NSF Student Travel Grant for 2020 ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation (PADS)

离散模拟广泛应用于各种环境，从国家实验室常见的大规模模型（例如，以模拟粒子或群体）到工业应用（例如，医疗或交通）。对模拟的兴趣日益增长也受到大数据动态研究的推动，这些数据都是由模拟使用和生成的。根据国家正在进行的培训和多样化科学劳动力的努力，该奖项支持美国学生参加2020年6月在迈阿密举行的高级离散模拟原则年度会议，特别强调女性，少数民族和残疾学生等代表性不足的群体。这符合国家利益，正如NSF的使命所述，促进科学进步，因为它提供了一个论坛，以传播研究成果，连接研究人员，并培养下一代学者。选定的学生有机会获得传统的机会，以支持他们的职业成功，并获得支持离散模拟理论和应用研究的科学进步的工具。这些传统的机会包括在活动中展示他们的工作（通过口头报告和海报），发展他们的科学网络，并获得新的最先进的方法。虽然会议建立在可追溯到1985年的丰富历史基础上，但2020年版的创新形式超越了为学生提供的传统机会。特别是，会议积极支持劳动力发展和科学的进步，组织（i）小组对职业生涯超越博士课程，从国家实验室，文科院校和研究型大学的贡献者;和（ii）博士座谈会，学生创建并提出海报，除其他活动。因此，NSF提供的资金对未来一代离散仿真研究人员的职业生涯产生了重大影响，同时鼓励该领域的多样性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Discrete simulations are widely employed across a variety of settings, from the large-scale models that are commonplace in national laboratories (e.g., to simulate particles or populations) to industrial applications (e.g., in healthcare or transportation). The growing interest in simulations is also fueled by dynamic research in big data, which is both used and generated by simulations. In line with ongoing national efforts to train and diversify the workforce in science, this award supports students in the United States to attend the annual Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation held in Miami in June, 2020, with special emphasis on members of under-represented groups such as female, minorities, and students with disabilities. This serves the national interest, as stated by NSF's mission, to promote the progress of science as it provides a forum to disseminate research efforts, connect researchers, and train the next generation of scholars.Selected students have access to traditional opportunities to support their career success and gain tools that support the advancement of science in theoretical as well as applied research on discrete simulations. Such traditional opportunities include presenting their work at the event (through oral presentations as well as posters), developing their scientific networks, and acquiring new state-of-the-art methods. Although the conference builds on a rich history dating back to 1985, the innovative format of the 2020 edition goes beyond traditional opportunities offered to students. In particular, the conference actively supports workforce development and the advancement of science by organizing (i) panels on careers beyond a doctoral program, with contributors from national laboratories, liberal arts colleges, and research universities; and (ii) a PhD colloquium where students create and present a poster, among other activities. The funding provided by NSF thus has a significant impact on the careers of the future generation of researchers in discrete simulation, while encouraging diversity in the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.