Previous Invited Speakers
The researchers below were distinguished invited speakers at previous SIMULTECH conferences.
We are indebted to them for their contribution to heighten the conference level.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
2024
Enhancing Digital Twin Intelligence: Key Considerations and a VisionSanja Lazarova-Molnar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany Simulating Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities in Open-Source Agent-Based Platforms Like GAMA for Supporting Transdisciplinary Approaches 
Alexis Drogoul, UMMISCO, IRD, France Optimization with Simulation and Swarm Intelligence: Inspiration from Nature Xin-She Yang, Middlesex University London, United Kingdom
2023
Simulation Methods for Improving Healthcare Services: How to Choose the Right Method and to Model a System Right Murat Gunal, Fenerbahce University, Industrial Engineering Department, Turkey Simulating Robots Activities and Humans Experiences in Underwater Environment Fabio Bruno, University of Calabria, Italy Distributed and Hybrid Digital Twins for Low Latency Applications: The Pros of Exploiting Edge Cloud Computing and the Challenges for Simulation Paolo Bellavista, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italy
2022
Social Simulations for Policy Making: Experiences from the COVID CrisisFrank Dignum, Umeå University, Sweden Seamless Coupling of PDE-based Simulations with the Coupling Library preCICE Benjamin Uekermann, University of Stuttgart, Germany M&S and MBSE: Individual Challenges and Mutual Opportunities Andrea D'Ambrogio, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
2021
Mine Your Simulation Model: Automated Discovery of Business Process Simulation Models from Execution Data Marlon Dumas, University of Tartu, Estonia The OpenModelica Environment and Its Use for Development of Sustainable Cyber-physical Systems and Digital Twins Peter Fritzson, Linköping University, Sweden AnyLogic Cloud: An Integrated Environment for the Entire Model Lifecycle Gregory Monakhov, AnyLogic, United States
2020
Modeling Engineering for Simulation of Complex Systems Lin Zhang, Beihang University, China Advances in Hybrid Simulation: Challenges and Research Opportunities from Philosophical, Conceptual and Technological Perspectives Tillal Eldabi, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Object Event Simulation Gerd Wagner, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany
2019
Co-simulation: A Research Agenda Hans Vangheluwe, University of Antwerp, Belgium Model-based Approaches for Interoperability of Next Generation Organization Information Systems: State of the Art and Future Challenges Gregory Zacharewicz, IMT - Mines Ales, France The Vital Role of Simulation for Many Disciplines: A Desirable Shift of Paradigm from Model-Based Paradigm to Simulation-Based Paradigm Tuncer Ören, University of Ottawa, Canada
2018
The Ethics of Computer Simulations: Challenges and Perspectives for the Future of Science and Technology Juan M. Durán, University of Stuttgart, Germany Human-in-the-loop and Other Human Centric Computing Paradigms for Modeling, Simulation and Decision Support Janusz Kacprzyk, Systems Research Institute - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Crowd Modeling and Simulation of Spatial Systems with Cell-DEVSGabriel Wainer, Carleton University, Canada
2017
Understanding Causal Modelling to Support Decision-making Tasks in Cooperative-competitive Frameworks Miquel À. Piera Eroles, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain Modeling Performance and Energy Efficiency of Virtualized Flexible Networks Franco Davoli, University of Genoa, Italy Cyber Systems Risk – an Opportunity for Model Based Engineering & Design Jerry Couretas, Independent Researcher, United States
2016
Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation: State of the Art and Future Perspectives Francesco Casella, Politecnico di Milano, Italy The Importance of Simulation Technologies for Future Democracies Catholijn Jonker, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Credibility, Validity and Testing of Dynamic Simulation Models Yaman Barlas, Bogaziçi University, Turkey
2015
Cloud Computing - State-of-the-Art and Future Research Trends Eleni Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece The Role of Domain Specific Languages in Modeling and Simulation Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, University of Rostock, Germany Parallel Discrete Event Simulation - Past, Present and Future Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States Agent-based Models for Exploring Social Complexity, with an Application of Network Analysis to Agents Pietro Terna, Università di Torino, Italy
2014
The Role of Modeling and Simulation in Coordination of Health Care Bernard P.Zeigler, University of Arizona, United States Framing the Foundations of Computing using Computer Simulation Paul Fishwick, University of Texas at Dallas, United States Modelling as a Way in Design of Novel Algorithms in Computational Intelligence Helena Szczerbicka, Universität Hannover, Germany
2013
Context-Aware Decision Support in Dynamic Environments - Theoretical & Technological Foundations Alexander Smirnov, SPC RAS, Russian Federation
2012
Exploiting Uncertainty and Error to Accelerate Simulations David M. Nicol, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States The Richness of Modeling and Simulation and Its Body of Knowledge Tuncer Ören, University of Ottawa, Canada Advances in e-Science and e-Research: e-Infrastructures for Modelling and Simulation Simon Taylor, Brunel University, United Kingdom Modelling for the Complex Issue of Groundwater Management Anthony J. Jakeman, Australian National University, Australia
2011
NOVEL AREAS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY - Prediction of Energy Consumption in Electric Vehicles Oleg Gusikhin, Ford Motor Company, United States Organisation Modelling with Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems Joaquim Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal / INSTICC, Portugal CRITICAL ISSUES IN ADVANCING MODELING & SIMULATION Agostino Bruzzone, University of Genoa, Italy