McLeod Institute for Simulation Science  Genoa Centre  University of Genoa  Savona Campus, via Molinero 1, 17100 Savona, Italy  Tel +39 019 97 398  Fax +39 019 97 600  Email agostino@itim.unige.it  URL http://st.itim.unige.it/mcleod

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CENTER

In the 1996, during the International Conference,  "Simulation in Industry" ,the McLeod Foundation established  the Genoa Center of the International Institute  and apponted Agostino G. Bruzzone as Director. Dr. Bruzzone is also the Associate Vice-President of the  Society for Computer Simulation International.
The Genoa Center of the McLeod Institute for Simulation Science (MISS) is part of the international foundation MISS for the development  and promotion of simulation through a network of  world-wide simulation experts. During this time, the MISS, led by Dr.A.G.Bruzzone, has also  been an active supporter for the Simulation in Esprit Working Group (WG8467), European Community Project and NATO Industrial Advisory Group for VV&A and Virtual Prototyping.
The MISS activity is largely devoted  to the design of new product and processes for manufacturing plants, as well as logistics, and management of new technologies.

The MISS research teams consist of about twelve professors/assistants,  plus several PhD Students.
MISS manages approximately 30 thesis students a year. Each year, about 25 present theses in Design, Modelling and Implementation of new Software Tools/Procedures applied to Industrial Engineering (i.e. simulation, training equipment, virtual realities).
 The members of MISS  has been working in the Simulation environment since ‘60s in co-operation with International Universities and Societies and with the major Italian companies (steel-producers, top management, power plants: ILVA, Italimpianti, Ansaldo).

The research team focuses in all the sector related to the Industrial Simulation: Evaluation of New Tools & Languages for Simulation, Evaluation and Development of new Methodologies, Application of Artificial Intelligence to Industrial Sectors, On-Line Real-Time Simulation, Design of Industrial Simulators, Analysis by Simulation of Industrial Problems.

Officially, MISS-Genoa opened in early 1997 with offices in the new campus of Genoa University in Savona, 25 miles west of Genoa, on the coast; the new campus extends over a very large area with huge potential for  development. It was obtained by the University due to the deactivation of the  NATO barracks.
The new campus has been in operation for 6 years, and has about 1000 students in Management Engineering, Logistics and Prod. Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Resources Engineering & Environment.

The Prof. Mosca, member of MISS, is also responsible for the SAMS (Sanna Agile Manufacturing System) in Savona. This Structure is an FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) integrated in a University laboratory, where Simulation, Design and Production become a homogenous process.  SAMS has been developed by EC Funding and as a result of direct support from major Companies operating in the CIM environment: Elsag-Bailey , IBM, DEA, KUKA.

A sample of recent MISS Industrial Co-operations:

Assembling & Manufacturing:

Project Management in Naval Constructions
  Risk Analysis & Make-or-Buy, (Fincantieri)

Decision Support Systems for Project Management
Distributed Interactive Simulation for Project Management (Ansaldo Energia)

  Layout Re-organization for Wood Manufacturing
  Wood Packaging Production (IBL, Casale)

  Dynamic Warehouse Management System &  Plastic Moulding Strategic Planning System
  Piping Component Production (FIP, Busalla)

  Assembling Production: Simulation as Link Between CAD & Production Control
  Automotive Component Production, (LAMES, Chiavari)

Service for the Society

Acquisition Planning System & Maintenance Planning System for Genoa Mass Transportation Company (AMT)

Supply Chains & Supermarkets  Planning & Logistics (COOP Liguria)

Decision Support Systems for Management of Health Care Systems
 Surgery Division Management, (USL Savona District)

Urban Cleaning & Waste Collection Planning
 Savona Public Environmental Services (ATA)

Advances in Waste Treatment Processes
 PhD Thesis in cooperation with Ansaldo

Waste Treatment Plants
 Savona District Administration (Provincia di Savona)

Harbour
 Risk Analsys for Harbour Emergencies
  Firefighting Agency (V.V.F.) / Genoa Port Authority / Coast Guard (C.P.)

