MODSIMMER

Middle East Technical University - Turkish Armed Forces Modeling and Simulation Research and Development Center (METU-TAF MODSIMMER) is established to facilitate the development of an integrated Joint Operations Simulation System (JOSIMS) in line with 21st Century technologies and standards based on a collaboration agreement among Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) and Middle East Technical University (METU).

The METU-TAF Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) joint activity was first initiated in June 1999 as a Research and Development (R&D) laboratory. Later, in May 2001, it took the center status, known as METU-TAF MODSIMMER. Nowadays, the center is planning to expand its activities in order to become a Center of Excellence for Modeling and Simulation Technologies with the support of State Planning Organization.

Missions of center include the followings:

• To help conduct basic and applied research and development necessary to realize analytical and simulation systems required for the achievement of JOSIMS, in terms of prototypes and products.
• To facilitate the creation of technical infrastructure for JOSIMS, in terms of standards, procedures and technologies.
• To provide education and training to raise the level of awareness and expertise regarding Military MODSIM applications.

Collaborations with faculties and departments within METU:

• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Administrative Science
• Departments of Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Institute of Applied Mathematics
• Department of Computer Engineering.

Collaborations with other universities nationwide:

• GATA
• Hacettepe University

Collaborations with other universities worldwide:

• Middlesex (WBL)
• Harvard (Bioinformatics)
• MIT (Bioinformatics)
• Northeastern University