A continuous-time, discrete-event (CTDE) simulation can be based on any one of a number of stochastic processes, including Generalized Semi-Markov Processes (GSMP) [Glynn 1989], Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets (GSPN) [Haas 2002], or chemical stochastic processes [Gillespie 2007] These processes vary in how they define state and how they specify the distribution of times at which each event wi...

One problem associated with test generation algorithms for sequential circuits is that they often produce tests which, when applied to the circuit under test, create static and/or dynamic hazards which may invalidate the test. Usually, for static hazards, but not dynamic hazards, these situations can be predicted using a logic simulator. In this paper we present procedures which can be added to...

We built three simulation models that can assist rail transit planners and operators to evaluate high and low probability rail-centered hazard events that could lead to serious consequences for rail-centered networks and their surrounding regions. Our key objective is to provide these models to users who, through planning with these models, can prevent events or more effectively react to them. ...

Forest fire risk assessment is an important task for forest fire management and planning. This paper presents current work on the definition and implementation of forest fire risk assessment models in the Wildfire Analyst TM software with the purpose of providing support and increased value in risk assessment. Three models are presented based on the concept of forest fire risk: forest fire stru...

Number of words: 2795 (excluding summary, references and tables) 2 SUMMARY This paper discusses techniques to generate survival times for simulation studies regarding Cox proportional hazards models. In linear regression models, the response variable is directly connected with the considered covariates, the regression coefficients and the simulated random errors. Thus, the response variable can...

We develop and estimate a full information maximum likelihood ordered categorical response model with endogenous switching. Simulation exercises show that estimated parameters are unbias and consistent. And application to Internet access indicates that there are selection and moral hazard.

This study develops a novel simulation-based procedure for the estimation of the likelihood that seismic intensity (in terms of spectral acceleration) and tsunami inundation (in terms of wave height), at a particular location, will exceed given hazard levels. The procedure accounts for a common physical rupture process for shaking and tsunami. Numerous realizations of stochastic slip distributi...

[1] The waves generated by faulting represent the primary threat posed by most large earthquakes. The effect of complex geological structures, such as sedimentary basins, on earthquake ground motion is a source of particular concern. We show that it is possible to extract reliable phase and amplitude response that includes the effects of complex structure for the elastodynamic Green’s function ...