@conference {Bocciarelli2014278,
	title = {Empowering business process simulation through automated model transformations},
	booktitle = {Simulation Series},
	volume = {46},
	number = {4},
	year = {2014},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {278-286},
	publisher = {The Society for Modeling and Simulation International},
	organization = {The Society for Modeling and Simulation International},
	abstract = {Simulation is one of the most relevant techniques that can be used in the business process management domain to effectively enact a continuous enhancement of business processes (BPs). However, the effectiveness of BP simulation is still limited for several reasons (e.g., lack of simulation know-how of BP analysts, simulation model parameters hard to determine, semantic gap between the business process model and the simulation model). To overcome these limitations, this paper proposes a model-driven method that introduces a set of model transformations to automate the generation of executable simulation code of a BP from its abstract definition in BPMN, the standard language for specifying business processes. The simulation code is specified in eBPMN, a Java-based domain-specific language that has been designed and implemented according to the BPMN execution semantics.},
	keywords = {Administrative data processing, BPM, BPMN, Computer simulation, Computer simulation languages, EBPMN, Enterprise resource management, Mathematical models, MDA, Model transformation, Problem oriented languages, Semantics, Software architecture, Technology transfer},
	isbn = {9781632662156},
	issn = {07359276},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901985241\&partnerID=40\&md5=ebb5d7bb28209e8901e06a4b70f40735},
	author = {Bocciarelli, P. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Giglio, A. and Paglia, E. and Gianni, D.}
}
@article {Gianni2011819,
	title = {A software architecture to ease the development of distributed simulation systems},
	journal = {SIMULATION},
	volume = {87},
	number = {9},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 13},
	pages = {819-836},
	abstract = {The simulation of modern systems may require an amount of computational resources that might not be available on a single host. Distributed simulation (DS) provides an effective way to scale up for the increased computational requirements. However, using existing DS environments remains the main obstacle to the wide adoption of DS systems, because of their inherent complexity. This complexity can be quantitatively shown by the extra effort that the development of DS systems requires compared to the development of conventional local simulation (LS) systems. In this paper we introduce SimArch, a layered architecture that eases the development of DS systems by enabling simulation developers to effortlessly obtain a DS system or derive a DS system from the equivalent LS one. A reference model is used throughout the paper to illustrate the use of SimArch in the development of DS systems and to prove how the DS development effort is lowered down with respect to the use of a conventional DS environment. {\textcopyright} 2011, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Computer simulation, Computer simulation languages, Computer software, development effort, Distributed computer systems, distributed simulation, Distributed simulation environments, High level architecture, Layered architecture, Simulation language, Software architecture},
	issn = {00375497},
	doi = {10.1177/0037549711400777},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80052372123\&partnerID=40\&md5=8073e46ed4ea01775fd920be558f394c},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Iazeolla, G.}
}
@conference {Iazeolla2010252,
	title = {A distributed approach to wireless system simulation},
	booktitle = {6th Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications, AICT 2010},
	year = {2010},
	note = {cited By 4},
	pages = {252-262},
	abstract = {Many papers have been published that present simulation results for wireless systems, including WiMAX. All such papers do not deal with wireless simulation approaches, and simulation is only seen as a side-means to produce numerical results. This paper does not present simulation numerical predictions. It instead deals with new simulation approaches for wireless systems and presents simulation software technologies. From the approach point of view, the "local" versus the "distributed" simulation approach is investigated to wireless systems. From the technology point of view, two new software tools are presented, for a step forward with respect to existing tools to ease the development of distributed simulation systems. The tools consist of a new distributed simulation environment (wDSEnv) and a new distributed simulation language (wDSLang). Such tools are described and a detailed WiMAX local and distributed simulation example is developed. {\textcopyright} 2010 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Computer simulation languages, Computer software, Distributed approaches, Distributed simulation environments, Distributed simulation systems, Distributed simulations, Fuzzy control, IEEE 802.16, Interoperability, Numerical analysis, Numerical predictions, Numerical results, Simulation approach, Simulation result, Simulation software, Software tool, Wimax, WiMax wireless, Wireless simulation, Wireless systems},
	isbn = {9780769540214},
	doi = {10.1109/AICT.2010.66},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955389670\&partnerID=40\&md5=b2c180074951949ca03eb646f638f842},
