span
17973                        >
17974                      </div>
17975                      <div class="slot-authors">
17976                        Simon Gruber, Clemens Gutschi, Nikolaus Furian, and
17977                        Siegfried V&#246;ssner (Graz University of Technology,
17978                        Institute of Engineering- and Business Informatics)
17979                      </div>
17980                      <div class="slot-abstract">
17981                        <div>
17982                          <a
17983                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17984                            id="vhsjs_view_394_1707793552_1249418"
17985                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_394_1707793552_1249418').hide();
17986                $('#vhsjs_hide_394_1707793552_1249418').show();
17987                $('#393_1707793552_124934').slideDown(function() {
17988                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
17989                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
17990                    };
17991                    
17992                });"
17993                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
17994                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
17995                          ><a
17996                            class="clickable no-decoration"
17997                            id="vhsjs_hide_394_1707793552_1249418"
17998                            onclick="$('#393_1707793552_124934').hide(function() {
17999                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18000                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18001                    };
18002                });
18003                $('#vhsjs_hide_394_1707793552_1249418').hide();
18004                $('#vhsjs_view_394_1707793552_1249418').show();"
18005                            style="display: none"
18006                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18007                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18008                          >
18009                          <div
18010                            data-display-control="394_1707793552_1249418"
18011                            id="393_1707793552_124934"
18012                            style="display: none"
18013                          >
18014                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18015                              <blockquote>
18016                                Contract manufacturers face challenges with
18017                                short-term orders, cost pressures, and diverse
18018                                customer requirements. Customer trends in the
18019                                automotive industry intensify these challenges
18020                                with reduced batch sizes and individual
18021                                customization. Traditional analytic planning
18022                                methods are insufficient for handling the
18023                                complexity of modern manufacturing processes.
18024                                Computational power alone cannot overcome this
18025                                obstacle, careful modeling of production
18026                                processes and resources is essential. Simulative
18027                                approaches have been developed to address
18028                                similar problems. In this use case, we aim to
18029                                adapt and implement these approaches for a
18030                                leading automotive contract manufacturer. A
18031                                comprehensive assessment will then verify the
18032                                adapted approach&#8217;s viability and
18033                                potential.
18034                              </blockquote>
18035                            </div>
18036                          </div>
18037                        </div>
18038                      </div>
18039                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18040                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea121.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18041                      ><br />
18042                    </div>
18043                    <div class="slot-entry">
18044                      <a name="inv174" tabindex="-1"></a>
18045                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18046                        <span class="slot-title"
18047                          >Digital Twins for Supply Chains: Main Functions,
18048                          Existing Applications, and Research
18049                          Opportunities</span
18050                        >
18051                      </div>
18052                      <div class="slot-authors">
18053                        Giovanni Lugaresi (KU Leuven); Zied Jemai
18054                        (CentraleSupelec, Ecole Nationale d'Ing&#233;nieurs de
18055                        Tunis); and Evren Sahin (CentraleSupelec)
18056                      </div>
18057                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18058                        <div>
18059                          <a
18060                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18061                            id="vhsjs_view_396_1707793552_127147"
18062                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_396_1707793552_127147').hide();
18063                $('#vhsjs_hide_396_1707793552_127147').show();
18064                $('#395_1707793552_1271389').slideDown(function() {
18065                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18066                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18067                    };
18068                    
18069                });"
18070                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18071                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18072                          ><a
18073                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18074                            id="vhsjs_hide_396_1707793552_127147"
18075                            onclick="$('#395_1707793552_1271389').hide(function() {
18076                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18077                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18078                    };
18079                });
18080                $('#vhsjs_hide_396_1707793552_127147').hide();
18081                $('#vhsjs_view_396_1707793552_127147').show();"
18082                            style="display: none"
18083                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18084                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18085                          >
18086                          <div
18087                            data-display-control="396_1707793552_127147"
18088                            id="395_1707793552_1271389"
18089                            style="display: none"
18090                          >
18091                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18092                              <blockquote>
18093                                In recent times, manufacturing industries and
18094                                their related supply chains have faced growing
18095                                internal and external pressures. Due to the
18096                                complex nature of global supply chain networks
18097                                and the increased frequency of disruptive
18098                                events, there is a pressing need to implement
18099                                digital tools to support these industries.
18100                                Digital twins have gained significant interest
18101                                from industry and research communities due to
18102                                their ability to provide valuable services in
18103                                the short term. While there have been many
18104                                contributions on digital twin-based
18105                                methodologies for system design and production
18106                                planning and control, the use of digital twins
18107                                in supply chain management still needs to be
18108                                improved. This paper presents an overview of the
18109                                existing contributions on digital twins for
18110                                supply chains. Starting from a preliminary
18111                                literature review on the topic, relevant works
18112                                are selected and used to identify insights on
18113                                the current development level and future
18114                                research opportunities.
18115                              </blockquote>
18116                            </div>
18117                          </div>
18118                        </div>
18119                      </div>
18120                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18121                      <a href="/wsc23papers/173.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18122                      ><br />
18123                    </div>
18124                  </div>
18125                  <div class="session-entry">
18126                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
18127                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
18128                    ><span class="program-track"
18129                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
18130                    ><br />
18131                    <div class="session-title">Production Planning</div>
18132                    <div class="session-chair">
18133                      Chair: Geert van Kollenburg (Eindhoven University of
18134                      Technology)<br />
18135                    </div>
18136                    <div class="slot-entry">
18137                      <a name="con274" tabindex="-1"></a>
18138                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18139                        <span class="slot-title"
18140                          >Investigating Production Yield Effect on Inventory
18141                          Control Through a Hybrid Simulation Approach</span
18142                        >
18143                      </div>
18144                      <div class="slot-authors">
18145                        Marina Materikina, Atefeh Shoomal, Linh Ho Manh, and
18146                        Yuan Zhou (University of Texas Arlington)
18147                      </div>
18148                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18149                        <div>
18150                          <a
18151                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18152                            id="vhsjs_view_398_1707793552_1352503"
18153                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_398_1707793552_1352503').hide();
18154                $('#vhsjs_hide_398_1707793552_1352503').show();
18155                $('#397_1707793552_1352417').slideDown(function() {
18156                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18157                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18158                    };
18159                    
18160                });"
18161                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18162                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18163                          ><a
18164                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18165                            id="vhsjs_hide_398_1707793552_1352503"
18166                            onclick="$('#397_1707793552_1352417').hide(function() {
18167                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18168                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18169                    };
18170                });
18171                $('#vhsjs_hide_398_1707793552_1352503').hide();
18172                $('#vhsjs_view_398_1707793552_1352503').show();"
18173                            style="display: none"
18174                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18175                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18176                          >
18177                          <div
18178                            data-display-control="398_1707793552_1352503"
18179                            id="397_1707793552_1352417"
18180                            style="display: none"
18181                          >
18182                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18183                              <blockquote>
18184                                Production Planning and Control (PPC) plays a
18185                                key role in stabilizing and improving
18186                                manufacturing processes under external and
18187                                internal uncertainties by providing transparency
18188                                in the whole system. This study focuses on PPC
18189                                with internal uncertainties such as losses of
18190                                work-in-process products during a contact lens
18191                                manufacturing process. Although such losses are
18192                                expected, the yield rates are uncertain and vary
18193                                at different production stages. A hybrid
18194                                agent-based simulation (ABS) and discrete-event
18195                                simulation (DES) approach was utilized to
18196                                resemble the underlying dynamics of the
18197                                manufacturing system with uncertain yield rates.
18198                                The results of the simulation experiments
18199                                demonstrated that a simple average yield
18200                                approach for production planning would cause
18201                                potential backlogs and extra holding costs for
18202                                the excess inventory. The proposed hybrid
18203                                simulation could be used to support the
18204                                decision-making process on a weekly basis to
18205                                help a production planning team make a schedule
18206                                that would improve efficiency and customer
18207                                satisfaction.
18208                              </blockquote>
18209                            </div>
18210                          </div>
18211                        </div>
18212                      </div>
18213                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18214                      <a href="/wsc23papers/174.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18215                      ><br />
18216                    </div>
18217                    <div class="slot-entry">
18218                      <a name="con282" tabindex="-1"></a>
18219                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18220                        <span class="slot-title"
18221                          >Stick to the Plan or Adjust Dynamically? Combining
18222                          Order Release and Overtime Planning for Varying Demand
18223                          and Process Uncertainty</span
18224                        >
18225                      </div>
18226                      <div class="slot-authors">
18227                        Julian Fodor and Stefan Haeussler (University of
18228                        Innsbruck)
18229                      </div>
18230                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18231                        <div>
18232                          <a
18233                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18234                            id="vhsjs_view_400_1707793552_137571"
18235                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_400_1707793552_137571').hide();
18236                $('#vhsjs_hide_400_1707793552_137571').show();
18237                $('#399_1707793552_137563').slideDown(function() {
18238                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18239                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18240                    };
18241                    
18242                });"
18243                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18244                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18245                          ><a
18246                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18247                            id="vhsjs_hide_400_1707793552_137571"
18248                            onclick="$('#399_1707793552_137563').hide(function() {
18249                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18250                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18251                    };
18252                });
18253                $('#vhsjs_hide_400_1707793552_137571').hide();
18254                $('#vhsjs_view_400_1707793552_137571').show();"
18255                            style="display: none"
18256                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18257                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18258                          >
18259                          <div
18260                            data-display-control="400_1707793552_137571"
18261                            id="399_1707793552_137563"
18262                            style="display: none"
18263                          >
18264                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18265                              <blockquote>
18266                                Within the area of manufacturing planning and
18267                                control there is a long ongoing debate on when
18268                                and if decisions should be integrated to a
18269                                centralized model or split to separate planning
18270                                levels. While a centralized monolithic model is
18271                                capable of solving separate decisions
18272                                simultaneously, a hierarchical approach offers
18273                                more degrees of freedom since a local planner
18274                                always has more accurate information. The focus
18275                                of this paper is on the design and mathematical
18276                                assumptions of optimization models for overtime
18277                                and order release decisions in order to cope
18278                                with different degree of demand and process
18279                                uncertainty. We execute the optimal decisions
18280                                within a simulation model of a multi-stage,
18281                                multi-product stylized flow shop. Our results
18282                                show that a fully centralized is outperformed by
18283                                a hierarchical design and that planning order
18284                                release quantities centrally in combination with
18285                                flexible overtime planning yields the lowest
18286                                costs for high process uncertainty on the shop
18287                                floor.
18288                              </blockquote>
18289                            </div>
18290                          </div>
18291                        </div>
18292                      </div>
18293                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18294                      <a href="/wsc23papers/175.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18295                      ><br />
18296                    </div>
18297                    <div class="slot-entry">
18298                      <a name="cea119" tabindex="-1"></a>
18299                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18300                        <span class="slot-title"
18301                          >An MDP Model-Based Reinforcement Learning Approach
18302                          for the Nesting Problem: A Case Study in Ship
18303                          Design</span
18304                        >
18305                      </div>
18306                      <div class="slot-authors">
18307                        SookYoung Son (Seoul National University, HD KSOE);
18308                        YounHyun Kim and KiSun Kim (HD KSOE); and JongHun Woo
18309                        (Seoul National University, Research Institute of Marine
18310                        Systems Engineering)
18311                      </div>
18312                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18313                        <div>
18314                          <a
18315                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18316                            id="vhsjs_view_402_1707793552_1397958"
18317                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_402_1707793552_1397958').hide();
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18319                $('#401_1707793552_1397874').slideDown(function() {
18320                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18321                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18322                    };
18323                    
18324                });"
18325                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18326                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18327                          ><a
18328                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18329                            id="vhsjs_hide_402_1707793552_1397958"
18330                            onclick="$('#401_1707793552_1397874').hide(function() {
18331                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18332                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18333                    };
18334                });
18335                $('#vhsjs_hide_402_1707793552_1397958').hide();
18336                $('#vhsjs_view_402_1707793552_1397958').show();"
18337                            style="display: none"
18338                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18339                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18340                          >
18341                          <div
18342                            data-display-control="402_1707793552_1397958"
18343                            id="401_1707793552_1397874"
18344                            style="display: none"
18345                          >
18346                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18347                              <blockquote>
18348                                The nesting problem in the shipbuilding industry
18349                                calls for an increase in the utilization rates
18350                                of plates and a decrease in the scrap ratio. To
18351                                improve the efficiency of part nesting in ship
18352                                design, this paper proposes an approach that
18353                                uses a reinforcement learning algorithm to
18354                                determine an efficient arrangement of parts. We
18355                                frame the ship nesting problem as a Markov
18356                                Decision Process (MDP) to apply the Proximal
18357                                Policy Optimization (PPO) model, a reinforcement
18358                                learning algorithm. A case study on a real-life
18359                                nesting design is provided to validate and
18360                                compare the proposed approach.
18361                              </blockquote>
18362                            </div>
18363                          </div>
18364                        </div>
18365                      </div>
18366                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18367                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea119.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18368                      ><br />
18369                    </div>
18370                  </div>
18371                  <div class="session-entry">
18372                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
18373                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
18374                    ><span class="program-track"
18375                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
18376                    ><br />
18377                    <div class="session-title">
18378                      Case Studies in Manufacturing II
18379                    </div>
18380                    <div class="session-chair">
18381                      Chair: Molly Arthur (Simio)<br />
18382                    </div>
18383                    <div class="slot-entry">
18384                      <a name="cea120" tabindex="-1"></a>
18385                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18386                        <span class="slot-title"
18387                          >A Logistics Simulation Model Repository to Accelerate
18388                          Simulation Modeling in the Aerospace Industry</span
18389                        >
18390                      </div>
18391                      <div class="slot-authors">
18392                        Bjoern Goedecke (Airbus Operations), Philipp Braun
18393                        (Hamburg University of Technology), Tobias Kuhrt (Airbus
18394                        Aerostructures), Nadhir Mechai and Arne Anhalt
18395                        (Accenture Industry X), Klaus Fischer and Helge Fromm
18396                        (Airbus Operations), and Yannik Dreischhoff (Accenture
18397                        Industry X)
18398                      </div>
18399                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18400                        <div>
18401                          <a
18402                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18403                            id="vhsjs_view_404_1707793552_1443563"
18404                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_404_1707793552_1443563').hide();
18405                $('#vhsjs_hide_404_1707793552_1443563').show();
18406                $('#403_1707793552_1443484').slideDown(function() {
18407                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18408                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18409                    };
18410                    
18411                });"
18412                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18413                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18414                          ><a
18415                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18416                            id="vhsjs_hide_404_1707793552_1443563"
18417                            onclick="$('#403_1707793552_1443484').hide(function() {
18418                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18419                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18420                    };
18421                });
18422                $('#vhsjs_hide_404_1707793552_1443563').hide();
18423                $('#vhsjs_view_404_1707793552_1443563').show();"
18424                            style="display: none"
18425                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18426                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18427                          >
18428                          <div
18429                            data-display-control="404_1707793552_1443563"
18430                            id="403_1707793552_1443484"
18431                            style="display: none"
18432                          >
18433                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18434                              <blockquote>
18435                                Airbus established a digitalization strategy to
18436                                enhance logistics and production processes using
18437                                model-based systems engineering, including
18438                                material flow simulation. To store and reuse
18439                                simulation model, holdup quality standards and
18440                                support logistics planning, novel to the
18441                                aerospace industry, a logistics simulation
18442                                repository is being developed. This is supported
18443                                by presenting ongoing simulation studies.
18444                              </blockquote>
18445                            </div>
18446                          </div>
18447                        </div>
18448                      </div>
18449                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18450                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea120.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18451                      ><br />
18452                    </div>
18453                    <div class="slot-entry">
18454                      <a name="cea141" tabindex="-1"></a>
18455                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18456                        <span class="slot-title"
18457                          >Specification, Simulation and Analysis of
18458                          Alternatives for On-line Scheduling of Independent
18459                          Jobs in Different Servers</span
18460                        >
18461                      </div>
18462                      <div class="slot-authors">
18463                        Jaume Figueras Jov&#233; and Pau Fonseca Casas
18464                        (Universitat Polit&#232;cnica de Catalunya)
18465                      </div>
18466                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18467                        <div>
18468                          <a
18469                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18470                            id="vhsjs_view_406_1707793552_1465776"
18471                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_406_1707793552_1465776').hide();
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18473                $('#405_1707793552_1465693').slideDown(function() {
18474                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18475                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18476                    };
18477                    
18478                });"
18479                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18480                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18481                          ><a
18482                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18483                            id="vhsjs_hide_406_1707793552_1465776"
18484                            onclick="$('#405_1707793552_1465693').hide(function() {
18485                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18486                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18487                    };
18488                });
18489                $('#vhsjs_hide_406_1707793552_1465776').hide();
18490                $('#vhsjs_view_406_1707793552_1465776').show();"
18491                            style="display: none"
18492                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18493                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18494                          >
18495                          <div
18496                            data-display-control="406_1707793552_1465776"
18497                            id="405_1707793552_1465693"
18498                            style="display: none"
18499                          >
18500                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18501                              <blockquote>
18502                                Service companies have the challenge to analyze
18503                                a large number of documents in order to extract
18504                                relevant information for decision making. Such
18505                                analysis can be made automatically reducing
18506                                drastically the time amount and human effort
18507                                needed. However, the computer system must ensure
18508                                that the analysis of each document will be
18509                                completed within a specified period of time
18510                                which depends on the type of the document. A
18511                                real case study is presented in this paper where
18512                                the objective is to propose a new scheduling
18513                                model for a computer system with 6 servers with
18514                                a total of 384 logical cores. The arrival of
18515                                documents is aperiodic and the processing time
18516                                stochastic though processing time estimation can
18517                                be done based on the number of pages and the
18518                                type of the document. A simulation model has
18519                                been developed to analyze the quality of each
18520                                algorithm. A delay maximum time (DMT) algorithm
18521                                is also proposed.
18522                              </blockquote>
18523                            </div>
18524                          </div>
18525                        </div>
18526                      </div>
18527                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18528                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea141.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18529                      ><br />
18530                    </div>
18531                    <div class="slot-entry">
18532                      <a name="con208" tabindex="-1"></a>
18533                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18534                        <span class="slot-title"
18535                          >Simulation-Based Analyses and Improvements of the
18536                          Smart Line Management System in Canned Beverage
18537                          Industry: A Case Study in Europe</span
18538                        >
18539                      </div>
18540                      <div class="slot-authors">
18541                        Ahmad Attar, Yuqing Jin, Martino Luis, Shuya Zhong, and
18542                        Voicu Ion Sucala (University of Exeter)
18543                      </div>
18544                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18545                        <div>
18546                          <a
18547                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18548                            id="vhsjs_view_408_1707793552_1489408"
18549                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_408_1707793552_1489408').hide();
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18551                $('#407_1707793552_1489327').slideDown(function() {
18552                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18553                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18554                    };
18555                    
18556                });"
18557                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18558                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18559                          ><a
18560                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18561                            id="vhsjs_hide_408_1707793552_1489408"
18562                            onclick="$('#407_1707793552_1489327').hide(function() {
18563                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18564                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18565                    };
18566                });
18567                $('#vhsjs_hide_408_1707793552_1489408').hide();
18568                $('#vhsjs_view_408_1707793552_1489408').show();"
18569                            style="display: none"
18570                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18571                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18572                          >
18573                          <div
18574                            data-display-control="408_1707793552_1489408"
18575                            id="407_1707793552_1489327"
18576                            style="display: none"
18577                          >
18578                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18579                              <blockquote>
18580                                Canned water is one of the thriving markets in
18581                                the food and beverage industry. Given the tight
18582                                competition in this market, realistic analysis
18583                                in such production lines has become even more
18584                                attractive for all participating parties. In
18585                                this paper, we apply a KPI-driven
18586                                simulation-based approach to a smart production
18587                                plant of a key player in the European beverage
18588                                market. The project covers realistic
18589                                discrete-event modeling and analysis of the
18590                                system together with the suggested
18591                                scenario-based optimization for performance
18592                                improvement. Here, the smart line management
18593                                system is modeled and re-coded while considering
18594                                machine characteristics, failures, and their
18595                                overall influence on the production process. Our
18596                                proposed optimized scenario demonstrates
18597                                noticeably better results in all performance
18598                                indicators when compared to the existing state
18599                                of the system. The total increment of the
18600                                production speed reaches up to 45 percent,
18601                                resource utilization is evenly optimal, and the
18602                                overall work-in-progress inventory is reduced
18603                                significantly.
18604                              </blockquote>
18605                            </div>
18606                          </div>
18607                        </div>
18608                      </div>
18609                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18610                      <a href="/wsc23papers/177.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18611                      ><br />
18612                    </div>
18613                  </div>
18614                  <div class="session-entry">
18615                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
18616                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
18617                    ><span class="program-track"
18618                      >Manufacturing and Industry 4.0</span
18619                    ><br />
18620                    <div class="session-title">Assembly Lines II</div>
18621                    <div class="session-chair">
18622                      Chair: Ali Ahmad Malik (Oakland University)<br />
18623                    </div>
18624                    <div class="slot-entry">
18625                      <a name="con233" tabindex="-1"></a>
18626                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18627                        <span class="slot-title"
18628                          >Integrating Scheduling of Logistic Support Processes
18629                          in Agent-Based Industry 4.0 Assembly Simulation</span
18630                        >
18631                      </div>
18632                      <div class="slot-authors">
18633                        Adrian Freiter (Fraunhofer Institute for Software and
18634                        Systems Engineering ISST) and Christian Schwede
18635                        (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Bielefeld)
18636                      </div>
18637                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18638                        <div>
18639                          <a
18640                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18641                            id="vhsjs_view_410_1707793552_1540573"
18642                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_410_1707793552_1540573').hide();
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18645                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18646                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18647                    };
18648                    
18649                });"
18650                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18651                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18652                          ><a
18653                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18654                            id="vhsjs_hide_410_1707793552_1540573"
18655                            onclick="$('#409_1707793552_154049').hide(function() {
18656                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18657                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18658                    };
18659                });
18660                $('#vhsjs_hide_410_1707793552_1540573').hide();
18661                $('#vhsjs_view_410_1707793552_1540573').show();"
18662                            style="display: none"
18663                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18664                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18665                          >
18666                          <div
18667                            data-display-control="410_1707793552_1540573"
18668                            id="409_1707793552_154049"
18669                            style="display: none"
18670                          >
18671                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18672                              <blockquote>
18673                                The upcoming decentralized production systems
18674                                seem to be promising in Industry 4.0 assembly to
18675                                handle the challenges of highly individual
18676                                products. Matrix production characterized by
18677                                freely linked workstations and an advanced
18678                                automation level are highly flexible. That is
18679                                why many efforts have already been made to
18680                                explore the advantages compared to existing flow
18681                                shop production systems, but also the additional
18682                                challenges arising from this new paradigm. One
18683                                of these challenges is the synchronization of
18684                                main product and supply part flow at the
18685                                individual workstations during order scheduling.
18686                                This paper presents a new approach of
18687                                integrating logistics support processes into the
18688                                scheduling of the main product flow to consider
18689                                the part supply in the decisions taken during
18690                                scheduling avoiding waiting times. We compare
18691                                our integrated approach with the existing
18692                                decoupled scheduling approach, based on a
18693                                &#8220;bicycle assembly&#8221; scenario. The
18694                                results are promising particularly when part
18695                                supply is a bottleneck.
18696                              </blockquote>
18697                            </div>
18698                          </div>
18699                        </div>
18700                      </div>
18701                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18702                      <a href="/wsc23papers/176.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18703                      ><br />
18704                    </div>
18705                  </div>
18706                </div>
18707                <div class="centered">
18708                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
18709                </div>
18710                <hr />
18711              </div>
18712              <div class="area-section">
18713                <div class="centered">
18714                  <a name="ptrack124" tabindex="-1"></a>
18715                  <div class="section-title">
18716                    MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing
18717                  </div>
18718                </div>
18719                <div class="centered track-chair">
18720                  <span class="track-chair-role"
18721                    >Track Coordinator - MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing: </span
18722                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
18723                    >John Fowler (Arizona State University), Young Jae Jang
18724                    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daim
18725                    Research), Lars Moench (University of Hagen)</span
18726                  >
18727                </div>
18728                <div class="section-entry">
18729                  <div class="session-entry">
18730                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
18731                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
18732                    ><span class="program-track"
18733                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
18734                    ><br />
18735                    <div class="session-title">Scheduling I</div>
18736                    <div class="session-chair">
18737                      Chair: Reha Uzsoy (North Carolina State University)<br />
18738                    </div>
18739                    <div class="slot-entry">
18740                      <a name="inv111" tabindex="-1"></a>
18741                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18742                        <span class="slot-title"
18743                          >A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Improved
18744                          Photolithography Schedules</span
18745                        >
18746                      </div>
18747                      <div class="slot-authors">
18748                        Tao Zhang (Universit&#228;t der Bundeswehr
18749                        M&#252;nchen), Kamil Erkan Kabak (Izmir University of
18750                        Economics), Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick), and
18751                        Oliver Rose (Universit&#228;t der Bundeswehr
18752                        M&#252;nchen)
18753                      </div>
18754                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18755                        <div>
18756                          <a
18757                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18758                            id="vhsjs_view_412_1707793552_1609101"
18759                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_412_1707793552_1609101').hide();
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18763                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18764                    };
18765                    
18766                });"
18767                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18768                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18769                          ><a
18770                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18771                            id="vhsjs_hide_412_1707793552_1609101"
18772                            onclick="$('#411_1707793552_1609015').hide(function() {
18773                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18774                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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18776                });
18777                $('#vhsjs_hide_412_1707793552_1609101').hide();
18778                $('#vhsjs_view_412_1707793552_1609101').show();"
18779                            style="display: none"
18780                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18781                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18782                          >
18783                          <div
18784                            data-display-control="412_1707793552_1609101"
18785                            id="411_1707793552_1609015"
18786                            style="display: none"
18787                          >
18788                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18789                              <blockquote>
18790                                A Reinforcement Learning (RL) model is applied
18791                                for photolithography schedules with direct
18792                                consideration of reentrant visits. The
18793                                photolithography process is mainly regarded as a
18794                                bottleneck process in semiconductor
18795                                manufacturing, and improving its schedules would
18796                                result in better performances. Most RL-based
18797                                research do not consider revisits directly or
18798                                guarantee convergence. A simplified discrete
18799                                event simulation model of a fabrication facility
18800                                is built, and a tabular Q-learning agent is
18801                                embedded into the model to learn through
18802                                scheduling. The learning environment c
18802onsiders
18803                                states and actions consisting of information on
18804                                reentrant flows. The agent dynamically chooses
18805                                one rule from a pre-defined rule set to dispatch
18806                                lots. The set includes the earliest stage first,
18807                                the latest stage first, and 8 more composite
18808                                rules. Finally, the proposed RL approach is
18809                                compared with 7 single and 8 hybrid rules. The
18810                                method presents a validated approach in terms of
18811                                overall average cycle times.
18812                              </blockquote>
18813                            </div>
18814                          </div>
18815                        </div>
18816                      </div>
18817                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18818                      <a href="/wsc23papers/178.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18819                      ><br />
18820                    </div>
18821                    <div class="slot-entry">
18822                      <a name="cea137" tabindex="-1"></a>
18823                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18824                        <span class="slot-title"
18825                          >Deploying an Advanced AI Diffusion Scheduler at a
18826                          Renesas Fab</span
18827                        >
18828                      </div>
18829                      <div class="slot-authors">
18830                        James Adamson and Lio Weinstock (Flexciton Ltd), Jay
18831                        Maguire (Renesas), Lara Nichols (FabTime), and Dionysios
18832                        Xenos (Flexciton Ltd)
18833                      </div>
18834                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18835                        <div>
18836                          <a
18837                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18838                            id="vhsjs_view_414_1707793552_1631408"
18839                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_414_1707793552_1631408').hide();
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18843                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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18845                    
18846                });"
18847                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18848                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18849                          ><a
18850                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18851                            id="vhsjs_hide_414_1707793552_1631408"
18852                            onclick="$('#413_1707793552_1631327').hide(function() {
18853                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18854                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18855                    };
18856                });
18857                $('#vhsjs_hide_414_1707793552_1631408').hide();
18858                $('#vhsjs_view_414_1707793552_1631408').show();"
18859                            style="display: none"
18860                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18861                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18862                          >
18863                          <div
18864                            data-display-control="414_1707793552_1631408"
18865                            id="413_1707793552_1631327"
18866                            style="display: none"
18867                          >
18868                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18869                              <blockquote>
18870                                Scheduling the diffusion area in a front-end
18871                                wafer fab poses challenges. This industrial 
18871case
18872                                focuses on scheduling diffusion at
18873                                Renesas&#8217; Palm Bay Fab, which is always
18874                                seeking scheduling system improvements.
18875                                Transitioning to an advanced system, considering
18876                                fab-wide impacts on diffusion batching, enhances
18877                                Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Our A.I.
18878                                scheduler utilizes optimization, heuristics, and
18879                                live data updates every five minutes.
18880                                Collaborating with FabTime integrates the
18881                                scheduler with the fab&#8217;s MES, ensuring
18882                                frequent updates. It optimizes batching, tool
18883                                allocation, and launch times, aligning with
18884                                Renesas&#8217; objective to balance competing
18885                                goals. Initial results show a 36% and 13%
18886                                increase in diffusion batch sizes at clean and
18887                                expensive furnace toolsets. The minor impact on
18888                                cycle time reflects the scheduler&#8217;s focus
18889                                on batching efficiency. This approach improves
18890                                efficiency and meets Renesas&#8217; goals,
18891                                marking a positive step in optimizing their
18892                                wafer fab operations.
18893                              </blockquote>
18894                            </div>
18895                          </div>
18896                        </div>
18897                      </div>
18898                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18899                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea137.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18900                      ><br />
18901                    </div>
18902                    <div class="slot-entry">
18903                      <a name="inv188" tabindex="-1"></a>
18904                      <div class="slot-title-line">
18905                        <span class="slot-title"
18906                          >Deep Learning Enabling Digital Twin Applications in
18907                          Production Scheduling: Case of Flexible Job Shop
18908                          Manufacturing Environment</span
18909                        >
18910                      </div>
18911                      <div class="slot-authors">
18912                        Amir Ghasemi (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences,
18913                        Amsterdam School of International Business); Yavar
18914                        Taheri Yeganeh and Andrea Matta (Politecnico di Milano);
18915                        Kamil Erkan Kabak (Izmir University of Economics); and
18916                        Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick)
18917                      </div>
18918                      <div class="slot-abstract">
18919                        <div>
18920                          <a
18921                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18922                            id="vhsjs_view_416_1707793552_1655293"
18923                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_416_1707793552_1655293').hide();
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18925                $('#415_1707793552_1655214').slideDown(function() {
18926                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18927                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
18928                    };
18929                    
18930                });"
18931                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
18932                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18933                          ><a
18934                            class="clickable no-decoration"
18935                            id="vhsjs_hide_416_1707793552_1655293"
18936                            onclick="$('#415_1707793552_1655214').hide(function() {
18937                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
18938                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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18940                });
18941                $('#vhsjs_hide_416_1707793552_1655293').hide();
18942                $('#vhsjs_view_416_1707793552_1655293').show();"
18943                            style="display: none"
18944                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
18945                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
18946                          >
18947                          <div
18948                            data-display-control="416_1707793552_1655293"
18949                            id="415_1707793552_1655214"
18950                            style="display: none"
18951                          >
18952                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
18953                              <blockquote>
18954                                Digital twin-based Production Scheduling (DTPS)
18955                                is a process in which a digital model replicates
18956                                a manufacturing system, known as a
18957                                &#8220;Digital Twin (DT)&#8221;. DT is
18958                                essentially a virtual representation of physical
18959                                equipment and processes that are connected to
18960                                the physical environment using an online
18961                                data-sharing infrastructure within the
18962                                Manufacturing Execution System (MES). In the
18963                                case of reactive scheduling, DT is used to
18964                                detect fluctuations in the scheduling plan and
18965                                execute rescheduling plans. In proactive
18966                                scheduling, it is used to simulate different
18967                                production scenarios and optimize future states
18968                                of production operations. Replicating detailed
18969                                simulation models in most PS cases is highly
18970                                computationally intensive, which negates against
18971                                the main goal of DT (online decision making).
18972                                Thus, this research aims to examine the
18973                                possibility of using data-driven models within
18974                                the DT of a Flexible Job Shop (FJS) production
18975                                environment aiming to provide online estimations
18976                                of PS metrics enabling DT-based
18977                                reactive/proactive scheduling.
18978                              </blockquote>
18979                            </div>
18980                          </div>
18981                        </div>
18982                      </div>
18983                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
18984                      <a href="/wsc23papers/179.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
18985                      ><br />
18986                    </div>
18987                  </div>
18988                  <div class="session-entry">
18989                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
18990                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
18991                    ><span class="program-track"
18992                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
18993                    ><br />
18994                    <div class="session-title">Time Issues in Wafer Fabs</div>
18995                    <div class="session-chair">
18996                      Chair: Young Jae Jang (KAIST)<br />
18997                    </div>
18998                    <div class="slot-entry">
18999                      <a name="con108" tabindex="-1"></a>
19000                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19001                        <span class="slot-title"
19002                          >Optimization of Timelinks in Semiconductor
19003                          Manufacturing</span
19004                        >
19005                      </div>
19006                      <div class="slot-authors">
19007                        Nina Dybowski, Maria Sander, and Ralf Sprenger (Infineon
19008                        Technologies Dresden GmbH)
19009                      </div>
19010                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19011                        <div>
19012                          <a
19013                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19014                            id="vhsjs_view_418_1707793552_170387"
19015                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_418_1707793552_170387').hide();
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19018                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19019                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19020                    };
19021                    
19022                });"
19023                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19024                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19025                          ><a
19026                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19027                            id="vhsjs_hide_418_1707793552_170387"
19028                            onclick="$('#417_1707793552_1703784').hide(function() {
19029                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19030                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19031                    };
19032                });
19033                $('#vhsjs_hide_418_1707793552_170387').hide();
19034                $('#vhsjs_view_418_1707793552_170387').show();"
19035                            style="display: none"
19036                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19037                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19038                          >
19039                          <div
19040                            data-display-control="418_1707793552_170387"
19041                            id="417_1707793552_1703784"
19042                            style="display: none"
19043                          >
19044                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19045                              <blockquote>
19046                                Impact of timelinks to semiconductor
19047                                manufacturing has risen due to shrinking
19048                                technology sizes. Their operational control
19049                                defines on the one hand how good the time
19050                                restrictions are met and on the other the impact
19051                                to fab capacity. This paper discusses both
19052                                aspects and the influencing factors like uptime
19053                                stability, length of the timelink etc. A control
19054                                approach is proposed, evaluated, and discussed.
19055                                Furthermore, a monitoring system is introduced
19056                                that enables for fast decision making and
19057                                optimization of the control parameters. Finally,
19058                                a simulation study is done for evaluating
19059                                different parameters and impact of influencing
19060                                factors.
19061                              </blockquote>
19062                            </div>
19063                          </div>
19064                        </div>
19065                      </div>
19066                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19067                      <a href="/wsc23papers/180.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19068                      ><br />
19069                    </div>
19070                    <div class="slot-entry">
19071                      <a name="con215" tabindex="-1"></a>
19072                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19073                        <span class="slot-title"
19074                          >Queue Time Prediction Methodology in Semiconductor
19075                          Fab</span
19076                        >
19077                      </div>
19078                      <div class="slot-authors">
19079                        Donguk Kim, Byeongseon Lee, and Sangchul Park (Ajou
19080                        University)
19081                      </div>
19082                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19083                        <div>
19084                          <a
19085                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19086                            id="vhsjs_view_420_1707793552_1725938"
19087                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_420_1707793552_1725938').hide();
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19090                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19091                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19092                    };
19093                    
19094                });"
19095                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19096                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19097                          ><a
19098                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19099                            id="vhsjs_hide_420_1707793552_1725938"
19100                            onclick="$('#419_1707793552_1725857').hide(function() {
19101                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19102                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19103                    };
19104                });
19105                $('#vhsjs_hide_420_1707793552_1725938').hide();
19106                $('#vhsjs_view_420_1707793552_1725938').show();"
19107                            style="display: none"
19108                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19109                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19110                          >
19111                          <div
19112                            data-display-control="420_1707793552_1725938"
19113                            id="419_1707793552_1725857"
19114                            style="display: none"
19115                          >
19116                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19117                              <blockquote>
19118                                This paper presents a methodology for predicting
19119                                queue times in semiconductor fabrication, where
19120                                numerous complex and costly pieces of equipment
19121                                are utilized. Queue time, occurring between
19122                                continuous single or multi-processes, is a
19123                                crucial factor affecting the quality of wafers,
19124                                which can significantly impact costs. While most
19125                                semiconductor fabrications use queue time limits
19126                                as a key dispatching factor, some wafers may
19127                                still be scrapped or reworked. By predicting
19128                                queue times, we can reduce unnecessary waste by
19129                                blocking or re-dispatching wafers. Two
19130                                approximations are proposed and compared based
19131                                on accuracy and prediction time: a machine
19132                                learning model trained using experimental
19133                                results and a multi-resolution simulation model
19134                                with varying fidelity levels. The simulation
19135                                model is validated using the SMAT2022 data set.
19136                              </blockquote>
19137                            </div>
19138                          </div>
19139                        </div>
19140                      </div>
19141                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19142                      <a href="/wsc23papers/181.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19143                      ><br />
19144                    </div>
19145                    <div class="slot-entry">
19146                      <a name="cea133" tabindex="-1"></a>
19147                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19148                        <span class="slot-title"
19149                          >Processing Time and Machine Availability Prediction
19150                          in Semiconductor Manufacturing Using Neural
19151                          Networks</span
19152                        >
19153                      </div>
19154                      <div class="slot-authors">
19155                        Taki Eddine Korabi, Gerard Goossen, Abhinav Kaushik,
19156                        Tijmen Tieleman, Jasper Van Heugten, and Jeroen
19157                        B&#233;dorf (Minds.ai) and Shiladitya Chakravorty,
19158                        Detlef Pabst, and John Thomas (Globalfoundries)
19159                      </div>
19160                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19161                        <div>
19162                          <a
19163                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19164                            id="vhsjs_view_422_1707793552_1750288"
19165                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_422_1707793552_1750288').hide();
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19168                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19169                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19170                    };
19171                    
19172                });"
19173                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19174                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19175                          ><a
19176                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19177                            id="vhsjs_hide_422_1707793552_1750288"
19178                            onclick="$('#421_1707793552_1750207').hide(function() {
19179                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19180                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19181                    };
19182                });
19183                $('#vhsjs_hide_422_1707793552_1750288').hide();
19184                $('#vhsjs_view_422_1707793552_1750288').show();"
19185                            style="display: none"
19186                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19187                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19188                          >
19189                          <div
19190                            data-display-control="422_1707793552_1750288"
19191                            id="421_1707793552_1750207"
19192                            style="display: none"
19193                          >
19194                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19195                              <blockquote>
19196                                In partnership with GlobalFoundries we have
19197                                significantly advanced Processing Time (PT) and
19198                                machine availability prediction in fabrication
19199                                plants, utilizing an attention based neural
19200                                network. This model is integrated into an MLOps
19201                                pipeline consisting of data collection,
19202                                preprocessing, training and deployment. The data
19203                                is augmented with features such as chamber usage
19204                                and process sequences. Compared to the current
19205                                model, which calculates average processing times
19206                                over a predefined context, our approach has
19207                                reduced the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of PT
19208                                predictions by 43% to 80% across the crucial
19209                                areas: Etch, Diffusion, and Deposition. The
19210                                model also produces high quality predictions for
19211                                the remaining tools. The model is in the process
19212                                of being implemented in the FAB to improve
19213                                scheduling, dispatching, and improve crucial Key
19214                                Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as cycle time
19215                                and throughput.
19216                              </blockquote>
19217                            </div>
19218                          </div>
19219                        </div>
19220                      </div>
19221                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19222                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea133.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19223                      ><br />
19224                    </div>
19225                  </div>
19226                  <div class="session-entry">
19227                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
19228                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
19229                    ><span class="program-track"
19230                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
19231                    ><br />
19232                    <div class="session-title">Supply Chain Management I</div>
19233                    <div class="session-chair">
19234                      Chair: Douniel Lamghari-Idrissi (ASML, Eindhoven
19235                      University of Technology)<br />
19236                    </div>
19237                    <div class="slot-entry">
19238                      <a name="cea138" tabindex="-1"></a>
19239                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19240                        <span class="slot-title"
19241                          >Data-driven Warehouse Planning and Control under
19242                          Stochastic Demand and Labor Supply in Semi-conductor
19243                          Capital Equipment Manufacturing</span
19244                        >
19245                      </div>
19246                      <div class="slot-authors">
19247                        Douglas Morrice, Yanyue (Lilian) Ding, and Jonathan Bard
19248                        (The University of Texas at Austin)
19249                      </div>
19250                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19251                        <div>
19252                          <a
19253                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19254                            id="vhsjs_view_424_1707793552_1793797"
19255                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_424_1707793552_1793797').hide();
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19258                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19259                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19260                    };
19261                    
19262                });"
19263                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19264                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19265                          ><a
19266                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19267                            id="vhsjs_hide_424_1707793552_1793797"
19268                            onclick="$('#423_1707793552_1793716').hide(function() {
19269                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19270                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19271                    };
19272                });
19273                $('#vhsjs_hide_424_1707793552_1793797').hide();
19274                $('#vhsjs_view_424_1707793552_1793797').show();"
19275                            style="display: none"
19276                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19277                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19278                          >
19279                          <div
19280                            data-display-control="424_1707793552_1793797"
19281                            id="423_1707793552_1793716"
19282                            style="display: none"
19283                          >
19284                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19285                              <blockquote>
19286                                Access to more information and sophisticated
19287                                analytics enables warehouse management to make
19288                                better data-driven decisions. In our study, we
19289                                develop a simulation-regression metamodel to
19290                                help warehouse managers plan workforce, space,
19291                                and equipment requirements for a leading
19292                                semiconductor capital equipment company. More
19293                                specifically, we use historical inbound and
19294                                outbound demand records and performance metrics
19295                                (such as workers&#8217; hourly productivity and
19296                                moving rates) to predict the space, workforce,
19297                                and equipment required for different operation
19298                                stages in the warehouse facility. We implement
19299                                the simulation model in Python. Simulation
19300                                experiments provide insights on resource
19301                                planning under different demand scenarios and
19302                                supply constraints.
19303                              </blockquote>
19304                            </div>
19305                          </div>
19306                        </div>
19307                      </div>
19308                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19309                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea138.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19310                      ><br />
19311                    </div>
19312                    <div class="slot-entry">
19313                      <a name="con224" tabindex="-1"></a>
19314                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19315                        <span class="slot-title"
19316                          >Assessing Delivery Commitments in Supply Chains: A
19317                          Matrix-Based Framework</span
19318                        >
19319                      </div>
19320                      <div class="slot-authors">
19321                        Madhurima Vangeepuram (Hochschule Neu-Ulm), Hans Ehm and
19322                        Marco Ratusny (Infineon Technologies AG), Stefan
19323                        Fau&#223;er (Hochschule Neu-Ulm), and Stefan Heilmayer
19324                        and Tobias Leander Welling (Infineon Technologies AG)
19325                      </div>
19326                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19327                        <div>
19328                          <a
19329                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19330                            id="vhsjs_view_426_1707793552_1818955"
19331                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_426_1707793552_1818955').hide();
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19335                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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19337                    
19338                });"
19339                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19340                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19341                          ><a
19342                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19343                            id="vhsjs_hide_426_1707793552_1818955"
19344                            onclick="$('#425_1707793552_1818871').hide(function() {
19345                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19346                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19347                    };
19348                });
19349                $('#vhsjs_hide_426_1707793552_1818955').hide();
19350                $('#vhsjs_view_426_1707793552_1818955').show();"
19351                            style="display: none"
19352                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19353                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19354                          >
19355                          <div
19356                            data-display-control="426_1707793552_1818955"
19357                            id="425_1707793552_1818871"
19358                            style="display: none"
19359                          >
19360                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19361                              <blockquote>
19362                                Ensuring reliable and timely customer deliveries
19363                                is crucial to supply chain management. The
19364                                ability to meet delivery commitments is
19365                                essential for maintaining customer satisfaction.
19366                                Despite the importance of delivery commitments,
19367                                there is a lack of standard measurement
19368                                techniques for evaluating their quality.
19369                                Therefore, this paper introduces the term
19370                                Commitment Quality (CQ) and develops a CQ matrix
19371                                that can be used to measure the quality of
19372                                delivery commitments. The CQ matrix provides a
19373                                comprehensive set of quantitative measures to
19374                                evaluate different aspects of delivery
19375                                commitments. Finally, a numerical example based
19376                                on an order data sample from a semiconductor
19377                                manufacturer is presented and discussed. The
19378                                proposed framework aims to standardize the CQ,
19379                                enhancing transparency in delivery commitments.
19380                              </blockquote>
19381                            </div>
19382                          </div>
19383                        </div>
19384                      </div>
19385                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19386                      <a href="/wsc23papers/182.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19387                      ><br />
19388                    </div>
19389                    <div class="slot-entry">
19390                      <a name="con132" tabindex="-1"></a>
19391                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19392                        <span class="slot-title"
19393                          >The Bullwhip Effect in End-to-end Supply Chains: The
19394                          Impact of Reach-based Replenishment Policies with a
19395                          Long Cycle Time Supplier</span
19396                        >
19397                      </div>
19398                      <div class="slot-authors">
19399                        Hans Ehm, Chun Hei Chung, Sanchari Kar Chowdhury, Marco
19400                        Ratusny, and Abdelgafar Ismail (Infineon Technologies
19401                        AG)
19402                      </div>
19403                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19404                        <div>
19405                          <a
19406                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19407                            id="vhsjs_view_428_1707793552_1842945"
19408                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_428_1707793552_1842945').hide();
19409                $('#vhsjs_hide_428_1707793552_1842945').show();
19410                $('#427_1707793552_1842859').slideDown(function() {
19411                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19412                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19413                    };
19414                    
19415                });"
19416                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19417                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19418                          ><a
19419                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19420                            id="vhsjs_hide_428_1707793552_1842945"
19421                            onclick="$('#427_1707793552_1842859').hide(function() {
19422                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19423                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19424                    };
19425                });
19426                $('#vhsjs_hide_428_1707793552_1842945').hide();
19427                $('#vhsjs_view_428_1707793552_1842945').show();"
19428                            style="display: none"
19429                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19430                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19431                          >
19432                          <div
19433                            data-display-control="428_1707793552_1842945"
19434                            id="427_1707793552_1842859"
19435                            style="display: none"
19436                          >
19437                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19438                              <blockquote>
19439                                The bullwhip effect (BWE), a well-known
19440                                phenomenon in supply chain management since it
19441                                was first identified in 1958, is causing
19442                                significant economic damage after disruptions.
19443                                While the role of human factors in BWE has been
19444                                widely recognized, the impact of different
19445                                replenishment policies on BWE mitigation has not
19446                                been thoroughly investigated. This paper
19447                                presents a study on the impact of reach-based
19448                                Kanban systems on the BWE in supply chains
19449                                containing suppliers with intrinsically
19450                                non-reducible long cycle times, such as those in
19451                                the semiconductor industry. Our findings suggest
19452                                that a reach-based replenishment system acts as
19453                                a BWE accelerator after significant disruptions,
19454                                which can end up in line-downs downstream. We
19455                                propose a change to absolute stock targets for
19456                                replenishment policies during disruption to
19457                                mitigate this aspect of the BWE root cause for
19458                                supply chain with long cycle time suppliers to
19459                                reduce the risk of line downs.
19460                              </blockquote>
19461                            </div>
19462                          </div>
19463                        </div>
19464                      </div>
19465                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19466                      <a href="/wsc23papers/183.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19467                      ><br />
19468                    </div>
19469                  </div>
19470                  <div class="session-entry">
19471                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
19472                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
19473                    ><span class="program-track"
19474                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
19475                    ><br />
19476                    <div class="session-title">Planning</div>
19477                    <div class="session-chair">
19478                      Chair: Tobias Voelker (University of Hagen)<br />
19479                    </div>
19480                    <div class="slot-entry">
19481                      <a name="inv142" tabindex="-1"></a>
19482                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19483                        <span class="slot-title"
19484                          >Decentralized Decision-making Framework for Managing
19485                          Product Rollovers in the Semiconductor
19486                          Manufacturing</span
19487                        >
19488                      </div>
19489                      <div class="slot-authors">
19490                        Carlos Leca (North Carolina State University), Karl
19491                        Kempf (Intel Corporation), and Reha Uzsoy (North
19492                        Carolina State University)
19493                      </div>
19494                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19495                        <div>
19496                          <a
19497                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19498                            id="vhsjs_view_430_1707793552_189684"
19499                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_430_1707793552_189684').hide();
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19502                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19503                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19504                    };
19505                    
19506                });"
19507                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19508                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19509                          ><a
19510                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19511                            id="vhsjs_hide_430_1707793552_189684"
19512                            onclick="$('#429_1707793552_1896758').hide(function() {
19513                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19514                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19515                    };
19516                });
19517                $('#vhsjs_hide_430_1707793552_189684').hide();
19518                $('#vhsjs_view_430_1707793552_189684').show();"
19519                            style="display: none"
19520                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19521                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19522                          >
19523                          <div
19524                            data-display-control="430_1707793552_189684"
19525                            id="429_1707793552_1896758"
19526                            style="display: none"
19527                          >
19528                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19529                              <blockquote>
19530                                Competitiveness in the semiconductor industry
19531                                requires continuous management of product
19532                                rollovers, the process of introducing new
19533                                products and retiring older ones to maintain
19534                                market share. This paper presents a
19535                                decentralized decision-making framework to
19536                                coordinate product rollover decisions using
19537                                Lagrangian decomposition of a centralized model
19538                                using quadratic coordination errors in the
19539                                subproblem objectives, and a decentralized
19540                                heuristic that recovers the feasible solutions
19541                                from the relaxed ones obtained from the
19542                                Lagrangian procedure. Experimental results show
19543                                that this decentralized framework delivers
19544                                promising results, obtaining near-optimal
19545                                solutions in modest CPU times.
19546                              </blockquote>
19547                            </div>
19548                          </div>
19549                        </div>
19550                      </div>
19551                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19552                      <a href="/wsc23papers/184.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19553                      ><br />
19554                    </div>
19555                    <div class="slot-entry">
19556                      <a name="inv160" tabindex="-1"></a>
19557                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19558                        <span class="slot-title"
19559                          >Data-driven Production Planning Formulations with
19560                          Inventory Considerations</span
19561                        >
19562                      </div>
19563                      <div class="slot-authors">
19564                        Tobias Voelker and Lars Moench (University of Hagen)
19565                      </div>
19566                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19567                        <div>
19568                          <a
19569                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19570                            id="vhsjs_view_432_1707793552_1918068"
19571                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_432_1707793552_1918068').hide();
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19574                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19575                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19576                    };
19577                    
19578                });"
19579                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19580                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19581                          ><a
19582                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19583                            id="vhsjs_hide_432_1707793552_1918068"
19584                            onclick="$('#431_1707793552_1917984').hide(function() {
19585                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19586                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19587                    };
19588                });
19589                $('#vhsjs_hide_432_1707793552_1918068').hide();
19590                $('#vhsjs_view_432_1707793552_1918068').show();"
19591                            style="display: none"
19592                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19593                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19594                          >
19595                          <div
19596                            data-display-control="432_1707793552_1918068"
19597                            id="431_1707793552_1917984"
19598                            style="display: none"
19599                          >
19600                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19601                              <blockquote>
19602                                Data-driven (DD) production planning
19603                                formulations for semiconductor wafer fabrication
19604                                facilities (wafer fabs) are studied in this
19605                                paper. These formulations are based on a set of
19606                                system states representing the congestion
19607                                behavior of the wafer fab with work in process
19608                                and resulting output levels. We establish two DD
19609                                formulations with inventory considerations. The
19610                                first variant is a shortfall-based
19611                                chance-constrained formulation that considers
19612                                safety stocks at the finished goods inventory
19613                                level. The second variant is a simple
19614                                scenario-based stochastic program where the
19615                                objective function reflects the expected
19616                                inventory holding and backlog cost under
19617                                uncertainty. The two variants are compared with
19618                                the conventional DD formulation in a rolling
19619                                horizon environment using a simulation model of
19620                                a large-scaled wafer fab. The simulation
19621                                experiments demonstrate that the stochastic
19622                                program achieves the largest profit under all
19623                                experimental conditions.
19624                              </blockquote>
19625                            </div>
19626                          </div>
19627                        </div>
19628                      </div>
19629                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19630                      <a href="/wsc23papers/185.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19631                      ><br />
19632                    </div>
19633                    <div class="slot-entry">
19634                      <a name="inv159" tabindex="-1"></a>
19635                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19636                        <span class="slot-title"
19637                          >Agent-based Decision Support in Borderless Fab
19638                          Scenarios in Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
19639                        >
19640                      </div>
19641                      <div class="slot-authors">
19642                        Raphael Herding (Forschungsinstitut f&#252;r
19643                        Telekommunikation und Kooperation, Westf&#228;lische
19644                        Hochschule) and Lars Moench (Forschungsinstitut f&#252;r
19645                        Telekommunikation und Kooperation, University of Hagen)
19646                      </div>
19647                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19648                        <div>
19649                          <a
19650                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19651                            id="vhsjs_view_434_1707793552_1940637"
19652                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_434_1707793552_1940637').hide();
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19655                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19656                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19657                    };
19658                    
19659                });"
19660                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19661                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19662                          ><a
19663                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19664                            id="vhsjs_hide_434_1707793552_1940637"
19665                            onclick="$('#433_1707793552_1940553').hide(function() {
19666                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19667                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19668                    };
19669                });
19670                $('#vhsjs_hide_434_1707793552_1940637').hide();
19671                $('#vhsjs_view_434_1707793552_1940637').show();"
19672                            style="display: none"
19673                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19674                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19675                          >
19676                          <div
19677                            data-display-control="434_1707793552_1940637"
19678                            id="433_1707793552_1940553"
19679                            style="display: none"
19680                          >
19681                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19682                              <blockquote>
19683                                The design and the implementation of a
19684                                multi-agent system (MAS) for a borderless fab
19685                                scenario is described. In such a scenario, lots
19686                                are transferred from one wafer fab to a nearby
19687                                one to perform process steps of the transferred
19688                                lots. Production planning is carried out
19689                                individually for each of the wafer fabs. The
19690                                modeling of the available and requested capacity
19691                                in the production planning models of the
19692                                participating wafer fabs is affected by the lot
19693                                transfer. The transfer of the route information
19694                                from one wafer fab to another to automatically
19695                                generate the linear programming models is
19696                                described. Production planning is carried out in
19697                                a rolling horizon setting using a cloud-based
19698                                infrastructure. We show by simulation
19699                                experiments with the MAS with a correct modeling
19700                                of the capacity in production planning results
19701                                in improved profit compared to a setting where
19702                                the lot transfer is not taken into account in
19703                                the planning formulations.
19704                              </blockquote>
19705                            </div>
19706                          </div>
19707                        </div>
19708                      </div>
19709                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19710                      <a href="/wsc23papers/186.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19711                      ><br />
19712                    </div>
19713                  </div>
19714                  <div class="session-entry">
19715                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
19716                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
19717                    ><span class="program-track"
19718                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
19719                    ><br />
19720                    <div class="session-title">Supply Chain Management II</div>
19721                    <div class="session-chair">
19722                      Chair: Hans Ehm (Infineon Technologies AG)<br />
19723                    </div>
19724                    <div class="slot-entry">
19725                      <a name="con165" tabindex="-1"></a>
19726                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19727                        <span class="slot-title"
19728                          >Component Redesigns and the Impact of their
19729                          Implementation Policy</span
19730                        >
19731                      </div>
19732                      <div>
19733                        <span class="BAP award"
19734                          >Best Contributed Applied Paper - Finalist</span
19735                        >
19736                      </div>
19737                      <div class="slot-authors">
19738                        Steffi Neefs and Douniel Lamghari-Idrissi (ASML
19739                        Netherlands B.V., Eindhoven University of Technology)
19740                        and Rob Basten and Geert-Jan van Houtum (Eindhoven
19741                        University of Technology)
19742                      </div>
19743                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19744                        <div>
19745                          <a
19746                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19747                            id="vhsjs_view_436_1707793552_1996708"
19748                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_436_1707793552_1996708').hide();
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19752                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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19754                    
19755                });"
19756                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19757                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19758                          ><a
19759                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19760                            id="vhsjs_hide_436_1707793552_1996708"
19761                            onclick="$('#435_1707793552_1996627').hide(function() {
19762                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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19765                });
19766                $('#vhsjs_hide_436_1707793552_1996708').hide();
19767                $('#vhsjs_view_436_1707793552_1996708').show();"
19768                            style="display: none"
19769                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19770                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19771                          >
19772                          <div
19773                            data-display-control="436_1707793552_1996708"
19774                            id="435_1707793552_1996627"
19775                            style="display: none"
19776                          >
19777                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19778                              <blockquote>
19779                                An OEM who maintains a fleet of complex systems
19780                                strives for high system availability for its
19781                                customers. Frequently failing components lead to
19782                                system unavailability and high maintenance
19783                                costs. Consequently, the OEM might decide to
19784                                upgrade components. We develop a model that
19785                                quantifies the impact of the introduction of an
19786                                upgraded component on the OEM's costs and number
19787                                of failures to define the best implementation
19788                                strategy. Using a Markov process, we evaluate
19789                                four policies differing in the roll-out strategy
19790                                of new parts, either immediate or corrective,
19791                                and the phase-out strategy of old parts, either
19792                                rework or salvage. The model is used in a case
19793                                study at ASML. We conclude that, in the case
19794                                study, reworking is preferred over salvaging as
19795                                the phase-out strategy and corrective
19796                                replacements are generally preferred over
19797                                immediate replacements for the roll-out
19798                                strategy.
19799                              </blockquote>
19800                            </div>
19801                          </div>
19802                        </div>
19803                      </div>
19804                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19805                      <a href="/wsc23papers/187.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19806                      ><br />
19807                    </div>
19808                    <div class="slot-entry">
19809                      <a name="inv162" tabindex="-1"></a>
19810                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19811                        <span class="slot-title"
19812                          >Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for a Bi-criteria
19813                          Order-lot Pegging Problem in a Multi-Fab Setting</span
19814                        >
19815                      </div>
19816                      <div class="slot-authors">
19817                        Andreas Haspecker and Lars Moench (University of Hagen)
19818                      </div>
19819                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19820                        <div>
19821                          <a
19822                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19823                            id="vhsjs_view_438_1707793552_201798"
19824                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_438_1707793552_201798').hide();
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19828                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19829                    };
19830                    
19831                });"
19832                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19833                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19834                          ><a
19835                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19836                            id="vhsjs_hide_438_1707793552_201798"
19837                            onclick="$('#437_1707793552_2017899').hide(function() {
19838                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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19841                });
19842                $('#vhsjs_hide_438_1707793552_201798').hide();
19843                $('#vhsjs_view_438_1707793552_201798').show();"
19844                            style="display: none"
19845                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19846                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19847                          >
19848                          <div
19849                            data-display-control="438_1707793552_201798"
19850                            id="437_1707793552_2017899"
19851                            style="display: none"
19852                          >
19853                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19854                              <blockquote>
19855                                We study an order-lot pegging problem in
19856                                semiconductor supply chains. The problem deals
19857                                with assigning already released lots to orders
19858                                and with planning wafer releases to fulfill
19859                                orders if there are not enough lots in the wafer
19860                                fabs. The objectives are minimizing the total
19861                                tardiness of the orders and minimizing the total
19862                                cost. We are interested in computing the set of
19863                                Pareto-optimal plans. Based on a mixed-integer
19864                                linear formulation, a &#1013;-constraint method
19865                                is proposed for small-sized problem instances.
19866                                Moreover, a non-dominated sorting genetic
19867                                algorithm (NSGA)-II algorithm is designed for
19868                                tackling larger problem instances within a
19869                                reasonable amount of computing time. We perform
19870                                computational experiments with the
19871                                &#949;-constraint method for small-sized problem
19872                                instances and with the NSGA-II scheme for small-
19873                                and medium-sized problem instances.
19874                              </blockquote>
19875                            </div>
19876                          </div>
19877                        </div>
19878                      </div>
19879                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19880                      <a href="/wsc23papers/188.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19881                      ><br />
19882                    </div>
19883                    <div class="slot-entry">
19884                      <a name="cea148" tabindex="-1"></a>
19885                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19886                        <span class="slot-title"
19887                          >A Case Study for Modeling the Economics of Foundry
19888                          Operations</span
19889                        >
19890                      </div>
19891                      <div class="slot-authors">
19892                        Larissa Nietner (LineLab, MIT); Parker Gould (InchFab);
19893                        and Scott Nill (LineLab, MIT)
19894                      </div>
19895                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19896                        <div>
19897                          <a
19898                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19899                            id="vhsjs_view_440_1707793552_2039216"
19900                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_440_1707793552_2039216').hide();
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19907                });"
19908                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
19909                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19910                          ><a
19911                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19912                            id="vhsjs_hide_440_1707793552_2039216"
19913                            onclick="$('#439_1707793552_2039132').hide(function() {
19914                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19915                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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19917                });
19918                $('#vhsjs_hide_440_1707793552_2039216').hide();
19919                $('#vhsjs_view_440_1707793552_2039216').show();"
19920                            style="display: none"
19921                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
19922                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
19923                          >
19924                          <div
19925                            data-display-control="440_1707793552_2039216"
19926                            id="439_1707793552_2039132"
19927                            style="display: none"
19928                          >
19929                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
19930                              <blockquote>
19931                                This case study presents a novel approach for
19932                                modeling a fab, which allows for more rapid
19933                                results than traditional simulation, while
19934                                optimizing various variables like tool count or
19935                                throughput, and capturing equipment sharing
19936                                between co-produced devices. This modeling
19937                                method was applied at InchFab, a foundry that
19938                                uses ultra-small substrate sizes to allow for
19939                                more flexibility and lower costs when
19940                                fabricating small production quantities. The new
19941                                approach was used to find the cost-optimal rate
19942                                achievable for a primary product on certain tool
19943                                counts - and then the cost-optimal rate of a
19944                                secondary product, without any changes to
19945                                equipment count. Using novel types of analyses
19946                                and sensitivity figures, we demonstrate that it
19947                                can be economically sensible to add a product to
19948                                a fab that is already producing the cost-optimal
19949                                quantity of a base product. This is an important
19950                                finding, as some fabs consider offering
19951                                additional foundry services on existing
19952                                equipment.
19953                              </blockquote>
19954                            </div>
19955                          </div>
19956                        </div>
19957                      </div>
19958                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
19959                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea148.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
19960                      ><br />
19961                    </div>
19962                  </div>
19963                  <div class="session-entry">
19964                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
19965                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
19966                    ><span class="program-track"
19967                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
19968                    ><br />
19969                    <div class="session-title">
19970                      Digital Twins and Simulation
19971                    </div>
19972                    <div class="session-chair">
19973                      Chair: Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick)<br />
19974                    </div>
19975                    <div class="slot-entry">
19976                      <a name="cea110" tabindex="-1"></a>
19977                      <div class="slot-title-line">
19978                        <span class="slot-title"
19979                          >Digital Twin for Design and Analysis of Cluster Tool
19980                          in Wafer Fabrication</span
19981                        >
19982                      </div>
19983                      <div class="slot-authors">
19984                        Joonick Hwang and Sang Do Noh (Sungkyunkwan University)
19985                      </div>
19986                      <div class="slot-abstract">
19987                        <div>
19988                          <a
19989                            class="clickable no-decoration"
19990                            id="vhsjs_view_442_1707793552_2084289"
19991                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_442_1707793552_2084289').hide();
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19993                $('#441_1707793552_2084203').slideDown(function() {
19994                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
19995                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
19996                    };
19997                    
19998                });"
19999                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20000                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20001                          ><a
20002                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20003                            id="vhsjs_hide_442_1707793552_2084289"
20004                            onclick="$('#441_1707793552_2084203').hide(function() {
20005                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20006                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20007                    };
20008                });
20009                $('#vhsjs_hide_442_1707793552_2084289').hide();
20010                $('#vhsjs_view_442_1707793552_2084289').show();"
20011                            style="display: none"
20012                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20013                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20014                          >
20015                          <div
20016                            data-display-control="442_1707793552_2084289"
20017                            id="441_1707793552_2084203"
20018                            style="display: none"
20019                          >
20020                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20021                              <blockquote>
20022                                In the semiconductor industry, many retrofits
20023                                are being made to improve the production
20024                                efficiency of manufacturing facilities. However,
20025                                due to the nature of the data provided by the
20026                                cluster tool, which is a semiconductor
20027                                manufacturing facility, engineers have some
20028                                limitations in utilizing it. To address this
20029                                issue, it is necessary to introduce a digital
20030                                twin model that can verify the performance of
20031                                the semiconductor process cluster tool in a
20032                                virtual environment, and to apply optimal mass
20033                                production conditions based on this predictive
20034                                data in the operational stage. In this study, we
20035                                propose a digital twin model that visualize
20036                                congestion factors during wafer transfer and
20037                                evaluate the productivity of cluster tools.
20038                              </blockquote>
20039                            </div>
20040                          </div>
20041                        </div>
20042                      </div>
20043                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20044                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea110.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20045                      ><br />
20046                    </div>
20047                    <div class="slot-entry">
20048                      <a name="inv195" tabindex="-1"></a>
20049                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20050                        <span class="slot-title"
20051                          >A Study on the Impact of Lot Priorities Mix on Cycle
20052                          Times in Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20053                        >
20054                      </div>
20055                      <div class="slot-authors">
20056                        Adrien Wartelle, St&#233;phane
20057                        Dauz&#232;re-P&#233;r&#232;s, and Claude Yugma (Ecole
20058                        des Mines de Saint-Etienne) and Quentin Christ and
20059                        Renaud Roussel (STMicroelectronics)
20060                      </div>
20061                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20062                        <div>
20063                          <a
20064                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20065                            id="vhsjs_view_444_1707793552_210738"
20066                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_444_1707793552_210738').hide();
20067                $('#vhsjs_hide_444_1707793552_210738').show();
20068                $('#443_1707793552_2107294').slideDown(function() {
20069                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20070                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20071                    };
20072                    
20073                });"
20074                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20075                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20076                          ><a
20077                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20078                            id="vhsjs_hide_444_1707793552_210738"
20079                            onclick="$('#443_1707793552_2107294').hide(function() {
20080                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20081                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20082                    };
20083                });
20084                $('#vhsjs_hide_444_1707793552_210738').hide();
20085                $('#vhsjs_view_444_1707793552_210738').show();"
20086                            style="display: none"
20087                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20088                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20089                          >
20090                          <div
20091                            data-display-control="444_1707793552_210738"
20092                            id="443_1707793552_2107294"
20093                            style="display: none"
20094                          >
20095                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20096                              <blockquote>
20097                                This paper presents a study on the priority mix
20098                                planning problem in semiconductor fabrication
20099                                using simulation. The objective of the study is
20100                                to analyze the impact of the mix of different
20101                                lot types associated with their priority on the
20102                                cycle time of the Implantation workshop. We have
20103                                specifically analyzed the waiting time lots and
20104                                the associated speed up or speed down on a
20105                                work-center. The tests were conducted using
20106                                Anylogic 8 on industrial instances from
20107                                STMicroelectronics Crolles. Results shows that a
20108                                speedup of more than 300% for high priority lots
20109                                and speed down of less than 10% is possible if
20110                                the proportion high priority lots is kept under
20111                                10%. This study initiates a first step toward a
20112                                better priority mix management which has a
20113                                strategic central place of in the semiconductor
20114                                industry.
20115                              </blockquote>
20116                            </div>
20117                          </div>
20118                        </div>
20119                      </div>
20120                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20121                      <a href="/wsc23papers/189.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20122                      ><br />
20123                    </div>
20124                    <div class="slot-entry">
20125                      <a name="inv152" tabindex="-1"></a>
20126                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20127                        <span class="slot-title"
20128                          >Backward Simulation: A Customer-Focused
20129                          Diversification of Fab Simulation Applications in a
20130                          Highly Automated Semiconductor Production Line</span
20131                        >
20132                      </div>
20133                      <div class="slot-authors">
20134                        Wolfgang Scholl and Patrick Preu&#223; (Infineon
20135                        Technologies Dresden GmbH) and Christoph Laroque and
20136                        Madlene Leissau (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau)
20137                      </div>
20138                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20139                        <div>
20140                          <a
20141                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20142                            id="vhsjs_view_446_1707793552_2138097"
20143                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_446_1707793552_2138097').hide();
20144                $('#vhsjs_hide_446_1707793552_2138097').show();
20145                $('#445_1707793552_2138014').slideDown(function() {
20146                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20147                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20148                    };
20149                    
20150                });"
20151                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20152                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20153                          ><a
20154                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20155                            id="vhsjs_hide_446_1707793552_2138097"
20156                            onclick="$('#445_1707793552_2138014').hide(function() {
20157                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20158                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20159                    };
20160                });
20161                $('#vhsjs_hide_446_1707793552_2138097').hide();
20162                $('#vhsjs_view_446_1707793552_2138097').show();"
20163                            style="display: none"
20164                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20165                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20166                          >
20167                          <div
20168                            data-display-control="446_1707793552_2138097"
20169                            id="445_1707793552_2138014"
20170                            style="display: none"
20171                          >
20172                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20173                              <blockquote>
20174                                In modern manufacturing environments, the
20175                                digital transformation to smart factories cannot
20176                                be achieved without data-driven methods like
20177                                discrete, event-driven simulation. This paper
20178                                provides an overview of existing current
20179                                simulation applications at Infineon Dresden in
20180                                this area, especially on short-term simulation
20181                                for production control and long-term simulations
20182                                to forecast process flows in the wafer
20183                                fabrication facilities. Furthermore, it
20184                                illustrates the current status of research
20185                                activities in the area of backward simulation
20186                                for operational decision support for order
20187                                scheduling by some latest research results.
20188                              </blockquote>
20189                            </div>
20190                          </div>
20191                        </div>
20192                      </div>
20193                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20194                      <a href="/wsc23papers/190.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20195                      ><br />
20196                    </div>
20197                  </div>
20198                  <div class="session-entry">
20199                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
20200                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
20201                    ><span class="program-track"
20202                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20203                    ><br />
20204                    <div class="session-title">
20205                      Modeling Techniques in Semiconductor Manufacturing
20206                    </div>
20207                    <div class="session-chair">
20208                      Chair: Robert Dodge (Arizona State University)<br />
20209                    </div>
20210                    <div class="slot-entry">
20211                      <a name="cea123" tabindex="-1"></a>
20212                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20213                        <span class="slot-title"
20214                          >Duplicate Reticles Management System</span
20215                        >
20216                      </div>
20217                      <div class="slot-authors">
20218                        Sandar Kyaw, Ronald Taylor, and Jean Fakhoury
20219                        (GLOBALFOUNDRIES)
20220                      </div>
20221                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20222                        <div>
20223                          <a
20224                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20225                            id="vhsjs_view_448_1707793552_21838"
20226                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_448_1707793552_21838').hide();
20227                $('#vhsjs_hide_448_1707793552_21838').show();
20228                $('#447_1707793552_2183716').slideDown(function() {
20229                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20230                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20231                    };
20232                    
20233                });"
20234                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20235                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20236                          ><a
20237                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20238                            id="vhsjs_hide_448_1707793552_21838"
20239                            onclick="$('#447_1707793552_2183716').hide(function() {
20240                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20241                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20242                    };
20243                });
20244                $('#vhsjs_hide_448_1707793552_21838').hide();
20245                $('#vhsjs_view_448_1707793552_21838').show();"
20246                            style="display: none"
20247                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20248                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20249                          >
20250                          <div
20251                            data-display-control="448_1707793552_21838"
20252                            id="447_1707793552_2183716"
20253                            style="display: none"
20254                          >
20255                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20256                              <blockquote>
20257                                Duplicate reticles provide a fab with an
20258                                opportunity to mitigate the impact of
20259                                catastrophic reticle damage or the need for
20260                                offsite repair/cleaning and provide the
20261                                necessary capacity for products in a high volume
20262                                manufacturing environment. Implementation of a
20263                                management system for duplicate reticles helps
20264                                to maintain a minimum number of run paths while
20265                                ensuring availability of multiple reticles to
20266                                process lots simultaneously. Dedicating the
20267                                duplicate reticles each to a group of exposure
20268                                tools prevents duplicate reticles from ending up
20269                                on the same exposure tool, and managing this
20270                                dedication by tool/reticle inhibits has proven
20271                                to be an effective method of distributing the
20272                                WIP between the exposure tools while minimizing
20273                                the management of the layer supported by those
20274                                duplicate reticles.
20275                              </blockquote>
20276                            </div>
20277                          </div>
20278                        </div>
20279                      </div>
20280                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20281                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea123.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20282                      ><br />
20283                    </div>
20284                    <div class="slot-entry">
20285                      <a name="inv201" tabindex="-1"></a>
20286                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20287                        <span class="slot-title"
20288                          >A Testing Based Approach for Security Analysis of
20289                          Smart Semiconductor Systems</span
20290                        >
20291                      </div>
20292                      <div class="slot-authors">
20293                        Robert Dodge, Giulia Pedrielli, and Petar Jevti&#263;
20294                        (Arizona State University)
20295                      </div>
20296                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20297                        <div>
20298                          <a
20299                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20300                            id="vhsjs_view_450_1707793552_2207055"
20301                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_450_1707793552_2207055').hide();
20302                $('#vhsjs_hide_450_1707793552_2207055').show();
20303                $('#449_1707793552_2206972').slideDown(function() {
20304                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20305                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20306                    };
20307                    
20308                });"
20309                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20310                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20311                          ><a
20312                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20313                            id="vhsjs_hide_450_1707793552_2207055"
20314                            onclick="$('#449_1707793552_2206972').hide(function() {
20315                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20316                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20317                    };
20318                });
20319                $('#vhsjs_hide_450_1707793552_2207055').hide();
20320                $('#vhsjs_view_450_1707793552_2207055').show();"
20321                            style="display: none"
20322                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20323                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20324                          >
20325                          <div
20326                            data-display-control="450_1707793552_2207055"
20327                            id="449_1707793552_2206972"
20328                            style="display: none"
20329                          >
20330                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20331                              <blockquote>
20332                                Digital factories have been recognized as a
20333                                paradigm with considerable promise for improving
20334                                manufacturing performance. Digital Twins have
20335                                emerged as a powerful tool to improve control
20336                                performance for large-scale smart manufacturing
20337                                systems. We argue that DT-based smart factories
20338                                are vulnerable to attacks that use the DT to
20339                                damage the system while remaining undetectable,
20340                                specifically in high-cost processes, where DT
20341                                technologies are more likely to be deployed. As
20342                                an instructive example, we consider smart
20343                                semiconductor processes with focus on
20344                                photolithography. To this end, we formulate a
20345                                static optimization problem to maximize the
20346                                damage of a cyber-attack against a
20347                                photolithography digital twin that minimizes
20348                                detectability to the process controller. Results
20349                                demonstrate that this problem formulation
20350                                provides attack policies that successfully
20351                                reduce the throughput of the system at trade off
20352                                of increased detectability to a common process
20353                                control technique. Results encourage more
20354                                research in the domain, especially to face
20355                                scalability and policy-like solutions.
20356                              </blockquote>
20357                            </div>
20358                          </div>
20359                        </div>
20360                      </div>
20361                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20362                      <a href="/wsc23papers/191.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20363                      ><br />
20364                    </div>
20365                    <div class="slot-entry">
20366                      <a name="con176" tabindex="-1"></a>
20367                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20368                        <span class="slot-title"
20369                          >Reusable Ontology Generation and Matching from
20370                          Simulation Models</span
20371                        >
20372                      </div>
20373                      <div class="slot-authors">
20374                        Ming-Yu Tu, Hans Ehm, Abdelgafar Ismail, and Philipp
20375                        Ulrich (Infineon Technologies AG)
20376                      </div>
20377                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20378                        <div>
20379                          <a
20380                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20381                            id="vhsjs_view_452_1707793552_223002"
20382                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_452_1707793552_223002').hide();
20383                $('#vhsjs_hide_452_1707793552_223002').show();
20384                $('#451_1707793552_2229939').slideDown(function() {
20385                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20386                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20387                    };
20388                    
20389                });"
20390                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20391                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20392                          ><a
20393                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20394                            id="vhsjs_hide_452_1707793552_223002"
20395                            onclick="$('#451_1707793552_2229939').hide(function() {
20396                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20397                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20398                    };
20399                });
20400                $('#vhsjs_hide_452_1707793552_223002').hide();
20401                $('#vhsjs_view_452_1707793552_223002').show();"
20402                            style="display: none"
20403                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20404                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20405                          >
20406                          <div
20407                            data-display-control="452_1707793552_223002"
20408                            id="451_1707793552_2229939"
20409                            style="display: none"
20410                          >
20411                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20412                              <blockquote>
20413                                As simulating semiconductor manufacturing grows
20414                                complex, model reuse becomes appealing since it
20415                                can reduce the time incurred in developing
20416                                future models. Also, considering a large network
20417                                of the semiconductor supply chain, knowledge
20418                                sharing can enable the efficient development of
20419                                simulation models in a collaborative
20420                                organization. Such necessity of reusability and
20421                                interoperability of simulation models motivates
20422                                this paper. We will address these challenges
20423                                through ontological modeling and linking of the
20424                                simulation components. The first application is
20425                                generating reusable ontologies from simulation
20426                                models. Another discussed application is
20427                                ontology matching for knowledge sharing between
20428                                simulation components and a meta-model of the
20429                                semiconductor supply chain. The proposed
20430                                approach succeeds in automatically transforming
20431                                simulation into reusable knowledge and
20432                                identifying interconnection in a semiconductor
20433                                manufacturing system.
