The Future of Parallel Discrete Event Simulation

Abstract

Parallel discrete event simulation (PDES) has been a subject of research since the late 1970s. By now we know a lot about the general outlines of the subject. However, there is still an immense amount of research and development to do. In this talk I will summarize what I believe PDES has contributed to computer science and other fields so far, what the current status is, where I think we are still deficient as a field, and where I think our R&D priorities should be in the future.