Selected Publications

Journal Papers

  • Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2016). A Distributed Simulation Methodology for OR/MS Applications. Simulation Modelling Theory and Practice, 1016/j.simpat.2016.10.007. The development of a methodology to guide the create of distributed simulations in operational research and management science.
  • Falcone, A., Garro, A. Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A. Chaudhry, N.R. and Salah, O. (2017) Experiences in Developing an Educational API for Distributed Simulation.  Journal of Simulation. 10 1-20 10.1057/s41273-016-0039-4. The Simulation Exploration Experience is an exciting worldwide project that aims to train students in distributed simulation by collaboratively building a moonbase.  This describes an API to support the development of distributed simulations for students. 
  • Jahangirian, M., Taylor, S.J.E., Young, T. and Robinson, S. (2016). Key Performance Indicators for Successful Simulation Projects. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 10.1057/jors.2016.1. A detailed analysis of several simulation projects to identify key success factors.
  • Spyridonis, F., Taylor, S.J.E., Abbott, P., Barbera, R., Nungu, A., Gustafsson, L.L., Pehrson, B., Oaiya, O. and Banda, T. (2015). A study on the state-of-the-art of e-Infrastructures uptake in Africa. Palgrave Communications 1, Article number 14007 (doi:10.1057/palcomms.2014.7 – 20th January 2015) http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms20147 (open access). Reporting on how advanced ICT infrastructures are effecting African e-Science. 
  • Jahangirian, M. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015). Profiling e-Health projects in Africa: trends and funding patterns. Information Development. 31(3): 199-218.  (doi:10.1177/0266666913511478). A review of trends in e-Health projects in Africa that highlights key funding patterns and recent developments in mobile healthcare. 
  • Jahangirian, M., Shah, S. Borsci, S. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015). Causal Factors of Low Stakeholder Engagement: A Survey of Expert Opinions in the Context of Healthcare Simulation. SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society of Modeling and Simulation International. 91(6): 511-526. (doi:10.1177/0037549715583150) The group was interested in why simulation projects fail – low stakeholder engagement is cited as a typical reason.  However, why is this the case?  This paper investigates a range of reasons elicited from experts. 
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Khan, A., Morse, K.L.M., Tolk, A., Yilmaz, L., Zander, J., Mosterman, P. (2015). Grand Challenges for Modeling and Simulation: Simulation Everywhere – From Cyberinfrastructure to Clouds to Citizens. SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society of Modeling and Simulation International. 91(7): 648-665. (doi: 10.1177/0037549715590594). Part of a series of Grand Challenges in Modelling & Simulation panels arranged by Taylor.  This paper discusses a range of Grand Challenges in the field.
  • Jahangirian, M., Taylor, S.J.E., Eatock, J., Stergioulas, L.K. and Taylor, P.M. (2015). Causal study of low stakeholder engagement in healthcare simulation projects. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 66: 369-379. (doi:10.1057/jors.2014.1). A companion paper to Jahangirian, et al. (2015), this paper studies why some simulation projects cannot get effective stakeholder participation. 
  • Liu, X., Taylor, S.J.E, Mustafee, N., Wang, J., Gao, Q. and Gilbert, D. (2014). Speeding up systems biology simulations of biochemical pathways using CONDOR. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. 26(17): 2727-2742. (10.1002/cpe.3161). As part of on-going work in high performance simulation, this article reports on the results of using the well-known CONDOR high throughput computing system to speed up system biology simulations.  The case study is of particular relevance to researchers involved in cancer studies.
  • Ghorbani, M., Taylor, S.J.E., Pook, M.A. and Payne, A. (2013). Comparative (Computational) Analysis of the DNA Methylation Status of Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion Diseases. Journal of Nucleic Acids. Article ID 689798. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/689798). Work related to developing tools to analyse DNA patterns potentially related to causes of cancer.  This article reports on an analytical algorithm developed in this area.
  • Lord, J., Willis, S., Eatock, J., Tappenden, P., Trapero-Bertran, M., Miners, A., Crossan, C., Westby, M., Anagnostou, A., Taylor, S.J.E., Mavranezouli, I., Wonderling, D., Alderson, P. and Ruiz, F. (2013). Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: the Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project. Health Technology Assessment, 17 (58). This is the final report of the MAPGuide project that investigated how discrete-event simulation could be used to model and simulate pathways in NICE clinical guidelines.  The report focuses on the two clinical guideline case studies developed in the project (Prostate Cancer and Atrial Fribulation) and the discrete-event simulations that were created.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Turner, S.J., Strassburger, S. and Mustafee, N. (2012). Bridging The Gap: A Standards-Based Approach to OR/MS Distributed Simulation. ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation. 22(4): Article 18. The SISO-STD-006-2010 standard is a key component in developing distributed simulations for OR/MS applications in manufacturing and healthcare (for example).  This paper describes the standard and its conceptualization. 
  • Mustafee, N., Taylor, S.J.E., Katsaliaki, K., Dwivedi, Y.K. and Williams, M. D. (2012). Motivations and Barriers in using Distributed Supply Chain Simulation. International Transactions in Operational Research. 19(5): 733–751.  As the title suggests this paper considers why distributed simulation is not more widely used in this area.
  • Bell, D., Taylor, S.J.E., Mustafee, N., de Cesare, D. and Lycett, M. (2012) Service-Oriented Simulation Using Web Ontology. International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling. 7(3):217-227.  This article considers the role of ontologies in simulation.

