Bernard P. Zeigler Papers 1962-2017

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Zeigler, Bernard P., 1940-
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1.12 gigabytes (Technical reports, articles, book manuscript files, presentations, related materials); 165 files
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MC 00542
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The Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, 1962-2017, consists of files containing technical reports and early journal articles from when Zeigler was a graduate student and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. It also includes files from unpublished books, as well as presentations and related materials.

Bernard P. Zeigler is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. In 1962, he received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Computer/Communication Sciences from the University of Michigan in 1968. Zeigler is best known for his theoretical work concerning modeling and simulation performed according to general systems theory, and is well published in his field. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Michigan (1969-1975, 1980-1981), the Weizmann Institute in Israel (1975-1980), Wayne State University (1981-1984), The University of Arizona (1985-2010), and Arizona State University (2005-2008). While in Arizona, Zeigler served as Co-Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation (ACIMS). He is currently affiliated with the Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence (C4I Center) at George Mason University and is also the Chief Scientist at RTSync Corp.

Biographical/historical note

Bernard P. Zeigler is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. In 1962, he received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Computer/Communication Sciences from the University of Michigan in 1968. Zeigler is best known for his theoretical work concerning modeling and simulation performed according to general systems theory, and is well published in his field. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Michigan (1969-1975, 1980-1981), the Weizmann Institute in Israel (1975-1980), Wayne State University (1981-1984), The University of Arizona (1985-2010), and Arizona State University (2005-2008). While in Arizona, Zeigler served as Co-Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation (ACIMS). He is currently affiliated with the Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence (C4I Center) at George Mason University and is also the Chief Scientist at RTSync Corp.

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The Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, 1962-2017, consists of files containing technical reports and early journal articles from when Zeigler was a graduate student and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. It also includes files from unpublished books, as well as presentations and related materials.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in the order received.

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[Identification of item], Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, MC 00542, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Source of acquisition

Gift of Bernard P. Zeigler, 2014-2017 (Accession nos. 2014.0267, 2016.0057, 2016.0307, and 2017.0009)

Processing information

Processed by: Gwynn Thayer and Jessica Serrao, June 2015; machine-readable finding aid by: Gwynn Thayer and Jessica Serrao, June 2015; Digital materials processed by Jessica Rayman, 2016 April; Digital materials processed by Jessica Rayman, 2017 January. Additions made by Gwynn Thayer May 2020, Digital materials processed by Matthew Fioti, 2021 September, Digital Materials updated by William Boyer, 2024 August; Digital materials processed by Kate Phillips, 2024 September.

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Technical Report: "Degenerate Automata: Some Relationships Involving Semigroup Order and Regular Events" 1966 December
Size: 2 megabytes; 1 file

Included is 1 Acrobat 1.1 PDF file.

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Technical Report: "Decompositions of Automata using Normal Submonoids" 1967
Size: 1 megabyte; 1 file

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Technical Report: "On the Feedback Complexity of Automata" 1969 January
Size: 8 megabytes; 1 file

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"A Note on Series Parallel Irreducibility" 1969
Size: 190 kilobytes; 1 file

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Technical Report: "Computer Simulation of a Living Cell: Multilevel Control Systems" by Roger Weinberg and Bernard Zeigler 1969 December
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Technical Report: "Proof of a Conjecture by A. W. Burks and H. Wang: Some Relationships Between Net Cycles and States Cycles" 1970 May
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"A Note on System Modelling, Aggregation, and Reductionism" 1970 December
Size: 305 kilobytes; 1 file

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Technical Report: "Towards a Formal Theory of Modelling and Simulation.I" 1970 (2014.0267)
Size: 2 megabytes; 1 file

Includes 1 Acrobat PDF 1.1 - Portable Document Format file.

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Technical Report: "Towards a Formal Theory of Modelling and Simulation.II" 1971 July
Size: 3 megabytes; 1 file

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Technical Report #165: "Analysis of a Base Model and a Lumped Model of a Network of Neurons" 1975 January
Size: 3 megabytes; 1 file

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Technical Report #168: "Alternative Formalisms for Bio- and Eco-System Modelling" by Zeigler and Andrew G. Barto 1975
Size: 2 megabytes; 1 file

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Technical Report #193: "The Hierarchy of System Specifications and the Problem of Structural Inference" 1976 June
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Technical Report #199: "Systems Simulateable by the Digital Computer Part I Discrete Event Representable Models" April 1977
Size: 3 megabytes; 1 file

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"Canonical Realization of a General Time Systems" by Zeigler (Communicated by John M. Richardson) 1977
Size: 453 kilobytes; 1 file

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"Formalization and Confirmation of the Boyd-Epley Operating System Model" by Bernard Zeigler and Daniel Ewenczyk 1977
Size: 1 megabyte; 1 file

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Group photograph from NATO Advanced Study Institute; "Simulation & Model-Based Methodologies: An Integrative View" 1982 (2016.0057)
Size: 1 file; 345 kilobytes
ActiveBook (entire folder) : Exploring the application of activity concepts developed in the DEVS formalism to modeling of complex adaptive systems. 2005-2011 (2016.0307)
Size: 19 files; 2.6 megabytes
DevsBook (entire folder): Collection of short descriptions of DEVS concepts organized as chapters in a book. 2005-2011 (2016.0307)
Size: 75 files; 58 megabytes
EventSetMonograph (entire folder): an unpublished monograph on a concept of sets of events and how to manipulate them. 2005-2011 (2016.0307)
Size: 50 files; 18 megabytes
Devs Neuron (Powerpoint): DEVS models of neurons from the perspective of a racetrack analogy. 2005-2011 (2016.0307)
Size: 1 file; 83 kilobytes
Discrete Events (Powerpoint): An outline of a concept for a book series covering various applications of DEVS. 2005-2011 (2016.0307)
Size: 1 file; 35 kilobytes
Two reviews of Ziegler's 1976 book, Theory of Modelling and Simulation (Jack P. C. Kleijnen and Harold Joseph Highland) (Simuletter) 1977 (2017.0009)
Size: 2 files; 426 kilobytes
Winter Simulation Conference 2017 (Presentation): Why should we develop simulation models in pairs?, .MOV file December 2017 (2018.0336)
Size: 1 electronic file transfer; 1 file; 1 gigabyte

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, MC 00542, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries’ “Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain,” the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy’s "Is It Protected by Copyright?," and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.

The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.