The first Benelux workshop on the performance analysis of
communication systems was staged in March 2003 by EURANDOM in Eindhoven,
The Netherlands. It was successfully organized to stimulate the
interaction between various strong groups in this field situated in Belgium and The Netherlands.
About 20 talks were scheduled and close to 60 researches attended the workshop.
As many years have passed meanwhile and a new generation of PhD students has
risen, a new impulse to strengthen existing and new cooperations seems
appropriate. As such, the second Benelux workshop on the performance analysis
of communication systems is to be staged at the University of Antwerp.
With the ever-growing integration of computing devices in the way people live and
communicate among each other, new challenges in traffic engineering, Quality-of-Service
provisioning and network design appear rapidly.
To mention just a few more recent networking areas:
(i) Distributed and wireless systems including sensor networks, ad-hoc networks and
body-area networks.
(ii) Optical network design, traffic characterization and Quality-of-Service provisioning.
(iii) Satellite networks supporting high capacity under varying weather conditions.
Queueing theory continues to provide a key tool to study performance issues in each of the
areas above (and many more). In addition, performance issues arise that concern, e.g.,
routing, scheduling, admission control, and pricing, requiring techniques from
fields like combinatorial optimization, linear programming, control theory,
stochastic geometry, and economics.
A Workshop Report containing information regarding all talks will be made available to each participant
at the start of the workshop. This report contains at least title and an abstract for EACH talk as well as
the workshop program. Optionally, speakers can extend their contribution to the report by adding either slides or a report/paper.
There is no registration fee.
Participation is in principle upon invitation, but if space is
available, a small number of additional participants can be accepted.
Both days there will be
an organised lunch in Het Atrium on the Middelheim campus.
Please register BEFORE/ON Jan 30, by filling in this form.
Applying for talks is no longer possible.
The workshop is organized in building G on the Middelheim campus of the University of Antwerp
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By public transport
From the national airport: (Zaventem - Brussels)
Take the train to Antwerpen-Berchem, and bus 501, 502, 21 or 32 from there
By rail: Antwerpen-Centraal Station or Berchem Station
You can find the time tables of the Belgian Railway Company at the website of the NMBS.
(in Dutch , French,
English and German)
Antwerpen-Centraal Station is located near the bus stops 16, 17, 27, 32.
By bus : You find the time tables of the Flemish Transport Company at the website of the De Lijn .
(in Dutch only). The following busses might be of interest to you:
bus 501: Rumst - Reet - Wilrijk - Berchem Station - Centraal Station - Rijnkaai, get off at Middelheim
(stop Lindendreef)
bus 502: Boom - Reet - Wilrijk - Berchem Station - Centraal Station - Rijnkaai, get off at Middelheim
(stop Lindendreef)
bus 21: Berchem Station, get off at Middelheim
(stop Lindendreef)
bus 27: Antwerpen-Centraal Station, get off at Floralienlaan
or Middelheim
(stop Lindendreef)
bus 32: Antwerpen-Centraal Station or Berchem-Station, get off at Floralienlaan
By car
From Brussels:
Motorway E-19 : direction Antwerpen-Mechelen
Take the exit Hoboken-Wilrijk-Mortsel (6),
keep to the left in the direction R11 Hoboken-Wilrijk centrum, at the 3rd traffic lights turn right and immediately right again (Groenborgerlaan),
at the first traffic lights turn left (Beukenlaan), and then 1st right (Middelheimlaan)
From Gent:
Motorway E-17 : direction Antwerpen-Hasselt
In Antwerpen, take the exit Wilrijk-Berchem (5) and turn to the right.
In this Beukenlaan, at the 3rd traffic lights, turn to the left (Middelheimlaan)
From Liège, Hasselt, Eindhoven or Breda:
Motorway E-313 : from Liège and Hasselt - direction Hasselt-Antwerpen
Motorway E-34 : from Eindhoven - direction Turnhout-Antwerpen
Motorway E-19 : from Breda - direction Antwerpen
In Antwerpen, follow the 'Ring' motorway, take the exit Berchem (4) turn immediately
to the left, crossing the motorway (Grote Steenweg). At the first traffic lights, turn
right (Elisabethlaan). At the next traffic lights and obelisk turn right again
(Koninklijke laan and further on Middelheimlaan)
You can also rely on ViaMichelin where the destination address Middelheimlaan 1,
2020 Antwerpen, Belgium is filled in by default.
Hotel
To keep the administration low, we suggest people in need of a hotel to make a private
booking in one of the many hotels in Antwerp. The following web page
may be consulted to book a hotel Hotels.nl.
The Crown Plaza Hotel is located nearest to the campus, but
is somewhat more expensive.
