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Volume 100 Issue 12, December 2024

Volume 100 Issue 12, December 2024

Special Issue: Commemoration of 100th Volume featuring contributions from former Editors-in-Chief

Special Issue Editorial

Free accessEditorialFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1177–1179

Special Issue Articles

  • Bernard P Zeigler
  • Christian Koertje
  • Cole Zanni
Abstract
In this tutorial review paper we explain the concept of homomorphism and identify some principles that justify homomorphism construction based on the homogeneity of structure and coupling in systems with multiple components. We discuss some simple ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1181–1196
  • Richard M Fujimoto
Abstract
This paper documents the origins and development of the parallel and distributed simulation field, especially as it relates to parallel discrete event simulation (PDES) technology. My focus is on the people and ideas that contributed to the creation and ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1197–1223
  • Pieter J Mosterman
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Abstract
One of the biggest achievements of the past half century has been making ever tinier structures. This miniaturization is at the foundation of three pillars that comprise the Digital Age: (1) computation, (2) digitization, and (3) communication. First, it ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1225–1241
  • Levent Yilmaz
Abstract
This paper highlights the renewal and restructuring period for SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation (SCS) between 2008 and 2016. Following a retrospective review of the author’s formative years, evolving research interests, ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published May 6, 2024pp. 1243–1255
  • Mikel D Petty
  • John A Bland
  • Tymaine S Whitaker
  • Walter Alan Cantrell
  • Katia P Maxwell
  • C Daniel Colvett
  • E Michael Bearss
Abstract
Cybersecurity is an urgent concern. Cybersecurity simulation is an important part of the response to it. This article describes a research program consisting of several interconnected cybersecurity simulation research projects. Cyberattacks are modeled ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published September 10, 2024pp. 1257–1280
  • Adelinde M Uhrmacher
  • Pia Wilsdorf
  • Justin N Kreikemeyer
Abstract
The notion of (self-)adaptation, according to J. Holland (1975), describes the process of iterative refinement of an entity’s behavior or structure to improve its performance in its environment. We argue that the potential role of (self-)adaptive ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1281–1295
  • Gabriel Wainer
  • Sasisekhar Govind
Abstract
The growth of real-time embedded applications has surged in recent years, marked by both an increase in the number and complexity of tasks performed across various industries. Modeling and simulation (M&S) has been used for enhancing product quality while ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published December 2, 2024pp. 1297–1318