Conference Papers

  • Anagnostou, A., Taylor, S.J.E., Bell, D., Kite, S. and Pattison, G. (accepted) “CraftBrew: Towards a Low-Cost Brewery Management System with Cloud-Based Simulation and Delivery Route Optimization.” In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 9th Simulation Workshop (SW18), Case Study, Stratford, Worcestershire, England, March 19-21.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Fabiyi, A., Currie, C. and Monks, T. (accepted) “Open Science: Approaches and Benefits for Modeling & Simulation.” In Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC17), Edited by W. K. V. Chan, A. D’Ambrogio, G. Zacharewicz, N. Mustafee, G. Wainer, and E. Page, Las Vegas, NV, December 3-6.
  • Falcone, A., Garro, A., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (accepted) “An Introduction to Developing Federations with High Level Architecture (HLA).”In Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC17), Edited by W. K. V. Chan, A. D’Ambrogio, G. Zacharewicz, N. Mustafee, G. Wainer, and E. Page, Las Vegas, NV, December 3-6.
  • Kite, S., Pattison, G., Anagnostou, A., Bell, D. and Taylor, S.J.E. (accepted) “CraftBrew: Experiences of Developing a Low-Cost Brewery Management System with Cloud-Based Simulation.” In Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC17), Edited by W. K. V. Chan, A. D’Ambrogio, G. Zacharewicz, N. Mustafee, G. Wainer, and E. Page, Las Vegas, NV, December 3-6.
  • Rwegasira, D., Ben Dhaou, I., Anagnostou, A., Kondoro, A., Shililiandumi, N., Kelati, A., Taylor, S.J.E., Mvungi, N. and Tenhunen, H. (accepted) “A Framework for Load Shedding and Demand Response in DC Microgrid using Multi Agent System.” In Proceedings of The 21st Conference of Open Innovations Association FRUCT (2017), Helsinki, Finland, November 6-10.
  • Falcone, A. Garro, A. Taylor, S.J.E. and Anagnostou, A. (2017) “Simplifying the Development of HLA-based Distributed Simulations with the HLA Development Kit Software Framework (DKF).” In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2017), Rome, Italy, October 18-20, 2017.
  • Fabiyi, A., Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Torrisi, M. and Barbera, R. (2016) “Investigating a Science Gateway for an Agent-Based Simulation Application Using REPAST.” In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2016), London, England, September 21-23, 2016.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Fabiyi, A., Anagnostou, A., Barbera, R., Torrisi, M., Ricceri, R., and Becker, B. (2016) “Demonstrating Open Science for Modeling & Simulation Research.” In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2016), London, England, September 21-23, 2016.
  • Chaudhry, N.R., Nouman, A., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2016) “WS-PGRADE Workflows for Cloud-Based Distributed Simulation.” In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 8th Simulation Workshop (SW16), pp. 193-202, Worcestershire, England, April 11-13.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Kiss, T., Terstyanszky, G., Kacsuk, P. and Fantini, N. (2016) “CloudSME Simulation Platform Industrial Applications.” In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 8th Simulation Workshop (SW16), Case Study, Worcestershire, England, April 11-13.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Pattison, G., Kite, S. and Davis, N. (2016) “Cloud-enabled simulation template: A low-cost schedule management tool for microbreweries.” In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 8th Simulation Workshop (SW16), Case Study, Worcestershire, England, April 11-13.
  • Fabiyi, A., Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Torrisi, M. and Barbera, R. (2016) “A Science Gateway for an Agent-Based Infection Model Using REPAST.” In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 8th Simulation Workshop (SW16), Poster, Worcestershire, England, April 11-13.
  • Terstyanszky, G., Kiss, T., Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A., Subira, M., Padula, G., De-Meer-Alonso, E. and Martin-Rapun, J.M. (2016) “Validating Scanned Foot Images and Designing Customized Insoles on the Cloud.” In Proceedings of the 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 3288-3296, Kauai, HI, January 5-8.
  • Kite, S., Pattison, G., Wood, C., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015) “Using a Cloud-Based Simulation Template to Deliver Low-Cost Simulation for Craft Brewers.” In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC15), Edited by L. Yilmaz, W. K. V. Chan, I. Moon, T. M. K. Roeder, C. Macal, and M. D. Rossetti, pp. 961-962, Huntington Beach, CA, December 6-9.
  • Kiss, T., Dagdeviren, H., Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A. and Fantini, N. (2015) “Business Models for Cloud Computing: Experiences from Developing Modeling & Simulation as a Service Applications in Industry.” In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC15), Edited by L. Yilmaz, W. K. V. Chan, I. Moon, T. M. K. Roeder, C. Macal, and M. D. Rossetti, pp. 2656 – 2667, Huntington Beach, CA, December 6-9.
  • Eatock, J., Lord, J., Trapero-Bertran, M. and Anagnostou, A. (2015) “Discrete Event Simulation of Whole Care Pathways to Estimate Cost-Effectiveness in clinical Guidelines.” In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC15), Edited by L. Yilmaz, W. K. V. Chan, I. Moon, T. M. K. Roeder, C. Macal, and M. D. Rossetti, pp. 1447-1458, Huntington Beach, CA, December 6-9.
  • Chaudhry, N.R., Nouman, A., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015) “Investigating WS-PGRADE Workflows for Cloud-Based Distributed Simulation.” In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC15), Edited by L. Yilmaz, W. K. V. Chan, I. Moon, T. M. K. Roeder, C. Macal, and M. D. Rossetti, pp. 3180-3181, Extended Abstract, Huntington Beach, CA, December 6-9.
  • Kite, S., Pattison, G., Wood, C., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015) “Using a Cloud-Based Simulation Template to Deliver Low-Cost Simulation for Craft Brewers.” In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC15), Edited by L. Yilmaz, W. K. V. Chan, I. Moon, T. M. K. Roeder, C. Macal, and M. D. Rossetti, pp. 961-962, Huntington Beach, CA, December 6-9.
  • Falcone, A., Garro, A., Anagnostou, A., Chaudhry, N.R., Salah, O. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015) “Easing the development of HLA Federates: the HLA Development Kit and its exploitation in the SEE Project.” In Proceedings of the 19th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2015), pp. 50-57, Chengdu, CN, October 14-16.
  • Garro, A., Falcone, A., Chaudhry, N.R., Salah, O-A., Anagnostou, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2015). A Prototype HLA Development Kit: Results from the 2015 Simulation Exploration Experience, ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Discrete Simulation (PADS). To appear.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Anagnostou, A. Kiss, T., Terstyanszky, G., Kacsuk, P. and Fantini, N. (2014). A Tutorial on Cloud Computing for Agent-based Modeling & Simulation with REPAST. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference.  Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 192-206.
  • Fakhimi, M., Anagnostou, A., Stergioulas, L. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2014). A Hybrid Agent-based and Discrete-Event Simulation Approach for Sustainable Strategic Planning and Simulation Analytics. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference.  Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 1573-1584.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Mustafee, N., Ghorbani, M., Payne, A., Gilbert, D., Kiss, T. and Borsody, P. (2014). Investigating the Speedup of Systems Biology Simulation Using the SZTAKI Desktop Grid. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 2774-2785
  • Fishwick, P., Brailsford, S., Taylor, S.J.E., Tolk, A. and Uhrmacher, A. Modeling For Everyone: Emphasizing the Role of Modeling in STEM Education. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 2786-2796
  • Yilmaz, L., Taylor, S.J.E., Fujimoto, R. and Darema, F. (2014). The Future of Research in Modeling and Simulation. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 2797-2811
  • Mustafee, N., Katsaliaki, K. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2014). A Review of Literature in Distributed Supply Chain Simulation. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 2782-2883.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Abbott, P., Young, T. and Grocott-Mason, R. (2014). Student Modeling & Simulation Projects in Healthcare: Experiences with Hillingdon Hospital. In Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 3650-3661
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Revagar, N., Chambers, J., Yero, M., Anagnostou, A., Nouman, A. and Chaudhry, N.R. (2014). Simulation Exploration Experience: A Distributed Hybrid Simulation of a Lunar Mining Operation. In Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, IEEE Computer Society. pp. 107-112.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Kiss, T., Kacsuk, P, Terstyanszky, G. and Fantini, N. (2014). CloudSME: Developing a Cloud Computing Based Platform for Simulation in Manufacturing and Engineering. In Proceedings of the 2014 Simulation Workshop, UK Operational Research Society, Birmingham, UK.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Kiss, T., Terstyanszky, G., Kacsuk, P. and Fantini, N. (2014). Cloud Computing for Simulation in Manufacturing and Engineering: Introducing the CloudSME Simulation Platform. In Proceedings of the Annual Simulation Symposium 2014 (ANSS’14), Society for Computer Simulation, San Diego, CA.
  • Anagnostou, A., Nouman, A. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2013). Distributed Hybrid Agent-based Discrete Event Emergency Medical Services Simulation. In Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 1625-1636.
  • Domdouzis, K., Lacey, P., Lodge, D. and Taylor S.J.E. (2013) System Dynamics in Healthcare: A Web Based Approach. In Proceedings of the 2013 European Simulation Multiconference, EUROSIS, Ghent, 309-319.
  • Taylor, SJE, Fishwick, PA, Fujimoto, R, Page, EH, Uhrmacher, AM, Wainer, G.. Panel on Grand Challenges for Modeling and Simulation. In: Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y., Article No. 232.
  • Taylor, SJE, Khan, A, Morse, KL, Tolk, A, Yilmaz, L, Zander, J. Grand Challenges on the Theory of Modeling and Simulation. In Proceedings of the 2013 Symposium on the Theory of Modeling and Simulation. SCS, Vista, CA. 2013, Article 34.
  • Taylor, SJE, Balci, O, Cai, W, Loper, M, Nicol, D and Riley, G. Grand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation: Expanding Our Horizons. In Proceedings of the 2013 SIGSIM-PADS Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y. 403-408.
  • Taylor, SJE, Brailsford, S, Chick, SE, L’Ecuyer, P, Macal, CM and Nelson, B. Modeling and Simulation Grand Challenges: An OR/MS Perspective. In Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y., NY. 1269-1282.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Fishwick, P., Fujimoto, R., Page, E., Urhmacher, A, Wainer, G. (2012). Panel on Modeling & Simulation Grand Challenges. In Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference. Association for Computing Machinery Press, New York, N.Y.
  • Strassburger, S. and S.J.E. Taylor. (2012). A Comparison of CSPI and CMSD Standards. In Proceedings of the Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop. 12S-SIW-010. SISO, Orlando, Fl.
  • Taylor, S.J.E., Ghorbani, M., Kiss, T. and Elder, M. (2012). Investigating Volunteer Computing for Simul8: A Feasibility Study. In Proceedings of the 2012 Simulation Workshop, UK Operational Research Society, Birmingham, UK.