	author = {Iazeolla, G. and Pieroni, A. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Gianni, D.}
}
@conference {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2008460,
	title = {Distributed simulation of complex systems by use of an HLA-transparent simulation language},
	booktitle = {2008 Asia Simulation Conference - 7th International Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing, ICSC 2008},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 5},
	pages = {460-467},
	abstract = {The continuously decreasing cost of distributed systems gives academics and industry the advantage of using larger execution platforms and of reusing locally implemented software components. This is particularly true for the simulation of complex systems where the computational resources needed considerably increase with the model resolution and with the number of simulated entities. The development of such simulation systems, however, requires extra efforts compared to the conventional local ones. Example extra efforts are learning how to use the Distributed Simulation (DS) Standard (such as HLA) and the development of extra software for the synchronization and communication between the local and distributed environment. In this paper, we address the problem of defining a simulation language that can transparently support the development distributed simulation systems, by making the use of the DS standard transparent and also reducing the amount of extra software. The HLA transparent language we introduce is named jEQN, being Java-based and dealing with Extended Queueing Networks domains. The language approach, however, can be easily extended to any other DS Standard and modelling domain. {\textcopyright} 2008 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Complex systems, Computational resources, Computer simulation languages, Computer software, Dielectric relaxation, Distributed environments, Distributed simulation systems, Distributed simulations, Distributed systems, Do-mains, Java programming language, Large scale systems, Linguistics, Model resolutions, Queueing networks, Simulation languages, Simulation systems, Software components, Standardization, Standards},
	isbn = {9781424417872},
	doi = {10.1109/ASC-ICSC.2008.4675405},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58049176462\&partnerID=40\&md5=9610842bfbbce4f9f21f913927ec00c1},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Gianni, D. and Iazeolla, G. and Pieroni, A.}
}
@conference {Gianni2008118,
	title = {A domain specific language for the definition of extended queueing network models},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering, SE 2008},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 7},
	pages = {118-124},
	abstract = {The use of design patterns and modular decomposition for the development of component-based software products brings significant improvements in terms of several quality attributes (e.g., reusability, reliability, maintainability). In addition, the modular design of interacting software components allows the foundation of a flexible Domain Specific Language (DSL) that acts as a model description language rather than a coding language, bringing significant savings in terms of development effort. This is particularly true in the field of simulation, in which the use of a common language both to represent and to simulate a given simulation model practically eliminates the need and the effort to fill the gap between the model specification and the simulator implementation. This paper introduces the design features of jEQN, a language for the specification and implementation of simulation models based on extended queueing networks. Details concerning the application of design patterns, modular decomposition and generic type parameters are also presented.},
	keywords = {Coding languages, Common languages, Component-based softwares, Computer simulation, Computer simulation languages, Computer software reusability, Design, Design features, Design patterns, Domain-specific languages, DSL, EQN, Generic types, Interacting softwares, Java, Java programming language, Linguistics, Maintainability, Model description languages, Model specifications, Model-driven design, Modems, Modular decompositions, Modular designs, Quality attributes, Queueing network models, Queueing networks, Reusability, Simulation, Simulation models, Software engineering, Software reliability, Specifications, Spontaneous emission, Systems analysis, Telecommunication lines},
	isbn = {9780889867154},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58049139201\&partnerID=40\&md5=0ba8c0ea76e037065fe93e4f9456b413},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {Gianni2008,
	title = {A layered architecture for the model-driven development of distributed simulators},
	booktitle = {SIMUTools 2008 - 1st International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques for Communications, Networks and Systems},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 12},
	publisher = {ICST},
	organization = {ICST},
