Advances in Discrete Event Simulation
A special issue of Modelling (ISSN 2673-3951).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: discrete event systems modeling; simulation and control synthesis
Interests: industrial applications of DES in logistics, production, services, or healthcare
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Interests: model and enterprise interoperability; distributed simulation; workflow; business process modeling and simulation; model driven architecture (MDA); ontology; BPMN; DEVS formalism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Given the increasing complexity of industrial and logistical systems in rapidly evolving economic, environmental, and technological contexts, discrete event simulation (DES) has become a strategic tool for modeling, analysis, planning, and optimization of dynamic systems. It enables the evaluation of various scenarios, supports informed decision-making, and reduces risks associated with implementing innovations or organizational changes.
Today, technological advances such as high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and digital twins are opening new horizons for simulation, enhancing its potential as a decision-support tool in fields as diverse as supply chain, production, transportation, healthcare, and urban systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent research contributions that highlight the latest developments in discrete event simulation, whether theoretical, methodological, technological, or application-driven. The goal is to encourage knowledge exchange among researchers, practitioners, and industry stakeholders, and to promote innovative approaches that integrate DES modeling into the management of complex systems.
We invite you to submit your research papers to our Special Issue titled “Advances in Discrete Event Simulation”.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- New methods and algorithms for discrete event simulation;
- Integration of simulation with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or digital twins;
- Industrial applications of DES in logistics, production, services, or healthcare;
- Simulation-based optimization and decision support;
- Visualization, human–simulation interfaces, and user experience;
- Simulation for environmental assessment or system resilience.
This Special Issue welcomes various types of submissions, including original research articles, literature reviews, and in-depth case studies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and counting you among the authors of this Special Issue dedicated to advances in discrete event simulation.
Dr. Sadok Rezig
Dr. Nadia Ndhaief
Prof. Dr. Greg Zacharewicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- discrete event simulation
- complex systems modeling
- hybrid simulation
- digital twin
- supply chain simulation
- performance optimization
- artificial intelligence in simulation
- production system simulation
- machine learning
- simulation for resilience
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