The new XML-enabled version of HiMASS was presented at the Winter Simulation Conference.

Title: A Web-Ready HiMASS: Facilitating Collaborative, Reusable, and Distributed Modeling and Execution of Simulation Models with XML

Authors: Thorsten S. Daum (HiMASS) and Robert G. Sargent (Syracuse University)

Abstract:

We investigate the use of XML as an open, cross-platform, and extendable file format for the description of hierarchical simulation models, including their graphical representations, initial model conditions, and model execution algorithms. We present HiMASS-x, an XML-centered suite of software applications that allows for cross-platform, distributed modeling and execution of hierarchical, componentized, and reusable simulation models.

Presentation Slides
Full Paper (PDF), also available from the Informs-CS web site
Flyer (PDF)