research

Keywords that describe my research interests: simulation, digital twins, data-driven simulation, stochastic models, modelling, performance, performability, formal systems, energy performance, buildings, decision support systems, etc.

My research is in the domain of modelling and simulation, focusing on improving its methodology, and making it more automated and data-driven, as well as developing new application areas. Here is a list of my publications (for more up-to-date publication list, check my Google Scholar profile):

Publications

Showing 101-120 of 331 publications
Title Year Cited by
Deploying discrete-event simulation and continuous improvement to increase production rate in a modular construction facility
F Alsakka, S Khalife, M Darwish, M Al-Hussein, Y Mohamed, ...
2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 1676-1687, 2020
2020 14
Towards smart buildings performance testing as a service
E Markoska, S Lazarova-Molnar
2018 Third International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC …, 2018
2018 14
Validation of Digital Twins in Labor-Intensive Manufacturing: Significance and Challenges
A Zare, S Lazarova-Molnar
Procedia Computer Science, 2024
2024 13
Towards Fusing Data and Expert Knowledge for Better-Informed Digital Twins: An Initial Framework
M Jungmann, S Lazarova-Molnar
Procedia Computer Science, 2024
2024 13
A Framework for Validating Data-Driven Discrete-Event Simulation Models of Cyber-Physical Production Systems
J Friederich, S Lazarova-Molnar
2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2023
2023 13
Reliability Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems
S Lazarova-Molnar, N Mohamed
Simulation for Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering: A Cloud-Based Context, 2020
2020 13
On The Extension of Schelling's Segregation Model
Z Liu, X Li, A Khnojandi, S Lazarova-Molnar
2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2019
2019 13
Proxel-Based Simulation of Stochastic Petri Nets.
S Lazarova-Molnar, G Horton
SimVis, 179-190, 2004
2004 13
Data-driven Agent-based Modeling: Experimenting with the Schelling's Model
R Jamali, W Vermeiren, S Lazarova-Molnar
Procedia Computer Science, 2024
2024 12
Estimating Livestock Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Existing Models, Emerging Technologies and Associated Challenges
DA Thumba, S Lazarova-Molnar, P Niloofar
6th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech), 2021
2021 12
Simulation-based analysis of the nervousness within semiconductors supply chain planning: insight from a case study
BA Mousavi, R Azzouz, C Heavey, H Ehm, ...
2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2396-2407, 2019
2019 12
Agent-based model characterization using natural language processing
JJ Padilla, D Shuttleworth, K O’Brien, ...
2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 560-571, 2019
2019 12
Work-in-process balancing control in global fab scheduling for semiconductor manufacturing
F Barhebwa-Mushamuka, S Dauzère-Pérès, C Yugma, ...
2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2257-2268, 2019
2019 12
A framework for fully automated performance testing for smart buildings
E Markoska, A Johansen, S Lazarova-Molnar
Third International Congress on Information and Communication Technology …, 2018
2018 12
Middleware to support cyber-physical systems
N Mohamed, J Al-Jaroodi, S Lazarova-Molnar, I Jawhar
2016 IEEE 35th International Performance Computing and Communications …, 2016
2016 12
Modeling and simulation of epidemic spread: Recent advances
M Shatnawi, S Lazarova-Molnar, N Zaki
2013 9th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology …, 2013
2013 12
Combining proxels and discrete phases
C Isensee, S Lazarova-Molnar, G Horton
Proceedings of ICMSAO, 2005
2005 12
PySPN: a Python library for stochastic Petri net modeling, simulation, and event log generation
J Friederich, A Khodadadi, S Lazarova-Molnar
Simulation 102 (1), 59-73, 2026
2026 11
Fusing Expert Knowledge and Data for Simulation Model Discovery in Digital Twins: A Case Study from Reliability Modeling
M Jungmann, S Lazarova-Molnar
2024 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2024
2024 11
Discovering Agent Models using Process Mining: Initial Approach and a Case Study
R Bemthuis, S Lazarova-Molnar
The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking …, 2022
2022 11

Citations

All Since 2019
Citations 5,481 4,208
h-index 35 32
i10-index 132 103