Resource Utilization Prediction and Planning for Complex Simulations

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) seeks technology to predict and plan computer and network resource utilization requirements for complex simulation experiments. MDA Modeling and Simulation (M&S) hardware and software components are developed independently from one another in isolation, so the computational impact of one component on the other is not initially known. Care must be taken in scenario and architecture design, since executing large-scale simulation federations can be computationally and network intensive, sometimes producing invalid results.A Resource Utilization Prediction and Planning Tool for Complex Simulations will enable analysts to estimate the execution run-time and network loading requirements for simulation scenarios on given architectures. By learning the scenario features that drive resource loading, this technology will assist analysts in designing and configuring valid and accreditable scenarios subject to time and resource constraints. An embedded optimization framework will facilitate automated batch scheduling for Monte-Carlo experiments by determining the optimal subset of scenarios to execute given input parameters of interest and resource constraints.WarpIV Technologies, Inc. proposes a general purpose, configurable, adaptable, and highly customizable solution to enable resource utilization prediction and planning for complex simulations. This solution will leverage the unique mathematical optimization algorithms and M&S capabilities of the WarpIV Kernel.Approved for Public Release | 17-MDA-9395(24 Oct 17)