“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation: Past, Present, and Future,” 2019 I/ITSEC Fellow Award Presentation, Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL, December 2019.
“Power Consumption in Parallel and Distributed Simulations,” Keynote Address, International Top-Level Forum on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy - Modeling and Simulation Technology under the Guidance of a New Generation of Artificial Intelligence (sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering), Chengdu, China, October 2019.
“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation,” Distinguished Lecture Series, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL September 2015.
“Toward a Common Modeling and Simulation Research Agenda,” Keynote Address, Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Orlando, FL, August 2015.
“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation: Past, Present, and Future,” Keynote Address, SIMULTECH Conference 2015, Colmar France, July 2015.
“Parallel and Distributed Simulation,” Titans of Simulation Address, Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, Georgia, December 2014.
“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation and the Next Big Thing,” Keynote Address, SCS SpringSim Conference, Tampa, Florida, April 2014.
“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation: Potential and Challenges,” Distinguished Lecture Series, Florida International University, Miami Florida, November 2013.
“Parallel Discrete Event Simulation: Potential and Challenges,” Keynote Address, Chinese Academy of Engineering, International Top-Level Forum on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy – Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems, Wuxi China, October 2013.
“Parallel and Distributed Simulation: Past, Present and Future,” Keynote Address, Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulation, Zhangjiajie, China, July 2012.
“Distributed Simulation Challenges in Sensor Networks and the Cloud,” Plenary Presentation, NSF Workshop on Simulation Methodology, Shanghai, China July 2012.
“On Innovation, and Building and Sustaining a Successful Career in Research,” Winter Simulation Conference, December 2011 (keynote, PhD Colloquium).
“Ad Hoc Distributed Simulations,” Keynote Address, First Annual SimTools Conference, Marseille, France, March 2008.
“Modeling, Simulation, and Parallel Computation: The Future is Now,” Keynote Address, SpringSim ’07 Society for Modeling and Simulation Intl., and Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization Joint Keynote Address,Norfolk, VA, March 2007.
“Distributed Simulation of Vehicular Networks,” Keynote Address, IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Montreal, Quebec. Canada, October 2005.
“Distributed Simulation of Vehicular Networks,” Keynote Address, Georgia Tech/NTU Workshop, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, October 2005.
“Large-Scale Network Simulation: How Big? How Fast?” Keynote Address, Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (keynote address), October 2003.
“Parallel Simulation of Large-Scale Networks,” Keynote Address, Second Workshop on Ultra Large Networks, Stevens University, May 2003.
“Parallel and Distributed Simulation in the 21st Century, “ Plenary Presentation, Dagstuhl Workshop on Grand Challenge Problems in Modeling and Simulation (plenary presentation), August 2002.
“Parallel and Distributed Simulation: Looking Toward the Future,” Keynote Address, Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 2002.
“Cloning Parallel Simulations and Updateable Parallel Simulation,” Keynote Address, Annual Simulation Symposium, April 2002.
“On-Line Simulation Techniques for Real-Time Management of Systems,” Keynote Address, Huntsville Simulation Conference, October 2001.
“On-Line Simulation Techniques for Real-Time Management of Systems,” Keynote Address, 2001 Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, August 2001.
“Parallel and Distributed Simulation Systems: Principles and Synchronization,” Tamkang University (Taiwan) Distinguished Lecture Series, May 2001.
“Distributed Virtual Environments and Advanced Time Management,” Tamkang University (Taiwan) Distinguished Lecture Series, May 2001.
“Cloning Parallel Simulation Programs for Aviation Analysis / Efficient Optimistic Simulation Using Reverse Computation,” Tamkang University (Taiwan) Distinguished Lecture Series, May 2001.
“The High Level Architecture,” Department of Defense, Modeling and Simulation Office (Taiwan) Distinguished Lecture Series, May 2001.
“Exploiting Temporal Uncertainty in Distributed Simulations,” Keynote Address, 1998 European Simulation Multiconference, Parallel Simulation Track, Manchester England, June 1998.
“Ten Years in PADS: Where We've Been, and Where We're Going,” Keynote Address, 1996 Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation, Philadelphia, PA, May 1996.
“Distributed Simulation: A Tale of Two Communities,” Keynote Address, 1996 Annual Simulation Symposium, New Orleans, LA, April 1996.
“Adaptive Memory Management for Time Warp Parallel Simulations,” University of Louisville Distinguished Lecture Series, March 1994.
“Will Parallel Simulation Survive?” Keynote Address, 1991 Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation, Anaheim, CA, January 1991.dw
Article selected as part of 21st Annual Best of Computing list, ACM Computing Reviews (for R. M. Fujimoto, “Research Challenges in Parallel and Distributed Simulation,” ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, Vol. 24, No. 4, March 2016.), July 2017.
Best paper award IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications (for R. M. Fujimoto and A. Biswas, “An Empirical Study of Energy Consumption in Distributed Simulations,” IEEE/ACMInternational Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, October 2015).
Best paper award, Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulations (for Y.-L. Huang, M. Hunter, C. Alexopoulos, R. M. Fujimoto, “Ad Hoc Distributed Simulation of Queueing Networks,” Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulations, May 2010).
Best paper award, Workshop on Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulations (for R. M. Fujimoto, M. Hunter, J. Sirichoke, M. Palekar, H.-K. Kim, W. Suh, “Ad Hoc Distributed Simulations,” Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulation, June 2007).
Best paper award, Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulations (for Y. Tang, R. M. Fujimoto, K. Perumalla, H. Karimabadi, J. Driscoll, Y. Omelchenko, “Optimistic Parallel Discrete Event Simulations of Physical Systems using Reverse Computation,” Principles of Advanced and Distributed Simulation, June 2005).
Best paper award, Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (for S. Ferenci, R. Fujimoto, G. Riley, M. Ammar, K. Perumalla, “Updateable Simulations,” 2002 Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation, May 2002).
Best paper award, Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (for C. Carothers, K. Perumalla, and R. M. Fujimoto, “Efficient Optimistic Parallel Simulations using Reverse Computation,” 1999 Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulations, May 1999).
Outstanding Simulation Publication Award, The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS) College on Simulation, 1994 (for “Parallel Discrete Event Simulation,” Communications of the ACM (33), 10:30-53, 1990).
Fellow, Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), 2020.
Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020.
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2017.
Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education (I/ITSEC) Fellow Award, 2019.
Nominated for “Best DARPA Performer Award” for research performance, March 2004.
ACM SIGSIM Distinguished Contribution in Simulation Award, December 2013.
University Level Awards
Georgia Tech Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award, 2019.
Georgia Tech Outstanding Service Award, 2009.
Georgia Tech Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award, 1998.
College Level Awards
College of Computing (Georgia Tech) Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, 2013.
College of Computing (Georgia Tech) Peter A. Freeman Award, April 2006.
College of Computing (Georgia Tech) Dean's Award, April 2000.
College of Computing (Georgia Tech), Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award, 1995.
College of Computing (Georgia Tech), Outstanding Teacher Award, 1993.
College of Engineering (University of Utah), Outstanding Teaching Award, 1987.
Other Awards and Fellowships
“Faculty Development Award,” IBM, 1984-86.
IBM Graduate Fellowship, 1981-83.
NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1978-81.
Gee Fellowship, University of California, 1978.
Bronze Tablet (top 3% of graduating class), University of Illinois, 1978.