Re: [boost] Is there interest in a Simulation library?

Subject: Re: [boost] Is there interest in a Simulation library?
From: Damian Vicino (damian.vicino_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-27 07:37:32

Hi, 
Thanks you everyone for the quick replies.
The replies come up a lot faster than what I expected.
I will try to write a document for next week explaining what we are planning to do for the library.
I hope the document will reply all your questions and work as an starting point for the discussion of the architecture and implementation details.
BTW, if someone going to the Open World Forum next week, we can meet and have some discussion in person too. 
Best regards, 
Damian

-- 
Damián Vicino, PhD student UNS/Carleton
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
----- Original Message -----
> From: "sguazt" <marco.guazzone_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 9:59:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [boost] Is there interest in a Simulation library?
> 
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Damian Vicino
> <damian.vicino_at_[hidden]>wrote:
> 
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> >
> >
> > Following the on-going efforts on development and standardization
> > of C++,
> > especially
> > application-oriented libraries, we are soliciting expression of
> > interest
> > within the C++
> > community for a new Boost library for building Discrete-Event
> > simulators.
> >
> >
> > We plan to build this new library on the latest features of the
> > C++11
> > standard, for possible inclusion in a future version of the C++
> > standard.
> >
> >
> > This work is based on our experience in building C++-based
> > simulators for
> > over
> > 20 years, exploring various optimization and algorithms, and
> > leading to a
> > significant
> > number of reseach publications. Writing a new version of a
> > simulation
> > library based
> > on the latest features of the C++ language has started as new joint
> > research project
> > of University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR CNRS 7172 (FR), INRIA
> > Sophia
> > Antipolis (FR), and Carleton University (CAN). Of course, anyone
> > interested in
> > joined this effort is more than welcome!
> >
> >
> >
> Hello,
> 
> I'm very interested.
> 
> I and my research group used discrete-event simulation (DES) for
> years for
> our research.
> 
> We also developed a generic C++ DES library. You can find it at:
> 
> https://github.com/sguazt/dcsxx-des
> 
> It provides different output analysis (currently, independent
> replications
> and batch means methods) and different output statistics (mean,
> quantiles,
> ...).
> One of the goal of the library, in addition to be generic, is to
> allow
> flexibility in event registration for user applications. To do so we
> provide a minimal set of events (e.g., begin/end simulation, ...) and
> other
> event can be easily added to the engine by mean of event
> subscription.
> We use Boost.Signals2 to handle event triggers and subscriptions.
> The event queue can have different implementations (e.g., priority
> queue or
> a simple list), which is useful in case you have particular needs of
> event
> management (e.g., event rescheduling, event cancellation, ...)
> 
> Unfortunately I'm the only maintainer of that library, so progress
> and
> improvements are very slow (currently, the development is idle since
> I'm
> doing research on real testbeds).
> The architecture of that library was not perfect and I think there
> are a
> lot that can be improved
> 
> So I will be very happy to share the code with you and possibly to
> join the
> efforts.
> 
> 
> Can you provide more details?
> 
> Best,
> 
> --
> Marco Guazzone, Ph.D.
>  Department of Computer Science (University of Torino, Italy)
>  Department of Science and Technological Innovation (University of
>  Piemonte
> Orientale, Italy)
>  web: http://people.unipmn.it/sguazt
> 
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