CALL FOR PAPERS
The 26th International Conference on Analytical & Stochastic ModellingTechniques & Applications (ASMTA 2021)
December 13-14, 2021 - An Online EventOverview
ASMTA and EPEW are flagship conferences for academic and industrial researchers from diverse fields with common interest on the performance modelling, analysis and design of stochastic systems. This year, the two conference join, and solicit papers on the development of broadly
applicable analytic, simulation and measurement-based methods on all aspects of performanceengineering.
ASMTA 2021 aims to bring together researchers interested in understanding and improvingthe performance of systems where the flow of information is random by means of proper modeling and solution methods. It seeks papers to promote research results in the development andanalysis of stochastic models arising among others in communication systems, manufacturing,production, service operations, supply chain/inventory management, and biological systems.
Its scope includes both methodological and computational advances. In particular, it aims
to bring together researchers working on the theoretical, algorithmic and computational aspectsof the methods applied in stochastic models, and on the applications of such methods acrossa broad spectrum of research fields. The conference is particularly interested in contributions
that present new performance evaluation methods/algorithms, or that creatively apply existing
methods to predict and efficiently design stochastic systems.
The Website of the conference will be enabled soon.
Submission Guidelines
Full papers reporting original and unpublished results on ASMTA topics are solicited. Submissions should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere while being evaluated forthis conference. The proceedings will be published in the Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) series. Submissions may already be prepared in LNCS format andand must not exceed 15 pages, including figures, tables, and references; see the information forauthors on Springer as web site for formatting instructions (Springer). Please clearly indicate
the corresponding author. Note that authors will be required to sign a copyright release.
The paper submission for ASMTA 2021 will only be accepted through the Easychair Paper
Submission System (link will be enabled soon). Only papers in PDF will be accepted forreviewing. Submissions as e-mail attachment will not be accepted. Consistent with standardpractice, each submitted paper will receive rigorous peer reviewing. Papers will be selectedbased on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper,if accepted. All accepted papers in the conference are expected to be presented and will beincluded in the conference proceedings.
Topics of Interest
The topics include but are not limited to the following:
Performance-Oriented Methodologies:• Markov Processes• Queueing Systems and Networks• Capacity Planning, Resource Allocation, Routing, Scheduling and Quality of Service• Branching Processes and Epidemic Models• Game Theory and Stochastic Games• Reliability Theory• (Computationally Intensive) Statistical Methods• Stochastic Control, Decision Processes and Optimization• Stochastic Geometry• Stochastic Process Algebras and Petri Nets
• Rare Events and Stochastic Simulation• Approximations, Bounds and Limits of Stochastic Models• Reinforcement Learning Techniques for Dynamic Resource Allocation• Fluid and Diffusion Limits• Risk Processes• Random Graphs
Envisaged Application Areas:• Complex Systems• Computer and Information Systems• Workflow Management Systems• Communication Systems and Networks• Wireless and Mobile Systems and Networks• Peer-to-Peer Applications and Services• Embedded Systems and Sensor Networks• Storage Systems, Data Centers, Content Delivery, Cloud/Fog/Edge/. . . Computing andVirtualisation• Workload Modelling and Characterization• Road Traffic and Transportation• Social Networks• Modelling of Virtualisation• Energy-Aware Optimisation2• Stochastic Modelling for Systems Biology• Biologically Inspired Network Design• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Platforms• Blockchains and Crypto-Currency• Network Economics and Platform Designs• Matching Systems and Sharing Economy
Special IssuesExtended versions of the best papers will be considered for possible fast-track publication in theACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems (TOMPECS) as well as in the Elsevier Performance Evaluation (PEVA) journals.
More details will be posted at the ASMTA website soon.
Best paper award
The ASMTA 2021 committee will select the best paper award of the conference for which acertificate will be presented at the end of the conference.
Contact All questions about submissions should be emailed to the TPC Chairs:
Ioannis Dimitriou (idimit@math.upatras.gr)
Joris Walraevens (Joris.Walraevens@UGent.be)Important dates
Paper Submission deadline: July, 4, 2021 July, 18, 2021
Notification of Acceptance: July, 30, 2021 August, 13, 2021
Camera Ready: September, 3, 2021
General Chair
Tuan Phung-Duc, University of Tsukuba, JapanTPC Chairs
Ioannis Dimitriou, University of Patras, Greece
Joris Walraevens, Ghent University, Belgium
Program Committee
Nail Akar, Bilkent University, Turkey
Jonatha Anselmi, INRIA, France
Konstantin Avrachenkov, INRIA, France
Simonetta Balsamo, Universit di Venezia, Italy
Tejas Bodas, IIT Dharwad, IndiaDieter Claeys, Ghent University, Belgium
Cline Comte, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Koen De Turck, Ghent University, Belgium
Ioannis Dimitriou, University of Patras, Greece
Antonis Economou, University of Athens, Greece
Dieter Fiems, Ghent University, Belgium
Marco Gribaudo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Irina Gudkova, Peoples Friendship University, Russia
3Antonio Gmez-Corral, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Yezekael Hayel, LIA, University of Avignon, France
Gbor Horvth, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, HungaryAndrs Horvth, University of Turin, Italy
Mauro Iacono, University of Campania, Italy
Yoshiaki Inoue, Osaka University, Japan
Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
William Knottenbelt, Imperial College London, UK
Lasse Leskel, Aalto University, Finland
Martin Lopez Garcia, University of Leeds, UK
Jose Nino-Mora, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
Juan F. Perez, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
Tuan Phung Duc, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Balakrishna Prabhu, LAAS-CNRS, France
Liron Ravner, University of Haifa, Israel
Jacques Resing, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Yutaka Sakuma, National Defence Academy of Japan
Konstantin Samouylov, Peoples’ Friendship University, Russia
Bruno Sericola, INRIA, FranceSeva Shneer, Heriot-Watt University, UKJanos Sztrik, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Miklos Telek, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Nigel Thomas, Newcastle University, UK
Benny Van Houdt, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Joris Walraevens, Ghent University, Belgium
Jinting Wang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Sabine Wittevrongel, Ghent University, Belgium
Alexander Zeifman, Vologda State University, Russia

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