LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Abraham T Mathew R Sreedharan A Santhiagu R Vijayakumar A V Babu Raghu Chathanathodi Ashish Awasthi S D Madhu Kumar C B Sobhan S Jayaraj C K Ali S Panda C M Sushama Sajith A S Chithra A V Sanjay P K Harikrishna M Santhosh Thampi Jose Mathew Sunil Jacob John K Paramasivam Sunil Mathew Kasthurba A K Sunitha M S Lakshmi C Suresh Kumar Nadupuri Lillykutty Jacob Susy Thomas Lineesh M C Syamala P Lity Alen Varghese V K Govindan N Sudarsan V Mustafa ABOUT CALICUT Calicut (Kozhikode) (www.kozhikode.nic.in) is well-known place, where first European Vasco da Gama landed in India in 1498. Kozhikode was once the capital of the powerful sea-lords known as Zamorins or Samuthiris, and till date is a prosperous center of trade and commerce. The idyllic setting, with the Arabian Sea on the west and Wayanad (www.wayanad.nic.in), the land of spicy hills, is about 70 kms away from Calicut city, on the east, has made it a popular tourist destination over the years. Today, the city is known for its beautiful countryside, pristine beaches, historic sites, calm backwaters (www.keralabackwater.com), wildlife sanctuaries, rivers, timber industry and ayurvedic medicines. The famous Silent Valley National park is about 60 kms from the city (www.tourismofkerala.com/wildlife/silent_valley). The coconut trees that streamline the vast area of this region add exciting view to the scenic beauty. ABOUT INSTITUTE National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is one of the premier national institutions of technical education under the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. Set in the picturesque landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, NITC is located about 22 kms east of Calicut city and NITC offers a placid environment for teaching and research. This institute offers academic programs leading to B.Tech, M.Tech., M.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, M.B.A, M.C.A and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering and Science disciplines. The Department of Mathematics is one of the oldest

departments of NITC. The department offers M.Sc. Degree in Mathematics and Ph. D. degree in Mathematics/Statistics. ACCOMMODATION A wide range of decent hotel accommodation (budget / luxury) is available in the city of Calicut. In addition, limited accommodation is also available in the institute guest house and hostels. For any assistance regarding accommodation, please mail to [email protected] REGISTRATION CONFERENCE FEE Students

Academic/ Govt. R&D Industry organizations

Participants from India

3000 INR 6000 INR

10000 INR

Participants from Abroad

100 USD

250 USD

200 USD

The conference fee includes registration for instructional workshop and conference, conference kit, proceedings, lunch, coffee and dinner. Kindly note that accompanying person is charged extra.

Eighth International Conference and Instructional Workshop on

MATRIX ANALYTIC METHODS IN STOCHASTIC MODELS

You can go for any one of the following mode of payment: By Online State Bank of India, NIT Calicut Branch, Calicut 673601 Bank code: 2207, Swift code: SBININBB392 IFSC code: SBIN0002207, Account Number: 32773528535 By Demand Draft The demand draft should be drawn in favour of ‘MAM8 2014’ payable at SBI NIT Calicut Branch, Kerala, INDIA. IMPORTANT DATES Extended abstracts/full paper submission deadline : 01 September, 2013 Notification Acceptance : 15 October, 2013 Registration starts : 01 October, 2013 Instructional workshop : 06 - 07 January, 2014 Conference : 08 - 10 January, 2014

6-10 January 2014 at National Institute of Technology Calicut

CONTACT US Organizing Secretary, MAM8 2014 Department of Mathematics National Institute of Technology Calicut Calicut, Kerala – 673601, INDIA Email: [email protected] Conference website: www. mam8.nitc.ac.in

Organized by Department of Mathematics National Institute of Technology Calicut Kerala 673 601 India www. mam8.nitc.ac.in