20434                              </blockquote>
20435                            </div>
20436                          </div>
20437                        </div>
20438                      </div>
20439                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20440                      <a href="/wsc23papers/192.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20441                      ><br />
20442                    </div>
20443                  </div>
20444                  <div class="session-entry">
20445                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
20446                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
20447                    ><span class="program-track"
20448                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20449                    ><br />
20450                    <div class="session-title">Scheduling II</div>
20451                    <div class="session-chair">
20452                      Chair: Stephane Dauz&#232;re-P&#233;r&#232;s (&#201;cole
20453                      Nationale Sup&#233;rieure des Mines de Saint-&#201;tienne,
20454                      BI Norwegian Business School)<br />
20455                    </div>
20456                    <div class="slot-entry">
20457                      <a name="cea122" tabindex="-1"></a>
20458                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20459                        <span class="slot-title"
20460                          >Industrial Multi-Objective Optimization of a Large
20461                          Complex Job-Shop in Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20462                        >
20463                      </div>
20464                      <div class="slot-authors">
20465                        Abdel Bitar and Sebastian Knopp (Planimize); Karim
20466                        Tamssaouet (Planimize, BI Norwegian School of
20467                        Management); St&#233;phane Dauz&#232;re-P&#233;r&#232;s
20468                        (Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne); and Ludovic Delcloy
20469                        and Renaud Roussel (STMicroelectronics, Crolles)
20470                      </div>
20471                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20472                        <div>
20473                          <a
20474                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20475                            id="vhsjs_view_454_1707793552_2284927"
20476                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_454_1707793552_2284927').hide();
20477                $('#vhsjs_hide_454_1707793552_2284927').show();
20478                $('#453_1707793552_2284846').slideDown(function() {
20479                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20480                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20481                    };
20482                    
20483                });"
20484                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20485                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20486                          ><a
20487                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20488                            id="vhsjs_hide_454_1707793552_2284927"
20489                            onclick="$('#453_1707793552_2284846').hide(function() {
20490                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20491                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20492                    };
20493                });
20494                $('#vhsjs_hide_454_1707793552_2284927').hide();
20495                $('#vhsjs_view_454_1707793552_2284927').show();"
20496                            style="display: none"
20497                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20498                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20499                          >
20500                          <div
20501                            data-display-control="454_1707793552_2284927"
20502                            id="453_1707793552_2284846"
20503                            style="display: none"
20504                          >
20505                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20506                              <blockquote>
20507                                This paper surveys the industrialization of an
20508                                advanced optimization engine that was developed
20509                                by Planimize and put into production in the
20510                                cleaning and diffusion work center of the most
20511                                advanced factory of a semiconductor
20512                                manufacturing company. Hundreds of lots
20513                                requiring several thousands operations in the
20514                                work center must be scheduled on about 150
20515                                machines, while taking complex constraints into
20516                                account, in particular hundreds of time
20517                                constraints, and optimizing a collection of
20518                                criteria. The optimization engine provides
20519                                significantly better results, runs significantly
20520                                faster, and can handle much larger problem
20521                                instances than the previous Constraint
20522                                Programming optimization engine used in the
20523                                factory.
20524                              </blockquote>
20525                            </div>
20526                          </div>
20527                        </div>
20528                      </div>
20529                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20530                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea122.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20531                      ><br />
20532                    </div>
20533                    <div class="slot-entry">
20534                      <a name="cea112" tabindex="-1"></a>
20535                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20536                        <span class="slot-title"
20537                          >Minimizing Makespan for a Multiple Orders Per Job
20538                          Scheduling Problem in a Two-stage Permutation
20539                          Flowshop</span
20540                        >
20541                      </div>
20542                      <div class="slot-authors">
20543                        Rohan Korde and John Fowler (Arizona State University)
20544                        and Lars M&#246;nch (FernUniversit&#228;t in Hagen)
20545                      </div>
20546                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20547                        <div>
20548                          <a
20549                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20550                            id="vhsjs_view_456_1707793552_230617"
20551                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_456_1707793552_230617').hide();
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20553                $('#455_1707793552_2306092').slideDown(function() {
20554                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20555                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20556                    };
20557                    
20558                });"
20559                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20560                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20561                          ><a
20562                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20563                            id="vhsjs_hide_456_1707793552_230617"
20564                            onclick="$('#455_1707793552_2306092').hide(function() {
20565                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20566                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20567                    };
20568                });
20569                $('#vhsjs_hide_456_1707793552_230617').hide();
20570                $('#vhsjs_view_456_1707793552_230617').show();"
20571                            style="display: none"
20572                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20573                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20574                          >
20575                          <div
20576                            data-display-control="456_1707793552_230617"
20577                            id="455_1707793552_2306092"
20578                            style="display: none"
20579                          >
20580                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20581                              <blockquote>
20582                                The scheduling problem we study in this paper is
20583                                known as a multiple orders per job (MOJ) (Mason
20584                                et al. 2004) problem which is encountered in a
20585                                few different industries including front-end
20586                                semiconductor manufacturing. We look at the MOJ
20587                                scheduling problem in a two-stage permutation
20588                                flowshop with some real-world constraints with
20589                                the goal of minimizing the makespan. We use a
20590                                MIP solver and various heuristics to solve this
20591                                NP-hard scheduling problem for various stage
20592                                configurations and bottleneck types. For
20593                                moj(ipm-ipm) the makespan was minimized by the
20594                                MIP solver regardless of the bottleneck type for
20595                                over 90% of the small-sized problem instances.
20596                                When the heuristics minimized the makespan, the
20597                                Slope heuristic was the fastest NEH heuristic
20598                                was the slowest for over 90% of the large-sized
20599                                problem instances.
20600                              </blockquote>
20601                            </div>
20602                          </div>
20603                        </div>
20604                      </div>
20605                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20606                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea112.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20607                      ><br />
20608                    </div>
20609                    <div class="slot-entry">
20610                      <a name="con336" tabindex="-1"></a>
20611                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20612                        <span class="slot-title"
20613                          >Combining Time Series Data and Snapshot Data for
20614                          Situation Aware Dispatching in Semiconductor
20615                          Manufacturing</span
20616                        >
20617                      </div>
20618                      <div class="slot-authors">
20619                        Chew Wye Chan and Boon Ping Gan (D-SIMLAB Technologies
20620                        Pte Ltd) and Wentong Cai (Nanyang Technological
20621                        University)
20622                      </div>
20623                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20624                        <div>
20625                          <a
20626                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20627                            id="vhsjs_view_458_1707793552_2330377"
20628                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_458_1707793552_2330377').hide();
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20630                $('#457_1707793552_23303').slideDown(function() {
20631                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20632                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20633                    };
20634                    
20635                });"
20636                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20637                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20638                          ><a
20639                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20640                            id="vhsjs_hide_458_1707793552_2330377"
20641                            onclick="$('#457_1707793552_23303').hide(function() {
20642                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20643                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20644                    };
20645                });
20646                $('#vhsjs_hide_458_1707793552_2330377').hide();
20647                $('#vhsjs_view_458_1707793552_2330377').show();"
20648                            style="display: none"
20649                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20650                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20651                          >
20652                          <div
20653                            data-display-control="458_1707793552_2330377"
20654                            id="457_1707793552_23303"
20655                            style="display: none"
20656                          >
20657                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20658                              <blockquote>
20659                                Dispatch rules are commonly used to schedule
20660                                lots in the semiconductor industry. Previous
20661                                studies have indicated that adapting dispatch
20662                                rules can improve overall factory performance.
20663                                Machine learning has proven useful in learning
20664                                the relationship between manufacturing
20665                                situations and dispatch rules. However, using
20666                                only snapshot data at a given point in time to
20667                                generate features for these models does not
20668                                account for trends in the manufacturing
20669                                situation, which can be represented as time
20670                                series data. To address this issue, the proposed
20671                                method generates features from time series data
20672                                and combines them with features from snapshot
20673                                data to train machine learning models for
20674                                dispatch rule prediction. The results
20675                                demonstrate the effectiveness of this
20676                                methodology, as the combination of features from
20677                                both types of data achieves the highest
20678                                prediction accuracy. Simulation results show
20679                                that this approach can adapt the dispatch rule
20680                                according to the manufacturing situation and
20681                                achieve a comparable factory performance.
20682                              </blockquote>
20683                            </div>
20684                          </div>
20685                        </div>
20686                      </div>
20687                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20688                      <a href="/wsc23papers/193.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20689                      ><br />
20690                    </div>
20691                  </div>
20692                  <div class="session-entry">
20693                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
20694                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
20695                    ><span class="program-track"
20696                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20697                    ><br />
20698                    <div class="session-title">
20699                      MASM Keynote: Simulation, Optimization and AI for
20700                      Semiconductor Manufacturing and Supply Chains: Four
20701                      Decades of Progress and a Vision for the Future
20702                    </div>
20703                    <div class="session-chair">
20704                      Chair: Lars Moench (University of Hagen)<br />
20705                    </div>
20706                    <div class="slot-entry">
20707                      <a name="prog105" tabindex="-1"></a>
20708                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20709                        <span class="slot-title"
20710                          >Simulation, Optimization and AI for Semiconductor
20711                          Manufacturing and Supply Chains: Four Decades of
20712                          Progress and a Vision for the Future</span
20713                        >
20714                      </div>
20715                      <div class="slot-authors">
20716                        Hans Ehm (Infineon Technologies AG)
20717                      </div>
20718                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20719                        <div>
20720                          <a
20721                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20722                            id="vhsjs_view_460_1707793552_2387755"
20723                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_460_1707793552_2387755').hide();
20724                $('#vhsjs_hide_460_1707793552_2387755').show();
20725                $('#459_1707793552_2387674').slideDown(function() {
20726                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20727                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20728                    };
20729                    
20730                });"
20731                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20732                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20733                          ><a
20734                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20735                            id="vhsjs_hide_460_1707793552_2387755"
20736                            onclick="$('#459_1707793552_2387674').hide(function() {
20737                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20738                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20739                    };
20740                });
20741                $('#vhsjs_hide_460_1707793552_2387755').hide();
20742                $('#vhsjs_view_460_1707793552_2387755').show();"
20743                            style="display: none"
20744                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20745                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20746                          >
20747                          <div
20748                            data-display-control="460_1707793552_2387755"
20749                            id="459_1707793552_2387674"
20750                            style="display: none"
20751                          >
20752                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20753                              <blockquote>
20754                                Semiconductor manufacturing and supply chain
20755                                processes are one of the most complex but can be
20756                                considered at the same time also as one of the
20757                                most rewarding processes in the world. In
20758                                thousands of detailed unit chemical and physical
20759                                processes in cleanrooms and under statistical
20760                                process control chips on wafers emerge and are
20761                                assembled and tested to components. The Modeling
20762                                and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing
20763                                (MASM) conference embedded in the annual Winter
20764                                Simulation Conference (WSC) was, is, and will be
20765                                key to understand the optimization and
20766                                simulation challenges in this domain.
20767                                <br /><br />The operating curve management
20768                                targeting a low variability value and thus
20769                                enabling a low flow factor - thus speed - and
20770                                high utilization - thus a good cost position -
20771                                at the same time has been an early achievement.
20772                                With discrete-event, agent based, and system
20773                                dynamic simulations on the four levels (machine,
20774                                fab, internal and external supply chain)
20775                                solution options for complex interactions could
20776                                be proposed based on sophisticated mathematical
20777                                models running on simulation testbeds like the
20778                                MIMAC models and their successors. Accurate
20779                                planning and advanced scheduling, available to
20780                                promise (ATP) generation and usage with
20781                                traditional or artificial intelligence (AI) /
20782                                deep learning (DL) methods requires a huge
20783                                amount of real data or qualified synthetic data
20784                                (QSD). <br /><br />The semantic web for
20785                                semiconductor and supply chain containing
20786                                semiconductors bears the potential to enable the
20787                                provision of those urgently needed QSD in
20788                                volume, (integrated) complexity and accuracy
20789                                needed. Quantum bit (qubit) based algorithm
20790                                could provide the speed for the next and
20791                                over-next generation for optimization and
20792                                simulation in our domain.
20793                              </blockquote>
20794                            </div>
20795                          </div>
20796                        </div>
20797                      </div>
20798                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20799                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog105.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20800                      ><br />
20801                    </div>
20802                  </div>
20803                  <div class="session-entry">
20804                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
20805                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
20806                    ><span class="program-track"
20807                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20808                    ><br />
20809                    <div class="session-title">
20810                      Panel: Semiconductor Manufacturing in Times of
20811                      Geopolitical Tensions
20812                    </div>
20813                    <div class="session-chair">
20814                      Chair: Peter Lendermann (D-SIMLAB Technologies Pte Ltd)<br />
20815                    </div>
20816                    <div class="slot-entry">
20817                      <a name="prog108" tabindex="-1"></a>
20818                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20819                        <span class="slot-title"
20820                          >Semiconductor Manufacturing in Times of Geopolitical
20821                          Tensions: How MASM Can Help with Making Supply Chains
20822                          More Resilient</span
20823                        >
20824                      </div>
20825                      <div class="slot-authors">
20826                        Peter Lendermann (D-SIMLAB Technologies)
20827                      </div>
20828                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20829                        <div>
20830                          <a
20831                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20832                            id="vhsjs_view_462_1707793552_2492929"
20833                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_462_1707793552_2492929').hide();
20834                $('#vhsjs_hide_462_1707793552_2492929').show();
20835                $('#461_1707793552_2492843').slideDown(function() {
20836                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20837                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20838                    };
20839                    
20840                });"
20841                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20842                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20843                          ><a
20844                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20845                            id="vhsjs_hide_462_1707793552_2492929"
20846                            onclick="$('#461_1707793552_2492843').hide(function() {
20847                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20848                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20849                    };
20850                });
20851                $('#vhsjs_hide_462_1707793552_2492929').hide();
20852                $('#vhsjs_view_462_1707793552_2492929').show();"
20853                            style="display: none"
20854                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20855                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20856                          >
20857                          <div
20858                            data-display-control="462_1707793552_2492929"
20859                            id="461_1707793552_2492843"
20860                            style="display: none"
20861                          >
20862                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20863                              <blockquote>
20864                                This panel assembles a number of prominent
20865                                representatives from industry and academia to
20866                                discuss how semiconductor supply chains in times
20867                                of increasing geopolitical risks can be made
20868                                more resilient through Modeling and Analysis of
20869                                Semiconductor Manufacturing (MASM) techniques
20870                                and enabling software solutions.
20871                              </blockquote>
20872                            </div>
20873                          </div>
20874                        </div>
20875                      </div>
20876                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20877                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog108.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20878                      ><br />
20879                    </div>
20880                  </div>
20881                  <div class="session-entry">
20882                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
20883                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
20884                    ><span class="program-track"
20885                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
20886                    ><br />
20887                    <div class="session-title">Data and Modeling Issues</div>
20888                    <div class="session-chair">
20889                      Chair: Oliver Rose (University of the Bundeswehr
20890                      Munich)<br />
20891                    </div>
20892                    <div class="slot-entry">
20893                      <a name="con159" tabindex="-1"></a>
20894                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20895                        <span class="slot-title"
20896                          >Semiconductor Equipment Health Monitoring with
20897                          Multi-View Data</span
20898                        >
20899                      </div>
20900                      <div class="slot-authors">
20901                        Jeongsun Ahn, Hong-Yeon Kim, Sang-Hyun Cho, and
20902                        Hyun-Jung Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
20903                        Technology) and Hongyeon Kim, Hyeonjeong Choi, and Dain
20904                        Ham (Wonik IPS)
20905                      </div>
20906                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20907                        <div>
20908                          <a
20909                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20910                            id="vhsjs_view_464_1707793552_2557478"
20911                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_464_1707793552_2557478').hide();
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20915                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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20917                    
20918                });"
20919                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
20920                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20921                          ><a
20922                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20923                            id="vhsjs_hide_464_1707793552_2557478"
20924                            onclick="$('#463_1707793552_2557395').hide(function() {
20925                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
20926                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20927                    };
20928                });
20929                $('#vhsjs_hide_464_1707793552_2557478').hide();
20930                $('#vhsjs_view_464_1707793552_2557478').show();"
20931                            style="display: none"
20932                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
20933                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
20934                          >
20935                          <div
20936                            data-display-control="464_1707793552_2557478"
20937                            id="463_1707793552_2557395"
20938                            style="display: none"
20939                          >
20940                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
20941                              <blockquote>
20942                                Monitoring the state of semiconductor equipment
20943                                is crucial for ensuring optimal performance and
20944                                preventing downtime. In previous studies,
20945                                researchers have attempted to derive a health
20946                                index that represents the overall condition of
20947                                the equipment as a single index. However, these
20948                                studies have often relied solely on time-series
20949                                data from each sensor, neglecting other
20950                                important viewpoints engineers consider when
20951                                monitoring the equipment. To address this
20952                                limitation, we propose a multi-view data set
20953                                specifically designed for semiconductor
20954                                equipment, which incorporates process, trend,
20955                                and spatial data. In addition, we present a
20956                                framework for deriving a hierarchical health
20957                                index based on a multi-view data set. The
20958                                hierarchical structure is derived using a
20959                                hierarchical spectral clustering method, and an
20960                                autoencoder-based health index is used. We have
20961                                verified the effectiveness of our approach with
20962                                real data sets, demonstrating its potential as a
20963                                valuable tool for monitoring the condition of
20964                                semiconductor equipment.
20965                              </blockquote>
20966                            </div>
20967                          </div>
20968                        </div>
20969                      </div>
20970                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
20971                      <a href="/wsc23papers/194.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
20972                      ><br />
20973                    </div>
20974                    <div class="slot-entry">
20975                      <a name="con122" tabindex="-1"></a>
20976                      <div class="slot-title-line">
20977                        <span class="slot-title"
20978                          >Modeling Multivariate Relations in Multiblock
20979                          Semiconductor Manufacturing Data Using Process PLS to
20980                          Enhance Process Understanding</span
20981                        >
20982                      </div>
20983                      <div class="slot-authors">
20984                        Geert van Kollenburg and Richard Verhoeven (Eindhoven
20985                        University of Technology), Daniele Pagano
20986                        (STMicroelectronics s.r.l.), and Mike Holenderski and
20987                        Nirvana Meratnia (Eindhoven University of Technology)
20988                      </div>
20989                      <div class="slot-abstract">
20990                        <div>
20991                          <a
20992                            class="clickable no-decoration"
20993                            id="vhsjs_view_466_1707793552_2581372"
20994                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_466_1707793552_2581372').hide();
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20996                $('#465_1707793552_258129').slideDown(function() {
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20998                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
20999                    };
21000                    
21001                });"
21002                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21003                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21004                          ><a
21005                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21006                            id="vhsjs_hide_466_1707793552_2581372"
21007                            onclick="$('#465_1707793552_258129').hide(function() {
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21009                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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21011                });
21012                $('#vhsjs_hide_466_1707793552_2581372').hide();
21013                $('#vhsjs_view_466_1707793552_2581372').show();"
21014                            style="display: none"
21015                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21016                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21017                          >
21018                          <div
21019                            data-display-control="466_1707793552_2581372"
21020                            id="465_1707793552_258129"
21021                            style="display: none"
21022                          >
21023                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21024                              <blockquote>
21025                                The complexity of manufacturing process data has
21026                                made it more challenging to extract useful
21027                                insights. Data-analytic solutions have therefore
21028                                become essential for analyzing and optimizing
21029                                manufacturing processes. Path modeling, also
21030                                known as structural equation modeling, is a
21031                                statistical approach that can provide new
21032                                insights into complex multivariate relationships
21033                                between process variables from different stages
21034                                of the manufacturing process. The incorporation
21035                                of expert process knowledge and subsequent
21036                                interpretation of model results can facilitate
21037                                communication between stakeholders, promoting
21038                                lean manufacturing and achieving the
21039                                sustainability goals of Industry 5.0. This paper
21040                                describes the use of a path modeling algorithm
21041                                called Process Partial Least Squares (Process
21042                                PLS) to gain new insights into the relationships
21043                                between equipment data from several machines
21044                                within the semiconductor manufacturing process.
21045                                The methods used in this study can assist
21046                                manufacturers in understanding the relations
21047                                between different machines and identify the most
21048                                influential variables that may be used to
21049                                develop soft-sensors.
21050                              </blockquote>
21051                            </div>
21052                          </div>
21053                        </div>
21054                      </div>
21055                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21056                      <a href="/wsc23papers/195.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21057                      ><br />
21058                    </div>
21059                    <div class="slot-entry">
21060                      <a name="con164" tabindex="-1"></a>
21061                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21062                        <span class="slot-title"
21063                          >Multi-Resolution Modeling Method for Automated
21064                          Material Handling System Systems in Semiconductor
21065                          FABs</span
21066                        >
21067                      </div>
21068                      <div class="slot-authors">
21069                        Kwanwoo Lee, Woosung Jeon, and Sangchul Park (Ajou
21070                        University)
21071                      </div>
21072                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21073                        <div>
21074                          <a
21075                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21076                            id="vhsjs_view_468_1707793552_2604165"
21077                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_468_1707793552_2604165').hide();
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21081                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21082                    };
21083                    
21084                });"
21085                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21086                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21087                          ><a
21088                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21089                            id="vhsjs_hide_468_1707793552_2604165"
21090                            onclick="$('#467_1707793552_2604082').hide(function() {
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21099                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21100                          >
21101                          <div
21102                            data-display-control="468_1707793552_2604165"
21103                            id="467_1707793552_2604082"
21104                            style="display: none"
21105                          >
21106                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21107                              <blockquote>
21108                                This paper presents a novel modeling framework
21109                                for semiconductor fabrication facilities (FABs)
21110                                that integrates production and material handling
21111                                systems. Because the productivity of
21112                                semiconductor FABs is significantly influenced
21113                                by their material-handling systems, existing
21114                                research has focused on optimizing operational
21115                                logic considering both aspects. However, the
21116                                scale and complexity of modern FABs make
21117                                implementation of fully integrated models
21118                                challenging, resulting in slow simulation speeds
21119                                for long periods. To address this issue, we
21120                                propose a multi-resolution modeling framework
21121                                that creates material-handling system models at
21122                                two distinct resolution levels, enabling fast,
21123                                fully integrated FAB models while accounting for
21124                                material-handling effects. Experimental results
21125                                demonstrated accelerated simulation completion
21126                                compared to single-resolution models while
21127                                maintaining consistent results. The proposed
21128                                method provides a practical approach for
21129                                semiconductor FABs to investigate long-term
21130                                phenomena and urgent decision-making problems
21131                                while considering both production and
21132                                material-handling systems.
21133                              </blockquote>
21134                            </div>
21135                          </div>
21136                        </div>
21137                      </div>
21138                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21139                      <a href="/wsc23papers/196.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21140                      ><br />
21141                    </div>
21142                  </div>
21143                  <div class="session-entry">
21144                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
21145                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
21146                    ><span class="program-track"
21147                      >MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
21148                    ><br />
21149                    <div class="session-title">
21150                      Machine Learning Applications
21151                    </div>
21152                    <div class="session-chair">
21153                      Chair: John Fowler (Arizona State University)<br />
21154                    </div>
21155                    <div class="slot-entry">
21156                      <a name="cea132" tabindex="-1"></a>
21157                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21158                        <span class="slot-title"
21159                          >A Self-supervised Learning Based Framework for
21160                          TFT-LCD Defect Classification</span
21161                        >
21162                      </div>
21163                      <div class="slot-authors">
21164                        Sheng-Xiang Kao (International Intercollegiate Ph.D.
21165                        Program, National Tsing Hua University); Yu-Hsun Lin
21166                        (Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering
21167                        Management, National Tsing Hua University); and Chen-Fu
21168                        Chien (Intelligent Manufacturing and Circular Economy
21169                        Research Center, National Tsing Hua University)
21170                      </div>
21171                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21172                        <div>
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21198                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21199                          >
21200                          <div
21201                            data-display-control="470_1707793552_265371"
21202                            id="469_1707793552_265363"
21203                            style="display: none"
21204                          >
21205                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21206                              <blockquote>
21207                                This study presents a self-supervised learning
21208                                based framework for TFT-LCD defect
21209                                classification in semiconductor smart
21210                                manufacturing. Utilizing the Swapping
21211                                Assignments between Views (SwAV) model trained
21212                                on 1,000,000 unlabeled TFT-LCD images, the
21213                                framework achieves an overall top-1 accuracy of
21214                                0.709 and precision of 0.7812 in downstream task
21215                                of classifying 13 types of TFT-LCD defects.
21216                                Compared to using SwAV pre-trained weighs on
21217                                ImageNet, proposed domain-specific
21218                                self-supervised learning model significantly
21219                                outperforms, emphasizing the importance of
21220                                domain-specific training. The framework offers
21221                                manufacturers a cost-efficient decision support
21222                                system, enhancing TFT-LCD defect classification
21223                                quality.
21224                              </blockquote>
21225                            </div>
21226                          </div>
21227                        </div>
21228                      </div>
21229                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21230                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea132.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21231                      ><br />
21232                    </div>
21233                    <div class="slot-entry">
21234                      <a name="cea128" tabindex="-1"></a>
21235                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21236                        <span class="slot-title"
21237                          >Root Cause Analysis in Supply Chain Planning Using
21238                          Explainable Machine Learning</span
21239                        >
21240                      </div>
21241                      <div class="slot-authors">
21242                        Pavle Kecman, Josephine Fang, and Ana Glaser (NXP
21243                        Semiconductors)
21244                      </div>
21245                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21246                        <div>
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21259                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
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21271                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21272                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21273                          >
21274                          <div
21275                            data-display-control="472_1707793552_2674596"
21276                            id="471_1707793552_2674518"
21277                            style="display: none"
21278                          >
21279                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21280                              <blockquote>
21281                                In the highly dynamic world of semiconductor
21282                                manufacturing, planning analysts are asked to
21283                                analyze variations between weekly production
21284                                plans with the goal of identifying a resolution
21285                                in a landscape involving elaborate optimization
21286                                models with significant interdependence between
21287                                data elements. We propose a solution to
21288                                effectively analyze the weekly planning engine
21289                                output and identify the data elements with
21290                                significant contribution to the outcome. An
21291                                explainable Machine Learning model is trained
21292                                and deployed to simulate the behavior of the
21293                                planning engine. Each model execution can be
21294                                explained to identify the features with the most
21295                                significant contribution to prediction. The
21296                                resulting application contributes to a timely
21297                                resolution to the production plan deviation,
21298                                while generating significant productivity gains.
21299                              </blockquote>
21300                            </div>
21301                          </div>
21302                        </div>
21303                      </div>
21304                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21305                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea128.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21306                      ><br />
21307                    </div>
21308                    <div class="slot-entry">
21309                      <a name="cea111" tabindex="-1"></a>
21310                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21311                        <span class="slot-title"
21312                          >Scaling Deep Reinforcement Learning for Queue-time
21313                          Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing</span
21314                        >
21315                      </div>
21316                      <div class="slot-authors">
21317                        Harel Yedidsion, Prafulla Dawadi, David Norman, and
21318                        Emrah Zarifoglu (Applied Materials)
21319                      </div>
21320                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21321                        <div>
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21334                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
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21346                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21347                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21348                          >
21349                          <div
21350                            data-display-control="474_1707793552_2697895"
21351                            id="473_1707793552_2697814"
21352                            style="display: none"
21353                          >
21354                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21355                              <blockquote>
21356                                Queue-Time Constraints (QTCs) set a maximum
21357                                waiting time for lots between consecutive
21358                                process steps. In semiconductor manufacturing,
21359                                exceeding these limits results in yield loss,
21360                                rework, or scrapping. Managing QTCs is
21361                                challenging due to the need for lots to wait
21362                                until there is available capacity for the final
21363                                step. Specifically, accurately calculating the
21364                                capacity is computationally expensive, making it
21365                                difficult to handle large instances. Our
21366                                research addresses the scalability of QTC
21367                                management in real fabs with numerous
21368                                constraints. We propose a deep Reinforcement
21369                                Learning (RL) solution to handle lot release
21370                                into the QTC. We describe the infrastructure
21371                                developed for RL training using actual fab data,
21372                                assess the performance of our RL approach, and
21373                                compare it to three baseline solutions. Our
21374                                empirical evaluation demonstrates that the RL
21375                                method surpasses the baselines in key
21376                                performance metrics including queue-time
21377                                violations, while requiring negligible online
21378                                compute time.
21379                              </blockquote>
21380                            </div>
21381                          </div>
21382                        </div>
21383                      </div>
21384                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21385                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea111.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21386                      ><br />
21387                    </div>
21388                  </div>
21389                </div>
21390                <div class="centered">
21391                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
21392                </div>
21393                <hr />
21394              </div>
21395              <div class="area-section">
21396                <div class="centered">
21397                  <a name="ptrack108" tabindex="-1"></a>
21398                  <div class="section-title">
21399                    Military and National Security Applications
21400                  </div>
21401                </div>
21402                <div class="centered track-chair">
21403                  <span class="track-chair-role"
21404                    >Track Coordinator - Military and National Security
21405                    Applications: </span
21406                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
21407                    >Clay Koschnick (Air Force Institute of Technology), James
21408                    Starling (U.S. Military Academy)</span
21409                  >
21410                </div>
21411                <div class="section-entry">
21412                  <div class="session-entry">
21413                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
21414                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
21415                    ><span class="program-track"
21416                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
21417                    ><br />
21418                    <div class="session-title">
21419                      Military Keynote: Creating Live Virtual Constructive
21420                      Environments to Evaluate Human and System Resilience
21421                    </div>
21422                    <div class="session-chair">
21423                      Chair: James Starling (U.S. Military Academy)<br />
21424                    </div>
21425                    <div class="slot-entry">
21426                      <a name="prog106" tabindex="-1"></a>
21427                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21428                        <span class="slot-title"
21429                          >Creating Live Virtual Constructive Environments to
21430                          Evaluate Human and System Resilience</span
21431                        >
21432                      </div>
21433                      <div class="slot-authors">
21434                        Imre Balogh (Naval Postgraduate School)
21435                      </div>
21436                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21437                        <div>
21438                          <a
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21449                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21450                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21451                          ><a
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21462                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21463                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21464                          >
21465                          <div
21466                            data-display-control="476_1707793552_2762892"
21467                            id="475_1707793552_2762804"
21468                            style="display: none"
21469                          >
21470                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21471                              <blockquote>
21472                                Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) exercises are
21473                                becoming ubiquitous for training and mission
21474                                rehearsal in the military domain because the use
21475                                of LVC provides the most realistic environment
21476                                available short of actual military operations.
21477                                The mixture of live exercises with simulated
21478                                components (constructive simulations and virtual
21479                                simulators) allows for the creation of a context
21480                                for the training or rehearsal that is richer and
21481                                more representative of the real world than would
21482                                be possible with only live events. This ability
21483                                to embed live activity into synthetic
21484                                environment to provide realism has attracted the
21485                                interest of the Test and Evaluation community
21486                                (T&E) and recently there are increasing efforts
21487                                to start including LVC in the T&E tool suite.
21488                                This talk will discuss some of the work we have
21489                                been doing at the Naval Postgraduate School with
21490                                LVC and how these environments can be used to
21491                                assess and improve system and human resilience
21492                                in operational environments.
21493                              </blockquote>
21494                            </div>
21495                          </div>
21496                        </div>
21497                      </div>
21498                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21499                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog106.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21500                      ><br />
21501                    </div>
21502                  </div>
21503                  <div class="session-entry">
21504                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
21505                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
21506                    ><span class="program-track"
21507                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
21508                    ><br />
21509                    <div class="session-title">
21510                      Enhancing Military Decision-Making: Strategies for Success
21511                    </div>
21512                    <div class="session-chair">
21513                      Chair: Mehdi Benhassine (Royal Military Academy)<br />
21514                    </div>
21515                    <div class="slot-entry">
21516                      <a name="con213" tabindex="-1"></a>
21517                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21518                        <span class="slot-title"
21519                          >Incorporation of Military Doctrines and Objectives
21520                          into an AI Agent via Natural Language and Reward in
21521                          Reinforcement Learning</span
21522                        >
21523                      </div>
21524                      <div class="slot-authors">
21525                        Michael M&#246;bius, Daniel Kallfass, and Matthias Flock
21526                        (Airbus Defence and Space GmbH) and Thomas Doll and
21527                        Dietmar Kunde (German Armed Forces)
21528                      </div>
21529                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21530                        <div>
21531                          <a
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21542                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21543                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21544                          ><a
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21555                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21556                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21557                          >
21558                          <div
21559                            data-display-control="478_1707793552_2809439"
21560                            id="477_1707793552_280936"
21561                            style="display: none"
21562                          >
21563                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21564                              <blockquote>
21565                                This paper emphasizes the integration of sound
21566                                tactical behavior in the generation of realistic
21567                                military simulations, which includes the
21568                                definition of combat tactics, doctrine, rules of
21569                                engagement, and concepts of operations. Recent
21570                                advances in reinforcement learning (RL) enable
21571                                RL agents to generate a wide range of tactical
21572                                actions. A multi-agent ground combat scenario is
21573                                used in this paper to demonstrate how a machine
21574                                learning (ML) application generates strategies
21575                                and issues commands while following a given
21576                                objective. Natural language is used to issue
21577                                doctrines and objectives to improve
21578                                communication between the human advisor and the
21579                                ML agent. This allows us to embed objectives and
21580                                existing doctrines into the reasoning of an
21581                                artificial intelligence (AI). The research
21582                                demonstrates the successful integration of
21583                                natural language to enable an agent to achieve
21584                                different objectives. This groundwork will
21585                                enhance RL agents' ability in the future to
21586                                uphold the doctrines and rules of military
21587                                operations.
21588                              </blockquote>
21589                            </div>
21590                          </div>
21591                        </div>
21592                      </div>
21593                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21594                      <a href="/wsc23papers/197.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21595                      ><br />
21596                    </div>
21597                    <div class="slot-entry">
21598                      <a name="con243" tabindex="-1"></a>
21599                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21600                        <span class="slot-title"
21601                          >Accounting for Individual Shooting Skills in Combat
21602                          Models</span
21603                        >
21604                      </div>
21605                      <div class="slot-authors">
21606                        Vikram Mittal and Paul F. Evangelista (United States
21607                        Military Academy)
21608                      </div>
21609                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21610                        <div>
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21624                          ><a
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21636                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21637                          >
21638                          <div
21639                            data-display-control="480_1707793552_2831216"
21640                            id="479_1707793552_2831135"
21641                            style="display: none"
21642                          >
21643                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21644                              <blockquote>
21645                                There is significant variation in shooting
21646                                ability among U.S. Army soldiers, which is often
21647                                overlooked in combat simulations. This study
21648                                introduces a Monte-Carlo model to estimate the
21649                                dispersion of a soldier's shot group based on
21650                                their marksmanship score. This model is used to
21651                                assess the impact of marksmanship on a squad's
21652                                performance through two analyses. The first
21653                                analysis employs a dueling model to examine
21654                                various marksmanship skills between dueling
21655                                teams, offering insights into overmatch
21656                                requirements. The second analysis uses an
21657                                agent-based combat simulation to investigate the
21658                                influence of marksmanship on squad performance
21659                                in a dueling scenario in addition to tactical
21660                                rural and urban missions. The results reveal
21661                                that marksmanship becomes increasingly crucial
21662                                in enhancing lethality and survivability as the
21663                                distance between combatants grows. Notably,
21664                                superior marksmanship skills are particularly
21665                                vital in offensive, rural operations. These
21666                                findings emphasize the significance of
21667                                marksmanship and its implications for military
21668                                requirements and tactical decision-making.
21669                              </blockquote>
21670                            </div>
21671                          </div>
21672                        </div>
21673                      </div>
21674                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21675                      <a href="/wsc23papers/199.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21676                      ><br />
21677                    </div>
21678                  </div>
21679                  <div class="session-entry">
21680                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
21681                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
21682                    ><span class="program-track"
21683                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
21684                    ><br />
21685                    <div class="session-title">
21686                      Protection: Modeling Mass Casualty Incidents
21687                    </div>
21688                    <div class="session-chair">
21689                      Chair: David Beskow (United States Military Academy)<br />
21690                    </div>
21691                    <div class="slot-entry">
21692                      <a name="con120" tabindex="-1"></a>
21693                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21694                        <span class="slot-title"
21695                          >Open-Air Artillery Strike in a Rural Area: A
21696                          Hypothetical Scenario</span
21697                        >
21698                      </div>
21699                      <div class="slot-authors">
21700                        Mehdi Benhassine (Royal Military Academy); Ruben De
21701                        Rouck, Michel Debacker, and Ives Hubloue (Vrije
21702                        Universiteit Brussel); Erwin Dhondt (DO Consultancy);
21703                        John Quinn (Charles University); and Filip Van
21704                        Utterbeeck (Royal Military Academy)
21705                      </div>
21706                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21707                        <div>
21708                          <a
21709                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21710                            id="vhsjs_view_482_1707793552_2879508"
21711                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_482_1707793552_2879508').hide();
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21713                $('#481_1707793552_2879424').slideDown(function() {
21714                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21715                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21716                    };
21717                    
21718                });"
21719                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21720                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21721                          ><a
21722                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21723                            id="vhsjs_hide_482_1707793552_2879508"
21724                            onclick="$('#481_1707793552_2879424').hide(function() {
21725                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21726                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21727                    };
21728                });
21729                $('#vhsjs_hide_482_1707793552_2879508').hide();
21730                $('#vhsjs_view_482_1707793552_2879508').show();"
21731                            style="display: none"
21732                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21733                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21734                          >
21735                          <div
21736                            data-display-control="482_1707793552_2879508"
21737                            id="481_1707793552_2879424"
21738                            style="display: none"
21739                          >
21740                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21741                              <blockquote>
21742                                The escalation of the Russian invasion in
21743                                Ukraine, characterized by the deployment of
21744                                conventional weapon systems, inflicts
21745                                significant morbidity and mortality on the
21746                                victims. It is imperative to ascertain optimal
21747                                medical practices and disaster response
21748                                strategies throughout the battlefield to
21749                                minimize casualties and safeguard the well-being
21750                                of medical and disaster responders. The
21751                                challenges posed by large-scale battlefield
21752                                threats can rapidly overwhelm healthcare
21753                                providers due to the sheer number of victims,
21754                                which can result in the depletion of medical
21755                                supplies and insufficient training and
21756                                resources. To address these issues, we utilized
21757                                the SIMEDIS simulator to establish and implement
21758                                a battlefield scenario involving an open-air
21759                                artillery strike in a field. Mortality rates
21760                                were calculated based on the application of
21761                                bleeding control measures and the distribution
21762                                policy for allocating victims to medical
21763                                treatment facilities. Controlling hemorrhage
21764                                remains the most crucial factor influencing
21765                                mortality outcomes.
21766                              </blockquote>
21767                            </div>
21768                          </div>
21769                        </div>
21770                      </div>
21771                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21772                      <a href="/wsc23papers/200.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21773                      ><br />
21774                    </div>
21775                    <div class="slot-entry">
21776                      <a name="con234" tabindex="-1"></a>
21777                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21778                        <span class="slot-title"
21779                          >A Modular Simulation Model for Mass Casualty
21780                          Incidents</span
21781                        >
21782                      </div>
21783                      <div class="slot-authors">
21784                        Kai Meisner (Bundeswehr Medical Academy, University of
21785                        the Bundeswehr Munich) and Heiderose Stein, Nadiia
21786                        Leopold, Tobias Uhlig, and Oliver Rose (University of
21787                        the Bundeswehr Munich)
21788                      </div>
21789                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21790                        <div>
21791                          <a
21792                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21793                            id="vhsjs_view_484_1707793552_290349"
21794                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_484_1707793552_290349').hide();
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21796                $('#483_1707793552_2903407').slideDown(function() {
21797                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21798                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21799                    };
21800                    
21801                });"
21802                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21803                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21804                          ><a
21805                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21806                            id="vhsjs_hide_484_1707793552_290349"
21807                            onclick="$('#483_1707793552_2903407').hide(function() {
21808                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21809                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21810                    };
21811                });
21812                $('#vhsjs_hide_484_1707793552_290349').hide();
21813                $('#vhsjs_view_484_1707793552_290349').show();"
21814                            style="display: none"
21815                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21816                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21817                          >
21818                          <div
21819                            data-display-control="484_1707793552_290349"
21820                            id="483_1707793552_2903407"
21821                            style="display: none"
21822                          >
21823                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21824                              <blockquote>
21825                                During military conflicts, the number of
21826                                casualties is likely to exceed medical
21827                                capabilities. For best treatment results, the
21828                                patients must be distributed according to their
21829                                needs to the available resources such as medical
21830                                facilities and means of transportation. Computer
21831                                simulations are used to verify and optimize
21832                                current medical planning. However, recent models
21833                                lack the capability of testing a wide range of
21834                                decision rules. In this paper, we address this
21835                                issue and propose a modular simulation concept
21836                                whose components can be adapted and exchanged
21837                                independently. Using modular submodels to
21838                                control the simulated objects, we enable the
21839                                implementation of a wide range of object
21840                                behavior. A prototype implementation of the
21841                                proposed concept is presented, showing the
21842                                effects of applying different dispatching rules
21843                                in an evacuation scenario.
21844                              </blockquote>
21845                            </div>
21846                          </div>
21847                        </div>
21848                      </div>
21849                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21850                      <a href="/wsc23papers/201.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21851                      ><br />
21852                    </div>
21853                  </div>
21854                  <div class="session-entry">
21855                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
21856                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
21857                    ><span class="program-track"
21858                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
21859                    ><br />
21860                    <div class="session-title">
21861                      Optimizing Aerial Operations: Advancements in Air Mission
21862                      Planning
21863                    </div>
21864                    <div class="session-chair">
21865                      Chair: Nicholas Shallcross (U.S. Army, University of
21866                      Arkansas)<br />
21867                    </div>
21868                    <div class="slot-entry">
21869                      <a name="con131" tabindex="-1"></a>
21870                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21871                        <span class="slot-title"
21872                          >Implementing Efficient Dynamic Threat Avoidance
21873                          Routing Based on Dijkstra's Shortest Path Algorithm in
21874                          the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration,
21875                          and Modeling (AFSIM)</span
21876                        >
21877                      </div>
21878                      <div class="slot-authors">
21879                        Dante Reid, Lance Champagne, and Nathan Gaw (Air Force
21880                        Institute of Technology)
21881                      </div>
21882                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21883                        <div>
21884                          <a
21885                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21886                            id="vhsjs_view_486_1707793552_2967057"
21887                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_486_1707793552_2967057').hide();
21888                $('#vhsjs_hide_486_1707793552_2967057').show();
21889                $('#485_1707793552_2966974').slideDown(function() {
21890                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21891                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21892                    };
21893                    
21894                });"
21895                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21896                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21897                          ><a
21898                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21899                            id="vhsjs_hide_486_1707793552_2967057"
21900                            onclick="$('#485_1707793552_2966974').hide(function() {
21901                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21902                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21903                    };
21904                });
21905                $('#vhsjs_hide_486_1707793552_2967057').hide();
21906                $('#vhsjs_view_486_1707793552_2967057').show();"
21907                            style="display: none"
21908                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21909                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21910                          >
21911                          <div
21912                            data-display-control="486_1707793552_2967057"
21913                            id="485_1707793552_2966974"
21914                            style="display: none"
21915                          >
21916                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
21917                              <blockquote>
21918                                Simulating pre-planned routes and dynamic threat
21919                                avoidance routing represents a significant
21920                                problem for operations analysts. Without methods
21921                                to create operationally valid routes through
21922                                automation, the analyst is generally faced with
21923                                hard coding individual routes for multiple
21924                                aircraft over the entirety of the mission set.
21925                                This research developed, implemented, and
21926                                analyzed threat avoidance routing based on
21927                                Dijkstra's algorithm for aircraft attempting to
21928                                operate in an anti-access area denial (A2AD)
21929                                environment capable of dynamically updating the
21930                                mission route as new threat information is
21931                                learned. A designed experiment was conducted to
21932                                determine the impact of grid parameters on
21933                                operational effectiveness metrics and
21934                                computational costs. Statistical analysis
21935                                results show that the proposed algorithm
21936                                produced the best operational performance with
21937                                grid spacing set to 50% of the smallest surface
21938                                to air missile (SAM) threat radius without
21939                                incurring prohibitive computational costs.
21940                              </blockquote>
21941                            </div>
21942                          </div>
21943                        </div>
21944                      </div>
21945                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
21946                      <a href="/wsc23papers/202.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
21947                      ><br />
21948                    </div>
21949                    <div class="slot-entry">
21950                      <a name="con149" tabindex="-1"></a>
21951                      <div class="slot-title-line">
21952                        <span class="slot-title"
21953                          >Simulation-Based Optimization of Air Force Mission
21954                          Planning</span
21955                        >
21956                      </div>
21957                      <div>
21958                        <span class="BAP award"
21959                          >Best Contributed Applied Paper - Finalist</span
21960                        >
21961                      </div>
21962                      <div class="slot-authors">
21963                        Mihaela Lechner and Alexander Roman (University of the
21964                        Bundeswehr Munich), Thomas Mayer (ESG Elektroniksystem-
21965                        und Logistik-GmbH), and Tobias Uhlig and Oliver Rose
21966                        (University of the Bundeswehr Munich)
21967                      </div>
21968                      <div class="slot-abstract">
21969                        <div>
21970                          <a
21971                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21972                            id="vhsjs_view_488_1707793552_2991424"
21973                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_488_1707793552_2991424').hide();
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21975                $('#487_1707793552_2991343').slideDown(function() {
21976                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21977                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21978                    };
21979                    
21980                });"
21981                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
21982                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21983                          ><a
21984                            class="clickable no-decoration"
21985                            id="vhsjs_hide_488_1707793552_2991424"
21986                            onclick="$('#487_1707793552_2991343').hide(function() {
21987                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
21988                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
21989                    };
21990                });
21991                $('#vhsjs_hide_488_1707793552_2991424').hide();
21992                $('#vhsjs_view_488_1707793552_2991424').show();"
21993                            style="display: none"
21994                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
21995                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
21996                          >
21997                          <div
21998                            data-display-control="488_1707793552_2991424"
21999                            id="487_1707793552_2991343"
22000                            style="display: none"
22001                          >
22002                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22003                              <blockquote>
22004                                Military planning operations deal with highly
22005                                dynamic environments and a variety of complex
22006                                optimization challenges. In order to support
22007                                decision-makers in this process, innovative
22008                                concepts are required that can automatically
22009                                generate applicable solutions for certain
22010                                aspects of mission planning. Such instruments
22011                                can simplify the planning process, reduce risks,
22012                                and lower operating costs. This paper presents a
22013                                simulation-based optimization framework that
22014                                addresses three problems in the context of
22015                                aerial warfare planning: task assignment,
22016                                scheduling, and route planning. These problems
22017                                are tackled with interconnected heuristics based
22018                                on either greedy approaches or genetic
22019                                algorithms. Additionally, hierarchical task
22020                                networks are employed to incorporate domain
22021                                knowledge in form of tactical doctrines into the
22022                                solution. Our simulation results confirm the
22023                                viability of the proposed approach for small to
22024                                medium-sized scenarios. However, further
22025                                investigation with regard to the evaluation
22026                                function and the simulation environment is
22027                                required.
22028                              </blockquote>
22029                            </div>
22030                          </div>
22031                        </div>
22032                      </div>
22033                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22034                      <a href="/wsc23papers/203.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22035                      ><br />
22036                    </div>
22037                    <div class="slot-entry">
22038                      <a name="con214" tabindex="-1"></a>
22039                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22040                        <span class="slot-title"
22041                          >Discrete Event Simulation of Aircraft Sortie
22042                          Generation on an Aircraft Carrier</span
22043                        >
22044                      </div>
22045                      <div class="slot-authors">
22046                        Hee Chang Yoon and Seung Heon Oh (Seoul National
22047                        University); Jung-Hoon Chung, Hyuk Lee, and Sun-Ah Jung
22048                        (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials); and Jong Hun
22049                        Woo (Seoul National University)
22050                      </div>
22051                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22052                        <div>
22053                          <a
22054                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22055                            id="vhsjs_view_490_1707793552_3017967"
22056                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_490_1707793552_3017967').hide();
22057                $('#vhsjs_hide_490_1707793552_3017967').show();
22058                $('#489_1707793552_3017883').slideDown(function() {
22059                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
22060                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22061                    };
22062                    
22063                });"
22064                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22065                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22066                          ><a
22067                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22068                            id="vhsjs_hide_490_1707793552_3017967"
22069                            onclick="$('#489_1707793552_3017883').hide(function() {
22070                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
22071                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22072                    };
22073                });
22074                $('#vhsjs_hide_490_1707793552_3017967').hide();
22075                $('#vhsjs_view_490_1707793552_3017967').show();"
22076                            style="display: none"
22077                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22078                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22079                          >
22080                          <div
22081                            data-display-control="490_1707793552_3017967"
22082                            id="489_1707793552_3017883"
22083                            style="display: none"
22084                          >
22085                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22086                              <blockquote>
22087                                The Sortie Generation Rate (SGR) which refers to
22088                                the number of sorties that can be generated per
22089                                unit time, is a key indicator for evaluating the
22090                                ability of an airbase. However, an aircraft
22091                                carrier has many constraints compared to a
22092                                land-based airbase, such as spatial and
22093                                environmental constraints, making it difficult
22094                                to apply existing land-based research to analyze
22095                                aircraft carrier operations. On the other hand,
22096                                the Sortie Generation Process (SGP) on an
22097                                aircraft carrier is similar to a
22098                                logistics/production system in that sorties are
22099                                generated through aircraft. Therefore, this
22100                                study proposes a framework for analyzing the SGP
22101                                on an aircraft carrier using discrete event
22102                                simulation and defines the classes that make up
22103                                the simulation. In addition, SGP analysis
22104                                simulations were implemented using the proposed
22105                                framework and several experiments were performed
22106                                to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the
22107                                proposed framework in practice.
22108                              </blockquote>
22109                            </div>
22110                          </div>
22111                        </div>
22112                      </div>
22113                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22114                      <a href="/wsc23papers/204.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22115                      ><br />
22116                    </div>
22117                  </div>
22118                  <div class="session-entry">
22119                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
22120                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
22121                    ><span class="program-track"
22122                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
22123                    ><br />
22124                    <div class="session-title">
22125                      Improving Cyber and Information Warfare Operations
22126                    </div>
22127                    <div class="session-chair">
22128                      Chair: Josiah Steckenrider (United States Military
22129                      Academy)<br />
22130                    </div>
22131                    <div class="slot-entry">
22132                      <a name="con142" tabindex="-1"></a>
22133                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22134                        <span class="slot-title"
22135                          >The Holistic Prioritized SATCOM Throughput
22136                          Requirements (HPSTR) Stochastic Model</span
22137                        >
22138                      </div>
22139                      <div class="slot-authors">
22140                        Matthew Wesloh, Noelle Douglas, Brianne White, and
22141                        Nicholas Shallcross (United States Army, The Research
22142                        and Analysis Center)
22143                      </div>
22144                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22145                        <div>
22146                          <a
22147                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22148                            id="vhsjs_view_492_1707793552_3073788"
22149                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_492_1707793552_3073788').hide();
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22151                $('#491_1707793552_3073702').slideDown(function() {
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22153                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22154                    };
22155                    
22156                });"
22157                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22158                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22159                          ><a
22160                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22161                            id="vhsjs_hide_492_1707793552_3073788"
22162                            onclick="$('#491_1707793552_3073702').hide(function() {
22163                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
22164                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22165                    };
22166                });
22167                $('#vhsjs_hide_492_1707793552_3073788').hide();
22168                $('#vhsjs_view_492_1707793552_3073788').show();"
22169                            style="display: none"
22170                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22171                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22172                          >
22173                          <div
22174                            data-display-control="492_1707793552_3073788"
22175                            id="491_1707793552_3073702"
22176                            style="display: none"
22177                          >
22178                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22179                              <blockquote>
22180                                The U.S. Army's command and control
22181                                modernization efforts rely upon an
22182                                expeditionary, mobile, hardened, and resilient
22183                                network. Dispersed network access and data
22184                                availability are central to increasing the
22185                                operational speed required for effective command
22186                                and control. The Army must define its satellite
22187                                communication (SATCOM) requirements to support
22188                                network modernization. This paper proposes the
22189                                Holistic Prioritized SATCOM Throughput
22190                                Requirements (HPSTR) simulation that prioritizes
22191                                and adjudicates SATCOM throughput requirements
22192                                for operational military units. Additionally,
22193                                the simulation evaluates the impact of a
22194                                contested, degraded, and operationally limited
22195                                (CDO) communication environment on force
22196                                effectiveness. HPSTR addresses knowledge gaps
22197                                concerning U.S. Army SATCOM activities in a
22198                                large-scale combat operation (LSCO) to inform
22199                                modernization decisions.
22200                              </blockquote>
22201                            </div>
22202                          </div>
22203                        </div>
22204                      </div>
22205                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22206                      <a href="/wsc23papers/205.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22207                      ><br />
22208                    </div>
22209                    <div class="slot-entry">
22210                      <a name="con293" tabindex="-1"></a>
22211                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22212                        <span class="slot-title"
22213                          >Using Simulated Narratives to Understand Attribution
22214                          in the Information Dimension</span
22215                        >
22216                      </div>
22217                      <div class="slot-authors">
22218                        Elijah Bellamy and David Beskow (United States Military
22219                        Academy)
22220                      </div>
22221                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22222                        <div>
22223                          <a
22224                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22225                            id="vhsjs_view_494_1707793552_309553"
22226                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_494_1707793552_309553').hide();
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22228                $('#493_1707793552_3095446').slideDown(function() {
22229                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
22230                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22231                    };
22232                    
22233                });"
22234                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22235                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22236                          ><a
22237                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22238                            id="vhsjs_hide_494_1707793552_309553"
22239                            onclick="$('#493_1707793552_3095446').hide(function() {
22240                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
22241                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22242                    };
22243                });
22244                $('#vhsjs_hide_494_1707793552_309553').hide();
22245                $('#vhsjs_view_494_1707793552_309553').show();"
22246                            style="display: none"
22247                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22248                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22249                          >
22250                          <div
22251                            data-display-control="494_1707793552_309553"
22252                            id="493_1707793552_3095446"
22253                            style="display: none"
22254                          >
22255                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22256                              <blockquote>
22257                                Conducting a measured response to cyber or
22258                                information attack is predicated on attribution.
22259                                When these operations are conducted covertly or
22260                                through proxies, uncertainty in attribution
22261                                limits response options. To increase attribution
22262                                certainty in the information dimension, the
22263                                authors have developed a suite of supervised
22264                                machine learning models that attribute an
22265                                emerging narrative to historical narratives from
22266                                known actors. These models were first developed
22267                                on simulated narratives produced with a Large
22268                                Language Model. Once the supervised
22269                                classification models were developed and tested
22270                                on the simulated narratives, they are evaluated
22271                                on known actor social media narratives from
22272                                three known actors. The attribution models are
22273                                language agnostic and offer one-vs-rest and
22274                                multi-class options. All models performed at
22275                                relatively high accuracy and can provide
22276                                decision support for cyber response decisions.
22277                              </blockquote>
22278                            </div>
22279                          </div>
22280                        </div>
22281                      </div>
22282                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22283                      <a href="/wsc23papers/206.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22284                      ><br />
22285                    </div>
22286                    <div class="slot-entry">
22287                      <a name="inv103" tabindex="-1"></a>
22288                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22289                        <span class="slot-title"
22290                          >Uncertainty-Quantified, Robust Deep Learning for
22291                          Network Intrusion Detection</span
22292                        >
22293                      </div>
22294                      <div class="slot-authors">
22295                        Joshua Wong, Alexander Berenbeim, David Bierbrauer, and
22296                        Nathaniel Bastian (United States Military Academy)
22297                      </div>
22298                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22299                        <div>
22300                          <a
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22310                });"
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22312                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22313                          ><a
22314                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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22324                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22325                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22326                          >
22327                          <div
22328                            data-display-control="496_1707793552_311826"
22329                            id="495_1707793552_311818"
22330                            style="display: none"
22331                          >
22332                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22333                              <blockquote>
22334                                Cyber threats are moving beyond human
22335                                comprehension and reaction capability in a
22336                                rapidly evolving world. Deep learning models for
22337                                network intrusion detection are becoming
22338                                evermore crucial in processing network traffic
22339                                to filter benign content from malicious
22340                                activity. However, novel attacks such as
22341                                zero-days are becoming more frequent,
22342                                demonstrating the need for robust deep learning
22343                                models to flag attacks while providing
22344                                predictive certainty guarantees. Therefore,
22345                                detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) inputs at
22346                                inference time is crucial to address the rapidly
22347                                changing environment while keeping up with
22348                                evolving cyber threats. We develop multi-class
22349                                deep learning models for network intrusion
22350                                detection, comparing deterministic with Bayesian
22351                                neural networks estimated using Hamiltonian
22352                                Monte Carlo. We also propose new uncertainty
22353                                quantification scoring measures for performance
22354                                evaluation to evaluate certainty in predictions.
22355                                During our experimentation, our best performing
22356                                proposed Bayesian deep learning model detected
22357                                89.1% and 86.9% of the OOD packets at the 5% and
22358                                0.1% significance levels, respectively.
22359                              </blockquote>
22360                            </div>
22361                          </div>
22362                        </div>
22363                      </div>
22364                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22365                      <a href="/wsc23papers/207.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22366                      ><br />
22367                    </div>
22368                  </div>
22369                  <div class="session-entry">
22370                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
22371                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
22372                    ><span class="program-track"
22373                      >Military and National Security Applications</span
22374                    ><br />
22375                    <div class="session-title">
22376                      Simulating Search and Naval Operations
22377                    </div>
22378                    <div class="session-chair">
22379                      Chair: Lance Champagne (AFIT)<br />
22380                    </div>
22381                    <div class="slot-entry">
22382                      <a name="con257" tabindex="-1"></a>
22383                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22384                        <span class="slot-title"
22385                          >A Comparison of Lissajous Curves to Traditional
22386                          Patterns in Aerial Search Simulations</span
22387                        >
22388                      </div>
22389                      <div class="slot-authors">
22390                        Mitchell J. Miller, Victor E. Trujillo, James E. Bluman,
22391                        and J. Josiah Steckenrider (United States Military
22392                        Academy)
22393                      </div>
22394                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22395                        <div>
22396                          <a
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22408                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22409                          ><a
22410                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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22412                            onclick="$('#497_1707793552_316522').hide(function() {
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22421                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22422                          >
22423                          <div
22424                            data-display-control="498_1707793552_3165302"
22425                            id="497_1707793552_316522"
22426                            style="display: none"
22427                          >
22428                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22429                              <blockquote>
22430                                Technological advancements have made autonomous
22431                                aerial search using unmanned systems a promising
22432                                approach to search and rescue, targeting, and
22433                                other mission sets. A handful of standard flight
22434                                paths are traditionally used for aerial search,
22435                                but this research presents the Lissajous pattern
22436                                as an alternative to these traditional paths
22437                                that could potentially locate targets more
22438                                quickly. This research considers a searching
22439                                agent with imperfect detection capability and
22440                                leverages Monte Carlo simulations to generate
22441                                data for various flight paths. Each flight path
22442                                is evaluated by cumulative density functions
22443                                representing the time it takes an unmanned
22444                                aircraft system (UAS) to reach some desired
22445                                percent certainty of locating a randomly
22446                                generated target in a search area. Results show
22447                                that Lissajous curves are viable search paths
22448                                for superior aerial target detection,
22449                                particularly for evasive targets in a Reciprocal
22450                                Gaussian sampling distribution.
22451                              </blockquote>
22452                            </div>
22453                          </div>
22454                        </div>
22455                      </div>
22456                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22457                      <a href="/wsc23papers/208.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22458                      ><br />
22459                    </div>
22460                    <div class="slot-entry">
22461                      <a name="cea130" tabindex="-1"></a>
22462                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22463                        <span class="slot-title"
22464                          >Naval Combat Wargame Simulation for Susceptibility
22465                          Analysis</span
22466                        >
22467                      </div>
22468                      <div class="slot-authors">
22469                        Gun-Woong Byun and Seung-Heon Oh (Seoul National
22470                        University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean
22471                        Engineering); Jong-Ho Nam (Korea Maritime & Ocean
22472                        University, Division of Naval Architecture and Ocean
22473                        Systems Engineering); and Jong Hun Woo (Seoul National
22474                        University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean
22475                        Engineering)
22476                      </div>
22477                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22478                        <div>
22479                          <a
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22491                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22492                          ><a
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22504                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22505                          >
22506                          <div
22507                            data-display-control="500_1707793552_318719"
22508                            id="499_1707793552_3187106"
22509                            style="display: none"
22510                          >
22511                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22512                              <blockquote>
22513                                An engagement between naval ships is defined as
22514                                a multi-agent system with multiple ships
22515                                interacting. Because of the limitations of
22516                                conducting and analyzing engagement, it is
22517                                common to use modeling and simulation or wargame
22518                                simulations. Most of the existing wargame
22519                                simulation studies focus on simulation
22520                                frameworks rather than real-world applications
22521                                and tend to focus on the evaluation of single
22522                                entities that comprise a wargame. Thus, this
22523                                study improves the reality of the simulation by
22524                                modeling objects that constitute a complex
22525                                engagement situation based on the simulation
22526                                framework. In addition, developed analytical
22527                                tools to automate and accelerate Monte Carlo
22528                                simulations of engagement-level wargames that
22529                                require large numbers of human and time
22530                                resources. The developed simulations enable the
22531                                application of various engagement scenarios to
22532                                evaluate strategies and tactics. Furthermore,
22533                                experiments are possible while altering the
22534                                design parameters of the naval ship, which
22535                                allows for the evaluation of the ship's
22536                                performance in combat.
22537                              </blockquote>
22538                            </div>
22539                          </div>
22540                        </div>
22541                      </div>
22542                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22543                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea130.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22544                      ><br />
22545                    </div>
22546                  </div>
22547                </div>
22548                <div class="centered">
22549                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
22550                </div>
22551                <hr />
22552              </div>
22553              <div class="area-section">
22554                <div class="centered">
22555                  <a name="ptrack117" tabindex="-1"></a>
22556                  <div class="section-title">Modeling Methodology</div>
22557                </div>
22558                <div class="centered track-chair">
22559                  <span class="track-chair-role"
22560                    >Track Coordinator - Modeling Methodology: </span
22561                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
22562                    >Rodrigo Castro (ICC-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires),
22563                    Andrea D'Ambrogio (University of Roma TorVergata), Gerd
22564                    Wagner (Brandenburg University of Technology), Gabriel
22565                    Wainer (Carleton University)</span
22566                  >
22567                </div>
22568                <div class="section-entry">
22569                  <div class="session-entry">
22570                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
22571                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
22572                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
22573                    ><br />
22574                    <div class="session-title">Complex Systems</div>
22575                    <div class="session-chair">
22576                      Chair: Margaret Loper (Georgia Tech Research Institute)<br />
22577                    </div>
22578                    <div class="slot-entry">
22579                      <a name="con126" tabindex="-1"></a>
22580                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22581                        <span class="slot-title"
22582                          >Towards an Automatic Construction of Simulation
22583                          Scenarios: A Systematic Review</span
22584                        >
22585                      </div>
22586                      <div class="slot-authors">
22587                        Christopher W.H. Davis (Microsoft), Antonie J. Jetter
22588                        (Portland State University), and Philippe J. Giabbanelli
22589                        (Miami University)
22590                      </div>
22591                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22592                        <div>
22593                          <a
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22604                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22605                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22606                          ><a
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22617                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22618                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22619                          >
22620                          <div
22621                            data-display-control="502_1707793552_3265965"
22622                            id="501_1707793552_3265882"
22623                            style="display: none"
22624                          >
22625                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22626                              <blockquote>
22627                                A predictive simulation is built on a conceptual
22628                                model (e.g., to identify relevant constructs and
22629                                relationships) and serves to estimate the
22630                                potential effects of `what-if' scenarios.
22631                                Developing the conceptual model and plausible
22632                                scenarios has long been a time-consuming
22633                                activity, often involving the manual processes
22634                                of identifying and engaging with experts, then
22635                                performing desk research, and finally crafting a
22636                                compelling narrative about the potential futures
22637                                captured as scenarios. Automation could speed-up
22638                                these activities, particularly through text
22639                                mining. We performed the first review on
22640                                automation for simulation scenario building.
22641                                Starting with 420 articles published between
22642                                1995 and 2022, we reduced them to 11 relevant
22643                                works. We examined them through four research
22644                                questions concerning data collection, extraction
22645                                of individual elements, connecting elements of
22646                                insight and (degree of automation of) scenario
22647                                generation. Our review identifies opportunities
22648                                to guide this growing research area by
22649                                emphasizing consistency and transparency in the
22650                                choice of datasets or methods.
22651                              </blockquote>
22652                            </div>
22653                          </div>
22654                        </div>
22655                      </div>
22656                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22657                      <a href="/wsc23papers/209.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22658                      ><br />
22659                    </div>
22660                    <div class="slot-entry">
22661                      <a name="inv161" tabindex="-1"></a>
22662                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22663                        <span class="slot-title"
22664                          >Evolving LVC to Include Evaluation of Human-AI
22665                          Teaming Dynamics</span
22666                        >
22667                      </div>
22668                      <div class="slot-authors">
22669                        Margaret Loper and Valerie Sitterle (GTRI)
22670                      </div>
22671                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22672                        <div>
22673                          <a
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22684                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22685                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22686                          ><a
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22697                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22698                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22699                          >
22700                          <div
22701                            data-display-control="504_1707793552_328824"
22702                            id="503_1707793552_328816"
22703                            style="display: none"
22704                          >
22705                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22706                              <blockquote>
22707                                There are significant differences between using
22708                                systems as human-controlled tools to accomplish
22709                                a specific task and using systems designed to
22710                                &#8220;cooperate and partner&#8221; with humans
22711                                to achieve capabilities beyond either side
22712                                acting alone. The live, virtual, constructive
22713                                (LVC) paradigm increasingly emphasized by the
22714                                DoD has wide acceptance and is congruent with
22715                                how the military thinks about training,
22716                                evaluation, and mission rehearsal. Consequently,
22717                                it may help address these challenges. This paper
22718                                aims to overview the current LVC construct,
22719                                challenges associated with human-AI teaming and
22720                                intentional design of these dynamics to achieve
22721                                new capabilities, and the resulting need to
22722                                evolve the LVC construct to improve our pursuit
22723                                of understanding and evaluation that leads to
22724                                effective fielding.
22725                              </blockquote>
22726                            </div>
22727                          </div>
22728                        </div>
22729                      </div>
22730                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22731                      <a href="/wsc23papers/210.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22732                      ><br />
22733                    </div>
22734                    <div class="slot-entry">
22735                      <a name="con265" tabindex="-1"></a>
22736                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22737                        <span class="slot-title"
22738                          >How to Combine Models? Principles and Mechanisms to
22739                          Aggregate Fuzzy Cognitive Maps</span
22740                        >
22741                      </div>
22742                      <div class="slot-authors">
22743                        Ryan Schuerkamp and Philippe J. Giabbanelli (Miami
22744                        University) and Umberto Grandi and Sylvie Doutre
22745                        (Universit&#233; Toulouse Capitole)
22746                      </div>
22747                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22748                        <div>
22749                          <a
22750                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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22760                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22761                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22762                          ><a
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22773                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22774                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22775                          >
22776                          <div
22777                            data-display-control="506_1707793552_3311102"
22778                            id="505_1707793552_3311017"
22779                            style="display: none"
22780                          >
22781                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22782                              <blockquote>
22783                                Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) are graph-based
22784                                simulation models commonly used to model complex
22785                                systems. They are often built by participants
22786                                and aggregated to compare the viewpoints of
22787                                homogenous groups (e.g., anglers and ecologists)
22788                                and increase the reliability of the FCM.
22789                                However, the default approach for aggregation
22790                                may propagate the errors of an individual
22791                                participant, producing an aggregate FCM whose
22792                                structure and simulation outcomes do not align
22793                                with the system of interest. Alternative
22794                                aggregation methods exist; however, there are no
22795                                criteria to assess the quality of aggregation
22796                                methods. We define nine desirable criteria for
22797                                FCM aggregation algorithms and demonstrate how
22798                                three existing aggregation procedures from
22799                                social choice theory can aggregate FCMs and
22800                                fulfill desirable criteria, enabling the
22801                                assessment and comparison of FCM aggregation
22802                                procedures to support modelers in selecting an
22803                                aggregation algorithm. Moreover, we classify
22804                                existing aggregation algorithms to provide
22805                                structure to the growing body of aggregation
22806                                approaches.
22807                              </blockquote>
22808                            </div>
22809                          </div>
22810                        </div>
22811                      </div>
22812                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22813                      <a href="/wsc23papers/211.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22814                      ><br />
22815                    </div>
22816                  </div>
22817                  <div class="session-entry">
22818                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
22819                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
22820                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
22821                    ><br />
22822                    <div class="session-title">Modeling Methods</div>
22823                    <div class="session-chair">
22824                      Chair: Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)<br />
22825                    </div>
22826                    <div class="slot-entry">
22827                      <a name="con246" tabindex="-1"></a>
22828                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22829                        <span class="slot-title"
22830                          >A Low-Code Approach for Simulation-based Analysis of
22831                          Process Collaborations</span
22832                        >
22833                      </div>
22834                      <div class="slot-authors">
22835                        Paolo Bocciarelli and Andrea D'Ambrogio (University of
22836                        Rome Tor Vergata)
22837                      </div>
22838                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22839                        <div>
22840                          <a
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22851                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22852                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22853                          ><a
22854                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22855                            id="vhsjs_hide_508_1707793552_3358648"
22856                            onclick="$('#507_1707793552_3358562').hide(function() {
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22862                $('#vhsjs_view_508_1707793552_3358648').show();"
22863                            style="display: none"
22864                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22865                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22866                          >
22867                          <div
22868                            data-display-control="508_1707793552_3358648"
22869                            id="507_1707793552_3358562"
22870                            style="display: none"
22871                          >
22872                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22873                              <blockquote>
22874                                The simulation-based analysis of process
22875                                collaborations introduces significant
22876                                challenges, such as the ability to focus on the
22877                                interchange of information and data without
22878                                disclosing any internal details of collaboration
22879                                participants' processes. The use of distributed
22880                                simulation (DS) provides good opportunities to
22881                                face these challenges. However, properly using
22882                                DS standards and technologies requires
22883                                significant technical know-how and effort. This
22884                                paper introduces a largely automated approach to
22885                                carry out distributed simulations of process
22886                                collaborations. The DS standard addressed by the
22887                                paper is the High Level Architecture (HLA),
22888                                which is used to analyze process collaborations
22889                                specified by using the Business Process Model
22890                                and Notation (BPMN). The degree of automation is
22891                                obtained by using a low-code development
22892                                paradigm based on automated model
22893                                transformations that reduce the amount of manual
22894                                effort required to code the HLA-based
22895                                simulation. An example application is also
22896                                discussed to underline the pros and cons of the
22897                                proposed approach.
22898                              </blockquote>
22899                            </div>
22900                          </div>
22901                        </div>
22902                      </div>
22903                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22904                      <a href="/wsc23papers/212.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22905                      ><br />
22906                    </div>
22907                    <div class="slot-entry">
22908                      <a name="inv211" tabindex="-1"></a>
22909                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22910                        <span class="slot-title"
22911                          >Incremental Transformation of BPSIM-enriched BPMN
22912                          Models into DEVS</span
22913                        >
22914                      </div>
22915                      <div class="slot-authors">
22916                        Mariane El Kassis, Francois Trousset, Gregory
22917                        Zacharewicz, and Nicolas Daclin (IMT Mines Ale&#768;s)
22918                      </div>
22919                      <div class="slot-abstract">
22920                        <div>
22921                          <a
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22923                            id="vhsjs_view_510_1707793552_3383026"
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22928                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
22929                    };
22930                    
22931                });"
22932                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
22933                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22934                          ><a
22935                            class="clickable no-decoration"
22936                            id="vhsjs_hide_510_1707793552_3383026"
22937                            onclick="$('#509_1707793552_3382943').hide(function() {
22938                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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22941                });
22942                $('#vhsjs_hide_510_1707793552_3383026').hide();
22943                $('#vhsjs_view_510_1707793552_3383026').show();"
22944                            style="display: none"
22945                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
22946                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
22947                          >
22948                          <div
22949                            data-display-control="510_1707793552_3383026"
22950                            id="509_1707793552_3382943"
22951                            style="display: none"
22952                          >
22953                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
22954                              <blockquote>
22955                                In this paper, we introduce a novel methodology
22956                                for business process simulation, focusing on the
22957                                incremental transformation of Business Process
22958                                Modeling and Notation (BPMN) models enriched
22959                                with Business Process Simulation Interchange
22960                                Standard (BPSIM) elements into the Discrete
22961                                Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism. The
22962                                proposed method enhances the precision and
22963                                consistency of simulations by systematically
22964                                converting BPMN components and BPSIM
22965                                characteristics into DEVS representations, using
22966                                adaptable rules and templates. A major
22967                                contribution of this work is the introduction of
22968                                the Interaction Intermediate Model (I2M), a
22969                                model that provides a visually lucid
22970                                representation with significant semantics,
22971                                effectively encapsulating BPMN and BPSIM
22972                                simulation aspects. The resulting DEVS model
22973                                ensures accurate, reliable, and interoperable
22974                                simulations. We provide a thorough analysis of
22975                                this methodology, emphasize its advantages, and
22976                                validate its efficiency through a case study.
22977                                This method, applicable across various sectors
22978                                effectively bridging the gap between conceptual
22979                                modeling and simulation methodologies.
22980                              </blockquote>
22981                            </div>
22982                          </div>
22983                        </div>
22984                      </div>
22985                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
22986                      <a href="/wsc23papers/213.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
22987                      ><br />
22988                    </div>
22989                    <div class="slot-entry">
22990                      <a name="con356" tabindex="-1"></a>
22991                      <div class="slot-title-line">
22992                        <span class="slot-title"
22993                          >An Approach Towards Predicting the Computational
22994                          Runtime Reduction from Discrete-event Simulation Model
22995                          Simplification Operations</span
22996                        >
22997                      </div>
22998                      <div class="slot-authors">
22999                        Mohd Shoaib (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi),
23000                        Navonil Mustafee (University of Exeter), and Varun
23001                        Ramamohan (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
23002                      </div>
23003                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23004                        <div>
23005                          <a
23006                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23007                            id="vhsjs_view_512_1707793552_3406792"
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23012                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23014                    
23015                });"
23016                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23017                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23018                          ><a
23019                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23020                            id="vhsjs_hide_512_1707793552_3406792"
23021                            onclick="$('#511_1707793552_3406713').hide(function() {
23022                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23023                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23025                });
23026                $('#vhsjs_hide_512_1707793552_3406792').hide();
23027                $('#vhsjs_view_512_1707793552_3406792').show();"
23028                            style="display: none"
23029                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23030                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23031                          >
23032                          <div
23033                            data-display-control="512_1707793552_3406792"
23034                            id="511_1707793552_3406713"
23035                            style="display: none"
23036                          >
23037                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23038                              <blockquote>
23039                                Model simplification is the process of
23040                                developing a simplified version of an existing
23041                                discrete-event simulation (DES) to study the
23042                                performance of specific system subcomponents
23043                                relevant to the analysis. The simplified model
23044                                is referred to as a 'metasimulation'. A widely
23045                                used model simplification operation is
23046                                abstraction, which involves replacing the
23047                                subcomponents, not core to the analysis, from
23048                                the parent DES model with random variables
23049                                representing the lengths of stay in said
23050                                subcomponents. However, the one-time
23051                                computational cost of developing metasimulations
23052                                via abstraction can itself be considerable, as
23053                                the approach necessitates executing the parent
23054                                model for generating the necessary data for
23055                                developing the metasimulation. Thus, this study
23056                                proposes a queuing-theoretic approach for
23057                                estimating the computational runtime reduction
23058                                (CRR) achieved through abstraction, wherein the
23059                                prediction of CRR precedes the development of
23060                                the metasimulation. Towards this, we present
23061                                preliminary results from applying this approach
23062                                for simplification of DES models made up of
23063                                M/M/n workstations.
23064                              </blockquote>
23065                            </div>
23066                          </div>
23067                        </div>
23068                      </div>
23069                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23070                      <a href="/wsc23papers/214.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23071                      ><br />
23072                    </div>
23073                  </div>
23074                  <div class="session-entry">
23075                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
23076                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
23077                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
23078                    ><br />
23079                    <div class="session-title">
23080                      Panel: Forty Years of Event Graphs in Research and
23081                      Education
23082                    </div>
23083                    <div class="session-chair">
23084                      Chair: Gerd Wagner (Brandenburg University of
23085                      Technology)<br />
23086                    </div>
23087                    <div class="slot-entry">
23088                      <a name="inv196" tabindex="-1"></a>
23089                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23090                        <span class="slot-title"
23091                          >Forty Years of Event Graphs in Research and
23092                          Education</span
23093                        >
23094                      </div>
23095                      <div class="slot-authors">
23096                        Murat M. Gunal (Fenerbahce University); Yahya Ismail
23097                        Osais (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
23098                        Interdisc. Research Center for Intellig. Secure
23099                        Systems); Lee Schruben (University of California,
23100                        Berkeley); Gerd Wagner (Brandenburg University of
23101                        Technology); and Enver Y&#252;cesan (INSEAD)
23102                      </div>
23103                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23104                        <div>
23105                          <a
23106                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23107                            id="vhsjs_view_514_1707793552_3455105"
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23112                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23114                    
23115                });"
23116                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23117                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23118                          ><a
23119                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23120                            id="vhsjs_hide_514_1707793552_3455105"
23121                            onclick="$('#513_1707793552_3455021').hide(function() {
23122                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23123                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23125                });
23126                $('#vhsjs_hide_514_1707793552_3455105').hide();
23127                $('#vhsjs_view_514_1707793552_3455105').show();"
23128                            style="display: none"
23129                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23130                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23131                          >
23132                          <div
23133                            data-display-control="514_1707793552_3455105"
23134                            id="513_1707793552_3455021"
23135                            style="display: none"
23136                          >
23137                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23138                              <blockquote>
23139                                Forty years ago, in 1983, Lee Schruben proposed
23140                                the Event Graph formalism and modeling language,
23141                                subsequently defining the paradigm of
23142                                Event-Based Simulation, in a precise way, which
23143                                had been pioneered 20 years before by SIMSCRIPT.
23144                                The purpose of this panel is for a group of
23145                                Event Graph researchers both from Operations
23146                                Research and Computer Science, including the
23147                                inventor of Event Graphs and one of his former
23148                                PhD students who has made essential
23149                                contributions to their theory, to discu
23149ss their
23150                                views on the history and potential of Event
23151                                Graph modeling and simulation. In particular,
23152                                the adoption of Event Graphs as a discrete
23153                                process modeling language in Discrete Event
23154                                Simulation and in Computer Science, and their
23155                                potential as a foundation for the entire field
23156                                of Discrete Event Simulation and for the fields
23157                                of process modeling and AI in Computer Science
23158                                is debated.
23159                              </blockquote>
23160                            </div>
23161                          </div>
23162                        </div>
23163                      </div>
23164                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23165                      <a href="/wsc23papers/215.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23166                      ><br />
23167                    </div>
23168                  </div>
23169                  <div class="session-entry">
23170                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
23171                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
23172                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
23173                    ><br />
23174                    <div class="session-title">DEVS</div>
23175                    <div class="session-chair">
23176                      Chair: Hessam Sarjoughian (Arizona State University)<br />
23177                    </div>
23178                    <div class="slot-entry">
23179                      <a name="con341" tabindex="-1"></a>
23180                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23181                        <span class="slot-title"
23182                          >A Context-Free Grammar for Generating Full Classic
23183                          DEVS Models</span
23184                        >
23185                      </div>
23186                      <div class="slot-authors">
23187                        Mar&#237;a Julia Blas and Silvio Gonnet (INGAR
23188                        (CONICET-UTN)) and Doohwan Kim and Bernard Zeigler
23189                        (RTSync Corp.)
23190                      </div>
23191                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23192                        <div>
23193                          <a
23194                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23195                            id="vhsjs_view_516_1707793552_3510997"
23196                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_516_1707793552_3510997').hide();
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23200                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23203                });"
23204                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23205                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23206                          ><a
23207                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23208                            id="vhsjs_hide_516_1707793552_3510997"
23209                            onclick="$('#515_1707793552_3510914').hide(function() {
23210                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23211                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23213                });
23214                $('#vhsjs_hide_516_1707793552_3510997').hide();
23215                $('#vhsjs_view_516_1707793552_3510997').show();"
23216                            style="display: none"
23217                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23218                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23219                          >
23220                          <div
23221                            data-display-control="516_1707793552_3510997"
23222                            id="515_1707793552_3510914"
23223                            style="display: none"
23224                          >
23225                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23226                              <blockquote>
23227                                Existing grammars generate Finite Deterministic
23228                                DEVS models, a restricted subset of DEVS. The
23229                                proposed context-free grammar generates the
23230                                unrestricted set of Classic DEVS models. The
23231                                grammar is implemented in ANTLR, a powerful
23232                                parser generator for reading, processing,
23233                                executing, or translating structured text or
23234                                binary files. ANTLR enables the efficient
23235                                processing of the specifications needed for
23236                                generating members of Classic DEVS with ports.
23237                                Applications include an easier introduction to
23238                                DEVS for students and easier translation between
23239                                different DEVS implementations.
23240                              </blockquote>
23241                            </div>
23242                          </div>
23243                        </div>
23244                      </div>
23245                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23246                      <a href="/wsc23papers/216.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23247                      ><br />
23248                    </div>
23249                    <div class="slot-entry">
23250                      <a name="inv124" tabindex="-1"></a>
23251                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23252                        <span class="slot-title"
23253                          >CLAVS/ODVS: Combining Class/Object Diagrams and
23254                          DEVS</span
23255                        >
23256                      </div>
23257                      <div class="slot-authors">
23258                        Jordan Parezys and Randy Paredis (University of Antwerp)
23259                        and Hans Vangheluwe (University of Antwerp, Flanders
23260                        Make)
23261                      </div>
23262                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23263                        <div>
23264                          <a
23265                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23266                            id="vhsjs_view_518_1707793552_3532493"
23267                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_518_1707793552_3532493').hide();
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23271                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23272                    };
23273                    
23274                });"
23275                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23276                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23277                          ><a
23278                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23279                            id="vhsjs_hide_518_1707793552_3532493"
23280                            onclick="$('#517_1707793552_3532407').hide(function() {
23281                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23282                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23283                    };
23284                });
23285                $('#vhsjs_hide_518_1707793552_3532493').hide();
23286                $('#vhsjs_view_518_1707793552_3532493').show();"
23287                            style="display: none"
23288                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23289                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23290                          >
23291                          <div
23292                            data-display-control="518_1707793552_3532493"
23293                            id="517_1707793552_3532407"
23294                            style="display: none"
23295                          >
23296                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23297                              <blockquote>
23298                                The Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS)
23299                                formalism is a modular discrete-event modeling
23300                                formalism. It has a formal specification in
23301                                terms of systems theory and is supported by
23302                                several efficient and usable simulator
23303                                implementations. In these implementations, the
23304                                DEVS formalism is often &#8220;grafted&#8221;
23305                                onto an existing Object-Oriented programming
23306                                language. Examples are C++ in the case of ADEVS
23307                                and Python in the case of PythonPDEVS. To match
23308                                this grafting, we present CLAVS, the CLAss
23309                                diagram and deVS formalism and its instance
23310                                counterpart ODVS, the Object Diagram and deVS
23311                                formalism, and their visual notations. These
23312                                languages use an automaton-like visual notation
23313                                for Atomic DEVS models and a Class Diagram
23314                                notation augmented with port information and
23315                                event structure specification. An implementation
23316                                of a visual CLAVS/ODVS modeling environment
23317                                built on draw.io is presented. The use and
23318                                usefulness of the formalism is demonstrated by
23319                                means of a simple traffic model whose detailed
23320                                specification is presented.
23321                              </blockquote>
23322                            </div>
23323                          </div>
23324                        </div>
23325                      </div>
23326                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23327                      <a href="/wsc23papers/217.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23328                      ><br />
23329                    </div>
23330                    <div class="slot-entry">
23331                      <a name="inv157" tabindex="-1"></a>
23332                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23333                        <span class="slot-title"
23334                          >Project Simulation, Validation and Deployment with
23335                          DEVS: IoT Framework for Blooms Monitoring and
23336                          Alert</span
23337                        >
23338                      </div>
23339                      <div class="slot-authors">
23340                        Segundo Esteban, Giordy A. Andrade, Jos&#233; L.
23341                        Risco-Mart&#237;n, Jes&#250;s Chac&#243;n, and Eva
23342                        Besada-Portas (Complutense University of Madrid)
23343                      </div>
23344                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23345                        <div>
23346                          <a
23347                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23348                            id="vhsjs_view_520_1707793552_35567"
23349                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_520_1707793552_35567').hide();
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23351                $('#519_1707793552_355662').slideDown(function() {
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23353                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23355                    
23356                });"
23357                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23358                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23359                          ><a
23360                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23361                            id="vhsjs_hide_520_1707793552_35567"
23362                            onclick="$('#519_1707793552_355662').hide(function() {
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23368                $('#vhsjs_view_520_1707793552_35567').show();"
23369                            style="display: none"
23370                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23371                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23372                          >
23373                          <div
23374                            data-display-control="520_1707793552_35567"
23375                            id="519_1707793552_355662"
23376                            style="display: none"
23377                          >
23378                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23379                              <blockquote>
23380                                Harmful Algal and Cyanobacterial Blooms (HABs)
23381                                constitute a relevant public health and
23382                                ecological hazard due to their frequent
23383                                production of toxic metabolites, which is
23384                                increased by the current vulnerability of water
23385                                resources to environmental changes such as
23386                                global warming, population growth, and
23387                                eutrophication. These blooms have been typically
23388                                assessed by combining predictive models with
23389                                manual collection. However, these processes are
23390                                generally independent and do not provide data
23391                                with sufficient resolution to apply proactive
23392                                policies. In this work, we propose a novel and
23393                                integrative framework to straightforwardly
23394                                combine the conception, design, and deployment
23395                                of advanced Early-Warning Systems (EWSs) that
23396                                will allow us to automate all the processes
23397                                involved in HABs detection and management and
23398                                apply proactive policies. The framework is built
23399                                upon solid Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
23400                                principles, through Model Based Systems
23401                                Engineering (MBSE) as the driving methodology
23402                                and Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS)
23403                                as the M&S formalism.
23404                              </blockquote>
23405                            </div>
23406                          </div>
23407                        </div>
23408                      </div>
23409                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23410                      <a href="/wsc23papers/218.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23411                      ><br />
23412                    </div>
23413                  </div>
23414                  <div class="session-entry">
23415                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
23416                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
23417                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
23418                    ><br />
23419                    <div class="session-title">Digital Twins</div>
23420                    <div class="session-chair">
23421                      Chair: Claudia Szabo (University of Adelaide, The
23422                      University of Adelaide)<br />
23423                    </div>
23424                    <div class="slot-entry">
23425                      <a name="con183" tabindex="-1"></a>
23426                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23427                        <span class="slot-title"
23428                          >Automated Simulation and Virtual Reality Coupling for
23429                          Interactive Digital Twins</span
23430                        >
23431                      </div>
23432                      <div class="slot-authors">
23433                        Kai Franke, Jan Marius St&#252;rmer, and Tobias Koch
23434                        (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for the
23435                        Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures)
23436                      </div>
23437                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23438                        <div>
23439                          <a
23440                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23441                            id="vhsjs_view_522_1707793552_3603685"
23442                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_522_1707793552_3603685').hide();
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23445                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23446                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23447                    };
23448                    
23449                });"
23450                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23451                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23452                          ><a
23453                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23454                            id="vhsjs_hide_522_1707793552_3603685"
23455                            onclick="$('#521_1707793552_36036').hide(function() {
23456                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23457                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23458                    };
23459                });
23460                $('#vhsjs_hide_522_1707793552_3603685').hide();
23461                $('#vhsjs_view_522_1707793552_3603685').show();"
23462                            style="display: none"
23463                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23464                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23465                          >
23466                          <div
23467                            data-display-control="522_1707793552_3603685"
23468                            id="521_1707793552_36036"
23469                            style="display: none"
23470                          >
23471                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23472                              <blockquote>
23473                                While there are many efforts to simulate
23474                                technical systems in virtual environments and
23475                                provide a visual interaction for applications
23476                                such as training, authoring and analysis, the
23477                                process of generating applications still
23478                                requires a lot of manual work. This is
23479                                particularly critical in the context of
23480                                interactive Digital Twins for resilience, where
23481                                uncertain events can occur and every malfunction
23482                                or mistreatment of any part of the system needs
23483                                to be modeled. This paper presents an approach
23484                                to model such systems in a modular way by
23485                                automating the generation of its components for
23486                                a game engine and simulators based on a common
23487                                specification. Component instances are then
23488                                synchronized bidirectionally across applications
23489                                to achieve interaction between the game engine
23490                                and simulators. An example hydraulic system is
23491                                implemented and tested to demonstrate our
23492                                approach, which needs minimal manual work by
23493                                using predefined components. The solution can be
23494                                extended by integrating more components and
23495                                simulations.
23496                              </blockquote>
23497                            </div>
23498                          </div>
23499                        </div>
23500                      </div>
23501                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23502                      <a href="/wsc23papers/219.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23503                      ><br />
23504                    </div>
23505                    <div class="slot-entry">
23506                      <a name="con210" tabindex="-1"></a>
23507                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23508                        <span class="slot-title"
23509                          >Cityscape: A City-level Digital Twin Model Generator
23510                          for Simulation & Analyses</span
23511                        >
23512                      </div>
23513                      <div class="slot-authors">
23514                        Dhananjai M. Rao (Miami University)
23515                      </div>
23516                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23517                        <div>
23518                          <a
23519                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23520                            id="vhsjs_view_524_1707793552_362616"
23521                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_524_1707793552_362616').hide();
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23525                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23526                    };
23527                    
23528                });"
23529                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23530                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23531                          ><a
23532                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23533                            id="vhsjs_hide_524_1707793552_362616"
23534                            onclick="$('#523_1707793552_3626077').hide(function() {
23535                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23536                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23537                    };
23538                });
23539                $('#vhsjs_hide_524_1707793552_362616').hide();
23540                $('#vhsjs_view_524_1707793552_362616').show();"
23541                            style="display: none"
23542                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23543                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23544                          >
23545                          <div
23546                            data-display-control="524_1707793552_362616"
23547                            id="523_1707793552_3626077"
23548                            style="display: none"
23549                          >
23550                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23551                              <blockquote>
23552                                Cities and large urban areas face a myriad of
23553                                challenges ranging from city planning,
23554                                developing sustainable transportation, managing
23555                                natural catastrophes, and mitigating
23556                                communicable diseases. Addressing these
23557                                challenges requires effective analysis and
23558                                planning which in turn necessitates the use of
23559                                sufficiently detailed models or "digital twins."
23560                                Such detailed models that embody multifaceted
23561                                demographic and city characteristics are
23562                                challenging to generate. This paper presents our
23563                                ongoing work to develop a novel model generation
23564                                method and software suite called Cityscape, that
23565                                fuses diverse real-world data sets to generate a
23566                                digital twin for a given city. Specifically, our
23567                                method combines data from authoritative sources
23568                                including PUMS, PUMAs, and OpenStreet Map to
23569                                generate the digital twin. We have used the city
23570                                of Chicago (IL, USA) as a case study to verify
23571                                and validate (with ~85% confidence) our proposed
23572                                method.
23573                              </blockquote>
23574                            </div>
23575                          </div>
23576                        </div>
23577                      </div>
23578                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23579                      <a href="/wsc23papers/220.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23580                      ><br />
23581                    </div>
23582                    <div class="slot-entry">
23583                      <a name="inv150" tabindex="-1"></a>
23584                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23585                        <span class="slot-title"
23586                          >Microscopic Vehicular Traffic Simulation: Toward
23587                          Online Calibration</span
23588                        >
23589                      </div>
23590                      <div class="slot-authors">
23591                        Yulong Wang and John Miller (University of Georgia) and
23592                        Casey Bowman (University of North Georgia)
23593                      </div>
23594                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23595                        <div>
23596                          <a
23597                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23598                            id="vhsjs_view_526_1707793552_3648274"
23599                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_526_1707793552_3648274').hide();
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23602                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23603                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23604                    };
23605                    
23606                });"
23607                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23608                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23609                          ><a
23610                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23611                            id="vhsjs_hide_526_1707793552_3648274"
23612                            onclick="$('#525_1707793552_3648193').hide(function() {
23613                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23614                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23615                    };
23616                });
23617                $('#vhsjs_hide_526_1707793552_3648274').hide();
23618                $('#vhsjs_view_526_1707793552_3648274').show();"
23619                            style="display: none"
23620                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23621                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23622                          >
23623                          <div
23624                            data-display-control="526_1707793552_3648274"
23625                            id="525_1707793552_3648193"
23626                            style="display: none"
23627                          >
23628                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23629                              <blockquote>
23630                                The modern world requires accurate and efficient
23631                                traffic modeling to facilitate commerce and
23632                                ensure citizens' safety. Traffic simulations
23633                                play an important role in this endeavor by
23634                                allowing traffic engineers to test traffic
23635                                systems and policies before implementing them.
23636                                This requires traffic simulation models that
23637                                have the ability to accurately represent
23638                                real-world traffic systems, and which are also
23639                                capable of re-calibrating model parameters when
23640                                needed through online calibration. This work
23641                                presents four contributions toward this
23642                                endeavor. The data science system ScalaTion was
23643                                extended with agent-based modeling and makes use
23644                                of virtual threads for each vehicle, which
23645                                improves the efficiency of simulations. The
23646                                modeling, simulating, and data loading schema
23647                                were all optimized to enhance the system
23648                                performance as well. Additionally, a new arrival
23649                                model strategy was implemented improving the
23650                                accuracy of the model calibration phase.
23651                              </blockquote>
23652                            </div>
23653                          </div>
23654                        </div>
23655                      </div>
23656                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23657                      <a href="/wsc23papers/221.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23658                      ><br />
23659                    </div>
23660                  </div>
23661                  <div class="session-entry">
23662                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
23663                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
23664                    ><span class="program-track">Modeling Methodology</span
23665                    ><br />
23666                    <div class="session-title">Modeling Languages</div>
23667                    <div class="session-chair">
23668                      Chair: Andrea D'Ambrogio (University of Roma
23669                      TorVergata)<br />
23670                    </div>
23671                    <div class="slot-entry">
23672                      <a name="con141" tabindex="-1"></a>
23673                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23674                        <span class="slot-title"
23675                          >FACT: A Domain Specific Language Based on a
23676                          Functional Algebra for Continuous Time Modeling</span
23677                        >
23678                      </div>
23679                      <div class="slot-authors">
23680                        Edil G. Medeiros, Eduardo Lemos, and Eduardo Peixoto
23681                        (Universidade de Bras&#237;lia)
23682                      </div>
23683                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23684                        <div>
23685                          <a
23686                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23687                            id="vhsjs_view_528_1707793552_3692882"
23688                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_528_1707793552_3692882').hide();
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23692                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23694                    
23695                });"
23696                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23697                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23698                          ><a
23699                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23700                            id="vhsjs_hide_528_1707793552_3692882"
23701                            onclick="$('#527_1707793552_3692799').hide(function() {
23702                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23703                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23704                    };
23705                });
23706                $('#vhsjs_hide_528_1707793552_3692882').hide();
23707                $('#vhsjs_view_528_1707793552_3692882').show();"
23708                            style="display: none"
23709                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23710                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23711                          >
23712                          <div
23713                            data-display-control="528_1707793552_3692882"
23714                            id="527_1707793552_3692799"
23715                            style="display: none"
23716                          >
23717                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23718                              <blockquote>
23719                                Hybrid and cyber-physical systems create synergy
23720                                by combining digital modules with analog
23721                                implementations of signal processing operations
23722                                typically implemented in the digital domain. We
23723                                propose a domain-specific language (DSL),
23724                                so-called FACT &#8211; Functional Algebra for
23725                                Continuous Time, based on the algebraic
23726                                properties of the General Purpose Analog
23727                                Computer (GPAC), a theoretical model of
23728                                computation recently updated as a continuous
23729                                time equivalent of the Turing Machine. We lift
23730                                the GPAC to a continuous time dynamics inside a
23731                                black box semantics for understanding hybrid
23732                                systems, which allows us to redefine continuous
23733                                time semantics inspired by the functional
23734                                reactive programming style. FACT leverages the
23735                                type class mechanism from the Haskell functional
23736                                programming language to implement operators that
23737                                capture the proposed continuous time semantics.
23738                                An speed-optimized working open-source
23739                                implementation in the Haskell functional
23740                                language is provided and was used to demonstrate
23741                                how the language supports modeling and
23742                                simulation.
23743                              </blockquote>
23744                            </div>
23745                          </div>
23746                        </div>
23747                      </div>
23748                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23749                      <a href="/wsc23papers/222.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23750                      ><br />
23751                    </div>
23752                    <div class="slot-entry">
23753                      <a name="con217" tabindex="-1"></a>
23754                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23755                        <span class="slot-title"
23756                          >Transforming Discrete Event Models to Machine
23757                          Learning Models</span
23758                        >
23759                      </div>
23760                      <div class="slot-authors">
23761                        Hessam S. Sarjoughian, Forouzan Fallah, and
23762                        Seyyedamirhossein Saeidi (Arizona State University) and
23763                        Edward J. Yellig (Intel Corporation)
23764                      </div>
23765                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23766                        <div>
23767                          <a
23768                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23769                            id="vhsjs_view_530_1707793552_371609"
23770                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_530_1707793552_371609').hide();
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23774                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23775                    };
23776                    
23777                });"
23778                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23779                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23780                          ><a
23781                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23782                            id="vhsjs_hide_530_1707793552_371609"
23783                            onclick="$('#529_1707793552_371601').hide(function() {
23784                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23785                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23786                    };
23787                });
23788                $('#vhsjs_hide_530_1707793552_371609').hide();
23789                $('#vhsjs_view_530_1707793552_371609').show();"
23790                            style="display: none"
23791                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23792                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23793                          >
23794                          <div
23795                            data-display-control="530_1707793552_371609"
23796                            id="529_1707793552_371601"
23797                            style="display: none"
23798                          >
23799                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23800                              <blockquote>
23801                                Discrete event simulation, formalized as
23802                                deductive modeling, has been shown to be
23803                                effective for studying dynamical systems.
23804                                Development of models, however, is challenging
23805                                when numerous interacting components are
23806                                involved and should operate under different
23807                                conditions. Machine Learning (ML) holds the
23808                                promise to help reduce the effort needed to
23809                                develop models. Toward this goal, a collection
23810                                of ML algorithms, including Automatic Relevance
23811                                Determination are used. Parallel Discrete Event
23812                                System Specification (PDEVS) models are
23813                                developed for Single-stage and Two-stage cascade
23814                                factories. Each model is simulated under
23815                                different demand profiles. The simulated data
23816                                sets are partitioned into subsets, each for one
23817                                or more model components. The ML algorithms are
23818                                applied to the data sets for generating models.
23819                                The throughputs predicted by the ML models
23820                                closely match those in the PDEVS simulated data.
23821                                This study contributes to modeling by
23822                                demonstrating the potential benefits and
23823                                complications of utilizing ML for discrete-event
23824                                systems.
23825                              </blockquote>
23826                            </div>
23827                          </div>
23828                        </div>
23829                      </div>
23830                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23831                      <a href="/wsc23papers/223.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23832                      ><br />
23833                    </div>
23834                    <div class="slot-entry">
23835                      <a name="con249" tabindex="-1"></a>
23836                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23837                        <span class="slot-title"
23838                          >Validation without Data - Formalizing Stylized Facts
23839                          of Time Series</span
23840                        >
23841                      </div>
23842                      <div class="slot-authors">
23843                        Pia Wilsdorf, Marian Zuska, Philipp Andelfinger, Florian
23844                        Peters, and Adelinde Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
23845                      </div>
23846                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23847                        <div>
23848                          <a
23849                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23850                            id="vhsjs_view_532_1707793552_373991"
23851                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_532_1707793552_373991').hide();
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23855                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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23857                    
23858                });"
23859                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23860                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23861                          ><a
23862                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23863                            id="vhsjs_hide_532_1707793552_373991"
23864                            onclick="$('#531_1707793552_373983').hide(function() {
23865                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
23866                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
23867                    };
23868                });
23869                $('#vhsjs_hide_532_1707793552_373991').hide();
23870                $('#vhsjs_view_532_1707793552_373991').show();"
23871                            style="display: none"
23872                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23873                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23874                          >
23875                          <div
23876                            data-display-control="532_1707793552_373991"
23877                            id="531_1707793552_373983"
23878                            style="display: none"
23879                          >
23880                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
23881                              <blockquote>
23882                                A stylized fact is a simplified presentation of
23883                                an empirical finding. When modeling and
23884                                simulating complex systems and real data are
23885                                sparse, stylized facts have become a key
23886                                instrument for building trust in a model as they
23887                                represent important requirements regarding the
23888                                model&#8217;s behavior. However, automatically
23889                                validating stylized facts has remained limited
23890                                as they are usually expressed in natural
23891                                language. Therefore, we develop a formal
23892                                language with a custom syntax and tailored
23893                                predicates allowing modelers to unambiguously
23894                                and succinctly describe important (temporal)
23895                                characteristics of simulation traces or
23896                                relationships between multiple traces via
23897                                statistical tests. The proposed formal language
23898                                is able to express numerous facts from the
23899                                literature in different application domains, as
23900                                well as to automatically check stylized facts.
23901                                If stylized facts are defined at the beginning
23902                                of a simulation study, formally expressing and
23903                                checking them can streamline and guide the
23904                                development of simulation models and their
23905                                successive revisions.
23906                              </blockquote>
23907                            </div>
23908                          </div>
23909                        </div>
23910                      </div>
23911                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
23912                      <a href="/wsc23papers/224.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
23913                      ><br />
23914                    </div>
23915                  </div>
23916                </div>
23917                <div class="centered">
23918                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
23919                </div>
23920                <hr />
23921              </div>
23922              <div class="area-section">
23923                <div class="centered">
23924                  <a name="ptrack131" tabindex="-1"></a>
23925                  <div class="section-title">Professional Development</div>
23926                </div>
23927                <div class="centered track-chair">
23928                  <span class="track-chair-role"
23929                    >Track Coordinator - Professional Development: </span
23930                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
23931                    >Thomas Berg (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville),
23932                    Weiwei Chen (Rutgers University)</span
23933                  >
23934                </div>
23935                <div class="section-entry">
23936                  <div class="session-entry">
23937                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
23938                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
23939                    ><span class="program-track">Professional Development</span
23940                    ><br />
23941                    <div class="session-title">
23942                      Panel: Navigating Publication Outlets for Simulation
23943                      Research: Insights from Journal Editors
23944                    </div>
23945                    <div class="session-chair">
23946                      Chair: Thomas Berg (The University of Tennessee,
23947                      Knoxville)<br />
23948                    </div>
23949                    <div class="slot-entry">
23950                      <a name="cea162" tabindex="-1"></a>
23951                      <div class="slot-title-line">
23952                        <span class="slot-title"
23953                          >Navigating Publication Outlets for Simulation
23954                          Research: Insights from Journal Editors</span
23955                        >
23956                      </div>
23957                      <div class="slot-authors">
23958                        Tom Berg (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville); Jose
23959                        Blanchet (Stanford University); Christine Currie
23960                        (University of Southampton); Weiwei Chen (Rutgers
23961                        University); Peter Haas (University of Massachusetts
23962                        Amherst); Jeff Hong (Fudan University); Bruno Tuffin
23963                        (University of Rennes); and Jie Xu (George Mason
23964                        University)
23965                      </div>
23966                      <div class="slot-abstract">
23967                        <div>
23968                          <a
23969                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23970                            id="vhsjs_view_756_1707793552_87369"
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23977                    
23978                });"
23979                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
23980                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23981                          ><a
23982                            class="clickable no-decoration"
23983                            id="vhsjs_hide_756_1707793552_87369"
23984                            onclick="$('#755_1707793552_8736815').hide(function() {
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23989                $('#vhsjs_hide_756_1707793552_87369').hide();
23990                $('#vhsjs_view_756_1707793552_87369').show();"
23991                            style="display: none"
23992                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
23993                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
23994                          >
23995                          <div
23996                            data-display-control="756_1707793552_87369"
23997                            id="755_1707793552_8736815"
23998                            style="display: none"
23999                          >
24000                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24001                              <blockquote>
24002                                This panel discussion is designed to provide
24003                                young scholars in the field of simulation with
24004                                valuable insights into identifying suitable
24005                                publication avenues for their research
24006                                endeavors. Senior journal editors will serve as
24007                                panelists and share their wealth of experience
24008                                and perspectives. Journals represented include
24009                                ACM TOMACS, IISE Transactions, INFORMS Journal
24010                                on Computing, Journal of Simulation, Operations
24011                                Research, and Stochastic Systems. Specifically,
24012                                the panelists will introduce preferred topics,
24013                                focuses, and future trends for each journal.
24014                                Panelists will also share their own experiences
24015                                and suggestions on the peer review process, such
24016                                as how to navigate through revisions and
24017                                rejections, and ethical policies. Young scholars
24018                                will also learn the importance of serving the
24019                                community as a reviewer, and what senior editors
24020                                expect from reviewers.
24021                              </blockquote>
24022                            </div>
24023                          </div>
24024                        </div>
24025                      </div>
24026                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24027                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea162.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24028                      ><br />
24029                    </div>
24030                  </div>
24031                </div>
24032                <div class="centered">
24033                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
24034                </div>
24035                <hr />
24036              </div>
24037
24038              <div class="area-section">
24039                <div class="centered">
24040                  <a name="ptrack118" tabindex="-1"></a>
24041                  <div class="section-title">
24042                    Project Management and Construction
24043                  </div>
24044                </div>
24045                <div class="centered track-chair">
24046                  <span class="track-chair-role"
24047                    >Track Coordinator - Project Management and Construction: </span
24048                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
24049                    >Jing Du (University of Florida), Joseph Louis (Oregon State
24050                    University)</span
24051                  >
24052                </div>
24053                <div class="section-entry">
24054                  <div class="session-entry">
24055                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
24056                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
24057                    ><span class="program-track"
24058                      >Project Management and Construction</span
24059                    ><br />
24060                    <div class="session-title">
24061                      Health, Safety, and Sustainability in Construction
24062                    </div>
24063                    <div class="session-chair">
24064                      Chair: Shuai Li (the University of Tennessee)<br />
24065                    </div>
24066                    <div class="slot-entry">
24067                      <a name="con250" tabindex="-1"></a>
24068                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24069                        <span class="slot-title"
24070                          >Simulation Modeling for Sustainable Construction: A
24071                          Case Study to Highlight the Social Aspect</span
24072                        >
24073                      </div>
24074                      <div class="slot-authors">
24075                        Mai Ghazal, Fatemeh Parvaneh, Ahmed Hammad, and Yasser
24076                        Mohamed (University of Alberta)
24077                      </div>
24078                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24079                        <div>
24080                          <a
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24082                            id="vhsjs_view_534_1707793552_383451"
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24087                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24088                    };
24089                    
24090                });"
24091                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24092                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24093                          ><a
24094                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24095                            id="vhsjs_hide_534_1707793552_383451"
24096                            onclick="$('#533_1707793552_3834426').hide(function() {
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24098                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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24100                });
24101                $('#vhsjs_hide_534_1707793552_383451').hide();
24102                $('#vhsjs_view_534_1707793552_383451').show();"
24103                            style="display: none"
24104                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24105                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24106                          >
24107                          <div
24108                            data-display-control="534_1707793552_383451"
24109                            id="533_1707793552_3834426"
24110                            style="display: none"
24111                          >
24112                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24113                              <blockquote>
24114                                To cut costs and drive innovation in product
24115                                development, many projects have turned to remote
24116                                worksites for construction component
24117                                pre-fabrication. Fabricating pipe spools in
24118                                shops eliminates delays due to weather and
24119                                allows for better resource planning. This paper
24120                                aims to optimize labor resource usage in a pipe
24121                                spool manufacturing plant that fabricates three
24122                                different types of spools. It utilizes
24123                                historical data to implement a discrete-event
24124                                simulation model. The proposed simulation model
24125                                effectively reduced idle time and evenly
24126                                distributed the workload. As a result, the
24127                                overall fabrication time for all three spools
24128                                was reduced, leading to a 22% decrease in active
24129                                shop usage. This allowed subsequent jobs to
24130                                commence earlier, giving the team more
24131                                flexibility in meeting deadlines and addressing
24132                                labor constraints. This research provides
24133                                insights into how resource allocation plans can
24134                                be created to maximize sustainability results,
24135                                both socially (through improving working
24136                                conditions and reducing workloads) and
24137                                economically.
24138                              </blockquote>
24139                            </div>
24140                          </div>
24141                        </div>
24142                      </div>
24143                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24144                      <a href="/wsc23papers/225.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24145                      ><br />
24146                    </div>
24147                    <div class="slot-entry">
24148                      <a name="con313" tabindex="-1"></a>
24149                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24150                        <span class="slot-title"
24151                          >The Impact of Alcohol Use on Construction Safety
24152                          Outcomes: An Agent-Based Modeling Investigation</span
24153                        >
24154                      </div>
24155                      <div class="slot-authors">
24156                        Christin Manning and Ehsan Salari (Wichita State
24157                        University)
24158                      </div>
24159                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24160                        <div>
24161                          <a
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24163                            id="vhsjs_view_536_1707793552_3856196"
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24170                    
24171                });"
24172                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24173                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24174                          ><a
24175                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24176                            id="vhsjs_hide_536_1707793552_3856196"
24177                            onclick="$('#535_1707793552_3856115').hide(function() {
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24179                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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24182                $('#vhsjs_hide_536_1707793552_3856196').hide();
24183                $('#vhsjs_view_536_1707793552_3856196').show();"
24184                            style="display: none"
24185                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24186                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24187                          >
24188                          <div
24189                            data-display-control="536_1707793552_3856196"
24190                            id="535_1707793552_3856115"
24191                            style="display: none"
24192                          >
24193                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24194                              <blockquote>
24195                                Construction is a notoriously hazardous industry
24196                                and heavy alcohol use is common. This project
24197                                creates an agent-based modeling (ABM) simulation
24198                                exploring the impact of alcohol on safety
24199                                outcomes. Simulation modeling is useful in
24200                                occupational safety research because it
24201                                generates immediate results and bypasses ethical
24202                                concerns. Workers and foremen interact on a
24203                                virtual jobsite with hazards present. Positive
24204                                blood alcohol concentration (BAC) decreases
24205                                hazard awareness and reaction time, and
24206                                additionally decreases competency of foremen.
24207                                Scenarios of baseline, increased, and decreased
24208                                alcohol consumption are analyzed for changes in
24209                                near misses, injuries, and fatalities.
24210                                Additional scenarios of improved training and
24211                                engineering controls are explored also for
24212                                comparison. A decrease in alcohol consumption
24213                                led to a significant reduction in injuries by up
24214                                to 12%, and an increase had the opposite effect.
24215                                Neither scenario significantly impacted
24216                                fatalities due to fatalities' low base rate.
24217                                Safety training had a comparable impact but
24218                                improving engineering controls outweighed both.
24219                              </blockquote>
24220                            </div>
24221                          </div>
24222                        </div>
24223                      </div>
24224                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24225                      <a href="/wsc23papers/226.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24226                      ><br />
24227                    </div>
24228                    <div class="slot-entry">
24229                      <a name="con123" tabindex="-1"></a>
24230                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24231                        <span class="slot-title"
24232                          >3D Object Detection and Localization within
24233                          Healthcare Facilities</span
24234                        >
24235                      </div>
24236                      <div class="slot-authors">
24237                        Da Hu (Kennesaw State University) and Mengjun Wang and
24238                        Shuai Li (University of Tennessee)
24239                      </div>
24240                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24241                        <div>
24242                          <a
24243                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24244                            id="vhsjs_view_538_1707793552_3878474"
24245                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_538_1707793552_3878474').hide();
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24251                    
24252                });"
24253                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24254                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24255                          ><a
24256                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24257                            id="vhsjs_hide_538_1707793552_3878474"
24258                            onclick="$('#537_1707793552_3878396').hide(function() {
24259                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24260                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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24262                });
24263                $('#vhsjs_hide_538_1707793552_3878474').hide();
24264                $('#vhsjs_view_538_1707793552_3878474').show();"
24265                            style="display: none"
24266                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24267                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24268                          >
24269                          <div
24270                            data-display-control="538_1707793552_3878474"
24271                            id="537_1707793552_3878396"
24272                            style="display: none"
24273                          >
24274                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24275                              <blockquote>
24276                                This study introduces a deep learning-based
24277                                method for indoor 3D object detection and
24278                                localization in healthcare facilities. This
24279                                method incorporates spatial and channel
24280                                attention mechanisms into the YOLOv5
24281                                architecture, ensuring a balance between
24282                                accuracy and computational efficiency. The
24283                                network achieves an AP50 of 67.6%, an mAP of
24284                                46.7%, and a real-time detection rate with an
24285                                FPS of 67. Moreover, the study proposes a novel
24286                                mechanism for estimating the 3D coordinates of
24287                                detected objects and projecting them onto 3D
24288                                maps, with an average error of 0.24 m and 0.28 m
24289                                in the x and y directions, respectively. After
24290                                being tested and validated with real-world data
24291                                from a university campus, the proposed method
24292                                shows promise for improving disinfection
24293                                efficiency in healthcare facilities by enabling
24294                                real-time object detection and localization for
24295                                robot navigation.
24296                              </blockquote>
24297                            </div>
24298                          </div>
24299                        </div>
24300                      </div>
24301                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24302                      <a href="/wsc23papers/227.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24303                      ><br />
24304                    </div>
24305                  </div>
24306                  <div class="session-entry">
24307                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
24308                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
24309                    ><span class="program-track"
24310                      >Project Management and Construction</span
24311                    ><br />
24312                    <div class="session-title">
24313                      Technological Innovations for Enhanced Construction
24314                      Operations
24315                    </div>
24316                    <div class="session-chair">
24317                      Chair: Shuai Li (the University of Tennessee)<br />
24318                    </div>
24319                    <div class="slot-entry">
24320                      <a name="con367" tabindex="-1"></a>
24321                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24322                        <span class="slot-title"
24323                          >Applying Civil Information Modeling and Augmented
24324                          Reality to the Construction of Underground
24325                          Pipelines</span
24326                        >
24327                      </div>
24328                      <div class="slot-authors">
24329                        Andy Cui (Montgomery Blair High School) and Man Liang
24330                        (University of Maryland)
24331                      </div>
24332                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24333                        <div>
24334                          <a
24335                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24336                            id="vhsjs_view_540_1707793552_393342"
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24344                });"
24345                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24346                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24347                          ><a
24348                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24349                            id="vhsjs_hide_540_1707793552_393342"
24350                            onclick="$('#539_1707793552_3933334').hide(function() {
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24352                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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24355                $('#vhsjs_hide_540_1707793552_393342').hide();
24356                $('#vhsjs_view_540_1707793552_393342').show();"
24357                            style="display: none"
24358                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24359                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24360                          >
24361                          <div
24362                            data-display-control="540_1707793552_393342"
24363                            id="539_1707793552_3933334"
24364                            style="display: none"
24365                          >
24366                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24367                              <blockquote>
24368                                Municipal construction projects are often
24369                                challenging and risk-prone due to unexpected
24370                                underground conditions. Access to As-Built and
24371                                As-Design data is essential to avoid budget
24372                                overruns, schedule delays, and other
24373                                construction disputes. However, coordinating
24374                                field conditions with construction drawings can
24375                                be difficult and lead to discrepancies.
24376                                Traditional methods of denoting information onto
24377                                the ground by surveyors and field workers have
24378                                been limited in their ability to provide
24379                                relevant information and support scaling up.
24380                                These methods also create restrictions in data
24381                                sharing and communication among workers and
24382                                engineering teams. With the development and use
24383                                of AR technology, our study proposes an
24384                                augmented reality tool leveraging Google ARCore
24385                                to assist construction engineers in a
24386                                straightforward and efficient manner by
24387                                displaying utility information, including pipe
24388                                direction, type, slope, diameter, and material.
24389                                The campus area of the University of Maryland
24390                                College Park is used as a case study to
24391                                demonstrate our approach.
24392                              </blockquote>
24393                            </div>
24394                          </div>
24395                        </div>
24396                      </div>
24397                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24398                      <a href="/wsc23papers/229.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24399                      ><br />
24400                    </div>
24401                    <div class="slot-entry">
24402                      <a name="con189" tabindex="-1"></a>
24403                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24404                        <span class="slot-title"
24405                          >A Value Stream Mapping-Based Discrete Event
24406                          Simulation Template for Lean Off-Site Construction
24407                          Activities</span
24408                        >
24409                      </div>
24410                      <div class="slot-authors">
24411                        Prashanth Kumar Sreram (Indian Institute of Technology
24412                        Bombay, NICMAR Hyderabad) and Albert Thomas (Indian
24413                        Institute of Technology Bombay)
24414                      </div>
24415                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24416                        <div>
24417                          <a
24418                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24419                            id="vhsjs_view_542_1707793552_3955271"
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24427                });"
24428                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24429                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24430                          ><a
24431                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24432                            id="vhsjs_hide_542_1707793552_3955271"
24433                            onclick="$('#541_1707793552_395519').hide(function() {
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24438                $('#vhsjs_hide_542_1707793552_3955271').hide();
24439                $('#vhsjs_view_542_1707793552_3955271').show();"
24440                            style="display: none"
24441                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24442                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24443                          >
24444                          <div
24445                            data-display-control="542_1707793552_3955271"
24446                            id="541_1707793552_395519"
24447                            style="display: none"
24448                          >
24449                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24450                              <blockquote>
24451                                Lean construction is a promising approach for
24452                                performance improvement in the construction
24453                                industry. Value stream mapping (VSM) is an
24454                                essential lean tool for the process improvement
24455                                of construction activities. However, VSM,
24456                                regarded as a static pen-and-paper technique,
24457                                requires repeating the VSM preparation for every
24458                                improvement alternative. Therefore, dynamism can
24459                                be introduced into VSM by developing computer
24460                                simulation models, which is the study's
24461                                objective. A VSM-based discrete event simulation
24462                                (DES) template is presented in this paper for
24463                                off-site construction activities. The model
24464                                provides a virtual testing environment for the
24465                                user to decide upon the potential time reduction
24466                                in non-value-added (NVA) activities for the
24467                                process improvement. The development and
24468                                validation of the model is done based on the
24469                                actual data from a precast production factory.
24470                                The DES-VSM simulation model assists plant
24471                                managers with the best possible NVA reduction
24472                                strategy and accelerates lean implementation in
24473                                the construction industry.
24474                              </blockquote>
24475                            </div>
24476                          </div>
24477                        </div>
24478                      </div>
24479                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24480                      <a href="/wsc23papers/232.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24481                      ><br />
24482                    </div>
24483                  </div>
24484                  <div class="session-entry">
24485                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
24486                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
24487                    ><span class="program-track"
24488                      >Project Management and Construction</span
24489                    ><br />
24490                    <div class="session-title">
24491                      Advanced Simulation Methods in Construction
24492                    </div>
24493                    <div class="session-chair">
24494                      Chair: Albert Thomas (Indian Institute of Technology
24495                      Bombay)<br />
24496                    </div>
24497                    <div class="slot-entry">
24498                      <a name="con162" tabindex="-1"></a>
24499                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24500                        <span class="slot-title"
24501                          >New Functions and Statements to Support Preemption in
24502                          the STROBOSCOPE Simulation System</span
24503                        >
24504                      </div>
24505                      <div class="slot-authors">
24506                        Photios G. Ioannou (University of Michigan) and Veerasak
24507                        Likhitruangsilp (Chulalongkorn University)
24508                      </div>
24509                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24510                        <div>
24511                          <a
24512                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24513                            id="vhsjs_view_544_1707793552_399803"
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24521                });"
24522                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24523                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24524                          ><a
24525                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24526                            id="vhsjs_hide_544_1707793552_399803"
24527                            onclick="$('#543_1707793552_3997943').hide(function() {
24528                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24529                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24530                    };
24531                });
24532                $('#vhsjs_hide_544_1707793552_399803').hide();
24533                $('#vhsjs_view_544_1707793552_399803').show();"
24534                            style="display: none"
24535                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24536                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24537                          >
24538                          <div
24539                            data-display-control="544_1707793552_399803"
24540                            id="543_1707793552_3997943"
24541                            style="display: none"
24542                          >
24543                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24544                              <blockquote>
24545                                The new preemption capabilities added to the
24546                                STROBOSCOPE simulation system are described and
24547                                illustrated by two examples. The first example
24548                                involves moving soil using two wheelbarrows and
24549                                two laborers. It investigates the conditions for
24550                                preemption to improve production by allowing the
24551                                return of an empty wheelbarrow to interrupt
24552                                loading and to start hauling a partially loaded
24553                                wheelbarrow immediately. In the second example,
24554                                two cranes unload barges bringing fill material
24555                                for undersea land reclamation. When only one
24556                                barge is available, it can unload using both
24557                                cranes. When two or more barges become
24558                                available, each barge unloads using one crane.
24559                                Unloading a barge can switch between using one
24560                                and two cranes multiple times, with the
24561                                remaining unload time either cut in half or
24562                                doubled each time. Modeling the multiple
24563                                reallocations of cranes and the required time
24564                                adjustments illustrates the new STROBOSCOPE
24565                                preemption capabilities.
24566                              </blockquote>
24567                            </div>
24568                          </div>
24569                        </div>
24570                      </div>
24571                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24572                      <a href="/wsc23papers/230.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24573                      ><br />
24574                    </div>
24575                    <div class="slot-entry">
24576                      <a name="con163" tabindex="-1"></a>
24577                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24578                        <span class="slot-title"
24579                          >Simulation of Earthmoving for a Dam Using Engineering
24580                          Calculations</span
24581                        >
24582                      </div>
24583                      <div class="slot-authors">
24584                        Photios G. Ioannou (University of Michigan)
24585                      </div>
24586                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24587                        <div>
24588                          <a
24589                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24590                            id="vhsjs_view_546_1707793552_4018786"
24591                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_546_1707793552_4018786').hide();
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24593                $('#545_1707793552_4018703').slideDown(function() {
24594                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24595                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24596                    };
24597                    
24598                });"
24599                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24600                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24601                          ><a
24602                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24603                            id="vhsjs_hide_546_1707793552_4018786"
24604                            onclick="$('#545_1707793552_4018703').hide(function() {
24605                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24606                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24607                    };
24608                });
24609                $('#vhsjs_hide_546_1707793552_4018786').hide();
24610                $('#vhsjs_view_546_1707793552_4018786').show();"
24611                            style="display: none"
24612                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24613                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24614                          >
24615                          <div
24616                            data-display-control="546_1707793552_4018786"
24617                            id="545_1707793552_4018703"
24618                            style="display: none"
24619                          >
24620                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24621                              <blockquote>
24622                                Detailed STROBOSCOPE simulations of earthmoving
24623                                for the construction of a dam use the
24624                                engineering calculations typically employed in
24625                                heavy construction to estimate equipment
24626                                performance based on the characteristics of the
24627                                haul and return roads and the mechanical
24628                                properties of actual models of heavy loaders and
24629                                trucks. Sensitivity analysis investigates the
24630                                total cost of truck combinations while
24631                                considering the traffic effects of one or two
24632                                bridges needed to cross a river along the haul
24633                                route. This example can serve as a simulation
24634                                model template to facilitate the wider
24635                                acceptance of simulation in heavy construction
24636                                practice.
24637                              </blockquote>
24638                            </div>
24639                          </div>
24640                        </div>
24641                      </div>
24642                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24643                      <a href="/wsc23papers/231.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24644                      ><br />
24645                    </div>
24646                  </div>
24647                  <div class="session-entry">
24648                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
24649                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
24650                    ><span class="program-track"
24651                      >Project Management and Construction</span
24652                    ><br />
24653                    <div class="session-title">
24654                      Strategic Modeling and Decision Making in Construction
24655                    </div>
24656                    <div class="session-chair">
24657                      Chair: Gabriel Castelblanco (University of Florida)<br />
24658                    </div>
24659                    <div class="slot-entry">
24660                      <a name="con317" tabindex="-1"></a>
24661                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24662                        <span class="slot-title"
24663                          >Enhancing the Public Investment in Public-Private
24664                          Partnerships Using System Dynamics Modeling</span
24665                        >
24666                      </div>
24667                      <div class="slot-authors">
24668                        Sara Biziorek and Alberto De Marco (Politecnico di
24669                        Torino), Jose Guevara (Universidad de los Andes), and
24670                        Gabriel Castelblanco (University of Florida)
24671                      </div>
24672                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24673                        <div>
24674                          <a
24675                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24676                            id="vhsjs_view_548_1707793552_4066226"
24677                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_548_1707793552_4066226').hide();
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24679                $('#547_1707793552_4066145').slideDown(function() {
24680                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24681                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24682                    };
24683                    
24684                });"
24685                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24686                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24687                          ><a
24688                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24689                            id="vhsjs_hide_548_1707793552_4066226"
24690                            onclick="$('#547_1707793552_4066145').hide(function() {
24691                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24692                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24693                    };
24694                });
24695                $('#vhsjs_hide_548_1707793552_4066226').hide();
24696                $('#vhsjs_view_548_1707793552_4066226').show();"
24697                            style="display: none"
24698                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24699                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24700                          >
24701                          <div
24702                            data-display-control="548_1707793552_4066226"
24703                            id="547_1707793552_4066145"
24704                            style="display: none"
24705                          >
24706                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24707                              <blockquote>
24708                                Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programs have
24709                                been adopted to leverage private funding for the
24710                                development of public infrastructure and
24711                                services, thereby relieving public fiscal
24712                                pressure. However, the complexity and length of
24713                                PPP contracts can lead to higher costs for the
24714                                public sector. Using data from more than 700
24715                                PPPs that integrate the UK Private Finance
24716                                Initiative and Private Finance 2 programs, this
24717                                study analyzes the long-term financial
24718                                implications of these programs using System
24719                                Dynamics. Causal-loop diagrams were developed to
24720                                illustrate the causal structures that generate
24721                                the long-term financial effects of PPPs on the
24722                                public sector. The paper offers potential
24723                                strategies to enhance the performance of PPP
24724                                programs. This study contributes to closing the
24725                                research gap identified in previous research for
24726                                more efficient PPP programs by uncovering their
24727                                dynamics and offering suitable policies for
24728                                governments to improve their outcomes.
24729                              </blockquote>
24730                            </div>
24731                          </div>
24732                        </div>
24733                      </div>
24734                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24735                      <a href="/wsc23papers/233.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24736                      ><br />
24737                    </div>
24738                    <div class="slot-entry">
24739                      <a name="con370" tabindex="-1"></a>
24740                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24741                        <span class="slot-title"
24742                          >A Discrete-Event Simulation to Explore Disaggregation
24743                          of Biotechnology Research and Development
24744                          Workflows</span
24745                        >
24746                      </div>
24747                      <div class="slot-authors">
24748                        Susan S.M. Hanson, Noah Mecikalski, Alex Tobias, Jack
24749                        Morris, Neal Wagner, and Rebecca S. Widrick (MITRE
24750                        Corporation) and Damon Bayer (University of California
24751                        Irvine)
24752                      </div>
24753                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24754                        <div>
24755                          <a
24756                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24757                            id="vhsjs_view_550_1707793552_4091241"
24758                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_550_1707793552_4091241').hide();
24759                $('#vhsjs_hide_550_1707793552_4091241').show();
24760                $('#549_1707793552_4091156').slideDown(function() {
24761                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24762                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24763                    };
24764                    
24765                });"
24766                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24767                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24768                          ><a
24769                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24770                            id="vhsjs_hide_550_1707793552_4091241"
24771                            onclick="$('#549_1707793552_4091156').hide(function() {
24772                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24773                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24774                    };
24775                });
24776                $('#vhsjs_hide_550_1707793552_4091241').hide();
24777                $('#vhsjs_view_550_1707793552_4091241').show();"
24778                            style="display: none"
24779                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24780                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24781                          >
24782                          <div
24783                            data-display-control="550_1707793552_4091241"
24784                            id="549_1707793552_4091156"
24785                            style="display: none"
24786                          >
24787                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24788                              <blockquote>
24789                                Research and development (R&D) of biotechnology
24790                                products is an iterative process typically
24791                                characterized by a monolithic workflow in which
24792                                a single organization takes a project from start
24793                                to finish through many complex operations. This
24794                                paper presents a discrete-event simulation
24795                                methodology to explore an alternative
24796                                disaggregated workflow in which R&D is managed
24797                                by a single organization but individual
24798                                operations are distributed among multiple
24799                                organizations. This methodology is applied to a
24800                                protein engineering R&D process to compare the
24801                                monolithic and disaggregated workflows over a
24802                                range of conditions and scenarios. Based upon a
24803                                set of assumed parameters, results identify
24804                                conditions favorable to either workflow and
24805                                provide a first indication that the
24806                                industry&#8217;s trend towards disaggregation
24807                                may lead to improvements in development
24808                                timelines. The methodology also provides a
24809                                foundation for decision support tools that
24810                                enable decision-makers to manage biotechnology
24811                                R&D projects.
24812                              </blockquote>
24813                            </div>
24814                          </div>
24815                        </div>
24816                      </div>
24817                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24818                      <a href="/wsc23papers/234.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24819                      ><br />
24820                    </div>
24821                    <div class="slot-entry">
24822                      <a name="cea114" tabindex="-1"></a>
24823                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24824                        <span class="slot-title"
24825                          >Development of a Discrete Event Simulation Based
24826                          Framework to Evaluate Six Sigma Implementation in the
24827                          Construction Sector</span
24828                        >
24829                      </div>
24830                      <div class="slot-authors">
24831                        Srinivas Rao Jalam (Indian Institute of Technology
24832                        Bombay ,Mumbai); Vaishnavi Thumuganti (Stanford
24833                        University); and Albert Thomas (Indian Institute of
24834                        Technology Bombay ,Mumbai)
24835                      </div>
24836                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24837                        <div>
24838                          <a
24839                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24840                            id="vhsjs_view_552_1707793552_4114273"
24841                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_552_1707793552_4114273').hide();
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24843                $('#551_1707793552_4114192').slideDown(function() {
24844                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24845                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24846                    };
24847                    
24848                });"
24849                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24850                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24851                          ><a
24852                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24853                            id="vhsjs_hide_552_1707793552_4114273"
24854                            onclick="$('#551_1707793552_4114192').hide(function() {
24855                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24856                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24857                    };
24858                });
24859                $('#vhsjs_hide_552_1707793552_4114273').hide();
24860                $('#vhsjs_view_552_1707793552_4114273').show();"
24861                            style="display: none"
24862                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24863                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24864                          >
24865                          <div
24866                            data-display-control="552_1707793552_4114273"
24867                            id="551_1707793552_4114192"
24868                            style="display: none"
24869                          >
24870                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24871                              <blockquote>
24872                                Six Sigma is a useful technique adopted in the
24873                                construction industry to attain supreme quality
24874                                levels by reducing the variability in the
24875                                processes. However, rigorous field
24876                                implementation of a Six Sigma methodology takes
24877                                time, money, resources, and stakeholder
24878                                commitment. This study develops a
24879                                simulation-based framework that can mimic a Six
24880                                Sigma implementation effort in a construction
24881                                site using a discrete event simulation
24882                                technique. Such a framework helps the decision
24883                                makers to check the benefits of Six Sigma by
24884                                assessing what-if scenarios for possible system
24885                                improvement, even before expending the time and
24886                                resources needed for field implementation of Six
24887                                Sigma techniques. Therefore, through a
24888                                combination of discrete event simulation and Six
24889                                Sigma, the variations in a process at a
24890                                construction project are eliminated. The results
24891                                of this study can inspire construction managers
24892                                to use simulation to understand Six Sigma
24893                                implementation and improve the process or system
24894                                to fulfill customer needs.
24895                              </blockquote>
24896                            </div>
24897                          </div>
24898                        </div>
24899                      </div>
24900                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
24901                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea114.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
24902                      ><br />
24903                    </div>
24904                  </div>
24905                </div>
24906                <div class="centered">
24907                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
24908                </div>
24909                <hr />
24910              </div>
24911              <div class="area-section">
24912                <div class="centered">
24913                  <a name="ptrack109" tabindex="-1"></a>
24914                  <div class="section-title">
24915                    Reliability Modeling and Simulation
24916                  </div>
24917                </div>
24918                <div class="centered track-chair">
24919                  <span class="track-chair-role"
24920                    >Track Coordinator - Reliability Modeling and Simulation: </span
24921                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
24922                    >Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (University of Southern Denmark,
24923                    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Xueping Li (University
24924                    of Tennessee), Olufemi Omitaomu (Oak Ridge National
24925                    Laboratory)</span
24926                  >
24927                </div>
24928                <div class="section-entry">
24929                  <div class="session-entry">
24930                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
24931                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
24932                    ><span class="program-track"
24933                      >Reliability Modeling and Simulation</span
24934                    ><br />
24935                    <div class="session-title">
24936                      Simulation of Stochastic Models
24937                    </div>
24938                    <div class="session-chair">
24939                      Chair: Sophia Gunluk (Mila)<br />
24940                    </div>
24941                    <div class="slot-entry">
24942                      <a name="con204" tabindex="-1"></a>
24943                      <div class="slot-title-line">
24944                        <span class="slot-title"
24945                          >Identifying Quality Mersenne Twister Streams for
24946                          Parallel Stochastic Simulations</span
24947                        >
24948                      </div>
24949                      <div class="slot-authors">
24950                        Benjamin Antunes, Claude Mazel, and David Hill (LIMOS)
24951                      </div>
24952                      <div class="slot-abstract">
24953                        <div>
24954                          <a
24955                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24956                            id="vhsjs_view_554_1707793552_4189909"
24957                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_554_1707793552_4189909').hide();
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24961                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24962                    };
24963                    
24964                });"
24965                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
24966                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24967                          ><a
24968                            class="clickable no-decoration"
24969                            id="vhsjs_hide_554_1707793552_4189909"
24970                            onclick="$('#553_1707793552_4189825').hide(function() {
24971                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
24972                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
24973                    };
24974                });
24975                $('#vhsjs_hide_554_1707793552_4189909').hide();
24976                $('#vhsjs_view_554_1707793552_4189909').show();"
24977                            style="display: none"
24978                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
24979                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
24980                          >
24981                          <div
24982                            data-display-control="554_1707793552_4189909"
24983                            id="553_1707793552_4189825"
24984                            style="display: none"
24985                          >
24986                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
24987                              <blockquote>
24988                                The Mersenne Twister (MT) is a pseudo-random
24989                                number generator (PRNG) widely used in High
24990                                Performance Computing for parallel stochastic
24991                                simulations. We aim to assess the quality of
24992                                common parallelization techniques used to
24993                                generate large streams of MT pseudo-random
24994                                numbers. We compare three techniques: sequence
24995                                splitting, random spacing and MT indexed
24996                                sequence. The TestU01 Big Crush battery is used
24997                                to evaluate the quality of 4096 streams for each
24998                                technique on three different hardware
24999                                configurations. Surprisingly, all techniques
25000                                exhibited almost 30% of defects with no
25001                                technique showing better quality than the
25002                                others. While all 106 Big Crush tests showed
25003                                failures, the failure rate was limited to a
25004                                small number of tests (maximum of 6 tests failed
25005                                per stream, resulting in over 94% success rate).
25006                                Thanks to 33 CPU years, high-quality streams
25007                                identified are given. They can be used for
25008                                sensitive parallel simulations such as nuclear
25009                                medicine and precise high-energy physics
25010                                applications.
25011                              </blockquote>
25012                            </div>
25013                          </div>
25014                        </div>
25015                      </div>
25016                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25017                      <a href="/wsc23papers/235.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25018                      ><br />
25019                    </div>
25020                    <div class="slot-entry">
25021                      <a name="con331" tabindex="-1"></a>
25022                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25023                        <span class="slot-title"
25024                          >Simulating Justice: Simulation of Stochastic Models
25025                          for Community Bail Funds</span
25026                        >
25027                      </div>
25028                      <div class="slot-authors">
25029                        Sophia Gunluk (Mila) and Yidan Zhang and Jamol Pender
25030                        (Cornell University)
25031                      </div>
25032                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25033                        <div>
25034                          <a
25035                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25036                            id="vhsjs_view_556_1707793552_42122"
25037                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_556_1707793552_42122').hide();
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25041                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25042                    };
25043                    
25044                });"
25045                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25046                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25047                          ><a
25048                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25049                            id="vhsjs_hide_556_1707793552_42122"
25050                            onclick="$('#555_1707793552_421212').hide(function() {
25051                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25052                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25053                    };
25054                });
25055                $('#vhsjs_hide_556_1707793552_42122').hide();
25056                $('#vhsjs_view_556_1707793552_42122').show();"
25057                            style="display: none"
25058                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25059                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25060                          >
25061                          <div
25062                            data-display-control="556_1707793552_42122"
25063                            id="555_1707793552_421212"
25064                            style="display: none"
25065                          >
25066                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25067                              <blockquote>
25068                                Bail funds have a long history of helping those
25069                                who cannot afford bail in order to wait for
25070                                trial at home. They have also had a large impact
25071                                on the verdict of the defendant. In this paper,
25072                                we present the first stochastic model for
25073                                capturing the dynamics of a community bail fund.
25074                                Our bail fund model integrates traditional
25075                                queueing models with classic insurance/risk
25076                                models to represent the bail fund&#8217;s
25077                                intricate dynamics. We employ simulation
25078                                techniques to assess Gaussian-based
25079                                approximations that estimate the probability of
25080                                a defendant being denied access to the bail fund
25081                                when it lacks the adequate funds to support
25082                                them. Additionally, we propose a new
25083                                simulation-based algorithm that leverages a
25084                                deterministic infusion of capital as a control
25085                                variable to stabilize the probability that
25086                                defendants have access to the bail fund. Our
25087                                simulation results reveal that our
25088                                Gaussian-based approximations are suitable for
25089                                moderately and highly active bail funds.
25090                              </blockquote>
25091                            </div>
25092                          </div>
25093                        </div>
25094                      </div>
25095                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25096                      <a href="/wsc23papers/236.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25097                      ><br />
25098                    </div>
25099                    <div class="slot-entry">
25100                      <a name="con372" tabindex="-1"></a>
25101                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25102                        <span class="slot-title"
25103                          >Sensor Fusion DEVS for Angle Estimation on Inertial
25104                          Measurement Unit</span
25105                        >
25106                      </div>
25107                      <div class="slot-authors">
25108                        Gabriel Wainer, Joseph Boi-Ukeme, and Vedant Paranjape
25109                        (Carleton University)
25110                      </div>
25111                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25112                        <div>
25113                          <a
25114                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25115                            id="vhsjs_view_558_1707793552_4233623"
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25120                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25122                    
25123                });"
25124                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25125                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25126                          ><a
25127                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25128                            id="vhsjs_hide_558_1707793552_4233623"
25129                            onclick="$('#557_1707793552_4233541').hide(function() {
25130                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25131                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25133                });
25134                $('#vhsjs_hide_558_1707793552_4233623').hide();
25135                $('#vhsjs_view_558_1707793552_4233623').show();"
25136                            style="display: none"
25137                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25138                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25139                          >
25140                          <div
25141                            data-display-control="558_1707793552_4233623"
25142                            id="557_1707793552_4233541"
25143                            style="display: none"
25144                          >
25145                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25146                              <blockquote>
25147                                We explore the application of a Sensor Fusion
25148                                Framework, called SAFE (Simple, Applicable,
25149                                Extensible, and Flexible) to improve the
25150                                reliability of measurements obtained from
25151                                Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors. SAFE is
25152                                built using a DEVS specification and the Cadmium
25153                                tool. Measuring angular position is a difficult
25154                                task due to the unreliability of gyroscopes and
25155                                accelerometers, two sensors widely used to
25156                                measure angles. Although angular position can be
25157                                measured using imaging systems, these are
25158                                costly, and not ideal for handheld and portable
25159                                devices. An alternative solution is to use
25160                                sensor fusion to fuse the readings of both
25161                                accelerometer and gyroscope, obtaining reliable
25162                                readings. We show the application of the SAFE
25163                                methodology and the results of our case study
25164                                showing the potential of this method.
25165                              </blockquote>
25166                            </div>
25167                          </div>
25168                        </div>
25169                      </div>
25170                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25171                      <a href="/wsc23papers/237.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25172                      ><br />
25173                    </div>
25174                  </div>
25175                  <div class="session-entry">
25176                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
25177                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
25178                    ><span class="program-track"
25179                      >Reliability Modeling and Simulation</span
25180                    ><br />
25181                    <div class="session-title">Cyber-physical Systems</div>
25182                    <div class="session-chair">
25183                      Chair: Olufemi Omitaomu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)<br />
25184                    </div>
25185                    <div class="slot-entry">
25186                      <a name="con139" tabindex="-1"></a>
25187                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25188                        <span class="slot-title"
25189                          >A Virtual Testbed for the Development and
25190                          Verification of Cyber-Physical Systems</span
25191                        >
25192                      </div>
25193                      <div class="slot-authors">
25194                        Jan Reitz, David B&#246;ken, and J&#252;rgen
25195                        Ro&#223;mann (RWTH Aachen University)
25196                      </div>
25197                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25198                        <div>
25199                          <a
25200                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25201                            id="vhsjs_view_560_1707793552_4280877"
25202                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_560_1707793552_4280877').hide();
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25205                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25206                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25208                    
25209                });"
25210                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25211                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25212                          ><a
25213                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25214                            id="vhsjs_hide_560_1707793552_4280877"
25215                            onclick="$('#559_1707793552_4280791').hide(function() {
25216                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25217                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25219                });
25220                $('#vhsjs_hide_560_1707793552_4280877').hide();
25221                $('#vhsjs_view_560_1707793552_4280877').show();"
25222                            style="display: none"
25223                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25224                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25225                          >
25226                          <div
25227                            data-display-control="560_1707793552_4280877"
25228                            id="559_1707793552_4280791"
25229                            style="display: none"
25230                          >
25231                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25232                              <blockquote>
25233                                This paper presents a virtual testbed for the
25234                                development and verification of cyber-physical
25235                                systems, integrating network simulation,
25236                                physics, and hardware emulation within the
25237                                multi-domain simulation framework VEROSIM. The
25238                                testbed facilitates comprehensive
25239                                software-in-the-loop testing, enabling accurate
25240                                and reliable evaluation of control algorithms in
25241                                complex, interconnected systems. The integrated
25242                                approach simplifies simulation setup and model
25243                                management, while allowing natural treatment of
25244                                mobility and the use of sophisticated physical
25245                                radio wave propagation models. The testbed also
25246                                enables the simulation of various fault
25247                                scenarios, supporting the assessment of system
25248                                resilience and fault-tolerant strategies. A case
25249                                study involving a capsule approaching the
25250                                International Space Station demonstrates the
25251                                effectiveness of the proposed testbed in
25252                                capturing the interactions between software,
25253                                hardware, and physical elements, and verifying
25254                                the overall behavior of a cyber-physical system
25255                                under adverse conditions.
25256                              </blockquote>
25257                            </div>
25258                          </div>
25259                        </div>
25260                      </div>
25261                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25262                      <a href="/wsc23papers/238.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25263                      ><br />
25264                    </div>
25265                    <div class="slot-entry">
25266                      <a name="con156" tabindex="-1"></a>
25267                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25268                        <span class="slot-title"
25269                          >Multi-Agent Simulation Based Framework for Power
25270                          Restoration Time Estimation at Distribution
25271                          Level</span
25272                        >
25273                      </div>
25274                      <div class="slot-authors">
25275                        Yang Chen (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical
25276                        State University), Olufemi Omitaomu (Oak Ridge National
25277                        Laboratory), Nicholas Roberts (Dewberry), and Bandana
25278                        Kar (U.S. Department of Energy)
25279                      </div>
25280                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25281                        <div>
25282                          <a
25283                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25284                            id="vhsjs_view_562_1707793552_430452"
25285                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_562_1707793552_430452').hide();
25286                $('#vhsjs_hide_562_1707793552_430452').show();
25287                $('#561_1707793552_430444').slideDown(function() {
25288                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25289                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25290                    };
25291                    
25292                });"
25293                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25294                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25295                          ><a
25296                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25297                            id="vhsjs_hide_562_1707793552_430452"
25298                            onclick="$('#561_1707793552_430444').hide(function() {
25299                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25300                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25301                    };
25302                });
25303                $('#vhsjs_hide_562_1707793552_430452').hide();
25304                $('#vhsjs_view_562_1707793552_430452').show();"
25305                            style="display: none"
25306                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25307                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25308                          >
25309                          <div
25310                            data-display-control="562_1707793552_430452"
25311                            id="561_1707793552_430444"
25312                            style="display: none"
25313                          >
25314                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25315                              <blockquote>
25316                                The growing frequency of power outages has
25317                                prompted increased interest in developing a more
25318                                resilient power grid that can quickly recover
25319                                from weather-related damage. At the distribution
25320                                level, power restoration is a complex,
25321                                multi-stage process involving multiple response
25322                                entities. Providing utility stakeholders,
25323                                government regulators, and the public with
25324                                information about outage duration and estimated
25325                                time to restoration is crucial. The research
25326                                employs a multi-agent simulation approach, which
25327                                allows for the simulation of decision-making
25328                                behaviors among different entities and the
25329                                incorporation of various uncertainties.
25330                                Specifically, the study uses the open-source
25331                                simulation package Mesa-Geo in conjunction with
25332                                the Python language and constructs a road
25333                                network using the open-source network extension
25334                                pgRouting for routing queries. The research
25335                                design includes several experiments focused on
25336                                Florida as a case study, comparing repair crew
25337                                sizes, power outage numbers, and road damage
25338                                scenarios. The findings could offer valuable
25339                                managerial guidance on resource allocation in
25340                                the restoration process.
25341                              </blockquote>
25342                            </div>
25343                          </div>
25344                        </div>
25345                      </div>
25346                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25347                      <a href="/wsc23papers/239.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25348                      ><br />
25349                    </div>
25350                    <div class="slot-entry">
25351                      <a name="con358" tabindex="-1"></a>
25352                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25353                        <span class="slot-title"
25354                          >A Framework for Validating Data-Driven Discrete-Event
25355                          Simulation Models of Cyber-Physical Production
25356                          Systems</span
25357                        >
25358                      </div>
25359                      <div class="slot-authors">
25360                        Jonas Friederich (University of Southern Denmark) and
25361                        Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (Karlsruhe Institute of
25362                        Technology)
25363                      </div>
25364                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25365                        <div>
25366                          <a
25367                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25368                            id="vhsjs_view_564_1707793552_432608"
25369                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_564_1707793552_432608').hide();
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25373                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25374                    };
25375                    
25376                });"
25377                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25378                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25379                          ><a
25380                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25381                            id="vhsjs_hide_564_1707793552_432608"
25382                            onclick="$('#563_1707793552_4326').hide(function() {
25383                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25384                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25385                    };
25386                });
25387                $('#vhsjs_hide_564_1707793552_432608').hide();
25388                $('#vhsjs_view_564_1707793552_432608').show();"
25389                            style="display: none"
25390                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25391                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25392                          >
25393                          <div
25394                            data-display-control="564_1707793552_432608"
25395                            id="563_1707793552_4326"
25396                            style="display: none"
25397                          >
25398                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25399                              <blockquote>
25400                                In recent years, there has been a significant
25401                                increase in the deployment of Cyber-physical
25402                                Production Systems (CPPS) across various
25403                                industries. CPPS consist of interconnected
25404                                devices and systems that combine physical and
25405                                digital elements to enhance the efficiency,
25406                                productivity, and reliability of manufacturing
25407                                processes. Due to the continuous and fast-paced
25408                                evolution of the behavior of CPPS, there is an
25409                                increasing interest in generating data-driven
25410                                Discrete-event Simulation (DES) models of such
25411                                systems. The validation of these models,
25412                                however, remains a challenge, and traditional
25413                                approaches may be insufficient to ensure their
25414                                accuracy. To address this challenge, we propose
25415                                a framework for validating data-driven DES
25416                                models of CPPS. We emphasize the importance of
25417                                continuously monitoring the validity of
25418                                data-driven DES models and updating them when
25419                                necessary to ensure their accuracy over time.
25420                                We, furthermore, demonstrate our proposed
25421                                approach through a case study in reliability
25422                                assessment and discuss challenges and
25423                                limitations of our framework.
25424                              </blockquote>
25425                            </div>
25426                          </div>
25427                        </div>
25428                      </div>
25429                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25430                      <a href="/wsc23papers/240.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25431                      ><br />
25432                    </div>
25433                  </div>
25434                </div>
25435                <div class="centered">
25436                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
25437                </div>
25438                <hr />
25439              </div>
25440              <div class="area-section">
25441                <div class="centered">
25442                  <a name="ptrack107" tabindex="-1"></a>
25443                  <div class="section-title">Scientific Applications</div>
25444                </div>
25445                <div class="centered track-chair">
25446                  <span class="track-chair-role"
25447                    >Track Coordinator - Scientific Applications: </span
25448                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
25449                    >Rafael Mayo-Garc&#237;a (CIEMAT), Esteban Mocskos
25450                    (University of Buenos Aires (AR), CSC-CONICET)</span
25451                  >
25452                </div>
25453                <div class="section-entry">
25454                  <div class="session-entry">
25455                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
25456                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
25457                    ><span class="program-track">Scientific Applications</span
25458                    ><br />
25459                    <div class="session-title">
25460                      Computer Science for Simulations
25461                    </div>
25462                    <div class="session-chair">
25463                      Chair: Rafael Mayo-Garc&#237;a (CIEMAT)<br />
25464                    </div>
25465                    <div class="slot-entry">
25466                      <a name="inv187" tabindex="-1"></a>
25467                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25468                        <span class="slot-title"
25469                          >Strong Scaling of the SVD Algorithm for HPC Science:
25470                          A PETSc-based Approach</span
25471                        >
25472                      </div>
25473                      <div class="slot-authors">
25474                        Paula Ferrero-Roza (Universidad de La Coru&#241;a),
25475                        Jos&#233; A. Mor&#237;&#241;igo (CIEMAT), and Filippo
25476                        Terragni (UC3M)
25477                      </div>
25478                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25479                        <div>
25480                          <a
25481                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25482                            id="vhsjs_view_566_1707793552_441019"
25483                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_566_1707793552_441019').hide();
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25487                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25490                });"
25491                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25492                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25493                          ><a
25494                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25495                            id="vhsjs_hide_566_1707793552_441019"
25496                            onclick="$('#565_1707793552_4410107').hide(function() {
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25501                $('#vhsjs_hide_566_1707793552_441019').hide();
25502                $('#vhsjs_view_566_1707793552_441019').show();"
25503                            style="display: none"
25504                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25505                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25506                          >
25507                          <div
25508                            data-display-control="566_1707793552_441019"
25509                            id="565_1707793552_4410107"
25510                            style="display: none"
25511                          >
25512                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25513                              <blockquote>
25514                                The Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) algorithm
25515                                is ubiquitous in many fields of science and
25516                                technology. It may be used embedded into other
25517                                advanced algorithms, solvers or data processing
25518                                chains. In those scenarios dealing with large
25519                                data volumes expressed as a huge matrix, there
25520                                is the need of a parallel SVD version to process
25521                                it efficiently. We present some ideas and
25522                                results obtained within the PETSc framework,
25523                                which enable to design promising HPC scalable
25524                                solvers. The focused SVD implementations have
25525                                been taken from the SLEPc library, which is
25526                                seamless plugged into PETSc to extend its
25527                                capabilities. Besides, there is also a
25528                                randomized SVD and wrappers to interface
25529                                ScaLAPACK and others packages to extract
25530                                singular triplets. This work assesses the strong
25531                                scaling attained with these SVD implementations
25532                                at extracting the leading singular values of a
25533                                population of both sparse and dense matrices. A
25534                                comparison of performance is provided.
25535                              </blockquote>
25536                            </div>
25537                          </div>
25538                        </div>
25539                      </div>
25540                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25541                      <a href="/wsc23papers/241.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25542                      ><br />
25543                    </div>
25544                    <div class="slot-entry">
25545                      <a name="con171" tabindex="-1"></a>
25546                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25547                        <span class="slot-title"
25548                          >nbSimGen: Jupyter Notebook Extension for Generating
25549                          Simulation Experiments</span
25550                        >
25551                      </div>
25552                      <div class="slot-authors">
25553                        Pia Wilsdorf, Anton Willy Kirchh&#252;bel, and Adelinde
25554                        M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
25555                      </div>
25556                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25557                        <div>
25558                          <a
25559                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25560                            id="vhsjs_view_568_1707793552_4432216"
25561                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_568_1707793552_4432216').hide();
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25568                });"
25569                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25570                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25571                          ><a
25572                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25573                            id="vhsjs_hide_568_1707793552_4432216"
25574                            onclick="$('#567_1707793552_443213').hide(function() {
25575                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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25578                });
25579                $('#vhsjs_hide_568_1707793552_4432216').hide();
25580                $('#vhsjs_view_568_1707793552_4432216').show();"
25581                            style="display: none"
25582                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25583                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25584                          >
25585                          <div
25586                            data-display-control="568_1707793552_4432216"
25587                            id="567_1707793552_443213"
25588                            style="display: none"
25589                          >
25590                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25591                              <blockquote>
25592                                Simulation experiments are crucial in conducting
25593                                simulation studies. With simulation studies
25594                                growing increasingly complex, simulation
25595                                experiments are intertwined with steps of
25596                                conceptual modeling, model building, analyzing
25597                                data, and visualizing and interpreting results.
25598                                Making the products of these various steps
25599                                (assumptions, requirements, data, model
25600                                components, and experiments) explicit has been
25601                                shown to increase the reproducibility of
25602                                simulation studies. Moreover, using an
25603                                integrated environment that allows developing,
25604                                organizing and documenting those products can
25605                                facilitate their automatic reuse and
25606                                exploitation. We explore Jupyter Notebook as an
25607                                all-in-one solution for conducting and
25608                                documenting a simulation study, and we present
25609                                nbSimGen. This Jupyter Notebook extension lends
25610                                support to modelers by automatically specifying
25611                                and running suitable simulation experiments. It
25612                                is based on an annotation vocabulary that,
25613                                during the development of the conceptual model
25614                                and the simulation model, allows users to mark
25615                                portions of their notebook deemed relevant to
25616                                the various simulation experiments to come.
25617                              </blockquote>
25618                            </div>
25619                          </div>
25620                        </div>
25621                      </div>
25622                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25623                      <a href="/wsc23papers/242.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25624                      ><br />
25625                    </div>
25626                    <div class="slot-entry">
25627                      <a name="con288" tabindex="-1"></a>
25628                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25629                        <span class="slot-title"
25630                          >A Facilitated Discrete Event Simulation Framework to
25631                          Support Online Studies: An Intervention in a Small
25632                          Enterprise</span
25633                        >
25634                      </div>
25635                      <div class="slot-authors">
25636                        Milena Silva Oliveira, Carlos Henrique Santos, Gustavo
25637                        Teodoro Gabriel, Fabiano Leal, and Jos&#233; Arnaldo
25638                        Barra Montevechi (Federal University of Itajuba)
25639                      </div>
25640                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25641                        <div>
25642                          <a
25643                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25644                            id="vhsjs_view_570_1707793552_445604"
25645                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_570_1707793552_445604').hide();
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25649                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25650                    };
25651                    
25652                });"
25653                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25654                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25655                          ><a
25656                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25657                            id="vhsjs_hide_570_1707793552_445604"
25658                            onclick="$('#569_1707793552_4455957').hide(function() {
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25660                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25662                });
25663                $('#vhsjs_hide_570_1707793552_445604').hide();
25664                $('#vhsjs_view_570_1707793552_445604').show();"
25665                            style="display: none"
25666                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25667                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25668                          >
25669                          <div
25670                            data-display-control="570_1707793552_445604"
25671                            id="569_1707793552_4455957"
25672                            style="display: none"
25673                          >
25674                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25675                              <blockquote>
25676                                Considering some challenges that prevent the
25677                                expansion of discrete event simulation studies,
25678                                such as financial constraints to invest in the
25679                                data collection of large samples and to hire
25680                                qualified people for data analysis and for
25681                                developing complex models, this paper aims to
25682                                propose a framework to support simulation
25683                                studies where it is not widely used, adopting
25684                                facilitated modeling. Since the facilitated DES
25685                                frameworks in the literature focus on healthcare
25686                                and face-to-face meetings, the present work
25687                                offers a framework for simulation projects in
25688                                production systems, which also supports online
25689                                interventions. After its development, the
25690                                FaMoSim (Facilitated Modeling Simulation)
25691                                framework was applied in a real case to evaluate
25692                                its applicability. In the application, it was
25693                                possible to carry out a faster and more flexible
25694                                online modeling process, create a simple
25695                                computer model that does not require a complex
25696                                data collection structure nor a specialist team,
25697                                and assist the stakeholders in identifying
25698                                improvements.
25699                              </blockquote>
25700                            </div>
25701                          </div>
25702                        </div>
25703                      </div>
25704                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25705                      <a href="/wsc23papers/243.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25706                      ><br />
25707                    </div>
25708                  </div>
25709                  <div class="session-entry">
25710                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
25711                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
25712                    ><span class="program-track">Scientific Applications</span
25713                    ><br />
25714                    <div class="session-title">AI-oriented Simulations</div>
25715                    <div class="session-chair">
25716                      Chair: Rafael Mayo-Garc&#237;a (CIEMAT)<br />
25717                    </div>
25718                    <div class="slot-entry">
25719                      <a name="con376" tabindex="-1"></a>
25720                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25721                        <span class="slot-title"
25722                          >Emotion Classification Through Speech Data
25723                          Analysis</span
25724                        >
25725                      </div>
25726                      <div class="slot-authors">
25727                        Luzalen Marcos, Abdolreza Abhari, and Kristiina Mai
25728                        (Toronto Metropolitan University)
25729                      </div>
25730                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25731                        <div>
25732                          <a
25733                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25734                            id="vhsjs_view_572_1707793552_4516509"
25735                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_572_1707793552_4516509').hide();
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25738                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25739                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25740                    };
25741                    
25742                });"
25743                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25744                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25745                          ><a
25746                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25747                            id="vhsjs_hide_572_1707793552_4516509"
25748                            onclick="$('#571_1707793552_4516423').hide(function() {
25749                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25750                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25751                    };
25752                });
25753                $('#vhsjs_hide_572_1707793552_4516509').hide();
25754                $('#vhsjs_view_572_1707793552_4516509').show();"
25755                            style="display: none"
25756                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25757                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25758                          >
25759                          <div
25760                            data-display-control="572_1707793552_4516509"
25761                            id="571_1707793552_4516423"
25762                            style="display: none"
25763                          >
25764                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25765                              <blockquote>
25766                                Good quality healthcare services require
25767                                effective communication between the patient and
25768                                the healthcare provider. This work will help
25769                                improve the areas of healthcare systems
25770                                automation and optimization by applying Speech
25771                                Emotion Recognition (SER) in health
25772                                consultations to prevent miscommunication
25773                                between patients and healthcare providers.
25774                                Crowd-Sourced Emotional Multimodal Actors
25775                                Dataset (CREMA-D) was used to compare the
25776                                performances of different machine learning
25777                                models in classifying emotions. Before feeding
25778                                the raw dataset to the models, exploratory data
25779                                analysis was done to determine features that
25780                                should be considered for future analysis. Our
25781                                results showed that depending on the emotion,
25782                                there are some syllables in the text that were
25783                                emphasized or took time to be pronounced by the
25784                                speaker. After data analysis, the dataset was
25785                                fed into different models and determined that
25786                                the Support Vector Machine (SVM) is a
25787                                machine-learning model for SER.
