Invited participants will be tasked with elucidating
the unknowns of ultra-large networks and with new directions of research
that can address these unknowns. The results are expected to be a set
of specific finding of gaps in our knowledge of the behavior of ultra-large
networks and how to deal with their design, management, and control.
Participants will assess whether current approaches can be evolved to
deal with the large increases in scale or whether different, revolutionary
paradigms are required. They will address the need for new techniques
and approaches for building models of ultra-large networks and developing
simulation environments for studying their behaviors. Suggestions for
borrowing points of view form other areas such as complex adaptive systems
and from basic theory of modeling and simulation will be encouraged.
The workshop Invitee will be grouped into three teams each consisting
of 10 members each: Networks, Network Simulation, and Modeling and Simulation.
A substantial period of time will be allocated for a facilitated activity
using GroupSystems software for anonymous interactive review of recommendations.
The scheduled activities are shown below.
