VALUETOOLS 2009 Fourth International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools Sponsored by ICST and Create-Net in technical cooperation with ACM SIGMETRICS, SCS, MIMOS October 20-22, 2009 - Pisa, Italy https://valuetools.org The Organizing Committee cordially invite you to attend the fourth International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools (VALUETOOLS) which will be held in the beautiful town of Pisa, Italy, on October 20-22, 2009. Scope ---------------------- In recent years, a range of performance evaluation methodologies and tools has been developed within various research communities for the purposes of evaluation, design, and model reduction. The aim of the Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools conference is to build bridges between these communities, bringing theory and practice together. The technical program is now out: https://valuetools.org/techprog.shtml It includes 38 papers and 11 technical sessions in all areas of Performance Evaluation (queuing theory, game theory, network calculus, complex networks, simulation, Petri nets, Markovian systems). We are proud to announce our four top-class keynote speakers. Keynote Speakers: ------------ - Francois Baccelli, INRIA: (title to be defined) - Sergiu Hart (Hebrew University of Jerusalem): Dynamics and Equilibria: A Game-Theoretic Perspective - Romualdo Pastor-Satorras (Technical University of Catalunya): An Introduction to the Theory of Complex Networks - Patrick Thiran (EPFL Lausanne): Phase transitions in large wireless multi-hop networks Co-located workshops: ------------ October 19th: - NSTools: 2nd workshop on Network Simulation Tools - ROSSA: 1st workshop on Run-time mOdels for Self-managing Systems and Applications - SMCTools: 4th workshop on Structured Markov Chains October 23rd: - GameComm: 3rd workshop on Game Theory in Communication Networks - WSNPerf: 1st workshop on Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks Registration: ------------ Interested attendees can register to either or both the conference and the workshops. Joint registration packages (conference+one workshop, conference+two workshops) are available at discounted rates. Member rates are available for members of ICST, Create-Net, ACM and SCS. Dates: ------------ - EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, 20 September, 2009 - Main conference: Oct 20-22, 2009 - Workshops: Oct 19 and Oct 23, 2009 Steering Committee ---------------------- Imrich Chlamtac (Co-Chair) Create-Net Research Association and University of Trento, Italy Eitan Altman (Co-Chair) INRIA, France Luciano Lenzini University of Pisa, Italy Sean Meyn University of Illinois, US Daniele Miorandi Create-Net Research Association, Italy Stavros Toumpis University of Cyprus, Cyprus Uri Yechiali Tel Aviv University, Israel Organizing Committee ------------------------ * Conference General Chair Giovanni Stea - University of Pisa, Italy * Technical Program Co-Chairs Jean Mairesse, CNRS, University Paris 7, France Jose' Fernando Mendes, University of Aveiro, Portugal * Local Chairs Daniele Migliorini - University of Pisa, Italy Carlo Vallati - University of Pisa, Italy * Workshop Chairs Jussi Kangasharju - University of Helsinki, Finland Guillaume Urvoy-Keller - Institute Eurecom, France * Publicity Chairs Anne Bouillard - ENS Cachan Bretagne, France Greg Franks - Carleton University, Canada * Web Chair: Matteo Andreozzi - University of Pisa, Italy * Conference Coordinator: Maria Morozova - ICST, Hungary