Optimization

The problem of obtaining dynamical models directly from an observed time-series occurs in many fields of application.

Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization comprises of three parts.

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This volume explores the various classes and their characteristics, treating convex functions in both Euclidean and Banach spaces.

The first edition of Integrated Methods for Optimization was published in January 2007.

This book aims to unravel the complex tapestry that interweaves strategic decision-making models with the forefront of deep learning techniques.

This volume records the proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Con- ference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA), 15-19 July, 1991, Kyoto, Japan, sponsored by the Science Council of Japan and the Japanese Association of Simulation and Gaming (JASAG).

In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games.

The second edition has greatly benefited from a sizable number of comments and suggestions I received from users of the book.

This book develops the central aspect of fixed point theory - the topological fixed point index - to maximal generality, emphasizing correspondences and other aspects of the theory that are of special interest to economics.

Many engineering, operations, and scientific applications include a mixture of discrete and continuous decision variables and nonlinear relationships involving the decision variables that have a pronounced effect on the set of feasible and optimal solutions.

This book deals with nonsmooth structures arising within the optimization setting.

Minimal surfaces I is an introduction to the field ofminimal surfaces and apresentation of the classical theoryas well as of parts of the modern development centeredaround boundary value problems.

This text focuses on simple and easy-to-use design strategies for solving complex engineering problems that arise in several fields of engineering design, namely non-convex optimization problems.

The theory of optimization, understood in a broad sense, is the basis of modern applied mathematics, covering a large spectrum of topics from theoretical considerations (structure, stability) to applied operational research and engineering applications.

This volume presents some recent and principal developments related to computational intelligence and optimization methods in control.

This book presents a development of the frequency-domain approach to the stability study of stationary sets of systems with discontinuous nonlinearities.

This is a textbook for university juniors, seniors, and graduate students majoring in economics, applied mathematics, and related fields.

This book explains, in a straightforward way, the foundations upon which electoral techniques are based in order to shed new light on what we actually do when we vote.

Provides in-depth coverage of the modelling, behaviour, control, and stability analysis of converter-interfaced energy storage systems.

The focus of these conference proceedings is on research, development, and applications in the fields of numerical geometry, scientific computing and numerical simulation, particularly in mesh generation and related problems.

Die Spieltheorie ist eines der interessantesten und fruchtbarsten geistigen Produkte unserer Zeit.

A path player game is a new innovative type of game which considers network flow problems from the viewpoint of network owners.

It would be hopeless to attempt to give a complete account of the history of the calculus of variations.

An accessible guide to enterprise risk management for financial institutions.

Mathematical programming has know a spectacular diversification in the last few decades.

This book includes a review of mathematical tools like modelling, analysis of stochastic processes, calculus of variations and stochastic differential equations which are applied to solve financial problems like modern portfolio theory and option pricing.

A guide to the fundamentals of game theory for undergraduates and MBA students.

This book describes the development of innovative non-centralized optimization-based control schemes to solve economic dispatch problems of large-scale energy systems.

The research and review papers presented in this volume provide an overview of the main issues, findings, and open questions in cutting-edge research on the fields of modeling, optimization and dynamics and their applications to biology, economics, energy, finance, industry, physics and psychology.

This monograph deals with theoretical and practical aspects of creating course timetables at academic institutions.

This book collects papers mainly presented at the "e;International Conference on Partial Differential Equations: Theory, Control and Approximation"e; (May 28 to June 1, 2012 in Shanghai) in honor of the scientific legacy of the exceptional mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions.

Semi-infinite optimization is a vivid field of active research.

This book introduces readers to advanced data science techniques for signal mining in connection with agriculture.

This highly informative and carefully presented textbook introduces the general principles involved in system design and optimization as applicable to thermal systems, followed by the methods to accomplish them.

This book presents models and algorithms for complex scheduling problems.

Ziel dieses Lehrwerkes ist es, eine mathematische Grundlage der linearen, nichtlinearen und diskreten Optimierung und ihrer wichtigsten algorithmischen Ansätze zu entwickeln.

This volume presents a selection of survey and research articles based on invited lectures and contributed talks presented at the Workshop on Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media that was held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 12-14, 2011.

This book is concerned with the optimization problem of maximizing the number of spanning trees of a multigraph.

This monograph presents a mathematically rigorous and accessible treatment of the interaction between information, decision, control, and probability in single-agent and multi-agent systems.

This book provides an introduction to Suzanne Scotchmer''s contributions to the economics of innovation, intellectual property incentives, and equilibrium theory.

Cooperative systems are pervasive in a multitude of environments and at all levels.

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This book presents a novel framework, known as Active Robust Optimization, which provides the tools for evaluating, comparing and optimizing changeable products.

In this book, theory of large scale optimization is introduced with case studies of real-world problems and applications of structured mathematical modeling.