Hello All,

We are pleased to announce that the 12th edition of the Matrix-Analytic Methods in Stochastic Models (MAM) Conference will be held in the heart of Toronto, Canada, at the Fields Institute, from June 25th to June 27th, 2025. While the MAM 12 Conference will be held in person and all presentations will take place in person, live streaming will be available to registered attendees who are unable to attend the conference in person.

You can register via the conference homepage: https://sites.google.com/ontariotechu.net/mam-12-conference/home

We are excited to have four distinguished keynote speakers who will bring their valuable insights to the conference:

• Dr. Amy Ward (University of Chicago) • Dr. Ivo Adan (Eindhoven University of Technology) • Dr. Mark Squillante (IBM Research) • Dr. Opher Baron (University of Toronto and CEO of SiMLQ)

After the conference, speakers will have the option to submit their full papers for publication in a special issue of Performance Evaluation (PEVA).

We look forward to welcoming you to Toronto for what promises to be an exceptional gathering of researchers from across engineering, mathematics, and the sciences.

Warm regards,

Organizing co-chairs:

Dr. Amir Rastpour (Ontario Tech University) Dr. Yiqiang Zhao (Carleton University)

Program co-chairs:

Dr. Brian Fralix (Clemson University) Dr. Federico Poloni (University of Pisa)