25788                              </blockquote>
25789                            </div>
25790                          </div>
25791                        </div>
25792                      </div>
25793                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25794                      <a href="/wsc23papers/244.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25795                      ><br />
25796                    </div>
25797                    <div class="slot-entry">
25798                      <a name="inv189" tabindex="-1"></a>
25799                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25800                        <span class="slot-title"
25801                          >GPT-Based Models Meet Simulation: How to Efficiently
25802                          Use Large-Scale Pre-Trained Language Models Across
25803                          Simulation Tasks</span
25804                        >
25805                      </div>
25806                      <div class="slot-authors">
25807                        Philippe J. Giabbanelli (Miami University)
25808                      </div>
25809                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25810                        <div>
25811                          <a
25812                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25813                            id="vhsjs_view_574_1707793552_453865"
25814                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_574_1707793552_453865').hide();
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25818                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25819                    };
25820                    
25821                });"
25822                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25823                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25824                          ><a
25825                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25826                            id="vhsjs_hide_574_1707793552_453865"
25827                            onclick="$('#573_1707793552_4538565').hide(function() {
25828                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25829                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25830                    };
25831                });
25832                $('#vhsjs_hide_574_1707793552_453865').hide();
25833                $('#vhsjs_view_574_1707793552_453865').show();"
25834                            style="display: none"
25835                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25836                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25837                          >
25838                          <div
25839                            data-display-control="574_1707793552_453865"
25840                            id="573_1707793552_4538565"
25841                            style="display: none"
25842                          >
25843                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25844                              <blockquote>
25845                                The disruptive technology provided by
25846                                large-scale pre-trained language models (LLMs)
25847                                such as ChatGPT or GPT-4 has received
25848                                significant attention in several application
25849                                domains, often with an emphasis on high-level
25850                                opportunities and concerns. This paper is the
25851                                first examination regarding the use of LLMs for
25852                                scientific simulations. We focus on four
25853                                modeling and simulation tasks, each time
25854                                assessing the expected benefits and limitations
25855                                of LLMs while providing practical guidance for
25856                                modelers regarding the steps involved. The first
25857                                task is devoted to explaining the structure of a
25858                                conceptual model to promote the engagement of
25859                                participants in the modeling process. The second
25860                                task focuses on summarizing simulation outputs,
25861                                so that model users can identify a preferred
25862                                scenario. The third task seeks to broaden
25863                                accessibility to simulation platforms by
25864                                conveying the insights of simulation
25865                                visualizations via text. Finally, the last task
25866                                evokes the possibility of explaining simulation
25867                                errors and providing guidance to resolve them.
25868                              </blockquote>
25869                            </div>
25870                          </div>
25871                        </div>
25872                      </div>
25873                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25874                      <a href="/wsc23papers/245.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25875                      ><br />
25876                    </div>
25877                  </div>
25878                  <div class="session-entry">
25879                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
25880                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
25881                    ><span class="program-track">Scientific Applications</span
25882                    ><br />
25883                    <div class="session-title">Multi-physics Simulations</div>
25884                    <div class="session-chair">
25885                      Chair: Rafael Mayo-Garc&#237;a (CIEMAT)<br />
25886                    </div>
25887                    <div class="slot-entry">
25888                      <a name="cea127" tabindex="-1"></a>
25889                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25890                        <span class="slot-title"
25891                          >An Integrated Multi-Physics Optimization Framework
25892                          for Particle Accelerator Design</span
25893                        >
25894                      </div>
25895                      <div class="slot-authors">
25896                        Gongxiaohui Chen, Tyler Chang, and John Power (Argonne
25897                        National Laboratory) and Chungunag Jing (Euclid Techlabs
25898                        LLC)
25899                      </div>
25900                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25901                        <div>
25902                          <a
25903                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25904                            id="vhsjs_view_576_1707793552_4579587"
25905                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_576_1707793552_4579587').hide();
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25908                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25909                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
25910                    };
25911                    
25912                });"
25913                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25914                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25915                          ><a
25916                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25917                            id="vhsjs_hide_576_1707793552_4579587"
25918                            onclick="$('#575_1707793552_4579504').hide(function() {
25919                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25920                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25922                });
25923                $('#vhsjs_hide_576_1707793552_4579587').hide();
25924                $('#vhsjs_view_576_1707793552_4579587').show();"
25925                            style="display: none"
25926                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
25927                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25928                          >
25929                          <div
25930                            data-display-control="576_1707793552_4579587"
25931                            id="575_1707793552_4579504"
25932                            style="display: none"
25933                          >
25934                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
25935                              <blockquote>
25936                                The overarching goal of beamline design is to
25937                                achieve a high brightness electron beam from the
25938                                beamline. Traditional beamline design studies
25939                                involved separate optimizations of
25940                                radio-frequency cavities, magnets, and beam
25941                                dynamics using different codes and pursuing
25942                                various intermediate objectives. In this work,
25943                                we present a novel unified global optimization
25944                                framework that integrates multiple physics
25945                                modules for beamline design as simulation
25946                                functions for a two-stage global optimization
25947                                solver.
25948                              </blockquote>
25949                            </div>
25950                          </div>
25951                        </div>
25952                      </div>
25953                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
25954                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea127.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
25955                      ><br />
25956                    </div>
25957                    <div class="slot-entry">
25958                      <a name="inv156" tabindex="-1"></a>
25959                      <div class="slot-title-line">
25960                        <span class="slot-title"
25961                          >The Cloud-Based Implementation and Standardisation of
25962                          Anthropomorphic Phantoms and their Applications</span
25963                        >
25964                      </div>
25965                      <div class="slot-authors">
25966                        Osiris N&#250;&#241;ez-Chongo and Manuel Carretero
25967                        (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid); Rafael
25968                        Mayo-Garc&#237;a (Centro de Investigaciones
25969                        Energ&#233;ticas, Medioambientales y Tecnol&#243;gicas
25970                        (CIEMAT)); and Hern&#225;n Asorey (Comisi&#243;n
25971                        Nacional de Energ&#237;a At&#243;mica, Centro
25972                        At&#243;mico Bariloche)
25973                      </div>
25974                      <div class="slot-abstract">
25975                        <div>
25976                          <a
25977                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25978                            id="vhsjs_view_578_1707793552_461231"
25979                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_578_1707793552_461231').hide();
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25983                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25985                    
25986                });"
25987                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
25988                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
25989                          ><a
25990                            class="clickable no-decoration"
25991                            id="vhsjs_hide_578_1707793552_461231"
25992                            onclick="$('#577_1707793552_4612222').hide(function() {
25993                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
25994                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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25996                });
25997                $('#vhsjs_hide_578_1707793552_461231').hide();
25998                $('#vhsjs_view_578_1707793552_461231').show();"
25999                            style="display: none"
26000                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26001                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26002                          >
26003                          <div
26004                            data-display-control="578_1707793552_461231"
26005                            id="577_1707793552_4612222"
26006                            style="display: none"
26007                          >
26008                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26009                              <blockquote>
26010                                Radiation protection applications often require
26011                                the creation of a large number of precise
26012                                simulations of radiation-human body
26013                                interactions. Our research is focused on
26014                                creating RadPhantom, a new Geant4 application
26015                                that constructs voxelized anthropomorphic
26016                                phantom models. This allows for the standardized
26017                                and reproducible generation of Geant4
26018                                simulations in cloud-based environments. We have
26019                                incorporated existing and publicly accessible
26020                                models into Meiga, a framework designed for the
26021                                integration of Geant4-based applications. To
26022                                standardize these simulations, guarantee their
26023                                reproducibility, and adhere to the FAIR
26024                                principles, we have developed an extended
26025                                vocabulary schema using metadata and ontologies
26026                                that align with current standards. By employing
26027                                virtualization containers, we capitalize on the
26028                                scalability and adaptability of public and
26029                                federated clouds. In this paper, we detail our
26030                                implementation, present some benchmarking
26031                                results and comparisons with current
26032                                methodologies, and discuss the potential
26033                                applications for evaluating doses on commercial
26034                                flights or assessing radiation shielding in
26035                                neutron production facilities.
26036                              </blockquote>
26037                            </div>
26038                          </div>
26039                        </div>
26040                      </div>
26041                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26042                      <a href="/wsc23papers/246.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26043                      ><br />
26044                    </div>
26045                  </div>
26046                </div>
26047                <div class="centered">
26048                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
26049                </div>
26050                <hr />
26051              </div>
26052              <div class="area-section">
26053                <div class="centered">
26054                  <a name="ptrack130" tabindex="-1"></a>
26055                  <div class="section-title">Simulation Around the World</div>
26056                </div>
26057                <div class="centered track-chair">
26058                  <span class="track-chair-role"
26059                    >Track Coordinator - Simulation Around the World: </span
26060                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
26061                    >Seong-Hee Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology), Theresa
26062                    Roeder (San Francisco State University), John Shortle
26063                    (George Mason University)</span
26064                  >
26065                </div>
26066                <div class="section-entry">
26067                  <div class="session-entry">
26068                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
26069                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
26070                    ><span class="program-track"
26071                      >Simulation Around the World</span
26072                    ><br />
26073                    <div class="session-title">
26074                      Construction and Project Management
26075                    </div>
26076                    <div class="session-chair">
26077                      Chair: Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)<br />
26078                    </div>
26079                    <div class="slot-entry">
26080                      <a name="satwcont106" tabindex="-1"></a>
26081                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26082                        <span class="slot-title"
26083                          >DEVS Modeling and Simulation of the Loading and
26084                          Hauling Process in Open Pit Mines</span
26085                        >
26086                      </div>
26087                      <div class="slot-authors">
26088                        Joel Santana and Alonso Inostrosa-Psijas (Universidad de
26089                        Valpara&#237;so), Francisco Moreno (Universidad de
26090                        Santiago), Mauricio Oyarz&#250;n (Universidad Arturo
26091                        Prat), and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)
26092                      </div>
26093                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26094                        <div>
26095                          <a
26096                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26097                            id="vhsjs_view_580_1707793552_4718595"
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26105                });"
26106                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26107                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26108                          ><a
26109                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26110                            id="vhsjs_hide_580_1707793552_4718595"
26111                            onclick="$('#579_1707793552_471851').hide(function() {
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26117                $('#vhsjs_view_580_1707793552_4718595').show();"
26118                            style="display: none"
26119                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26120                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26121                          >
26122                          <div
26123                            data-display-control="580_1707793552_4718595"
26124                            id="579_1707793552_471851"
26125                            style="display: none"
26126                          >
26127                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26128                              <blockquote>
26129                                Chile is the world's leading copper producer,
26130                                with more than 5.6 million tons produced in
26131                                2020. Most of the produced ore comes from open
26132                                pit mines, whose extraction process consists of
26133                                different subprocesses, with ore hauling
26134                                incurring the highest operational cost. Tools to
26135                                improve this subprocess are of paramount
26136                                importance. Most tools use approaches that rely
26137                                on optimization based on analytical methods.
26138                                However, these fail to capture human behavior or
26139                                to consider fine-grained details. To this end,
26140                                we present a DEVS (Discrete-Event System
26141                                Specification) simulation model. The formal
26142                                definition of DEVS helps with the design and
26143                                experimentation. DEVS modular interfaces allow
26144                                users to extend the model easily to consider
26145                                more entities, mine layouts, and dispatching
26146                                policies. Simulations of the model delivered
26147                                precise results compared to the literature,
26148                                providing a valuable tool for decision-making in
26149                                the mining industry.
26150                              </blockquote>
26151                            </div>
26152                          </div>
26153                        </div>
26154                      </div>
26155                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26156                      <a href="/wsc23papers/259.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26157                      ><br />
26158                    </div>
26159                    <div class="slot-entry">
26160                      <a name="con338" tabindex="-1"></a>
26161                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26162                        <span class="slot-title"
26163                          >A Hybrid Simulation-based Optimization Framework for
26164                          Managing Modular Bridge Construction Projects: A
26165                          Cable-Stayed Bridge Case Study</span
26166                        >
26167                      </div>
26168                      <div class="slot-authors">
26169                        Mohamed Assaf, Sena Assaf, William Correa, Rafik
26170                        Lemouchi, and Yasser Mohamed (University of Alberta)
26171                      </div>
26172                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26173                        <div>
26174                          <a
26175                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26176                            id="vhsjs_view_582_1707793552_4936278"
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26184                });"
26185                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26186                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26187                          ><a
26188                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26189                            id="vhsjs_hide_582_1707793552_4936278"
26190                            onclick="$('#581_1707793552_4936197').hide(function() {
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26196                $('#vhsjs_view_582_1707793552_4936278').show();"
26197                            style="display: none"
26198                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26199                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26200                          >
26201                          <div
26202                            data-display-control="582_1707793552_4936278"
26203                            id="581_1707793552_4936197"
26204                            style="display: none"
26205                          >
26206                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26207                              <blockquote>
26208                                Generally, bridge construction is one of the
26209                                most complex structures in the construction
26210                                industry due to the higher scalability and
26211                                supply chain complexity. The modular bridge
26212                                construction (MBC) technique is considered more
26213                                advantageous in providing higher productivity,
26214                                shorter schedules, and better quality. Current
26215                                practices in managing MBC projects overlook
26216                                dynamic behaviors among the relevant
26217                                stakeholders and the interactions among various
26218                                interacting systems, including manufacturing,
26219                                logistics, and onsite assembly. To this end,
26220                                this paper proposes a simulation-optimization
26221                                framework to enhance MBC projects planning. The
26222                                simulation module comprises discrete event
26223                                simulation and agent-based modeling to model the
26224                                interconnected behaviors of the MBC systems. The
26225                                optimization module aims to improve the key
26226                                performance indicators (KPIs) of MBC projects,
26227                                including project cost, schedule, and
26228                                sustainability. The proposed framework is
26229                                validated by introducing an MBC case of a
26230                                cable-stayed bridge. The generated solutions by
26231                                the optimization model show possible significant
26232                                enhancements in the identified KPIs.
26233                              </blockquote>
26234                            </div>
26235                          </div>
26236                        </div>
26237                      </div>
26238                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26239                      <a href="/wsc23papers/260.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26240                      ><br />
26241                    </div>
26242                    <div class="slot-entry">
26243                      <a name="con330" tabindex="-1"></a>
26244                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26245                        <span class="slot-title"
26246                          >Integrated Analysis and Simulation for Enhancing Wall
26247                          Assembly Process Efficiency by Resolving
26248                          Bottlenecks</span
26249                        >
26250                      </div>
26251                      <div class="slot-authors">
26252                        Zeyu Mao, Alejandro Ramon Rivera, and Yasser Mohamed
26253                        (University of Alberta)
26254                      </div>
26255                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26256                        <div>
26257                          <a
26258                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26259                            id="vhsjs_view_584_1707793552_4960127"
26260                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_584_1707793552_4960127').hide();
26261                $('#vhsjs_hide_584_1707793552_4960127').show();
26262                $('#583_1707793552_496005').slideDown(function() {
26263                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26264                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26265                    };
26266                    
26267                });"
26268                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26269                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26270                          ><a
26271                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26272                            id="vhsjs_hide_584_1707793552_4960127"
26273                            onclick="$('#583_1707793552_496005').hide(function() {
26274                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26275                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26276                    };
26277                });
26278                $('#vhsjs_hide_584_1707793552_4960127').hide();
26279                $('#vhsjs_view_584_1707793552_4960127').show();"
26280                            style="display: none"
26281                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26282                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26283                          >
26284                          <div
26285                            data-display-control="584_1707793552_4960127"
26286                            id="583_1707793552_496005"
26287                            style="display: none"
26288                          >
26289                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26290                              <blockquote>
26291                                Unbalanced production rates of activities and
26292                                abundant resource allocation are the leading
26293                                reason behind bottlenecks in processes and have
26294                                been one of the causes that negatively affect
26295                                projects leading to wasted resources. Many
26296                                industries suffer from unbalanced resource
26297                                workloads, where manufacturing takt times at
26298                                some workstations are out of sync with preceding
26299                                stations, consequently leading to an abruption
26300                                in the workflow between activities. This
26301                                research aims to assess the current state of the
26302                                manufacturing process of a wall assembly line
26303                                from material cutting to installation,
26304                                identifying bottlenecks, and creating a
26305                                framework that would contrast both cycles to
26306                                finally propose a solution through simulation. A
26307                                case was studied to propose innovative methods
26308                                to improve the process flow and to eliminate any
26309                                waste generated by bottlenecks. This will not
26310                                only reduce the process duration but will also
26311                                significantly increase cost expenditure since
26312                                the amount of idle time and resources will be
26313                                reduced.
26314                              </blockquote>
26315                            </div>
26316                          </div>
26317                        </div>
26318                      </div>
26319                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26320                      <a href="/wsc23papers/261.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26321                      ><br />
26322                    </div>
26323                  </div>
26324                  <div class="session-entry">
26325                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
26326                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
26327                    ><span class="program-track"
26328                      >Simulation Around the World</span
26329                    ><br />
26330                    <div class="session-title">
26331                      Facilitating Business Decisions
26332                    </div>
26333                    <div class="session-chair">
26334                      Chair: Christos Alexopoulos (Georgia Institute of
26335                      Technology)<br />
26336                    </div>
26337                    <div class="slot-entry">
26338                      <a name="satwcea103" tabindex="-1"></a>
26339                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26340                        <span class="slot-title"
26341                          >Impactful Simulation Models from a Brazilian
26342                          Simulation Consultancy</span
26343                        >
26344                      </div>
26345                      <div class="slot-authors">
26346                        Wilson Pereira and Leonardo Chwif (Simulate)
26347                      </div>
26348                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26349                        <div>
26350                          <a
26351                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26352                            id="vhsjs_view_586_1707793552_5044959"
26353                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_586_1707793552_5044959').hide();
26354                $('#vhsjs_hide_586_1707793552_5044959').show();
26355                $('#585_1707793552_5044878').slideDown(function() {
26356                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26357                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26358                    };
26359                    
26360                });"
26361                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26362                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26363                          ><a
26364                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26365                            id="vhsjs_hide_586_1707793552_5044959"
26366                            onclick="$('#585_1707793552_5044878').hide(function() {
26367                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26368                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26369                    };
26370                });
26371                $('#vhsjs_hide_586_1707793552_5044959').hide();
26372                $('#vhsjs_view_586_1707793552_5044959').show();"
26373                            style="display: none"
26374                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26375                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26376                          >
26377                          <div
26378                            data-display-control="586_1707793552_5044959"
26379                            id="585_1707793552_5044878"
26380                            style="display: none"
26381                          >
26382                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26383                              <blockquote>
26384                                Simulate Simulation Technology is a Brazilian
26385                                consultancy company focused on developing
26386                                discrete event simulation models and providing
26387                                simulation training. Some of the simulation
26388                                models developed over the last 20 years are
26389                                classified by us as successful and impactful,
26390                                with no relationship to their complexity,
26391                                applicability level, or purpose. This article
26392                                presents some of these models.
26393                              </blockquote>
26394                            </div>
26395                          </div>
26396                        </div>
26397                      </div>
26398                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26399                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea103.pdf" target="_blank"
26400                        >pdf</a
26401                      ><br />
26402                    </div>
26403                    <div class="slot-entry">
26404                      <a name="satwcea101" tabindex="-1"></a>
26405                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26406                        <span class="slot-title"
26407                          >Using System Dynamics to Adapt Business Models to
26408                          Changing Conditions</span
26409                        >
26410                      </div>
26411                      <div class="slot-authors">
26412                        Marisa Analia Sanchez (Universidad Nacional del Sur) and
26413                        Javier Garc&#237;a Fronti (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
26414                      </div>
26415                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26416                        <div>
26417                          <a
26418                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26419                            id="vhsjs_view_588_1707793552_5229924"
26420                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_588_1707793552_5229924').hide();
26421                $('#vhsjs_hide_588_1707793552_5229924').show();
26422                $('#587_1707793552_5229845').slideDown(function() {
26423                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26424                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26425                    };
26426                    
26427                });"
26428                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26429                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26430                          ><a
26431                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26432                            id="vhsjs_hide_588_1707793552_5229924"
26433                            onclick="$('#587_1707793552_5229845').hide(function() {
26434                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26435                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26436                    };
26437                });
26438                $('#vhsjs_hide_588_1707793552_5229924').hide();
26439                $('#vhsjs_view_588_1707793552_5229924').show();"
26440                            style="display: none"
26441                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26442                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26443                          >
26444                          <div
26445                            data-display-control="588_1707793552_5229924"
26446                            id="587_1707793552_5229845"
26447                            style="display: none"
26448                          >
26449                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26450                              <blockquote>
26451                                This paper addresses the problem of determining
26452                                organizational adaptations to ensure business
26453                                continuity. We propose a methodology to assess
26454                                the impact of disruptions on a business model
26455                                and evaluate interventions using System Dynamics
26456                                archetypes. The methodology aims to contribute
26457                                to making decision-making more effective and
26458                                efficient in an uncertain scenario.
26459                              </blockquote>
26460                            </div>
26461                          </div>
26462                        </div>
26463                      </div>
26464                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26465                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea101.pdf" target="_blank"
26466                        >pdf</a
26467                      ><br />
26468                    </div>
26469                    <div class="slot-entry">
26470                      <a name="satwcea109" tabindex="-1"></a>
26471                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26472                        <span class="slot-title"
26473                          >Simulation-Based Immersive Analytics Toward Advanced
26474                          Decision Making</span
26475                        >
26476                      </div>
26477                      <div class="slot-authors">
26478                        Gisela Belen Confalonieri, Ezequiel Pecker-Marcosig,
26479                        Esteban Lanzarotti, and Rodrigo Daniel Castro
26480                        (Departamento de Computaci&#243;n, FCEyN-UBA / Instituto
26481                        de Ciencias de la Computaci&#243;n (ICC-CONICET))
26482                      </div>
26483                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26484                        <div>
26485                          <a
26486                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26487                            id="vhsjs_view_590_1707793552_5251224"
26488                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_590_1707793552_5251224').hide();
26489                $('#vhsjs_hide_590_1707793552_5251224').show();
26490                $('#589_1707793552_5251145').slideDown(function() {
26491                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26492                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26493                    };
26494                    
26495                });"
26496                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26497                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26498                          ><a
26499                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26500                            id="vhsjs_hide_590_1707793552_5251224"
26501                            onclick="$('#589_1707793552_5251145').hide(function() {
26502                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26503                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26504                    };
26505                });
26506                $('#vhsjs_hide_590_1707793552_5251224').hide();
26507                $('#vhsjs_view_590_1707793552_5251224').show();"
26508                            style="display: none"
26509                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26510                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26511                          >
26512                          <div
26513                            data-display-control="590_1707793552_5251224"
26514                            id="589_1707793552_5251145"
26515                            style="display: none"
26516                          >
26517                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26518                              <blockquote>
26519                                Managing effective visualisations for data
26520                                analysis is critical to support informed
26521                                decision making across multiple domains, which
26522                                also requires the ability to interact with the
26523                                data. This includes understanding data from
26524                                real-world scenarios enriched with simulated
26525                                virtual data, and the ability to assess the
26526                                impact of user interventions on concurrently
26527                                running simulation models. To address this, we
26528                                propose a framework that combines a DEVS
26529                                simulator with a game engine, allowing users to
26530                                interact directly with the model during
26531                                simulation runtime, while observing realistic
26532                                visualisations of the generated data and system
26533                                behaviour.
26534                              </blockquote>
26535                            </div>
26536                          </div>
26537                        </div>
26538                      </div>
26539                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26540                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea109.pdf" target="_blank"
26541                        >pdf</a
26542                      ><br />
26543                    </div>
26544                  </div>
26545                  <div class="session-entry">
26546                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
26547                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
26548                    ><span class="program-track"
26549                      >Simulation Around the World</span
26550                    ><br />
26551                    <div class="session-title">
26552                      Discrete-event Simulation Language and Platforms
26553                    </div>
26554                    <div class="session-chair">
26555                      Chair: Mar&#237;a Julia Blas (INGAR CONICET UTN)<br />
26556                    </div>
26557                    <div class="slot-entry">
26558                      <a name="satwcont104" tabindex="-1"></a>
26559                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26560                        <span class="slot-title"
26561                          >RustSim: A Process-Oriented Simulation Framework for
26562                          the Rust Language</span
26563                        >
26564                      </div>
26565                      <div class="slot-authors">
26566                        Kevin Frez and Mauricio Oyarzun (Universidad Arturo
26567                        Prat), Alonso Inostrosa-Psijas (Universidad de
26568                        Valpara&#237;so), Francisco Moreno (Universidad de
26569                        Santiago), and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)
26570                      </div>
26571                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26572                        <div>
26573                          <a
26574                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26575                            id="vhsjs_view_592_1707793552_530882"
26576                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_592_1707793552_530882').hide();
26577                $('#vhsjs_hide_592_1707793552_530882').show();
26578                $('#591_1707793552_5308738').slideDown(function() {
26579                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26580                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26581                    };
26582                    
26583                });"
26584                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26585                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26586                          ><a
26587                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26588                            id="vhsjs_hide_592_1707793552_530882"
26589                            onclick="$('#591_1707793552_5308738').hide(function() {
26590                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26591                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26592                    };
26593                });
26594                $('#vhsjs_hide_592_1707793552_530882').hide();
26595                $('#vhsjs_view_592_1707793552_530882').show();"
26596                            style="display: none"
26597                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26598                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26599                          >
26600                          <div
26601                            data-display-control="592_1707793552_530882"
26602                            id="591_1707793552_5308738"
26603                            style="display: none"
26604                          >
26605                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26606                              <blockquote>
26607                                We present RustSim, a library for discrete-event
26608                                process-oriented simulations designed and
26609                                implemented in Rust programming language. It
26610                                includes a broad set of classes to allow the
26611                                user to implement simulation processes and
26612                                process-oriented primitives. The flexible
26613                                modular design of RustSim allows users to extend
26614                                its functionality. In addition, RustSim includes
26615                                mechanisms to avoid inconsistencies when
26616                                applying state-changing primitives that other
26617                                libraries in the language's ecosystem do not
26618                                provide. We take advantage of Rust generators
26619                                (coroutine equivalent) to implement
26620                                process-oriented simulation primitives. Finally,
26621                                the library's internal process handling
26622                                structure is discussed in detail, including its
26623                                implementation, how simulations are executed,
26624                                and a case study with a highly detailed example
26625                                of its use.
26626                              </blockquote>
26627                            </div>
26628                          </div>
26629                        </div>
26630                      </div>
26631                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26632                      <a href="/wsc23papers/262.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26633                      ><br />
26634                    </div>
26635                    <div class="slot-entry">
26636                      <a name="satwcont105" tabindex="-1"></a>
26637                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26638                        <span class="slot-title"
26639                          >Modeling and Simulating Stream Processing
26640                          Platforms</span
26641                        >
26642                      </div>
26643                      <div class="slot-authors">
26644                        Alonso Inostrosa-Psijas (Universidad de
26645                        Valpara&#237;so); Veronica Gil-Costa (UNSL, CONICET);
26646                        Roberto Solar and Mauricio Marin (Universidad de
26647                        Santiago de Chile); and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton
26648                        University)
26649                      </div>
26650                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26651                        <div>
26652                          <a
26653                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26654                            id="vhsjs_view_594_1707793552_5332785"
26655                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_594_1707793552_5332785').hide();
26656                $('#vhsjs_hide_594_1707793552_5332785').show();
26657                $('#593_1707793552_5332701').slideDown(function() {
26658                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26659                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26660                    };
26661                    
26662                });"
26663                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26664                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26665                          ><a
26666                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26667                            id="vhsjs_hide_594_1707793552_5332785"
26668                            onclick="$('#593_1707793552_5332701').hide(function() {
26669                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26670                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26671                    };
26672                });
26673                $('#vhsjs_hide_594_1707793552_5332785').hide();
26674                $('#vhsjs_view_594_1707793552_5332785').show();"
26675                            style="display: none"
26676                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26677                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26678                          >
26679                          <div
26680                            data-display-control="594_1707793552_5332785"
26681                            id="593_1707793552_5332701"
26682                            style="display: none"
26683                          >
26684                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26685                              <blockquote>
26686                                Stream processing platforms allow processing and
26687                                analyzing real-time data. Several tools have
26688                                been developed for these platforms to guarantee
26689                                that the applications running on them are
26690                                scalable, fast, and fault-tolerant and that they
26691                                can be deployed on many processors. However,
26692                                determining the proper number of processors
26693                                suitable to hold a given stream processing-based
26694                                software application is challenging, especially
26695                                if the application is intended to serve a large
26696                                user community. In this paper, we propose to
26697                                model and simulate stream processing platforms
26698                                for performance evaluation purposes. In our case
26699                                study, we simulated a commonly used application
26700                                for the analysis of Twitter streams with Storm.
26701                                We evaluate its performance under different
26702                                workloads. Our simulator supports profiling to
26703                                measure various aspects of the application's
26704                                performance. Results show that the simulator can
26705                                replicate the metrics reported by the
26706                                application running on a real platform with
26707                                minimal error.
26708                              </blockquote>
26709                            </div>
26710                          </div>
26711                        </div>
26712                      </div>
26713                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26714                      <a href="/wsc23papers/263.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26715                      ><br />
26716                    </div>
26717                    <div class="slot-entry">
26718                      <a name="satwcea111" tabindex="-1"></a>
26719                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26720                        <span class="slot-title"
26721                          >Using a Software Design Pattern for Redesign Routed
26722                          DEVS Formalism</span
26723                        >
26724                      </div>
26725                      <div class="slot-authors">
26726                        Mateo Toniolo, Mar&#237;a Julia Blas, and Silvio Gonnet
26727                        (Universidad Tecnol&#243;gica Nacional - Facultad
26728                        Regional Santa Fe)
26729                      </div>
26730                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26731                        <div>
26732                          <a
26733                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26734                            id="vhsjs_view_596_1707793552_593096"
26735                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_596_1707793552_593096').hide();
26736                $('#vhsjs_hide_596_1707793552_593096').show();
26737                $('#595_1707793552_5930824').slideDown(function() {
26738                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26739                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26740                    };
26741                    
26742                });"
26743                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26744                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26745                          ><a
26746                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26747                            id="vhsjs_hide_596_1707793552_593096"
26748                            onclick="$('#595_1707793552_5930824').hide(function() {
26749                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26750                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26751                    };
26752                });
26753                $('#vhsjs_hide_596_1707793552_593096').hide();
26754                $('#vhsjs_view_596_1707793552_593096').show();"
26755                            style="display: none"
26756                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26757                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26758                          >
26759                          <div
26760                            data-display-control="596_1707793552_593096"
26761                            id="595_1707793552_5930824"
26762                            style="display: none"
26763                          >
26764                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26765                              <blockquote>
26766                                Routed DEVS (RDEVS) models improve traditional
26767                                discrete-event models by enhancing the
26768                                development of routing processes over predefined
26769                                behaviors. In this paper, we demonstrate how a
26770                                Software Engineering design pattern,
26771                                specifically the Decorator pattern, was applied
26772                                to the RDEVS formalism design to include event
26773                                tracking into the models without altering their
26774                                expected behavior. As a result, we provide a
26775                                solution that allows getting structured data
26776                                from RDEVS models at execution time.
26777                              </blockquote>
26778                            </div>
26779                          </div>
26780                        </div>
26781                      </div>
26782                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26783                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea111.pdf" target="_blank"
26784                        >pdf</a
26785                      ><br />
26786                    </div>
26787                  </div>
26788                  <div class="session-entry">
26789                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
26790                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
26791                    ><span class="program-track"
26792                      >Simulation Around the World</span
26793                    ><br />
26794                    <div class="session-title">
26795                      Agent-based and Healthcare Applications
26796                    </div>
26797                    <div class="session-chair">
26798                      Chair: Alonso Inostrosa Psijas (Universidad de
26799                      Valpara&#237;so)<br />
26800                    </div>
26801                    <div class="slot-entry">
26802                      <a name="satwcont103" tabindex="-1"></a>
26803                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26804                        <span class="slot-title"
26805                          >Using a Hybrid ABMS to Study the Propagation of
26806                          Vector-Borne Diseases in an Urban Area with
26807                          Heterogenous Geospatial Conditions</span
26808                        >
26809                      </div>
26810                      <div class="slot-authors">
26811                        Paula Escudero, Mariajose Franco, Mar&#237;a Sof&#237;a
26812                        Uribe, Susana &#193;lvarez, and Rafael Mateus
26813                        (Universidad EAFIT)
26814                      </div>
26815                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26816                        <div>
26817                          <a
26818                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26819                            id="vhsjs_view_598_1707793552_5988085"
26820                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_598_1707793552_5988085').hide();
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26822                $('#597_1707793552_598801').slideDown(function() {
26823                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26824                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26825                    };
26826                    
26827                });"
26828                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26829                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26830                          ><a
26831                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26832                            id="vhsjs_hide_598_1707793552_5988085"
26833                            onclick="$('#597_1707793552_598801').hide(function() {
26834                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26835                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26836                    };
26837                });
26838                $('#vhsjs_hide_598_1707793552_5988085').hide();
26839                $('#vhsjs_view_598_1707793552_5988085').show();"
26840                            style="display: none"
26841                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26842                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26843                          >
26844                          <div
26845                            data-display-control="598_1707793552_5988085"
26846                            id="597_1707793552_598801"
26847                            style="display: none"
26848                          >
26849                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26850                              <blockquote>
26851                                Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) is a
26852                                valuable tool for understanding infectious
26853                                disease propagation. This study presents a
26854                                hybrid ABMS approach to explore the transmission
26855                                dynamics of vector-borne diseases (Dengue, Zika,
26856                                and Chikungunya) in Bello, Colombia,
26857                                incorporating geospatial characteristics. The
26858                                model was developed with specific assumptions to
26859                                validate its alignment with theoretical
26860                                behavior. Our results demonstrate the
26861                                temperature&#8217;s significant impact on
26862                                disease spread. Particularly, Chikungunya
26863                                exhibits distinct behavior compared to Dengue
26864                                and Zika. While major infection peaks occur
26865                                early in the simulation, subsequent spread
26866                                diminishes due to the absence of reinfection
26867                                considerations. This research represents an
26868                                early stage of a larger project, laying the
26869                                groundwork for future research to address
26870                                computational challenges, enabling statistical
26871                                analysis with multiple runs, and enhancing the
26872                                model&#8217;s realism with seasonal temperature
26873                                variations and geographical distributions. These
26874                                findings will provide valuable insights for
26875                                policymakers and disease control strategies in
26876                                Colombia.
26877                              </blockquote>
26878                            </div>
26879                          </div>
26880                        </div>
26881                      </div>
26882                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26883                      <a href="/wsc23papers/264.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
26884                      ><br />
26885                    </div>
26886                    <div class="slot-entry">
26887                      <a name="satwcea108" tabindex="-1"></a>
26888                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26889                        <span class="slot-title"
26890                          >Agent-Based Model for Analysis of Cervical Cancer
26891                          Detection</span
26892                        >
26893                      </div>
26894                      <div class="slot-authors">
26895                        Juan F. Galindo Jaramillo (University of Campinas,
26896                        Herm&#237;nio Ometto Foundation) and Leonardo Grando,
26897                        Jos&#233; Roberto Emiliano Leite, Diama Bhadra Vale, and
26898                        Edson Ursini (University of Campinas)
26899                      </div>
26900                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26901                        <div>
26902                          <a
26903                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26904                            id="vhsjs_view_600_1707793552_600959"
26905                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_600_1707793552_600959').hide();
26906                $('#vhsjs_hide_600_1707793552_600959').show();
26907                $('#599_1707793552_6009512').slideDown(function() {
26908                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26909                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26910                    };
26911                    
26912                });"
26913                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26914                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26915                          ><a
26916                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26917                            id="vhsjs_hide_600_1707793552_600959"
26918                            onclick="$('#599_1707793552_6009512').hide(function() {
26919                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26920                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26921                    };
26922                });
26923                $('#vhsjs_hide_600_1707793552_600959').hide();
26924                $('#vhsjs_view_600_1707793552_600959').show();"
26925                            style="display: none"
26926                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26927                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26928                          >
26929                          <div
26930                            data-display-control="600_1707793552_600959"
26931                            id="599_1707793552_6009512"
26932                            style="display: none"
26933                          >
26934                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26935                              <blockquote>
26936                                Using Agent-Based Models (ABM) for disease
26937                                incidence may help decision-making processes.
26938                                This work shows an ABM for cervical cancer
26939                                detection. Our results show the relevance of
26940                                social indicators.
26941                              </blockquote>
26942                            </div>
26943                          </div>
26944                        </div>
26945                      </div>
26946                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
26947                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea108.pdf" target="_blank"
26948                        >pdf</a
26949                      ><br />
26950                    </div>
26951                    <div class="slot-entry">
26952                      <a name="con114" tabindex="-1"></a>
26953                      <div class="slot-title-line">
26954                        <span class="slot-title"
26955                          >Coordination of Hospital Parking and Transportation
26956                          Services: A Simulation-based Approach</span
26957                        >
26958                      </div>
26959                      <div class="slot-authors">
26960                        Tomer Schmid, Dror Neustatel, and Noa Zychlinski
26961                        (Technion&#8211;Israel Institute of Technology)
26962                      </div>
26963                      <div class="slot-abstract">
26964                        <div>
26965                          <a
26966                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26967                            id="vhsjs_view_602_1707793552_6032376"
26968                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_602_1707793552_6032376').hide();
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26970                $('#601_1707793552_6032293').slideDown(function() {
26971                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26972                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26973                    };
26974                    
26975                });"
26976                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
26977                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26978                          ><a
26979                            class="clickable no-decoration"
26980                            id="vhsjs_hide_602_1707793552_6032376"
26981                            onclick="$('#601_1707793552_6032293').hide(function() {
26982                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
26983                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
26984                    };
26985                });
26986                $('#vhsjs_hide_602_1707793552_6032376').hide();
26987                $('#vhsjs_view_602_1707793552_6032376').show();"
26988                            style="display: none"
26989                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
26990                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
26991                          >
26992                          <div
26993                            data-display-control="602_1707793552_6032376"
26994                            id="601_1707793552_6032293"
26995                            style="display: none"
26996                          >
26997                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
26998                              <blockquote>
26999                                Motivated by hospital parking problems that
27000                                limit the access of patients and visitors, we
27001                                study a hospital parking setting comprising an
27002                                on-site parking lot with an occupancy-based
27003                                dynamic tariff and a free shuttle service from
27004                                an off-site free parking lot. We developed a
27005                                discrete event simulation model to study the
27006                                system&#8217;s dynamics and find the preferable
27007                                coordinated tariff and shuttle schedule that
27008                                maximize revenue for the contractor operating
27009                                the hospital&#8217;s parking services under a
27010                                predefined service level. We use a case study
27011                                from Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem,
27012                                Jerusalem, to demonstrate the effectiveness of
27013                                our method. Our results show that the
27014                                coordinated solution provides significantly
27015                                better performance: more than a 30% increase in
27016                                service level, a 25% (about $5,000) increase in
27017                                daily revenue, and a 53% decrease in average
27018                                waiting time for a shuttle.
27019                              </blockquote>
27020                            </div>
27021                          </div>
27022                        </div>
27023                      </div>
27024                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27025                      <a href="/wsc23papers/143.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
27026                      ><br />
27027                    </div>
27028                  </div>
27029                  <div class="session-entry">
27030                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
27031                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
27032                    ><span class="program-track"
27033                      >Simulation Around the World</span
27034                    ><br />
27035                    <div class="session-title">
27036                      Simulation Applications in Africa
27037                    </div>
27038                    <div class="session-chair">
27039                      Chair: Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel University London)<br />
27040                    </div>
27041                    <div class="slot-entry">
27042                      <a name="satwcea110" tabindex="-1"></a>
27043                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27044                        <span class="slot-title"
27045                          >Weather Prediction Simulations for East Africa</span
27046                        >
27047                      </div>
27048                      <div class="slot-authors">
27049                        Julianne Sansa-Otim (Makerere University), Isaac Mugume
27050                        (Uganda National Meteorological Authority), and Mary
27051                        Nsabagwa (Makerere University)
27052                      </div>
27053                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27054                        <div>
27055                          <a
27056                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27057                            id="vhsjs_view_604_1707793552_6083174"
27058                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_604_1707793552_6083174').hide();
27059                $('#vhsjs_hide_604_1707793552_6083174').show();
27060                $('#603_1707793552_6083093').slideDown(function() {
27061                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27062                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27063                    };
27064                    
27065                });"
27066                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27067                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27068                          ><a
27069                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27070                            id="vhsjs_hide_604_1707793552_6083174"
27071                            onclick="$('#603_1707793552_6083093').hide(function() {
27072                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27073                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27074                    };
27075                });
27076                $('#vhsjs_hide_604_1707793552_6083174').hide();
27077                $('#vhsjs_view_604_1707793552_6083174').show();"
27078                            style="display: none"
27079                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27080                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27081                          >
27082                          <div
27083                            data-display-control="604_1707793552_6083174"
27084                            id="603_1707793552_6083093"
27085                            style="display: none"
27086                          >
27087                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27088                              <blockquote>
27089                                Numerical weather prediction (NWP) contributes
27090                                significantly in the production of appropriate
27091                                weather forecasts. These critical capabilities
27092                                were still largely lacking in East Africa in the
27093                                early 2010s and were recently established under
27094                                the auspices of the WIMEA-ICT Project. The
27095                                project introduced the use of the Weather
27096                                Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in the
27097                                region. This model was adopted by the National
27098                                Hydro-meteorological Agencies and is largely
27099                                being used as guidance in the operations.
27100                                However, due to advances in technology, there is
27101                                a need to build capacity in NWP data
27102                                assimilation as well as Machine Learning to
27103                                further improve the accuracy of weather and
27104                                climatic predictions. Additional crop weather
27105                                modelling studies will further inform
27106                                agricultural productivity enhancement in the
27107                                region.
27108                              </blockquote>
27109                            </div>
27110                          </div>
27111                        </div>
27112                      </div>
27113                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27114                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea110.pdf" target="_blank"
27115                        >pdf</a
27116                      ><br />
27117                    </div>
27118                    <div class="slot-entry">
27119                      <a name="satwcea106" tabindex="-1"></a>
27120                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27121                        <span class="slot-title"
27122                          >Challenges of Using Simulation for Healthcare
27123                          Operations Management in Developing Countries: The
27124                          Case of Ethiopia</span
27125                        >
27126                      </div>
27127                      <div class="slot-authors">
27128                        Tesfamariam M. Abuhay (University of Gondar, Queen's
27129                        University); Mihret Woldesemayat Tereda, Lomi Eyachew
27130                        Adane, and Malefia Demilie Melesse (University of
27131                        Gondar); Stewart Robinson (Newcastle University); and
27132                        Vedat Verter (Queen's University)
27133                      </div>
27134                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27135                        <div>
27136                          <a
27137                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27138                            id="vhsjs_view_606_1707793552_6106775"
27139                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_606_1707793552_6106775').hide();
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27142                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27143                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27144                    };
27145                    
27146                });"
27147                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27148                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27149                          ><a
27150                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27151                            id="vhsjs_hide_606_1707793552_6106775"
27152                            onclick="$('#605_1707793552_6106694').hide(function() {
27153                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27154                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27155                    };
27156                });
27157                $('#vhsjs_hide_606_1707793552_6106775').hide();
27158                $('#vhsjs_view_606_1707793552_6106775').show();"
27159                            style="display: none"
27160                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27161                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27162                          >
27163                          <div
27164                            data-display-control="606_1707793552_6106775"
27165                            id="605_1707793552_6106694"
27166                            style="display: none"
27167                          >
27168                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27169                              <blockquote>
27170                                Simulation models have been employed in
27171                                developed countries for healthcare service
27172                                operations management. However, leveraging
27173                                simulation in developing countries is limited
27174                                because healthcare operations management
27175                                challenges are quite different due to scarcity
27176                                of resources, high population numbers, high
27177                                healthcare demand, and poor planning,
27178                                implementation, monitoring and evaluation. This
27179                                study, hence, aims to investigate the usage and
27180                                adoption of simulation for healthcare operations
27181                                management in developing countries and the
27182                                challenges of using simulation in this context
27183                                by studying the case of Ethiopia through a
27184                                systematic literature review and survey.
27185                              </blockquote>
27186                            </div>
27187                          </div>
27188                        </div>
27189                      </div>
27190                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27191                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea106.pdf" target="_blank"
27192                        >pdf</a
27193                      ><br />
27194                    </div>
27195                    <div class="slot-entry">
27196                      <a name="con300" tabindex="-1"></a>
27197                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27198                        <span class="slot-title"
27199                          >Hybrid Approaches for Handling Mobile Crane Location
27200                          Problems in Construction Sites</span
27201                        >
27202                      </div>
27203                      <div class="slot-authors">
27204                        Khaoula Boutouhami, Rafik Lemouchi, and Mohamed Assaf
27205                        (University of Alberta); Ahmed Bouferguene (university
27206                        of alberta); Mohamed Al-Hussein (University of Alberta);
27207                        and Joe Kosa (NCSG Crane and Heavy Haul Services)
27208                      </div>
27209                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27210                        <div>
27211                          <a
27212                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27213                            id="vhsjs_view_608_1707793552_6132512"
27214                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_608_1707793552_6132512').hide();
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27217                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27218                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27219                    };
27220                    
27221                });"
27222                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27223                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27224                          ><a
27225                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27226                            id="vhsjs_hide_608_1707793552_6132512"
27227                            onclick="$('#607_1707793552_613243').hide(function() {
27228                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27229                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27230                    };
27231                });
27232                $('#vhsjs_hide_608_1707793552_6132512').hide();
27233                $('#vhsjs_view_608_1707793552_6132512').show();"
27234                            style="display: none"
27235                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27236                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27237                          >
27238                          <div
27239                            data-display-control="608_1707793552_6132512"
27240                            id="607_1707793552_613243"
27241                            style="display: none"
27242                          >
27243                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27244                              <blockquote>
27245                                Mobile crane location (MCL) in modular
27246                                construction is a complex problem that affects
27247                                both construction safety and efficiency.
27248                                Sub-optimal MCL planning increases the number of
27249                                crane relocations and the overall project cost.
27250                                Interestingly, recently, research on crane
27251                                operation planning and analysis focused on
27252                                determining crane configurations, boom lengths,
27253                                and radii to enable lifting given a crane
27254                                location. However, with a large number of
27255                                feasible locations, finding the best solution
27256                                becomes a harder task. In this respect, finding
27257                                a single crane location ensures an optimal lift
27258                                plan, e.g., minimizing the number of
27259                                pick-location. As a result, this paper aims to
27260                                bridge this gap by providing a hybrid approach
27261                                using heuristics, grid-based, and combinatorial
27262                                optimization algorithms to find the least
27263                                required lifting points. The proposed approach
27264                                is tested on a case study of a modular building.
27265                                The study contributes by minimizing the number
27266                                of crane relocations to enhance budget and cost
27267                                planning.
27268                              </blockquote>
27269                            </div>
27270                          </div>
27271                        </div>
27272                      </div>
27273                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27274                      <a href="/wsc23papers/228.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
27275                      ><br />
27276                    </div>
27277                  </div>
27278                  <div class="session-entry">
27279                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
27280                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
27281                    ><span class="program-track"
27282                      >Simulation Around the World</span
27283                    ><br />
27284                    <div class="session-title">
27285                      Decision Making with Discrete-event Simulation I
27286                    </div>
27287                    <div class="session-chair">
27288                      Chair: Stewart Robinson (Newcastle University)<br />
27289                    </div>
27290                    <div class="slot-entry">
27291                      <a name="satwcea107" tabindex="-1"></a>
27292                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27293                        <span class="slot-title"
27294                          >Modeling and Simulation for Farming Drone Battery
27295                          Recharging</span
27296                        >
27297                      </div>
27298                      <div class="slot-authors">
27299                        Leonardo Grando (University of Campinas); Juan F.
27300                        Galindo Jaramillo (University of Campinas, Herminio
27301                        Ometto Foundation); and Jos&#233; Roberto Emiliano Leite
27302                        and Edson Luiz Ursini (University of Campinas)
27303                      </div>
27304                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27305                        <div>
27306                          <a
27307                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27308                            id="vhsjs_view_610_1707793552_6183665"
27309                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_610_1707793552_6183665').hide();
27310                $('#vhsjs_hide_610_1707793552_6183665').show();
27311                $('#609_1707793552_6183586').slideDown(function() {
27312                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27313                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27314                    };
27315                    
27316                });"
27317                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27318                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27319                          ><a
27320                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27321                            id="vhsjs_hide_610_1707793552_6183665"
27322                            onclick="$('#609_1707793552_6183586').hide(function() {
27323                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27324                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27325                    };
27326                });
27327                $('#vhsjs_hide_610_1707793552_6183665').hide();
27328                $('#vhsjs_view_610_1707793552_6183665').show();"
27329                            style="display: none"
27330                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27331                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27332                          >
27333                          <div
27334                            data-display-control="610_1707793552_6183665"
27335                            id="609_1707793552_6183586"
27336                            style="display: none"
27337                          >
27338                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27339                              <blockquote>
27340                                The Connected Farm is composed of several
27341                                elements that communicate with each other
27342                                through a 4G/5G Radio Base Station (RBS) placed
27343                                in the middle of the farm. This RBS is connected
27344                                to the Internet, allowing communication for all
27345                                kinds of autonomous devices, performing
27346                                uninterrupted tasks. This work simulates the
27347                                Connected Farm environment for an autonomous
27348                                drone. Our model intends to define when each
27349                                drone needs to recharge its batteries, with no
27350                                collusion regarding this recharging decision,
27351                                reducing the drone's battery usage due to the
27352                                absence of this communication.
27353                              </blockquote>
27354                            </div>
27355                          </div>
27356                        </div>
27357                      </div>
27358                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27359                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea107.pdf" target="_blank"
27360                        >pdf</a
27361                      ><br />
27362                    </div>
27363                    <div class="slot-entry">
27364                      <a name="satwcont101" tabindex="-1"></a>
27365                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27366                        <span class="slot-title"
27367                          >Simulating the Social Influence in Transport Mode
27368                          Choices</span
27369                        >
27370                      </div>
27371                      <div class="slot-authors">
27372                        Kathleen Salazar-Serna (Pontificia Universidad
27373                        Javeriana, Universidad Nacional de Colombia); Lynnette
27374                        Hui Xian Ng (Carnegie Mellon University); Lorena Cadavid
27375                        and Carlos Jaime Franco (Universidad Nacional de
27376                        Colombia); and Kathleen M. Carley (Carnegie Mellon
27377                        University)
27378                      </div>
27379                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27380                        <div>
27381                          <a
27382                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27383                            id="vhsjs_view_612_1707793552_6208467"
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27387                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27388                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27389                    };
27390                    
27391                });"
27392                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27393                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27394                          ><a
27395                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27396                            id="vhsjs_hide_612_1707793552_6208467"
27397                            onclick="$('#611_1707793552_6208389').hide(function() {
27398                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27399                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27400                    };
27401                });
27402                $('#vhsjs_hide_612_1707793552_6208467').hide();
27403                $('#vhsjs_view_612_1707793552_6208467').show();"
27404                            style="display: none"
27405                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27406                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27407                          >
27408                          <div
27409                            data-display-control="612_1707793552_6208467"
27410                            id="611_1707793552_6208389"
27411                            style="display: none"
27412                          >
27413                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27414                              <blockquote>
27415                                Agent-based simulations have been used in
27416                                modeling transportation systems for traffic
27417                                management and passenger flows. In this work, we
27418                                hope to shed light on the complex factors that
27419                                influence transportation mode decisions within
27420                                developing countries, using Colombia as a case
27421                                study. We model an ecosystem of human agents
27422                                that decide at each time step on the mode of
27423                                transportation they would take to work. Their
27424                                decision is based on a combination of their
27425                                personal satisfaction with the journey they had
27426                                just taken, which is evaluated across a personal
27427                                vector of needs, the information they
27428                                crowdsource from their prevailing social
27429                                network, and their personal uncertainty about
27430                                the discomfort of trying a new transport
27431                                solution. We simulate different network
27432                                structures to analyze the social influence for
27433                                different decision-makers. We find that in
27434                                low/medium connected groups inquisitive people
27435                                actively change modes cyclically over the years
27436                                while imitators cluster rapidly and change less
27437                                frequently.
27438                              </blockquote>
27439                            </div>
27440                          </div>
27441                        </div>
27442                      </div>
27443                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27444                      <a href="/wsc23papers/265.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
27445                      ><br />
27446                    </div>
27447                  </div>
27448                  <div class="session-entry">
27449                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
27450                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
27451                    ><span class="program-track"
27452                      >Simulation Around the World</span
27453                    ><br />
27454                    <div class="session-title">
27455                      Decision Making with Discrete-event Simulation II
27456                    </div>
27457                    <div class="session-chair">
27458                      Chair: Cristina Ruiz-Mart&#237;n (Carleton University)<br />
27459                    </div>
27460                    <div class="slot-entry">
27461                      <a name="satwcont102" tabindex="-1"></a>
27462                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27463                        <span class="slot-title"
27464                          >A Simulation-Optimization Approach for Designing
27465                          Resilient Hyperconnected Physical Internet Supply
27466                          Chains</span
27467                        >
27468                      </div>
27469                      <div class="slot-authors">
27470                        Rafael D. Tordecilla, Jairo R. Montoya-Torres, and
27471                        William J. Guerrero (Universidad de La Sabana)
27472                      </div>
27473                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27474                        <div>
27475                          <a
27476                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27477                            id="vhsjs_view_614_1707793552_6259508"
27478                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_614_1707793552_6259508').hide();
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27481                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27482                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27483                    };
27484                    
27485                });"
27486                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27487                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27488                          ><a
27489                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27490                            id="vhsjs_hide_614_1707793552_6259508"
27491                            onclick="$('#613_1707793552_6259425').hide(function() {
27492                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27493                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27494                    };
27495                });
27496                $('#vhsjs_hide_614_1707793552_6259508').hide();
27497                $('#vhsjs_view_614_1707793552_6259508').show();"
27498                            style="display: none"
27499                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27500                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27501                          >
27502                          <div
27503                            data-display-control="614_1707793552_6259508"
27504                            id="613_1707793552_6259425"
27505                            style="display: none"
27506                          >
27507                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27508                              <blockquote>
27509                                The Physical Internet (PI) is a recent paradigm
27510                                in the supply chain management that proposes a
27511                                framework in which standardization and
27512                                optimization are key factors to raise supply
27513                                chain efficiency, resilience, and
27514                                sustainability. Strategic decisions are included
27515                                in the PI, including the supply chain network
27516                                design (SCND). In fact, structuring a (near)
27517                                optimal design is essential to achieve the PI
27518                                objectives. Additionally, disruptive events such
27519                                as the COVID-19 pandemic, earthquakes, or
27520                                terrorist attacks threaten the supply chains.
27521                                These events are difficult to predict, but their
27522                                effects can be simulated when addressing this
27523                                problem. Hence, we propose a
27524                                simulation-optimization approach that hybridizes
27525                                a multi-objective multi-period mixed-integer
27526                                program with discrete-event simulation to
27527                                optimize both cost and resilience in the SCND.
27528                                Furthermore, a network hyperconnection strategy
27529                                is tested. Results show that both resilience and
27530                                risk are improved after hyperconnecting the
27531                                supply chain, especially when active edges are
27532                                disturbed, but incur higher costs.
27533                              </blockquote>
27534                            </div>
27535                          </div>
27536                        </div>
27537                      </div>
27538                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27539                      <a href="/wsc23papers/267.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
27540                      ><br />
27541                    </div>
27542                    <div class="slot-entry">
27543                      <a name="satwcea105" tabindex="-1"></a>
27544                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27545                        <span class="slot-title"
27546                          >Formal Modeling and Simulation of Economic Complexity
27547                          Networks with Emergent Behavior-DEVS</span
27548                        >
27549                      </div>
27550                      <div class="slot-authors">
27551                        Tobias Carreira Munich and Rodrigo Castro (Departamento
27552                        de Computaci&#243;n, FCEyN-UBA / Instituto de Ciencias
27553                        de la Computaci&#243;n (ICC-CONICET))
27554                      </div>
27555                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27556                        <div>
27557                          <a
27558                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27559                            id="vhsjs_view_616_1707793552_6279607"
27560                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_616_1707793552_6279607').hide();
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27562                $('#615_1707793552_6279523').slideDown(function() {
27563                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27564                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27565                    };
27566                    
27567                });"
27568                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27569                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27570                          ><a
27571                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27572                            id="vhsjs_hide_616_1707793552_6279607"
27573                            onclick="$('#615_1707793552_6279523').hide(function() {
27574                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27575                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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27577                });
27578                $('#vhsjs_hide_616_1707793552_6279607').hide();
27579                $('#vhsjs_view_616_1707793552_6279607').show();"
27580                            style="display: none"
27581                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27582                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27583                          >
27584                          <div
27585                            data-display-control="616_1707793552_6279607"
27586                            id="615_1707793552_6279523"
27587                            style="display: none"
27588                          >
27589                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27590                              <blockquote>
27591                                We present an application of the EB-DEVS
27592                                modelling framework for agent-based complex
27593                                adaptive systems to a systematic study of the
27594                                international Product Space network in the field
27595                                of Economic Complexity. The evolution of the
27596                                production structure of agents (countries)
27597                                becomes mutually determined by an emerging
27598                                macroscopic network (resulting from the
27599                                worldwide trade). This framework allows to make
27600                                prospective analysis about the productive
27601                                structure of countries.
27602                              </blockquote>
27603                            </div>
27604                          </div>
27605                        </div>
27606                      </div>
27607                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27608                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea105.pdf" target="_blank"
27609                        >pdf</a
27610                      ><br />
27611                    </div>
27612                    <div class="slot-entry">
27613                      <a name="satwcea112" tabindex="-1"></a>
27614                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27615                        <span class="slot-title"
27616                          >Predicting Job Waiting Times in a Stochastic
27617                          Scheduling Environment Using Simulation and Regression
27618                          Machine Learning Models</span
27619                        >
27620                      </div>
27621                      <div class="slot-authors">
27622                        Ivan Kristianto Singgih (University of Surabaya, The
27623                        Indonesian Researcher Association in South Korea) and
27624                        Stefanus Soegiharto (University of Surabaya)
27625                      </div>
27626                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27627                        <div>
27628                          <a
27629                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27630                            id="vhsjs_view_618_1707793552_6300383"
27631                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_618_1707793552_6300383').hide();
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27635                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27636                    };
27637                    
27638                });"
27639                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27640                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27641                          ><a
27642                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27643                            id="vhsjs_hide_618_1707793552_6300383"
27644                            onclick="$('#617_1707793552_6300302').hide(function() {
27645                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27646                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27647                    };
27648                });
27649                $('#vhsjs_hide_618_1707793552_6300383').hide();
27650                $('#vhsjs_view_618_1707793552_6300383').show();"
27651                            style="display: none"
27652                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27653                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27654                          >
27655                          <div
27656                            data-display-control="618_1707793552_6300383"
27657                            id="617_1707793552_6300302"
27658                            style="display: none"
27659                          >
27660                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27661                              <blockquote>
27662                                Scheduling real systems is complicated because
27663                                of the consideration of various working
27664                                conditions. Although various combinatorial
27665                                optimization methods, ranging from mathematical
27666                                models, heuristics, metaheuristics, etc., have
27667                                been developed, these methods could require a
27668                                long computational time due to the complexity of
27669                                the problems. This study proposes a framework to
27670                                understand the system&#8217;s behavior using
27671                                regression machine learning techniques. The
27672                                considered system could be any type, e.g., the
27673                                flow shop, job shop, and their variants, with a
27674                                certain scheduling method. The framework
27675                                consists of (1) the development of the
27676                                simulation for generating the data and (2) how
27677                                the data could be used for training the
27678                                regression machine learning models. An example
27679                                of the stochastic single-machine problem with
27680                                the First-In-First-Out rule is considered. The
27681                                framework could be used to simplify the process
27682                                of understanding the system&#8217;s behavior
27683                                without any necessity to solve the optimization
27684                                problem, which could be time-consuming.
27685                              </blockquote>
27686                            </div>
27687                          </div>
27688                        </div>
27689                      </div>
27690                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27691                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea112.pdf" target="_blank"
27692                        >pdf</a
27693                      ><br />
27694                    </div>
27695                  </div>
27696                  <div class="session-entry">
27697                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
27698                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
27699                    ><span class="program-track"
27700                      >Simulation Around the World</span
27701                    ><br />
27702                    <div class="session-title">Post-disaster Relief</div>
27703                    <div class="session-chair">
27704                      Chair: Enver Yucesan (INSEAD)<br />
27705                    </div>
27706                    <div class="slot-entry">
27707                      <a name="satwcea116" tabindex="-1"></a>
27708                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27709                        <span class="slot-title"
27710                          >An Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate the Dynamics of
27711                          First Responders and Evacuees in Post-Disaster
27712                          Scenarios</span
27713                        >
27714                      </div>
27715                      <div class="slot-authors">
27716                        Amirreza Pashapour and F. Sibel Salman (Koc University),
27717                        Sridhar R. Tayur (Carnegie Mellon University), and
27718                        Bar&#305;&#351; Y&#305;ld&#305;z (Koc University)
27719                      </div>
27720                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27721                        <div>
27722                          <a
27723                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27724                            id="vhsjs_view_620_1707793552_6363072"
27725                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_620_1707793552_6363072').hide();
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27729                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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27731                    
27732                });"
27733                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27734                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27735                          ><a
27736                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27737                            id="vhsjs_hide_620_1707793552_6363072"
27738                            onclick="$('#619_1707793552_6362987').hide(function() {
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27744                $('#vhsjs_view_620_1707793552_6363072').show();"
27745                            style="display: none"
27746                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27747                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27748                          >
27749                          <div
27750                            data-display-control="620_1707793552_6363072"
27751                            id="619_1707793552_6362987"
27752                            style="display: none"
27753                          >
27754                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27755                              <blockquote>
27756                                In the aftermath of a sudden catastrophe, First
27757                                Responders (FR) strive to promptly reach and
27758                                rescue victims. Simultaneously, individuals take
27759                                roads to evacuate the affected region, access
27760                                medical facilities or shelters, and reunite with
27761                                their relatives. The escalated traffic
27762                                congestion significantly hinders critical FR
27763                                operations. In this study, we construct an
27764                                Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) model that extends
27765                                the existing models by incorporating FR agents,
27766                                their allocated road map, and their interaction
27767                                with evacuees in the network. Our model
27768                                investigates individuals' evacuation times as
27769                                well as FRs' rescue operation performance,
27770                                provided that a subset of road segments are
27771                                reserved for the explicit use of FRs. The
27772                                decision-maker can allocate these segments
27773                                manually within the simulation interface.
27774                                Subsequently, the consequences are discovered
27775                                through the earthquake scenario outputs of the
27776                                ABS model, casting light on its real-world
27777                                impact.
27778                              </blockquote>
27779                            </div>
27780                          </div>
27781                        </div>
27782                      </div>
27783                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27784                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea116.pdf" target="_blank"
27785                        >pdf</a
27786                      ><br />
27787                    </div>
27788                    <div class="slot-entry">
27789                      <a name="satwcea115" tabindex="-1"></a>
27790                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27791                        <span class="slot-title"
27792                          >Optimization of Battery Allocation for
27793                          Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment Using Drones</span
27794                        >
27795                      </div>
27796                      <div class="slot-authors">
27797                        Selver Tugba Yaldiz (Marmara University) and Elvin Coban
27798                        (Ozyegin University)
27799                      </div>
27800                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27801                        <div>
27802                          <a
27803                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27804                            id="vhsjs_view_622_1707793552_6383545"
27805                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_622_1707793552_6383545').hide();
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27809                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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27811                    
27812                });"
27813                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27814                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27815                          ><a
27816                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27817                            id="vhsjs_hide_622_1707793552_6383545"
27818                            onclick="$('#621_1707793552_6383462').hide(function() {
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27824                $('#vhsjs_view_622_1707793552_6383545').show();"
27825                            style="display: none"
27826                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27827                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27828                          >
27829                          <div
27830                            data-display-control="622_1707793552_6383545"
27831                            id="621_1707793552_6383462"
27832                            style="display: none"
27833                          >
27834                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27835                              <blockquote>
27836                                Earthquakes are one of the most common natural
27837                                disasters and assessing the hazard levels of the
27838                                affected regions and planning post-disaster
27839                                operations, including search and rescue
27840                                operations, are very critical. As the roads can
27841                                be blocked due to an earthquake and debris
27842                                removal may take time preventing critical rescue
27843                                operations from starting, drone utilization has
27844                                been increasing. Since the drones fly, it will
27845                                be easier to assess the damage levels. However,
27846                                drones have a major drawback, their batteries.
27847                                In this study, we propose a scenario-based
27848                                mathematical model to allocate a limited of
27849                                batteries before the earthquake while computing
27850                                the drones&#8217; paths for each scenario
27851                                maximizing the total expected priority scores.
27852                                Our preliminary analysis shows that small
27853                                instances can be solved very efficiently.
27854                              </blockquote>
27855                            </div>
27856                          </div>
27857                        </div>
27858                      </div>
27859                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27860                      <a href="/wsc23papers/satwcea115.pdf" target="_blank"
27861                        >pdf</a
27862                      ><br />
27863                    </div>
27864                  </div>
27865                </div>
27866                <div class="centered">
27867                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
27868                </div>
27869                <hr />
27870              </div>
27871              <div class="area-section">
27872                <div class="centered">
27873                  <a name="ptrack119" tabindex="-1"></a>
27874                  <div class="section-title">
27875                    Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
27876                  </div>
27877                </div>
27878                <div class="centered track-chair">
27879                  <span class="track-chair-role"
27880                    >Track Coordinator - Simulation and Artificial Intelligence: </span
27881                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
27882                    >Edward Y. Hua (MITRE Corporation), Yijie Peng (Peking
27883                    University), Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel University
27884                    London)</span
27885                  >
27886                </div>
27887                <div class="section-entry">
27888                  <div class="session-entry">
27889                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
27890                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
27891                    ><span class="program-track"
27892                      >Simulation and Artificial Intelligence</span
27893                    ><br />
27894                    <div class="session-title">Simulation Methodologies</div>
27895                    <div class="session-chair">
27896                      Chair: Yifan Lin (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
27897                    </div>
27898                    <div class="slot-entry">
27899                      <a name="con179" tabindex="-1"></a>
27900                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27901                        <span class="slot-title"
27902                          >Generating Population Synthesis Using a Diffusion
27903                          Model</span
27904                        >
27905                      </div>
27906                      <div class="slot-authors">
27907                        Jaewoong Kang, Young Kim, Muhammad Mu&#8217;az Imran,
27908                        Gi-sun Jung, and Yun Bae Kim (Sungkyunkwan University)
27909                      </div>
27910                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27911                        <div>
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27914                            id="vhsjs_view_624_1707793552_6461422"
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27919                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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27921                    
27922                });"
27923                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
27924                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27925                          ><a
27926                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27927                            id="vhsjs_hide_624_1707793552_6461422"
27928                            onclick="$('#623_1707793552_6461344').hide(function() {
27929                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
27930                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
27931                    };
27932                });
27933                $('#vhsjs_hide_624_1707793552_6461422').hide();
27934                $('#vhsjs_view_624_1707793552_6461422').show();"
27935                            style="display: none"
27936                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
27937                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
27938                          >
27939                          <div
27940                            data-display-control="624_1707793552_6461422"
27941                            id="623_1707793552_6461344"
27942                            style="display: none"
27943                          >
27944                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
27945                              <blockquote>
27946                                Owing to the increase in computing power,
27947                                large-scale agent-based modeling (ABM) has been
27948                                increasingly used in various fields. However, a
27949                                complete and detailed individual population is
27950                                challenging to obtain because of confidentiality
27951                                concerns. Thus, modelers must adopt population
27952                                synthesis to emulate the joint distribution of
27953                                individual-level attributes of the actual
27954                                population in the region of interest.
27955                                Traditional population synthesis methods often
27956                                exhibit issues regarding scalability and
27957                                sampling zero. Therefore, this paper presents
27958                                the use of a deep generative model called the
27959                                denoising diffusion probabilistic model to
27960                                generate new samples. Our proposed method uses
27961                                the characteristics of deep generative model of
27962                                generation from noise to generate a synthetic
27963                                population, including sampling zero. In the
27964                                experimental results, the standardized root mean
27965                                squared error of our proposed model performed
27966                                2.130, which outperformed 2.381 of the deep
27967                                learning-based population synthesis method, VAE,
27968                                and 7.620 of the traditional population
27969                                synthesis method, MCMC.
27970                              </blockquote>
27971                            </div>
27972                          </div>
27973                        </div>
27974                      </div>
27975                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
27976                      <a href="/wsc23papers/247.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
27977                      ><br />
27978                    </div>
27979                    <div class="slot-entry">
27980                      <a name="con192" tabindex="-1"></a>
27981                      <div class="slot-title-line">
27982                        <span class="slot-title"
27983                          >Quantum Embedding Framework of Industrial Data for
27984                          Quantum Deep Learning</span
27985                        >
27986                      </div>
27987                      <div class="slot-authors">
27988                        Hyunsoo Lee (Kumoh National Institute of Technology) and
27989                        Amarnath Banerjee (Texas A&M University)
27990                      </div>
27991                      <div class="slot-abstract">
27992                        <div>
27993                          <a
27994                            class="clickable no-decoration"
27995                            id="vhsjs_view_626_1707793552_6482742"
27996                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_626_1707793552_6482742').hide();
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27999                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28000                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28001                    };
28002                    
28003                });"
28004                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28005                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28006                          ><a
28007                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28008                            id="vhsjs_hide_626_1707793552_6482742"
28009                            onclick="$('#625_1707793552_6482658').hide(function() {
28010                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28011                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28012                    };
28013                });
28014                $('#vhsjs_hide_626_1707793552_6482742').hide();
28015                $('#vhsjs_view_626_1707793552_6482742').show();"
28016                            style="display: none"
28017                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28018                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28019                          >
28020                          <div
28021                            data-display-control="626_1707793552_6482742"
28022                            id="625_1707793552_6482658"
28023                            style="display: none"
28024                          >
28025                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28026                              <blockquote>
28027                                Quantum computing is a contemporary engineering
28028                                discipline that innovatively overcomes
28029                                computational burdens. This study applies
28030                                quantum computing techniques to data analyses
28031                                with input data issues. When a dataset has
28032                                insufficient attributes and uncertainties,
28033                                quantum embedding techniques contribute to the
28034                                dimensional expansion of input vectors and the
28035                                quantification of uncertainties. The converted
28036                                qubits are linked to subsequent deep learning
28037                                modules, and this architecture is used for
28038                                accurate data analysis. This study proposes a
28039                                quantum embedding technique and a corresponding
28040                                quantum neural network (QNN) to better
28041                                understand these processes. In this QNN
28042                                architecture, input data are converted into
28043                                corresponding qubits, which are transformed with
28044                                quantum phase-operating modules. The quantum
28045                                features pass through subsequent deep learning
28046                                layers for more accurate data analyses. To
28047                                demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed
28048                                model, a process model and relevant analyses are
28049                                presented and compared with existing deep
28050                                learning methods.
28051                              </blockquote>
28052                            </div>
28053                          </div>
28054                        </div>
28055                      </div>
28056                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28057                      <a href="/wsc23papers/248.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28058                      ><br />
28059                    </div>
28060                    <div class="slot-entry">
28061                      <a name="con299" tabindex="-1"></a>
28062                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28063                        <span class="slot-title"
28064                          >Simulation of a Novel, Low Swap, Sparse
28065                          Hyper-Dimensional Neural Network Architecture for
28066                          Anomaly Detection AI at the Edge</span
28067                        >
28068                      </div>
28069                      <div class="slot-authors">
28070                        Dean C. Mumme (RAM Laboratories, Inc.) and Ksenia Burova
28071                        (RAM Laboratories, Inc)
28072                      </div>
28073                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28074                        <div>
28075                          <a
28076                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28077                            id="vhsjs_view_628_1707793552_650467"
28078                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_628_1707793552_650467').hide();
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28082                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28083                    };
28084                    
28085                });"
28086                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28087                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28088                          ><a
28089                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28090                            id="vhsjs_hide_628_1707793552_650467"
28091                            onclick="$('#627_1707793552_6504583').hide(function() {
28092                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28093                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28094                    };
28095                });
28096                $('#vhsjs_hide_628_1707793552_650467').hide();
28097                $('#vhsjs_view_628_1707793552_650467').show();"
28098                            style="display: none"
28099                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28100                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28101                          >
28102                          <div
28103                            data-display-control="628_1707793552_650467"
28104                            id="627_1707793552_6504583"
28105                            style="display: none"
28106                          >
28107                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28108                              <blockquote>
28109                                This paper details the simulation and
28110                                performance results of a Sparse
28111                                Hyper-Distributed Robust Efficient Neural
28112                                Network (SpHyRE-Net) architecture that performs
28113                                anomaly detection for real-world time-series
28114                                data. SpHyRE-Net is an innovative, novel, low
28115                                size, weight and power (SWaP) machine learning
28116                                solution for devices operating at the tactical
28117                                edge. It utilizes bit operations and sparse
28118                                hyper-dimensional representations for
28119                                bio-inspired learning via a Hebbian-like rule
28120                                that results in a combined power-latency
28121                                reduction of 2-orders of magnitude over ordinary
28122                                deep networks. The paper details the application
28123                                of SpHyRE-Net to real-world cell-traffic
28124                                datasets as well as simulation requirements to
28125                                minimize latency and memory use. Also discussed
28126                                are the mechanisms necessary for implementing
28127                                the architecture on an FPGA as a precursor to
28128                                realization on a neuro-morphic ASIC with
28129                                ultra-low power profile.
28130                              </blockquote>
28131                            </div>
28132                          </div>
28133                        </div>
28134                      </div>
28135                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28136                      <a href="/wsc23papers/249.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28137                      ><br />
28138                    </div>
28139                  </div>
28140                  <div class="session-entry">
28141                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
28142                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
28143                    ><span class="program-track"
28144                      >Simulation and Artificial Intelligence</span
28145                    ><br />
28146                    <div class="session-title">
28147                      Applications in Energy, Climate, and Finance
28148                    </div>
28149                    <div class="session-chair">
28150                      Chair: Dean Mumme (RAM Laboratories, Inc.)<br />
28151                    </div>
28152                    <div class="slot-entry">
28153                      <a name="con244" tabindex="-1"></a>
28154                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28155                        <span class="slot-title"
28156                          >A Conversational Human-Computer Interface for Smart
28157                          Energy System Simulation Environments</span
28158                        >
28159                      </div>
28160                      <div class="slot-authors">
28161                        Gabriel Dengler (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Laboratory of
28162                        Computer Networks and Communication Systems); Pooia
28163                        Lalbakhsh (Monash University); Peter Bazan (FAU
28164                        Erlangen-Nuremberg, Laboratory of Computer Networks and
28165                        Communication Systems); Ariel Liebmann (Monash
28166                        University); and Reinhard German (FAU
28167                        Erlangen-Nuremberg, Laboratory of Computer Networks and
28168                        Communication Systems)
28169                      </div>
28170                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28171                        <div>
28172                          <a
28173                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28174                            id="vhsjs_view_630_1707793552_6554554"
28175                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_630_1707793552_6554554').hide();
28176                $('#vhsjs_hide_630_1707793552_6554554').show();
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28178                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28179                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28180                    };
28181                    
28182                });"
28183                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28184                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28185                          ><a
28186                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28187                            id="vhsjs_hide_630_1707793552_6554554"
28188                            onclick="$('#629_1707793552_6554465').hide(function() {
28189                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28190                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28191                    };
28192                });
28193                $('#vhsjs_hide_630_1707793552_6554554').hide();
28194                $('#vhsjs_view_630_1707793552_6554554').show();"
28195                            style="display: none"
28196                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28197                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28198                          >
28199                          <div
28200                            data-display-control="630_1707793552_6554554"
28201                            id="629_1707793552_6554465"
28202                            style="display: none"
28203                          >
28204                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28205                              <blockquote>
28206                                This paper introduces a conversational framework
28207                                that enhances the usability of smart energy
28208                                system simulations. This study is centered
28209                                around OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained
28210                                Transformer (GPT), a fine-tuned conversational
28211                                model that allows users to communicate with the
28212                                system in a natural way. Therefore, users can
28213                                describe their simulation scenarios in plain
28214                                language and GPT seamlessly translates these
28215                                descriptions into Python scripts, used as inputs
28216                                to the simulation environment, in our 
28216case,
28217                                AnyLogic Simulation Software. Our framework is
28218                                based on the i7-AnyEnergy core framework to
28219                                compute distribution flows and relevant
28220                                statistics. The proposed human-machine interface
28221                                facilitates and accelerates simulation modeling,
28222                                as demonstrated through the two scenarios we
28223                                have provided in this paper. Overall, our
28224                                conversational framework has the potential to
28225                                significantly improve the user experience of
28226                                smart energy system simulation environments. By
28227                                simplifying the interaction between users and
28228                                complex simulation models, we enable users to
28229                                obtain valuable insights rapidly and more
28230                                easily.
28231                              </blockquote>
28232                            </div>
28233                          </div>
28234                        </div>
28235                      </div>
28236                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28237                      <a href="/wsc23papers/250.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28238                      ><br />
28239                    </div>
28240                    <div class="slot-entry">
28241                      <a name="con272" tabindex="-1"></a>
28242                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28243                        <span class="slot-title"
28244                          >A Machine Learning Framework to Explain Complex
28245                          Geospatial Simulations: A Climate Change Case
28246                          Study</span
28247                        >
28248                      </div>
28249                      <div class="slot-authors">
28250                        Tanvir Ferdousi (University of Virginia); Mingliang Liu,
28251                        Kirti Rajagopalan, and Jennifer Adam (Washington State
28252                        University); and Abhijin Adiga, Mandy Wilson, S. S.
28253                        Ravi, Anil Vullikanti, Madhav Marathe, and Samarth
28254                        Swarup (University of Virginia)
28255                      </div>
28256                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28257                        <div>
28258                          <a
28259                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28260                            id="vhsjs_view_632_1707793552_6580503"
28261                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_632_1707793552_6580503').hide();
28262                $('#vhsjs_hide_632_1707793552_6580503').show();
28263                $('#631_1707793552_6580422').slideDown(function() {
28264                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28265                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28266                    };
28267                    
28268                });"
28269                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28270                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28271                          ><a
28272                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28273                            id="vhsjs_hide_632_1707793552_6580503"
28274                            onclick="$('#631_1707793552_6580422').hide(function() {
28275                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28276                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28277                    };
28278                });
28279                $('#vhsjs_hide_632_1707793552_6580503').hide();
28280                $('#vhsjs_view_632_1707793552_6580503').show();"
28281                            style="display: none"
28282                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28283                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28284                          >
28285                          <div
28286                            data-display-control="632_1707793552_6580503"
28287                            id="631_1707793552_6580422"
28288                            style="display: none"
28289                          >
28290                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28291                              <blockquote>
28292                                The explainability of large and complex
28293                                simulation models is an open problem. We present
28294                                a framework to analyze such models by processing
28295                                multidimensional data through a pipeline of
28296                                target variable computation, clustering,
28297                                supervised classification, and feature
28298                                importance analysis. As a use case, the
28299                                well-known large-scale hydrology and crop
28300                                systems simulator VIC-CropSyst is utilized to
28301                                evaluate how climate change may affect water
28302                                availability in Washington, United States. We
28303                                study how snowmelt varies with climate variables
28304                                (temperature, precipitation) to identify
28305                                different response characteristics. Based on
28306                                these characteristics, spatial units are
28307                                clustered into six distinct classes. A random
28308                                forest classifier is used with Shapley values to
28309                                rank static soil and land parameters that help
28310                                detect each class. The results also include an
28311                                analysis of risk across different classes to
28312                                identify areas vulnerable to climate change.