Standards

  • SISO-STD-006-2010. Standard for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Simulation Package Interoperability (CSPI) Reference Models. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, Orlando, Fl.

SISO-STD-006-2010 introduces a set of templates or patterns intended to classify specific interoperability problems encountered in the development of distributed simulations consisting of COTS simulation packages (CSPs) and their reference models. The purpose is to form a common ground where the capabilities of current approaches to CSPI distributed simulation can be assessed and compared and where practitioners, CSP vendors, and solution developers can identify candidate solutions to their interoperability/distributed simulation problems. It is a key component in making distributed a widespread technique in areas such as manufacturing and healthcare.  I led the conceptualisation, the founding of the CSPI Product Development Group at SISO and the overall development and balloting of the standard. 

Books 

  • Taylor is the creator and series editor for the OR Essential Series (Palgrave Macmillian) created in 2014.
    • Six published (Agent-based Modeling and Simulation, Defence and Security, System Dynamics, etc.)
  • Taylor, S.J.E. (2014). Agent-based Modeling and Simulation (Ed)., OR Essential Series, Palgrave Macmillian.

Book Chapters

  • Armstrong, B. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2017). Modeling and Simulation Societies Shaping the Profession. In The Profession of Modeling and Simulation, Tolk, A. and Oren, T. (Eds). Wiley Series in Modeling and Simulation. (Chapter 7).
  • Kiss, T., Kacsuk, P., Takacs, E., Szabo, A., Tihanya, P. and Taylor, S.J.E. (2014). Commercial Use of WS-PGRADE/gUSE. In Science Gateways for Distributed Computing Infrastructures, Kacsuk, P. (Ed). Springer International Publishing. Chapter 19, 271-286.