The 2025 Winter Simulation Conference
(WSC 2025)
December 7-10, 2025
Sheraton Grand Seattle, Seattle, WA
Look to the Future! Simulation 2050 and Beyond.
Simulation provides unparalleled analysis and insight for design, planning and the operation of complex systems in commerce, industry and society. Simulation both creates and fuels invention leading to fundamental advances and innovative applications with research in areas such as Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Distributed Computing, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality. This spirit of inspiration and enterprise is core to our field and drives it forward. Where will Simulation be in twenty-five years? What new and exciting innovations will we see? How will these contribute to our world? The Winter Simulation Conference 2025 will look to the future and consider Simulation in 2050 and beyond!
We invite papers that emphasize the latest advances in simulation theory and applications showcasing both the current state-of-the-art and what our field will look like in 2050 and beyond. We particularly encourage current applications that showcase simulation excellence in a wide range of domains, including but not limited to aviation, disaster response, education, energy, finance, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, national security, space systems, and supply chains, as well as what the future of simulation might be in these application areas.
The Winter Simulation Conference 2025 will continue the tradition of including pre-conference workshops, introductory and advanced tutorials, commercial case studies, poster sessions, and the Ph.D. Colloquium. WSC 2025 will include an online only participation option through the Simulation around the World track, which brings together remotely delivered presentations from all parts of the globe, as well as limited access to other tracks. The conference will also host the 21st International Conference on Modeling & Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing (MASM). WSC 2025 will showcase professional development opportunities, a Simulation Challenge for teams to compete on an industrial case study, and the Simulation Exploration Experience that focuses on the application of simulation in space.
2025 Keynote
Mike McFarlane
Chief, Simulation and Graphics Branch at NASA
2025 Titans of Simulation
Charles M. Macal
Argonne National Laboratory
Mark Elder
Simul8
Program
WSC 2025 will feature a comprehensive program ranging from introductory tutorials to state-of-the-art research and practice.
The planned tracks are as follows:
Education and Outreach
- Pre-Conference Workshops
- Professional Development
- Simulation Challenge
- Simulation Exploration Experience Challenge (new in WSC 2025)
- Simulation in Education
- Tutorials (Introductory/Advanced)
- Vendor Workshops
Methodology
- Agent-Based Simulation
- Analysis Methodology
- Hybrid Simulation
- Modeling Methodology
- Model Uncertainty & Robust Simulation
- Simulation Optimization
Abstracts
- Commercial Case Studies
- Ph.D. Colloquium
- Posters
Applications
- Aviation Modeling & Analysis
- Complex & Resilient Systems
- Data Science for Simulation
- Environment, Sustainability & Resilience
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Logistics, Supply Chain & Transportation
- Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
- Military & National Security
- Modeling & Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Project Management & Construction
- Reliability Modeling and Simulation
- Scientific Applications
- Simulation & Artificial Intelligence
- Simulation Around the World
- Simulation in Digital Twin
- Simulation in Space (new in WSC 2025)
Paper and Abstract Deadlines and Requirements
| Full Papers | Extended Abstracts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Case Studies & Poster Sessions |
Ph.D. Colloquium | ||
| Submission Length | ≤12 pages 15 pages for tutorials and panel sessions |
≤2 pages | ≤2 pages |
| Submission Deadline | April 4: Contributed April 25: Invited |
August 1 | August 29 |
| Notification of Acceptance/ Reviewer Comments | June 2 | September 1 | September 15 |
| Final Submission | June 27 | September 12 | September 26 |
| Appears in ACM/IEEE Digital Proceedings? | Yes | No | No |
| Appears in I-Sim Archives of WSC? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
All submissions will be peer reviewed. Accepted full papers will be published in the digital version of the conference proceedings archived in IEEE and ACM repositories. All papers must be presented at the conference for the paper to be fully published, copyrighted, and disseminated. Instructions, information, submission forms and procedures are available on the WSC website.
Each accepted paper must have a separate, paid registration. Only under highly unusual circumstances, and at the discretion of the conference leadership, will an author be allowed to present more than one paper on a single registration. Authors wishing to do so must contact the Program Chair by September 1, clearly describing which papers the authors wish to present under the single registration, and why an exception to the conference policy is warranted. Unless permission is granted, an author planning to present two papers will be required to pay for two registrations.
Full Paper Submission Deadlines
Authors may electronically submit papers not previously published or presented. Each submission must use the Word or LaTeX template on the Authors Kit. The page size in the proceedings is 8.5 by 11 inches (21.6 cm by 27.9 cm). Papers should be at most 12 pages, including an abstract of not more than 150 words, except for introductory tutorials, advanced tutorials, and panel sessions, for which the limit is 15 pages. Submission implies that an author will attend 2025 WSC and present the paper, and all clearances required for publication of the paper will be obtained by July 14, 2025. Submissions must be made through the WSC website.
- April 4, 2025: Submissions due for Contributed Papers
- April 25, 2025: Submissions due for Invited Papers
- June 2, 2025: Notification of acceptance
- June 27, 2025: Authors electronically submit corrected papers to the Proceedings Editors
Extended Abstract Submission Deadlines
Commercial Case Studies and Poster Session
Extended abstract submissions are welcome for the Commercial Case Studies Track and the Poster Session.
The Commercial Case Studies track highlights simulation analysis for an applied problem or where simulation is the backbone of a commercial application.
The Poster Session offers a timely venue to present new simulation research through a forum encouraging active presentation and engagement among participants. Poster abstracts are appropriate for those who do not have the time to submit a full paper or make an early commitment to participate at the Winter Simulation Conference.
Extended abstracts will appear in the INFORMS Simulation Society archives of the WSC Conference (https://informs-sim.org/), but not in the ACM and IEEE digital proceedings.
- May 5, 2025: Open for submissions for the extended abstracts
- August 1, 2025: Electronically submit 2-page extended abstracts
- September 1, 2025: Notification of acceptance to authors (including details about submitting slides, and formats of the posters
- September 12, 2025: Final extended abstracts due
PhD Colloquium
The PhD Colloquium is intended for PhD students who are within two years of graduation (planning to graduate by December 2027). This gives an opportunity for students to showcase their work during a short presentation session and poster session at the PhD Colloquium. Presenting your PhD work to your peers and the larger simulation community will give you the opportunity to receive valuable feedback and ideas, as well as introduce you to a network that can be very helpful for your career once you graduate.
- August 29, 2025: Electronically submit 2-page extended abstracts.
- September 15, 2025: Notification of acceptance
- September 26, 2025: Final submissions due
2025 WSC is sponsored by ACM/SIGSIM, ASA (Technical Co-Sponsor), ASIM (Technical Co-Sponsor), IEEE/SMC (Technical Co-Sponsor), IISE, INFORMS-SIM, NIST (Technical Co-Sponsor), SCS, and ORS (Technical Sponsor).