MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN RELIABILITY MMR'2000
(METHODOLOGY, PRACTICE and INFERENCE)
Université Victor Segalen - Bordeaux 2
BORDEAUX, France, July 4-7, 2000
<http://www.mass.u-bordeaux2.fr/MI2S/MMR2000/>

TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE:
                
PROBABILISTIC MODELS & METHODS
        Stochastic processes in Reliability
        Markov and semi-Markov models in Reliability
        K-out-of-n & consecutive-k-out-of-n systems
        Asymptotic Reliability
        Rare events methods
        Stochastic comparison of systems
        Repairmen problems
        Maintenance methods & models
        etc.
    STATISTICAL METHODS
        Fondamental statistics of stochastic processes
        Parametric, non-parametric & semi-parametric
        models
        Common models and methods in Survival Analysis
        and Reliabilty
        Accelerated life trials
        Bayesian methods
        Sequential analysis & Reliability demonstration
        Statistical methods for repairable systems
        System design to achieve reliability
        Design of experiments and data-collection
        systems
        to achieve maximum information
        etc.
    SPECIAL TECHNIQUES & APPLICATIONS
        Networks Reliability
        Stochastic Petri nets
        Software Reliability
        Structure Reliability
        Failure delay systems
        Computational methods
        Monte Carlo simulation
        Computer-aided model generation
        Special engineering system case studies
        Numerical experiences
        Software packages for Reliability studies
        etc.
    ROUND TABLE
        Statistical Consulting in Reliability

CHAIRMEN
  M.S. NIKULIN, Université Victor Segalen - Bordeaux 2
    N. LIMNIOS, Université de Technologie de Compiègne

        SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIES
   V. NIKOULINA, Université Victor Segalen - Bordeaux 2
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    K. EL GAZRI, Université Victor Segalen - Bordeaux 2
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WEB page:
http://www.mass.u-bordeaux2.fr/MI2S/MMR2000/
 
        IMPORTANT DATES
                                   
October 25,1999 Deadline for submission of abstracts
(1 page)
December 15,1999 Notification of acceptance (abstracts)
January 15,2000 Deadline for submission of
        communications (4 pages)
February 15,2000 Deadline for payment
March 15,2000 20 % augmentation of fees registration
April 31,2000 Deadline for submission of the final
        versions
        of communications (4 pages) and posters
July 4-7, 2000 Presentation of invited papers,
        communications and posters


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