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MODELING AND SIMULATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE A Memorial Volume for Professor Walter J. Karplus MODELING AND SIMULATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE A Memorial Volume for Professor Walter J. Karplus (1927-2001) EDITED BY GEORGE A. BEK EY University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California • BORIS Y. KOGAN University of California Los Angeles, California "1IiI... Springer Science+Business Media, LLC BostonlLondon/Dordrecht Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Modeling and simulation: a memorial volume for Professor Walter 1. Karplus (1927-2001) / edited by George A. Bekey, Boris Y. Kogan. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4613-4979-2 ISBN 978-1-4615-0235-7 (eBook) DOl 10.1007/978-1-4615-0235-7 1. Computer simulation. 2. Karplus, Walter 1. I. Bekey, George A., 1928-II. Kogan, Boris Y. (Boris Yakob), 1914- QA76.9.C65M61792003 003.3--dc21 Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2003 2002043388 Copyright © 2003 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2003 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover 1st edition 2003 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any fonn or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written pennission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Permission for books published in Europe: [email protected] Permissions for books pUblished in the United States of America: [email protected] Printed on acid-free paper. Life Is rrransient 13ut 1(nowCecfge Is 'Etema{ Walter J. Karplus 1927 - 2001 Walter J. Karplus, one of pioneers in the field of computer science, was born in Vienna, Austria, on April 23, 1927. He became a US. citizen in 1944 and served in the US. Navy from 1945 to 1946, before earning a B.S. degree at Cornell University in 1949. He received a master's degree at Uc. Berkeley in 1951 and a PhD at uc.L.A. in 1955. Dr. Karplus joined the U.C.L.A. faculty in 1955 and was one of the founders of its Computer Science Department. From 1972 to 1979 he served as the Department Chair. He was also head of the Computer Simulation Laboratory and served for many years as Director of UC.L.A.'s Center for Experimental Computer Science. At the time of his death from cancer on November 11, 2001, Dr. Karplus was Interim Dean of UC.L.A.'s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. A registered engineer in California and the holder of four patents, Dr. Karplus held scientific positions at various times with Hughes Aircraft Co., International Geophysics and Sun Oil. He was a frequent consultant for governmental agencies and industrial organizations and often served as an expert witness about computer-related matters. He served as a Director of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies. In recognition of his work on human-computer interfaces, virtual reality and neural networks, Dr. Karplus was elected President of the IEEE Neural Networks Council. His many awards include a Fulbright Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Senior Scientific Award of the Society for Computer Simulation, the Silver Core Award of the International Federation for Information Processing and an Achievement Award from NASA. Dr. Karplus was the author or co-author of nine books, and 130 technical papers on a broad range of subjects. His first book, published in 1958, was the pioneering work on simulation and the solution of field problems and he continued to make significant contributions to this field throughout his career. For example, in the 1990s his research successfully employed virtual reality to allow physicians to observe how blood flows through aneurysms deep inside the human brain. Dr. Karplus is survived by his wife, Takako, their two children, Maya and Anthony, and his brother, Curt. Preface This book is dedicated to the memory of a dear friend and respected colleague, Prof. Walter 1. Karplus from UCLA. As the title of the book indicates, Dr. Karplus was a pioneer in modeling and simulation, and many of the chapters have resulted from collaboration with him or from inspiration resulting from his work. Hence, this book should not be viewed as an epitaph, but rather as a celebration of this man's personal and professional achievements. Our purpose is not to live forever, but to live well and fully and to contribute to society to the best of our ability. This he has done, in full measure, Walter, we miss you, but the work you started will be continued and expanded, not only by ourselves, but by your numerous other colleagues throughout the world. This is your legacy to the profession. George A. Bekey and Boris Y. Kogan XI CONTENTS Introduction 1 PART I W.J. Karplus, Scientist, Educator and Friend • Doctoral Students ofW. J. Karplus 5 • Publications of W.J. Karplus 9 1 The Technical and Scientific Contributions of 23 Professor Walter J. Karplus George A. Bekey Reminiscences 2 W. Karplus my Friend and Colleague 29 Boris. Y. Kogan 3 A Conversation with Walter J. Karplus 33 V. Rao Vemuri 4 Some Memories of Walter Karplus 37 John Mcleod 5 Walter Karplus - Friend 41 Ira Winn XII Modeling And Simulation: Theory And Practice PART II Methodology 6 The Spectrum of Mathematical Modeling and 45 Systems Simulation Walter 1. Karplus 7 Models and Reality: Some Reflections on the Art and 59 Science of Simulation George A. Bekey 8 Structure Characterization of III-Defined Systems 69 G.G. Vansteenkiste and l.A. Spriet 9 Inverse Problems 89 V. Rao Vemuri 10 Model InteroperabiIity in the Discrete Event 103 Paradigm: Representation of Continuous Models Fernando l. Barros and Bernard P. Zeigler 11 A Simulation-Model Compiler For All Seasons 127 Granino A. Korn 12 Simulation Languages and Applications 145 Ralph C. Huntsinger XIII PART III Applications of Simulation 13 Parallel Simulation for Environmental Management 157 W.K. Giloi, T. Lux, M. Schmidt, A. Sydow and S. Unger 14 Role of Intracellular Ca2+ Dynamics in Supporting 177 Spiral Wave Propagation Boris Y. Kogan, S. Lamp and 1. Weiss 15 Simulation of Brain Hemodynamics: The Virtual 195 Aneurysm Daniel J. Valentino, Michael R. Harreld, Daren A. Lee and Gary R. Duckwiler 16 Evolving Neural Networks: Selected Medical 217 Applications and the Effects of Variation Operators David Fogel 17 Road Map and Issues in Collaborative Visualization 249 Alex Pang and Craig M. Wittenbrink 18 Intelligent Interfaces for Mission-critical Systems 269 Hamid S. Kohen, Justin. A. MacDonald, Christian Yoedhana and J.D. Balakrishnan INDEX 281
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