28313                                This paper demonstrates the usefulness of the
28314                                proposed framework in providing explainability
28315                                for large and complex simulations.
28316                              </blockquote>
28317                            </div>
28318                          </div>
28319                        </div>
28320                      </div>
28321                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28322                      <a href="/wsc23papers/251.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28323                      ><br />
28324                    </div>
28325                    <div class="slot-entry">
28326                      <a name="con377" tabindex="-1"></a>
28327                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28328                        <span class="slot-title"
28329                          >Cutting through the Noise: Machine Learning Proxies
28330                          for High Dimensional Nested Simulation</span
28331                        >
28332                      </div>
28333                      <div class="slot-authors">
28334                        Xintong Li, Ben Mingbin Feng, and Tony Wirjanto
28335                        (University of Waterloo)
28336                      </div>
28337                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28338                        <div>
28339                          <a
28340                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28341                            id="vhsjs_view_634_1707793552_6604586"
28342                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_634_1707793552_6604586').hide();
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28346                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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28348                    
28349                });"
28350                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28351                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28352                          ><a
28353                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28354                            id="vhsjs_hide_634_1707793552_6604586"
28355                            onclick="$('#633_1707793552_6604502').hide(function() {
28356                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28357                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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28359                });
28360                $('#vhsjs_hide_634_1707793552_6604586').hide();
28361                $('#vhsjs_view_634_1707793552_6604586').show();"
28362                            style="display: none"
28363                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28364                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28365                          >
28366                          <div
28367                            data-display-control="634_1707793552_6604586"
28368                            id="633_1707793552_6604502"
28369                            style="display: none"
28370                          >
28371                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28372                              <blockquote>
28373                                Deep learning models have gained great success
28374                                in many applications, but their adoption in
28375                                financial and actuarial applications have been
28376                                received by regulators with some treprdation.
28377                                The lack of transparency and interpretability of
28378                                these models leads to skepticism about their
28379                                resilience and reliability, which are important
28380                                factors to ensure financial stability and
28381                                insurance benefit fulfillment. In this study, we
28382                                use stochastic simulation as a data generator to
28383                                examine deep learning models under controlled
28384                                settings. Our study shows interesting findings
28385                                in fundamental questions like "What do deep
28386                                learning models learn from noisy data?'' and
28387                                "How well do they learn from noisy data?''.
28388                                Based on our findings, we propose an efficient
28389                                nested simulation procedure that uses deep
28390                                learning models as proxies to estimate tail risk
28391                                measures of hedging errors for variable
28392                                annuities. The proposed procedure uses deep
28393                                learning models to concentrate simulation budget
28394                                on tail scenarios while maintaining transparency
28395                                in the estimation.
28396                              </blockquote>
28397                            </div>
28398                          </div>
28399                        </div>
28400                      </div>
28401                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28402                      <a href="/wsc23papers/252.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28403                      ><br />
28404                    </div>
28405                  </div>
28406                  <div class="session-entry">
28407                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
28408                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
28409                    ><span class="program-track"
28410                      >Simulation and Artificial Intelligence</span
28411                    ><br />
28412                    <div class="session-title">Reinforcement Learning</div>
28413                    <div class="session-chair">
28414                      Chair: Gabriel Dengler (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Laboratory
28415                      of Computer Networks and Communication Systems)<br />
28416                    </div>
28417                    <div class="slot-entry">
28418                      <a name="con325" tabindex="-1"></a>
28419                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28420                        <span class="slot-title"
28421                          >Reinforcement Learning with an Abrupt Model
28422                          Change</span
28423                        >
28424                      </div>
28425                      <div class="slot-authors">
28426                        Wuxia Chen and Taposh Banerjee (University of
28427                        Pittsburgh) and Jemin George and Carl Busart (US Army
28428                        Research Lab)
28429                      </div>
28430                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28431                        <div>
28432                          <a
28433                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28434                            id="vhsjs_view_636_1707793552_6649823"
28435                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_636_1707793552_6649823').hide();
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28441                    
28442                });"
28443                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28444                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28445                          ><a
28446                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28447                            id="vhsjs_hide_636_1707793552_6649823"
28448                            onclick="$('#635_1707793552_6649745').hide(function() {
28449                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28450                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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28452                });
28453                $('#vhsjs_hide_636_1707793552_6649823').hide();
28454                $('#vhsjs_view_636_1707793552_6649823').show();"
28455                            style="display: none"
28456                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28457                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28458                          >
28459                          <div
28460                            data-display-control="636_1707793552_6649823"
28461                            id="635_1707793552_6649745"
28462                            style="display: none"
28463                          >
28464                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28465                              <blockquote>
28466                                The problem of reinforcement learning is
28467                                considered where the environment or the model
28468                                undergoes a change. An algorithm is proposed
28469                                that an agent can apply in such a problem to
28470                                achieve the optimal long-time discounted reward.
28471                                The algorithm is model-free and learns the
28472                                optimal policy by interacting with the
28473                                environment. It is shown that the proposed
28474                                algorithm has strong optimality properties. The
28475                                effectiveness of the algorithm is also
28476                                demonstrated using simulation results. The
28477                                proposed algorithm exploits a fundamental
28478                                reward-detection trade-off present in these
28479                                problems and uses an algorithm for the quickest
28480                                detection of the model change. Recommendations
28481                                are provided for faster detection of model
28482                                changes and for smart initialization strategies.
28483                              </blockquote>
28484                            </div>
28485                          </div>
28486                        </div>
28487                      </div>
28488                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28489                      <a href="/wsc23papers/253.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28490                      ><br />
28491                    </div>
28492                    <div class="slot-entry">
28493                      <a name="con216" tabindex="-1"></a>
28494                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28495                        <span class="slot-title"
28496                          >Dynamic Scheduling of Gantry Robots using Simulation
28497                          and Reinforcement Learning</span
28498                        >
28499                      </div>
28500                      <div class="slot-authors">
28501                        Horst Zisgen and Robert Miltenberger (Hochschule
28502                        Darmstadt) and Markus Hochhaus and Niklas St&#246;hr
28503                        (SimPlan AG)
28504                      </div>
28505                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28506                        <div>
28507                          <a
28508                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28509                            id="vhsjs_view_638_1707793552_6673741"
28510                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_638_1707793552_6673741').hide();
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28514                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28515                    };
28516                    
28517                });"
28518                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28519                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28520                          ><a
28521                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28522                            id="vhsjs_hide_638_1707793552_6673741"
28523                            onclick="$('#637_1707793552_667366').hide(function() {
28524                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28525                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28526                    };
28527                });
28528                $('#vhsjs_hide_638_1707793552_6673741').hide();
28529                $('#vhsjs_view_638_1707793552_6673741').show();"
28530                            style="display: none"
28531                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28532                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28533                          >
28534                          <div
28535                            data-display-control="638_1707793552_6673741"
28536                            id="637_1707793552_667366"
28537                            style="display: none"
28538                          >
28539                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28540                              <blockquote>
28541                                Industry 4.0 induces an increasing demand of
28542                                autonomous interaction between the units of
28543                                production facilities, like work centers and
28544                                transportation equipment. This has an impact on
28545                                the requirements for production scheduling and
28546                                control algorithms. These must be capable to
28547                                adapt autonomously to changes on the shop floor.
28548                                This paper presents a combination of
28549                                Reinforcement Learning and discrete event
28550                                simulation for controlling a flexible flow shop
28551                                using a gantry robot system as transportation
28552                                unit. In a gantry robot system parts are
28553                                transported by carriages fitted with grippers
28554                                that travel along rails from machine to machine.
28555                                The presented agent learns autonomously the
28556                                right control policy to move the carriages. It
28557                                is shown that in cases the optimal policy can be
28558                                determined the Reinforcement Learning based
28559                                policy is optimal and in other cases the
28560                                achieved throughput does slightly exceed the
28561                                throughput gained by a heuristic priority rule
28562                                for controlling the gantry robot.
28563                              </blockquote>
28564                            </div>
28565                          </div>
28566                        </div>
28567                      </div>
28568                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28569                      <a href="/wsc23papers/254.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28570                      ><br />
28571                    </div>
28572                    <div class="slot-entry">
28573                      <a name="con117" tabindex="-1"></a>
28574                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28575                        <span class="slot-title"
28576                          >Learning Environment for the Air Domain (LEAD)</span
28577                        >
28578                      </div>
28579                      <div class="slot-authors">
28580                        Andreas Strand, Patrick R Gorton, Martin Asprusten, and
28581                        Karsten Brathen (FFI)
28582                      </div>
28583                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28584                        <div>
28585                          <a
28586                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28587                            id="vhsjs_view_640_1707793552_6697035"
28588                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_640_1707793552_6697035').hide();
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28591                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28592                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28593                    };
28594                    
28595                });"
28596                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28597                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28598                          ><a
28599                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28600                            id="vhsjs_hide_640_1707793552_6697035"
28601                            onclick="$('#639_1707793552_6696954').hide(function() {
28602                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28603                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28604                    };
28605                });
28606                $('#vhsjs_hide_640_1707793552_6697035').hide();
28607                $('#vhsjs_view_640_1707793552_6697035').show();"
28608                            style="display: none"
28609                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28610                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28611                          >
28612                          <div
28613                            data-display-control="640_1707793552_6697035"
28614                            id="639_1707793552_6696954"
28615                            style="display: none"
28616                          >
28617                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28618                              <blockquote>
28619                                A substantial part of fighter pilot training is
28620                                simulation-based and involves computer-generated
28621                                forces controlled by predefined behavior models.
28622                                The behavior models are typically manually
28623                                created by eliciting knowledge from experienced
28624                                pilots, which is a time-consuming process.
28625                                Despite the work put in, the behavior models are
28626                                often unsatisfactory due to their predictable
28627                                nature and lack of adaptivity, forcing
28628                                instructors to spend time manually monitoring
28629                                and controlling them. Reinforcement and
28630                                imitation learning pose as alternatives to
28631                                handcrafted models. This paper presents the
28632                                Learning Environment for the Air Domain (LEAD),
28633                                a system for creating and integrating
28634                                intelligent air combat behavior in military
28635                                simulations. By incorporating the popular
28636                                programming library and interface Gymnasium,
28637                                LEAD allows users to apply readily available
28638                                machine learning algorithms. Additionally, LEAD
28639                                can communicate with third-party simulation
28640                                software through distributed simulation
28641                                protocols, which allows behavior models to be
28642                                learned and employed using simulation systems of
28643                                different fidelities.
28644                              </blockquote>
28645                            </div>
28646                          </div>
28647                        </div>
28648                      </div>
28649                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28650                      <a href="/wsc23papers/255.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28651                      ><br />
28652                    </div>
28653                  </div>
28654                  <div class="session-entry">
28655                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
28656                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
28657                    ><span class="program-track"
28658                      >Simulation and Artificial Intelligence</span
28659                    ><br />
28660                    <div class="session-title">
28661                      Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Applications
28662                    </div>
28663                    <div class="session-chair">
28664                      Chair: Andreas Strand (FFI)<br />
28665                    </div>
28666                    <div class="slot-entry">
28667                      <a name="con137" tabindex="-1"></a>
28668                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28669                        <span class="slot-title"
28670                          >Dispatching in Real Frontend Fabs with Industrial
28671                          Grade Discrete-Event Simulations by Deep Reinforcement
28672                          Learning with Evolution Strategies</span
28673                        >
28674                      </div>
28675                      <div class="slot-authors">
28676                        Patrick St&#246;ckermann, Alessandro Immordino, and
28677                        Thomas Altenm&#252;ller (Infineon Technologies AG);
28678                        Georg Seidel (Infineon Technologies Austria); Martin
28679                        Gebser and Pierre Tassel (University of Klagenfurt); and
28680                        Chew Wye Chan and Feifei Zhang (D-SIMLAB Technologies
28681                        Pte Ltd)
28682                      </div>
28683                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28684                        <div>
28685                          <a
28686                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28687                            id="vhsjs_view_642_1707793552_6753645"
28688                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_642_1707793552_6753645').hide();
28689                $('#vhsjs_hide_642_1707793552_6753645').show();
28690                $('#641_1707793552_6753564').slideDown(function() {
28691                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28692                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28693                    };
28694                    
28695                });"
28696                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28697                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28698                          ><a
28699                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28700                            id="vhsjs_hide_642_1707793552_6753645"
28701                            onclick="$('#641_1707793552_6753564').hide(function() {
28702                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28703                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28704                    };
28705                });
28706                $('#vhsjs_hide_642_1707793552_6753645').hide();
28707                $('#vhsjs_view_642_1707793552_6753645').show();"
28708                            style="display: none"
28709                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28710                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28711                          >
28712                          <div
28713                            data-display-control="642_1707793552_6753645"
28714                            id="641_1707793552_6753564"
28715                            style="display: none"
28716                          >
28717                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28718                              <blockquote>
28719                                Scheduling is a fundamental task in each
28720                                production facility with implications on the
28721                                overall efficiency of the facility. While
28722                                classic job-shop scheduling problems become
28723                                intractable when the number of machines and jobs
28724                                increase, the problem gets even more complex in
28725                                the context of semiconductor manufacturing,
28726                                where flexible production control and stochastic
28727                                event handling are required. In this paper, we
28728                                propose a Deep Reinforcement Learning approach
28729                                for lot dispatching to minimize the Flow Factor
28730                                (FF) of a digital twin of a real-world,
28731                                stochastic, large-scale semiconductor
28732                                manufacturing facility. We present the first
28733                                application of Reinforcement Learning to an
28734                                industrial grade semiconductor manufacturing
28735                                scenario of that size. Our approach leverages
28736                                self-attention mechanisms to learn an effective
28737                                dispatching policy for the manufacturing
28738                                facility and is able to reduce the global FF of
28739                                the fab.
28740                              </blockquote>
28741                            </div>
28742                          </div>
28743                        </div>
28744                      </div>
28745                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28746                      <a href="/wsc23papers/256.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28747                      ><br />
28748                    </div>
28749                    <div class="slot-entry">
28750                      <a name="cea160" tabindex="-1"></a>
28751                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28752                        <span class="slot-title"
28753                          >Managing Bottlenecks in Systems with Product
28754                          Recovery</span
28755                        >
28756                      </div>
28757                      <div class="slot-authors">
28758                        Leila Talebi and Lin Guo (South Dakota School of Mines &
28759                        Technology)
28760                      </div>
28761                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28762                        <div>
28763                          <a
28764                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28765                            id="vhsjs_view_644_1707793552_6774805"
28766                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_644_1707793552_6774805').hide();
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28770                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28771                    };
28772                    
28773                });"
28774                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28775                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28776                          ><a
28777                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28778                            id="vhsjs_hide_644_1707793552_6774805"
28779                            onclick="$('#643_1707793552_6774724').hide(function() {
28780                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28781                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28782                    };
28783                });
28784                $('#vhsjs_hide_644_1707793552_6774805').hide();
28785                $('#vhsjs_view_644_1707793552_6774805').show();"
28786                            style="display: none"
28787                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28788                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28789                          >
28790                          <div
28791                            data-display-control="644_1707793552_6774805"
28792                            id="643_1707793552_6774724"
28793                            style="display: none"
28794                          >
28795                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28796                              <blockquote>
28797                                Effectively managing products at the end of
28798                                their lifecycle is increasingly crucial as
28799                                numerous systems adopt recovery strategies.
28800                                However, many are limited to remanufacturing or
28801                                recycling as the only recovery option.
28802                                Effectively handling end-of-life products
28803                                demands diverse approaches, including
28804                                refurbishing and cannibalization. Sustainable
28805                                recovery centers and manufacturers encounter
28806                                challenges linked to uncertainties about the
28807                                quantity and condition of returned products,
28808                                which can disrupt operations and lead to
28809                                bottlenecks. Our solution employs machine
28810                                learning, specifically a CNN-LSTM model that
28811                                combines Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and
28812                                Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), for predicting
28813                                return product quantity and quality.
28814                                Additionally, we utilize scenario-based
28815                                simulations to proactively pre-identify and
28816                                address bottlenecks within a short timeframe,
28817                                especially within systems managing multiple
28818                                recovery options or dealing with complex and
28819                                hazardous materials.
28820                              </blockquote>
28821                            </div>
28822                          </div>
28823                        </div>
28824                      </div>
28825                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28826                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea160.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28827                      ><br />
28828                    </div>
28829                    <div class="slot-entry">
28830                      <a name="cea105" tabindex="-1"></a>
28831                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28832                        <span class="slot-title"
28833                          >Simulation-Based Optimization for Enhanced CCS
28834                          Schematic Arrangement Design</span
28835                        >
28836                      </div>
28837                      <div class="slot-authors">
28838                        SookYoung Son (Seoul National University, HDKSOE);
28839                        HyeonGoo Pyeon (HDKSOE); Jihee Kim (HDHHI); and Jong Hun
28840                        Woo (Seoul National University, Research Institute of
28841                        Marine Systems Engineering)
28842                      </div>
28843                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28844                        <div>
28845                          <a
28846                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28847                            id="vhsjs_view_646_1707793552_67971"
28848                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_646_1707793552_67971').hide();
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28851                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28852                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28853                    };
28854                    
28855                });"
28856                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28857                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28858                          ><a
28859                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28860                            id="vhsjs_hide_646_1707793552_67971"
28861                            onclick="$('#645_1707793552_6797018').hide(function() {
28862                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28863                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28864                    };
28865                });
28866                $('#vhsjs_hide_646_1707793552_67971').hide();
28867                $('#vhsjs_view_646_1707793552_67971').show();"
28868                            style="display: none"
28869                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28870                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28871                          >
28872                          <div
28873                            data-display-control="646_1707793552_67971"
28874                            id="645_1707793552_6797018"
28875                            style="display: none"
28876                          >
28877                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28878                              <blockquote>
28879                                An LNG cargo tank, referred to as the Cargo
28880                                Containment System(CCS), encompasses several
28881                                barriers intended for the storage of LNG at
28882                                extremely low temperatures. In the case of the
28883                                membrane-type CCS, each barrier is composed of
28884                                insulation panels and membrane sheets. The CCS
28885                                schematic arrangement endeavors to minimize the
28886                                number of panels and sheets to enhance the
28887                                manufacturing productivity. In this study, a
28888                                combinatorial optimization approach is adopted
28889                                to obtain the optimal CCS schematic arrangement.
28890                                Then, a simulation environment is established to
28891                                assess the arrangement results under diverse
28892                                design conditions. By comparing the actual CCS
28893                                design with the results of the proposed
28894                                arrangement, the effectiveness of the proposed
28895                                approach is valiated.
28896                              </blockquote>
28897                            </div>
28898                          </div>
28899                        </div>
28900                      </div>
28901                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
28902                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea105.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
28903                      ><br />
28904                    </div>
28905                  </div>
28906                  <div class="session-entry">
28907                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
28908                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
28909                    ><span class="program-track"
28910                      >Simulation and Artificial Intelligence</span
28911                    ><br />
28912                    <div class="session-title">
28913                      Artificial Intelligence and Optimization
28914                    </div>
28915                    <div class="session-chair">
28916                      Chair: Patrick St&#246;ckermann (Infineon Technologies AG,
28917                      University of Klagenfurt)<br />
28918                    </div>
28919                    <div class="slot-entry">
28920                      <a name="con200" tabindex="-1"></a>
28921                      <div class="slot-title-line">
28922                        <span class="slot-title"
28923                          >Ensemble-Based Infill Search Simulation Optimization
28924                          Framework</span
28925                        >
28926                      </div>
28927                      <div class="slot-authors">
28928                        Jos&#233; Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Jo&#227;o Victor
28929                        Soares do Amaral, Rafael de Carvalho Miranda, and Carlos
28930                        Henrique dos Santos (Federal University of Itajub&#225;)
28931                        and Fl&#225;vio de Oliveira Brito and Michael E. F. H.
28932                        S. Machado (FlexSim Brazil, Inc.)
28933                      </div>
28934                      <div class="slot-abstract">
28935                        <div>
28936                          <a
28937                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28938                            id="vhsjs_view_648_1707793552_6845188"
28939                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_648_1707793552_6845188').hide();
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28943                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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28945                    
28946                });"
28947                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
28948                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28949                          ><a
28950                            class="clickable no-decoration"
28951                            id="vhsjs_hide_648_1707793552_6845188"
28952                            onclick="$('#647_1707793552_684511').hide(function() {
28953                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
28954                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
28955                    };
28956                });
28957                $('#vhsjs_hide_648_1707793552_6845188').hide();
28958                $('#vhsjs_view_648_1707793552_6845188').show();"
28959                            style="display: none"
28960                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
28961                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
28962                          >
28963                          <div
28964                            data-display-control="648_1707793552_6845188"
28965                            id="647_1707793552_684511"
28966                            style="display: none"
28967                          >
28968                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
28969                              <blockquote>
28970                                Simulation is widely used in several areas of
28971                                knowledge, from engineering to biology,
28972                                including physics and finance. It allows the
28973                                evaluation of the model&#8217;s results under
28974                                different conditions, enabling performance
28975                                analysis and more assertive decision-making.
28976                                However, simulation can be computationally
28977                                intensive, especially when we consider complex
28978                                models. To deal with this problem, metamodeling
28979                                has been increasingly used as a simulation
28980                                optimization technique. In this article, we
28981                                propose a new adaptive metamodeling method for
28982                                simulation optimization, which aims to achieve
28983                                better results using fewer experiments. This
28984                                method combines machine learning and
28985                                metaheuristic techniques, allowing the
28986                                identification of the most important regions of
28987                                the search space, which can be explored more
28988                                efficiently to obtain optimal solutions. The
28989                                results achieved in a manufacturing problem show
28990                                that the proposed method presents a significant
28991                                improvement in the achieved objective function
28992                                value, in comparison with the conventional
28993                                benchmark method, without compromising the
28994                                simulation execution time.
28995                              </blockquote>
28996                            </div>
28997                          </div>
28998                        </div>
28999                      </div>
29000                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29001                      <a href="/wsc23papers/257.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29002                      ><br />
29003                    </div>
29004                    <div class="slot-entry">
29005                      <a name="con380" tabindex="-1"></a>
29006                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29007                        <span class="slot-title"
29008                          >Reusing Historical Observations in Natural Policy
29009                          Gradient</span
29010                        >
29011                      </div>
29012                      <div class="slot-authors">
29013                        Yifan Lin and Enlu Zhou (Georgia Institute of
29014                        Technology)
29015                      </div>
29016                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29017                        <div>
29018                          <a
29019                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29020                            id="vhsjs_view_650_1707793552_686849"
29021                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_650_1707793552_686849').hide();
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29025                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29026                    };
29027                    
29028                });"
29029                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29030                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29031                          ><a
29032                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29033                            id="vhsjs_hide_650_1707793552_686849"
29034                            onclick="$('#649_1707793552_686841').hide(function() {
29035                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29036                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29037                    };
29038                });
29039                $('#vhsjs_hide_650_1707793552_686849').hide();
29040                $('#vhsjs_view_650_1707793552_686849').show();"
29041                            style="display: none"
29042                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29043                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29044                          >
29045                          <div
29046                            data-display-control="650_1707793552_686849"
29047                            id="649_1707793552_686841"
29048                            style="display: none"
29049                          >
29050                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29051                              <blockquote>
29052                                Reinforcement learning provides a mathematical
29053                                framework for learning-based control, whose
29054                                success largely depends on the amount of data it
29055                                can utilize. The efficient utilization of
29056                                historical samples obtained from previous
29057                                iterations is essential for expediting policy
29058                                optimization. Empirical evidence has shown that
29059                                offline variants of policy gradient methods
29060                                based on importance sampling work well. However,
29061                                existing literature often neglect the
29062                                interdependence between observations from
29063                                different iterations, and the good empirical
29064                                performance lacks a rigorous theoretical
29065                                justification. In this paper, we study an
29066                                offline variant of the natural policy gradient
29067                                method with reusing historical observations. We
29068                                show that the biases of the proposed estimators
29069                                of Fisher information matrix and gradient are
29070                                asymptotically negligible and reduce the
29071                                conditional variance of the gradient estimator.
29072                                The proposed algorithm and convergence analysis
29073                                could be further applied to popular policy
29074                                optimization algorithms such as trust region
29075                                policy optimization. Our theoretical results are
29076                                verified on classical benchmarks.
29077                              </blockquote>
29078                            </div>
29079                          </div>
29080                        </div>
29081                      </div>
29082                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29083                      <a href="/wsc23papers/258.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29084                      ><br />
29085                    </div>
29086                  </div>
29087                </div>
29088                <div class="centered">
29089                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
29090                </div>
29091                <hr />
29092              </div>
29093              <div class="area-section">
29094                <div class="centered">
29095                  <a name="ptrack120" tabindex="-1"></a>
29096                  <div class="section-title">Simulation as Digital Twin</div>
29097                </div>
29098                <div class="centered track-chair">
29099                  <span class="track-chair-role"
29100                    >Track Coordinator - Simulation as Digital Twin: </span
29101                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
29102                    >Andrea Matta (Via La Masa 1, Politecnico di Milano), Jie Xu
29103                    (George Mason University)</span
29104                  >
29105                </div>
29106                <div class="section-entry">
29107                  <div class="session-entry">
29108                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
29109                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
29110                    ><span class="program-track"
29111                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
29112                    ><br />
29113                    <div class="session-title">
29114                      Human Systems and Digital Twins
29115                    </div>
29116                    <div class="session-chair">
29117                      Chair: Jie Xu (George Mason University)<br />
29118                    </div>
29119                    <div class="slot-entry">
29120                      <a name="inv127" tabindex="-1"></a>
29121                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29122                        <span class="slot-title"
29123                          >Leveraging Digital Twins to Support a Sustained Human
29124                          Presence on the Lunar Surface</span
29125                        >
29126                      </div>
29127                      <div class="slot-authors">
29128                        Edward Hua and Linda Boan (The MITRE Corporation)
29129                      </div>
29130                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29131                        <div>
29132                          <a
29133                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29134                            id="vhsjs_view_652_1707793552_6955085"
29135                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_652_1707793552_6955085').hide();
29136                $('#vhsjs_hide_652_1707793552_6955085').show();
29137                $('#651_1707793552_6955001').slideDown(function() {
29138                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29139                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29140                    };
29141                    
29142                });"
29143                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29144                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29145                          ><a
29146                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29147                            id="vhsjs_hide_652_1707793552_6955085"
29148                            onclick="$('#651_1707793552_6955001').hide(function() {
29149                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29150                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29151                    };
29152                });
29153                $('#vhsjs_hide_652_1707793552_6955085').hide();
29154                $('#vhsjs_view_652_1707793552_6955085').show();"
29155                            style="display: none"
29156                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29157                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29158                          >
29159                          <div
29160                            data-display-control="652_1707793552_6955085"
29161                            id="651_1707793552_6955001"
29162                            style="display: none"
29163                          >
29164                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29165                              <blockquote>
29166                                Having a sustained human presence on the lunar
29167                                surface is a central objective of the Artemis
29168                                Program, as it represents a key pre-requisite in
29169                                resource mining operations on the Moon as well
29170                                as an important steppingstone for future Martian
29171                                exploration and colonization. Despite its
29172                                importance, this endeavor has little precedent
29173                                to rely on to inform the many challenges it
29174                                needs to address. Digital Twin (DT), in recent
29175                                years, has been employed in a wide range of
29176                                applications. In this paper, we explore its
29177                                usefulness in establishing the Artemis Base
29178                                Camp. DT can be applied to various stages of the
29179                                lifecycle of the lunar base development. We also
29180                                identify several open questions that need be
29181                                addressed before the digital twin can be
29182                                utilized effectively in this project. In fact,
29183                                addressing these questions could facilitate
29184                                deploying DTs in use cases in a wider spectrum
29185                                of industries and sectors.
29186                              </blockquote>
29187                            </div>
29188                          </div>
29189                        </div>
29190                      </div>
29191                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29192                      <a href="/wsc23papers/268.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29193                      ><br />
29194                    </div>
29195                    <div class="slot-entry">
29196                      <a name="con357" tabindex="-1"></a>
29197                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29198                        <span class="slot-title"
29199                          >A General Framework for Human-in-the-loop Cognitive
29200                          Digital Twins</span
29201                        >
29202                      </div>
29203                      <div class="slot-authors">
29204                        Parisa Niloofar (University of Southern Denmark); Sanja
29205                        Lazarova-Molnar (Institute AIFB, Karlsruhe Institute of
29206                        Technology); Olufemi A. Omitaomu and Haowen Xu (Oak
29207                        Ridge National Laboratory); and Xueping Li (University
29208                        of Tennessee)
29209                      </div>
29210                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29211                        <div>
29212                          <a
29213                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29214                            id="vhsjs_view_654_1707793552_6978097"
29215                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_654_1707793552_6978097').hide();
29216                $('#vhsjs_hide_654_1707793552_6978097').show();
29217                $('#653_1707793552_6978016').slideDown(function() {
29218                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29219                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29220                    };
29221                    
29222                });"
29223                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29224                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29225                          ><a
29226                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29227                            id="vhsjs_hide_654_1707793552_6978097"
29228                            onclick="$('#653_1707793552_6978016').hide(function() {
29229                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29230                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29231                    };
29232                });
29233                $('#vhsjs_hide_654_1707793552_6978097').hide();
29234                $('#vhsjs_view_654_1707793552_6978097').show();"
29235                            style="display: none"
29236                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29237                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29238                          >
29239                          <div
29240                            data-display-control="654_1707793552_6978097"
29241                            id="653_1707793552_6978016"
29242                            style="display: none"
29243                          >
29244                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29245                              <blockquote>
29246                                Modelling and analysis of systems that are
29247                                equipped with sensors and connected to the
29248                                Internet are becoming more automated and less
29249                                human-dependent. However, bringing expert
29250                                knowledge into the loop along with data obtained
29251                                from Internet of Thing (IoT) devices minimizes
29252                                the risk of making poor and unexplainable
29253                                decisions and helps to assess the impact of
29254                                different strategies before applying them in
29255                                reality. While Digital Twins are more of a
29256                                data-driven simulation of the physical system,
29257                                Cognitive Digital Twins bring the human
29258                                dimension into the modelling and simulation. In
29259                                this paper, we aim to emphasize the crucial role
29260                                of explainability and the underlying rationale
29261                                behind automated or interactive decision-making
29262                                processes. Furthermore, we propose an initial
29263                                framework that delineates the specific points
29264                                within the feedback loop of a cognitive digital
29265                                twin where human involvement can be
29266                                incorporated.
29267                              </blockquote>
29268                            </div>
29269                          </div>
29270                        </div>
29271                      </div>
29272                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29273                      <a href="/wsc23papers/269.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29274                      ><br />
29275                    </div>
29276                    <div class="slot-entry">
29277                      <a name="cea116" tabindex="-1"></a>
29278                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29279                        <span class="slot-title"
29280                          >A Behavior Simulation-Based Approach to Improve
29281                          Retail Performance: A Comprehensive Framework</span
29282                        >
29283                      </div>
29284                      <div class="slot-authors">
29285                        Siddhartha Sarkar, Suman Kumar, and Vivek Balaraman
29286                        (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd)
29287                      </div>
29288                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29289                        <div>
29290                          <a
29291                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29292                            id="vhsjs_view_656_1707793552_7000113"
29293                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_656_1707793552_7000113').hide();
29294                $('#vhsjs_hide_656_1707793552_7000113').show();
29295                $('#655_1707793552_7000034').slideDown(function() {
29296                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29297                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29298                    };
29299                    
29300                });"
29301                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29302                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29303                          ><a
29304                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29305                            id="vhsjs_hide_656_1707793552_7000113"
29306                            onclick="$('#655_1707793552_7000034').hide(function() {
29307                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29308                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29309                    };
29310                });
29311                $('#vhsjs_hide_656_1707793552_7000113').hide();
29312                $('#vhsjs_view_656_1707793552_7000113').show();"
29313                            style="display: none"
29314                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29315                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29316                          >
29317                          <div
29318                            data-display-control="656_1707793552_7000113"
29319                            id="655_1707793552_7000034"
29320                            style="display: none"
29321                          >
29322                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29323                              <blockquote>
29324                                The retail industry is undergoing a profou
29324nd
29325                                transformation, driven by technological
29326                                advancements including AI and evolving consumer
29327                                behaviors. However, what retail decision making
29328                                lacks at present is knowledge of and integration
29329                                of ways to factor in customer behavioral drivers
29330                                in purchase decisions. We show how this can be
29331                                done through a four-step approach that will
29332                                create a behavior simulation model for retail
29333                                use cases. We use a real world problem as a
29334                                guiding example to explain our approach. Our
29335                                approach enables retailers to use behavioral
29336                                drivers to nudge customers and better
29337                                explainability of the decisions.
29338                              </blockquote>
29339                            </div>
29340                          </div>
29341                        </div>
29342                      </div>
29343                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29344                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea116.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29345                      ><br />
29346                    </div>
29347                  </div>
29348                  <div class="session-entry">
29349                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
29350                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
29351                    ><span class="program-track"
29352                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
29353                    ><br />
29354                    <div class="session-title">
29355                      Applications of Digital Twins
29356                    </div>
29357                    <div class="session-chair">
29358                      Chair: Giovanni Lugaresi (CentraleSupelec, Politecnico di
29359                      Milano)<br />
29360                    </div>
29361                    <div class="slot-entry">
29362                      <a name="cea113" tabindex="-1"></a>
29363                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29364                        <span class="slot-title"
29365                          >Designing a Digital Twin Prototype for Improving
29366                          Vaccination Centers' Daily Operations</span
29367                        >
29368                      </div>
29369                      <div class="slot-authors">
29370                        Mohamed Ali Wafdi, Yasmina Ma&#239;zi, and Ygal Bendavid
29371                        (ESG UQAM)
29372                      </div>
29373                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29374                        <div>
29375                          <a
29376                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29377                            id="vhsjs_view_658_1707793552_704641"
29378                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_658_1707793552_704641').hide();
29379                $('#vhsjs_hide_658_1707793552_704641').show();
29380                $('#657_1707793552_7046328').slideDown(function() {
29381                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29382                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29383                    };
29384                    
29385                });"
29386                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29387                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29388                          ><a
29389                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29390                            id="vhsjs_hide_658_1707793552_704641"
29391                            onclick="$('#657_1707793552_7046328').hide(function() {
29392                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29393                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29394                    };
29395                });
29396                $('#vhsjs_hide_658_1707793552_704641').hide();
29397                $('#vhsjs_view_658_1707793552_704641').show();"
29398                            style="display: none"
29399                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29400                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29401                          >
29402                          <div
29403                            data-display-control="658_1707793552_704641"
29404                            id="657_1707793552_7046328"
29405                            style="display: none"
29406                          >
29407                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29408                              <blockquote>
29409                                In this research paper, we propose a digital
29410                                twin prototype to improve mass vaccination
29411                                centers in the Montreal region. This research is
29412                                important because is it always challenging to
29413                                define an optimal layout/capacity for healthcare
29414                                operations, especially in an emergency mode
29415                                (e.g., pandemic mode). Indeed, in such stressful
29416                                situations, all managers are more concerned
29417                                about the effectiveness of daily operations,
29418                                regardless of their efficiency. Following a
29419                                "design science" research approach, we developed
29420                                (i) an IoT prototype for real-time patient
29421                                tracking, (ii) a simulation model, and (iii)
29422                                integrated them to build our digital twin
29423                                prototype. Our institution's IoT lab was used as
29424                                a testbed research environment for developing
29425                                the IoT infrastructure and simulating the
29426                                vaccination center. While the prototype was
29427                                developed for vaccination centers, the approach
29428                                can be used in any other multi-patient/multi
29429                                flow operational environment where real-time
29430                                visibility and simulation are required
29431                              </blockquote>
29432                            </div>
29433                          </div>
29434                        </div>
29435                      </div>
29436                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29437                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea113.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29438                      ><br />
29439                    </div>
29440                    <div class="slot-entry">
29441                      <a name="cea143" tabindex="-1"></a>
29442                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29443                        <span class="slot-title"
29444                          >Utilizing Simulation to Evalute the Design of a
29445                          Greenfield Multi-story Parking Structure and Impacts
29446                          to Surrounding Areas</span
29447                        >
29448                      </div>
29449                      <div class="slot-authors">
29450                        Lourdes Murphy (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) and
29451                        Yusuke Legard (MOSIMTEC)
29452                      </div>
29453                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29454                        <div>
29455                          <a
29456                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29457                            id="vhsjs_view_660_1707793552_7068043"
29458                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_660_1707793552_7068043').hide();
29459                $('#vhsjs_hide_660_1707793552_7068043').show();
29460                $('#659_1707793552_7067962').slideDown(function() {
29461                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29462                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29463                    };
29464                    
29465                });"
29466                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29467                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29468                          ><a
29469                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29470                            id="vhsjs_hide_660_1707793552_7068043"
29471                            onclick="$('#659_1707793552_7067962').hide(function() {
29472                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29473                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29474                    };
29475                });
29476                $('#vhsjs_hide_660_1707793552_7068043').hide();
29477                $('#vhsjs_view_660_1707793552_7068043').show();"
29478                            style="display: none"
29479                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29480                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29481                          >
29482                          <div
29483                            data-display-control="660_1707793552_7068043"
29484                            id="659_1707793552_7067962"
29485                            style="display: none"
29486                          >
29487                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29488                              <blockquote>
29489                                The National Institutes of Health (NIH) main
29490                                campus in Bethesda, Maryland currently contains
29491                                30 parking structures. On any given day, 12,000
29492                                vehicles enter the campus. NIH is planning for
29493                                the south side of the campus to become the main
29494                                parking areas for employees and visitors.
29495                                Central to this vision is replacing a surface
29496                                lot, which contains 241 parking spaces, with the
29497                                construction of a greenfield six story parking
29498                                structure that has a planned capacity of 1420
29499                                parking spaces. NIH wanted to prioritize the
29500                                employee experience and emphasize the safety of
29501                                pedestrians and vehicles. MOSIMTEC utilized
29502                                simulation modeling to provide NIH with insight
29503                                on the impact of various entrance and exit
29504                                combinations into the parking structure. This
29505                                presentation will further describe the project,
29506                                the system being modeled, the inputs and outputs
29507                                of the simulation tool and the outcome upon the
29508                                design of the greenfield parking structure.
29509                              </blockquote>
29510                            </div>
29511                          </div>
29512                        </div>
29513                      </div>
29514                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29515                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea143.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29516                      ><br />
29517                    </div>
29518                    <div class="slot-entry">
29519                      <a name="cea134" tabindex="-1"></a>
29520                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29521                        <span class="slot-title"
29522                          >Increasing Efficiency of Fresh Meal Production Using
29523                          Simulation</span
29524                        >
29525                      </div>
29526                      <div class="slot-authors">
29527                        Kean Dequeant and Daniel Paddon (Gousto) and Stephane
29528                        Dauz&#232;re-P&#233;r&#232;s and Claude Yugma (Mines
29529                        Saint-&#201;tienne, Univ Clermont Auvergne)
29530                      </div>
29531                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29532                        <div>
29533                          <a
29534                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29535                            id="vhsjs_view_662_1707793552_7089128"
29536                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_662_1707793552_7089128').hide();
29537                $('#vhsjs_hide_662_1707793552_7089128').show();
29538                $('#661_1707793552_7089047').slideDown(function() {
29539                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29540                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29541                    };
29542                    
29543                });"
29544                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29545                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29546                          ><a
29547                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29548                            id="vhsjs_hide_662_1707793552_7089128"
29549                            onclick="$('#661_1707793552_7089047').hide(function() {
29550                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29551                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29552                    };
29553                });
29554                $('#vhsjs_hide_662_1707793552_7089128').hide();
29555                $('#vhsjs_view_662_1707793552_7089128').show();"
29556                            style="display: none"
29557                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29558                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29559                          >
29560                          <div
29561                            data-display-control="662_1707793552_7089128"
29562                            id="661_1707793552_7089047"
29563                            style="display: none"
29564                          >
29565                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29566                              <blockquote>
29567                                The pandemic period has witnessed a rapid growth
29568                                of online delivery services in various sectors,
29569                                especially in the domain of fresh produce
29570                                e-commerce. Gousto, for instance, provides a
29571                                meal subscription service where customers select
29572                                their meals for a week, and subsequently receive
29573                                a box containing all the required ingredients
29574                                along with step-by-step cooking instructions for
29575                                the chosen recipes. In light of recent economic
29576                                difficulties worldwide, Gousto is prioritising
29577                                its efficiency to reduce cost and to continue
29578                                providing affordable meals to its customers. One
29579                                key aspect for Gousto was to improve its station
29580                                utilisation, through better routing of boxes
29581                                throughout the factory. The use of simulation as
29582                                a digital twin has been a key factor in the
29583                                development of a new routing algorithm, that has
29584                                now been put in production and has increased
29585                                station utilisation by 20%, in line with the
29586                                simulation's predictions.
29587                              </blockquote>
29588                            </div>
29589                          </div>
29590                        </div>
29591                      </div>
29592                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29593                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea134.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29594                      ><br />
29595                    </div>
29596                  </div>
29597                  <div class="session-entry">
29598                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
29599                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
29600                    ><span class="program-track"
29601                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
29602                    ><br />
29603                    <div class="session-title">
29604                      Digital Twins and Energy Systems
29605                    </div>
29606                    <div class="session-chair">
29607                      Chair: Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (Karlsruhe Institute of
29608                      Technology, University of Southern Denmark)<br />
29609                    </div>
29610                    <div class="slot-entry">
29611                      <a name="con291" tabindex="-1"></a>
29612                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29613                        <span class="slot-title"
29614                          >Modeling and Real-time Simulation of Microgrid
29615                          Components using SystemC-AMS</span
29616                        >
29617                      </div>
29618                      <div class="slot-authors">
29619                        Rahul Bhadani (Vanderbilt University, The University of
29620                        Alabama in Huntsville); Hao Tu and Srdjan Lukic (North
29621                        Carolina State University); and Gabor Karsai (Vanderbilt
29622                        University)
29623                      </div>
29624                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29625                        <div>
29626                          <a
29627                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29628                            id="vhsjs_view_664_1707793552_7137"
29629                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_664_1707793552_7137').hide();
29630                $('#vhsjs_hide_664_1707793552_7137').show();
29631                $('#663_1707793552_713692').slideDown(function() {
29632                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29633                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29634                    };
29635                    
29636                });"
29637                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29638                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29639                          ><a
29640                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29641                            id="vhsjs_hide_664_1707793552_7137"
29642                            onclick="$('#663_1707793552_713692').hide(function() {
29643                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29644                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29645                    };
29646                });
29647                $('#vhsjs_hide_664_1707793552_7137').hide();
29648                $('#vhsjs_view_664_1707793552_7137').show();"
29649                            style="display: none"
29650                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29651                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29652                          >
29653                          <div
29654                            data-display-control="664_1707793552_7137"
29655                            id="663_1707793552_713692"
29656                            style="display: none"
29657                          >
29658                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29659                              <blockquote>
29660                                Microgrids are localized power systems that can
29661                                function independently or alongside the main
29662                                grid. They consist of interconnected generators,
29663                                energy storage, and loads that can be managed
29664                                locally. Using SystemC-AMS, we demonstrate how
29665                                microgrid components, including solar panels and
29666                                converters, can be accurately modeled and
29667                                simulated, along with their interactions.
29668                                Real-time simulations are crucial for
29669                                understanding microgrid behavior and optimizing
29670                                components. This approach facilitates seamless
29671                                integration with hardware prototypes and
29672                                automation systems, supporting various
29673                                development stages. Our study presents a
29674                                best-case scenario for real-time simulation,
29675                                assuming each loop takes less time than the
29676                                simulation time step, with fallback to the
29677                                previous value if data isn't received in time.
29678                                This article introduces the first known
29679                                real-time simulation strategy using SystemC-AMS,
29680                                enabling the real-time simulation of microgrid
29681                                components and integration with external
29682                                devices. The implementation adopts a model-based
29683                                design approach, creating increasingly complex
29684                                systems with grid components and controllers.
29685                              </blockquote>
29686                            </div>
29687                          </div>
29688                        </div>
29689                      </div>
29690                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29691                      <a href="/wsc23papers/270.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29692                      ><br />
29693                    </div>
29694                    <div class="slot-entry">
29695                      <a name="cea147" tabindex="-1"></a>
29696                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29697                        <span class="slot-title"
29698                          >Advancing Safety in Nuclear Applications with Reduced
29699                          Order Modeling and Digital Twin</span
29700                        >
29701                      </div>
29702                      <div class="slot-authors">
29703                        Justin Williams, Nicole Hatch, Jean Ragusa, and Jian Tao
29704                        (Texas A&M University)
29705                      </div>
29706                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29707                        <div>
29708                          <a
29709                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29710                            id="vhsjs_view_666_1707793552_7158077"
29711                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_666_1707793552_7158077').hide();
29712                $('#vhsjs_hide_666_1707793552_7158077').show();
29713                $('#665_1707793552_7158').slideDown(function() {
29714                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29715                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29716                    };
29717                    
29718                });"
29719                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29720                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29721                          ><a
29722                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29723                            id="vhsjs_hide_666_1707793552_7158077"
29724                            onclick="$('#665_1707793552_7158').hide(function() {
29725                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29726                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29727                    };
29728                });
29729                $('#vhsjs_hide_666_1707793552_7158077').hide();
29730                $('#vhsjs_view_666_1707793552_7158077').show();"
29731                            style="display: none"
29732                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29733                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29734                          >
29735                          <div
29736                            data-display-control="666_1707793552_7158077"
29737                            id="665_1707793552_7158"
29738                            style="display: none"
29739                          >
29740                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29741                              <blockquote>
29742                                Ionizing radiation refers to particles or
29743                                photons that carry enough energy to remove
29744                                electrons from atoms or molecules. Through
29745                                ionizing interactions, radiation can have severe
29746                                implications for human health and the
29747                                environment, making it essential to develop
29748                                effective strategies to manage the risks it
29749                                poses. To display the potential benefits from
29750                                the application of digital twin technologies to
29751                                concerns regarding radioactive material in
29752                                laboratory, university, and national defense
29753                                settings, this paper presents the development of
29754                                a digital twin framework, and potential use
29755                                cases for the framework. The platform was
29756                                demonstrated in two scenario studies. The first
29757                                scenario involves a faux radiation-detecting
29758                                glovebox used for lab safety education, while
29759                                the second scenario addresses training for first
29760                                responders in a nuclear defense and safety
29761                                situation.
29762                              </blockquote>
29763                            </div>
29764                          </div>
29765                        </div>
29766                      </div>
29767                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29768                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea147.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29769                      ><br />
29770                    </div>
29771                    <div class="slot-entry">
29772                      <a name="cea140" tabindex="-1"></a>
29773                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29774                        <span class="slot-title"
29775                          >Simulation as a Soft Digital Twin for Maintenance
29776                          Reliability Operations</span
29777                        >
29778                      </div>
29779                      <div class="slot-authors">
29780                        Xueping Li, Thomas Berg, Gerald Jones, and Kimon Swanson
29781                        (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) and Vincent
29782                        Lamberti, Luke Birt, and Pugazenthi Atchayagopal
29783                        (Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC)
29784                      </div>
29785                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29786                        <div>
29787                          <a
29788                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29789                            id="vhsjs_view_668_1707793552_7180915"
29790                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_668_1707793552_7180915').hide();
29791                $('#vhsjs_hide_668_1707793552_7180915').show();
29792                $('#667_1707793552_7180836').slideDown(function() {
29793                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29794                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29795                    };
29796                    
29797                });"
29798                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29799                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29800                          ><a
29801                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29802                            id="vhsjs_hide_668_1707793552_7180915"
29803                            onclick="$('#667_1707793552_7180836').hide(function() {
29804                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29805                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29806                    };
29807                });
29808                $('#vhsjs_hide_668_1707793552_7180915').hide();
29809                $('#vhsjs_view_668_1707793552_7180915').show();"
29810                            style="display: none"
29811                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29812                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29813                          >
29814                          <div
29815                            data-display-control="668_1707793552_7180915"
29816                            id="667_1707793552_7180836"
29817                            style="display: none"
29818                          >
29819                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29820                              <blockquote>
29821                                A critical facility's reliability relies heavily
29822                                on its maintenance process's effectiveness. This
29823                                process involves numerous sub-processes, which
29824                                can be challenging to model due to uncertainties
29825                                and complexities. System managers often seek a
29826                                predictive tool, and this work extends a
29827                                previous study that developed a digital twin of
29828                                a nuclear facility's maintenance task process
29829                                using data-driven and stochastic modeling, along
29830                                with expert input. The authors extended the
29831                                project's previous iteration by enhancing the
29832                                bootstrapping technique and improving the
29833                                model's fidelity.
29834                              </blockquote>
29835                            </div>
29836                          </div>
29837                        </div>
29838                      </div>
29839                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29840                      <a href="/wsc23papers/cea140.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29841                      ><br />
29842                    </div>
29843                  </div>
29844                  <div class="session-entry">
29845                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
29846                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
29847                    ><span class="program-track"
29848                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
29849                    ><br />
29850                    <div class="session-title">
29851                      Digital Twins and Warehouse Logistics
29852                    </div>
29853                    <div class="session-chair">
29854                      Chair: Edward Y. Hua (MITRE Corporation)<br />
29855                    </div>
29856                    <div class="slot-entry">
29857                      <a name="inv139" tabindex="-1"></a>
29858                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29859                        <span class="slot-title"
29860                          >Renovation Logistics Park with Digital Twinning: A
29861                          Simulation-Optimization-Powered Toolbox</span
29862                        >
29863                      </div>
29864                      <div class="slot-authors">
29865                        Peixue Yuan (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Chi
29866                        Zhang (Xi'an Jiaotong University), and Chenhao Zhou and
29867                        Li Xue (Northwestern Polytechnical University)
29868                      </div>
29869                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29870                        <div>
29871                          <a
29872                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29873                            id="vhsjs_view_670_1707793552_7224627"
29874                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_670_1707793552_7224627').hide();
29875                $('#vhsjs_hide_670_1707793552_7224627').show();
29876                $('#669_1707793552_7224548').slideDown(function() {
29877                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29878                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29879                    };
29880                    
29881                });"
29882                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29883                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29884                          ><a
29885                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29886                            id="vhsjs_hide_670_1707793552_7224627"
29887                            onclick="$('#669_1707793552_7224548').hide(function() {
29888                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29889                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29890                    };
29891                });
29892                $('#vhsjs_hide_670_1707793552_7224627').hide();
29893                $('#vhsjs_view_670_1707793552_7224627').show();"
29894                            style="display: none"
29895                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29896                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29897                          >
29898                          <div
29899                            data-display-control="670_1707793552_7224627"
29900                            id="669_1707793552_7224548"
29901                            style="display: none"
29902                          >
29903                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29904                              <blockquote>
29905                                Taking into account the crucial node of the
29906                                logistics network, this paper concentrates on
29907                                the layout design problem of logistics parks
29908                                considering numerous uncertain factors during
29909                                operations. To provide comprehensive support for
29910                                park planners and managers, a
29911                                simulation-optimization-powered toolbox is
29912                                developed for decision-making, with core
29913                                functions such as park layout design,
29914                                construction quantity calculations, and
29915                                performance evaluations. A case study
29916                                demonstrates the toolbox's effectiveness in
29917                                assisting users to achieve their desired layout
29918                                designs, and the result shows that the optimized
29919                                layout generated by the toolbox can lead to
29920                                improvements of approximately 13%.
29921                              </blockquote>
29922                            </div>
29923                          </div>
29924                        </div>
29925                      </div>
29926                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29927                      <a href="/wsc23papers/271.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29928                      ><br />
29929                    </div>
29930                    <div class="slot-entry">
29931                      <a name="con111" tabindex="-1"></a>
29932                      <div class="slot-title-line">
29933                        <span class="slot-title"
29934                          >A Simulation Optimization Method for Scheduling
29935                          Automated Guided Vehicles in a Stochastic Warehouse
29936                          Management System</span
29937                        >
29938                      </div>
29939                      <div class="slot-authors">
29940                        Gongbo Zhang, Xiaotian Liu, and Yijie Peng (Peking
29941                        University)
29942                      </div>
29943                      <div class="slot-abstract">
29944                        <div>
29945                          <a
29946                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29947                            id="vhsjs_view_672_1707793552_7247078"
29948                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_672_1707793552_7247078').hide();
29949                $('#vhsjs_hide_672_1707793552_7247078').show();
29950                $('#671_1707793552_7246997').slideDown(function() {
29951                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29952                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29953                    };
29954                    
29955                });"
29956                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
29957                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29958                          ><a
29959                            class="clickable no-decoration"
29960                            id="vhsjs_hide_672_1707793552_7247078"
29961                            onclick="$('#671_1707793552_7246997').hide(function() {
29962                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
29963                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
29964                    };
29965                });
29966                $('#vhsjs_hide_672_1707793552_7247078').hide();
29967                $('#vhsjs_view_672_1707793552_7247078').show();"
29968                            style="display: none"
29969                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
29970                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
29971                          >
29972                          <div
29973                            data-display-control="672_1707793552_7247078"
29974                            id="671_1707793552_7246997"
29975                            style="display: none"
29976                          >
29977                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
29978                              <blockquote>
29979                                We consider the problem of scheduling automated
29980                                guided vehicles (AGVs) in a stochastic warehouse
29981                                management system. This problem was studied in
29982                                the Case Study Competition of the 2022 Winter
29983                                Simulation Conference. We propose a simulation
29984                                optimization method that simultaneously
29985                                optimizes dispatching and route planning for
29986                                AGVs to enhance the system performance.
29987                                Experimental results on two warehouse system
29988                                simulation scenarios demonstrate that the
29989                                proposed method outperforms the default method.
29990                              </blockquote>
29991                            </div>
29992                          </div>
29993                        </div>
29994                      </div>
29995                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
29996                      <a href="/wsc23papers/272.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
29997                      ><br />
29998                    </div>
29999                    <div class="slot-entry">
30000                      <a name="con256" tabindex="-1"></a>
30001                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30002                        <span class="slot-title"
30003                          >Emulation and Digital Twin Framework for the
30004                          Validation of Material Handling Equipment in Warehouse
30005                          Environments</span
30006                        >
30007                      </div>
30008                      <div class="slot-authors">
30009                        Ankit Pandey, Rachael Flam, Raashid Mohammed, and Achuta
30010                        Kalidindi (Amazon)
30011                      </div>
30012                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30013                        <div>
30014                          <a
30015                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30016                            id="vhsjs_view_674_1707793552_7269747"
30017                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_674_1707793552_7269747').hide();
30018                $('#vhsjs_hide_674_1707793552_7269747').show();
30019                $('#673_1707793552_7269666').slideDown(function() {
30020                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30021                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30022                    };
30023                    
30024                });"
30025                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30026                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30027                          ><a
30028                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30029                            id="vhsjs_hide_674_1707793552_7269747"
30030                            onclick="$('#673_1707793552_7269666').hide(function() {
30031                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30032                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30033                    };
30034                });
30035                $('#vhsjs_hide_674_1707793552_7269747').hide();
30036                $('#vhsjs_view_674_1707793552_7269747').show();"
30037                            style="display: none"
30038                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30039                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30040                          >
30041                          <div
30042                            data-display-control="674_1707793552_7269747"
30043                            id="673_1707793552_7269666"
30044                            style="display: none"
30045                          >
30046                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30047                              <blockquote>
30048                                With modern warehouses becoming more automated,
30049                                there is a growing opportunity to test and
30050                                validate material handling concepts throughout
30051                                the project life cycle. Emulation and digital
30052                                twin pose a capability for material handling
30053                                system validation from the ideation stage
30054                                through post-implementation. An emulation model
30055                                is a virtual replica of a physical system, and
30056                                digital twin is a transformation of an emulation
30057                                model via connection to a virtual or physical
30058                                controller. They can test factors such as design
30059                                mechanics and layouts, calculate throughput,
30060                                test controls logic, and perform product flow
30061                                analysis. Evaluation of these factors can
30062                                provide a relatively accurate metric for system
30063                                performance and lead to a more comprehensive
30064                                return on investment (ROI) analysis. This paper
30065                                discusses how incorporation of emulation and
30066                                digital twin into all stages of the project life
30067                                cycle of material handling systems can improve
30068                                system efficiency and prevent live system
30069                                commissioning risk.
30070                              </blockquote>
30071                            </div>
30072                          </div>
30073                        </div>
30074                      </div>
30075                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30076                      <a href="/wsc23papers/273.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30077                      ><br />
30078                    </div>
30079                  </div>
30080                  <div class="session-entry">
30081                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30082                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30083                    ><span class="program-track"
30084                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
30085                    ><br />
30086                    <div class="session-title">
30087                      Digital Twins and Manufacturing
30088                    </div>
30089                    <div class="session-chair">
30090                      Chair: Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick)<br />
30091                    </div>
30092                    <div class="slot-entry">
30093                      <a name="inv147" tabindex="-1"></a>
30094                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30095                        <span class="slot-title"
30096                          >Simulation Based High Fidelity Digital Twins of
30097                          Manufacturing Systems: An Application Model and
30098                          Industrial Use Case</span
30099                        >
30100                      </div>
30101                      <div class="slot-authors">
30102                        Ali Ahmad Malik (Oakland University)
30103                      </div>
30104                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30105                        <div>
30106                          <a
30107                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30108                            id="vhsjs_view_676_1707793552_7312381"
30109                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_676_1707793552_7312381').hide();
30110                $('#vhsjs_hide_676_1707793552_7312381').show();
30111                $('#675_1707793552_7312295').slideDown(function() {
30112                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30113                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30114                    };
30115                    
30116                });"
30117                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30118                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30119                          ><a
30120                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30121                            id="vhsjs_hide_676_1707793552_7312381"
30122                            onclick="$('#675_1707793552_7312295').hide(function() {
30123                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30124                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30125                    };
30126                });
30127                $('#vhsjs_hide_676_1707793552_7312381').hide();
30128                $('#vhsjs_view_676_1707793552_7312381').show();"
30129                            style="display: none"
30130                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30131                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30132                          >
30133                          <div
30134                            data-display-control="676_1707793552_7312381"
30135                            id="675_1707793552_7312295"
30136                            style="display: none"
30137                          >
30138                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30139                              <blockquote>
30140                                Modern manufacturing systems are required to be
30141                                developed, commissioned, and reconfigured faster
30142                                than ever before. Conventional methods for the
30143                                development of manufacturing systems are
30144                                time-consuming due to their sequential nature. A
30145                                digital twin is an emerging technology that can
30146                                offer a high-fidelity simulation of a real
30147                                manufacturing system including its kinematics,
30148                                automation program, behavior, user interface,
30149                                and production parameters. Such a unified
30150                                digital twin can be used as a support tool for
30151                                verification and validation of complex behavior
30152                                of modern-day manufacturing systems during
30153                                design, commissioning, reconfiguration,
30154                                maintenance, and for end-of-life. The resulting
30155                                benefits are to speed up the development and
30156                                reconfiguration phases and improve system
30157                                reliability. This article presents a framework
30158                                to develop and use a digital twin for the
30159                                development of complex machines. An industrial
30160                                case from a large automation company is
30161                                presented.
30162                              </blockquote>
30163                            </div>
30164                          </div>
30165                        </div>
30166                      </div>
30167                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30168                      <a href="/wsc23papers/274.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30169                      ><br />
30170                    </div>
30171                    <div class="slot-entry">
30172                      <a name="inv173" tabindex="-1"></a>
30173                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30174                        <span class="slot-title"
30175                          >Data Requirements for a Digital Twin of a Robot
30176                          Workcell</span
30177                        >
30178                      </div>
30179                      <div class="slot-authors">
30180                        Deogratias Kibira (National Institute of Standards and
30181                        Technology, University of Maryland - College Park) and
30182                        Guodong Shao (National Institute of Standards and
30183                        Technology)
30184                      </div>
30185                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30186                        <div>
30187                          <a
30188                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30189                            id="vhsjs_view_678_1707793552_7334347"
30190                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_678_1707793552_7334347').hide();
30191                $('#vhsjs_hide_678_1707793552_7334347').show();
30192                $('#677_1707793552_733427').slideDown(function() {
30193                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30194                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30195                    };
30196                    
30197                });"
30198                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30199                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30200                          ><a
30201                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30202                            id="vhsjs_hide_678_1707793552_7334347"
30203                            onclick="$('#677_1707793552_733427').hide(function() {
30204                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30205                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30206                    };
30207                });
30208                $('#vhsjs_hide_678_1707793552_7334347').hide();
30209                $('#vhsjs_view_678_1707793552_7334347').show();"
30210                            style="display: none"
30211                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30212                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30213                          >
30214                          <div
30215                            data-display-control="678_1707793552_7334347"
30216                            id="677_1707793552_733427"
30217                            style="display: none"
30218                          >
30219                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30220                              <blockquote>
30221                                The applications of digital twins continue to
30222                                grow with the volume and variety of data
30223                                collected. These data support the modeling of
30224                                function, behavior, and structure of a physical
30225                                element. However, successfully building a
30226                                digital twin requires data identification, data
30227                                fusion, and data management. Thus, despite the
30228                                increase in data availability, there are still
30229                                challenges of data usage, especially data
30230                                scoping and scaling to implement a digital twin
30231                                for a specific purpose. The objective of this
30232                                paper is to identify data requirements for
30233                                various types of digital twins for a robot
30234                                workcell. The identification includes data
30235                                description, source, method of collection, and
30236                                data formats. The digital twin types include
30237                                descriptive digital twins, diagnostics and
30238                                prognostics digital twins, prescriptive digital
30239                                twins, and intelligent digital twins. The
30240                                outcome of this data requirements identification
30241                                can be used as a guide for developing and
30242                                validating digital twins for a robot workcell
30243                                lifecycle.
30244                              </blockquote>
30245                            </div>
30246                          </div>
30247                        </div>
30248                      </div>
30249                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30250                      <a href="/wsc23papers/275.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30251                      ><br />
30252                    </div>
30253                    <div class="slot-entry">
30254                      <a name="con255" tabindex="-1"></a>
30255                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30256                        <span class="slot-title"
30257                          >A Digital Twin for Production Control Based on
30258                          Remaining Cycle Time Prediction</span
30259                        >
30260                      </div>
30261                      <div class="slot-authors">
30262                        Giovanni Lugaresi (KU Leuven); Pedro Luis Bacelar Dos
30263                        Santos, Alex Chalissery Lona, and Monica Rossi
30264                        (Politecnico di Milano); Eduardo Zancul (University of
30265                        Sao Paulo); and Andrea Matta (Politecnico di Milano)
30266                      </div>
30267                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30268                        <div>
30269                          <a
30270                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30271                            id="vhsjs_view_680_1707793552_735861"
30272                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_680_1707793552_735861').hide();
30273                $('#vhsjs_hide_680_1707793552_735861').show();
30274                $('#679_1707793552_735853').slideDown(function() {
30275                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30276                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30277                    };
30278                    
30279                });"
30280                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30281                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30282                          ><a
30283                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30284                            id="vhsjs_hide_680_1707793552_735861"
30285                            onclick="$('#679_1707793552_735853').hide(function() {
30286                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30287                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30288                    };
30289                });
30290                $('#vhsjs_hide_680_1707793552_735861').hide();
30291                $('#vhsjs_view_680_1707793552_735861').show();"
30292                            style="display: none"
30293                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30294                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30295                          >
30296                          <div
30297                            data-display-control="680_1707793552_735861"
30298                            id="679_1707793552_735853"
30299                            style="display: none"
30300                          >
30301                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30302                              <blockquote>
30303                                The recent industrial context pushed
30304                                manufacturers to invest heavily in digitization
30305                                for a more efficient use of their equipment and
30306                                scarce resources. The digitization of industrial
30307                                environments allows the establishment of digital
30308                                decision-support tools such as digital twins, to
30309                                exploit the shop-floor data for making more
30310                                accurate decisions considering the real system
30311                                state. Existing literature focuses on the
30312                                development of specific digital twin components
30313                                as well as methods that are typically developed
30314                                and tested without an integration within a
30315                                digital twin architecture. This paper proposes a
30316                                complete digital twin framework with the purpose
30317                                of aiding production planning and control
30318                                operations. The focus is on the design of a
30319                                production control service that manages the
30320                                material flow in the real system using
30321                                simulation-based predictions of the remaining
30322                                cycle time. Preliminary experiments are done by
30323                                applying the digital twin architecture on a
30324                                lab-scale model, demonstrating the applicability
30325                                of the proposed approach.
30326                              </blockquote>
30327                            </div>
30328                          </div>
30329                        </div>
30330                      </div>
30331                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30332                      <a href="/wsc23papers/276.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30333                      ><br />
30334                    </div>
30335                  </div>
30336                  <div class="session-entry">
30337                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30338                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30339                    ><span class="program-track"
30340                      >Simulation as Digital Twin</span
30341                    ><br />
30342                    <div class="session-title">
30343                      Panel: Enhancing Digital Twins with Advances in Simulation
30344                      and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges
30345                    </div>
30346                    <div class="session-chair">
30347                      Chair: Barry L. Nelson (Northwestern University)<br />
30348                    </div>
30349                    <div class="slot-entry">
30350                      <a name="inv205" tabindex="-1"></a>
30351                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30352                        <span class="slot-title"
30353                          >Enhancing Digital Twins with Advances in Simulation
30354                          and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and
30355                          Challenges</span
30356                        >
30357                      </div>
30358                      <div class="slot-authors">
30359                        Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel University London), Charles
30360                        Macal (Argonne National Laboratory), Andrea Matta
30361                        (Politecnico di Milano), Markus Rabe (TU Dortmund
30362                        University), Susan Sanchez (Naval Postgraduate School),
30363                        and Guodong Shao (National Institute of Standards and
30364                        Technology)
30365                      </div>
30366                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30367                        <div>
30368                          <a
30369                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30370                            id="vhsjs_view_682_1707793552_7402744"
30371                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_682_1707793552_7402744').hide();
30372                $('#vhsjs_hide_682_1707793552_7402744').show();
30373                $('#681_1707793552_7402658').slideDown(function() {
30374                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30375                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30376                    };
30377                    
30378                });"
30379                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30380                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30381                          ><a
30382                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30383                            id="vhsjs_hide_682_1707793552_7402744"
30384                            onclick="$('#681_1707793552_7402658').hide(function() {
30385                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30386                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30387                    };
30388                });
30389                $('#vhsjs_hide_682_1707793552_7402744').hide();
30390                $('#vhsjs_view_682_1707793552_7402744').show();"
30391                            style="display: none"
30392                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30393                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30394                          >
30395                          <div
30396                            data-display-control="682_1707793552_7402744"
30397                            id="681_1707793552_7402658"
30398                            style="display: none"
30399                          >
30400                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30401                              <blockquote>
30402                                Simulations are used to investigate physical
30403                                systems. A digital twin goes beyond this by
30404                                connecting a simulation with the physical system
30405                                with the purpose of analyzing and controlling
30406                                that system in real-time. In the past 5 years
30407                                there has been a substantial increase in
30408                                research into Simulation and Artificial
30409                                Intelligence (AI). The combination of Simulation
30410                                with AI presents many possible innovations.
30411                                Similarly, combining AI with Simulation presents
30412                                further possibilities including approaches to
30413                                developing trustworthy and explainable AI
30414                                methods, solutions to problems arising from
30415                                sparce or no data and better methods for time
30416                                series analysis. Given the progress that has
30417                                been made in Digital Twins and Simulation and
30418                                AI, what opportunities are there from combining
30419                                these two exciting research areas? What
30420                                challenges need to be overcome to achieve these?
30421                                This article discusses these from the
30422                                perspectives of six leading members of the
30423                                Modeling & Simulation community.
30424                              </blockquote>
30425                            </div>
30426                          </div>
30427                        </div>
30428                      </div>
30429                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30430                      <a href="/wsc23papers/277.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30431                      ><br />
30432                    </div>
30433                  </div>
30434                </div>
30435                <div class="centered">
30436                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
30437                </div>
30438                <hr />
30439              </div>
30440              <div class="area-section">
30441                <div class="centered">
30442                  <a name="ptrack106" tabindex="-1"></a>
30443                  <div class="section-title">Simulation in Education</div>
30444                </div>
30445                <div class="centered track-chair">
30446                  <span class="track-chair-role"
30447                    >Track Coordinator - Simulation in Education: </span
30448                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
30449                    >Omar Ashour (Penn State University), Christopher Lynch (Old
30450                    Dominion University)</span
30451                  >
30452                </div>
30453                <div class="section-entry">
30454                  <div class="session-entry">
30455                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30456                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30457                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation in Education</span
30458                    ><br />
30459                    <div class="session-title">
30460                      Tools and Technologies in Simulation Education
30461                    </div>
30462                    <div class="session-chair">
30463                      Chair: Manuel D. Rossetti (University of Arkansas)<br />
30464                    </div>
30465                    <div class="slot-entry">
30466                      <a name="con152" tabindex="-1"></a>
30467                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30468                        <span class="slot-title"
30469                          >Introducing the Kotlin Simulation Library (KSL)</span
30470                        >
30471                      </div>
30472                      <div class="slot-authors">
30473                        Manuel D. Rossetti (University of Arkansas)
30474                      </div>
30475                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30476                        <div>
30477                          <a
30478                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30479                            id="vhsjs_view_684_1707793552_7472665"
30480                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_684_1707793552_7472665').hide();
30481                $('#vhsjs_hide_684_1707793552_7472665').show();
30482                $('#683_1707793552_7472582').slideDown(function() {
30483                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30484                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30485                    };
30486                    
30487                });"
30488                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30489                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30490                          ><a
30491                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30492                            id="vhsjs_hide_684_1707793552_7472665"
30493                            onclick="$('#683_1707793552_7472582').hide(function() {
30494                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30495                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30496                    };
30497                });
30498                $('#vhsjs_hide_684_1707793552_7472665').hide();
30499                $('#vhsjs_view_684_1707793552_7472665').show();"
30500                            style="display: none"
30501                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30502                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30503                          >
30504                          <div
30505                            data-display-control="684_1707793552_7472665"
30506                            id="683_1707793552_7472582"
30507                            style="display: none"
30508                          >
30509                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30510                              <blockquote>
30511                                This paper introduces a Monte Carlo and
30512                                discrete-event simulation library for the Kotlin
30513                                programming language. The Kotlin Simulation
30514                                Library (KSL) provides functionality to perform
30515                                simulation experiments involving the generation
30516                                of random processes, the execution of
30517                                discrete-event simulation via the event and
30518                                process views, and the analysis of the
30519                                statistical quantities generated by simulation
30520                                models. The architecture of the library
30521                                leverages the object-oriented and functional
30522                                programming capabilities of the widely used
30523                                Kotlin programming language. The library
30524                                provides functionality that is similar to
30525                                proprietary software, while being open-source
30526                                and readily extensible. This paper provides an
30527                                overview of the architecture of the library. The
30528                                functionality of the library is illustrated
30529                                through several examples.
30530                              </blockquote>
30531                            </div>
30532                          </div>
30533                        </div>
30534                      </div>
30535                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30536                      <a href="/wsc23papers/278.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30537                      ><br />
30538                    </div>
30539                    <div class="slot-entry">
30540                      <a name="con298" tabindex="-1"></a>
30541                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30542                        <span class="slot-title"
30543                          >Teaching Discrete Event Simulation Software Design in
30544                          the Context of Computer Engineering</span
30545                        >
30546                      </div>
30547                      <div class="slot-authors">
30548                        James Frederick Leathrum (Old Dominion University)
30549                      </div>
30550                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30551                        <div>
30552                          <a
30553                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30554                            id="vhsjs_view_686_1707793552_7494211"
30555                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_686_1707793552_7494211').hide();
30556                $('#vhsjs_hide_686_1707793552_7494211').show();
30557                $('#685_1707793552_749413').slideDown(function() {
30558                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30559                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30560                    };
30561                    
30562                });"
30563                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30564                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30565                          ><a
30566                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30567                            id="vhsjs_hide_686_1707793552_7494211"
30568                            onclick="$('#685_1707793552_749413').hide(function() {
30569                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30570                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30571                    };
30572                });
30573                $('#vhsjs_hide_686_1707793552_7494211').hide();
30574                $('#vhsjs_view_686_1707793552_7494211').show();"
30575                            style="display: none"
30576                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30577                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30578                          >
30579                          <div
30580                            data-display-control="686_1707793552_7494211"
30581                            id="685_1707793552_749413"
30582                            style="display: none"
30583                          >
30584                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30585                              <blockquote>
30586                                Recent events resulted in the consolidation of a
30587                                degree program in Modeling & Simulation
30588                                Engineering with a degree in Computer
30589                                Engineering, though with a major in Modeling &
30590                                Simulation Engineering. The resulting major
30591                                strongly highlights the computational aspects of
30592                                M&S. However, the needs of discrete event
30593                                simulation in computer engineering have somewhat
30594                                of a different focus. For instance, the
30595                                management of simultaneous events is crucial in
30596                                digital circuit simulation. This paper looks at
30597                                refocusing a course on discrete event simulation
30598                                software design to meet the needs of a computer
30599                                engineering degree while maintaining
30600                                applicability to the more general community. It
30601                                discusses modifications in the treatment of
30602                                models and then mapping those models to
30603                                software.
30604                              </blockquote>
30605                            </div>
30606                          </div>
30607                        </div>
30608                      </div>
30609                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30610                      <a href="/wsc23papers/279.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30611                      ><br />
30612                    </div>
30613                  </div>
30614                  <div class="session-entry">
30615                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30616                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30617                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation in Education</span
30618                    ><br />
30619                    <div class="session-title">
30620                      Panel: ChatGPT in M&S Education: Opportunities and
30621                      Challenges
30622                    </div>
30623                    <div class="session-chair">
30624                      Chair: Andreas Tolk (The MITRE Corporation)<br />
30625                    </div>
30626                    <div class="slot-entry">
30627                      <a name="inv105" tabindex="-1"></a>
30628                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30629                        <span class="slot-title"
30630                          >Chances and Challenges of ChatGPT and Similar Models
30631                          for Education in M&S</span
30632                        >
30633                      </div>
30634                      <div class="slot-authors">
30635                        Andreas Tolk (The MITRE Corporation), Philip Barry
30636                        (L3Harris Corporation), Margaret Loper (Georgia Tech
30637                        Research Institute), Ghaith Rabadi (University of
30638                        Central Florida), William Scherer (University of
30639                        Virginia), and Levent Yilmaz (Auburn University)
30640                      </div>
30641                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30642                        <div>
30643                          <a
30644                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30645                            id="vhsjs_view_688_1707793552_7554483"
30646                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_688_1707793552_7554483').hide();
30647                $('#vhsjs_hide_688_1707793552_7554483').show();
30648                $('#687_1707793552_7554402').slideDown(function() {
30649                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30650                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30651                    };
30652                    
30653                });"
30654                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30655                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30656                          ><a
30657                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30658                            id="vhsjs_hide_688_1707793552_7554483"
30659                            onclick="$('#687_1707793552_7554402').hide(function() {
30660                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30661                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30662                    };
30663                });
30664                $('#vhsjs_hide_688_1707793552_7554483').hide();
30665                $('#vhsjs_view_688_1707793552_7554483').show();"
30666                            style="display: none"
30667                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30668                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30669                          >
30670                          <div
30671                            data-display-control="688_1707793552_7554483"
30672                            id="687_1707793552_7554402"
30673                            style="display: none"
30674                          >
30675                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30676                              <blockquote>
30677                                This position paper summarizes the inputs of a
30678                                group of experts from academia and industry
30679                                presenting their view on chances and challenges
30680                                of using ChatGPT within Modeling and Simulation
30681                                education. The experts also address the need to
30682                                evaluate continuous education as well as
30683                                education of faculty members to address
30684                                scholastic challenges and opportunities while
30685                                meeting the expectation of industry. Generally,
30686                                the use of ChatGPT is encouraged, but it needs
30687                                to be embedded into an updated curriculum with
30688                                more emphasis on validity constraints, systems
30689                                thinking, and ethics.
30690                              </blockquote>
30691                            </div>
30692                          </div>
30693                        </div>
30694                      </div>
30695                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30696                      <a href="/wsc23papers/280.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30697                      ><br />
30698                    </div>
30699                  </div>
30700                  <div class="session-entry">
30701                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30702                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30703                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation in Education</span
30704                    ><br />
30705                    <div class="session-title">
30706                      Behavioral and Entrepreneurial Aspects in Simulation
30707                    </div>
30708                    <div class="session-chair">
30709                      Chair: Canan Gunes Corlu (Boston University)<br />
30710                    </div>
30711                    <div class="slot-entry">
30712                      <a name="con345" tabindex="-1"></a>
30713                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30714                        <span class="slot-title"
30715                          >Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) in Simulation
30716                          Education</span
30717                        >
30718                      </div>
30719                      <div class="slot-authors">
30720                        Michael E. Kuhl (Rochester Institute of Technology)
30721                      </div>
30722                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30723                        <div>
30724                          <a
30725                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30726                            id="vhsjs_view_690_1707793552_7613363"
30727                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_690_1707793552_7613363').hide();
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30731                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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30733                    
30734                });"
30735                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30736                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30737                          ><a
30738                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30739                            id="vhsjs_hide_690_1707793552_7613363"
30740                            onclick="$('#689_1707793552_7613275').hide(function() {
30741                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30742                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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30744                });
30745                $('#vhsjs_hide_690_1707793552_7613363').hide();
30746                $('#vhsjs_view_690_1707793552_7613363').show();"
30747                            style="display: none"
30748                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30749                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30750                          >
30751                          <div
30752                            data-display-control="690_1707793552_7613363"
30753                            id="689_1707793552_7613275"
30754                            style="display: none"
30755                          >
30756                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30757                              <blockquote>
30758                                An entrepreneurial mindset is associated with
30759                                recognizing and seeking opportunity that can
30760                                result in societal benefits. Entrepreneurial
30761                                minded learning (EML) is a pedagogy that has
30762                                gained increasing attention in science,
30763                                technology, engineering, and math education. In
30764                                this paper, we present as set of examples to
30765                                illustrate how EML methods can be applied in
30766                                simulation courses to foster the development of
30767                                the entrepreneurial mindset of students. In
30768                                addition, we discuss some of the opportunities
30769                                and challenges for adoption of EML in simulation
30770                                education.
