SAMO'98 - Sensitivity analysis of model output
19 April 1998 - 19 April 1998
Italy
The Second International Symposium on Sensitivity Analysis of Model Output (SAMO'98) will take place in Venice, Italy, from 19-22 April 1998. The symposium is being organized jointly by the Environment Institute of the EU's Joint Research Centre and the University of Venice.
Sensitivity analysis (SA) aims to ascertain how a given model (numerical or otherwise) depends on its input parameters. SA can be thought of as a clearly defined and delimited discipline. Yet it occurs in a variety of different settings and fields and it is hard to keep track of its progress. In spite of its apparent simplicity, in practice sensitivity analysis may be an arduous task even for models of limited complexity. Different branches of mathematics and statistics have produced very different and original ways to carry out an efficient SA.
The sensitivity analysis community - composed of investigators from a wide spectrum of disciplines ranging from mechanics to economics - met for the first time in September 1995. This second International Symposium will build on the first successful cross-fertilization exercise to strengthen the role of sensitivity analysis as a prerequisite for model building in all settings - be it diagnostic or prognostic - and all fields - be it mathematical, natural or social sciences - where models are used and developed.
Twenty-three invited lectures and thirty-two contributed papers will be presented in thirteen oral sessions. There will also be tutorials, software demonstration and two posters sessions.
To obtain a copy of the Preliminary Programme and for further information, please contact:
European Commission
Dr. Karen Chan
Environment Institute
Joint Research Centre
TP 272
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
Fax +39-332-785837
E-mail: karen.chan@jrc.it
More detailed information, including registration forms, are also available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ei.jrc.it/samo/(opens in new window)
Sensitivity analysis (SA) aims to ascertain how a given model (numerical or otherwise) depends on its input parameters. SA can be thought of as a clearly defined and delimited discipline. Yet it occurs in a variety of different settings and fields and it is hard to keep track of its progress. In spite of its apparent simplicity, in practice sensitivity analysis may be an arduous task even for models of limited complexity. Different branches of mathematics and statistics have produced very different and original ways to carry out an efficient SA.
The sensitivity analysis community - composed of investigators from a wide spectrum of disciplines ranging from mechanics to economics - met for the first time in September 1995. This second International Symposium will build on the first successful cross-fertilization exercise to strengthen the role of sensitivity analysis as a prerequisite for model building in all settings - be it diagnostic or prognostic - and all fields - be it mathematical, natural or social sciences - where models are used and developed.
Twenty-three invited lectures and thirty-two contributed papers will be presented in thirteen oral sessions. There will also be tutorials, software demonstration and two posters sessions.
To obtain a copy of the Preliminary Programme and for further information, please contact:
European Commission
Dr. Karen Chan
Environment Institute
Joint Research Centre
TP 272
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
Fax +39-332-785837
E-mail: karen.chan@jrc.it
More detailed information, including registration forms, are also available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ei.jrc.it/samo/(opens in new window)