The International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop (DHSS 2018)

Key Dates – Deadlines 

Abstracts or full draft papers, April 15th 2018 
Acceptance Notification, May 15th 2018 
Camera Ready Papers, June 15th 2018 

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Journal Opportunities 

Best papers of DHSS 2018 will be invited to submit an extended version to Special Issues of the following International Journals: 
- International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling 
- International Journal of Service and Computing Oriented Manufacturing 
- International Journal of Food Engineering 
- International Journal of Privacy and Health Information Management 

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Indexing 

The DHSS proceedings are indexed by Scopus. 

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Conference Aim 

DHSS 2018 is a workshop focusing on the advances and potential of using M&S within this framework will bring experts together for the purpose of presenting and discussing all type of innovation related to the use of Modeling & Simulation in Defense and Homeland Security applications. DHSS will focus on new concepts, methods, techniques and tools for advancing in modeling & simulation sector. The International Program Committee will accept two types of camera-ready papers: extended paper (10 pages, 2 columns); regular paper (6 pages, 2 columns). 
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Conference Topics 

- Asymmetric Warfare 
- Augmented & Mixed Reality 
- Computer Generated Forces 
- Dismounted Soldier Simulation 
- Distributed Simulation 
- Hardware in the Loop Simulation 
- Human Behavior Modeling 
- Intelligent Agents 
- Interoperable Simulation 
- Live, Virtual and Constructive Simulation 
- Mobile Training 
- Modelling C4I 
- Multi-Resolution Modeling 
- Netcentric Warfare Simulation 
- Real Time Simulation 
- Serious Games 
- Simulation Based Acquisition 
- Simulation for Training 
- Simulation for Education 
- Synthetic Environments 
- Virtual Humans 
- Virtual Prototyping and Simulation Based Design. 


Current List of Tracks 

- Context Simulation for DHS/HLS - "What is needed to support first responders" 
- Ports and Littoral Protection 
- Serious Games: toward effective training 
- Urban Area Security 
- Cyber Security 
- Adaptive and predictive computer-based tutoring 
- Next generation C4ISR Modeling & Simulation technology: Mixed Reality, Crowd sourcing and Interoperable C2-LVC architectures to support operations, training, and analysis 
- Simulations as tools to develop intuitive contextual sensitivity, re-framing, and mental agility 
- Homeland security: a control system point of view 
- Simulation for Autonomous & Intelligent Systems: moving from Coordination to Collaboration and Competition 
- Computer Simulation for Security 
- Critical Systems Modeling and Simulation