30771                              </blockquote>
30772                            </div>
30773                          </div>
30774                        </div>
30775                      </div>
30776                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30777                      <a href="/wsc23papers/281.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30778                      ><br />
30779                    </div>
30780                    <div class="slot-entry">
30781                      <a name="con240" tabindex="-1"></a>
30782                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30783                        <span class="slot-title"
30784                          >Can Gambling Ads Affect Customer Risk Behavior? A
30785                          Simulation Study to the &#8220;888&#8221; Case</span
30786                        >
30787                      </div>
30788                      <div class="slot-authors">
30789                        David Lopez-Lopez (ESADE business school), Giovanni
30790                        Giusti (Tecnocampus - Pompeu Fabra University), Angel A.
30791                        Juan (Universitat Politecnica de Valenci), and Canan
30792                        Gunes Corlu (Boston University)
30793                      </div>
30794                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30795                        <div>
30796                          <a
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30803                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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30805                    
30806                });"
30807                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30808                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30809                          ><a
30810                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30811                            id="vhsjs_hide_692_1707793552_7637403"
30812                            onclick="$('#691_1707793552_7637324').hide(function() {
30813                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30814                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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30818                $('#vhsjs_view_692_1707793552_7637403').show();"
30819                            style="display: none"
30820                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30821                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30822                          >
30823                          <div
30824                            data-display-control="692_1707793552_7637403"
30825                            id="691_1707793552_7637324"
30826                            style="display: none"
30827                          >
30828                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30829                              <blockquote>
30830                                The aim of this research paper is to investigate
30831                                the connection between advertising and consumer
30832                                behavior in the gambling industry, which heavily
30833                                relies on advertising. Specifically, it examines
30834                                the impact of advertising on risky behavior
30835                                among consumers, using the well-known Spanish
30836                                gambling brand &#8220;888 Poker&#8221; as a case
30837                                study. The experimental design involves a
30838                                simulated asset market approach with 92
30839                                participants, and the data collected is analyzed
30840                                to draw conclusions regarding the relationship
30841                                between advertising and risky behavior in the
30842                                context of the gambling industry.
30843                              </blockquote>
30844                            </div>
30845                          </div>
30846                        </div>
30847                      </div>
30848                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30849                      <a href="/wsc23papers/282.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30850                      ><br />
30851                    </div>
30852                  </div>
30853                </div>
30854                <div class="centered">
30855                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
30856                </div>
30857                <hr />
30858              </div>
30859              <div class="area-section">
30860                <div class="centered">
30861                  <a name="ptrack121" tabindex="-1"></a>
30862                  <div class="section-title">Simulation Optimization</div>
30863                </div>
30864                <div class="centered track-chair">
30865                  <span class="track-chair-role"
30866                    >Track Coordinator - Simulation Optimization: </span
30867                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
30868                    >David J. Eckman (Texas A&M University), Siyang Gao (City
30869                    University of Hong Kong)</span
30870                  >
30871                </div>
30872                <div class="section-entry">
30873                  <div class="session-entry">
30874                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
30875                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
30876                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
30877                    ><br />
30878                    <div class="session-title">Ranking and Selection I</div>
30879                    <div class="session-chair">
30880                      Chair: Travis Goodwin (MITRE Corporation)<br />
30881                    </div>
30882                    <div class="slot-entry">
30883                      <a name="con279" tabindex="-1"></a>
30884                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30885                        <span class="slot-title"
30886                          >Risk-Sensitive Ordinal Optimization</span
30887                        >
30888                      </div>
30889                      <div class="slot-authors">
30890                        Dohyun Ahn (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and
30891                        Taeho Kim (Texas A&M University)
30892                      </div>
30893                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30894                        <div>
30895                          <a
30896                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30897                            id="vhsjs_view_694_1707793552_7709208"
30898                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_694_1707793552_7709208').hide();
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30904                    
30905                });"
30906                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30907                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30908                          ><a
30909                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30910                            id="vhsjs_hide_694_1707793552_7709208"
30911                            onclick="$('#693_1707793552_770913').hide(function() {
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30917                $('#vhsjs_view_694_1707793552_7709208').show();"
30918                            style="display: none"
30919                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30920                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30921                          >
30922                          <div
30923                            data-display-control="694_1707793552_7709208"
30924                            id="693_1707793552_770913"
30925                            style="display: none"
30926                          >
30927                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
30928                              <blockquote>
30929                                We consider the problem of risk-sensitive
30930                                ordinal optimization, which aims to identify the
30931                                "least risky'' system among a finite number of
30932                                stochastic systems. Each system's riskiness is
30933                                assumed to be measured by the probability that
30934                                the system's loss exceeds a common threshold.
30935                                Since the crude Monte Carlo estimator is highly
30936                                inefficient in estimating rare-event
30937                                probabilities, conventional ordinal optimization
30938                                approaches coupled with that estimator show
30939                                significant performance degradation in this
30940                                problem, particularly for sufficiently large
30941                                loss thresholds. To detour this issue, assuming
30942                                that the parametric form of the underlying
30943                                distribution is known, we propose to use the
30944                                tail parameter, a function of distributional
30945                                parameters, as a surrogate for the loss
30946                                probability in comparing and ranking systems,
30947                                which is shown to work well for many well-known
30948                                distributions. Building upon this observation,
30949                                we find the optimal computing budget allocation
30950                                scheme that maximizes the likelihood of
30951                                identifying the least risky system.
30952                              </blockquote>
30953                            </div>
30954                          </div>
30955                        </div>
30956                      </div>
30957                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
30958                      <a href="/wsc23papers/283.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
30959                      ><br />
30960                    </div>
30961                    <div class="slot-entry">
30962                      <a name="con104" tabindex="-1"></a>
30963                      <div class="slot-title-line">
30964                        <span class="slot-title"
30965                          >Data-Driven Optimal Allocation for Ranking and
30966                          Selection under Unknown Sampling Distributions</span
30967                        >
30968                      </div>
30969                      <div class="slot-authors">
30970                        Ye Chen (Virginia Commonwealth University)
30971                      </div>
30972                      <div class="slot-abstract">
30973                        <div>
30974                          <a
30975                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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30977                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_696_1707793552_7730947').hide();
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30981                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
30982                    };
30983                    
30984                });"
30985                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
30986                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
30987                          ><a
30988                            class="clickable no-decoration"
30989                            id="vhsjs_hide_696_1707793552_7730947"
30990                            onclick="$('#695_1707793552_7730865').hide(function() {
30991                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
30992                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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30994                });
30995                $('#vhsjs_hide_696_1707793552_7730947').hide();
30996                $('#vhsjs_view_696_1707793552_7730947').show();"
30997                            style="display: none"
30998                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
30999                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31000                          >
31001                          <div
31002                            data-display-control="696_1707793552_7730947"
31003                            id="695_1707793552_7730865"
31004                            style="display: none"
31005                          >
31006                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31007                              <blockquote>
31008                                Ranking and selection (R&S) is the problem of
31009                                identifying the optimal alternative from
31010                                multiple alternatives through sampling them. In
31011                                the existing R&S literature, sampling
31012                                distributions of the observations are usually
31013                                assumed to be from some known parametric
31014                                distribution families, even in works that
31015                                consider input uncertainty. By contrast, this
31016                                paper considers R&S under completely unknown
31017                                sampling distributions. We for the first time
31018                                propose a computationally-tractable
31019                                nonparametric tuning-free sequential budget
31020                                allocation strategy that can asymptotically
31021                                achieve the optimal allocation specified by
31022                                large deviation analysis. Especially, we propose
31023                                a new point estimation approach for estimating
31024                                the optimal large deviation rates directly,
31025                                which efficiently solves the challenge of
31026                                estimating large deviation rate functions for
31027                                lack of known sampling distributions.
31028                              </blockquote>
31029                            </div>
31030                          </div>
31031                        </div>
31032                      </div>
31033                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31034                      <a href="/wsc23papers/284.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31035                      ><br />
31036                    </div>
31037                    <div class="slot-entry">
31038                      <a name="con148" tabindex="-1"></a>
31039                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31040                        <span class="slot-title"
31041                          >POMDP-based Ranking and Selection</span
31042                        >
31043                      </div>
31044                      <div class="slot-authors">
31045                        Ruihan Zhou and Yijie Peng (China)
31046                      </div>
31047                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31048                        <div>
31049                          <a
31050                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31051                            id="vhsjs_view_698_1707793552_7751992"
31052                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_698_1707793552_7751992').hide();
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31056                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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31058                    
31059                });"
31060                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31061                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31062                          ><a
31063                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31064                            id="vhsjs_hide_698_1707793552_7751992"
31065                            onclick="$('#697_1707793552_775191').hide(function() {
31066                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
31067                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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31069                });
31070                $('#vhsjs_hide_698_1707793552_7751992').hide();
31071                $('#vhsjs_view_698_1707793552_7751992').show();"
31072                            style="display: none"
31073                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31074                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31075                          >
31076                          <div
31077                            data-display-control="698_1707793552_7751992"
31078                            id="697_1707793552_775191"
31079                            style="display: none"
31080                          >
31081                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31082                              <blockquote>
31083                                In this paper, we formulate the ranking and
31084                                selection (R&S) problem as a stochastic control
31085                                problem under the Bayesian framework. We propose
31086                                to use particle filter to approximate the
31087                                posterior distribution of states under the
31088                                general Bayesian framework. The learning and
31089                                decision are treated under the umbrella of a
31090                                partially observable Markov decision process and
31091                                a rollout policy based on Monte Carlo simulation
31092                                is proposed. This policy can use one or more
31093                                classic R&S approaches as base policies to
31094                                efficiently learn the value function by rolling
31095                                out simulation trajectories. We present
31096                                numerical examples to demonstrate the
31097                                effectiveness of the rollout policy and the
31098                                performance of our policy is significantly
31099                                improved relatively to the base policies.
31100                              </blockquote>
31101                            </div>
31102                          </div>
31103                        </div>
31104                      </div>
31105                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31106                      <a href="/wsc23papers/285.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31107                      ><br />
31108                    </div>
31109                  </div>
31110                  <div class="session-entry">
31111                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
31112                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
31113                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
31114                    ><br />
31115                    <div class="session-title">Ranking and Selection II</div>
31116                    <div class="session-chair">
31117                      Chair: Ye Chen (Virginia Commonwealth University)<br />
31118                    </div>
31119                    <div class="slot-entry">
31120                      <a name="con143" tabindex="-1"></a>
31121                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31122                        <span class="slot-title"
31123                          >Top-Two Thompson Sampling for Selecting
31124                          Context-Dependent Best Designs</span
31125                        >
31126                      </div>
31127                      <div class="slot-authors">
31128                        Xinbo Shi, Yijie Peng, and Gongbo Zhang (Guanghua School
31129                        of Management, Peking University)
31130                      </div>
31131                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31132                        <div>
31133                          <a
31134                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31135                            id="vhsjs_view_700_1707793552_7798982"
31136                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_700_1707793552_7798982').hide();
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31142                    
31143                });"
31144                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31145                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31146                          ><a
31147                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31148                            id="vhsjs_hide_700_1707793552_7798982"
31149                            onclick="$('#699_1707793552_7798896').hide(function() {
31150                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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31154                $('#vhsjs_hide_700_1707793552_7798982').hide();
31155                $('#vhsjs_view_700_1707793552_7798982').show();"
31156                            style="display: none"
31157                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31158                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31159                          >
31160                          <div
31161                            data-display-control="700_1707793552_7798982"
31162                            id="699_1707793552_7798896"
31163                            style="display: none"
31164                          >
31165                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31166                              <blockquote>
31167                                We consider a contextual ranking and selection
31168                                problem which aims to identify the
31169                                best-performing alternative for each context.
31170                                The performance is measured by an arbitrary
31171                                identifiable statistical characteristic. Under a
31172                                Bayesian framework, we establish the posterior
31173                                large deviation ratios for general adaptive
31174                                sampling policies. We propose an efficient
31175                                sampling policy based on top-two Thompson
31176                                sampling, which is proven to be consistent.
31177                                Numerical experiments demonstrate that the
31178                                proposed algorithm outperforms existing
31179                                algorithms under both Gaussian and non-Gaussian
31180                                settings.
31181                              </blockquote>
31182                            </div>
31183                          </div>
31184                        </div>
31185                      </div>
31186                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31187                      <a href="/wsc23papers/286.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31188                      ><br />
31189                    </div>
31190                    <div class="slot-entry">
31191                      <a name="con116" tabindex="-1"></a>
31192                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31193                        <span class="slot-title">Epsilon Optimal Sampling</span>
31194                      </div>
31195                      <div class="slot-authors">
31196                        Travis Goodwin (MITRE Corporation), Jie Xu (George Mason
31197                        University), Nurcin Celik (University of Miami), and
31198                        Chun-Hung Chen (George Mason University)
31199                      </div>
31200                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31201                        <div>
31202                          <a
31203                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31212                });"
31213                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31214                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31215                          ><a
31216                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31218                            onclick="$('#701_1707793552_782226').hide(function() {
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31224                $('#vhsjs_view_702_1707793552_7822347').show();"
31225                            style="display: none"
31226                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31227                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31228                          >
31229                          <div
31230                            data-display-control="702_1707793552_7822347"
31231                            id="701_1707793552_782226"
31232                            style="display: none"
31233                          >
31234                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31235                              <blockquote>
31236                                Epsilon Optimal Sampling (EOS) is a novel
31237                                algorithm that seeks to reduce the computational
31238                                complexity of selecting the best design using
31239                                stochastic simulation. EOS is an Optimal
31240                                Computing Budget Allocation (OCBA) type
31241                                algorithm that reduces computational complexity
31242                                by integrating machine learning (ML) models into
31243                                the simulation optimization algorithm. EOS
31244                                avoids the pitfall of trading computational
31245                                overhead in simulation execution for
31246                                computational overhead in ML model training by
31247                                using a concept we call policy stability. In
31248                                this paper, we present the concept of policy
31249                                stability, how it can be used to improve dynamic
31250                                sampling techniques, and how low-fidelity ML
31251                                estimates can be integrated into the process.
31252                                Numerical results are presented to provide
31253                                evidence as to the improvement in computational
31254                                efficiency that can be achieved when using EOS
31255                                in conjunction with ML models over the standard
31256                                OCBA algorithm.
31257                              </blockquote>
31258                            </div>
31259                          </div>
31260                        </div>
31261                      </div>
31262                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31263                      <a href="/wsc23papers/287.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31264                      ><br />
31265                    </div>
31266                    <div class="slot-entry">
31267                      <a name="con354" tabindex="-1"></a>
31268                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31269                        <span class="slot-title"
31270                          >Adaptive Ranking and Selection Based Genetic
31271                          Algorithms for Data-driven Problems</span
31272                        >
31273                      </div>
31274                      <div class="slot-authors">
31275                        Kimia Vahdat and Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State
31276                        University)
31277                      </div>
31278                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31279                        <div>
31280                          <a
31281                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31290                });"
31291                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31292                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31293                          ><a
31294                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31295                            id="vhsjs_hide_704_1707793552_7844226"
31296                            onclick="$('#703_1707793552_7844145').hide(function() {
31297                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
31298                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
31299                    };
31300                });
31301                $('#vhsjs_hide_704_1707793552_7844226').hide();
31302                $('#vhsjs_view_704_1707793552_7844226').show();"
31303                            style="display: none"
31304                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31305                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31306                          >
31307                          <div
31308                            data-display-control="704_1707793552_7844226"
31309                            id="703_1707793552_7844145"
31310                            style="display: none"
31311                          >
31312                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31313                              <blockquote>
31314                                We present ARGA&#8211;Adaptive Robust Genetic
31315                                Algorithm&#8211;to optimize zero-one simulation
31316                                problems by incorporating input uncertainty. In
31317                                ARGA, a surviving population of solutions
31318                                evolves as more information about the
31319                                high-dimensional problem affected by
31320                                stochasticity becomes available. A ranking and
31321                                selection operation in each iteration is
31322                                enhanced with a debiasing mechanism of fitness
31323                                values using fast iterated bootstraps and
31324                                control variates. Debiasing reduces the model
31325                                risk from input uncertainty bias, obtaining a
31326                                more accurate ranking of the current surviving
31327                                solutions. Given the double loop of function
31328                                evaluations, we adaptively increase budget only
31329                                if the current population&#8217;s proximity to
31330                                optimality signals the need for a smaller
31331                                standard error. In that case, we allocate
31332                                additional replications to the input model of a
31333                                current surviving solution that is most
31334                                responsible for risk. The empirical results with
31335                                a fixed optimization budget demonstrate that
31336                                ARGA obtains significantly better solutions in a
31337                                feature selection problem on various datasets.
31338                              </blockquote>
31339                            </div>
31340                          </div>
31341                        </div>
31342                      </div>
31343                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31344                      <a href="/wsc23papers/288.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31345                      ><br />
31346                    </div>
31347                  </div>
31348                  <div class="session-entry">
31349                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
31350                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
31351                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
31352                    ><br />
31353                    <div class="session-title">Sampling in Optimization</div>
31354                    <div class="session-chair">
31355                      Chair: Yunsoo Ha (North Carolina State University)<br />
31356                    </div>
31357                    <div class="slot-entry">
31358                      <a name="con327" tabindex="-1"></a>
31359                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31360                        <span class="slot-title"
31361                          >Parameter Optimization with Conscious Allocation
31362                          (POCA)</span
31363                        >
31364                      </div>
31365                      <div class="slot-authors">
31366                        Joshua Inman, Tanmay Khandait, Giulia Pedrielli, and
31367                        Lalitha Sankar (Arizona State University)
31368                      </div>
31369                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31370                        <div>
31371                          <a
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31382                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31383                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31384                          ><a
31385                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31386                            id="vhsjs_hide_706_1707793552_790435"
31387                            onclick="$('#705_1707793552_790427').hide(function() {
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31393                $('#vhsjs_view_706_1707793552_790435').show();"
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31396                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31397                          >
31398                          <div
31399                            data-display-control="706_1707793552_790435"
31400                            id="705_1707793552_790427"
31401                            style="display: none"
31402                          >
31403                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31404                              <blockquote>
31405                                The performance of modern machine learning
31406                                algorithms depends upon the selection of a set
31407                                of hyperparameters. Common examples of
31408                                hyperparameters are learning rate and the number
31409                                of layers in a dense neural network. Auto-ML is
31410                                a branch of optimization that has produced
31411                                important contributions in this area. Within
31412                                Auto-ML, hyperband-based approaches, which
31413                                eliminate poorly-performing configurations after
31414                                evaluating them at low budgets, are among the
31415                                most effective. However, the performance of
31416                                these algorithms strongly depends on how
31417                                effectively they allocate the computational
31418                                budget to various hyperparameter configurations.
31419                                We present the new Parameter Optimization with
31420                                Conscious Allocation (POCA), a hyperband-based
31421                                algorithm that adaptively allocates the inputted
31422                                budget to the hyperparameter configurations it
31423                                generates following a Bayesian sampling scheme.
31424                                We compare POCA to its nearest competitor at
31425                                optimizing the hyperparameters of an artificial
31426                                toy function and a deep neural network and find
31427                                that POCA finds strong configurations faster in
31428                                both settings.
31429                              </blockquote>
31430                            </div>
31431                          </div>
31432                        </div>
31433                      </div>
31434                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31435                      <a href="/wsc23papers/289.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31436                      ><br />
31437                    </div>
31438                    <div class="slot-entry">
31439                      <a name="con129" tabindex="-1"></a>
31440                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31441                        <span class="slot-title"
31442                          >Cluster-based Sampling Allocation for Multi-fidelity
31443                          Simulation Optimization</span
31444                        >
31445                      </div>
31446                      <div class="slot-authors">
31447                        Zirui Cao (National University of Singapore); Haowei
31448                        Wang (Rice-Rick Digitalization PTE. Ltd.); and Haobin
31449                        Li, Ek Peng Chew, and Kok Choon Tan (National University
31450                        of Singapore)
31451                      </div>
31452                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31453                        <div>
31454                          <a
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31461                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
31462                    };
31463                    
31464                });"
31465                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31466                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31467                          ><a
31468                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31469                            id="vhsjs_hide_708_1707793552_7927647"
31470                            onclick="$('#707_1707793552_7927566').hide(function() {
31471                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
31472                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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31474                });
31475                $('#vhsjs_hide_708_1707793552_7927647').hide();
31476                $('#vhsjs_view_708_1707793552_7927647').show();"
31477                            style="display: none"
31478                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31479                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31480                          >
31481                          <div
31482                            data-display-control="708_1707793552_7927647"
31483                            id="707_1707793552_7927566"
31484                            style="display: none"
31485                          >
31486                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31487                              <blockquote>
31488                                Simulation optimization is widely used to
31489                                optimize complex systems. High-fidelity
31490                                simulation can be expensive, especially when the
31491                                number of designs is large. In practice, fast
31492                                but less accurate low-fidelity simulation is
31493                                often available and can provide valuable
31494                                information. In this paper, we propose a
31495                                sampling algorithm that utilizes information
31496                                from multiple fidelity simulation models to
31497                                improve the efficiency of searching for the best
31498                                design. A k-means algorithm is introduced to
31499                                help capture the performance clustering
31500                                phenomenon among designs, and a cluster validity
31501                                index is proposed to determine the optimal
31502                                number of clusters. The proposed sampling
31503                                algorithm can incorporate the information of
31504                                performance clusters and approximately minimize
31505                                the expected opportunity cost of the selected
31506                                best design. Numerical results substantiate the
31507                                superior performance of the proposed algorithm.
31508                              </blockquote>
31509                            </div>
31510                          </div>
31511                        </div>
31512                      </div>
31513                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31514                      <a href="/wsc23papers/290.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31515                      ><br />
31516                    </div>
31517                    <div class="slot-entry">
31518                      <a name="inv186" tabindex="-1"></a>
31519                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31520                        <span class="slot-title"
31521                          >Dynamic Stratification and Post-stratified Adaptive
31522                          Sampling for Simulation Optimization</span
31523                        >
31524                      </div>
31525                      <div class="slot-authors">
31526                        Pranav Jain and Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State
31527                        University)
31528                      </div>
31529                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31530                        <div>
31531                          <a
31532                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31540                    
31541                });"
31542                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31543                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31544                          ><a
31545                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31546                            id="vhsjs_hide_710_1707793552_7948525"
31547                            onclick="$('#709_1707793552_7948446').hide(function() {
31548                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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31551                });
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31553                $('#vhsjs_view_710_1707793552_7948525').show();"
31554                            style="display: none"
31555                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31556                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31557                          >
31558                          <div
31559                            data-display-control="710_1707793552_7948525"
31560                            id="709_1707793552_7948446"
31561                            style="display: none"
31562                          >
31563                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31564                              <blockquote>
31565                                Post-stratification is a variance reduction
31566                                technique that groups samples in respective
31567                                strata only after collecting the samples
31568                                randomly. We incorporate this technique within
31569                                an adaptive sampling procedure in simulation
31570                                optimization. We use concomitant variables to
31571                                increase the accuracy of our proposed
31572                                post-stratified adaptive sampling. Concomitant
31573                                variables are auxiliary variables in simulation
31574                                that approximate the boundaries of the optimal
31575                                strata at each visited solution during the
31576                                optimization procedure. A linear relationship
31577                                between the concomitant variable and the output
31578                                is desirable but not necessary for the
31579                                effectiveness of the proposed methodology. In
31580                                numerical experiments, we observe that
31581                                performing post-stratified adaptive sampling
31582                                with dynamically updated strata boundaries
31583                                robustifies the algorithm in the sense that it
31584                                reduces the algorithm's sensitivity to the
31585                                initial solution and solver input parameters.
31586                              </blockquote>
31587                            </div>
31588                          </div>
31589                        </div>
31590                      </div>
31591                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31592                      <a href="/wsc23papers/291.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31593                      ><br />
31594                    </div>
31595                  </div>
31596                  <div class="session-entry">
31597                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
31598                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
31599                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
31600                    ><br />
31601                    <div class="session-title">Gaussian Process Surrogates</div>
31602                    <div class="session-chair">
31603                      Chair: Zirui Cao (National University of Singapore)<br />
31604                    </div>
31605                    <div class="slot-entry">
31606                      <a name="con184" tabindex="-1"></a>
31607                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31608                        <span class="slot-title"
31609                          >Simulation Optimization with Multiple Attempts</span
31610                        >
31611                      </div>
31612                      <div class="slot-authors">
31613                        Jingjun Men and Zhihao Liu (Southern University of
31614                        Science and Technology), Haowei Wang (Rice-Rick
31615                        Digitalization PTE. Ltd.), and Songhao Wang (Southern
31616                        University of Science and Technology)
31617                      </div>
31618                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31619                        <div>
31620                          <a
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31630                });"
31631                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31632                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31633                          ><a
31634                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31635                            id="vhsjs_hide_712_1707793552_800329"
31636                            onclick="$('#711_1707793552_8003206').hide(function() {
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31641                $('#vhsjs_hide_712_1707793552_800329').hide();
31642                $('#vhsjs_view_712_1707793552_800329').show();"
31643                            style="display: none"
31644                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31645                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31646                          >
31647                          <div
31648                            data-display-control="712_1707793552_800329"
31649                            id="711_1707793552_8003206"
31650                            style="display: none"
31651                          >
31652                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31653                              <blockquote>
31654                                Simulation optimization is a widely utilized
31655                                approach that allows decision-makers to test
31656                                various decision variable settings in simulators
31657                                before implementing a final recommended action
31658                                on the real systems. In some real-world
31659                                scenarios, the recommended action can be
31660                                executed multiple times and the performance is
31661                                evaluated as the best one among these multiple
31662                                attempts. In this paper, we introduce such
31663                                simulation optimization problem with multiple
31664                                attempts and provide insights of the problem
31665                                through comparison to risk-averse decision
31666                                making problem. We propose a surrogate-assisted
31667                                algorithm based on the Gaussian process model
31668                                and the upper confidence bound criterion for
31669                                efficiently solving such problems. We
31670                                demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of
31671                                the proposed approach with several numerical
31672                                examples.
31673                              </blockquote>
31674                            </div>
31675                          </div>
31676                        </div>
31677                      </div>
31678                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31679                      <a href="/wsc23papers/292.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31680                      ><br />
31681                    </div>
31682                    <div class="slot-entry">
31683                      <a name="inv153" tabindex="-1"></a>
31684                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31685                        <span class="slot-title"
31686                          >Hyperparameter Adaptive Search for Surrogate
31687                          Optimization: A Self-Adjusting Approach</span
31688                        >
31689                      </div>
31690                      <div class="slot-authors">
31691                        Nazanin Nezami and Hadis Anahideh (University of
31692                        Illinois Chicago)
31693                      </div>
31694                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31695                        <div>
31696                          <a
31697                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31706                });"
31707                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31708                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31709                          ><a
31710                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31711                            id="vhsjs_hide_714_1707793552_8026462"
31712                            onclick="$('#713_1707793552_8026383').hide(function() {
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31717                $('#vhsjs_hide_714_1707793552_8026462').hide();
31718                $('#vhsjs_view_714_1707793552_8026462').show();"
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31720                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31721                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31722                          >
31723                          <div
31724                            data-display-control="714_1707793552_8026462"
31725                            id="713_1707793552_8026383"
31726                            style="display: none"
31727                          >
31728                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31729                              <blockquote>
31730                                Surrogate Optimization (SO) algorithms have
31731                                shown promise for optimizing expensive black-box
31732                                functions. However, their performance is heavily
31733                                influenced by hyperparameters related to
31734                                sampling and surrogate fitting, which poses a
31735                                challenge to their widespread adoption. We
31736                                investigate the impact of hyperparameters on
31737                                various SO algorithms and propose a
31738                                Hyperparameter Adaptive Search for SO (HASSO)
31739                                approach. HASSO is not a hyperparameter tuning
31740                                algorithm, but a generic self-adjusting SO
31741                                algorithm that dynamically tunes its own
31742                                hyperparameters while concurrently optimizing
31743                                the primary objective function, without
31744                                requiring additional evaluations. The aim is to
31745                                improve the accessibility, effectiveness, and
31746                                convergence speed of SO algorithms for
31747                                practitioners. Our approach identifies and
31748                                modifies the most influential hyperparameters
31749                                specific to each problem and SO approach,
31750                                reducing the need for manual tuning without
31751                                significantly increasing the computational
31752                                burden. Experimental results demonstrate the
31753                                effectiveness of HASSO in enhancing the
31754                                performance of various SO algorithms across
31755                                different global optimization test problems.
31756                              </blockquote>
31757                            </div>
31758                          </div>
31759                        </div>
31760                      </div>
31761                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31762                      <a href="/wsc23papers/293.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31763                      ><br />
31764                    </div>
31765                    <div class="slot-entry">
31766                      <a name="inv144" tabindex="-1"></a>
31767                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31768                        <span class="slot-title"
31769                          >Approximate Gaussian Process Regression with Pairwise
31770                          Comparison Data</span
31771                        >
31772                      </div>
31773                      <div class="slot-authors">
31774                        Efe Sertkaya and Ilya Ryzhov (University of Maryland)
31775                      </div>
31776                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31777                        <div>
31778                          <a
31779                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31788                });"
31789                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31790                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31791                          ><a
31792                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31793                            id="vhsjs_hide_716_1707793552_8047354"
31794                            onclick="$('#715_1707793552_8047273').hide(function() {
31795                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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31798                });
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31800                $('#vhsjs_view_716_1707793552_8047354').show();"
31801                            style="display: none"
31802                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31803                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31804                          >
31805                          <div
31806                            data-display-control="716_1707793552_8047354"
31807                            id="715_1707793552_8047273"
31808                            style="display: none"
31809                          >
31810                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31811                              <blockquote>
31812                                We use approximate Bayesian inference, together
31813                                with Gaussian process regression, to create a
31814                                new estimator for an unknown function in a
31815                                situation where we can only observe pairwise
31816                                comparisons of function values at different
31817                                inputs. Preliminary experimental results suggest
31818                                that, although information is heavily censored
31819                                in this setting, it may still be possible to
31820                                learn the local and global minima of the
31821                                underlying function. We discuss possible
31822                                sampling criteria, and explore the performance
31823                                of the "probability of improvement" strategy
31824                                numerically.
31825                              </blockquote>
31826                            </div>
31827                          </div>
31828                        </div>
31829                      </div>
31830                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31831                      <a href="/wsc23papers/294.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31832                      ><br />
31833                    </div>
31834                  </div>
31835                  <div class="session-entry">
31836                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
31837                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
31838                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
31839                    ><br />
31840                    <div class="session-title">Continuous Optimization</div>
31841                    <div class="session-chair">
31842                      Chair: Meichen Song (Stony Brook University)<br />
31843                    </div>
31844                    <div class="slot-entry">
31845                      <a name="con311" tabindex="-1"></a>
31846                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31847                        <span class="slot-title"
31848                          >Towards Greener Stochastic Derivative-Free
31849                          Optimization with Trust Regions and Adaptive
31850                          Sampling</span
31851                        >
31852                      </div>
31853                      <div class="slot-authors">
31854                        Yunsoo Ha and Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State
31855                        University)
31856                      </div>
31857                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31858                        <div>
31859                          <a
31860                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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31870                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31871                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31872                          ><a
31873                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31874                            id="vhsjs_hide_718_1707793552_8092048"
31875                            onclick="$('#717_1707793552_8091962').hide(function() {
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31879                });
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31881                $('#vhsjs_view_718_1707793552_8092048').show();"
31882                            style="display: none"
31883                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31884                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31885                          >
31886                          <div
31887                            data-display-control="718_1707793552_8092048"
31888                            id="717_1707793552_8091962"
31889                            style="display: none"
31890                          >
31891                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31892                              <blockquote>
31893                                Adaptive sampling-based trust-region
31894                                optimization has emerged as an efficient solver
31895                                for nonlinear and nonconvex problems in noisy
31896                                derivative-free environments. This class of
31897                                algorithms proceeds by iteratively constructing
31898                                local models on objective function estimates
31899                                that use a carefully chosen number of calls to
31900                                the stochastic oracle. In this paper, we
31901                                introduce a refined version of this class of
31902                                algorithms that reuse the information from
31903                                previous iterations. The advantage of this
31904                                approach is reducing computational burden
31905                                without sacrificing consistency or work
31906                                complexity to attain the same level of
31907                                optimality, which we demonstrate through
31908                                numerical results using the SimOpt library.
31909                              </blockquote>
31910                            </div>
31911                          </div>
31912                        </div>
31913                      </div>
31914                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31915                      <a href="/wsc23papers/295.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31916                      ><br />
31917                    </div>
31918                    <div class="slot-entry">
31919                      <a name="inv128" tabindex="-1"></a>
31920                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31921                        <span class="slot-title"
31922                          >Stochastic Adaptive Regularization Method with
31923                          Cubics: A High Probability Complexity Bound</span
31924                        >
31925                      </div>
31926                      <div class="slot-authors">
31927                        Katya Scheinberg and Miaolan Xie (Cornell University)
31928                      </div>
31929                      <div class="slot-abstract">
31930                        <div>
31931                          <a
31932                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31933                            id="vhsjs_view_720_1707793552_8114111"
31934                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_720_1707793552_8114111').hide();
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31937                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
31938                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
31939                    };
31940                    
31941                });"
31942                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
31943                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31944                          ><a
31945                            class="clickable no-decoration"
31946                            id="vhsjs_hide_720_1707793552_8114111"
31947                            onclick="$('#719_1707793552_8114033').hide(function() {
31948                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
31949                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
31950                    };
31951                });
31952                $('#vhsjs_hide_720_1707793552_8114111').hide();
31953                $('#vhsjs_view_720_1707793552_8114111').show();"
31954                            style="display: none"
31955                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
31956                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
31957                          >
31958                          <div
31959                            data-display-control="720_1707793552_8114111"
31960                            id="719_1707793552_8114033"
31961                            style="display: none"
31962                          >
31963                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
31964                              <blockquote>
31965                                We present a high probability complexity bound
31966                                for a stochastic adaptive regularization method
31967                                with cubics, also known as regularized Newton
31968                                method. The method makes use of stochastic
31969                                zeroth-, first- and second-order oracles that
31970                                satisfy certain accuracy and reliability
31971                                assumptions. Such oracles have been used in the
31972                                literature by other stochastic adaptive methods,
31973                                such as trust region and line search. These
31974                                oracles capture many settings, such as expected
31975                                risk minimization, stochastic zeroth-order
31976                                optimization, and others. In this paper, we give
31977                                the first high probability iteration bound for
31978                                stochastic cubic regularization, and show that
31979                                just as in the deterministic case, it is
31980                                superior to other stochastic adaptive methods.
31981                              </blockquote>
31982                            </div>
31983                          </div>
31984                        </div>
31985                      </div>
31986                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
31987                      <a href="/wsc23papers/296.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
31988                      ><br />
31989                    </div>
31990                    <div class="slot-entry">
31991                      <a name="inv135" tabindex="-1"></a>
31992                      <div class="slot-title-line">
31993                        <span class="slot-title"
31994                          >A Projection-Based Algorithm for Solving Stochastic
31995                          Inverse Variational Inequality Problems</span
31996                        >
31997                      </div>
31998                      <div class="slot-authors">
31999                        Zeinab Alizadeh, Felipe Parra Polanco, and Afrooz
32000                        Jalilzadeh (The University of Arizona)
32001                      </div>
32002                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32003                        <div>
32004                          <a
32005                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32006                            id="vhsjs_view_722_1707793552_8135428"
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32010                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32011                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32012                    };
32013                    
32014                });"
32015                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32016                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32017                          ><a
32018                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32019                            id="vhsjs_hide_722_1707793552_8135428"
32020                            onclick="$('#721_1707793552_813535').hide(function() {
32021                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32022                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32023                    };
32024                });
32025                $('#vhsjs_hide_722_1707793552_8135428').hide();
32026                $('#vhsjs_view_722_1707793552_8135428').show();"
32027                            style="display: none"
32028                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32029                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32030                          >
32031                          <div
32032                            data-display-control="722_1707793552_8135428"
32033                            id="721_1707793552_813535"
32034                            style="display: none"
32035                          >
32036                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32037                              <blockquote>
32038                                We consider a stochastic Inverse Variational
32039                                Inequality (IVI) problem defined by a continuous
32040                                and co-coercive map over a closed and convex
32041                                set. Motivated by the absence of performance
32042                                guarantees for stochastic IVI, we present a
32043                                variance-reduced projection-based gradient
32044                                method. Our proposed method ensures an almost
32045                                sure convergence of the generated iterates to
32046                                the solution, and we establish a convergence
32047                                rate guarantee. To verify our results, we apply
32048                                the proposed algorithm to a network equilibrium
32049                                control problem.
32050                              </blockquote>
32051                            </div>
32052                          </div>
32053                        </div>
32054                      </div>
32055                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32056                      <a href="/wsc23papers/297.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32057                      ><br />
32058                    </div>
32059                  </div>
32060                  <div class="session-entry">
32061                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
32062                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
32063                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
32064                    ><br />
32065                    <div class="session-title">Learning for Optimization</div>
32066                    <div class="session-chair">
32067                      Chair: Peter J Haas (University of Massachusetts
32068                      Amherst)<br />
32069                    </div>
32070                    <div class="slot-entry">
32071                      <a name="inv169" tabindex="-1"></a>
32072                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32073                        <span class="slot-title"
32074                          >Efficient Hybrid Simulation Optimization via Graph
32075                          Neural Network Metamodeling</span
32076                        >
32077                      </div>
32078                      <div class="slot-authors">
32079                        Wang Cen and Peter Haas (University of Massachusetts
32080                        Amherst)
32081                      </div>
32082                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32083                        <div>
32084                          <a
32085                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32086                            id="vhsjs_view_724_1707793552_8181288"
32087                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_724_1707793552_8181288').hide();
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32090                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32091                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32092                    };
32093                    
32094                });"
32095                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32096                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32097                          ><a
32098                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32099                            id="vhsjs_hide_724_1707793552_8181288"
32100                            onclick="$('#723_1707793552_8181207').hide(function() {
32101                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32102                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32103                    };
32104                });
32105                $('#vhsjs_hide_724_1707793552_8181288').hide();
32106                $('#vhsjs_view_724_1707793552_8181288').show();"
32107                            style="display: none"
32108                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32109                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32110                          >
32111                          <div
32112                            data-display-control="724_1707793552_8181288"
32113                            id="723_1707793552_8181207"
32114                            style="display: none"
32115                          >
32116                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32117                              <blockquote>
32118                                Simulation metamodeling is essential for
32119                                speeding up optimization via simulation to
32120                                support rapid decision making. During
32121                                optimization, the metamodel, rather than
32122                                expensive simulation, is used to compute
32123                                objective values. We recently developed
32124                                graphical neural metamodels (GMMs) that use
32125                                graph neural networks to allow the graphical
32126                                structure of a simulation model to be treated as
32127                                a metamodel input parameter that can be varied
32128                                along with scalar inputs. In this paper we
32129                                provide novel methods for using GMMs to solve
32130                                hybrid optimization problems where both
32131                                real-valued input parameters and graphical
32132                                structure are jointly optimized. The key ideas
32133                                are to modify Monte Carlo tree search to
32134                                incorporate both discrete and continuous
32135                                optimization and to leverage the automatic
32136                                differentiation infrastructure used for neural
32137                                network training to quickly compute gradients of
32138                                the objective function during stochastic
32139                                gradient descent. Experiments on stoch
32139astic
32140                                activity network and warehouse models
32141                                demonstrate the potential of our method.
32142                              </blockquote>
32143                            </div>
32144                          </div>
32145                        </div>
32146                      </div>
32147                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32148                      <a href="/wsc23papers/298.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32149                      ><br />
32150                    </div>
32151                    <div class="slot-entry">
32152                      <a name="inv180" tabindex="-1"></a>
32153                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32154                        <span class="slot-title"
32155                          >Policy-Augmented Bayesian Network Optimization with
32156                          Global Convergence</span
32157                        >
32158                      </div>
32159                      <div class="slot-authors">
32160                        Junkai Zhao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Wei Xie
32161                        (Northeastern University), and Jun Luo (Shanghai Jiao
32162                        Tong University)
32163                      </div>
32164                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32165                        <div>
32166                          <a
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32173                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32175                    
32176                });"
32177                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32178                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32179                          ><a
32180                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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32182                            onclick="$('#725_1707793552_8203752').hide(function() {
32183                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32184                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32186                });
32187                $('#vhsjs_hide_726_1707793552_8203835').hide();
32188                $('#vhsjs_view_726_1707793552_8203835').show();"
32189                            style="display: none"
32190                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32191                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32192                          >
32193                          <div
32194                            data-display-control="726_1707793552_8203835"
32195                            id="725_1707793552_8203752"
32196                            style="display: none"
32197                          >
32198                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32199                              <blockquote>
32200                                Driven by critical challenges in
32201                                biomanufacturing, including high complexity and
32202                                high uncertainty, we propose global optimization
32203                                methods on the policy-augmented Bayesian network
32204                                (PABN), characterizing risk- and science-based
32205                                understanding of underlying bioprocess
32206                                mechanisms, to guide the optimal control. We
32207                                first develop a sequential optimization
32208                                algorithm based on deep kernel learning (DKL)
32209                                for PABN with general state transition dynamics,
32210                                which can learn the spatial dependence of mean
32211                                response through a deep neural network. In
32212                                addition, to improve the interpretability and
32213                                computational efficiency of policy optimization,
32214                                a global metamodel is introduced to guide linear
32215                                Gaussian PABN optimization, which explicitly
32216                                accounts for the correlation of input-to-output
32217                                pathways obtained under different candidate
32218                                policies. Our empirical study provides the
32219                                ablation analysis and the interpretation
32220                                analysis of the DKL, and also shows that both
32221                                proposed approaches demonstrate promising
32222                                performance compared to the standard Bayesian
32223                                optimization with Gaussian process.
32224                              </blockquote>
32225                            </div>
32226                          </div>
32227                        </div>
32228                      </div>
32229                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32230                      <a href="/wsc23papers/299.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32231                      ><br />
32232                    </div>
32233                    <div class="slot-entry">
32234                      <a name="con173" tabindex="-1"></a>
32235                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32236                        <span class="slot-title"
32237                          >Simultaneous Perturbation-Based Stochastic
32238                          Approximation for Quantile Optimization</span
32239                        >
32240                      </div>
32241                      <div>
32242                        <span class="BTP award"
32243                          >Best Contributed Theoretical Paper - Finalist</span
32244                        >
32245                      </div>
32246                      <div class="slot-authors">
32247                        Meichen Song and Jiaqiao Hu (Stony Brook University) and
32248                        Michael C. Fu (University of Maryland, College Park)
32249                      </div>
32250                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32251                        <div>
32252                          <a
32253                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32254                            id="vhsjs_view_728_1707793552_8226922"
32255                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_728_1707793552_8226922').hide();
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32258                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32259                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32260                    };
32261                    
32262                });"
32263                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32264                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32265                          ><a
32266                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32267                            id="vhsjs_hide_728_1707793552_8226922"
32268                            onclick="$('#727_1707793552_822684').hide(function() {
32269                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32270                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
32271                    };
32272                });
32273                $('#vhsjs_hide_728_1707793552_8226922').hide();
32274                $('#vhsjs_view_728_1707793552_8226922').show();"
32275                            style="display: none"
32276                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32277                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32278                          >
32279                          <div
32280                            data-display-control="728_1707793552_8226922"
32281                            id="727_1707793552_822684"
32282                            style="display: none"
32283                          >
32284                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32285                              <blockquote>
32286                                We study a gradient-based algorithm for solving
32287                                differentiable quantile optimization problems
32288                                under a black-box scenario. The algorithm finds
32289                                improved solutions along the descent direction
32290                                of the quantile objective function, which is
32291                                approximated at each step using a simultaneous
32292                                perturbation technique that involves the
32293                                difference quotient of the output random
32294                                variables. Compared to existing quantile
32295                                optimization methods, our algorithm has a
32296                                two-timescale stochastic approximation structure
32297                                and uses only three observations of the output
32298                                random variable per iteration without requiring
32299                                knowledge of the underlying system model. We
32300                                show the local convergence of the algorithm and
32301                                establish a finite-time bound on the convergence
32302                                rate of the algorithm. Numerical results are
32303                                also presented to illustrate the algorithm.
32304                              </blockquote>
32305                            </div>
32306                          </div>
32307                        </div>
32308                      </div>
32309                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32310                      <a href="/wsc23papers/300.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32311                      ><br />
32312                    </div>
32313                  </div>
32314                  <div class="session-entry">
32315                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
32316                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
32317                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
32318                    ><br />
32319                    <div class="session-title">
32320                      Performance Indicators and Matrix Approximation
32321                    </div>
32322                    <div class="session-chair">
32323                      Chair: Sara Shashaani (North Carolina State University)<br />
32324                    </div>
32325                    <div class="slot-entry">
32326                      <a name="inv191" tabindex="-1"></a>
32327                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32328                        <span class="slot-title"
32329                          >Properties of Several Performance Indicators for
32330                          Global Multi-Objective Simulation Optimization</span
32331                        >
32332                      </div>
32333                      <div class="slot-authors">
32334                        Susan R. Hunter and Burla E. Ondes (Purdue University)
32335                      </div>
32336                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32337                        <div>
32338                          <a
32339                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32340                            id="vhsjs_view_730_1707793552_8271694"
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32345                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32347                    
32348                });"
32349                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32350                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32351                          ><a
32352                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32353                            id="vhsjs_hide_730_1707793552_8271694"
32354                            onclick="$('#729_1707793552_827161').hide(function() {
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32356                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32358                });
32359                $('#vhsjs_hide_730_1707793552_8271694').hide();
32360                $('#vhsjs_view_730_1707793552_8271694').show();"
32361                            style="display: none"
32362                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32363                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32364                          >
32365                          <div
32366                            data-display-control="730_1707793552_8271694"
32367                            id="729_1707793552_827161"
32368                            style="display: none"
32369                          >
32370                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32371                              <blockquote>
32372                                We discuss the challenges in constructing and
32373                                analyzing performance indicators for
32374                                multi-objective simulation optimization (MOSO),
32375                                and we examine properties of several performance
32376                                indicators for assessing algorithms designed to
32377                                solve MOSO problems to global optimality. Our
32378                                main contribution lies in the definition and
32379                                analysis of a modified coverage error; the
32380                                modification to the coverage error enables us to
32381                                obtain an upper bound that is the sum of
32382                                deterministic and stochastic error terms. Then,
32383                                we analyze each error term separately to obtain
32384                                an overall upper bound on the modified coverage
32385                                error that is a function of the dispersion of
32386                                the visited points in the compact feasible set
32387                                and the sampling error of the objective function
32388                                values at the visited points. The upper bound
32389                                provides a foundation for future mathematical
32390                                analyses that characterize the rate of decay of
32391                                the modified coverage error.
32392                              </blockquote>
32393                            </div>
32394                          </div>
32395                        </div>
32396                      </div>
32397                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32398                      <a href="/wsc23papers/301.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32399                      ><br />
32400                    </div>
32401                    <div class="slot-entry">
32402                      <a name="inv158" tabindex="-1"></a>
32403                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32404                        <span class="slot-title"
32405                          >Stochastic Constraints: How Feasible is
32406                          Feasible?</span
32407                        >
32408                      </div>
32409                      <div class="slot-authors">
32410                        David Eckman (Texas A&M University), Shane Henderson
32411                        (Cornell University), and Sara Shashaani (North Carolina
32412                        State University)
32413                      </div>
32414                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32415                        <div>
32416                          <a
32417                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32418                            id="vhsjs_view_732_1707793552_8302562"
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32426                });"
32427                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32428                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32429                          ><a
32430                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32431                            id="vhsjs_hide_732_1707793552_8302562"
32432                            onclick="$('#731_1707793552_8302476').hide(function() {
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32434                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32436                });
32437                $('#vhsjs_hide_732_1707793552_8302562').hide();
32438                $('#vhsjs_view_732_1707793552_8302562').show();"
32439                            style="display: none"
32440                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32441                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32442                          >
32443                          <div
32444                            data-display-control="732_1707793552_8302562"
32445                            id="731_1707793552_8302476"
32446                            style="display: none"
32447                          >
32448                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32449                              <blockquote>
32450                                Stochastic constraints, which constrain an
32451                                expectation in the context of simulation
32452                                optimization, can be hard to conceptualize and
32453                                harder still to assess. As with a deterministic
32454                                constraint, a solution is considered either
32455                                feasible or infeasible with respect to a
32456                                stochastic constraint. This perspective belies
32457                                the subjective nature of stochastic constraints,
32458                                which often arise when attempting to avoid
32459                                alternative optimization formulations with
32460                                multiple objectives or an aggregate objective
32461                                with weights. Moreover, a solution's feasibility
32462                                with respect to a stochastic constraint cannot,
32463                                in general, be ascertained based on only a
32464                                finite number of simulation replications. We
32465                                introduce different means of estimating how
32466                                "close" the expected performance of a given
32467                                solution is to being feasible with respect to
32468                                one or more stochastic constraints. We explore
32469                                how these metrics and their bootstrapped error
32470                                estimates can be incorporated into plots showing
32471                                a solver's progress over time when solving a
32472                                stochastically constrained problem.
32473                              </blockquote>
32474                            </div>
32475                          </div>
32476                        </div>
32477                      </div>
32478                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32479                      <a href="/wsc23papers/302.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32480                      ><br />
32481                    </div>
32482                    <div class="slot-entry">
32483                      <a name="con180" tabindex="-1"></a>
32484                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32485                        <span class="slot-title"
32486                          >Column Subset Selection and Nystr&#246;m
32487                          Approximation via Continuous Optimization</span
32488                        >
32489                      </div>
32490                      <div class="slot-authors">
32491                        Anant Mathur, Sarat Moka, and Zdravko Botev (UNSW)
32492                      </div>
32493                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32494                        <div>
32495                          <a
32496                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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32505                });"
32506                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32507                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32508                          ><a
32509                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32510                            id="vhsjs_hide_734_1707793552_8324573"
32511                            onclick="$('#733_1707793552_8324487').hide(function() {
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32517                $('#vhsjs_view_734_1707793552_8324573').show();"
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32519                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32520                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32521                          >
32522                          <div
32523                            data-display-control="734_1707793552_8324573"
32524                            id="733_1707793552_8324487"
32525                            style="display: none"
32526                          >
32527                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32528                              <blockquote>
32529                                We propose a continuous optimization algorithm
32530                                for the Column Subset Selection Problem (CSSP)
32531                                and Nystr&#246;m approximation. The CSSP and
32532                                Nystr&#246;m method construct low-rank
32533                                approximations of matrices based on a
32534                                predetermined subset of columns. It is well
32535                                known that choosing the best column subset of
32536                                size k is a difficult combinatorial problem. In
32537                                this work, we show how one can approximate the
32538                                optimal solution by defining a penalized
32539                                continuous loss function that is minimized via
32540                                stochastic gradient descent. We show that the
32541                                gradients of this loss function can be estimated
32542                                efficiently using matrix-vector products with a
32543                                data matrix X in the case of the CSSP or a
32544                                kernel matrix K in the case of the Nystr&#246;m
32545                                approximation. We provide numerical results for
32546                                a number of real datasets showing that this
32547                                continuous optimization is competitive against
32548                                existing methods.
32549                              </blockquote>
32550                            </div>
32551                          </div>
32552                        </div>
32553                      </div>
32554                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32555                      <a href="/wsc23papers/303.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32556                      ><br />
32557                    </div>
32558                  </div>
32559                  <div class="session-entry">
32560                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
32561                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
32562                    ><span class="program-track">Simulation Optimization</span
32563                    ><br />
32564                    <div class="session-title">
32565                      Queueing Systems and Experiment Design
32566                    </div>
32567                    <div class="session-chair">
32568                      Chair: David J. Eckman (Texas A&M University)<br />
32569                    </div>
32570                    <div class="slot-entry">
32571                      <a name="inv183" tabindex="-1"></a>
32572                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32573                        <span class="slot-title"
32574                          >Sequential Simulation Optimization with Censoring: An
32575                          Application to Bike Sharing Systems</span
32576                        >
32577                      </div>
32578                      <div class="slot-authors">
32579                        Cedric Gibbons (Chilean Navy), James Grant (Lancaster
32580                        University), and Roberto Szechtman (Naval Postgraduate
32581                        School)
32582                      </div>
32583                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32584                        <div>
32585                          <a
32586                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32587                            id="vhsjs_view_736_1707793552_8366442"
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32593                    };
32594                    
32595                });"
32596                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32597                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32598                          ><a
32599                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32600                            id="vhsjs_hide_736_1707793552_8366442"
32601                            onclick="$('#735_1707793552_8366356').hide(function() {
32602                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
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32605                });
32606                $('#vhsjs_hide_736_1707793552_8366442').hide();
32607                $('#vhsjs_view_736_1707793552_8366442').show();"
32608                            style="display: none"
32609                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32610                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32611                          >
32612                          <div
32613                            data-display-control="736_1707793552_8366442"
32614                            id="735_1707793552_8366356"
32615                            style="display: none"
32616                          >
32617                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32618                              <blockquote>
32619                                Sequential Simulation Optimization is an online
32620                                optimization framework where an operator
32621                                iterates periodically between collecting data
32622                                from a real-world system, using stochastic
32623                                simulation to approximate the optimal values of
32624                                some operational variables, and setting some
32625                                choice of variables in the system for the next
32626                                period. The aim is to converge to an optimum
32627                                efficiently, as uncertainty due to finite data
32628                                and finitely many simulations eventually
32629                                reduces. Using Bike Sharing Systems (BSS) as a
32630                                motivating example, we analyze a variant where
32631                                data from the real-world system is subject to
32632                                censoring, whose nature depends on the system
32633                                variables selected by the operator. In the BSS
32634                                setting, censoring is of customer demand, or
32635                                slots in which to drop bikes off in. We show
32636                                that a method built upon Sample Average
32637                                Approximation attains asymptotically vanishing
32638                                error in its parameter estimates and
32639                                specification of the optimal operational
32640                                variables.
32641                              </blockquote>
32642                            </div>
32643                          </div>
32644                        </div>
32645                      </div>
32646                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32647                      <a href="/wsc23papers/305.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32648                      ><br />
32649                    </div>
32650                    <div class="slot-entry">
32651                      <a name="con297" tabindex="-1"></a>
32652                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32653                        <span class="slot-title"
32654                          >SF-SFD: Stochastic Optimization of Fourier
32655                          Coefficients to Generate Space-Filling Designs</span
32656                        >
32657                      </div>
32658                      <div class="slot-authors">
32659                        Manisha Garg (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
32660                        Argonne National Laboratory) and Tyler H. Chang and
32661                        Krishnan Raghavan (Argonne National Laboratory)
32662                      </div>
32663                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32664                        <div>
32665                          <a
32666                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32667                            id="vhsjs_view_738_1707793552_8388536"
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32672                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32674                    
32675                });"
32676                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32677                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32678                          ><a
32679                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32680                            id="vhsjs_hide_738_1707793552_8388536"
32681                            onclick="$('#737_1707793552_8388457').hide(function() {
32682                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
32683                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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32685                });
32686                $('#vhsjs_hide_738_1707793552_8388536').hide();
32687                $('#vhsjs_view_738_1707793552_8388536').show();"
32688                            style="display: none"
32689                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32690                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32691                          >
32692                          <div
32693                            data-display-control="738_1707793552_8388536"
32694                            id="737_1707793552_8388457"
32695                            style="display: none"
32696                          >
32697                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32698                              <blockquote>
32699                                Due to the curse of dimensionality, it is often
32700                                prohibitively expensive to generate
32701                                deterministic space-filling designs. On the
32702                                other hand, when using naive uniform random
32703                                sampling to generate designs cheaply, design
32704                                points tend to concentrate in a small region of
32705                                the design space. Although, it is preferable in
32706                                these cases to utilize quasi-random techniques
32707                                such as Sobol sequences and Latin hypercube
32708                                designs over uniform random sampling in many
32709                                settings, these methods have their own caveats
32710                                especially in high-dimensional spaces. In this
32711                                paper, we propose a technique that addresses the
32712                                fundamental issue of measure concentration by
32713                                updating high-dimensional distribution functions
32714                                to produce better space-filling designs. Then,
32715                                we show that our technique can outperform Latin
32716                                hypercube sampling and Sobol sequences by the
32717                                discrepancy metric while generating
32718                                moderately-sized space-filling samples for
32719                                high-dimensional problems.
32720                              </blockquote>
32721                            </div>
32722                          </div>
32723                        </div>
32724                      </div>
32725                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32726                      <a href="/wsc23papers/306.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32727                      ><br />
32728                    </div>
32729                  </div>
32730                </div>
32731                <div class="centered">
32732                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
32733                </div>
32734                <hr />
32735              </div>
32736              <div class="area-section">
32737                <div class="centered">
32738                  <a name="ptrack122" tabindex="-1"></a>
32739                  <div class="section-title">
32740                    Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Simulation
32741                  </div>
32742                </div>
32743                <div class="centered track-chair">
32744                  <span class="track-chair-role"
32745                    >Track Coordinator - Uncertainty Quantification and Robust
32746                    Simulation: </span
32747                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
32748                    >Xi Chen (Virginia Tech), Wei Xie (Northeastern
32749                    University)</span
32750                  >
32751                </div>
32752                <div class="section-entry">
32753                  <div class="session-entry">
32754                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
32755                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
32756                    ><span class="program-track"
32757                      >Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Simulation</span
32758                    ><br />
32759                    <div class="session-title">
32760                      Optimization under Input Uncertainty and Model Calibration
32761                    </div>
32762                    <div class="session-chair">
32763                      Chair: Guangwu Liu (City University of Hong Kong)<br />
32764                    </div>
32765                    <div class="slot-entry">
32766                      <a name="inv136" tabindex="-1"></a>
32767                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32768                        <span class="slot-title"
32769                          >Upper-Confidence-Bound Procedure for Robust Selection
32770                          of the Best</span
32771                        >
32772                      </div>
32773                      <div class="slot-authors">
32774                        Yuchen Wan (Fudan University); Weiwei Fan (Tongji
32775                        University); and L. Jeff Hong (Fudan University, School
32776                        of Management)
32777                      </div>
32778                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32779                        <div>
32780                          <a
32781                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32782                            id="vhsjs_view_740_1707793552_8467917"
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32791                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32792                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32793                          ><a
32794                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32795                            id="vhsjs_hide_740_1707793552_8467917"
32796                            onclick="$('#739_1707793552_8467832').hide(function() {
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32802                $('#vhsjs_view_740_1707793552_8467917').show();"
32803                            style="display: none"
32804                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32805                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32806                          >
32807                          <div
32808                            data-display-control="740_1707793552_8467917"
32809                            id="739_1707793552_8467832"
32810                            style="display: none"
32811                          >
32812                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32813                              <blockquote>
32814                                Robust selection of the best (RSB) is an
32815                                important problem in the simulation area, when
32816                                there exists input uncertainty in the underlying
32817                                simulation model. RSB models this input
32818                                uncertainty by a discrete ambiguity set and then
32819                                proposes a two-layer framework under which the
32820                                best alternative is defined to have the best
32821                                worst-case mean performance over the ambiguity
32822                                set. In this paper, we adopt a fixed-budget
32823                                framework to address the RSB problem.
32824                                Specifically, in contrast with existing
32825                                procedures, we develop a new robust
32826                                upper-confidence-bound (UCB) procedure, named as
32827                                R-UCB. We can show that, the R-UCB procedure
32828                                successfully inherits the simplicity and
32829                                convergence guarantee of the traditional UCB
32830                                procedure. Furthermore, simulation experiments
32831                                demonstrate that the R-UCB procedure numerically
32832                                outperforms the existing RSB procedures.
32833                              </blockquote>
32834                            </div>
32835                          </div>
32836                        </div>
32837                      </div>
32838                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32839                      <a href="/wsc23papers/307.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32840                      ><br />
32841                    </div>
32842                    <div class="slot-entry">
32843                      <a name="con119" tabindex="-1"></a>
32844                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32845                        <span class="slot-title"
32846                          >Input Data Collection versus Simulation: Simultaneous
32847                          Resource Allocation</span
32848                        >
32849                      </div>
32850                      <div class="slot-authors">
32851                        Yuhao Wang and Enlu Zhou (Georgia Institute of
32852                        Technology)
32853                      </div>
32854                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32855                        <div>
32856                          <a
32857                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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32866                });"
32867                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32868                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32869                          ><a
32870                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32871                            id="vhsjs_hide_742_1707793552_8489797"
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32878                $('#vhsjs_view_742_1707793552_8489797').show();"
32879                            style="display: none"
32880                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32881                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32882                          >
32883                          <div
32884                            data-display-control="742_1707793552_8489797"
32885                            id="741_1707793552_8489716"
32886                            style="display: none"
32887                          >
32888                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32889                              <blockquote>
32890                                This paper investigates the problem of ranking
32891                                and selection under input uncertainty with
32892                                simultaneous resource allocation. In this
32893                                problem, two types of resources are sequentially
32894                                allocated at the same time to collect input data
32895                                to reduce input uncertainty and run simulations
32896                                to reduce stochastic uncertainty. We formulate
32897                                the simultaneous resource allocation problem as
32898                                a concave optimization problem that aims to
32899                                maximize the asymptotic probability of correct
32900                                selection (PCS) through the allocation policy
32901                                for both input data collection and simulation,
32902                                based on a moving-average estimator for
32903                                aggregation of simulation outputs and its
32904                                asymptotic normality. The two optimal policies
32905                                are interdependent since they jointly affect the
32906                                PCS. We derive the optimality equations to
32907                                characterize the optimal policies and develop a
32908                                fully sequential algorithm that demonstrates
32909                                high efficiency through numerical experiments.
32910                              </blockquote>
32911                            </div>
32912                          </div>
32913                        </div>
32914                      </div>
32915                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32916                      <a href="/wsc23papers/308.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32917                      ><br />
32918                    </div>
32919                    <div class="slot-entry">
32920                      <a name="con211" tabindex="-1"></a>
32921                      <div class="slot-title-line">
32922                        <span class="slot-title"
32923                          >Representative Calibration Using Black-box
32924                          Optimization and Clustering</span
32925                        >
32926                      </div>
32927                      <div class="slot-authors">
32928                        Serin Lee, Pariyakorn Maneekul, and Zelda B. Zabinsky
32929                        (University of Washington)
32930                      </div>
32931                      <div class="slot-abstract">
32932                        <div>
32933                          <a
32934                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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32943                });"
32944                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
32945                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32946                          ><a
32947                            class="clickable no-decoration"
32948                            id="vhsjs_hide_744_1707793552_8511744"
32949                            onclick="$('#743_1707793552_851166').hide(function() {
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32955                $('#vhsjs_view_744_1707793552_8511744').show();"
32956                            style="display: none"
32957                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
32958                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
32959                          >
32960                          <div
32961                            data-display-control="744_1707793552_8511744"
32962                            id="743_1707793552_851166"
32963                            style="display: none"
32964                          >
32965                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
32966                              <blockquote>
32967                                Calibration is a crucial step for model
32968                                validity, yet its representation is often
32969                                disregarded. This paper proposes a two-stage
32970                                approach to calibrate a model that represents
32971                                target data by identifying multiple diverse
32972                                parameter sets while remaining computationally
32973                                efficient. The first stage employs a black-box
32974                                optimization algorithm to generate near-optimal
32975                                parameter sets, the second stage clusters the
32976                                generated parameter sets. Five black-box
32977                                optimization algorithms, namely, Latin Hypercube
32978                                Sampling (LHS), Sequential Model-based Algorithm
32979                                Configuration (SMAC), Optuna, Simulated
32980                                Annealing (SA), and Genetic Algorithm (GA), are
32981                                tested and compared using a disease-opinion
32982                                compartmental model with predicted health
32983                                outcomes. Results show that LHS and Optuna allow
32984                                more exploration and capture more variety in
32985                                possible future health outcomes. SMAC, SA, and
32986                                GA, are better at finding the best parameter set
32987                                but their sampling approach generates less
32988                                diverse model outcomes. This two-stage approach
32989                                can reduce computation time while producing
32990                                robust and representative calibration.
32991                              </blockquote>
32992                            </div>
32993                          </div>
32994                        </div>
32995                      </div>
32996                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
32997                      <a href="/wsc23papers/309.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
32998                      ><br />
32999                    </div>
33000                  </div>
33001                  <div class="session-entry">
33002                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
33003                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33004                    ><span class="program-track"
33005                      >Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Simulation</span
33006                    ><br />
33007                    <div class="session-title">Uncertainty Quantification</div>
33008                    <div class="session-chair">
33009                      Chair: Hong Wan (North Carolina State University)<br />
33010                    </div>
33011                    <div class="slot-entry">
33012                      <a name="inv168" tabindex="-1"></a>
33013                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33014                        <span class="slot-title"
33015                          >Resampling Stochastic Gradient Descent Cheaply</span
33016                        >
33017                      </div>
33018                      <div class="slot-authors">
33019                        Henry Lam and Zitong Wang (Columbia University)
33020                      </div>
33021                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33022                        <div>
33023                          <a
33024                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33025                            id="vhsjs_view_746_1707793552_8555696"
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33034                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33035                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33036                          ><a
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33043                });
33044                $('#vhsjs_hide_746_1707793552_8555696').hide();
33045                $('#vhsjs_view_746_1707793552_8555696').show();"
33046                            style="display: none"
33047                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33048                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33049                          >
33050                          <div
33051                            data-display-control="746_1707793552_8555696"
33052                            id="745_1707793552_8555615"
33053                            style="display: none"
33054                          >
33055                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33056                              <blockquote>
33057                                Stochastic gradient descent (SGD) or stochastic
33058                                approximation has been widely used in model
33059                                training and stochastic optimization. While
33060                                there is a huge literature on analyzing its
33061                                convergence, inference on the obtained solutions
33062                                from SGD has only been recently studied, yet is
33063                                important due to the growing need for
33064                                uncertainty quantification. We investigate two
33065                                easily implementable resampling-based methods to
33066                                construct confidence intervals for SGD
33067                                solutions. One uses multiple, but few, SGDs in
33068                                parallel via resampling with replacement from
33069                                the data, and another operates this in an online
33070                                fashion. Our methods can be regarded as
33071                                enhancements of established bootstrap schemes to
33072                                substantially reduce the computation effort in
33073                                terms of resampling requirements, while at the
33074                                same time bypasses the intricate mi
33074xing
33075                                conditions in existing batching methods. We
33076                                achieve these via a recent cheap bootstrap idea
33077                                and Berry-Esseen-type bound for SGD.
33078                              </blockquote>
33079                            </div>
33080                          </div>
33081                        </div>
33082                      </div>
33083                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33084                      <a href="/wsc23papers/310.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
33085                      ><br />
33086                    </div>
33087                    <div class="slot-entry">
33088                      <a name="con187" tabindex="-1"></a>
33089                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33090                        <span class="slot-title"
33091                          >Input Uncertainty Quantification Via Simulation
33092                          Bootstrapping</span
33093                        >
33094                      </div>
33095                      <div class="slot-authors">
33096                        Manjing Zhang (Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial
33097                        Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ)), Guangwu Liu
33098                        (City University of Hong Kong), Shan Dai (Shenzhen
33099                        Research Institute of Big Data), and Yulin He (Guangdong
33100                        Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital
33101                        Economy (SZ))
33102                      </div>
33103                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33104                        <div>
33105                          <a
33106                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33107                            id="vhsjs_view_748_1707793552_857972"
33108                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_748_1707793552_857972').hide();
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33110                $('#747_1707793552_8579638').slideDown(function() {
33111                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33112                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33113                    };
33114                    
33115                });"
33116                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33117                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33118                          ><a
33119                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33120                            id="vhsjs_hide_748_1707793552_857972"
33121                            onclick="$('#747_1707793552_8579638').hide(function() {
33122                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33123                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33124                    };
33125                });
33126                $('#vhsjs_hide_748_1707793552_857972').hide();
33127                $('#vhsjs_view_748_1707793552_857972').show();"
33128                            style="display: none"
33129                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33130                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33131                          >
33132                          <div
33133                            data-display-control="748_1707793552_857972"
33134                            id="747_1707793552_8579638"
33135                            style="display: none"
33136                          >
33137                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33138                              <blockquote>
33139                                Input uncertainty, which refers to the output
33140                                variability arising from statistical noise in
33141                                specifying the input models, has been
33142                                intensively studied recently. Ignoring input
33143                                uncertainty often leads to poor estimates of
33144                                system performance. In the non-parametric
33145                                setting, input uncertainty is commonly estimated
33146                                via bootstrap, but the performance by
33147                                traditional bootstrap resampling is compromised
33148                                when input uncertainty is also associated with
33149                                simulation uncertainty. Nested simulation is
33150                                studied to improve the performance by taking
33151                                variance estimation into account, but suffers
33152                                from a substantial burden on required simulation
33153                                effort. To tackle the above problems, this paper
33154                                introduces a non-nested method to build
33155                                asymptotically valid confidence intervals for
33156                                input uncertainty quantification. The
33157                                convergence properties are studied, which
33158                                establish statistical guarantees for the
33159                                proposed estimators related to real-data size
33160                                and bootstrap budget. An easy-implemented
33161                                algorithm is also provided. Numerical examples
33162                                show that the estimated confidence intervals
33163                                perform satisfactorily under given confidence
33164                                levels.
33165                              </blockquote>
33166                            </div>
33167                          </div>
33168                        </div>
33169                      </div>
33170                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33171                      <a href="/wsc23papers/311.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
33172                      ><br />
33173                    </div>
33174                    <div class="slot-entry">
33175                      <a name="con262" tabindex="-1"></a>
33176                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33177                        <span class="slot-title"
33178                          >Asymptotic Normality of Joint Metamodel-Based Sobol'
33179                          Index Estimators</span
33180                        >
33181                      </div>
33182                      <div class="slot-authors">
33183                        Jingtao Zhang, Xi Chen, and Ruochen Wang (Virginia Tech)
33184                      </div>
33185                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33186                        <div>
33187                          <a
33188                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33189                            id="vhsjs_view_750_1707793552_860098"
33190                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_750_1707793552_860098').hide();
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33193                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33194                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33195                    };
33196                    
33197                });"
33198                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33199                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33200                          ><a
33201                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33202                            id="vhsjs_hide_750_1707793552_860098"
33203                            onclick="$('#749_1707793552_8600898').hide(function() {
33204                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33205                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33206                    };
33207                });
33208                $('#vhsjs_hide_750_1707793552_860098').hide();
33209                $('#vhsjs_view_750_1707793552_860098').show();"
33210                            style="display: none"
33211                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33212                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33213                          >
33214                          <div
33215                            data-display-control="750_1707793552_860098"
33216                            id="749_1707793552_8600898"
33217                            style="display: none"
33218                          >
33219                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33220                              <blockquote>
33221                                This paper proposes two joint metamodel-based
33222                                Sobol' index estimators and investigates their
33223                                asymptotic properties. The numerical evaluation
33224                                corroborates the theoretical results and
33225                                highlights the impact of the combination of
33226                                training sample size and Monte Carlo sample size
33227                                on the estimators' performance.
33228                              </blockquote>
33229                            </div>
33230                          </div>
33231                        </div>
33232                      </div>
33233                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33234                      <a href="/wsc23papers/312.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
33235                      ><br />
33236                    </div>
33237                  </div>
33238                  <div class="session-entry">
33239                    <span class="session-event-type">Technical Session</span
33240                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33241                    ><span class="program-track"
33242                      >Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Simulation</span
33243                    ><br />
33244                    <div class="session-title">
33245                      Input Modeling and Optimization via Machine Learning
33246                    </div>
33247                    <div class="session-chair">
33248                      Chair: Jingtao Zhang (Virginia Tech)<br />
33249                    </div>
33250                    <div class="slot-entry">
33251                      <a name="con326" tabindex="-1"></a>
33252                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33253                        <span class="slot-title"
33254                          >An Intelligent Framework to Maximize Individual
33255                          Driver Income</span
33256                        >
33257                      </div>
33258                      <div class="slot-authors">
33259                        Fang Chen and Hua Cai (Purdue University) and Hong Wan
33260                        (North Carolina State University)
33261                      </div>
33262                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33263                        <div>
33264                          <a
33265                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33266                            id="vhsjs_view_752_1707793552_8647037"
33267                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_752_1707793552_8647037').hide();
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33270                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33271                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33272                    };
33273                    
33274                });"
33275                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33276                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33277                          ><a
33278                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33279                            id="vhsjs_hide_752_1707793552_8647037"
33280                            onclick="$('#751_1707793552_8646955').hide(function() {
33281                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33282                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33283                    };
33284                });
33285                $('#vhsjs_hide_752_1707793552_8647037').hide();
33286                $('#vhsjs_view_752_1707793552_8647037').show();"
33287                            style="display: none"
33288                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33289                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33290                          >
33291                          <div
33292                            data-display-control="752_1707793552_8647037"
33293                            id="751_1707793552_8646955"
33294                            style="display: none"
33295                          >
33296                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33297                              <blockquote>
33298                                The ridesharing platform has significantly
33299                                changed how taxis operate in recent years. Most
33300                                previous works focus on improving the user
33301                                experience and maximizing the revenue from the
33302                                platform or system level. The individual driver
33303                                benefits are rarely addressed. In this work, we
33304                                propose a deep reinforcement learning-based
33305                                framework to help the individual driver maximize
33306                                their daily income via order selections and
33307                                self-repositioning. We first formulated the taxi
33308                                operation as a Markov Decision Process. Then we
33309                                created a multi-agent simulation consisting of
33310                                the taxi drivers that use different strategies.
33311                                A deep Q network-based (DQN) framework is
33312                                proposed for drivers to learn which orders to
33313                                select and where to reposition. Our result shows
33314                                the driver who adopts the DQN framework
33315                                outperforms all other drivers. Furthermore, we
33316                                also found that the optimal policy does not
33317                                suggest the driver operating in particular areas
33318                                but recommends selecting orders with $5 to $7.5
33319                                taxi fare.
33320                              </blockquote>
33321                            </div>
33322                          </div>
33323                        </div>
33324                      </div>
33325                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33326                      <a href="/wsc23papers/313.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
33327                      ><br />
33328                    </div>
33329                    <div class="slot-entry">
33330                      <a name="inv212" tabindex="-1"></a>
33331                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33332                        <span class="slot-title"
33333                          >Virtual Wearable Sensor Data Generation with
33334                          Generative Adversarial Networks</span
33335                        >
33336                      </div>
33337                      <div class="slot-authors">
33338                        Yining Huang and Hong Wan (North Carolina State
33339                        University) and Xi Chen (Virginia Tech)
33340                      </div>
33341                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33342                        <div>
33343                          <a
33344                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33345                            id="vhsjs_view_754_1707793552_866861"
33346                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_754_1707793552_866861').hide();
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33350                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33351                    };
33352                    
33353                });"
33354                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33355                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33356                          ><a
33357                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33358                            id="vhsjs_hide_754_1707793552_866861"
33359                            onclick="$('#753_1707793552_8668532').hide(function() {
33360                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33361                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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33364                $('#vhsjs_hide_754_1707793552_866861').hide();
33365                $('#vhsjs_view_754_1707793552_866861').show();"
33366                            style="display: none"
33367                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33368                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33369                          >
33370                          <div
33371                            data-display-control="754_1707793552_866861"
33372                            id="753_1707793552_8668532"
33373                            style="display: none"
33374                          >
33375                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33376                              <blockquote>
33377                                This study delves into the utilization of
33378                                Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for
33379                                generating subject-specific time series sensor
33380                                data, offering an innovative alternative to
33381                                traditional metamodel-based simulations. We
33382                                undertake an in-depth analysis of DoppelGANger,
33383                                a prominent GAN variant for time series data and
33384                                metadata generation, evaluating its efficiency
33385                                and efficacy. The sensor data for this
33386                                investigation was sourced from the National
33387                                Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which
33388                                served as the foundational training set. We
33389                                scrutinized the synthesized sensor data
33390                                corresponding to various physical attributes,
33391                                focusing on the temporal and multi-dimensional
33392                                statistical properties. Our empirical findings
33393                                underscore the potential of GANs to adeptly
33394                                capture the time-dependent correlations and the
33395                                intricate statistical characteristics inherent
33396                                in multi-dimensional data. This insight into
33397                                GANs' capabilities is a crucial step towards
33398                                more sophisticated synthetic data generation,
33399                                with significant implications for future
33400                                applications in wearable technology and
33401                                personalized health monitoring systems.
33402                              </blockquote>
33403                            </div>
33404                          </div>
33405                        </div>
33406                      </div>
33407                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33408                      <a href="/wsc23papers/314.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
33409                      ><br />
33410                    </div>
33411                  </div>
33412                </div>
33413                <div class="centered">
33414                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
33415                </div>
33416                <hr />
33417              </div>
33418              
33419
33420              <div class="area-section">
33421                <div class="centered">
33422                  <a name="ptrack133" tabindex="-1"></a>
33423                  <div class="section-title">Vendor</div>
33424                </div>
33425                <div class="centered track-chair">
33426                  <span class="track-chair-role"
33427                    >Track Coordinator - Vendor: </span
33428                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
33429                    >Aristotelis Thanos (University of Miami), Edward Williams
33430                    (PMC)</span
33431                  >
33432                </div>
33433                <div class="section-entry">
33434                  <div class="session-entry">
33435                    <span class="session-event-type">Vendor Session</span
33436                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33437                    ><span class="program-track">Vendor</span><br />
33438                    <div class="session-title">
33439                      Simulation Software for Manufacturing
33440                    </div>
33441                    <div class="session-chair">
33442                      Chair: Nurcin Celik (University of Miami)<br />
33443                    </div>
33444                    <div class="slot-entry">
33445                      <a name="vdra107" tabindex="-1"></a>
33446                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33447                        <span class="slot-title"
33448                          >Introducing Mozart Fab Wise: a Cloud-based Simulation
33449                          Solution for Semiconductor Fabs</span
33450                        >
33451                      </div>
33452                      <div class="slot-authors">
33453                        Keyhoon Ko (VMS Global, Inc.)
33454                      </div>
33455                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33456                        <div>
33457                          <a
33458                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33459                            id="vhsjs_view_764_1707793552_8943706"
33460                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_764_1707793552_8943706').hide();
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33466                    
33467                });"
33468                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33469                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33470                          ><a
33471                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33472                            id="vhsjs_hide_764_1707793552_8943706"
33473                            onclick="$('#763_1707793552_8943622').hide(function() {
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33477                });
33478                $('#vhsjs_hide_764_1707793552_8943706').hide();
33479                $('#vhsjs_view_764_1707793552_8943706').show();"
33480                            style="display: none"
33481                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33482                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33483                          >
33484                          <div
33485                            data-display-control="764_1707793552_8943706"
33486                            id="763_1707793552_8943622"
33487                            style="display: none"
33488                          >
33489                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33490                              <blockquote>
33491                                In response to the intricate planning and
33492                                scheduling challenges encountered in the
33493                                semiconductor industry, VMS leverages its
33494                                extensive 20-year experience to introduce MOZART
33495                                Fab WISE, a dedicated cloud-based simulation
33496                                solution. Fab WISE offers an array of data
33497                                interfaces, enabling the generation of
33498                                comprehensive data and rich analytical reports.
33499                                Customers have the flexibility to customize the
33500                                level of modeling detail based on their specific
33501                                objectives, with the capacity to conduct both
33502                                short-term and long-term simulations. Remarkably
33503                                adaptable, Fab WISE can function as a blueprint
33504                                for capacity planning (CP), factory planning
33505                                (FP), and real-time scheduling (RTS), making it
33506                                a versatile solution tailored to
33507                                customer-specific requirements.
