Growing artificial societies: social science from the bottom up
Growing artificial societies: social science from the bottom up
Conceptions of curriculum for simulation education: panel
Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation
Panel: academic perspectives: various ways academics teach simulation: are they all appropriate?
Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation
More on a model curriculum for modeling and simulation
Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation
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Students wishing to become experts in modeling and simulation (M&S) need to appreciate limitations of the technology. Our goal is to expose students to the current boundaries of simulation technology. To achieve this, we propose the incorporation of grand challenge case studies into a modeling and simulation curriculum. Grand challenge problems are defined as problems for which there does not exist a universally accepted solution (at present). We argue that grand challenge case studies are an excellent vehicle for discovering and appreciating current boundaries of M&S technology. We present three candidate case studies, one in detail - the ongoing U.S. Department of Energy analysis of Yucca Mountain as a location for nuclear waste storage - with supporting discussion about how these cases can enhance exploration of the challenges in M&S technology. We discuss the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility, along with two other case studies, and examine their integration into M&S curricula.