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
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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:
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- 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:
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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:
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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:
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- EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, 20 September, 2009
- Main conference: Oct 20-22, 2009
- Workshops: Oct 19 and Oct 23, 2009


Steering Committee 
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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 
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* 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