33508                              </blockquote>
33509                            </div>
33510                          </div>
33511                        </div>
33512                      </div>
33513                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33514                    </div>
33515                    <div class="slot-entry">
33516                      <a name="vdra104" tabindex="-1"></a>
33517                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33518                        <span class="slot-title"
33519                          >Chiaha Discrete Rate Simulation</span
33520                        >
33521                      </div>
33522                      <div class="slot-authors">
33523                        Andrew Siprelle (Chiaha.ai)
33524                      </div>
33525                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33526                        <div>
33527                          <a
33528                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33529                            id="vhsjs_view_766_1707793552_9021192"
33530                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_766_1707793552_9021192').hide();
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33534                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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33536                    
33537                });"
33538                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33539                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33540                          ><a
33541                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33542                            id="vhsjs_hide_766_1707793552_9021192"
33543                            onclick="$('#765_1707793552_9021113').hide(function() {
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33549                $('#vhsjs_view_766_1707793552_9021192').show();"
33550                            style="display: none"
33551                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33552                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33553                          >
33554                          <div
33555                            data-display-control="766_1707793552_9021192"
33556                            id="765_1707793552_9021113"
33557                            style="display: none"
33558                          >
33559                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33560                              <blockquote>
33561                                Discrete Rate Simulation (DRS) has been a key
33562                                enabling technology used to address canonical
33563                                problems in high-speed manufacturing. In this
33564                                talk, we review the history of DRS from its
33565                                creation 25 years ago, to our revolutionary new
33566                                DRS engine and associated tools. Let Chiaha help
33567                                you accelerate your "raw data to prediction"
33568                                journey!
33569                              </blockquote>
33570                            </div>
33571                          </div>
33572                        </div>
33573                      </div>
33574                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33575                    </div>
33576                  </div>
33577                  <div class="session-entry">
33578                    <span class="session-event-type">Vendor Session</span
33579                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33580                    ><span class="program-track">Vendor</span><br />
33581                    <div class="session-title">Innovative Simulation Tools</div>
33582                    <div class="session-chair">
33583                      Chair: Bahar Biller (SAS Institute, Inc)<br />
33584                    </div>
33585                    <div class="slot-entry">
33586                      <a name="vdra105" tabindex="-1"></a>
33587                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33588                        <span class="slot-title"
33589                          >Three Recent Advances in Simio: Auto-create, Advanced
33590                          Traffic Control, and DDMRP</span
33591                        >
33592                      </div>
33593                      <div class="slot-authors">
33594                        Jeffrey Smith and David Sturrock (Simio LLC)
33595                      </div>
33596                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33597                        <div>
33598                          <a
33599                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33600                            id="vhsjs_view_768_1707793552_908236"
33601                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_768_1707793552_908236').hide();
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33605                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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33607                    
33608                });"
33609                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33610                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33611                          ><a
33612                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33613                            id="vhsjs_hide_768_1707793552_908236"
33614                            onclick="$('#767_1707793552_908228').hide(function() {
33615                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33616                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33617                    };
33618                });
33619                $('#vhsjs_hide_768_1707793552_908236').hide();
33620                $('#vhsjs_view_768_1707793552_908236').show();"
33621                            style="display: none"
33622                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33623                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33624                          >
33625                          <div
33626                            data-display-control="768_1707793552_908236"
33627                            id="767_1707793552_908228"
33628                            style="display: none"
33629                          >
33630                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33631                              <blockquote>
33632                                This talk discusses and demonstrates three
33633                                recent advances in Simio. The first is
33634                                Simio&#8217;s Data Driven/Data Generated
33635                                modeling approach using Simio custom objects,
33636                                data tables, and the AutoCreateInstance and
33637                                Create Element methods. While the objects in the
33638                                Simio Standard Library are very flexible, custom
33639                                objects can take your models to the next level.
33640                                Furthermore, the &#8220;Create Object From
33641                                This&#8221; and &#8220;Update Property Defaults
33642                                From This&#8221; functions make the creation and
33643                                maintenance of custom objects extremely easy.
33644                                The second topic is Simio&#8217;s advanced
33645                                traffic control features which significantly
33646                                simplify deadlock prevention and path planning
33647                                for systems with bi-directional links. Finally,
33648                                the third topic is Simio&#8217;s new DDMRP
33649                                (Demand-driven Materials Requirement Planning)
33650                                tools. These features include the DDMRP
33651                                replenishment method as part of the existing
33652                                Inventory Element, DDMRP specific calculators
33653                                with associated data table schema/templates for
33654                                inputs and outputs, and DDMRP Specific
33655                                Dashboards.
33656                              </blockquote>
33657                            </div>
33658                          </div>
33659                        </div>
33660                      </div>
33661                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33662                    </div>
33663                    <div class="slot-entry">
33664                      <a name="vdra103" tabindex="-1"></a>
33665                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33666                        <span class="slot-title"
33667                          >Enterprise Resource Simulator: Simulating Without
33668                          Limits</span
33669                        >
33670                      </div>
33671                      <div class="slot-authors">
33672                        Michel Hoffmeijer (InControl Enterprise Dynamics) and
33673                        Fred Jansma (Incontrol Enterprise Dynamics)
33674                      </div>
33675                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33676                        <div>
33677                          <a
33678                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33679                            id="vhsjs_view_770_1707793552_9095228"
33680                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_770_1707793552_9095228').hide();
33681                $('#vhsjs_hide_770_1707793552_9095228').show();
33682                $('#769_1707793552_9095144').slideDown(function() {
33683                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33684                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33685                    };
33686                    
33687                });"
33688                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33689                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33690                          ><a
33691                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33692                            id="vhsjs_hide_770_1707793552_9095228"
33693                            onclick="$('#769_1707793552_9095144').hide(function() {
33694                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33695                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33696                    };
33697                });
33698                $('#vhsjs_hide_770_1707793552_9095228').hide();
33699                $('#vhsjs_view_770_1707793552_9095228').show();"
33700                            style="display: none"
33701                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33702                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33703                          >
33704                          <div
33705                            data-display-control="770_1707793552_9095228"
33706                            id="769_1707793552_9095144"
33707                            style="display: none"
33708                          >
33709                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33710                              <blockquote>
33711                                Enterprise Resource Simulator (ERS) is a
33712                                simulation platform that focuses on speed and
33713                                versatility. It allows for models that are very
33714                                large while still offering good performance. ERS
33715                                does this by utilizing the full capabilities of
33716                                modern computers in terms of efficient and
33717                                scalable multi-threading. In addition to pure
33718                                scale, ERS allows the models to have more depth
33719                                and complexity by allowing multiple different
33720                                formalisms in the same model. In addition to the
33721                                features of the models, ERS is built to support
33722                                multiple programming languages and to allow a
33723                                user or a developer to build a full application
33724                                upon it. This means that ERS can fulfill all
33725                                simulation needs.
33726                              </blockquote>
33727                            </div>
33728                          </div>
33729                        </div>
33730                      </div>
33731                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33732                    </div>
33733                  </div>
33734                  <div class="session-entry">
33735                    <span class="session-event-type">Vendor Session</span
33736                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33737                    ><span class="program-track">Vendor</span><br />
33738                    <div class="session-title">
33739                      Integrating AI and Simulation
33740                    </div>
33741                    <div class="session-chair">
33742                      Chair: John Shortle (George Mason University)<br />
33743                    </div>
33744                    <div class="slot-entry">
33745                      <a name="vdra101" tabindex="-1"></a>
33746                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33747                        <span class="slot-title"
33748                          >SmartFactory AI Productivity Utilizing
33749                          Simulation</span
33750                        >
33751                      </div>
33752                      <div class="slot-authors">
33753                        Samantha Duchscherer (Applied Materials)
33754                      </div>
33755                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33756                        <div>
33757                          <a
33758                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33759                            id="vhsjs_view_772_1707793552_9128046"
33760                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_772_1707793552_9128046').hide();
33761                $('#vhsjs_hide_772_1707793552_9128046').show();
33762                $('#771_1707793552_912797').slideDown(function() {
33763                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33764                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33765                    };
33766                    
33767                });"
33768                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33769                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33770                          ><a
33771                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33772                            id="vhsjs_hide_772_1707793552_9128046"
33773                            onclick="$('#771_1707793552_912797').hide(function() {
33774                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33775                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33776                    };
33777                });
33778                $('#vhsjs_hide_772_1707793552_9128046').hide();
33779                $('#vhsjs_view_772_1707793552_9128046').show();"
33780                            style="display: none"
33781                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33782                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33783                          >
33784                          <div
33785                            data-display-control="772_1707793552_9128046"
33786                            id="771_1707793552_912797"
33787                            style="display: none"
33788                          >
33789                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33790                              <blockquote>
33791                                Accurately simulating a semiconductor
33792                                environment is challenging. Tools and processing
33793                                steps are constantly evolving due to
33794                                advancements in technology nodes and other
33795                                unforeseen manufacturing modifications. However,
33796                                AutoSched has out of the box capabilities to
33797                                accurately simulate a particular tooling area as
33798                                well as an entire facility. Models are also
33799                                customizable to handle robust scenarios ranging
33800                                from modifying how routes are built to varying
33801                                the number of bottleneck stations. This
33802                                flexibility makes AutoSched a key component in
33803                                the data preparation phase for deploying various
33804                                AI use cases. Here we will demonstration the
33805                                capabilities of AutoSched modeling key factors
33806                                inherent to semiconductor manufacturing and
33807                                showcase how this enables AI innovations and
33808                                real operational efficiency gains. From
33809                                predicting lot cycle time with a gradient
33810                                boosting model to utilizing reinforcement
33811                                learning for optimizing dispatching parameter
33812                                values and scheduling constraints, simulation is
33813                                empowering SmartFactory AI Productivity.
33814                              </blockquote>
33815                            </div>
33816                          </div>
33817                        </div>
33818                      </div>
33819                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33820                    </div>
33821                    <div class="slot-entry">
33822                      <a name="vdra106" tabindex="-1"></a>
33823                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33824                        <span class="slot-title"
33825                          >Data Driven Digital Twin &#8211; Benefits and
33826                          Advantages in Real-time Systems</span
33827                        >
33828                      </div>
33829                      <div class="slot-authors">
33830                        Hosni Adra (CreateASoft, Inc)
33831                      </div>
33832                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33833                        <div>
33834                          <a
33835                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33836                            id="vhsjs_view_774_1707793552_9140036"
33837                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_774_1707793552_9140036').hide();
33838                $('#vhsjs_hide_774_1707793552_9140036').show();
33839                $('#773_1707793552_9139955').slideDown(function() {
33840                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33841                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33842                    };
33843                    
33844                });"
33845                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33846                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33847                          ><a
33848                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33849                            id="vhsjs_hide_774_1707793552_9140036"
33850                            onclick="$('#773_1707793552_9139955').hide(function() {
33851                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33852                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33853                    };
33854                });
33855                $('#vhsjs_hide_774_1707793552_9140036').hide();
33856                $('#vhsjs_view_774_1707793552_9140036').show();"
33857                            style="display: none"
33858                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33859                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33860                          >
33861                          <div
33862                            data-display-control="774_1707793552_9140036"
33863                            id="773_1707793552_9139955"
33864                            style="display: none"
33865                          >
33866                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33867                              <blockquote>
33868                                The term "digital twin" is akin to a chameleon
33869                                in the industry, adopting various meanings and
33870                                causing widespread confusion. In this
33871                                presentation, we embark on a mission to
33872                                demystify digital twins, categorize their
33873                                diverse implementations, explore the realm of
33874                                simulations, and unveil the myriad uses of this
33875                                transformative technology. We explore the
33876                                differences and benefits of each type with
33877                                special emphasis on data-driven digital twins
33878                                and their integration with AI (Artificial
33879                                Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning) and DL
33880                                (Deep Learning) technologies.
33881                                www.createasoft.com
33882                              </blockquote>
33883                            </div>
33884                          </div>
33885                        </div>
33886                      </div>
33887                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33888                    </div>
33889                  </div>
33890                  <div class="session-entry">
33891                    <span class="session-event-type">Vendor Session</span
33892                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33893                    ><span class="program-track">Vendor</span><br />
33894                    <div class="session-title">
33895                      Implementing Simulation Projects
33896                    </div>
33897                    <div class="session-chair">
33898                      Chair: John Shortle (George Mason University)<br />
33899                    </div>
33900                    <div class="slot-entry">
33901                      <a name="vdra102" tabindex="-1"></a>
33902                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33903                        <span class="slot-title"
33904                          >Overcoming Real-world Challenges on Simulation
33905                          Projects</span
33906                        >
33907                      </div>
33908                      <div class="slot-authors">
33909                        Saurabh Parakh, Amy Greer, and Yusuke Legard (MOSIMTEC,
33910                        LLC)
33911                      </div>
33912                      <div class="slot-abstract">
33913                        <div>
33914                          <a
33915                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33916                            id="vhsjs_view_776_1707793552_9172266"
33917                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_776_1707793552_9172266').hide();
33918                $('#vhsjs_hide_776_1707793552_9172266').show();
33919                $('#775_1707793552_917218').slideDown(function() {
33920                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33921                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33922                    };
33923                    
33924                });"
33925                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
33926                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33927                          ><a
33928                            class="clickable no-decoration"
33929                            id="vhsjs_hide_776_1707793552_9172266"
33930                            onclick="$('#775_1707793552_917218').hide(function() {
33931                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
33932                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
33933                    };
33934                });
33935                $('#vhsjs_hide_776_1707793552_9172266').hide();
33936                $('#vhsjs_view_776_1707793552_9172266').show();"
33937                            style="display: none"
33938                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
33939                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
33940                          >
33941                          <div
33942                            data-display-control="776_1707793552_9172266"
33943                            id="775_1707793552_917218"
33944                            style="display: none"
33945                          >
33946                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
33947                              <blockquote>
33948                                MOSIMTEC expertly guides clients &#8211; from
33949                                pharma to farming, from climate change to change
33950                                management &#8211; through simulation modeling
33951                                so they get the MOST knowledge, the MOST
33952                                insight, and the MOST intelligent answers to
33953                                Future Proof their Business. At this vendor
33954                                track presentation, MOSIMTEC consultants will be
33955                                sharing stories from implementing commercial
33956                                simulation projects, along with tips for
33957                                addressing real world challenges related to
33958                                project management, stakeholder buy-in, project
33959                                deadlines, and data scarcity.
33960                              </blockquote>
33961                            </div>
33962                          </div>
33963                        </div>
33964                      </div>
33965                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
33966                    </div>
33967                  </div>
33968                </div>
33969                <div class="centered">
33970                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
33971                </div>
33972                <hr />
33973              </div>
33974              <div class="area-section">
33975                <div class="centered">
33976                  <a name="ptrack138" tabindex="-1"></a>
33977                  <div class="section-title">Poster</div>
33978                </div>
33979                <div class="section-entry">
33980                  <div class="session-entry">
33981                    <span class="session-event-type">Poster</span
33982                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
33983                    ><span class="program-track">Poster</span><br />
33984                    <div class="session-title">
33985                      Poster Track Lightning Presentations
33986                    </div>
33987                    <div class="session-chair">
33988                      Chair: Zeyu Zheng (University of California, Berkeley);
33989                      Mar&#237;a Julia Blas (INGAR CONICET UTN)<br />
33990                    </div>
33991                    <div class="slot-entry">
33992                      <a name="pos104" tabindex="-1"></a>
33993                      <div class="slot-title-line">
33994                        <span class="slot-title"
33995                          >Using Narratives to Facilitate Public Acceptance of
33996                          Policies through Agent-Based Simulations</span
33997                        >
33998                      </div>
33999                      <div class="slot-authors">
34000                        Yusuke Goto (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
34001                      </div>
34002                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34003                        <div>
34004                          <a
34005                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34006                            id="vhsjs_view_778_1707793552_9306083"
34007                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_778_1707793552_9306083').hide();
34008                $('#vhsjs_hide_778_1707793552_9306083').show();
34009                $('#777_1707793552_9305995').slideDown(function() {
34010                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34011                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34012                    };
34013                    
34014                });"
34015                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34016                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34017                          ><a
34018                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34019                            id="vhsjs_hide_778_1707793552_9306083"
34020                            onclick="$('#777_1707793552_9305995').hide(function() {
34021                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34022                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34023                    };
34024                });
34025                $('#vhsjs_hide_778_1707793552_9306083').hide();
34026                $('#vhsjs_view_778_1707793552_9306083').show();"
34027                            style="display: none"
34028                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34029                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34030                          >
34031                          <div
34032                            data-display-control="778_1707793552_9306083"
34033                            id="777_1707793552_9305995"
34034                            style="display: none"
34035                          >
34036                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34037                              <blockquote>
34038                                In this paper, we introduce a conceptual
34039                                framework of policy communication that is
34040                                propelled by narratives generated via
34041                                agent-based simulations. The framework
34042                                demonstrates that public acceptance of polices
34043                                is contingent upon the interplay between
34044                                generated narratives and the stakeholders who
34045                                receive them. Moreover, it illustrates a model
34046                                that employs narratives to facilitate public
34047                                acceptance of policies through agent-based
34048                                simulations. Drawing on the proposed framework,
34049                                we identify the following three challenges
34050                                encountered in policy communication that is
34051                                driven by narratives generated through
34052                                agent-based simulations: developing a
34053                                methodology of narrative design and
34054                                visualization, identifying factors that
34055                                influence public acceptance of policies, and
34056                                providing the assurance of accountability as
34057                                justified narratives.
34058                              </blockquote>
34059                            </div>
34060                          </div>
34061                        </div>
34062                      </div>
34063                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34064                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos104.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34065                      ><br />
34066                    </div>
34067                    <div class="slot-entry">
34068                      <a name="pos105" tabindex="-1"></a>
34069                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34070                        <span class="slot-title"
34071                          >Digital Twin Readiness Assessment: Case Study at a
34072                          Printing Company</span
34073                        >
34074                      </div>
34075                      <div class="slot-authors">
34076                        J&#257;nis Grabis (Riga Technical University)
34077                      </div>
34078                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34079                        <div>
34080                          <a
34081                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34082                            id="vhsjs_view_780_1707793552_952876"
34083                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_780_1707793552_952876').hide();
34084                $('#vhsjs_hide_780_1707793552_952876').show();
34085                $('#779_1707793552_952868').slideDown(function() {
34086                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34087                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34088                    };
34089                    
34090                });"
34091                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34092                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34093                          ><a
34094                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34095                            id="vhsjs_hide_780_1707793552_952876"
34096                            onclick="$('#779_1707793552_952868').hide(function() {
34097                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34098                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34099                    };
34100                });
34101                $('#vhsjs_hide_780_1707793552_952876').hide();
34102                $('#vhsjs_view_780_1707793552_952876').show();"
34103                            style="display: none"
34104                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34105                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34106                          >
34107                          <div
34108                            data-display-control="780_1707793552_952876"
34109                            id="779_1707793552_952868"
34110                            style="display: none"
34111                          >
34112                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34113                              <blockquote>
34114                                Digital twins provide a way to control various
34115                                manufacturing processes. To justify their
34116                                implementation investment, a systematic
34117                                readiness assessment is conducted at a printing
34118                                company. The assessment highlights readiness
34119                                gaps and provides basis for further
34120                                implementation of digital twin technology. Three
34121                                implementation scenarios are elaborated and
34122                                evaluated jointly with the company&#8217;s
34123                                representatives. A digital twin solution for
34124                                optimization of the folding process to improve
34125                                delivery time estimation is selected for further
34126                                implementation.
34127                              </blockquote>
34128                            </div>
34129                          </div>
34130                        </div>
34131                      </div>
34132                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34133                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos105.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34134                      ><br />
34135                    </div>
34136                    <div class="slot-entry">
34137                      <a name="pos106" tabindex="-1"></a>
34138                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34139                        <span class="slot-title"
34140                          >Constructing an ABM to Enhance Residents' Conviction
34141                          Regarding the Effectiveness of Town Development
34142                          Measures</span
34143                        >
34144                      </div>
34145                      <div class="slot-authors">
34146                        Ibu Ueno and Shingo Takahashi (Waseda University)
34147                      </div>
34148                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34149                        <div>
34150                          <a
34151                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34152                            id="vhsjs_view_782_1707793552_9553628"
34153                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_782_1707793552_9553628').hide();
34154                $('#vhsjs_hide_782_1707793552_9553628').show();
34155                $('#781_1707793552_9553547').slideDown(function() {
34156                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34157                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34158                    };
34159                    
34160                });"
34161                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34162                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34163                          ><a
34164                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34165                            id="vhsjs_hide_782_1707793552_9553628"
34166                            onclick="$('#781_1707793552_9553547').hide(function() {
34167                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34168                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34169                    };
34170                });
34171                $('#vhsjs_hide_782_1707793552_9553628').hide();
34172                $('#vhsjs_view_782_1707793552_9553628').show();"
34173                            style="display: none"
34174                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34175                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34176                          >
34177                          <div
34178                            data-display-control="782_1707793552_9553628"
34179                            id="781_1707793552_9553547"
34180                            style="display: none"
34181                          >
34182                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34183                              <blockquote>
34184                                When evaluating town development measures,
34185                                social simulations have been attempted to be
34186                                employed. In recent years, it is essential to
34187                                involve diverse stakeholders in the modeling
34188                                process and feedback of simulation results. This
34189                                paper aims to construct a method using Gaming
34190                                Simulation (GS) to allow participants to
34191                                experience an Agent-Based Model (ABM),
34192                                comprehend the model, and gain a sense of
34193                                convincing from the simulation results.
34194                              </blockquote>
34195                            </div>
34196                          </div>
34197                        </div>
34198                      </div>
34199                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34200                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos106.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34201                      ><br />
34202                    </div>
34203                    <div class="slot-entry">
34204                      <a name="pos108" tabindex="-1"></a>
34205                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34206                        <span class="slot-title"
34207                          >Integrated Modeling and Optimization of Spare Part
34208                          Logistic Operations and Condition-based Maintenance
34209                          Policies in a System of Geographically Distributed
34210                          Assets</span
34211                        >
34212                      </div>
34213                      <div class="slot-authors">
34214                        Po-Han Wang and Dragan Djurdjanovic (The University of
34215                        Texas at Austin)
34216                      </div>
34217                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34218                        <div>
34219                          <a
34220                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34221                            id="vhsjs_view_784_1707793552_9580333"
34222                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_784_1707793552_9580333').hide();
34223                $('#vhsjs_hide_784_1707793552_9580333').show();
34224                $('#783_1707793552_958026').slideDown(function() {
34225                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34226                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34227                    };
34228                    
34229                });"
34230                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34231                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34232                          ><a
34233                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34234                            id="vhsjs_hide_784_1707793552_9580333"
34235                            onclick="$('#783_1707793552_958026').hide(function() {
34236                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34237                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34238                    };
34239                });
34240                $('#vhsjs_hide_784_1707793552_9580333').hide();
34241                $('#vhsjs_view_784_1707793552_9580333').show();"
34242                            style="display: none"
34243                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34244                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34245                          >
34246                          <div
34247                            data-display-control="784_1707793552_9580333"
34248                            id="783_1707793552_958026"
34249                            style="display: none"
34250                          >
34251                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34252                              <blockquote>
34253                                This study presents joint optimization of Spare
34254                                Parts Logistics (SPL) operations with
34255                                condition-based maintenance (CBM) policies in a
34256                                system of geographically distributed assets,
34257                                each consisting of multiple degrading parts. The
34258                                model considers facility location selection,
34259                                network connectivity design, inventory levels
34260                                for replenishment triggering, and CBM policies
34261                                that minimize overall system operating costs.
34262                                The solution is implemented as a sequential
34263                                model consisting of two stages: the initial
34264                                stage utilizes mathematical programming for
34265                                facility location selection and network design.
34266                                It is followed by a simulation-based method
34267                                using Continuous Time Markov Chain to model
34268                                degradation of spare parts and link it with
34269                                inventory managements. Additionally, the
34270                                maintenance operations model includes
34271                                opportunistic maintenance, which enables further
34272                                reduction of operating costs. Overall, the newly
34273                                proposed approach addresses scale limitations
34274                                and overly restrictive simplifications of
34275                                previously published models, which enables a
34276                                more comprehensive operational decision-making.
34277                              </blockquote>
34278                            </div>
34279                          </div>
34280                        </div>
34281                      </div>
34282                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34283                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos108.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34284                      ><br />
34285                    </div>
34286                    <div class="slot-entry">
34287                      <a name="pos110" tabindex="-1"></a>
34288                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34289                        <span class="slot-title"
34290                          >Potential Impact of a Diagnostic Test for Detecting
34291                          Prepatent Guinea Worm Infections in Dogs</span
34292                        >
34293                      </div>
34294                      <div class="slot-authors">
34295                        Hannah Smalley and Pinar Keskinocak (Georgia Institute
34296                        of Technology); Julie Swann (North Carolina State
34297                        University); Christopher Hanna (Global Project Partners,
34298                        LLC); and Adam Weiss (The Carter Center)
34299                      </div>
34300                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34301                        <div>
34302                          <a
34303                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34304                            id="vhsjs_view_786_1707793552_9606686"
34305                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_786_1707793552_9606686').hide();
34306                $('#vhsjs_hide_786_1707793552_9606686').show();
34307                $('#785_1707793552_9606607').slideDown(function() {
34308                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34309                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34310                    };
34311                    
34312                });"
34313                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34314                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34315                          ><a
34316                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34317                            id="vhsjs_hide_786_1707793552_9606686"
34318                            onclick="$('#785_1707793552_9606607').hide(function() {
34319                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34320                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34321                    };
34322                });
34323                $('#vhsjs_hide_786_1707793552_9606686').hide();
34324                $('#vhsjs_view_786_1707793552_9606686').show();"
34325                            style="display: none"
34326                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34327                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34328                          >
34329                          <div
34330                            data-display-control="786_1707793552_9606686"
34331                            id="785_1707793552_9606607"
34332                            style="display: none"
34333                          >
34334                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34335                              <blockquote>
34336                                Chad has seen a considerable reduction in cases
34337                                of Guinea worm disease (or dracunculiasis) in
34338                                domestic dogs in recent years but accelerating
34339                                elimination of the disease may require
34340                                additional tools. We investigate the potential
34341                                benefits of a hypothetical diagnostic test
34342                                capable of detecting pre-patent infections in
34343                                dogs. We adapted an agent-based simulation model
34344                                for analyzing disease transmission to examine
34345                                the interaction of multiple test factors
34346                                including sensitivity and specificity, infection
34347                                detection timing, dog selection, and tethering
34348                                compliance behaviors. We find that a diagnostic
34349                                test could be successful in combination with
34350                                existing interventions, and elimination can be
34351                                achieved within two years with 80% or higher
34352                                test sensitivity, 90% or higher specificity,
34353                                systematic testing of each dog biannually, and
34354                                long-term tethering of test-positive dogs. Due
34355                                to the long incubation period (10-14 months) and
34356                                lack of treatment, the testing rollout and
34357                                response of dog owners are critical to the
34358                                benefits of the test.
34359                              </blockquote>
34360                            </div>
34361                          </div>
34362                        </div>
34363                      </div>
34364                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34365                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos110.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34366                      ><br />
34367                    </div>
34368                    <div class="slot-entry">
34369                      <a name="pos111" tabindex="-1"></a>
34370                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34371                        <span class="slot-title"
34372                          >A Framework for Dynamic Control of Combat Support
34373                          Exercises</span
34374                        >
34375                      </div>
34376                      <div class="slot-authors">
34377                        Sean McCarty (Air Force Institute of Technology)
34378                      </div>
34379                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34380                        <div>
34381                          <a
34382                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34383                            id="vhsjs_view_788_1707793552_9631584"
34384                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_788_1707793552_9631584').hide();
34385                $('#vhsjs_hide_788_1707793552_9631584').show();
34386                $('#787_1707793552_963142').slideDown(function() {
34387                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34388                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34389                    };
34390                    
34391                });"
34392                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34393                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34394                          ><a
34395                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34396                            id="vhsjs_hide_788_1707793552_9631584"
34397                            onclick="$('#787_1707793552_963142').hide(function() {
34398                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34399                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34400                    };
34401                });
34402                $('#vhsjs_hide_788_1707793552_9631584').hide();
34403                $('#vhsjs_view_788_1707793552_9631584').show();"
34404                            style="display: none"
34405                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34406                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34407                          >
34408                          <div
34409                            data-display-control="788_1707793552_9631584"
34410                            id="787_1707793552_963142"
34411                            style="display: none"
34412                          >
34413                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34414                              <blockquote>
34415                                Future armed conflict will be characterized by
34416                                surprise as adversaries innovate and evolve.
34417                                Current exercises provide inadequate
34418                                opportunities for combat support forces to
34419                                improvise. This research proposes a framework
34420                                for human-in-the-loop control of exercises using
34421                                a graph network for modeling combined with
34422                                topological analysis and modifications to the
34423                                zero one scheduling formulation. This framework
34424                                is assessed using the United States Air Force
34425                                Silver Flag exercise as a case study with
34426                                promising results.
34427                              </blockquote>
34428                            </div>
34429                          </div>
34430                        </div>
34431                      </div>
34432                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34433                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos111.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34434                      ><br />
34435                    </div>
34436                    <div class="slot-entry">
34437                      <a name="pos112" tabindex="-1"></a>
34438                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34439                        <span class="slot-title"
34440                          >Information Diffusion Model of SNS and Visualization
34441                          Method</span
34442                        >
34443                      </div>
34444                      <div class="slot-authors">
34445                        Kazumi Sekiguchi and Masakazu Furuichi (Nihon
34446                        University)
34447                      </div>
34448                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34449                        <div>
34450                          <a
34451                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34452                            id="vhsjs_view_790_1707793552_965745"
34453                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_790_1707793552_965745').hide();
34454                $('#vhsjs_hide_790_1707793552_965745').show();
34455                $('#789_1707793552_965737').slideDown(function() {
34456                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34457                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34458                    };
34459                    
34460                });"
34461                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34462                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34463                          ><a
34464                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34465                            id="vhsjs_hide_790_1707793552_965745"
34466                            onclick="$('#789_1707793552_965737').hide(function() {
34467                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34468                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34469                    };
34470                });
34471                $('#vhsjs_hide_790_1707793552_965745').hide();
34472                $('#vhsjs_view_790_1707793552_965745').show();"
34473                            style="display: none"
34474                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34475                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34476                          >
34477                          <div
34478                            data-display-control="790_1707793552_965745"
34479                            id="789_1707793552_965737"
34480                            style="display: none"
34481                          >
34482                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34483                              <blockquote>
34484                                The dissemination of social media has led to the
34485                                explosion of fake news, other misinformation and
34486                                disinformation, which significantly impacts
34487                                society. They are sometimes based on information
34488                                transmission by individuals, groups, and
34489                                organizations. In order to analyze the influence
34490                                of information diffusion, it is necessary not
34491                                only to visualize the spread from a bird's eye
34492                                view but also to examine the characteristics of
34493                                local information propagation and the impact of
34494                                the behavior. In this study, we developed a
34495                                multi-agent information diffusion model of
34496                                social networking service (SNS). We investigated
34497                                a visualization method that simultaneously
34498                                grasps the local information diffusion by
34499                                individuals and the overarching information
34500                                spread by multiple user clusters. This method
34501                                facilitates the recognition of the information
34502                                diffusion within a group and the final dispersal
34503                                status in addition to the condition of
34504                                information dissemination by each individual.
34505                              </blockquote>
34506                            </div>
34507                          </div>
34508                        </div>
34509                      </div>
34510                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34511                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos112.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34512                      ><br />
34513                    </div>
34514                    <div class="slot-entry">
34515                      <a name="pos114" tabindex="-1"></a>
34516                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34517                        <span class="slot-title"
34518                          >Using a Discrete Event Simulation to Improve Check-in
34519                          Operations at the Port of Dover</span
34520                        >
34521                      </div>
34522                      <div class="slot-authors">
34523                        Siti Fariya (University of Kent, The Port of Dover);
34524                        Kathy Kotiadis (University of Kent); Timothy van Vugt
34525                        (The Port of Dover); and Jesse O'Hanley (University of
34526                        Kent)
34527                      </div>
34528                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34529                        <div>
34530                          <a
34531                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34532                            id="vhsjs_view_792_1707793552_9680367"
34533                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_792_1707793552_9680367').hide();
34534                $('#vhsjs_hide_792_1707793552_9680367').show();
34535                $('#791_1707793552_968029').slideDown(function() {
34536                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34537                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34538                    };
34539                    
34540                });"
34541                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34542                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34543                          ><a
34544                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34545                            id="vhsjs_hide_792_1707793552_9680367"
34546                            onclick="$('#791_1707793552_968029').hide(function() {
34547                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34548                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34549                    };
34550                });
34551                $('#vhsjs_hide_792_1707793552_9680367').hide();
34552                $('#vhsjs_view_792_1707793552_9680367').show();"
34553                            style="display: none"
34554                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34555                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34556                          >
34557                          <div
34558                            data-display-control="792_1707793552_9680367"
34559                            id="791_1707793552_968029"
34560                            style="display: none"
34561                          >
34562                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34563                              <blockquote>
34564                                This paper showcases our use of discrete event
34565                                simulation (DES) to enhance check-in operations
34566                                at the Port of Dover (PoD). PoD is the busiest
34567                                international ferry port in the UK and since the
34568                                UK left the European Union, the port has
34569                                experienced increased processing times and
34570                                considerable delays in passenger check-in. Three
34571                                independent ferry operators run individual
34572                                check-in systems for freight and tourist
34573                                vehicles, leading to efficiency challenges,
34574                                notably prolonged queuing times and limited
34575                                throughput. Our study investigates two
34576                                alternatives: a common check-in booth for all
34577                                operators and vehicle types, and a system that
34578                                retains operator-specific booths but merges the
34579                                process for all traffic types. We aim to
34580                                identify an improved operational model that
34581                                reduces queue times and to explore a range of
34582                                solutions that could improve check-in operations
34583                                at the Port of Dover, which not only make the
34584                                check-in process more efficient but also
34585                                significantly reduces queuing times.
34586                              </blockquote>
34587                            </div>
34588                          </div>
34589                        </div>
34590                      </div>
34591                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34592                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos114.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34593                      ><br />
34594                    </div>
34595                    <div class="slot-entry">
34596                      <a name="pos115" tabindex="-1"></a>
34597                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34598                        <span class="slot-title"
34599                          >Development and Application of the One-Stop Flow
34600                          Analysis Framework Enabling Rapid Digital
34601                          Engineering</span
34602                        >
34603                      </div>
34604                      <div class="slot-authors">
34605                        Kengo Asada, Yuichi Matsuo, and Kozo Fujii (Tokyo
34606                        University of Science)
34607                      </div>
34608                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34609                        <div>
34610                          <a
34611                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34612                            id="vhsjs_view_794_1707793552_9707246"
34613                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_794_1707793552_9707246').hide();
34614                $('#vhsjs_hide_794_1707793552_9707246').show();
34615                $('#793_1707793552_9707167').slideDown(function() {
34616                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34617                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34618                    };
34619                    
34620                });"
34621                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34622                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34623                          ><a
34624                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34625                            id="vhsjs_hide_794_1707793552_9707246"
34626                            onclick="$('#793_1707793552_9707167').hide(function() {
34627                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34628                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34629                    };
34630                });
34631                $('#vhsjs_hide_794_1707793552_9707246').hide();
34632                $('#vhsjs_view_794_1707793552_9707246').show();"
34633                            style="display: none"
34634                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34635                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34636                          >
34637                          <div
34638                            data-display-control="794_1707793552_9707246"
34639                            id="793_1707793552_9707167"
34640                            style="display: none"
34641                          >
34642                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34643                              <blockquote>
34644                                This paper proposes a one-stop simulation
34645                                framework from point cloud acquisition through
34646                                flow analysis. Conventional flow analysis starts
34647                                with computer-aided design (CAD) software to
34648                                define the object shape and any mesh generator
34649                                to build computational grids. However, CAD data
34650                                of old buildings and rooms, including furniture,
34651                                is hardly available. Thus, CAD data creation,
34652                                which takes a lot of time, is required when
34653                                conducting flow simulations of existing
34654                                buildings first. The present study illustrates a
34655                                simplified flow analysis procedure, which
34656                                reduces this lead time by defining the object
34657                                shape with point clouds and using a
34658                                Cartesian-based flow solver. The proposed
34659                                framework simplifies the design of heating,
34660                                ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and
34661                                could improve its existing process and quality.
34662                              </blockquote>
34663                            </div>
34664                          </div>
34665                        </div>
34666                      </div>
34667                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34668                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos115.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34669                      ><br />
34670                    </div>
34671                    <div class="slot-entry">
34672                      <a name="pos116" tabindex="-1"></a>
34673                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34674                        <span class="slot-title"
34675                          >Stochastically Constrained Level Set Approximation
34676                          Via Probabilistic Branch and Bound</span
34677                        >
34678                      </div>
34679                      <div class="slot-authors">
34680                        Hao Huang (Yuan Ze University), Shing Chih Tsai
34681                        (National Cheng Kung University), and Chuljin Park
34682                        (Hanyang University)
34683                      </div>
34684                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34685                        <div>
34686                          <a
34687                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34688                            id="vhsjs_view_796_1707793552_9732878"
34689                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_796_1707793552_9732878').hide();
34690                $('#vhsjs_hide_796_1707793552_9732878').show();
34691                $('#795_1707793552_9732797').slideDown(function() {
34692                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34693                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34694                    };
34695                    
34696                });"
34697                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34698                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34699                          ><a
34700                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34701                            id="vhsjs_hide_796_1707793552_9732878"
34702                            onclick="$('#795_1707793552_9732797').hide(function() {
34703                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34704                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34705                    };
34706                });
34707                $('#vhsjs_hide_796_1707793552_9732878').hide();
34708                $('#vhsjs_view_796_1707793552_9732878').show();"
34709                            style="display: none"
34710                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34711                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34712                          >
34713                          <div
34714                            data-display-control="796_1707793552_9732878"
34715                            id="795_1707793552_9732797"
34716                            style="display: none"
34717                          >
34718                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34719                              <blockquote>
34720                                This paper investigates a simulation
34721                                optimization problem with both stoch
34721astic
34722                                objective and constraint functions with a
34723                                discrete solution space. Our objective is to
34724                                identify a set of near-optimal solutions within
34725                                a specific quantile, such as the top 10%. To
34726                                achieve this goal, we first employs a
34727                                probabilistic branch-and-bound algorithm to find
34728                                a level set of solutions. Then, we combine a
34729                                penalty function approach with the probabilistic
34730                                branch-and-bound algorithm to handle
34731                                stochastically constrained problems. Both
34732                                convergence analysis and experimental results
34733                                are provided that demonstrate the superior
34734                                efficiency of our proposed approaches over
34735                                existing methods.
34736                              </blockquote>
34737                            </div>
34738                          </div>
34739                        </div>
34740                      </div>
34741                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34742                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos116.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34743                      ><br />
34744                    </div>
34745                    <div class="slot-entry">
34746                      <a name="pos120" tabindex="-1"></a>
34747                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34748                        <span class="slot-title"
34749                          >A Standardized Method for Building Simulation-based
34750                          Decision Support Systems Using High Level
34751                          Architecture</span
34752                        >
34753                      </div>
34754                      <div class="slot-authors">
34755                        Rana Ead, Yasser Mohamed, and Simaan AbouRizk
34756                        (University of Alberta)
34757                      </div>
34758                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34759                        <div>
34760                          <a
34761                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34762                            id="vhsjs_view_798_1707793552_9767175"
34763                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_798_1707793552_9767175').hide();
34764                $('#vhsjs_hide_798_1707793552_9767175').show();
34765                $('#797_1707793552_9767098').slideDown(function() {
34766                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34767                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34768                    };
34769                    
34770                });"
34771                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34772                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34773                          ><a
34774                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34775                            id="vhsjs_hide_798_1707793552_9767175"
34776                            onclick="$('#797_1707793552_9767098').hide(function() {
34777                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34778                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34779                    };
34780                });
34781                $('#vhsjs_hide_798_1707793552_9767175').hide();
34782                $('#vhsjs_view_798_1707793552_9767175').show();"
34783                            style="display: none"
34784                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34785                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34786                          >
34787                          <div
34788                            data-display-control="798_1707793552_9767175"
34789                            id="797_1707793552_9767098"
34790                            style="display: none"
34791                          >
34792                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34793                              <blockquote>
34794                                This research develops a standardized Federation
34795                                Object Model (FOM) for Simulation-Based
34796                                Decision-Support Systems (SB-DSS) in
34797                                construction. SB-DSS are vital for tackling
34798                                project complexities, but their development
34799                                requires considerable time and expertise,
34800                                leading to underdeveloped systems and limited
34801                                adoption. To address this, the study adopts
34802                                High-Level Architecture (HLA) standards,
34803                                integrating autonomous simulations into a single
34804                                distributed simulation. The FOM includes object
34805                                classes, interactions, and datatype definitions,
34806                                enabling efficient communication among
34807                                federates. The initial FOM version was
34808                                successfully tested with five federates,
34809                                demonstrating its effectiveness. This
34810                                standardized FOM promotes simulation
34811                                reusability, interoperability, and data-driven
34812                                decision-making, ultimately enhancing
34813                                construction project execution and
34814                                competitiveness.
34815                              </blockquote>
34816                            </div>
34817                          </div>
34818                        </div>
34819                      </div>
34820                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34821                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos120.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34822                      ><br />
34823                    </div>
34824                    <div class="slot-entry">
34825                      <a name="pos121" tabindex="-1"></a>
34826                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34827                        <span class="slot-title"
34828                          >The Growth of Generative AI: Hype, Harm, and
34829                          Control</span
34830                        >
34831                      </div>
34832                      <div class="slot-authors">
34833                        Timothy Clancy (Dialectic Simulations); Asmeret Naugle
34834                        (Sandia National Laboratories); and Ignacio J.
34835                        Martinez-Moyano (Argonne National Laboratory, University
34836                        of Chicago)
34837                      </div>
34838                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34839                        <div>
34840                          <a
34841                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34842                            id="vhsjs_view_800_1707793552_9805233"
34843                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_800_1707793552_9805233').hide();
34844                $('#vhsjs_hide_800_1707793552_9805233').show();
34845                $('#799_1707793552_9805148').slideDown(function() {
34846                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34847                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34848                    };
34849                    
34850                });"
34851                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34852                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34853                          ><a
34854                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34855                            id="vhsjs_hide_800_1707793552_9805233"
34856                            onclick="$('#799_1707793552_9805148').hide(function() {
34857                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34858                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34859                    };
34860                });
34861                $('#vhsjs_hide_800_1707793552_9805233').hide();
34862                $('#vhsjs_view_800_1707793552_9805233').show();"
34863                            style="display: none"
34864                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34865                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34866                          >
34867                          <div
34868                            data-display-control="800_1707793552_9805233"
34869                            id="799_1707793552_9805148"
34870                            style="display: none"
34871                          >
34872                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34873                              <blockquote>
34874                                The hype-harm-control model investigates the
34875                                societal impact of generative artificial
34876                                intelligence (AI), given its growth, alignment
34877                                with societal values, and controls. This system
34878                                dynamics model was used to simulate the dynamics
34879                                and impacts of generative AI over a 10-year time
34880                                horizon. As the generative AI grows, hype and
34881                                use increase, leading to both societal benefit
34882                                and societal harm. This analysis found that
34883                                while the balance of hype and societal harm
34884                                determines the controls put on AI development
34885                                and use, early societal harm creates a strong
34886                                incentive to implement societal controls that
34887                                limit the growth of generative AI overall.
34888                              </blockquote>
34889                            </div>
34890                          </div>
34891                        </div>
34892                      </div>
34893                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34894                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos121.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34895                      ><br />
34896                    </div>
34897                    <div class="slot-entry">
34898                      <a name="pos122" tabindex="-1"></a>
34899                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34900                        <span class="slot-title"
34901                          >A Virtual Training System Using Digital Twins Based
34902                          on Discrete Event System Formalism</span
34903                        >
34904                      </div>
34905                      <div class="slot-authors">
34906                        JinWoo Kim, GyuSik Ham, Sooyoung Jang, and Changbeom
34907                        Choi (Hanbat National University)
34908                      </div>
34909                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34910                        <div>
34911                          <a
34912                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34913                            id="vhsjs_view_802_1707793552_9832652"
34914                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_802_1707793552_9832652').hide();
34915                $('#vhsjs_hide_802_1707793552_9832652').show();
34916                $('#801_1707793552_983257').slideDown(function() {
34917                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34918                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34919                    };
34920                    
34921                });"
34922                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
34923                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34924                          ><a
34925                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34926                            id="vhsjs_hide_802_1707793552_9832652"
34927                            onclick="$('#801_1707793552_983257').hide(function() {
34928                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34929                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34930                    };
34931                });
34932                $('#vhsjs_hide_802_1707793552_9832652').hide();
34933                $('#vhsjs_view_802_1707793552_9832652').show();"
34934                            style="display: none"
34935                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
34936                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
34937                          >
34938                          <div
34939                            data-display-control="802_1707793552_9832652"
34940                            id="801_1707793552_983257"
34941                            style="display: none"
34942                          >
34943                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
34944                              <blockquote>
34945                                With the advancement of technology in education
34946                                and training, it has become commonplace to
34947                                conduct virtual rather than physical training to
34948                                save time and money. In addition, various
34949                                training hardware and software have been
34950                                proposed to give immersive experiences to
34951                                trainees to enhance the training effects in
34952                                various domains. The training system can be
34953                                regarded as a digital twin system, which
34954                                collects data from the trainee, analyzes the
34955                                data in the cyber world, and gives proper
34956                                feedback to the trainee. This research proposes
34957                                a virtual training system using digital twins
34958                                based on discrete event system formalism.
34959                                Especially, we focus on developing a
34960                                cost-effective digital twin and helping the
34961                                trainer to develop an evaluation system by
34962                                composing models. The training system utilizes
34963                                the webcam to collect skeleton data from the
34964                                trainee and evaluate the data by composing
34965                                discrete event system models.
34966                              </blockquote>
34967                            </div>
34968                          </div>
34969                        </div>
34970                      </div>
34971                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
34972                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos122.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
34973                      ><br />
34974                    </div>
34975                    <div class="slot-entry">
34976                      <a name="pos125" tabindex="-1"></a>
34977                      <div class="slot-title-line">
34978                        <span class="slot-title"
34979                          >Development of Production Digital Twin in
34980                          Manufacturing Using Fischertechnik Factory Model</span
34981                        >
34982                      </div>
34983                      <div class="slot-authors">
34984                        Yuichi Matsuo, Kengo Asada, and Kozo Fujii (Tokyo
34985                        University of Science)
34986                      </div>
34987                      <div class="slot-abstract">
34988                        <div>
34989                          <a
34990                            class="clickable no-decoration"
34991                            id="vhsjs_view_804_1707793552_9858158"
34992                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_804_1707793552_9858158').hide();
34993                $('#vhsjs_hide_804_1707793552_9858158').show();
34994                $('#803_1707793552_985808').slideDown(function() {
34995                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
34996                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
34997                    };
34998                    
34999                });"
35000                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35001                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35002                          ><a
35003                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35004                            id="vhsjs_hide_804_1707793552_9858158"
35005                            onclick="$('#803_1707793552_985808').hide(function() {
35006                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35007                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35008                    };
35009                });
35010                $('#vhsjs_hide_804_1707793552_9858158').hide();
35011                $('#vhsjs_view_804_1707793552_9858158').show();"
35012                            style="display: none"
35013                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35014                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35015                          >
35016                          <div
35017                            data-display-control="804_1707793552_9858158"
35018                            id="803_1707793552_985808"
35019                            style="display: none"
35020                          >
35021                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35022                              <blockquote>
35023                                Recently, there have been more opportunities to
35024                                see and hear the term Digital Twin (DT) in
35025                                various situations. However, the reality is that
35026                                only the concept of DT precedes and that there
35027                                is a lack of places and materials to absorb the
35028                                DT content and its implementation. This paper
35029                                presents a case study at Tokyo University of
35030                                Science to develop the Production Digital Twin
35031                                in manufacturing by using Fischertechnik factory
35032                                model and Matlab/Simulink software tool. DT can
35033                                support not only the education in universities
35034                                but also human resource development in
35035                                manufacturing industries through the study and
35036                                practice concerning production line
35037                                optimization, virtual commissioning,
35038                                cyber-physical system implementation, real-time
35039                                monitoring of production data, and furthermore
35040                                lead the innovation in manufacturing in Japan.
35041                              </blockquote>
35042                            </div>
35043                          </div>
35044                        </div>
35045                      </div>
35046                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35047                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos125.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35048                      ><br />
35049                    </div>
35050                    <div class="slot-entry">
35051                      <a name="pos128" tabindex="-1"></a>
35052                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35053                        <span class="slot-title"
35054                          >Optimal Computing Budget Allocation for Monte Carlo
35055                          Tree Search in Othello</span
35056                        >
35057                      </div>
35058                      <div class="slot-authors">
35059                        Daniel Qiu (Thomas Jefferson High School) and Jie Xu
35060                        (George Mason University)
35061                      </div>
35062                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35063                        <div>
35064                          <a
35065                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35066                            id="vhsjs_view_806_1707793552_9883788"
35067                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_806_1707793552_9883788').hide();
35068                $('#vhsjs_hide_806_1707793552_9883788').show();
35069                $('#805_1707793552_988371').slideDown(function() {
35070                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35071                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35072                    };
35073                    
35074                });"
35075                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35076                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35077                          ><a
35078                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35079                            id="vhsjs_hide_806_1707793552_9883788"
35080                            onclick="$('#805_1707793552_988371').hide(function() {
35081                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35082                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35083                    };
35084                });
35085                $('#vhsjs_hide_806_1707793552_9883788').hide();
35086                $('#vhsjs_view_806_1707793552_9883788').show();"
35087                            style="display: none"
35088                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35089                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35090                          >
35091                          <div
35092                            data-display-control="806_1707793552_9883788"
35093                            id="805_1707793552_988371"
35094                            style="display: none"
35095                          >
35096                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35097                              <blockquote>
35098                                Upper Confidence bounds applied to Trees (UCT)
35099                                is the most popular tree policy for Monte Carlo
35100                                Tree Search (MCTS). However, UCT focuses on
35101                                minimizing cumulative regret rather than
35102                                maximizing the Probability of Correct Selection
35103                                (PCS) of the best action, which is often
35104                                preferred in game engines. To address this, we
35105                                examine an Optimal Computing Budget Allocation
35106                                (OCBA) tree policy that provides a rigorous way
35107                                for maximizing the PCS rather than minimizing
35108                                regret. MCTS-OCBA has been shown to work well
35109                                with simple games such as Tic-Tac-Toe, where the
35110                                search space is small enough to simulate
35111                                through, but not unsolved games such as Othello
35112                                or Go. We report numerical results showing that
35113                                MCTS-OCBA performs better in Othello than
35114                                MCTS-UCT and thus demonstrate OCBA is a more
35115                                efficient tree policy for MCTS for game engines.
35116                              </blockquote>
35117                            </div>
35118                          </div>
35119                        </div>
35120                      </div>
35121                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35122                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos128.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35123                      ><br />
35124                    </div>
35125                    <div class="slot-entry">
35126                      <a name="pos129" tabindex="-1"></a>
35127                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35128                        <span class="slot-title"
35129                          >An Efficient Simulation-Based Optimization Algorithm
35130                          for a Crane Scheduling Problem in a Steelmaking
35131                          Shop</span
35132                        >
35133                      </div>
35134                      <div class="slot-authors">
35135                        Woo-Jin Shin and Hyun-Jung Kim (Korea Advanced Institute
35136                        of Science and Technology)
35137                      </div>
35138                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35139                        <div>
35140                          <a
35141                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35142                            id="vhsjs_view_808_1707793552_990891"
35143                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_808_1707793552_990891').hide();
35144                $('#vhsjs_hide_808_1707793552_990891').show();
35145                $('#807_1707793552_9908834').slideDown(function() {
35146                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35147                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35148                    };
35149                    
35150                });"
35151                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35152                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35153                          ><a
35154                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35155                            id="vhsjs_hide_808_1707793552_990891"
35156                            onclick="$('#807_1707793552_9908834').hide(function() {
35157                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35158                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35159                    };
35160                });
35161                $('#vhsjs_hide_808_1707793552_990891').hide();
35162                $('#vhsjs_view_808_1707793552_990891').show();"
35163                            style="display: none"
35164                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35165                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35166                          >
35167                          <div
35168                            data-display-control="808_1707793552_990891"
35169                            id="807_1707793552_9908834"
35170                            style="display: none"
35171                          >
35172                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35173                              <blockquote>
35174                                This study addresses a crane scheduling problem
35175                                in a steelmaking shop, where cranes are
35176                                responsible for transporting ladles with molten
35177                                steel between machines. To meet production
35178                                schedules, the coordination between cranes and
35179                                machines is crucial, performing the
35180                                transportation of ladles at appropriate times.
35181                                Also, multiple cranes share a common track,
35182                                interference between them must be avoided. To
35183                                address this problem, we propose an efficient
35184                                algorithm based on iterative simulations.
35185                                Several dominance rules are developed to reduce
35186                                the solution space and accelerate the
35187                                convergence of the algorithm. Experimental
35188                                results show that our approach can derive
35189                                high-quality solutions within a short time.
35190                              </blockquote>
35191                            </div>
35192                          </div>
35193                        </div>
35194                      </div>
35195                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35196                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos129.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35197                      ><br />
35198                    </div>
35199                    <div class="slot-entry">
35200                      <a name="pos134" tabindex="-1"></a>
35201                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35202                        <span class="slot-title"
35203                          >Simulating Job Replication Versus Its Energy
35204                          Usage</span
35205                        >
35206                      </div>
35207                      <div class="slot-authors">
35208                        Vladimir Marbukh and Brian Cloteaux (NIST)
35209                      </div>
35210                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35211                        <div>
35212                          <a
35213                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35214                            id="vhsjs_view_810_1707793552_9934044"
35215                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_810_1707793552_9934044').hide();
35216                $('#vhsjs_hide_810_1707793552_9934044').show();
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35218                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35219                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35220                    };
35221                    
35222                });"
35223                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35224                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35225                          ><a
35226                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35227                            id="vhsjs_hide_810_1707793552_9934044"
35228                            onclick="$('#809_1707793552_9933965').hide(function() {
35229                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35230                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35231                    };
35232                });
35233                $('#vhsjs_hide_810_1707793552_9934044').hide();
35234                $('#vhsjs_view_810_1707793552_9934044').show();"
35235                            style="display: none"
35236                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35237                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35238                          >
35239                          <div
35240                            data-display-control="810_1707793552_9934044"
35241                            id="809_1707793552_9933965"
35242                            style="display: none"
35243                          >
35244                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35245                              <blockquote>
35246                                Due to the proliferation of computers in all
35247                                aspects of our lives, the energy and ecological
35248                                impacts of computing are becoming increasing
35249                                important. Some of the transformative algorithms
35250                                of recent years generate huge amounts of carbon
35251                                dioxide, potentially damaging the environment.
35252                                We have developed a set of simulations for
35253                                understanding the trade-offs between distributed
35254                                computing and its carbon impact. We briefly
35255                                describe our current work and our future
35256                                research aiming at finding practical algorithmic
35257                                solutions.
35258                              </blockquote>
35259                            </div>
35260                          </div>
35261                        </div>
35262                      </div>
35263                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35264                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos134.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35265                      ><br />
35266                    </div>
35267                    <div class="slot-entry">
35268                      <a name="pos139" tabindex="-1"></a>
35269                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35270                        <span class="slot-title"
35271                          >Bayesian Subset Selection for Near-Optimal
35272                          Systems</span
35273                        >
35274                      </div>
35275                      <div class="slot-authors">
35276                        Javier Gatica (Pontificia Universidad Cat&#243;lica de
35277                        Chile) and Jinbo Zhao and David J. Eckman (Texas A&M
35278                        University)
35279                      </div>
35280                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35281                        <div>
35282                          <a
35283                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35284                            id="vhsjs_view_812_1707793552_9960136"
35285                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_812_1707793552_9960136').hide();
35286                $('#vhsjs_hide_812_1707793552_9960136').show();
35287                $('#811_1707793552_9960055').slideDown(function() {
35288                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35289                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35290                    };
35291                    
35292                });"
35293                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35294                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35295                          ><a
35296                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35297                            id="vhsjs_hide_812_1707793552_9960136"
35298                            onclick="$('#811_1707793552_9960055').hide(function() {
35299                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35300                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35301                    };
35302                });
35303                $('#vhsjs_hide_812_1707793552_9960136').hide();
35304                $('#vhsjs_view_812_1707793552_9960136').show();"
35305                            style="display: none"
35306                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35307                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35308                          >
35309                          <div
35310                            data-display-control="812_1707793552_9960136"
35311                            id="811_1707793552_9960055"
35312                            style="display: none"
35313                          >
35314                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35315                              <blockquote>
35316                                We study the ranking-and-selection problem of
35317                                selecting a subset of simulated systems that
35318                                with high probability contains a system with
35319                                near-optimal performance. The posterior
35320                                probability that at least one system in a given
35321                                subset is near optimal - referred to as the
35322                                posterior probability of good inclusion (pPGI) -
35323                                can be expressed in terms of a sum of
35324                                one-dimensional integrals and computed via
35325                                numerical integration. Still, enumerating all
35326                                possible subsets and computing their associated
35327                                pPGI is impractical for large problem instances,
35328                                thus we explore approximate solution methods. In
35329                                particular, we investigate a greedy algorithm
35330                                that builds a subset by iteratively adding the
35331                                system that increases the pPGI the most.
35332                              </blockquote>
35333                            </div>
35334                          </div>
35335                        </div>
35336                      </div>
35337                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35338                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos139.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35339                      ><br />
35340                    </div>
35341                    <div class="slot-entry">
35342                      <a name="pos140" tabindex="-1"></a>
35343                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35344                        <span class="slot-title"
35345                          >An Integrated Framework for Efficient Wireless
35346                          Coverage Mapping Using Ray Tracing Acceleration</span
35347                        >
35348                      </div>
35349                      <div class="slot-authors">
35350                        Hieu Le, Jian Tao, and Hernan Santos (Texas A&M)
35351                      </div>
35352                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35353                        <div>
35354                          <a
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35362                    };
35363                    
35364                });"
35365                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35366                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35367                          ><a
35368                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35369                            id="vhsjs_hide_814_1707793552_9985938"
35370                            onclick="$('#813_1707793552_998586').hide(function() {
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35376                $('#vhsjs_view_814_1707793552_9985938').show();"
35377                            style="display: none"
35378                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35379                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35380                          >
35381                          <div
35382                            data-display-control="814_1707793552_9985938"
35383                            id="813_1707793552_998586"
35384                            style="display: none"
35385                          >
35386                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35387                              <blockquote>
35388                                Evaluation of channel properties is one of the
35389                                most important aspects in wireless
35390                                communications. Ray tracing simulations have
35391                                been widely used to estimate channel
35392                                characteristics. In this poster, we put together
35393                                many aspects of ray tracing techniques and
35394                                signal estimation methods to build a coverage
35395                                map. Acceleration structures for ray tracing are
35396                                created to drastically reduce the computational
35397                                time of the traversal of the ray-primitive
35398                                intersections. Moreover, electromagnetics and
35399                                wireless communications theories are studied to
35400                                accurately estimate signal strength at an
35401                                arbitrary point in the predefined area of the
35402                                coverage map.
35403                              </blockquote>
35404                            </div>
35405                          </div>
35406                        </div>
35407                      </div>
35408                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35409                      <a href="/wsc23papers/pos140.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35410                      ><br />
35411                    </div>
35412                  </div>
35413                </div>
35414                <div class="centered">
35415                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
35416                </div>
35417                <hr />
35418              </div>
35419              <div class="area-section">
35420                <div class="centered">
35421                  <a name="ptrack139" tabindex="-1"></a>
35422                  <div class="section-title">PhD Colloquium</div>
35423                </div>
35424                <div class="centered track-chair">
35425                  <span class="track-chair-role"
35426                    >Track Coordinator - Ph.D. Colloquium: </span
35427                  ><span class="track-chair-names"
35428                    >Anatoli Djanatliev (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg),
35429                    Siyang Gao (City University of Hong Kong), Cristina
35430                    Ruiz-Mart&#237;n (Carleton University), Eunhye Song (Georgia
35431                    Institute of Technology)</span
35432                  >
35433                </div>
35434                <div class="section-entry">
35435                  <div class="session-entry">
35436                    <span class="session-event-type">PhD Colloquium</span
35437                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
35438                    ><span class="program-track">PhD Colloquium</span><br />
35439                    <div class="session-title">
35440                      PhD Colloquium Keynote: Methods and Applications or
35441                      Applications and Methods?
35442                    </div>
35443                    <div class="session-chair">
35444                      Chair: Siyang Gao (City University of Hong Kong)<br />
35445                    </div>
35446                    <div class="slot-entry">
35447                      <a name="prog107" tabindex="-1"></a>
35448                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35449                        <span class="slot-title"
35450                          >Methods and Applications or Applications and
35451                          Methods?</span
35452                        >
35453                      </div>
35454                      <div class="slot-authors">Stephen Chick (INSEAD)</div>
35455                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35456                        <div>
35457                          <a
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35464                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35465                    };
35466                    
35467                });"
35468                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35469                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35470                          ><a
35471                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35472                            id="vhsjs_hide_816_1707793553_0047011"
35473                            onclick="$('#815_1707793553_004693').hide(function() {
35474                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35475                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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35478                $('#vhsjs_hide_816_1707793553_0047011').hide();
35479                $('#vhsjs_view_816_1707793553_0047011').show();"
35480                            style="display: none"
35481                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35482                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35483                          >
35484                          <div
35485                            data-display-control="816_1707793553_0047011"
35486                            id="815_1707793553_004693"
35487                            style="display: none"
35488                          >
35489                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35490                              <blockquote>
35491                                Stochastic simulation is a powerful framework
35492                                for supporting decision makers in a broad range
35493                                of applications. Its methods draw upon applied
35494                                probability, system dynamics, statistics,
35495                                computing, and other fields. Simulation methods
35496                                are interesting in and of themselves, including
35497                                uncertainty modelling, stochastic optimization,
35498                                the valuation of uncertainty, efficiency
35499                                improvement, and the modelling of complex system
35500                                behavior that might be hard to analyze through
35501                                closed-form analysis. Applications may sometimes
35502                                have standard approaches to support the analysis
35503                                to inform a decision maker, but decision makers
35504                                may also have criteria that are not reflected
35505                                fully in a simulation model. And sometimes new
35506                                applications give rise to very interesting
35507                                structures that call for further analysis. In
35508                                this talk, we discuss the feedback loop between
35509                                methods development that allow new applications
35510                                to be addressed, and new applications that give
35511                                rise to new methods.
35512                              </blockquote>
35513                            </div>
35514                          </div>
35515                        </div>
35516                      </div>
35517                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35518                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog107.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35519                      ><br />
35520                    </div>
35521                  </div>
35522                  <div class="session-entry">
35523                    <span class="session-event-type">PhD Colloquium</span
35524                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
35525                    ><span class="program-track">PhD Colloquium</span><br />
35526                    <div class="session-title">PhD Colloquium Session A1</div>
35527                    <div class="session-chair">
35528                      Chair: Siyang Gao (City University of Hong Kong)<br />
35529                    </div>
35530                    <div class="slot-entry">
35531                      <a name="doc101" tabindex="-1"></a>
35532                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35533                        <span class="slot-title"
35534                          >Reusing Historical Observations in Natural Policy
35535                          Gradient</span
35536                        >
35537                      </div>
35538                      <div class="slot-authors">
35539                        Yifan Lin (Georgia Institute of Technology)
35540                      </div>
35541                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35542                        <div>
35543                          <a
35544                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35545                            id="vhsjs_view_818_1707793553_017338"
35546                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_818_1707793553_017338').hide();
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35551                    };
35552                    
35553                });"
35554                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35555                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35556                          ><a
35557                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35558                            id="vhsjs_hide_818_1707793553_017338"
35559                            onclick="$('#817_1707793553_0173295').hide(function() {
35560                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35561                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35562                    };
35563                });
35564                $('#vhsjs_hide_818_1707793553_017338').hide();
35565                $('#vhsjs_view_818_1707793553_017338').show();"
35566                            style="display: none"
35567                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35568                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35569                          >
35570                          <div
35571                            data-display-control="818_1707793553_017338"
35572                            id="817_1707793553_0173295"
35573                            style="display: none"
35574                          >
35575                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35576                              <blockquote>
35577                                Reinforcement learning provides a framework for
35578                                learning-based control, whose success largely
35579                                depends on the amount of data it can utilize.
35580                                The efficient utilization of historical samples
35581                                obtained from previous iterations is essential
35582                                for expediting policy optimization. Empirical
35583                                evidence has shown that offline variants of
35584                                policy gradient methods based on importance
35585                                sampling work well. However, existing literature
35586                                often neglect the interdependence between
35587                                observations from different iterations, and the
35588                                good empirical performance lacks a rigorous
35589                                theoretical justification. In this paper, we
35590                                study an offline variant of the natural policy
35591                                gradient method with reusing historical
35592                                observations. We show that the biases of the
35593                                proposed estimators of Fisher information matrix
35594                                and gradient are asymptotically negligible, and
35595                                reusing historical observations reduces the
35596                                conditional variance of the gradient estimator.
35597                                The proposed algorithm and convergence analysis
35598                                could be further applied to popular policy
35599                                optimization algorithms such as trust region
35600                                policy optimization.
35601                              </blockquote>
35602                            </div>
35603                          </div>
35604                        </div>
35605                      </div>
35606                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35607                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc101.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35608                      ><br />
35609                    </div>
35610                    <div class="slot-entry">
35611                      <a name="doc102" tabindex="-1"></a>
35612                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35613                        <span class="slot-title"
35614                          >Dispatching in Real Frontend Fabs With Industrial
35615                          Grade Discrete-Event Simulations by Deep Reinforcement
35616                          Learning With Evolution Strategies</span
35617                        >
35618                      </div>
35619                      <div class="slot-authors">
35620                        Patrick St&#246;ckermann (Infineon Technologies AG)
35621                      </div>
35622                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35623                        <div>
35624                          <a
35625                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35626                            id="vhsjs_view_820_1707793553_0412428"
35627                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_820_1707793553_0412428').hide();
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35631                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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35633                    
35634                });"
35635                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35636                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35637                          ><a
35638                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35639                            id="vhsjs_hide_820_1707793553_0412428"
35640                            onclick="$('#819_1707793553_0412345').hide(function() {
35641                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35642                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35643                    };
35644                });
35645                $('#vhsjs_hide_820_1707793553_0412428').hide();
35646                $('#vhsjs_view_820_1707793553_0412428').show();"
35647                            style="display: none"
35648                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35649                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35650                          >
35651                          <div
35652                            data-display-control="820_1707793553_0412428"
35653                            id="819_1707793553_0412345"
35654                            style="display: none"
35655                          >
35656                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35657                              <blockquote>
35658                                Scheduling is a fundamental task in each
35659                                production facility with implications on the
35660                                overall efficiency of the facility. While
35661                                classic job-shop scheduling problems become
35662                                intractable when the number of machines and jobs
35663                                increases, the problem gets even more complex in
35664                                the context of semiconductor manufacturing,
35665                                where flexible production control and stochastic
35666                                event handling are required. In this paper, we
35667                                propose a Deep Reinforcement Learning approach
35668                                for lot dispatching to minimize the Flow Factor
35669                                (FF) of a digital twin of a real-world,
35670                                stochastic, large-scale semiconductor
35671                                manufacturing facility. We present the first
35672                                application of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to an
35673                                industrial grade semiconductor manufacturing
35674                                scenario of that size. Our approach leverages a
35675                                self-attention mechanism to learn an effective
35676                                dispatching policy for the manufacturing
35677                                facility and is able to reduce the global FF of
35678                                the fab.
35679                              </blockquote>
35680                            </div>
35681                          </div>
35682                        </div>
35683                      </div>
35684                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35685                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc102.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35686                      ><br />
35687                    </div>
35688                    <div class="slot-entry">
35689                      <a name="doc103" tabindex="-1"></a>
35690                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35691                        <span class="slot-title"
35692                          >Cutting through the Noise: Machine Learning Proxies
35693                          for High Dimensional Nested Simulation</span
35694                        >
35695                      </div>
35696                      <div class="slot-authors">
35697                        Xintong Li (University of Waterloo)
35698                      </div>
35699                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35700                        <div>
35701                          <a
35702                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35703                            id="vhsjs_view_822_1707793553_043828"
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35711                });"
35712                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35713                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35714                          ><a
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35725                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35726                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35727                          >
35728                          <div
35729                            data-display-control="822_1707793553_043828"
35730                            id="821_1707793553_0438201"
35731                            style="display: none"
35732                          >
35733                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35734                              <blockquote>
35735                                Deep learning models have gained great success
35736                                in many applications, but their adoption in
35737                                financial and actuarial applications have been
35738                                received by regulators with trepidation. The
35739                                lack of transparency and interpretability of
35740                                these models raises skepticism about their
35741                                resilience and reliability, which are important
35742                                factors for financial stability and insurance
35743                                benefit fulfillment. In this study, we use
35744                                stochastic simulation as a data generator to
35745                                examine deep learning models under controlled
35746                                settings. Our study shows interesting findings
35747                                in fundamental questions like &#8220;What do
35748                                deep learning models learn from noisy
35749                                data?&#8221; and &#8220;How well do they learn
35750                                from noisy data?&#8221;. Based on our findings,
35751                                we propose an efficient nested simulation
35752                                procedure that uses deep learning models as
35753                                proxies to estimate tail risk measures of
35754                                hedging errors for variable annuities. The
35755                                proposed procedure uses deep learning to
35756                                concentrate simulation budget on tail scenarios
35757                                while maintaining transparency in estimation.
35758                              </blockquote>
35759                            </div>
35760                          </div>
35761                        </div>
35762                      </div>
35763                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35764                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc103.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35765                      ><br />
35766                    </div>
35767                    <div class="slot-entry">
35768                      <a name="doc105" tabindex="-1"></a>
35769                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35770                        <span class="slot-title"
35771                          >Solving Deadlock Situations in Intralogistics with
35772                          Reinforcement Learning</span
35773                        >
35774                      </div>
35775                      <div class="slot-authors">
35776                        Marcel M&#252;ller (Otto von Guericke University
35777                        Magdeburg)
35778                      </div>
35779                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35780                        <div>
35781                          <a
35782                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35783                            id="vhsjs_view_824_1707793553_0462027"
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35791                });"
35792                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35793                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35794                          ><a
35795                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35796                            id="vhsjs_hide_824_1707793553_0462027"
35797                            onclick="$('#823_1707793553_0461938').hide(function() {
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35799                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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35801                });
35802                $('#vhsjs_hide_824_1707793553_0462027').hide();
35803                $('#vhsjs_view_824_1707793553_0462027').show();"
35804                            style="display: none"
35805                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35806                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35807                          >
35808                          <div
35809                            data-display-control="824_1707793553_0462027"
35810                            id="823_1707793553_0461938"
35811                            style="display: none"
35812                          >
35813                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35814                              <blockquote>
35815                                Intralogistics faces challenges from global
35816                                disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic,
35817                                geopolitical tensions, and wars, emphasizing the
35818                                need for increased flexibility of logistic
35819                                systems. Compounded by staff shortages in
35820                                industrial countries, automation continues to
35821                                rise, evidenced by the growing number of
35822                                industrial robots. This rise in automation
35823                                demands enhanced capabilities for intralogistic
35824                                systems, including handling deadlocks. This
35825                                research delves into the potential of
35826                                reinforcement learning (RL) in addressing
35827                                deadlocks, aiming to increase the efficiency,
35828                                flexibility, and resilience of intralogistic
35829                                systems.
35830                              </blockquote>
35831                            </div>
35832                          </div>
35833                        </div>
35834                      </div>
35835                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35836                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc105.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35837                      ><br />
35838                    </div>
35839                    <div class="slot-entry">
35840                      <a name="doc108" tabindex="-1"></a>
35841                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35842                        <span class="slot-title"
35843                          >Feature Selection in Generalized Linear models via
35844                          the Lasso: To Scale or Not to Scale?</span
35845                        >
35846                      </div>
35847                      <div class="slot-authors">
35848                        Anant Mathur (University of New South Wales)
35849                      </div>
35850                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35851                        <div>
35852                          <a
35853                            class="clickable no-decoration"
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35862                });"
35863                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35864                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35865                          ><a
35866                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35867                            id="vhsjs_hide_826_1707793553_0487568"
35868                            onclick="$('#825_1707793553_0487487').hide(function() {
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35874                $('#vhsjs_view_826_1707793553_0487568').show();"
35875                            style="display: none"
35876                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35877                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35878                          >
35879                          <div
35880                            data-display-control="826_1707793553_0487568"
35881                            id="825_1707793553_0487487"
35882                            style="display: none"
35883                          >
35884                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35885                              <blockquote>
35886                                The Lasso regression is a popular regularization
35887                                method for feature selection in statistics.
35888                                Prior to computing the Lasso estimator in both
35889                                linear and generalized linear models, it is
35890                                common to conduct a preliminary rescaling of the
35891                                feature matrix to ensure that all the features
35892                                are standardized. Without this standardization,
35893                                it is argued, the Lasso estimate will,
35894                                unfortunately, depend on the units used to
35895                                measure the features. We propose a new type of
35896                                iterative rescaling of the features in the
35897                                context of generalized linear models. Whilst
35898                                existing Lasso algorithms perform a single
35899                                scaling as a preprocessing step, the proposed
35900                                rescaling is applied iteratively throughout the
35901                                Lasso computation until convergence. We provide
35902                                numerical examples, with both real and simulated
35903                                data, illustrating that the proposed iterative
35904                                rescaling can significantly improve the
35905                                statistical performance of the Lasso estimator
35906                                without incurring any significant additional
35907                                computational cost.
35908                              </blockquote>
35909                            </div>
35910                          </div>
35911                        </div>
35912                      </div>
35913                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35914                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc108.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35915                      ><br />
35916                    </div>
35917                    <div class="slot-entry">
35918                      <a name="doc112" tabindex="-1"></a>
35919                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35920                        <span class="slot-title"
35921                          >Hyperheuristic Optimization as Decision Suport for
35922                          the Operative Service Delivery Planning in the Context
35923                          of Product-Service Systems</span
35924                        >
35925                      </div>
35926                      <div class="slot-authors">
35927                        Enes Alp (Ruhr-Universit&#228;t Bochum)
35928                      </div>
35929                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35930                        <div>
35931                          <a
35932                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35933                            id="vhsjs_view_828_1707793553_0510802"
35934                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_828_1707793553_0510802').hide();
35935                $('#vhsjs_hide_828_1707793553_0510802').show();
35936                $('#827_1707793553_0510726').slideDown(function() {
35937                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35938                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35939                    };
35940                    
35941                });"
35942                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
35943                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35944                          ><a
35945                            class="clickable no-decoration"
35946                            id="vhsjs_hide_828_1707793553_0510802"
35947                            onclick="$('#827_1707793553_0510726').hide(function() {
35948                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
35949                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
35950                    };
35951                });
35952                $('#vhsjs_hide_828_1707793553_0510802').hide();
35953                $('#vhsjs_view_828_1707793553_0510802').show();"
35954                            style="display: none"
35955                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
35956                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
35957                          >
35958                          <div
35959                            data-display-control="828_1707793553_0510802"
35960                            id="827_1707793553_0510726"
35961                            style="display: none"
35962                          >
35963                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
35964                              <blockquote>
35965                                In the pursuit of differentiation and revenue
35966                                increment, numerous manufacturing enterprises
35967                                are innovating their business models through the
35968                                introduction of Product-Service Systems (PSS).
35969                                In these business models, the efficacy of
35970                                service delivery assumes paramount significance,
35971                                leading to challenges in the planning. The
35972                                objective of this PhD project is the
35973                                conceptualization and development of a decision
35974                                support system for operative service delivery
35975                                planning within the context of PSS.
35976                              </blockquote>
35977                            </div>
35978                          </div>
35979                        </div>
35980                      </div>
35981                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
35982                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc112.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
35983                      ><br />
35984                    </div>
35985                    <div class="slot-entry">
35986                      <a name="doc114" tabindex="-1"></a>
35987                      <div class="slot-title-line">
35988                        <span class="slot-title"
35989                          >System Simulation and Machine Learning-Based
35990                          Maintenance Optimization for an Inland Waterway
35991                          Transportation System</span
35992                        >
35993                      </div>
35994                      <div class="slot-authors">
35995                        Maryam Aghamohammadghasem (University of Arkansas)
35996                      </div>
35997                      <div class="slot-abstract">
35998                        <div>
35999                          <a
36000                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36001                            id="vhsjs_view_830_1707793553_0536418"
36002                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_830_1707793553_0536418').hide();
36003                $('#vhsjs_hide_830_1707793553_0536418').show();
36004                $('#829_1707793553_0536335').slideDown(function() {
36005                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36006                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36007                    };
36008                    
36009                });"
36010                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36011                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36012                          ><a
36013                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36014                            id="vhsjs_hide_830_1707793553_0536418"
36015                            onclick="$('#829_1707793553_0536335').hide(function() {
36016                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36017                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36018                    };
36019                });
36020                $('#vhsjs_hide_830_1707793553_0536418').hide();
36021                $('#vhsjs_view_830_1707793553_0536418').show();"
36022                            style="display: none"
36023                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36024                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36025                          >
36026                          <div
36027                            data-display-control="830_1707793553_0536418"
36028                            id="829_1707793553_0536335"
36029                            style="display: none"
36030                          >
36031                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36032                              <blockquote>
36033                                To keep an inland waterway transportation system
36034                                (IWTS) up and running, the interconnected
36035                                infrastructure, including lock and dam systems,
36036                                must remain in good operating condition.
36037                                However, unexpected disruptions often occur,
36038                                causing significant transportation delays and
36039                                economic losses. To evaluate the impacts of such
36040                                disruptions, a Python-enhanced NetLogo
36041                                simulation tool is developed, in which extreme
36042                                natural events are considered and characterized
36043                                by a spatiotemporal model. With this tool,
36044                                optimal maintenance strategies that maximize the
36045                                total cargo throughput of the IWTS are
36046                                determined via deep reinforcement learning. A
36047                                case study of the lower Mississippi River system
36048                                and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation
36049                                System is conducted to illustrate the capability
36050                                of the developed simulation and machine
36051                                learning-based method for IWTS maintenance
36052                                optimization.
36053                              </blockquote>
36054                            </div>
36055                          </div>
36056                        </div>
36057                      </div>
36058                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36059                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc114.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36060                      ><br />
36061                    </div>
36062                    <div class="slot-entry">
36063                      <a name="doc117" tabindex="-1"></a>
36064                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36065                        <span class="slot-title"
36066                          >Strengthening Emergency Department Resilience:
36067                          Simulation-Based Surge Management</span
36068                        >
36069                      </div>
36070                      <div class="slot-authors">
36071                        Eman Ouda (Khalifa University)
36072                      </div>
36073                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36074                        <div>
36075                          <a
36076                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36077                            id="vhsjs_view_832_1707793553_0560594"
36078                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_832_1707793553_0560594').hide();
36079                $('#vhsjs_hide_832_1707793553_0560594').show();
36080                $('#831_1707793553_0560515').slideDown(function() {
36081                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36082                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36083                    };
36084                    
36085                });"
36086                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36087                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36088                          ><a
36089                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36090                            id="vhsjs_hide_832_1707793553_0560594"
36091                            onclick="$('#831_1707793553_0560515').hide(function() {
36092                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36093                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36094                    };
36095                });
36096                $('#vhsjs_hide_832_1707793553_0560594').hide();
36097                $('#vhsjs_view_832_1707793553_0560594').show();"
36098                            style="display: none"
36099                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36100                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36101                          >
36102                          <div
36103                            data-display-control="832_1707793553_0560594"
36104                            id="831_1707793553_0560515"
36105                            style="display: none"
36106                          >
36107                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36108                              <blockquote>
36109                                This study aims to improve the resilience of the
36110                                Emergency Department (ED) to handle demand
36111                                surges through a combination of Discrete Event
36112                                Simulation (DES) and resilience assessment
36113                                techniques. By evaluating resistance and
36114                                recoverability components, the analysis examines
36115                                the resilience of the ED, patient flow dynamics,
36116                                and resource requirements. A dedicated
36117                                simulation model is developed to uncover how the
36118                                ED performs during normal operations and demand
36119                                surges, exploring the effects of alterations and
36120                                additional resources on resilience using the
36121                                resilience triangle framework for optimized
36122                                resource allocation. This research improves our
36123                                understanding of ED resilience, paving the way
36124                                for further investigations into performance
36125                                improvement during demand spikes, and the
36126                                results suggest new patient flow strategies to
36127                                enhance resilience.