INTRODUCTION Following the success of seven previous conferences held in Flint (1995), Winnipeg (1998), Leuven (2000), Adelaide (2002), Pisa (2005), Beijing (2008) and New York (2011), the Eighth International Conference on Matrix-Analytic Methods will be held at National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India. Matrix-analytic methods have become recognized as a standard approach for the mathematical analysis of general classes of complex stochastic models. Research in the area of matrix-analytic methods seeks to discover underlying probabilistic structures intrinsic in such stochastic models, to develop numerical algorithms for computing functionals (e.g., performance metrics) of the underlying stochastic processes, and to apply these probabilistic structures and/ or computational algorithms within a wide variety of fields, which includes computer science and engineering, telephony and communication networks, electrical and industrial engineering, operations research, management science, financial and risk analysis, and bio-statistics. These research studies provide deep insights and understanding of the stochastic models of interest from a mathematical or applications perspective (or both). The Eighth International Conference on Matrix-Analytic Methods in Stochastic Models (MAM8) aims to bring together researchers working on the theoretical, algorithmic and methodological aspects of matrix-analytic methods in stochastic models and the applications of such mathematical research across a broad spectrum of fields. OBJECTIVES  To provide a platform for disseminating recent developments in stochastic modeling  To exchange ideas between academicians and personnel from industry To expose young researchers and students to international experts in matrix analytic methods and stochastic modeling CALL FOR PAPERS Original unpublished research papers are invited in the following areas:  Methodology  General Theory  Computational Methods  Computer Experimentation  Queueing Models  Networks and Telecommunication Modelling  Spatial Process

Reliability Engineering Risk Analysis  Production and Inventory Models  Financial Mathematics  Stochastic Differential Equations  

In addition to above areas contributions from various other disciplines in which stochastic modeling are expected to play a role are welcome. For more details please visit conference website www.mam8.nitc.ac.in

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Patron : M. N. Bandyopadhyay, Director, NIT Calicut

PUBLICATION All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer ( LNCS ).

Co-Chairs: M J Jacob, NIT Calicut | Jessy John C, NIT Calicut A Krishnamoorthy, CUSAT | Mahesh Kumar, NIT Calicut

BEST PAPER AWARDS The international committee of MAM8 is pleased to announce two best paper awards - MARCEL NEUTS YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD and MARCEL NEUTS STUDENT PAPER AWARD - and two runner up prizes. In addition to a plaque and certificate, prizes will include some gifts of academic value. Winners will be selected from among submitted papers by a prize committee of distinguished researchers.

STEERING COMMITTEE A S Alfa, University of Manitoba (Canada) G Latouche, Universite Libre de Bruxells ( Belgium) P Taylor, University of Melbourne (Australia) V Ramaswami, AT&T Research Lab (USA)

WORKSHOP A two day instructional workshop on matrix analytic methods is arranged during 06 – 07 January, 2014 with tutorials and other training sessions for the benefit of students and faculty wishing to enter this research area. INVITED/PLENARY SPEAKERS-TENTATIVE A Gomez Corral, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) A Krishnamoorthy, CUSAT (India) B D Choi, Korea University (South Korea ) B Van Houdt, University of Antwerp, Antwerp (Belgium) Biatrice Meini, University of Pisa (Italy) G Latouche, Universite Libre de Bruxells (Belgium) G. Hasslinger, Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems, Darmstadt (Germany) M F Neuts, Arizona University (USA) Marcel van Vuuren, Eindhoven Univ. of Tech., (Netherlands) Masakio Miyazawa, Tokyo Science University, Tokyo ( Japan) P Taylor, University of Melbourne ( Australia) Qi-Ming-He, Dalhousie Univ. (Canada) S Ahn, Department of Statistics, University of Seoul ( South Korea) S R Chakravarthy, Kettering University(USA) Sapna Isotupa, University of Waterloo (Canada) Shoichi Nishimura, Tokyo Univ. of Science, Tokyo (Japan) Soren Asmussen, Aarhus University (Denmark) Takine, Kyoto University (Japan) V Ramaswami, AT & T Research Lab (USA)

Chair : V. Narayanan, HOD, Dept. of Mathematics, NIT Calicut

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Co-Chairs: B Van Houdt, University of Antwerp ( Belgium) A Krishnamoorthy, CUSAT (India) ADVISORY COMMITTEE A Subramaniyam (IIT Bombay) B Krishna Kumar (Anna University) B Lakshmy (CUSAT) B Rajeev (ISI Bangalore) D Manjunath (IIT Bombay) Debasis Kundu (IIT Kanpur) M K Gosh (IISc Bangalore) M Manoharan (Calicut University) Muralidharan N N (NIT Surathkal) P V Ushakumari (Amrita Univ., Kollam) P R Parthasarathy (IIT Madras) R Kalyanaraman (Annamalai University) R Nadarajan (PSG Tech, Coimbatore) R Ramanarayanan (Vel-Tech University) R J D’Souza (NIT Surathkal) S Dharmaraja (IIT Delhi) S Ramasubramanian (ISI Bangalore) T G Deepak (IIST Trivandrum) T P M Pakkala (Mangalore University) U C Gupta (IIT Kharagpur) V C Joshua (CMS College, Kottayam) V Thangaraj (Ramanujan Institute Chennai) V Vijay (IIT Rajasthan)