Philip J. Kiviat (born October 15, 1937)[citation needed] is noted, along with Alan Pritsker,[1] for half a century of work on computer simulation.
[2] While working from 1961-1963 for U.S. Steel Corporation he pioneered the development of the original GASP software, which was later enhanced by Alan Pritsker to form GASP II.
After moving to RAND Corporation in 1964, Kiviat worked with Harry Markowitz to produce SIMSCRIPT II.
His subsequent work at the 1972-founded Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) earned him recognition as "the simulation czar of the federal government.
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