diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/TraceSetup.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/TraceSetup.cpp
index 2ec971ef..40d80cb4 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/TraceSetup.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/TraceSetup.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TraceSetup::TraceSetup(const DRAMSysConfiguration::TraceSetup &traceSetup,
             std::transform(ext.begin(), ext.end(), ext.begin(), ::tolower);
 
             std::stringstream stlFileStream;
-            stlFileStream << pathToResources << "traces/" << name;
+            stlFileStream << pathToResources << "/traces/" << name;
             std::string stlFile = stlFileStream.str();
             std::string moduleName = name;
 
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.cpp
index 1cea4728..32ae659a 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@ void SimulationDialog::on_browseConfigButton_clicked()
     loadConfigurationFromPath();
 }
 
+void SimulationDialog::on_browseOutputButton_clicked()
+{
+    QString fileName =
+        QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, ui->browseOutputButton->text(), {});
+    ui->outputDirLineEdit->setText(fileName);
+
+    loadConfigurationFromPath();
+}
+
+void SimulationDialog::on_browseResourceDirButton_clicked()
+{
+    QString fileName =
+        QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, ui->browseResourceDirButton->text(), {});
+    ui->resourceDirLineEdit->setText(fileName);
+
+    loadConfigurationFromPath();
+}
+
 void SimulationDialog::on_simulateButton_clicked()
 {
     saveConfiguration(temporaryConfigurationFile);
@@ -139,8 +157,14 @@ void SimulationDialog::on_simulateButton_clicked()
                          }
                      });
 
+    QStringList argumentList;
+    argumentList << temporaryConfigurationFile.fileName();
+
+    if (!ui->resourceDirLineEdit->text().isEmpty())
+        argumentList << ui->resourceDirLineEdit->text();
+
     simulatorProcess->setWorkingDirectory(ui->outputDirLineEdit->text());
-    simulatorProcess->start(ui->dramSysPath->text(), QStringList(temporaryConfigurationFile.fileName()));
+    simulatorProcess->start(ui->dramSysPath->text(), argumentList);
 }
 
 void SimulationDialog::on_reloadButton_clicked()
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.h b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.h
index c26fda33..b7355480 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ signals:
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void on_browseDramSysButton_clicked();
     void on_browseConfigButton_clicked();
+    void on_browseOutputButton_clicked();
+    void on_browseResourceDirButton_clicked();
     void on_simulateButton_clicked();
     void on_reloadButton_clicked();
     void on_saveButton_clicked();
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.ui b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.ui
index 4041c770..f3dda234 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.ui
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/simulationdialog.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>884</width>
-    <height>522</height>
+    <width>920</width>
+    <height>620</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="font">
@@ -25,36 +25,18 @@
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
       <item>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="browseLayout">
-        <item row="2" column="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseConfigButton">
+        <item row="3" column="2">
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="resourceDirLineEdit">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Browse...</string>
+           <string/>
           </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="jsonPath">
           <property name="placeholderText">
-           <string>Path to Json configuration...</string>
+           <string>Path to resource directory... (optional)</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="dramSysPath">
-          <property name="placeholderText">
-           <string>Path to DRAMSys...</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="dramSysLabel">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>DRAMSys:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseDramSysButton">
+        <item row="1" column="3">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseOutputButton">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Browse...</string>
           </property>
@@ -67,17 +49,17 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="outputDirLineEdit">
-          <property name="placeholderText">
-           <string>Path to output directory...</string>
+        <item row="2" column="3">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseConfigButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Browse...</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="1" column="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseOutputButton">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="dramSysLabel">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Browse...</string>
+           <string>DRAMSys:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -88,6 +70,48 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item row="0" column="2">
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="dramSysPath">
+          <property name="placeholderText">
+           <string>Path to DRAMSys...</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="3">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseResourceDirButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Browse...</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="3">
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseDramSysButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Browse...</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="1" column="2">
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="outputDirLineEdit">
+          <property name="placeholderText">
+           <string>Path to output directory...</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="2" column="2">
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="jsonPath">
+          <property name="placeholderText">
+           <string>Path to Json configuration...</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="resourceDirectoryLabel">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Resource directory:</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -323,6 +347,31 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <tabstops>
+  <tabstop>dramSysPath</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>outputDirLineEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>jsonPath</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>resourceDirLineEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>browseDramSysButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>browseOutputButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>browseConfigButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>browseResourceDirButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>simulateButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>stopButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>tabWidget</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>reloadButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>simulationIdLineEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>saveButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>closeButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>simConfigTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>outputPlainTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>memSpecTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>thermalConfigTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>traceSetupTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>addressMappingTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>mcConfigTextEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>previewTextEdit</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
   <connection>