Information theory

Computing Tools for Modeling, Optimization and Simulation reflects the need for preserving the marriage between operations research and computing in order to create more efficient and powerful software tools in the years ahead.

The aim of this book is to show that the probabilistic formalisms of classical statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics can be unified on the basis of a general contextual probabilistic model.

For most cases of interest, exact solutions to nonlinear equations describing stochastic dynamical systems are not available.

This volume arose from a semester at CIRM-Luminy on "e;Thermodynamic Formalism: Applications to Probability, Geometry and Fractals"e; which brought together leading experts in the area to discuss topical problems and recent progress.

Perfectly-secure cryptography is a branch of information-theoretic cryptography.

Linking the murders of an alleged serial killer to successfully present a case in court involves a specific methodology that has been scrutinized by the judicial system but is largely absent in the current literature.

Handbook of Forensic Statistics is a collection of chapters by leading authorities in forensic statistics.

This volume defends a novel approach to the philosophy of physics: it is the first book devoted to a comparative study of probability, causality, and propensity, and their various interrelations, within the context of contemporary physics -- particularly quantum and statistical physics.

The threat against the homeland continues and the private investigator plays a critical part in this effort.

Homogenization is a method for modeling processes in microinhomogeneous media, which are encountered in radiophysics, filtration theory, rheology, elasticity theory, and other domains of mechanics, physics, and technology.

The five-volume set, LNCS 14081, 140825, 14083, 14084, and 14085 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2023.

Advances in Forensic Biology and DNA Typing examines a broad range of forensic DNA applications and topics, based on internationally recognized best practices.

Fingerprint examiners today are expected to develop, research and defend the scientific basis of their conclusions.

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networks and Systems, NEW2AN 2021, and the 14th Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2021.

This monograph develops a generalised energy flow theory to investigate non-linear dynamical systems governed by ordinary differential equations in phase space and often met in various science and engineering fields.

This edited book presents international perspectives on the role of mental health problems in understanding and managing the risk of violent extremism.

Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students, lawyers and judges.

This book presents the latest advances in computational intelligence and data analytics for sustainable future smart cities.

Zero to Hero: Your Guide to a Career in Cybersecurity is an essential roadmap for anyone aiming to penetrate the vibrant and ever-expanding domain of cybersecurity.

This book concentrates on virtual IMS with the use of modern information and measurement modeling technologies.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Lightweight Cryptography for Security and Privacy, LightSec 2016, held in Aksaray, Turkey, in September 2016.

From 12 to 14 September 2002, the Academy of Humanities and Economics (AHE) hosted the workshop "e;Optimization and Inverse Problems in Electromagnetism"e;.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of two conferences: The 8th EAI International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation (ArtsIT 2019), and the 4th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning, and Innovation (DLI 2019).

Because of the sensitive nature of sex crimes, police officials must develop a specialized set of interviewing skills to effectively investigate them.

The primary goal of the book is to present the ideas and research findings of active researchers from various communities (physicists, economists, mathematicians, financial engineers) working in the field of "e;Econophysics"e;, who have undertaken the task of modelling and analyzing order-driven markets.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2016, held in Quebec City, QC, Canada, in October 2016.

Thishandbookwasmotivatedinpartbyourexperience(andthatofothers)in performing research and in teaching about networked and embedded control systems (NECS) as well as in implementing such systems.

This book contains original, peer-reviewed research articles from the 5th International Conference on Recent Trends in Machine Learning, IoT, Smart Cities, and Applications, held in Hyderabad, India on 28-29 March 2024.

This book introduces a number of recent advances regarding periodic feedback stabilization for linear and time periodic evolution equations.

Featuring in-depth interviews of attorneys, judges, and seasoned forensic experts from multiple disciplines including psychology, medicine, economics, history, and neuropsychology, The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony highlights and offers bridges for the areas where the needs and expectations of the courtroom collide with experts' communication habits developed over years of academic and professional training.

Even if you have little or no knowledge of T-SQL, Beginning T-SQL 2008 will bring you up to intermediate level and teach you best practices along the way.

This book deals with several types of multi-dimensional control problems in the face of data uncertainty for vector cases-multi-dimensional multi-objective control problem with uncertain objective functionals, uncertain constraint functionals, and uncertain objective as well as constraint functionals, uncertain multi-dimensional multi-objective control problem with semi-infinite constraints, uncertain dual multi-dimensional multi-objective variational control problem, and second-order PDE&PDI constrained robust optimization problem.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2018, held in Beijing, China, in September 2018.

This book presents a new methodology with reduced time impact to address the problem of analog integrated circuit (IC) yield estimation by means of Monte Carlo (MC) analysis, inside an optimization loop of a population-based algorithm.

This book covers terahertz antenna technology for imaging and sensing, along with its various applications.

This book explores new methods, architectures, tools, and algorithms for Artificial Intelligence Hardware Accelerators.

This book is intended to be a little different from other books in its coverage.

During a century, from the Van der Waals mean field description (1874) of gases to the introduction of renormalization group (RG techniques 1970), thermodynamics and statistical physics were just unable to account for the incredible universality which was observed in numerous critical phenomena.

This two-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2021, held in October 2021.

This book presents recent advances towards the goal of enabling efficient implementation of machine learning models on resource-constrained systems, covering different application domains.

This volume is a comprehensive introduction to the analysis, binding, uptake, metabolism, kinetics, modeling, distribution, occurrence, toxicity and chelation of metals and fluoride in the body, with special reference to mineralized tissues.

Many changes have occurred in the twenty-five years that have passed since the enactment of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986.

This book covers the latest advancements and applications of nonlinear dynamics in various fields of science and engineering, presenting a curated selection of peer-reviewed contributions at the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications (ICNDA 2024) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT).

Either/or thinking is a major stumbling block to human development and understanding.

This book systematically presents the most recent progress in stability and control of impulsive systems with delays.

The articles in this book give a comprehensive overview on the whole field of validated numerics.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 6.