This book presents the latest developments in optimization and optimal control models; exact, approximate and hybrid methods; and their applications in lean and green supply chains. It examines supply
?Hybrid System Identification helps readers to build mathematical models of dynamical systems switching between different operating modes, from their experimental observations. It provides an overview
This accessible textbook presents a fascinating review of cryptography and cryptanalysis across history. The text relates the earliest use of the monoalphabetic cipher in the ancient world, the develo
Algorithms are running our society and we don't really know what they are up to. Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2018, held in Tianjin, China, in June 2018.The 59 full papers and 18
This book provides a readable and elegant presentation of the principles of anomaly detection,providing an easy introduction for newcomers to the field. A large number of algorithms are succinctly des
Machine learning has become a hot topic in computer security in the past couple of years as a technique that can counter advances in attacker competency. This book will provide security and software p
Covering network designs, discrete convex analysis, facility location and clustering problems, matching games, and parameterized complexity, this book discusses theoretical aspects of combinatorial op
What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandar
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics, CALDAM 2017, held in Goa, India, in February 2017. The 32 papers presented i
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms, WAOA 2016, held in Aarhus, Denmark, in August 2016 as
This book examines the problem of maintenance planning and scheduling in industrial production systems. It presents two practically relevant, deterministic mathematical models: the capacitated planned
This book introduces new logic primitives for electronic design automation tools. The author approaches fundamental EDA problems from a different, unconventional perspective, in order to demonstrate t
Most existing textbooks on this subject were written either for mathematics or engineering students and do not address the unique situation of computer science students, who have some background in di
This book collects the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics, CALDAM 2016, held in Thiruvananthapuram, India, in February 2016. The
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms, WAOA 2015, held in Patras, Greece, in September 2015
This book reviews the theoretical concepts, leading-edge techniques and practical tools involved in the latest multi-disciplinary approaches addressing the challenges of big data. Illuminating perspec
Geographic information systems (GIS) have become increasingly important in helping us understand complex social, economic, and natural dynamics where spatial components play a key role.&n
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2015, held in Qufu, Shandong, China, in August 2015.The 36 revised fu
This book explores fundamental aspects of geometric network optimisation with applications to a variety of real world problems. It presents, for the first time in the literature, a cohesive mathematic
This book describes recent theoretical findings relevant to bilevel programming in general, and in mixed-integer bilevel programming in particular. It describes recent applications in energy problems,
This book collects the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference onon Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics, CALDAM 2015, held in Kanpur, India, in February 2015. The volume con
This volume is an attempt to provide a graduate level introduction to various aspects of stochastic geometry, spatial statistics and random fields, with special emphasis placed on fundamental classes
This two volume set LNCS 8630 and 8631 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2014, held in Dalian, China, in
This two volume set LNCS 8630 and 8631 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2014, held in Dalian, China, in
The main objective of this book is to present the basic theoretical principles and practical applications for the classical interferometric techniques and the most advanced methods in the field of mod
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems and Applications, WASA 2014, held in Harbin, China, in June 2014. The 41 revised full
This book addresses the need for a unified framework describing how soft computing and machine learning techniques can be judiciously formulated and used in building efficient pattern recognition mode
An ongoing effort is being made in the field of computer vision to refine algorithms for optimal/better performance, which can mean reliability and increased computational speed. This is highly impor
This book thoroughly discusses computationally efficient (suboptimal) Model Predictive Control (MPC) techniques based on neural models. The subjects treated include:· A few types of suboptimal
Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presen
The first notable feature of this book is its innovation: Computational intelligence (CI), a fast evolving area, is currently attracting lots of researchers’ attention in dealing with many complex pro
This book offers students and researchers a guide to distributed algorithms thatemphasizes examples and exercises rather than the intricacies of mathematical models. It avoidsmathematical argumentatio
To examine, analyze, and manipulate a problem to the point of designing an algorithm for solving it is an exercise of fundamental value in many fields. With so many everyday activities governed by alg
This book is the second in a two-volume work that examines several types of generalizations of separable matrices. It addresses the eigenvalue problem for matrices with quasiseparable structure and ap
Praise for the First EditionThis book is refreshing to read since it takes an important topic... and presents it in a clear and concise manner by using examples that include visual presentations of th
Geospatial Semantics and the Semantic Web provides recent research in the theme of geospatial semantics. Each contribution presents new information systems applications that have potential for high im
