Kursens beskrivning

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student has the following knowledge:
1) The student can analyze the performance of non-Markovian systems by using discrete event simulation, including the appropriate statistical analysis of the simulation data.
2) The student can design a new random number generator for a given distribution, when a standard generator is not available.
3) The student can simulate complex multi-server queuing models that are used to model computer and communication systems.
4) The student can develop simulation programs using Mathematica.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 06.09.2023 - 30.11.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pasi Lassila

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  1) Discrete event simulation method;
  2) Pseudo random numbers and generation of random variables from given distributions;
  3) Steady state simulation and statistical analysis of simulation data;
  4) Variance reduction methods;
  5) Simulation of (discrete state) Markov processes and elementary birth-death processes;
  6) Simulation of M/G/1 queue with application to scheduling in cellular systems;
  7) Job dispatching problem in server farms and its simulation;

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Mid-term exam, project works, home assignments

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact hours 32 h
  Independent work 101 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

  Enrollment :

  Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

Beskrivning