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OOPSLA'92 Workshop:  APPLICATIONS OF SMALLTALK IN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTATION
Date: Oct. 18, 1992
Location: Vancouver, BC (in conjunction with OOPSLA'92)


Use of Smalltalk for simulation was an important goal for its original
designers, but its application to "real" scientific and engineering
simulation and modeling has been relatively rare. Modern
Smalltalk systems have removed many barriers to its use for
scientific computing. Smalltalk's graphical interface and its facilities for
protoyping and reuse offer much for scientific computing. The purpose of this
workshop is discussion of how to improve Smalltalk as an environment for
scientific computation. We will consider performance, portability,
numeric support problems, and the need for "standardized" scientific
support classes and protocols.  Areas of interest include Smalltalk classes
that support advanced computer architectures, implementations of graphics
and visualization systems, scientific data bases, scientific and
engineering simulations, and data acquisition and control.  Of particular
interest are objects as models for scientific and engineering
phenomena. 10 - 15 participants will be chosen on the basis of a 500 - 1000
word position paper. The morning session will be devoted to 10 minute
participant presentations and discussion. In the afternoon, small working
groups will invent and refine specifications for objects common to
scientific Smalltalk applications.  These specifications and a process
for implementing them will be the visible result of the workshop.

Prospective participants should submit position papers prior to Aug 15,
1992. Selected participants will be notified by Sept. 15, 1992. Submit to:
Dr. Richard L. Peskin
Rutgers University
CAIP Center Box 1390 CoRE Bldg.
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1390
E-mail: peskin@caip.rutgers.edu
The Co-organizer of this Workshop is:
Dr. Kent Beck
First Class Software
P. O. Box 226
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
E-mail: kentb@maspar.com


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