Organized by: GI Fachausschuss 3.2 / ITG Fachausschuss 6.5, Messung, Modellierung und Bewertung von Rechensystemen, MMB

March 31 - April 2, 2008, Dortmund, Germany

Call for Papers

The MMB is the main forum in Germany covering all aspects of performance evaluation of systems including networks, computer architectures, distributed systems, software, workflow and logistics systems. The MMB 2008 will start with a half day of tutorials from scientific and industrial experts and is accompanied by a workshop in parallel tracks allowing for an exchange of ideas between different but related research communities:

Workshop Modelling of Large Logistics Networks

Another workshop covering aspects from the area of communication systems is planned.

Topics of the MMB include:

Quantitative Evaluation of Systems including Performance, Dependability, Security, Survivability, Real-Time, Economic and Related Aspects
Measurements and Benchmarking including Hardware/Software/Hybrid and Active/Passive Monitoring
Modeling Paradigms including Queueing Systems, Stochastic Petri Nets, Stochastic Process Algebras, Simulation Languages, and Stochastic Extensions of the UML
Analysis Techniques including Markov Chains, Non-Markovian Models, Fluid Models, etc.
Simulation Techniques including Rare Events, Variance Reduction, Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Combination of Stochastic Modelling and Formal Methods
Model Checking in Model-driven Software Development
Traffic Engineering, Network Planning and Optimization
Network Economics, Accounting, Tariffing
Quantitative Analysis of
- Computer and Software Architectures
- Service-oriented Architectures
- Access and Backbone Networks, Optical Networks, High-Speed Switching, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Web-Based Systems, Multimedia Systems
- Peer-to-Peer Networks, Networked Embedded Systems, Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems, and Sensor Networks
- Workflow and Logistic Systems, Traffic and Transportation Systems
Tools supporting all Techniques
Case Studies in all Application Fields

Submission

Contributions reporting on research results on topics of the MMB and the associated workshops are solicited. Articles and presentations in English are preferred but submissions in German are also possible.

MMB full conference papers:

Submitted papers should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages. Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be thoroughly reviewed by at least three referees on the basis of their originality and their scientific and practical contribution to the state-of-the-art. Accepted papers appear in the conference proceedings; a best paper award will be provided.

Workshop papers:

Please follow the instructions in the calls for papers of the workshops. Workshop papers will appear in technical reports.

Tool descriptions:

Special sessions will be arranged to present and demonstrate tools relevant to any topic covered by the MMB and the workshops. Tool descriptions should not exceed four pages. Accepted tool descriptions will be limited to three pages and will appear in the proceedings.

Tutorial proposals:

Tutorials in the afternoon of April 1 will be organized. Please send tutorial proposals to the conference chair.

Important Dates

MMB Paper submission: (deadline extended) October 29, 2007 closed
Tools & tutorial submission: November 15, 2007 closed
Workshop submissions: (deadline extended) January 15, 2008 closed
Author notification: December 15, 2007
Final version: January 15, 2008

Call for Papers as PDF