Annotation Proceedings of the May 1996 workshop, highlighting current research and development in parallel and distributed simulation (PADS). Offers sections on load balancing in parallel simulation; ATM and network simulation; PADS' role in PADS, DIS, and the DoD high level architecture; state-saving and synchronization in optimistic simulation; granularity and partitioning in parallel simulation; logic and circuit simulation; and languages, models, and algorithms. Includes a section of short papers. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR