Foreword xiii

Preface xv

List of Contributors xix

Notes on Contributors xxiii

Part I Foundation 1

1 An Introduction to the Facets of the Profession of Modeling and Simulation 3
Andreas Tolk

2 An Index to the Body of Knowledge of Simulation Systems Engineering 11
Umut Durak, Tuncer Oren, and Andreas Tolk

3 Code of Ethics 35
Andreas Tolk

Part II Education 53

4 M&S as a Profession and an Academic Discipline: A Contemporary View 55
John A. Sokolowski and Roland R. Mielke

5 Academic Education Supporting the Professional Landscape 87
Margaret L. Loper and Charles D. Turnitsa

6 The Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification and Examination 109
Mikel D. Petty, Gregory S. Reed, and William V. Tucker

Part III Society 129

7 Modeling and Simulation Societies Shaping the Profession 131
Robert K. Armstrong and Simon J.E. Taylor

8 The Uniformed Military Modeling and Simulation Professional 151
Rudolph P. Darken and Curtis L. Blais

9 M&S as a Profession and Discipline in China 167
Lin Zhang, Yingnian Wu, and Gengjiao Yang

10 Modeling and Simulation for the Enterprise: Integrating Application Domains for the M&S Professional 183
Steve Swenson, Robert M. Gravitz, and Gary M. Lightner

Part IV Application 209

11 A Complexity and Creative Innovation Dynamics Perspective to Sustaining the Growth and Vitality of the M&S Profession 211
Levent Yilmaz

12 Theory and Practice of M&S in Cyber Environments 223
Saurabh Mittal and Bernard P. Zeigler

Part V Economics 265

13 Funding an Academic Simulation Project: The Economics of M&S 267
Saikou Y. Diallo, Christopher J. Lynch, and Navonil Mustafee

14 Why Spend One More Dollar for M&S? Observations on the Return of Investment 287
Steven Gordon, Ivar Oswalt, and Tim Cooley

15 Does M&S Help? Operationalizing Cost Avoidance and Proficiency Evaluations 325
Steven Gordon, Tim Cooley, and Ivar Oswalt

Part VI Policy 351

16 Building a National Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Coalition 353
Randall B. Garrett, James A. Robb, Richard J. Severinghaus, and Richard Fujimoto

Index 373