36128                              </blockquote>
36129                            </div>
36130                          </div>
36131                        </div>
36132                      </div>
36133                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36134                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc117.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36135                      ><br />
36136                    </div>
36137                    <div class="slot-entry">
36138                      <a name="doc120" tabindex="-1"></a>
36139                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36140                        <span class="slot-title"
36141                          >Expediting Stochastic Derivative-free
36142                          Optimization</span
36143                        >
36144                      </div>
36145                      <div class="slot-authors">
36146                        Yunsoo Ha (North Carolina State University)
36147                      </div>
36148                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36149                        <div>
36150                          <a
36151                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36152                            id="vhsjs_view_834_1707793553_0585487"
36153                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_834_1707793553_0585487').hide();
36154                $('#vhsjs_hide_834_1707793553_0585487').show();
36155                $('#833_1707793553_058541').slideDown(function() {
36156                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36157                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36158                    };
36159                    
36160                });"
36161                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36162                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36163                          ><a
36164                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36165                            id="vhsjs_hide_834_1707793553_0585487"
36166                            onclick="$('#833_1707793553_058541').hide(function() {
36167                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36168                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36169                    };
36170                });
36171                $('#vhsjs_hide_834_1707793553_0585487').hide();
36172                $('#vhsjs_view_834_1707793553_0585487').show();"
36173                            style="display: none"
36174                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36175                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36176                          >
36177                          <div
36178                            data-display-control="834_1707793553_0585487"
36179                            id="833_1707793553_058541"
36180                            style="display: none"
36181                          >
36182                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36183                              <blockquote>
36184                                Adaptive sampling-based trust-region
36185                                optimization has emerged as an efficient solver
36186                                for nonlinear and nonconvex problems in noisy
36187                                derivative-free environments. This class of
36188                                algorithms proceeds by iteratively constructing
36189                                local models on objective function estimates
36190                                that use a carefully chosen number of calls to
36191                                the stochastic oracle. To expedite this class of
36192                                algorithms, we introduce four refinements: (a)
36193                                quadratic local models with diagonal Hessian,
36194                                (b) a direct search, (c) a reusing strategy, and
36195                                (d) common random numbers. We have substantiated
36196                                that the introduced refinements enable the
36197                                algorithm to achieve accelerated convergence,
36198                                both in numerical simulations and in theoretical
36199                                analyses.
36200                              </blockquote>
36201                            </div>
36202                          </div>
36203                        </div>
36204                      </div>
36205                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36206                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc120.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36207                      ><br />
36208                    </div>
36209                    <div class="slot-entry">
36210                      <a name="doc121" tabindex="-1"></a>
36211                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36212                        <span class="slot-title"
36213                          >Conditional Importance Sampling for Convex Rare-Event
36214                          Sets</span
36215                        >
36216                      </div>
36217                      <div class="slot-authors">
36218                        Lewen Zheng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
36219                      </div>
36220                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36221                        <div>
36222                          <a
36223                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36224                            id="vhsjs_view_836_1707793553_0610836"
36225                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_836_1707793553_0610836').hide();
36226                $('#vhsjs_hide_836_1707793553_0610836').show();
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36228                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36229                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36230                    };
36231                    
36232                });"
36233                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36234                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36235                          ><a
36236                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36237                            id="vhsjs_hide_836_1707793553_0610836"
36238                            onclick="$('#835_1707793553_0610754').hide(function() {
36239                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36240                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36241                    };
36242                });
36243                $('#vhsjs_hide_836_1707793553_0610836').hide();
36244                $('#vhsjs_view_836_1707793553_0610836').show();"
36245                            style="display: none"
36246                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36247                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36248                          >
36249                          <div
36250                            data-display-control="836_1707793553_0610836"
36251                            id="835_1707793553_0610754"
36252                            style="display: none"
36253                          >
36254                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36255                              <blockquote>
36256                                This paper studies the efficient estimation of
36257                                expectations defined on convex rare-event sets
36258                                using importance sampling. Classical importance
36259                                sampling methods often neglect the geometry of
36260                                the target set, resulting in a significant
36261                                number of samples falling outside the target
36262                                set. This can lead to an increase in the
36263                                relative error of the estimator as the target
36264                                event becomes rarer. To address this issue, we
36265                                develop a conditional importance sampling scheme
36266                                that achieves bounded relative error by changing
36267                                the sampling distribution to ensure that a
36268                                majority of samples lie inside the target set.
36269                                The proposed method is easy to implement and
36270                                significantly outperforms the existing
36271                                approaches in various numerical experiments.
36272                              </blockquote>
36273                            </div>
36274                          </div>
36275                        </div>
36276                      </div>
36277                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36278                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc121.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36279                      ><br />
36280                    </div>
36281                    <div class="slot-entry">
36282                      <a name="doc123" tabindex="-1"></a>
36283                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36284                        <span class="slot-title"
36285                          >Efficient Input Uncertainty Quantification for
36286                          Regenerative Simulation</span
36287                        >
36288                      </div>
36289                      <div class="slot-authors">
36290                        Linyun He (Georgia Institute of Technology)
36291                      </div>
36292                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36293                        <div>
36294                          <a
36295                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36296                            id="vhsjs_view_838_1707793553_0636256"
36297                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_838_1707793553_0636256').hide();
36298                $('#vhsjs_hide_838_1707793553_0636256').show();
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36301                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36302                    };
36303                    
36304                });"
36305                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36306                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36307                          ><a
36308                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36309                            id="vhsjs_hide_838_1707793553_0636256"
36310                            onclick="$('#837_1707793553_0636175').hide(function() {
36311                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36312                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36313                    };
36314                });
36315                $('#vhsjs_hide_838_1707793553_0636256').hide();
36316                $('#vhsjs_view_838_1707793553_0636256').show();"
36317                            style="display: none"
36318                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36319                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36320                          >
36321                          <div
36322                            data-display-control="838_1707793553_0636256"
36323                            id="837_1707793553_0636175"
36324                            style="display: none"
36325                          >
36326                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36327                              <blockquote>
36328                                The initial bias in steady-state simulation can
36329                                be characterized as the bias of a ratio
36330                                estimator if the simulation model has a
36331                                regenerative structure. This work tackles input
36332                                uncertainty quantification for a regenerative
36333                                simulation model when its input distributions
36334                                are estimated from finite data. Our aim is to
36335                                construct a bootstrap-based confidence interval
36336                                (CI) for the true simulation output mean
36337                                performance that provides a correct coverage
36338                                with significantly less computational cost than
36339                                the traditional methods. Exploiting the
36340                                regenerative structure, we propose a k-nearest
36341                                neighbor (kNN) ratio estimator for the
36342                                steady-state performance measure at each set of
36343                                bootstrapped input models and construct a
36344                                bootstrap CI from the computed estimators.
36345                                Asymptotically optimal choices for k and
36346                                bootstrap sample size are discussed. We further
36347                                improve the CI by combining the kNN and
36348                                likelihood ratio methods. We empirically compare
36349                                the efficiency of the proposed estimators with
36350                                the standard estimator using queueing examples.
36351                              </blockquote>
36352                            </div>
36353                          </div>
36354                        </div>
36355                      </div>
36356                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36357                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc123.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36358                      ><br />
36359                    </div>
36360                  </div>
36361                  <div class="session-entry">
36362                    <span class="session-event-type">PhD Colloquium</span
36363                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
36364                    ><span class="program-track">PhD Colloquium</span><br />
36365                    <div class="session-title">PhD Colloquium Session B1</div>
36366                    <div class="session-chair">
36367                      Chair: Enlu Zhou (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
36368                    </div>
36369                    <div class="slot-entry">
36370                      <a name="doc130" tabindex="-1"></a>
36371                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36372                        <span class="slot-title"
36373                          >Shapley-Shubik Explanations of Feature
36374                          Importance</span
36375                        >
36376                      </div>
36377                      <div class="slot-authors">
36378                        Gayane Grigoryan (Old Dominion University)
36379                      </div>
36380                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36381                        <div>
36382                          <a
36383                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36384                            id="vhsjs_view_840_1707793553_0688407"
36385                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_840_1707793553_0688407').hide();
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36388                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36389                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36390                    };
36391                    
36392                });"
36393                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36394                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36395                          ><a
36396                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36397                            id="vhsjs_hide_840_1707793553_0688407"
36398                            onclick="$('#839_1707793553_0688329').hide(function() {
36399                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36400                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36401                    };
36402                });
36403                $('#vhsjs_hide_840_1707793553_0688407').hide();
36404                $('#vhsjs_view_840_1707793553_0688407').show();"
36405                            style="display: none"
36406                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36407                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36408                          >
36409                          <div
36410                            data-display-control="840_1707793553_0688407"
36411                            id="839_1707793553_0688329"
36412                            style="display: none"
36413                          >
36414                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36415                              <blockquote>
36416                                Explaining feature importance values in models
36417                                is a central concern in the realm of explainable
36418                                artificial intelligence (XAI). While the Shapley
36419                                value has garnered significant attention, there
36420                                are other promising cooperative game theory
36421                                (CGT) solutions, such as the Shapley-Shubik,
36422                                that have not received the same amount of
36423                                attention. In this paper, we explore the
36424                                potential of the Shapley-Shubik method for
36425                                elucidating feature importance values in
36426                                simulations and machine learning models.
36427                              </blockquote>
36428                            </div>
36429                          </div>
36430                        </div>
36431                      </div>
36432                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36433                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc130.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36434                      ><br />
36435                    </div>
36436                    <div class="slot-entry">
36437                      <a name="doc132" tabindex="-1"></a>
36438                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36439                        <span class="slot-title"
36440                          >Breaking the Monotony: Promoting Diversity in
36441                          High-dimensional Batch Surrogate Optimization</span
36442                        >
36443                      </div>
36444                      <div class="slot-authors">
36445                        Nazanin Nezami (University of Illinois Chicago)
36446                      </div>
36447                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36448                        <div>
36449                          <a
36450                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36451                            id="vhsjs_view_842_1707793553_0715108"
36452                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_842_1707793553_0715108').hide();
36453                $('#vhsjs_hide_842_1707793553_0715108').show();
36454                $('#841_1707793553_071503').slideDown(function() {
36455                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36456                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36457                    };
36458                    
36459                });"
36460                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36461                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36462                          ><a
36463                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36464                            id="vhsjs_hide_842_1707793553_0715108"
36465                            onclick="$('#841_1707793553_071503').hide(function() {
36466                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36467                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36468                    };
36469                });
36470                $('#vhsjs_hide_842_1707793553_0715108').hide();
36471                $('#vhsjs_view_842_1707793553_0715108').show();"
36472                            style="display: none"
36473                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36474                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36475                          >
36476                          <div
36477                            data-display-control="842_1707793553_0715108"
36478                            id="841_1707793553_071503"
36479                            style="display: none"
36480                          >
36481                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36482                              <blockquote>
36483                                In the realm of high-dimensional batch surrogate
36484                                optimization, the challenge of fostering
36485                                diversity while pursuing optimal solutions is
36486                                paramount. Traditional approaches often result
36487                                in monotonous exploration patterns, hindering
36488                                the discovery of promising solutions and
36489                                reducing efficiency. This thesis introduces
36490                                innovative strategies, prioritizing diversity
36491                                and exploration to break free from the monotony
36492                                inherent in such tasks. Additionally, the thesis
36493                                explores the impact of algorithmic
36494                                hyperparameters on the exploration-exploitation
36495                                trade-off to establish a robust framework. The
36496                                "Elevating Exploration" strategies prioritize
36497                                diverse candidate batch generation through
36498                                adaptive sampling techniques, infusing vitality
36499                                into the optimization process and effectively
36500                                exploring uncharted regions of the search space.
36501                                Empirical validation on optimization problems
36502                                confirms their effectiveness in navigating
36503                                complex landscapes. Beyond theoretical
36504                                advancements and empirical validation, this
36505                                thesis lays the groundwork for a paradigm shift,
36506                                empowering practitioners to approach complex
36507                                optimization challenges with renewed vigor and
36508                                precision by promoting diversity and elevated
36509                                exploration.
36510                              </blockquote>
36511                            </div>
36512                          </div>
36513                        </div>
36514                      </div>
36515                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36516                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc132.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36517                      ><br />
36518                    </div>
36519                    <div class="slot-entry">
36520                      <a name="doc137" tabindex="-1"></a>
36521                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36522                        <span class="slot-title"
36523                          >A Calibration Model for Bot-Like Behaviors in
36524                          Agent-Based Anagram Game Simulation</span
36525                        >
36526                      </div>
36527                      <div class="slot-authors">
36528                        Xueying Liu (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
36529                        University)
36530                      </div>
36531                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36532                        <div>
36533                          <a
36534                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36535                            id="vhsjs_view_844_1707793553_0739608"
36536                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_844_1707793553_0739608').hide();
36537                $('#vhsjs_hide_844_1707793553_0739608').show();
36538                $('#843_1707793553_0739524').slideDown(function() {
36539                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36540                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36541                    };
36542                    
36543                });"
36544                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36545                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36546                          ><a
36547                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36548                            id="vhsjs_hide_844_1707793553_0739608"
36549                            onclick="$('#843_1707793553_0739524').hide(function() {
36550                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36551                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36552                    };
36553                });
36554                $('#vhsjs_hide_844_1707793553_0739608').hide();
36555                $('#vhsjs_view_844_1707793553_0739608').show();"
36556                            style="display: none"
36557                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36558                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36559                          >
36560                          <div
36561                            data-display-control="844_1707793553_0739608"
36562                            id="843_1707793553_0739524"
36563                            style="display: none"
36564                          >
36565                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36566                              <blockquote>
36567                                Experiments that are games played among a
36568                                network of players are widely used to study
36569                                human behavior. Furthermore, bots or intelligent
36570                                systems can be used in these games to produce
36571                                contexts that elicit particular types of human
36572                                responses. Bot behaviors could be specified
36573                                solely based on experimental data. In this work,
36574                                we take a different perspective, called the
36575                                Probability Calibration (PC) approach, to
36576                                simulate networked group anagram games with
36577                                certain players having bot-like behaviors. The
36578                                proposed method starts with data-driven models
36579                                and calibrates in principled ways the parameters
36580                                that alter player behaviors. It can alter the
36581                                performance of each type of agent (e.g., bot)
36582                                action, per player, in group anagram games.
36583                                Further, statistical methods are used to test
36584                                whether the PC models produce results that are
36585                                statistically different from those of the
36586                                original models. Case studies demonstrate the
36587                                merits of the proposed method.
36588                              </blockquote>
36589                            </div>
36590                          </div>
36591                        </div>
36592                      </div>
36593                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36594                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc137.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36595                      ><br />
36596                    </div>
36597                    <div class="slot-entry">
36598                      <a name="doc106" tabindex="-1"></a>
36599                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36600                        <span class="slot-title"
36601                          >An Additive Decomposition for Discrete Simulation
36602                          Optimization Using Gaussian Markov Random Fields</span
36603                        >
36604                      </div>
36605                      <div class="slot-authors">
36606                        Harun Avci (Northwestern University)
36607                      </div>
36608                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36609                        <div>
36610                          <a
36611                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36612                            id="vhsjs_view_846_1707793553_0765352"
36613                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_846_1707793553_0765352').hide();
36614                $('#vhsjs_hide_846_1707793553_0765352').show();
36615                $('#845_1707793553_0765269').slideDown(function() {
36616                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36617                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36618                    };
36619                    
36620                });"
36621                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36622                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36623                          ><a
36624                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36625                            id="vhsjs_hide_846_1707793553_0765352"
36626                            onclick="$('#845_1707793553_0765269').hide(function() {
36627                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36628                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36629                    };
36630                });
36631                $('#vhsjs_hide_846_1707793553_0765352').hide();
36632                $('#vhsjs_view_846_1707793553_0765352').show();"
36633                            style="display: none"
36634                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36635                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36636                          >
36637                          <div
36638                            data-display-control="846_1707793553_0765352"
36639                            id="845_1707793553_0765269"
36640                            style="display: none"
36641                          >
36642                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36643                              <blockquote>
36644                                We consider a discrete optimization via
36645                                simulation problem with high-dimensional,
36646                                integer-ordered decision variables. One of the
36647                                methods to solve such a problem is Bayesian
36648                                optimization (BO). Although BO can provide rapid
36649                                solution improvement within a tight
36650                                computational budget, the posterior update
36651                                creates a significant computational overhead for
36652                                large-scale problems. To overcome this
36653                                challenge, we propose an algorithm that
36654                                decomposes the prior distribution into an
36655                                additive form as an approximation. Despite this
36656                                approximation, our numerical analysis reveals
36657                                that the algorithm can obtain rapid improvement.
36658                              </blockquote>
36659                            </div>
36660                          </div>
36661                        </div>
36662                      </div>
36663                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36664                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc106.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36665                      ><br />
36666                    </div>
36667                    <div class="slot-entry">
36668                      <a name="doc110" tabindex="-1"></a>
36669                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36670                        <span class="slot-title"
36671                          >Simulation-Based Resolution of Deadlocks in Automated
36672                          Guided Vehicles using Multi-Agent Reinforcement
36673                          Learning in Intralogistic</span
36674                        >
36675                      </div>
36676                      <div class="slot-authors">
36677                        Mustafa Jelibaghu (Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg)
36678                      </div>
36679                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36680                        <div>
36681                          <a
36682                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36683                            id="vhsjs_view_848_1707793553_079066"
36684                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_848_1707793553_079066').hide();
36685                $('#vhsjs_hide_848_1707793553_079066').show();
36686                $('#847_1707793553_0790577').slideDown(function() {
36687                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36688                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36689                    };
36690                    
36691                });"
36692                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36693                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36694                          ><a
36695                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36696                            id="vhsjs_hide_848_1707793553_079066"
36697                            onclick="$('#847_1707793553_0790577').hide(function() {
36698                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36699                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36700                    };
36701                });
36702                $('#vhsjs_hide_848_1707793553_079066').hide();
36703                $('#vhsjs_view_848_1707793553_079066').show();"
36704                            style="display: none"
36705                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36706                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36707                          >
36708                          <div
36709                            data-display-control="848_1707793553_079066"
36710                            id="847_1707793553_0790577"
36711                            style="display: none"
36712                          >
36713                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36714                              <blockquote>
36715                                This abstract presents a novel approach to
36716                                address deadlock scenarios in Automated Guided
36717                                Vehicle (AGV) systems utilizing Multi-Agent
36718                                Reinforcement Learning (MARL) within a
36719                                simulation framework. Deadlocks, frequently
36720                                encountered in AGV operations, impede system
36721                                efficiency. Traditional resolution methods can
36722                                be complex and suboptimal. This study proposes a
36723                                MARL-based solution, capitalizing on the
36724                                decentralized decision-making prowess of agents
36725                                to navigate AGVs out of deadlocks. A simulated
36726                                environment accurately mimics real-world AGV
36727                                dynamics, enabling agents to learn deadlock
36728                                resolution strategies through trial and error.
36729                                The results demonstrate that the MARL approach
36730                                significantly mitigates deadlocks, enhancing
36731                                overall system performance. This research
36732                                contributes to the synergy between simulation,
36733                                multi-agent systems, and reinforcement learning,
36734                                offering an efficient deadlock resolution
36735                                paradigm with potential real-world AGV
36736                                application.
36737                              </blockquote>
36738                            </div>
36739                          </div>
36740                        </div>
36741                      </div>
36742                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36743                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc110.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36744                      ><br />
36745                    </div>
36746                    <div class="slot-entry">
36747                      <a name="doc113" tabindex="-1"></a>
36748                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36749                        <span class="slot-title"
36750                          >How People's Beliefs Determine Society's Disease
36751                          Resistence</span
36752                        >
36753                      </div>
36754                      <div class="slot-authors">
36755                        Geonsik Yu (Purdue University)
36756                      </div>
36757                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36758                        <div>
36759                          <a
36760                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36761                            id="vhsjs_view_850_1707793553_081651"
36762                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_850_1707793553_081651').hide();
36763                $('#vhsjs_hide_850_1707793553_081651').show();
36764                $('#849_1707793553_0816429').slideDown(function() {
36765                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36766                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36767                    };
36768                    
36769                });"
36770                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36771                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36772                          ><a
36773                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36774                            id="vhsjs_hide_850_1707793553_081651"
36775                            onclick="$('#849_1707793553_0816429').hide(function() {
36776                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36777                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36778                    };
36779                });
36780                $('#vhsjs_hide_850_1707793553_081651').hide();
36781                $('#vhsjs_view_850_1707793553_081651').show();"
36782                            style="display: none"
36783                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36784                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36785                          >
36786                          <div
36787                            data-display-control="850_1707793553_081651"
36788                            id="849_1707793553_0816429"
36789                            style="display: none"
36790                          >
36791                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36792                              <blockquote>
36793                                Protecting public health from infectious
36794                                diseases often relies on people&#8217;s beliefs,
36795                                especially when self-care interventions are the
36796                                only viable tools for disease mitigation. In
36797                                this study, we focus on how public opinion and
36798                                its surrounding factors affect disease spread.
36799                                We propose an agent-based simulation framework
36800                                that incorporates opinion dynamics with an
36801                                epidemic model. We demonstrate that the model
36802                                can replicate the patterns of opinion and
36803                                disease dynamics observed in 15 countries during
36804                                the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the fitted
36805                                models, we examine how various opinion-related
36806                                factors influence the consequences of the
36807                                epidemic. For our explanatory model, we employ
36808                                the random forest algorithm and assess the
36809                                permutation importance of these factors. Partial
36810                                dependence plots are also investigated to
36811                                observe the direction of the factors&#8217;
36812                                impacts. Our results reveal that the initial
36813                                level of public opinion on preventive
36814                                interventions has a dominant impact on the total
36815                                count of new infections.
36816                              </blockquote>
36817                            </div>
36818                          </div>
36819                        </div>
36820                      </div>
36821                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36822                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc113.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36823                      ><br />
36824                    </div>
36825                    <div class="slot-entry">
36826                      <a name="doc115" tabindex="-1"></a>
36827                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36828                        <span class="slot-title"
36829                          >Marine Ecosystem Services Disruption and Social
36830                          Violence</span
36831                        >
36832                      </div>
36833                      <div class="slot-authors">
36834                        Rafael Hurtado (University of Central Florida)
36835                      </div>
36836                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36837                        <div>
36838                          <a
36839                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36840                            id="vhsjs_view_852_1707793553_0842397"
36841                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_852_1707793553_0842397').hide();
36842                $('#vhsjs_hide_852_1707793553_0842397').show();
36843                $('#851_1707793553_0842314').slideDown(function() {
36844                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36845                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36846                    };
36847                    
36848                });"
36849                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36850                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36851                          ><a
36852                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36853                            id="vhsjs_hide_852_1707793553_0842397"
36854                            onclick="$('#851_1707793553_0842314').hide(function() {
36855                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36856                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36857                    };
36858                });
36859                $('#vhsjs_hide_852_1707793553_0842397').hide();
36860                $('#vhsjs_view_852_1707793553_0842397').show();"
36861                            style="display: none"
36862                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36863                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36864                          >
36865                          <div
36866                            data-display-control="852_1707793553_0842397"
36867                            id="851_1707793553_0842314"
36868                            style="display: none"
36869                          >
36870                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36871                              <blockquote>
36872                                Marine ecosystem services support coastal
36873                                communities by offering essential sustenance,
36874                                protection, and cultural benefits. However, the
36875                                global decline in these ecosystems has disrupted
36876                                these services, impacting the communities
36877                                reliant on them. The Archipelago of San Andres
36878                                Providencia and Santa Catalina (ASAPSC) in the
36879                                Colombian Caribbean exemplifies this decline,
36880                                coinciding with a rise in violent crimes and
36881                                homicide rates. This study employs an
36882                                agent-based model (ABM) to simulate the ASAPSC
36883                                case and examine the potential links between
36884                                marine ecosystem depletion and the escalation of
36885                                social violence. The simulation results suggest
36886                                a link between disruption of ecosystem services
36887                                and social violence and set the stage for future
36888                                empirical research in environmental security.
36889                              </blockquote>
36890                            </div>
36891                          </div>
36892                        </div>
36893                      </div>
36894                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36895                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc115.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36896                      ><br />
36897                    </div>
36898                    <div class="slot-entry">
36899                      <a name="doc116" tabindex="-1"></a>
36900                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36901                        <span class="slot-title"
36902                          >Focused Flexibility in Workforce Scheduling</span
36903                        >
36904                      </div>
36905                      <div class="slot-authors">
36906                        Johanna Wiesflecker (The University of Edinburgh)
36907                      </div>
36908                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36909                        <div>
36910                          <a
36911                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36912                            id="vhsjs_view_854_1707793553_0867696"
36913                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_854_1707793553_0867696').hide();
36914                $('#vhsjs_hide_854_1707793553_0867696').show();
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36916                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36917                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36918                    };
36919                    
36920                });"
36921                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
36922                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36923                          ><a
36924                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36925                            id="vhsjs_hide_854_1707793553_0867696"
36926                            onclick="$('#853_1707793553_0867612').hide(function() {
36927                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36928                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36929                    };
36930                });
36931                $('#vhsjs_hide_854_1707793553_0867696').hide();
36932                $('#vhsjs_view_854_1707793553_0867696').show();"
36933                            style="display: none"
36934                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
36935                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
36936                          >
36937                          <div
36938                            data-display-control="854_1707793553_0867696"
36939                            id="853_1707793553_0867612"
36940                            style="display: none"
36941                          >
36942                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
36943                              <blockquote>
36944                                In many industries, work schedules often go
36945                                through lengthy approval processes. Once
36946                                approved, schedules may be locked in for long
36947                                time horizons (e.g., months). Working
36948                                regulations allow for partial changes
36949                                (re-rostering) in a small number of extreme
36950                                cases. Most other disruptions (staff
36951                                absenteeism, change in demand pattern, etc.)
36952                                will be dealt with only at huge costs. Injecting
36953                                flexibility (affordable, case-specific
36954                                re-rostering options) from the very outset
36955                                (schedule approval stage) can foster schedule
36956                                robustness at lower costs. This work shows how
36957                                to jointly adopt simulation and Adaptive Large
36958                                Neighborhood Search to do just that. At each
36959                                iteration of the proposed Sim-ALNS algorithm,
36960                                ALNS selects a combination of levels of
36961                                flexibility (within guidelines set by the
36962                                organization), while a Monte-Carlo simulation
36963                                scheme evaluates the performance of the
36964                                solution. Experiments in an airport security
36965                                setting show that the method leads to a 27%
36966                                decrease in average weekly re-rostering cost.
36967                              </blockquote>
36968                            </div>
36969                          </div>
36970                        </div>
36971                      </div>
36972                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
36973                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc116.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
36974                      ><br />
36975                    </div>
36976                    <div class="slot-entry">
36977                      <a name="doc118" tabindex="-1"></a>
36978                      <div class="slot-title-line">
36979                        <span class="slot-title"
36980                          >A Combined Simulation Optimization Framework to
36981                          Improve Logistics Processes in the Production of
36982                          Specialty Chemicals</span
36983                        >
36984                      </div>
36985                      <div class="slot-authors">
36986                        Maximilian Kiefer (TU Dortmund University, Graduate
36987                        School of Logistics / Institute of Transport Logistics)
36988                      </div>
36989                      <div class="slot-abstract">
36990                        <div>
36991                          <a
36992                            class="clickable no-decoration"
36993                            id="vhsjs_view_856_1707793553_0893302"
36994                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_856_1707793553_0893302').hide();
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36996                $('#855_1707793553_0893216').slideDown(function() {
36997                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
36998                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
36999                    };
37000                    
37001                });"
37002                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37003                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37004                          ><a
37005                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37006                            id="vhsjs_hide_856_1707793553_0893302"
37007                            onclick="$('#855_1707793553_0893216').hide(function() {
37008                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37009                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37010                    };
37011                });
37012                $('#vhsjs_hide_856_1707793553_0893302').hide();
37013                $('#vhsjs_view_856_1707793553_0893302').show();"
37014                            style="display: none"
37015                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37016                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37017                          >
37018                          <div
37019                            data-display-control="856_1707793553_0893302"
37020                            id="855_1707793553_0893216"
37021                            style="display: none"
37022                          >
37023                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37024                              <blockquote>
37025                                The chemical industry is experiencing shifts in
37026                                market conditions, leading to an increasing need
37027                                for fast and individual-engineered chemicals.
37028                                This trend causes a change from mass production
37029                                to the production of small, demand-driven
37030                                quantities. This results in various variants and
37031                                container types, requiring efficient logistics
37032                                management to handle the complexity. A
37033                                methodical framework should enable the user to
37034                                fulfill the specific requirements of the
37035                                logistics processes and thus make the complex
37036                                planning manageable. In particular, supply and
37037                                disposal methods and container management are
37038                                under special consideration. Therefore, a
37039                                simulation and optimization framework is
37040                                developed. First, the motivation of the research
37041                                project is presented. Afterward, a framework for
37042                                planning logistics processes is designed,
37043                                consisting of data preparation, mathematical
37044                                optimization, and simulation.
37045                              </blockquote>
37046                            </div>
37047                          </div>
37048                        </div>
37049                      </div>
37050                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37051                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc118.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37052                      ><br />
37053                    </div>
37054                  </div>
37055                  <div class="session-entry">
37056                    <span class="session-event-type">PhD Colloquium</span
37057                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
37058                    ><span class="program-track">PhD Colloquium</span><br />
37059                    <div class="session-title">PhD Colloquium Session A2</div>
37060                    <div class="session-chair">
37061                      Chair: Siyang Gao (City University of Hong Kong)<br />
37062                    </div>
37063                    <div class="slot-entry">
37064                      <a name="doc124" tabindex="-1"></a>
37065                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37066                        <span class="slot-title"
37067                          >Computer Simulation-based Templates for Lean
37068                          Implementation in Small and Medium Construction
37069                          Enterprises</span
37070                        >
37071                      </div>
37072                      <div class="slot-authors">
37073                        Prashanth Kumar Sreram (Indian Institute of Technology
37074                        Bombay, National Institute of Construction Management
37075                        and Research Hyderabad)
37076                      </div>
37077                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37078                        <div>
37079                          <a
37080                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37081                            id="vhsjs_view_858_1707793553_094595"
37082                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_858_1707793553_094595').hide();
37083                $('#vhsjs_hide_858_1707793553_094595').show();
37084                $('#857_1707793553_094587').slideDown(function() {
37085                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37086                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37087                    };
37088                    
37089                });"
37090                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37091                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37092                          ><a
37093                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37094                            id="vhsjs_hide_858_1707793553_094595"
37095                            onclick="$('#857_1707793553_094587').hide(function() {
37096                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37097                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37098                    };
37099                });
37100                $('#vhsjs_hide_858_1707793553_094595').hide();
37101                $('#vhsjs_view_858_1707793553_094595').show();"
37102                            style="display: none"
37103                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37104                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37105                          >
37106                          <div
37107                            data-display-control="858_1707793553_094595"
37108                            id="857_1707793553_094587"
37109                            style="display: none"
37110                          >
37111                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37112                              <blockquote>
37113                                A country's economic advancement hinges on the
37114                                construction sector, but its growth is marred by
37115                                the global construction industry's chief
37116                                predicament: tangible and intangible waste. Lean
37117                                construction employs strategies such as Value
37118                                Stream Mapping (VSM), yielding crucial time and
37119                                cost savings. Presently, VSM's execution is
37120                                limited to static process representation,
37121                                segregating preparation, and assessment of
37122                                enhancement alternatives. In the era of
37123                                construction 4.0, embracing technological and
37124                                digital shifts is imperative, enhancing
37125                                performance via simulation. Hence, uniting Lean
37126                                Construction with Simulation becomes essential,
37127                                validating lean principles through simulation
37128                                models and aiding improved project
37129                                decision-making. Thus, research concentrates on
37130                                crafting VSM-based discrete event simulation
37131                                (DES) models tailored for small and medium
37132                                enterprises in the offsite construction realm.
37133                                The current focus is offsite construction, while
37134                                forthcoming research addresses complex
37135                                activities, refining simulation models as
37136                                valuable tools for industry practitioners.
37137                              </blockquote>
37138                            </div>
37139                          </div>
37140                        </div>
37141                      </div>
37142                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37143                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc124.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37144                      ><br />
37145                    </div>
37146                    <div class="slot-entry">
37147                      <a name="doc125" tabindex="-1"></a>
37148                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37149                        <span class="slot-title"
37150                          >Causal Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Simulation
37151                          Metamodeling</span
37152                        >
37153                      </div>
37154                      <div class="slot-authors">
37155                        Pracheta Amaranath (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
37156                      </div>
37157                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37158                        <div>
37159                          <a
37160                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37161                            id="vhsjs_view_860_1707793553_0971394"
37162                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_860_1707793553_0971394').hide();
37163                $('#vhsjs_hide_860_1707793553_0971394').show();
37164                $('#859_1707793553_0971315').slideDown(function() {
37165                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37166                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37167                    };
37168                    
37169                });"
37170                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37171                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37172                          ><a
37173                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37174                            id="vhsjs_hide_860_1707793553_0971394"
37175                            onclick="$('#859_1707793553_0971315').hide(function() {
37176                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37177                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37178                    };
37179                });
37180                $('#vhsjs_hide_860_1707793553_0971394').hide();
37181                $('#vhsjs_view_860_1707793553_0971394').show();"
37182                            style="display: none"
37183                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37184                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37185                          >
37186                          <div
37187                            data-display-control="860_1707793553_0971394"
37188                            id="859_1707793553_0971315"
37189                            style="display: none"
37190                          >
37191                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37192                              <blockquote>
37193                                A traditional metamodel for a discrete-event
37194                                simulation approximates a real-valued
37195                                performance measure as a function of the
37196                                input-parameter values. We introduce a novel
37197                                class of metamodels based on modular dynamic
37198                                Bayesian networks (MDBNs), a subclass of
37199                                probabilistic graphical models which can be used
37200                                to efficiently answer a rich class of
37201                                probabilistic and causal queries (PCQs). Such
37202                                queries represent the joint probability
37203                                distribution of the system state at multiple
37204                                time points, given observations of, and
37205                                interventions on, other state variables and
37206                                input parameters. This paper is a first
37207                                demonstration of how the extensive theory and
37208                                technology of causal graphical models can be
37209                                used to enhance simulation metamodeling. We
37210                                demonstrate this potential by showing how a
37211                                single MDBN for an M/M/1 queue can be learned
37212                                from simulation data and then be used to quickly
37213                                and accurately answer a variety of PCQs, most of
37214                                which are out-of-scope for existing metamodels.
37215                              </blockquote>
37216                            </div>
37217                          </div>
37218                        </div>
37219                      </div>
37220                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37221                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc125.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37222                      ><br />
37223                    </div>
37224                    <div class="slot-entry">
37225                      <a name="doc129" tabindex="-1"></a>
37226                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37227                        <span class="slot-title"
37228                          >Improving Buffer Storage Performance in Ceramic Tile
37229                          Industry Via Simulation</span
37230                        >
37231                      </div>
37232                      <div class="slot-authors">
37233                        Marco Taccini (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
37234                      </div>
37235                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37236                        <div>
37237                          <a
37238                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37239                            id="vhsjs_view_862_1707793553_0996168"
37240                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_862_1707793553_0996168').hide();
37241                $('#vhsjs_hide_862_1707793553_0996168').show();
37242                $('#861_1707793553_0996087').slideDown(function() {
37243                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37244                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37245                    };
37246                    
37247                });"
37248                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37249                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37250                          ><a
37251                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37252                            id="vhsjs_hide_862_1707793553_0996168"
37253                            onclick="$('#861_1707793553_0996087').hide(function() {
37254                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37255                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37256                    };
37257                });
37258                $('#vhsjs_hide_862_1707793553_0996168').hide();
37259                $('#vhsjs_view_862_1707793553_0996168').show();"
37260                            style="display: none"
37261                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37262                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37263                          >
37264                          <div
37265                            data-display-control="862_1707793553_0996168"
37266                            id="861_1707793553_0996087"
37267                            style="display: none"
37268                          >
37269                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37270                              <blockquote>
37271                                This study aims at identifying the best strategy
37272                                to temporarily store products within a buffer
37273                                area in an Italian ceramic tile company. The
37274                                storage policy is analyzed to maximize the
37275                                storage capacity, facilitate operators'
37276                                activities, and, consequently, improve the
37277                                warehouse logistics performance. A discrete
37278                                event simulation was conducted using Salabim, a
37279                                Python based open-source software, in order to
37280                                determine the best policy. We compare the
37281                                performance of the current storage policy, based
37282                                on technical production properties of products,
37283                                and a newly proposed one, based on products'
37284                                downstream destination. The results suggested
37285                                that the proposed strategy significantly
37286                                improves the performance of the buffer area
37287                                management. The approach can be applied to
37288                                different applications, contributing to the
37289                                literature on simulation-based decision-making
37290                                in material management. Furthermore, the study
37291                                provides a functional case study showing the
37292                                potential and achievable results of Salabim for
37293                                modeling complex systems.
37294                              </blockquote>
37295                            </div>
37296                          </div>
37297                        </div>
37298                      </div>
37299                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37300                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc129.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37301                      ><br />
37302                    </div>
37303                    <div class="slot-entry">
37304                      <a name="doc133" tabindex="-1"></a>
37305                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37306                        <span class="slot-title"
37307                          >Integrating AI and Simulation for Intelligent
37308                          Material Handling</span
37309                        >
37310                      </div>
37311                      <div class="slot-authors">
37312                        Sriparvathi Shaji Bhattathiri (Rochester Institute of
37313                        Technology)
37314                      </div>
37315                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37316                        <div>
37317                          <a
37318                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37319                            id="vhsjs_view_864_1707793553_1021829"
37320                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_864_1707793553_1021829').hide();
37321                $('#vhsjs_hide_864_1707793553_1021829').show();
37322                $('#863_1707793553_1021745').slideDown(function() {
37323                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37324                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37325                    };
37326                    
37327                });"
37328                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37329                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37330                          ><a
37331                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37332                            id="vhsjs_hide_864_1707793553_1021829"
37333                            onclick="$('#863_1707793553_1021745').hide(function() {
37334                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37335                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37336                    };
37337                });
37338                $('#vhsjs_hide_864_1707793553_1021829').hide();
37339                $('#vhsjs_view_864_1707793553_1021829').show();"
37340                            style="display: none"
37341                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37342                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37343                          >
37344                          <div
37345                            data-display-control="864_1707793553_1021829"
37346                            id="863_1707793553_1021745"
37347                            style="display: none"
37348                          >
37349                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37350                              <blockquote>
37351                                With the increasing integration of autonomous
37352                                mobile robots in warehouse facilities for
37353                                storage and retrieval, the need arises to make
37354                                intelligent dispatching decisions to maximize
37355                                operational efficiency and meet shipping
37356                                deadlines. The aim of this research is to enable
37357                                effective real-time, dispatching decisions
37358                                taking into consideration both travel distance
37359                                and due date. In particular, we develop a
37360                                reinforcement learning method for task selection
37361                                in a multi-agent warehouse environment. A Monte
37362                                Carlo simulation approach is used to train the
37363                                Artificial Intelligence model and assess its
37364                                capabilities and limitations. The performance of
37365                                the proposed model is compared with that of
37366                                rule-based task selection methods. The
37367                                preliminary experimental results indicate strong
37368                                potential in employing reinforcement learning
37369                                for real-time dispatch in warehouse
37370                                environments.
37371                              </blockquote>
37372                            </div>
37373                          </div>
37374                        </div>
37375                      </div>
37376                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37377                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc133.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37378                      ><br />
37379                    </div>
37380                    <div class="slot-entry">
37381                      <a name="doc136" tabindex="-1"></a>
37382                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37383                        <span class="slot-title"
37384                          >Model Predictive Control in Optimal Intervention of
37385                          Covid-19 with Mixed Epistemic-aleatoric
37386                          Uncertainty</span
37387                        >
37388                      </div>
37389                      <div class="slot-authors">
37390                        Jinming Wan (Binghamton University)
37391                      </div>
37392                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37393                        <div>
37394                          <a
37395                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37396                            id="vhsjs_view_866_1707793553_1054616"
37397                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_866_1707793553_1054616').hide();
37398                $('#vhsjs_hide_866_1707793553_1054616').show();
37399                $('#865_1707793553_105447').slideDown(function() {
37400                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37401                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37402                    };
37403                    
37404                });"
37405                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37406                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37407                          ><a
37408                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37409                            id="vhsjs_hide_866_1707793553_1054616"
37410                            onclick="$('#865_1707793553_105447').hide(function() {
37411                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37412                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37413                    };
37414                });
37415                $('#vhsjs_hide_866_1707793553_1054616').hide();
37416                $('#vhsjs_view_866_1707793553_1054616').show();"
37417                            style="display: none"
37418                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37419                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37420                          >
37421                          <div
37422                            data-display-control="866_1707793553_1054616"
37423                            id="865_1707793553_105447"
37424                            style="display: none"
37425                          >
37426                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37427                              <blockquote>
37428                                Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) have been
37429                                proven vital in the fight against the COVID-19
37430                                pandemic before the massive rollout of
37431                                vaccinations. Considering the inherent
37432                                epistemic-aleatoric uncertainty of parameters,
37433                                accurate simulation and modeling of the
37434                                interplay between the NPI and contagion dynamics
37435                                are critical to the optimal design of
37436                                intervention policies. We propose a modified
37437                                SIRD-MPC model that combines a modified
37438                                stochastic
37439                                Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Deceased (SIRD)
37440                                compartment model with mixed epistemic-aleatoric
37441                                parameters and Model Predictive Control (MPC),
37442                                to develop robust NPI control policies to
37443                                contain the infection of the COVID-19 pandemic
37444                                with minimum economic impact.
37445                              </blockquote>
37446                            </div>
37447                          </div>
37448                        </div>
37449                      </div>
37450                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37451                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc136.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37452                      ><br />
37453                    </div>
37454                    <div class="slot-entry">
37455                      <a name="doc142" tabindex="-1"></a>
37456                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37457                        <span class="slot-title"
37458                          >Perishable Inventory Management: Human Milk Banking
37459                          Case Study</span
37460                        >
37461                      </div>
37462                      <div class="slot-authors">
37463                        Marta Staff (University of Exeter)
37464                      </div>
37465                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37466                        <div>
37467                          <a
37468                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37469                            id="vhsjs_view_868_1707793553_1090696"
37470                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_868_1707793553_1090696').hide();
37471                $('#vhsjs_hide_868_1707793553_1090696').show();
37472                $('#867_1707793553_109056').slideDown(function() {
37473                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37474                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37475                    };
37476                    
37477                });"
37478                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37479                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37480                          ><a
37481                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37482                            id="vhsjs_hide_868_1707793553_1090696"
37483                            onclick="$('#867_1707793553_109056').hide(function() {
37484                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37485                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37486                    };
37487                });
37488                $('#vhsjs_hide_868_1707793553_1090696').hide();
37489                $('#vhsjs_view_868_1707793553_1090696').show();"
37490                            style="display: none"
37491                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37492                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37493                          >
37494                          <div
37495                            data-display-control="868_1707793553_1090696"
37496                            id="867_1707793553_109056"
37497                            style="display: none"
37498                          >
37499                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37500                              <blockquote>
37501                                Despite providing lifesaving donor human milk to
37502                                vulnerable premature infants, human milk banking
37503                                is greatly overlooked from an Operations
37504                                Research perspective, with yet to be explored
37505                                distinctive characteristics, offering attractive
37506                                prospects for Modelling and Simulation research.
37507                                The effective management of inventory, where
37508                                products have limited shelf life, adds to its
37509                                complexity. The commonly utilized newsvendor
37510                                model to study inventory decisions is unlikely
37511                                to capture the intricacies of items with
37512                                extended shelf lives. A milk donor typically
37513                                accumulates milk over time, resulting in the
37514                                donation of a &#8220;stash&#8221; consisting of
37515                                milk units with different expiry dates. The
37516                                decision of whether to treat it as a whole, or
37517                                split it, when the &#8220;stash&#8221; is
37518                                progressed out of the ingress inventory into
37519                                production, will affect the remaining shelf life
37520                                of the final product, but also the associated
37521                                production costs. Hence DES is being utilized to
37522                                investigate the cost-benefit analysis of batch
37523                                splitting.
37524                              </blockquote>
37525                            </div>
37526                          </div>
37527                        </div>
37528                      </div>
37529                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37530                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc142.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37531                      ><br />
37532                    </div>
37533                    <div class="slot-entry">
37534                      <a name="doc143" tabindex="-1"></a>
37535                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37536                        <span class="slot-title"
37537                          >Estimating Treatment Effects from Simulation Samples
37538                          of Population-scale Models</span
37539                        >
37540                      </div>
37541                      <div class="slot-authors">
37542                        Abdulrahman Ahmed (University of Pittsburgh)
37543                      </div>
37544                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37545                        <div>
37546                          <a
37547                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37548                            id="vhsjs_view_870_1707793553_1130123"
37549                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_870_1707793553_1130123').hide();
37550                $('#vhsjs_hide_870_1707793553_1130123').show();
37551                $('#869_1707793553_1129987').slideDown(function() {
37552                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37553                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37554                    };
37555                    
37556                });"
37557                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37558                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37559                          ><a
37560                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37561                            id="vhsjs_hide_870_1707793553_1130123"
37562                            onclick="$('#869_1707793553_1129987').hide(function() {
37563                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37564                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37565                    };
37566                });
37567                $('#vhsjs_hide_870_1707793553_1130123').hide();
37568                $('#vhsjs_view_870_1707793553_1130123').show();"
37569                            style="display: none"
37570                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37571                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37572                          >
37573                          <div
37574                            data-display-control="870_1707793553_1130123"
37575                            id="869_1707793553_1129987"
37576                            style="display: none"
37577                          >
37578                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37579                              <blockquote>
37580                                Large-scale models require an exhaustive amount
37581                                of computational power to simulate, especially
37582                                when there are multiple treatment conditions to
37583                                be evaluated across large geographical regions.
37584                                Therefore, developing an efficient method to
37585                                distribute computational resources efficiently
37586                                is essential for conducting large-scale
37587                                simulations. Agent-based modeling can generate
37588                                accurate simulation samples, and our goal is to
37589                                use them for estimating treatment effects to
37590                                optimize potential interventions with as few
37591                                simulation samples as possible. In this
37592                                abstract, I will show methods that perform
37593                                better than benchmarks by taking into account
37594                                the uncertainty in the estimation of treatment
37595                                effects dynamically and discuss our next steps
37596                                for improving them.
37597                              </blockquote>
37598                            </div>
37599                          </div>
37600                        </div>
37601                      </div>
37602                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37603                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc143.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37604                      ><br />
37605                    </div>
37606                    <div class="slot-entry">
37607                      <a name="doc144" tabindex="-1"></a>
37608                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37609                        <span class="slot-title"
37610                          >Adaptive Ranking and Selection Based Genetic
37611                          Algorithms For Data-driven Problems</span
37612                        >
37613                      </div>
37614                      <div class="slot-authors">
37615                        Kimia Vahdat (North Carolina State University)
37616                      </div>
37617                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37618                        <div>
37619                          <a
37620                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37621                            id="vhsjs_view_872_1707793553_1170123"
37622                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_872_1707793553_1170123').hide();
37623                $('#vhsjs_hide_872_1707793553_1170123').show();
37624                $('#871_1707793553_1169987').slideDown(function() {
37625                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37626                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37627                    };
37628                    
37629                });"
37630                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37631                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37632                          ><a
37633                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37634                            id="vhsjs_hide_872_1707793553_1170123"
37635                            onclick="$('#871_1707793553_1169987').hide(function() {
37636                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37637                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37638                    };
37639                });
37640                $('#vhsjs_hide_872_1707793553_1170123').hide();
37641                $('#vhsjs_view_872_1707793553_1170123').show();"
37642                            style="display: none"
37643                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37644                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37645                          >
37646                          <div
37647                            data-display-control="872_1707793553_1170123"
37648                            id="871_1707793553_1169987"
37649                            style="display: none"
37650                          >
37651                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37652                              <blockquote>
37653                                We present ARGA, the Adaptive Robust Genetic
37654                                Algorithm, for optimizing simulation problems
37655                                with binary variables affected by input
37656                                uncertainty and Monte Carlo noise. In this
37657                                method, a population evolves as more information
37658                                about the high-dimensional, stochastic problem
37659                                becomes available. ARGA conducts ranking and
37660                                selection with a debiasing mechanism of fitness
37661                                values using fast iterated bootstraps economized
37662                                with control variates. Debiasing reduces the
37663                                model risk due to input uncertainty bias,
37664                                leading to a more accurate ranking of designs.
37665                                Given the double loop of function evaluations,
37666                                we incorporate adaptive budget allocation
37667                                throughout the search only if the current
37668                                population's proximity to optimality signals the
37669                                need for a smaller standard error. In that case,
37670                                we allocate replications to the input model of
37671                                the design most responsible for risk. Empirical
37672                                results with a fixed optimization budget show
37673                                that ARGA obtains significantly better solutions
37674                                in feature selection problems across various
37675                                datasets.
37676                              </blockquote>
37677                            </div>
37678                          </div>
37679                        </div>
37680                      </div>
37681                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37682                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc144.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37683                      ><br />
37684                    </div>
37685                    <div class="slot-entry">
37686                      <a name="doc107" tabindex="-1"></a>
37687                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37688                        <span class="slot-title"
37689                          >Enhancing Parallel Large-Scale Ranking and Selection
37690                          Using Clustering Techniques</span
37691                        >
37692                      </div>
37693                      <div class="slot-authors">
37694                        Zishi Zhang (Guanghua School of Management,Peking
37695                        University)
37696                      </div>
37697                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37698                        <div>
37699                          <a
37700                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37701                            id="vhsjs_view_874_1707793553_1220815"
37702                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_874_1707793553_1220815').hide();
37703                $('#vhsjs_hide_874_1707793553_1220815').show();
37704                $('#873_1707793553_1220677').slideDown(function() {
37705                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37706                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37707                    };
37708                    
37709                });"
37710                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37711                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37712                          ><a
37713                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37714                            id="vhsjs_hide_874_1707793553_1220815"
37715                            onclick="$('#873_1707793553_1220677').hide(function() {
37716                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37717                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37718                    };
37719                });
37720                $('#vhsjs_hide_874_1707793553_1220815').hide();
37721                $('#vhsjs_view_874_1707793553_1220815').show();"
37722                            style="display: none"
37723                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37724                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37725                          >
37726                          <div
37727                            data-display-control="874_1707793553_1220815"
37728                            id="873_1707793553_1220677"
37729                            style="display: none"
37730                          >
37731                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37732                              <blockquote>
37733                                We explore the use of correlation-based
37734                                clustering techniques to enhance large-scale R&S
37735                                procedures under parallel computing environment.
37736                                Both theoretical analysis and numerical
37737                                experiments convincingly demonstrate that
37738                                clustering techniques can significantly improve
37739                                the sample efficiency of existing R&S methods.
37740                              </blockquote>
37741                            </div>
37742                          </div>
37743                        </div>
37744                      </div>
37745                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37746                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc107.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37747                      ><br />
37748                    </div>
37749                    <div class="slot-entry">
37750                      <a name="doc109" tabindex="-1"></a>
37751                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37752                        <span class="slot-title"
37753                          >Reliable Adaptive Stochastic Optimization with High
37754                          Probability Guarantees</span
37755                        >
37756                      </div>
37757                      <div class="slot-authors">
37758                        Miaolan Xie (Cornell University)
37759                      </div>
37760                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37761                        <div>
37762                          <a
37763                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37764                            id="vhsjs_view_876_1707793553_126048"
37765                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_876_1707793553_126048').hide();
37766                $('#vhsjs_hide_876_1707793553_126048').show();
37767                $('#875_1707793553_126035').slideDown(function() {
37768                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37769                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37770                    };
37771                    
37772                });"
37773                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37774                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37775                          ><a
37776                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37777                            id="vhsjs_hide_876_1707793553_126048"
37778                            onclick="$('#875_1707793553_126035').hide(function() {
37779                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37780                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37781                    };
37782                });
37783                $('#vhsjs_hide_876_1707793553_126048').hide();
37784                $('#vhsjs_view_876_1707793553_126048').show();"
37785                            style="display: none"
37786                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37787                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37788                          >
37789                          <div
37790                            data-display-control="876_1707793553_126048"
37791                            id="875_1707793553_126035"
37792                            style="display: none"
37793                          >
37794                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37795                              <blockquote>
37796                                To handle real-world data that is noisy, biased
37797                                and even corrupted, we consider a simple
37798                                adaptive framework for stochastic optimization
37799                                where the step size is adaptively adjusted
37800                                according to the algorithm's progress instead of
37801                                manual tuning or using a pre-specified sequence.
37802                                Function value, gradient and possibly Hessian
37803                                estimates are provided by probabilistic oracles
37804                                and can be biased and arbitrarily corrupted,
37805                                capturing multiple settings including expected
37806                                loss minimization in machine learning,
37807                                zeroth-order and low-precision optimization.
37808                                This framework is very general and encompasses
37809                                stochastic variants of line search,
37810                                quasi-Newton, cubic regularized Newton and 
37810SQP
37811                                methods for unconstrained and constrained
37812                                problems. Under reasonable conditions on the
37813                                oracles, we show high probability bounds on the
37814                                sample and iteration complexity of the
37815                                algorithms.
37816                              </blockquote>
37817                            </div>
37818                          </div>
37819                        </div>
37820                      </div>
37821                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37822                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc109.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37823                      ><br />
37824                    </div>
37825                  </div>
37826                  <div class="session-entry">
37827                    <span class="session-event-type">PhD Colloquium</span
37828                    ><span class="type-track-spacer">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span
37829                    ><span class="program-track">PhD Colloquium</span><br />
37830                    <div class="session-title">PhD Colloquium Session B2</div>
37831                    <div class="session-chair">
37832                      Chair: Enlu Zhou (Georgia Institute of Technology)<br />
37833                    </div>
37834                    <div class="slot-entry">
37835                      <a name="doc119" tabindex="-1"></a>
37836                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37837                        <span class="slot-title"
37838                          >Sustainability-Integrated Digital Framework for
37839                          Decision Making in Interior Construction Design</span
37840                        >
37841                      </div>
37842                      <div class="slot-authors">
37843                        Rongxu Liu (University of Exeter)
37844                      </div>
37845                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37846                        <div>
37847                          <a
37848                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37849                            id="vhsjs_view_878_1707793553_134667"
37850                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_878_1707793553_134667').hide();
37851                $('#vhsjs_hide_878_1707793553_134667').show();
37852                $('#877_1707793553_1346533').slideDown(function() {
37853                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37854                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37855                    };
37856                    
37857                });"
37858                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37859                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37860                          ><a
37861                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37862                            id="vhsjs_hide_878_1707793553_134667"
37863                            onclick="$('#877_1707793553_1346533').hide(function() {
37864                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37865                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37866                    };
37867                });
37868                $('#vhsjs_hide_878_1707793553_134667').hide();
37869                $('#vhsjs_view_878_1707793553_134667').show();"
37870                            style="display: none"
37871                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37872                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37873                          >
37874                          <div
37875                            data-display-control="878_1707793553_134667"
37876                            id="877_1707793553_1346533"
37877                            style="display: none"
37878                          >
37879                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37880                              <blockquote>
37881                                The present study presents a novel digital tool
37882                                that is seamlessly integrated with cutting-edge
37883                                Industry 4.0 technologies. The primary objective
37884                                of this tool is to effectively cater to the
37885                                diverse requirements of stakeholders involved in
37886                                interior construction projects. This research
37887                                endeavor explores the various challenges faced
37888                                by stakeholders, examines the significance of
37889                                digital tools in facilitating the integration of
37890                                cutting-edge technologies, and assesses the
37891                                effectiveness of the proposed application in
37892                                improving project results. The anticipated
37893                                outcomes hold the potential to fundamentally
37894                                transform the landscape of construction project
37895                                management in the future. This transformation
37896                                will be achieved through the integration of
37897                                stakeholder requirements and the utilization of
37898                                cutting-edge technological advancements.
37899                              </blockquote>
37900                            </div>
37901                          </div>
37902                        </div>
37903                      </div>
37904                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37905                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc119.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37906                      ><br />
37907                    </div>
37908                    <div class="slot-entry">
37909                      <a name="doc122" tabindex="-1"></a>
37910                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37911                        <span class="slot-title"
37912                          >Dynamic Weapon Target Assignment via Simulation,
37913                          Reinforcement Learning and Graph Neural Network</span
37914                        >
37915                      </div>
37916                      <div class="slot-authors">
37917                        Seung Heon Oh (Seoul National University)
37918                      </div>
37919                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37920                        <div>
37921                          <a
37922                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37923                            id="vhsjs_view_880_1707793553_1379755"
37924                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_880_1707793553_1379755').hide();
37925                $('#vhsjs_hide_880_1707793553_1379755').show();
37926                $('#879_1707793553_137962').slideDown(function() {
37927                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37928                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37929                    };
37930                    
37931                });"
37932                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37933                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37934                          ><a
37935                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37936                            id="vhsjs_hide_880_1707793553_1379755"
37937                            onclick="$('#879_1707793553_137962').hide(function() {
37938                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37939                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37940                    };
37941                });
37942                $('#vhsjs_hide_880_1707793553_1379755').hide();
37943                $('#vhsjs_view_880_1707793553_1379755').show();"
37944                            style="display: none"
37945                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
37946                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
37947                          >
37948                          <div
37949                            data-display-control="880_1707793553_1379755"
37950                            id="879_1707793553_137962"
37951                            style="display: none"
37952                          >
37953                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
37954                              <blockquote>
37955                                DWTA (dynamic weapon target assignment problem)
37956                                is the important resource scheduling problem in
37957                                battlefield. In this paper, deep reinforcement
37958                                learning and graph neural network optimize the
37959                                performance of the decision making of DWTA. The
37960                                proposed method is evaluated experimentally for
37961                                some cases and compared with other heuristic
37962                                methods.
37963                              </blockquote>
37964                            </div>
37965                          </div>
37966                        </div>
37967                      </div>
37968                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
37969                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc122.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
37970                      ><br />
37971                    </div>
37972                    <div class="slot-entry">
37973                      <a name="doc126" tabindex="-1"></a>
37974                      <div class="slot-title-line">
37975                        <span class="slot-title"
37976                          >A Simulation Framework for Clearing Function-based
37977                          Release Date Optimization in a Material Requirements
37978                          Planned Planned Production System</span
37979                        >
37980                      </div>
37981                      <div class="slot-authors">
37982                        Wolfgang Seiringer (University of Applied Science Upper
37983                        Austria)
37984                      </div>
37985                      <div class="slot-abstract">
37986                        <div>
37987                          <a
37988                            class="clickable no-decoration"
37989                            id="vhsjs_view_882_1707793553_1422124"
37990                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_882_1707793553_1422124').hide();
37991                $('#vhsjs_hide_882_1707793553_1422124').show();
37992                $('#881_1707793553_1421983').slideDown(function() {
37993                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
37994                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
37995                    };
37996                    
37997                });"
37998                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
37999                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38000                          ><a
38001                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38002                            id="vhsjs_hide_882_1707793553_1422124"
38003                            onclick="$('#881_1707793553_1421983').hide(function() {
38004                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38005                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38006                    };
38007                });
38008                $('#vhsjs_hide_882_1707793553_1422124').hide();
38009                $('#vhsjs_view_882_1707793553_1422124').show();"
38010                            style="display: none"
38011                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38012                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38013                          >
38014                          <div
38015                            data-display-control="882_1707793553_1422124"
38016                            id="881_1707793553_1421983"
38017                            style="display: none"
38018                          >
38019                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38020                              <blockquote>
38021                                In this research work a simulation framework is
38022                                developed helping to overcome the missing
38023                                capacity limitation of material requirements
38024                                planning (MRP) to obtain more reliable planning
38025                                results. Therefore, the concept of clearing
38026                                functions (CF) are integrated as constraints
38027                                into a mathematical optimization problem. When
38028                                using CF as capacity constraints it is possible
38029                                to identify how much of the current workload is
38030                                realistic to be processed on the shop floor of a
38031                                production. The CF based release dates will
38032                                replace the fixed planned lead time of MRP,
38033                                which is unable to handle capacity limitations.
38034                                To evaluate the performance of CF based release
38035                                date planning a comparison with standard MRP
38036                                using a simulation experiment is done. First
38037                                results show the potential of the CF approach,
38038                                but due to the complexity of the release
38039                                mechanism adjustments to the planning and
38040                                optimization component in the simulation are
38041                                necessary.
38042                              </blockquote>
38043                            </div>
38044                          </div>
38045                        </div>
38046                      </div>
38047                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38048                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc126.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38049                      ><br />
38050                    </div>
38051                    <div class="slot-entry">
38052                      <a name="doc127" tabindex="-1"></a>
38053                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38054                        <span class="slot-title"
38055                          >To What Extent Can Simulation Optimization be Used in
38056                          Wildlife Reserve Design?</span
38057                        >
38058                      </div>
38059                      <div class="slot-authors">
38060                        Shengjie Zhou (Lancaster University)
38061                      </div>
38062                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38063                        <div>
38064                          <a
38065                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38066                            id="vhsjs_view_884_1707793553_1461406"
38067                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_884_1707793553_1461406').hide();
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38071                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38072                    };
38073                    
38074                });"
38075                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38076                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38077                          ><a
38078                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38079                            id="vhsjs_hide_884_1707793553_1461406"
38080                            onclick="$('#883_1707793553_1461267').hide(function() {
38081                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38082                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38083                    };
38084                });
38085                $('#vhsjs_hide_884_1707793553_1461406').hide();
38086                $('#vhsjs_view_884_1707793553_1461406').show();"
38087                            style="display: none"
38088                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38089                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38090                          >
38091                          <div
38092                            data-display-control="884_1707793553_1461406"
38093                            id="883_1707793553_1461267"
38094                            style="display: none"
38095                          >
38096                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38097                              <blockquote>
38098                                Wildlife reserves serve as a critical tool for
38099                                conserving wildlife species. The design of such
38100                                reserves can be formulated as a simulation
38101                                optimization problem, with the objective of
38102                                minimizing conservation costs while satisfying
38103                                species survival constraints. Our research
38104                                explores this problem formulation and the
38105                                relevant solution methods, with a particular
38106                                focus on the Chance Constrained Selection of the
38107                                Best algorithm. We formulate the problem using a
38108                                deterministic objective function subject to a
38109                                probabilistic constraint. To estimate the
38110                                survival probability under various policies, we
38111                                have developed a Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) model
38112                                that simulates the wolves&#8217; dispersal,
38113                                breeding, and death processes in discrete time
38114                                steps. Our poster presents three scenarios that
38115                                demonstrate the potential use of Simulation
38116                                Optimization techniques in wildlife
38117                                conservation.
38118                              </blockquote>
38119                            </div>
38120                          </div>
38121                        </div>
38122                      </div>
38123                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38124                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc127.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38125                      ><br />
38126                    </div>
38127                    <div class="slot-entry">
38128                      <a name="doc128" tabindex="-1"></a>
38129                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38130                        <span class="slot-title"
38131                          >Real-time Delay Prediction for Kidney Transplantation
38132                          System</span
38133                        >
38134                      </div>
38135                      <div class="slot-authors">
38136                        Najiya Fatma (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
38137                      </div>
38138                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38139                        <div>
38140                          <a
38141                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38142                            id="vhsjs_view_886_1707793553_1503417"
38143                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_886_1707793553_1503417').hide();
38144                $('#vhsjs_hide_886_1707793553_1503417').show();
38145                $('#885_1707793553_1503272').slideDown(function() {
38146                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38147                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38148                    };
38149                    
38150                });"
38151                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38152                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38153                          ><a
38154                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38155                            id="vhsjs_hide_886_1707793553_1503417"
38156                            onclick="$('#885_1707793553_1503272').hide(function() {
38157                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38158                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38159                    };
38160                });
38161                $('#vhsjs_hide_886_1707793553_1503417').hide();
38162                $('#vhsjs_view_886_1707793553_1503417').show();"
38163                            style="display: none"
38164                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38165                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38166                          >
38167                          <div
38168                            data-display-control="886_1707793553_1503417"
38169                            id="885_1707793553_1503272"
38170                            style="display: none"
38171                          >
38172                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38173                              <blockquote>
38174                                We present a combined simulation and machine
38175                                learning framework for predicting, at the time
38176                                of end-stage renal disease patient&#8217;s
38177                                registration on the kidney transplantation
38178                                waitlist, whether the patient will receive a
38179                                transplant before their health deteriorates. If
38180                                the patient is predicted to receive a
38181                                transplant, we predict their time on the
38182                                waitlist before receiving the transplant. We
38183                                accomplish this by developing a discrete-event
38184                                simulation model of the kidney transplantation
38185                                system using patient-related and organ
38186                                donor-related information. We use the validated
38187                                model to record clinical and operational
38188                                features for each patient at the time of their
38189                                registration, which is then used to train
38190                                machine learning algorithms to predict the
38191                                transplantation waitlist outcome, and, in turn,
38192                                the organ allocation time. Our approach is
38193                                suitable for generating real-time delay
38194                                predictions for complex queuing systems where
38195                                data regarding state of the queueing system that
38196                                can be used to train ML methods is not
38197                                maintained.
38198                              </blockquote>
38199                            </div>
38200                          </div>
38201                        </div>
38202                      </div>
38203                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38204                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc128.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38205                      ><br />
38206                    </div>
38207                    <div class="slot-entry">
38208                      <a name="doc131" tabindex="-1"></a>
38209                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38210                        <span class="slot-title"
38211                          >Epydemia: an Open-source Agent-based Model for
38212                          Infectious Disease Modeling</span
38213                        >
38214                      </div>
38215                      <div class="slot-authors">
38216                        Sebastian Rodriguez Cartes (North Carolina State
38217                        University)
38218                      </div>
38219                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38220                        <div>
38221                          <a
38222                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38223                            id="vhsjs_view_888_1707793553_1543803"
38224                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_888_1707793553_1543803').hide();
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38227                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38228                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38229                    };
38230                    
38231                });"
38232                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38233                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38234                          ><a
38235                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38236                            id="vhsjs_hide_888_1707793553_1543803"
38237                            onclick="$('#887_1707793553_1543665').hide(function() {
38238                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38239                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
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38241                });
38242                $('#vhsjs_hide_888_1707793553_1543803').hide();
38243                $('#vhsjs_view_888_1707793553_1543803').show();"
38244                            style="display: none"
38245                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38246                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38247                          >
38248                          <div
38249                            data-display-control="888_1707793553_1543803"
38250                            id="887_1707793553_1543665"
38251                            style="display: none"
38252                          >
38253                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38254                              <blockquote>
38255                                Agent-based models provide a flexible framework
38256                                for the modeling of infectious diseases. We
38257                                propose an open-source simulation framework,
38258                                EPyDEMIA, that allows modeling multiple diseases
38259                                infecting a population, implementing complex
38260                                agent behaviors, and different interventions.
38261                                The framework was designed as a discrete-event
38262                                simulator and was implemented using Python.
38263                                Infections throughout a population are driven
38264                                using a network of multiple independent layers.
38265                                We highlight the utility of our framework by
38266                                showcasing a two-disease outbreak example. The
38267                                proposed tool's modularity facilitates the
38268                                implementation of disease transmission models,
38269                                streamlining the analysis of the health impacts
38270                                of infections.
38271                              </blockquote>
38272                            </div>
38273                          </div>
38274                        </div>
38275                      </div>
38276                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38277                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc131.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38278                      ><br />
38279                    </div>
38280                    <div class="slot-entry">
38281                      <a name="doc134" tabindex="-1"></a>
38282                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38283                        <span class="slot-title"
38284                          >Developing a Bi-Level and Interoperable Framework for
38285                          Digital Twins: An Application For The Underground
38286                          Mining Industry</span
38287                        >
38288                      </div>
38289                      <div class="slot-authors">
38290                        Mostafa DadkhahKalateh (Polytechnique Montr&#233;al)
38291                      </div>
38292                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38293                        <div>
38294                          <a
38295                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38296                            id="vhsjs_view_890_1707793553_1579275"
38297                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_890_1707793553_1579275').hide();
38298                $('#vhsjs_hide_890_1707793553_1579275').show();
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38300                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38301                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38302                    };
38303                    
38304                });"
38305                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38306                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38307                          ><a
38308                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38309                            id="vhsjs_hide_890_1707793553_1579275"
38310                            onclick="$('#889_1707793553_1579137').hide(function() {
38311                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38312                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38313                    };
38314                });
38315                $('#vhsjs_hide_890_1707793553_1579275').hide();
38316                $('#vhsjs_view_890_1707793553_1579275').show();"
38317                            style="display: none"
38318                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38319                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38320                          >
38321                          <div
38322                            data-display-control="890_1707793553_1579275"
38323                            id="889_1707793553_1579137"
38324                            style="display: none"
38325                          >
38326                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38327                              <blockquote>
38328                                The study presents an innovative modular,
38329                                technical, and bi-level Digital Twin
38330                                architecture, specifically designed for
38331                                underground mining systems. Aligned with
38332                                Industry 4.0 principles, it aspires to integrate
38333                                and enhance mining activities across the mining
38334                                value chain. Spanning its entire value chain,
38335                                the architecture considers lifecycle phases,
38336                                physical assets and operations in six functional
38337                                layers, addressing interoperability between the
38338                                IoT, data, and various models. This holistic
38339                                design facilitates remote control of underground
38340                                operations and provides flexibility to craft
38341                                decision tools tailored to individual
38342                                configurations. The focus is on merging
38343                                real-time data with decision tools to achieve a
38344                                granular system portrayal and facilitate
38345                                informed operational decisions. The architecture
38346                                adopts a service-oriented approach,
38347                                necessitating the partitioning of data and
38348                                decision models, ensuring a flexible, extensible
38349                                lower-level Fleet Management System using UML
38350                                methodologies. Ultimately, this architecture is
38351                                poised to revolutionize mining processes and
38352                                resiliency, driving operational efficiency,
38353                                safety and adaptability to new heights.
38354                              </blockquote>
38355                            </div>
38356                          </div>
38357                        </div>
38358                      </div>
38359                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38360                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc134.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38361                      ><br />
38362                    </div>
38363                    <div class="slot-entry">
38364                      <a name="doc135" tabindex="-1"></a>
38365                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38366                        <span class="slot-title"
38367                          >Towards a Hybrid Discrete Event Simulation
38368                          Agent-based Model for the Texas State Mental Hospital
38369                          System</span
38370                        >
38371                      </div>
38372                      <div class="slot-authors">
38373                        Maria Tomasso (Texas State University)
38374                      </div>
38375                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38376                        <div>
38377                          <a
38378                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38379                            id="vhsjs_view_892_1707793553_1621745"
38380                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_892_1707793553_1621745').hide();
38381                $('#vhsjs_hide_892_1707793553_1621745').show();
38382                $('#891_1707793553_162147').slideDown(function() {
38383                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38384                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38385                    };
38386                    
38387                });"
38388                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38389                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38390                          ><a
38391                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38392                            id="vhsjs_hide_892_1707793553_1621745"
38393                            onclick="$('#891_1707793553_162147').hide(function() {
38394                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38395                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38396                    };
38397                });
38398                $('#vhsjs_hide_892_1707793553_1621745').hide();
38399                $('#vhsjs_view_892_1707793553_1621745').show();"
38400                            style="display: none"
38401                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38402                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38403                          >
38404                          <div
38405                            data-display-control="892_1707793553_1621745"
38406                            id="891_1707793553_162147"
38407                            style="display: none"
38408                          >
38409                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38410                              <blockquote>
38411                                State mental health hospitals provide a vital
38412                                service to individuals who pose a threat to
38413                                themselves or others. However, in recent years,
38414                                these facilities have struggled to meet demand,
38415                                resulting in a waitlist of over one thousand
38416                                patients. Despite legislative efforts to address
38417                                this issue, waitlist lengths persist and
38418                                continue to grow. This study employs a hybrid
38419                                discrete event simulation agent-based model
38420                                (DES-ABM), trained on publicly available
38421                                aggregate data, to model waitlists for state
38422                                mental health hospitals in Texas. Once trained,
38423                                the model enables projections of the impact of
38424                                various policy interventions and resource
38425                                allocation strategies on the waitlist. The model
38426                                successfully approximated waitlist lengths from
38427                                2020-2022, and we tested two interventions
38428                                involving the expansion of available beds,
38429                                recording their effects on the waitlists.
38430                              </blockquote>
38431                            </div>
38432                          </div>
38433                        </div>
38434                      </div>
38435                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38436                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc135.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38437                      ><br />
38438                    </div>
38439                    <div class="slot-entry">
38440                      <a name="doc140" tabindex="-1"></a>
38441                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38442                        <span class="slot-title"
38443                          >Significance of Traffic Loading for Evacuation and
38444                          Percolation-based Control Strategies</span
38445                        >
38446                      </div>
38447                      <div class="slot-authors">
38448                        Ruqing Huang (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
38449                      </div>
38450                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38451                        <div>
38452                          <a
38453                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38454                            id="vhsjs_view_894_1707793553_1662385"
38455                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_894_1707793553_1662385').hide();
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38459                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38460                    };
38461                    
38462                });"
38463                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38464                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38465                          ><a
38466                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38467                            id="vhsjs_hide_894_1707793553_1662385"
38468                            onclick="$('#893_1707793553_1662245').hide(function() {
38469                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38470                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38471                    };
38472                });
38473                $('#vhsjs_hide_894_1707793553_1662385').hide();
38474                $('#vhsjs_view_894_1707793553_1662385').show();"
38475                            style="display: none"
38476                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38477                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38478                          >
38479                          <div
38480                            data-display-control="894_1707793553_1662385"
38481                            id="893_1707793553_1662245"
38482                            style="display: none"
38483                          >
38484                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38485                              <blockquote>
38486                                This paper investigates the significance of
38487                                traffic loading rate for evacuation efficiency
38488                                through large-scale evacuation simulation on a
38489                                20*20 grid network, emphasizing the emergency
38490                                evacuation of the central 10*10 CBD area. There
38491                                exists an equilibrium between the loading flow
38492                                into the CBD and the exiting flow out of the
38493                                CBD, which simultaneously optimizes evacuation
38494                                efficiency. Loading can be excessive, over,
38495                                equilibrium, or under-loaded, with overloading
38496                                causing widespread jams and potential gridlocks.
38497                                Using percolation theory, we also proposed
38498                                several strategies that limit congestion spread
38499                                to the CBD's edge, achieving equilibrium with
38500                                optimal evacuee exit rates.
38501                              </blockquote>
38502                            </div>
38503                          </div>
38504                        </div>
38505                      </div>
38506                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38507                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc140.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38508                      ><br />
38509                    </div>
38510                    <div class="slot-entry">
38511                      <a name="doc141" tabindex="-1"></a>
38512                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38513                        <span class="slot-title"
38514                          >Assessing the Impact of Social Network Settings on
38515                          COVID-19 Transmission in Cruise Ships: An Agent-Based
38516                          Modeling Approach</span
38517                        >
38518                      </div>
38519                      <div class="slot-authors">
38520                        Akane Fujimoto Wakabayashi (Georgia Institute of
38521                        Technology)
38522                      </div>
38523                      <div class="slot-abstract">
38524                        <div>
38525                          <a
38526                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38527                            id="vhsjs_view_896_1707793553_170498"
38528                            onclick="$('#vhsjs_view_896_1707793553_170498').hide();
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38533                    };
38534                    
38535                });"
38536                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
38537                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38538                          ><a
38539                            class="clickable no-decoration"
38540                            id="vhsjs_hide_896_1707793553_170498"
38541                            onclick="$('#895_1707793553_1704838').hide(function() {
38542                    if (typeof Masonry === 'function') {
38543                        $('.use_masonry').masonry();
38544                    };
38545                });
38546                $('#vhsjs_hide_896_1707793553_170498').hide();
38547                $('#vhsjs_view_896_1707793553_170498').show();"
38548                            style="display: none"
38549                            ><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
38550                            <span class="hover_link">Abstract</span></a
38551                          >
38552                          <div
38553                            data-display-control="896_1707793553_170498"
38554                            id="895_1707793553_1704838"
38555                            style="display: none"
38556                          >
38557                            <div class="arrow-slidedown">
38558                              <blockquote>
38559                                Cruise ship operations faced significant
38560                                disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Close
38561                                quarters and dense populations of domestic and
38562                                international travelers are an environment where
38563                                viruses can spread easily. The cruise industry
38564                                and public health partners continue to develop
38565                                guidelines to control the spread of disease
38566                                within these settings. In this study, we
38567                                developed an agent-based model to simulate the
38568                                spread of COVID-19 in cruise ship environments.
38569                                The model considers various types of
38570                                interactions, including passenger-passenger,
38571                                passenger-crew, and crew-crew interactions
38572                                within networks and the cruise ship population.
38573                                We evaluated the impact of different social
38574                                network settings, such as group travel sizes,
38575                                intensity of interactions, and initial number of
38576                                infection seeds on the spread of disease. The
38577                                findings provide insights for public health
38578                                decision-makers and the modeling framework can
38579                                inform other modeling activities that rely on
38580                                similar data streams.
38581                              </blockquote>
38582                            </div>
38583                          </div>
38584                        </div>
38585                      </div>
38586                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38587                      <a href="/wsc23papers/doc141.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38588                      ><br />
38589                    </div>
38590                  </div>
38591                </div>
38592                <div class="centered">
38593                  <div class="top-link"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></div>
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38597              <div class="area-section">
38598                <div class="centered">
38599                  <a name="other" tabindex="-1"></a>
38600                  <div class="section-title">Other</div>
38601                </div>
38602                <div class="section-entry">
38603                  <div class="session-entry">
38604                    <span class="session-event-type">Plenary</span><br />
38605                    <div class="session-title">In Memoriam</div>
38606                    <div class="session-chair">
38607                      Chair: James Wilson (North Carolina State University)<br />
38608                    </div>
38609                    <div class="slot-entry">
38610                      <a name="prog102" tabindex="-1"></a>
38611                      <div class="slot-title-line">
38612                        <span class="slot-title"
38613                          >In Memoriam: Peter D. Welch (1928&#8210;2023)</span
38614                        >
38615                      </div>
38616                      <div class="slot-authors">
38617                        James Wilson (North Carolina State University)
38618                      </div>
38619                      <div class="slot-abstract"></div>
38620                      <div class="slot-urls"></div>
38621                      <a href="/wsc23papers/prog102.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a
38622                      ><br />
38623                    </div>
38624                  </div>
38625                </div>
38626                <div class="centered">
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38631            </td>
38632          </tr>
38633        </table>
38634      </div>
38635    </div>
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