Simulation Workshop - The OR Society

Following developments with the COVID-19 outbreak,
SW20 has been postponed until 22 Mar - Wed 24 Mar 2021
to protect the wellbeing of delegates, staff and the public.

If you have previously booked onto this event
then your booking will carry over.

Join us to celebrate the 10th ‘anniversary’ of the Simulation Workshop

Held in cooperation with the INFORMS Simulation Society

SW20 features an exciting line-up of high profile international keynote speakers addressing promising avenues in purposeful data generation from simulation models using data analytics and agent-based simulation:

This would be a great opportunity to:

Present: Raise your profile and demonstrate the impact of your work.
Progress: Exchange and gain new ideas by immersing yourself in our great programme including two keynotes, a panel discussion, introductory and advanced tutorials and parallel streams. You will learn all about simulation and have the opportunity to discuss how to further develop the field.
Promote: Network with peers from academia and industry, and tell them about your work.

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High-quality talks – guaranteed

The conference typically features 30 high-quality practitioner and researcher papers detailing applied case studies and theoretical developments in the field of computer simulation. Our programme is packed with interesting papers showcasing simulation work on discrete event simulation optimisation, metamodels, system dynamics, hybrid simulation, as well as on teaching simulation in the classroom. You will hear from authors from different destinations across the globe, USA, Spain, France, Ireland and the UK.

Prof. Susan M. Sanchez, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

Title of talk:
“Data farming: the meaning and methods behind the metaphor”

Dr Young-Jun Son, Systems and Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona

Title of talk:
“A DDDAMS-based Surveillance and Crowd Control via UAVs and UGVs”

Enjoy our technical sessions

We have a full programme of stimulating technical sessions by speakers from government, industry and academia on a range of subjects across a variety of industry sectors. View the full programme here.

Simon J.E. Taylor, Brunel University London

Title of talk:
“Celebrating 20 years: The story of the simulation workshop"

Stewart Robinson, School of Business & Economics, Loughborough University

Title of talk:
“Simulation Model Verification and validation"

Join our Tutorial Sessions....

Prof Roger McHaney, Kansas State University, College of Business

Title of talk:
“Text Analytics for simulation with Python”

Dr Antuela Tako, School of Business & Economics, Loughborough University

Title of talk:
“A Tutorial on Involving Stakeholders in Facilitated Simulation Studies”

Duncan Robertson, School of Business & Economics, Loughborough University

Title of talk:
“Agent-Based Models: A Tutorial”

Dr Kathy Kotiadis, University of Kent and co-founder of PartiSim

Title of talk:
“A Tutorial on Involving Stakeholders in Facilitated Simulation Studies”

Prof Thomas Monks, University of Exeter

Title of talk:
“How to choose the best set up for a system”

Prof Christine Currie, University of Southampton

Title of talk:
“How to choose the best set up for a system”

What else is happening...

Zoo Modelling Hackathon – with prizes!

We are planning a surprise “zoo modelling” competition with a hands-on exercise. Seasoned and novice modellers will be invited to join and work in groups in a hackathon-type environment during the conference, with prizes to be given out. Watch the space for more details to follow.

Special Interest Group

The Simulation Special Interest group will also meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the SIGs ambitious plans, including past activities, ideas for future directions, assess the potential for hosting the flagship Winter Simulation Conference 2026 in the UK or Ireland. The session will be chaired by the SIG chair Dr Stephan Onggo (University of Southampton).

Closing Panel Session

The conference will close with a topical panel session on artificial intelligence and simulation with the title Artificial Intelligence and Simulation: Friend or Foe?, chaired by professor Simon Taylor from Brunel University.

Women in OR & Analytics Network Event

This year we are hosting a Women in OR & Analytics Network event. We need your voice, your knowledge and your experience to help us to build a strong, self-supporting network and to set better conditions for each new generation of women entering these professions.