This book provides a new modeling approach for portfolio optimization problems involving a lack of sufficient historical data. The content mainly reflects the author’s extensive work on uncertainty po
This Volume discusses the underlying principles and analysis of the different concepts associated with an emerging socio-inspired optimization tool referred to as Cohort Intelligence (CI). CI algorith
Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Natural Gas Processing Plants presents the latest on the evolution of the natural gas industry, shining a light on the unique challenges plant managers and owner
Topology Design Methods for Structural Optimization provides engineers with a basic set of design tools for the development of 2D and 3D structures subjected to single and multiple load cases and expe
Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio Optimization with R, 2nd Edition Bernhard Pfaff, Invesco Global Asset Allocation, Germany A must have text for risk modelling and portfolio optimiz
This book provides a broad coverage of the recent advances in robustness analysis in decision aiding, optimization, and analytics. The board perspective of the volume is a unique feature that offers a
This book presents three projects that demonstrate thefundamental problems of architectural design and urban composition – the layoutdesign, evaluation and optimization. Part I describes the functiona
This bookpresents recent results on positivity and optimization of polynomials innon-commuting variables. Researchers in non-commutative algebraic geometry,control theory, system engineering, optimiza
This SpringerBrief provides state-of-the-art technical reviews on self-organizing and optimization in 5G systems. It covers the latest research results from physical-layer channel modeling to software
Themain objective of this book is to provide the necessary background to work withbig data by introducing some novel optimization algorithms and codes capable ofworking in the big data setting as well
This book contains an in-depth presentation of the plenary talks given from the 16th French—German—Polish Conference on Optimization, held in Krakow, Poland in 2013. Each chapter in this book exhib
Urban DC Microgrid: Intelligent Control and Power Flow Optimization focuses on microgrids for urban areas, particularly associated with building-integrated photovoltaic and renewable sources. This boo
This book investigates the morphosyntactic, semantic, and pragmatic properties of language, and the interactions between them, from the perspective of Optimality Theory. It integrates optimization pro
This book studies of approximate solutions of optimization problems in the presence of computational errors. A number of results are presented on the convergence behavior of algorithms in a
This book will present the papers delivered at the first U.S. conference devoted exclusively to global optimization and will thus provide valuable insights into the significant research on the topic t
The high demand in science and engineering communities requires more efficient and intelligent solutions to complex optimization problems dealing with a wide variety of real-world problems. This book
Thisbook focuses on modeling and optimization of cloud-ready and content-orientednetworks in the context of different layers and accounts for specificconstraints following from protocols?andtechnologi
This book presents various computationally efficient component- and system-level design optimization methods for advanced electrical machines and drive systems. Readers will discover novel design opti
Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Optimization presents the latest information on biofuel production, an important field of research that seeks to help us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels
This new edition provides a focused message on how inventory optimization effects specific business verticals through improved metrics. It reviews the fundamentals of inventory optimization so that pr
Are you looking for new lectures for your course on algorithms, combinatorial optimization, or algorithmic game theory? Maybe you need a convenient source of relevant, current topics for a gradu
This timely book deals with a current topic, i.e. the applications of metaheuristic algorithms, with a primary focus on optimization problems in civil engineering. The first chapter offers a concise o
Nonlinear Optimization of Vehicle Safety Structures: Modeling of Structures Subjected to Large Deformationsprovides a cutting-edge overview of the latest optimization methods for vehicle structural de
This book presents powerful techniques for solving global optimization problems on manifolds by means of evolutionary algorithms, and shows in practice how these techniques can be applied to solve rea
This highly readable volume on optimization in function spaces is based on author Amol Sasane's lecture notes, which he developed over several years while teaching a course for third-year undergraduat
The field of research covered by this book is niching/multimodal optimization, with an emphasis on evolutionary computation methods, explaining the state of the art and relating this research to a mod
The optimization of biological systems requires a thorough understanding of the system and the application of the appropriate mathematical and statistical tools. There are a number of books written by
This book develops a coherent theoretical approach to algorithm design for iterative learning control based on the use of optimization concepts. Concentrating initially on linear, discrete-time system
Optimization Tools for Logistics covers the theory and practice of the main principles of operational research and the ways it can be applied to logistics and decision support with regards to common s
This volume contains selected papers in three closely related areas: mathematical modeling in mechanics, numerical analysis, and optimization methods. The papers are based upon talks presented on the
The volume offers advanced applications of surrogate modeling and optimization techniques which feature reasonable computational resources. The chapters contain basic theory concepts and their applica
Create a website that ranks at the top of search engines and drives traffic to your site with these tips, tricks, and secrets.Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 6th Edition shows website owners,
This book clearly shows the importance, usefulness, and powerfulness of current optimization technologies, in particular, mixed-integer programming and its remarkable applications. It is intended to b
This book focuses on healthcare staff scheduling and the application of modern fuzzy heuristic optimization approaches. Healthcare operations, in both hospital and home healthcare settings, are inunda
Presenting the latest findings in the field of numerical analysis and optimization, this volume balances pure research with practical applications of the subject. Accompanied by detailed tables, figur
This volume is a comprehensive collection of extended contributions from the Workshop on Computational Optimization 2014, held at Warsaw, Poland, September 7-10, 2014.The book presents recent advances
In a constrained optimization problem, the decisionmaker wants to select the “optimal” choice – the one most valuable to him or her – that also meets all of the constraints imposed by the problem. Suc
In a constrained optimization problem, the decisionmaker wants to select the “optimal” choice – the one most valuable to him or her – that also meets all of the constraints imposed by the problem. Suc
This book presents solutions to the general problem of single period portfolio optimization. It introduces different linear models, arising from different performance measures, and the mixed integer l
This book provides a comprehensive set of optimization and prediction techniques for an enterprise information system. Readers with a background in operations research, system engineering, statistics,