	abstract = {The development of a distributed simulator requires knowledge and skills that might be unavailable or difficult to acquire. Bringing model-driven approaches to the development of distributed simulators contributes to reduce both the need for specific skills and the development effort. To support this innovative development methodology, we introduce a layered simulation architecture named SimArch that allows to define simulation models that can be transparently transformed into simulation programs ready to be executed in a distributed (or local) mode. SimArch defines layers of services at increasing levels of abstraction on top of the execution environment, thus allowing developers to build distributed simulators without explicit knowledge about the execution environment (local/distributed) and the specific distributed simulation infrastructure (e.g., HLA). In order to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach, SimArch has been provided with an Extended Queueing Network (EQN) simulation language, which has been applied to the development of an example distributed simulator in the computer network domain. Copyright {\textcopyright} 200F ICST 978-963-9799-20-2.},
	keywords = {Computational linguistics, Computer networks, Computer simulation languages, Development methodology, Distributed computer systems, Distributed simulations, Execution environments, HLA, Model driven development, Network architecture, Network simulation, Queueing networks, Simulation architecture, Simulation framework, Simulators},
	isbn = {9789639799233},
	doi = {10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2008.3071},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84923272498\&partnerID=40\&md5=512ca53ab563e55634811dc6f2c01695},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Iazeolla, G.},
	editor = {Heath J., Molnar S.}
}
@article {Gianni200776,
	title = {A language to enable distributed simulation of extended queueing networks},
	journal = {Journal of Computers (Finland)},
	volume = {2},
	number = {4},
	year = {2007},
	note = {cited By 15},
	pages = {76-86},
	abstract = {Distributed simulators are increasingly being used for their intrinsic advantages in terms of reusability, fault tolerance, performance, and geographic distribution. The development of a distributed simulator, however, requires significant investments in terms of effort if compared to the development of traditional local simulators. This paper introduces jEQN, a Java-based language that significantly reduces the extra effort needed to develop a distributed simulator of extended queueing networks (EQNs), by enabling simulator developers to build distributed simulators as they were to be locally executed. By use of jEQN, simulator developers are enabled to easily switch from a local to a distributed version of an EQN simulator by only modifying few statements of the given local simulator. Moreover, these statements can be easily inferred by a very intuitive graphical procedure. The paper illustrates both the jEQN architecture, based on a layered approach, and the implementation details that contribute to achieve the above mentioned advantages. {\textcopyright} 2007 ACADEMY PUBLISHER.},
	keywords = {Computer simulation languages, Distributed simulations, Fault tolerance, Geographic distribution, High level architecture, Java programming language, Queueing networks, Reusability, Simulators, Software architecture},
	issn = {1796203X},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-50149099857\&partnerID=40\&md5=5715034653b5f3887aceb678fc9e510d},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2006149,
	title = {SimJ: A framework to develop distributed simulators},
	booktitle = {Summer Computer Simulation Conference 2006, SCSC{\textquoteright}06, Part of the 2006 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim{\textquoteright}06},
	year = {2006},
	note = {cited By 10},
	pages = {149-156},
	abstract = {A distributed simulation (DS) is based on the use of several simulators distributed over a network infrastructure. Existing DS standards (e.g., HLA) only specify distribution services without giving support for developing individual simulators in a way to be compliant to the given standard. Traditionally, the development of individual simulators was facilitated by use of simulation languages (e.g., Csim, Arena, Extend, Modline, etc.) which however do not provide support to obtain interaction according to a given DS standard. The extension of such languages to include DS support is very problematic, especially in case of proprietary languages. For these reasons, the development of DS-compliant individual simulators is mostly done by use of standard programming languages (e.g., C, Java, etc.) with the additional effort of developing simulation mechanisms, model components and interfaces to the DS standard. This paper introduces SimJ, a Java library that minimizes such efforts, so that simulators can be developed as to be run on a single local host and can then be partitioned to be run over a set of networked hosts according to a given DS standard. The simulators SimJ addresses are discreteevent simulators (DES) and are easily portable to different DS standards. The paper illustrates the design guidelines of SimJ and presents an example use based on the HLA DS standard.},
	keywords = {C (programming language), Computer simulation languages, Discrete event simulation, Discrete-event simulators, Distributed simulations, Distribution services, HLA, Java, Java library, Model components, Network infrastructure, Simulation mechanisms, Simulators, Standard programming language, Standardization},
	isbn = {9781622763528},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-50149099672\&partnerID=40\&md5=d2720c3ec54b8e318b0231b9ab847d3a},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Gianni, D. and Iazeolla, G.}
}