Oil Terminal Simulation using Web-Based Modelling
Multedo Oil Terminal  (CETENA/Fincantieri)
 

 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Harbour Simulation
  Boston College, USA
  University of Magdeburg, Germany
  Riga Technical University

Planning & Scheduling for Project Management
  Ansaldo Energia
  Fincantieri, Naval Constructions, Military Division
  Florida State University, Tallahasse
 

Modelling & Simulation
  National Center for Simulation, USA
  NASA, ISA

Neural Networks Application
  AMT, Genova
  DIAM-IUSPIM, Marseille

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES :

The MISS organized the following events during 1998:

Special Issue of the International Journal Simulation in “Harbour and Maritime Simulation”, August

Workshop “Research & Development Projects in Academia and Industry”, Genoa, April
In Co-operation with: Ansaldo, Fincantieri, Port of Singapore Authority, FiatImpresit, Elsag-Bailey, LSC, NASA, Telecom/TIM, Marconi, Universita` di Genova, National Center for Simulation

Workshop, “Harbour Modelling & Simulation”, Riga, September
in Co-operation with RTU Riga and  LSC

Web-Based Interactive Course in Project Management for Management Engineering

Web-Based Simulation Conference, San Francisco, January 1999
in Co-operation with SCS International

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AT CONFERENCES IN 1998:

WMC’98, San Diego - MIC’98, Garmisch - Conference on Applied Informatics, Grindelwald - NCS Worlshop, Orlando - SMC'98, Boston - ICAMES’98, Instanbul - NEURAP98, Marseille - ESM’98 Manchester - R&D Projects Workshops, Genoa - ITEC'98, Lausanne - SCSC, Reno - European Simulation Symposium, Nottingham - Ports98, Genoa - HMS98, Riga - Workshop on Quality/Safety in Engineering & Constructions, Pordenone - ANIMP98, Bologna.

Simulation Project & Thesis in 1998/1999

Service for the Society

Large Distribution & Supermarkets

Acquisition Processes (Thesis: Bocca), Logistics (Thesis: Bina, Arata)

Harbours

Risk Analysis & Emergency Management (Thesis: Rapallo)
 

Assembling & Manufacturing:

Automotive Components

Production Planning (Thesis: Capolongo)

Ship Yard

Construction Planning (Thesis: Briano, Brandolini)

International Cooperation

Harbour Simulation

Riga Technical University, MISS Center

Argonne National Laboratories

Boston College

Charles University

University of Magdeburg

Planning & Scheduling in Project Management

Ansaldo & Fincantieri

Manufacturing & Logistics

AP Lockheed, COOP Liguria

National Center for Simulation

Modelling & Simulation

Running Scientific Activities :

Special Issue of FGCS in "Web-Based Simulation"

WORKSHOP HMS99, Genoa, Italy

in Co-operation with RTU Riga and Liophant

WORKSHOP "Quality and Logistics", Arenzano, Italy

in Co-operation with COOP Liguria

Summer School I11X99 "Internal & External Logistics", Genoa, Italy

in ANIMP, Ford Motor Co., Boston College
 

Simulation software:

C/C++, Java, Visual Basic Arena, Modsim III Taylor II, Proservice

Simulink, Slam, GPSS/H VRT NeuralWare Pro, etc.

Publications: 18: Journals (1), Conference Proceedings (14), Technical Reports (3)

Participation at conferences (august 98, aUGUST 99): 14

ESS99, PORTS99, International Workshop in Harbour Modelling & Simulation, ANIMP99, Conference on Applied Informatics, MIC99, SIW Spring 99, ASTC99, ICAMES’99, ESM’99, IX International Conference: Flexible Automation and Intelligent, ITEC'99, TIEMS99, Summer Computer Simulation Conference

Exchange Programs 1999:

MISS Guests

Ralph Huntsinger Visiting Professor from Chico University (Feb-Apr.99)

Eugene Kindler, Visiting Professor from Charles University (June 1999)

Robert Signorile, Visiting Professor from Boston College (September 1999)

Edward Williams, Visiting Professor from Ford Motor Co.(September 1999)

MISS Visitors

Siliva Rapallo, Guest in NCS Orlando (March-April 1999)

A.Bruzzone, M.Lagostena, Guests in Bogazici University (May 1999)

C.Scuteri, S.Rapallo, G.Vano, F.Vio, Guests in Bogazici University (May 1999)

Marco Mosca, Guest in Calgary University (July-August 1999)

Francesca Vio, Guest  in Boston College & Ford Motor Co (July-Aug 1999)

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