MODSIM session on Homeland Security & Emergency Management Applications

The multidisciplinary MODSIM International Congress on Modelling and Simulation is held every two years, and MODSIM 2013 will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre (South Australia) on 1–6 December.

This specific session within MODSIM will discuss Homeland Security & Emergency Management applications of modelling and simulation. It results from a splitting of the successful Defence and Homeland Security session into Defence and non-Defence areas. This new session seeks papers applying modelling and simulation to all areas of Homeland Security, including (but not limited to) agent-based modelling, simulation of social systems, applications to critical infrastructure protection & emergency management, and modelling of crime, fraud, terrorism, pandemics & natural disasters.

Anthony Dekker will be the session chair. See below for some relevant papers at past MODSIM conferences. As with all MODSIM papers from 2005 onwards, these papers will be peer-reviewed and indexed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science.

MODSIM papers are restricted to 7 pages, in a very specific MODSIM format that includes a one-page extended abstract (executive summary). See the detailed instructions to authors. This year, there is also the option of submitting only the one-page extended abstract, which will still be peer-reviewed. MODSIM presentations are generally restricted to 15 minutes, plus 5 minutes for questions.

Important dates:

• Deadline for initial abstract submission (short abstract, max 250 words, here): extended to May 24, 2013
• Deadline for full paper/extended abstract submission: July 8, 2013
• Deadline for final paper/extended abstract submission, after peer reviewing: October 7, 2013
• Conference: December 1–6, 2013

Some relevant papers at previous MODSIM conferences include the following, although we are hoping for a significant broadening of scope beyond these:

2011

• Generating concentration time series for simulation studies of hazardous plumes: A. Gunatilaka, A. Skvortsov, and R. Gailis
• Modelling of Behaviours in Response to Terrorist Activity: D. Keep, I. Piper, A. Green, and R. Bunder
• Crisis simulation exercises of terrorist incidents in the Australian water industry: J. Crowe, D. Birkett, and H. Mala-Jetmarova
• Terrorism and simulation of terrorist incidents across critical infrastructure: D. Birkett, and H. Mala-Jetmarova
• Stochastic individual-based modelling of influenza spread for the assessment of public health interventions: J.K. Kelso and G.J. Milne

2009

• Topological Issues in Sensor Networks: A.H. Dekker and A.T. Skvortsov
• Complex systems simulation for risk assessment in flood incident management: J. Stolk

2007

• Chemical, Biological and Radiological Hazard Assessment: A New Model of a Plume in a Complex Urban Environment: A.T. Skvortsov, P. Dawson, M. Roberts, and R. Gailis
• Epidemic Modelling: Validation of Agent-based Simulation by Using Simple Mathematical Models: A.T. Skvortsov, R. Connell, P. Dawson, and R. Gailis
• Agent-based simulation of a multi-queue emergency services call centre to evaluate resource allocation: B.G. Lewis, R.D. Herbert, P.F. Summons, and W.J. Chivers

2005

• A Simulation Model for Emergency Centres: E. Kozan and N. Mesken
• A Micro-Simulation Model of the Juvenile Justice System in Queensland: M. Livingston, A. Stewart, and G. Palk

Other related conferences include:

• SimTecT, the Simulation Technology and Training Conference (Australia)
• ITEC, the International Training and Education Conference (Europe)
• I/ITSEC, the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (USA)
• SpringSim and other SCS conferences (USA)
• WinterSim, the Winter Simulation Conference (USA)
• MODSIM World conference and expo – in spite of the similar name, a quite different event! (USA)

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