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Noisy data appear very naturally in applications where the authentication is based on physical identifiers.

Although the transfer function approach is widely used in classical control theory, computer-controlled continuous-time processes are a very important subset of periodic sampled-data systems which are not treatable using ordinary transfer functions.

Rapid formation and development of new theories of systems science have become an important part of modern science and technology.

Anyone with a computer has heard of viruses, had to deal with several, and has been struggling with spam, spyware, and disk crashes.

Conventional model-based data processing methods are computationally expensive and require experts' knowledge for the modelling of a system.

Computer software reliability has never been so important.

Space support in databases poses new challenges in every part of a database management system & the capability of spatial support in the physical layer is considered very important.

Recently, there have been significant developments in robust control of time-delay systems.

Mobile robotics has until now focused on issues like design of controllers and robot hardware.

Purchasers of manufactured goods need assurance that they will perform well over their expected life.

Many existing titles provide introductions to security concepts and technologies.

Many real systems are composed of multi-state components with different performance levels and several failure modes.

Switched linear systems have enjoyed a particular growth in interest since the 1990s.

Robust Control Design with MATLAB(R) helps you learn how to use well-developed robust control design methods in practical cases.

Safety critical and high-integrity systems, such as industrial plants and economic systems can be subject to abrupt changes - for instance due to component or interconnection failure, and sudden environment changes etc.

Recent developments in constrained control and estimation have created a need for this comprehensive introduction to the underlying fundamental principles.

The extraordinary development of digital computers (microprocessors, microcontrollers) and their extensive use in control systems in all fields of applications has brought about important changes in the design of control systems.

Moving on from earlier stochastic and robust control paradigms, this book introduces the  fundamentals of probabilistic methods in the analysis and design of uncertain systems.

Parametric cost estimating, when properly used, is a powerful and cost effective technique.

Receding Horizon Control (RHC) introduces the essentials of a successful feedback strategy that has emerged in many industrial fields.

A complete course in self-tuning control, beginning with a survey of adaptive control and the formulation of adaptive control problems.

Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization is a rare collection of the latest state-of-the-art theoretical research, design challenges and applications in the field of multiobjective optimization paradigms using evolutionary algorithms.

This book aims to present a state-of-the-art survey of theories and methods of reliability, maintenance, and warranty with emphasis on multi-unit systems, and to reflect current hot topics: imperfect maintenance, economic dependence, opportunistic maintenance, quasi-renewal processes, warranty with maintenance and economic dependency, and software testing and maintenance.

An in-depth introduction to subspace methods for system identification in discrete-time linear systems thoroughly augmented with advanced and novel results, this text is structured into three parts.

Models of dynamical systems are of great importance in almost all fields of science and engineering and specifically in control, signal processing and information science.

Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines is an exposition of models developed to assist in the motion control of various types of mini-aircraft: Planar Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft; helicopters; quadrotor mini-rotorcraft; other fixed-wing aircraft; blimps.

Data mining and knowledge discovery (DMKD) is a rapidly expanding field in computer science.

Stochastic differential equations play an increasingly important role in modeling the dynamics of a large variety of systems in the natural sciences, and in technological applications.

Distributed control systems offer the advantages of local control, while retaining the ease of control at a single centralized location.

In recent decades, a comprehensive new framework for the theory and design of control systems has emerged.

Mobile crowdsensing is a new sensing paradigm that utilizes the intelligence of a crowd of individuals to collect data for mobile purposes by using their portable devices, such as smartphones and wearable devices.

The 10-volume set, LNCS 14920-14929 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2024.

In a world driven by data and decentralization, blockchain and machine learning are transforming industries at an unprecedented pace.

Multibody Mechanics and Visualization is designed to appeal to computer-savvy students who will acquire significant skills in mathematical and physical modelling of mechanical systems in the process of producing attractive computer simulations and animations.

This book introduces a novel approach to designing and analyzing beneficial nonlinearity, which plays a crucial role in engineering systems and cannot be overlooked in structural design, dynamic response analysis, and parameter selection.

The book provides a self-contained and complete description of the long time evolution of the solutions to a class of one-dimensional reaction-diffusion equations, in which the diffusion is given by an integral operator.

In a world driven by data and decentralization, blockchain and machine learning are transforming industries at an unprecedented pace.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Theoretical Computer Science-Frontier of Algorithmic Wisdom (IJTCS-FAW 2024), consisting of the 18th International Conference on Frontier of Algorithmic Wisdom (FAW) and the 5th International Joint Conference on Theoretical Computer Science (IJTCS), held in Hong Kong, SAR, China, during July 29-31, 2024.

Recently, novel metaheuristic techniques have emerged in response to the limitations of conventional approaches, leading to enhanced outcomes.

This book is the tenth of 15 related monographs, discusses product-cubic nonlinear systems with two crossing-linear and self-quadratic products vector fields and the dynamic behaviors and singularity are presented through the first integral manifolds.

In an increasingly polarised world, it sometimes feels impossible to talk to someone you disagree with, let alone change their mind.

As climate change intensifies globally, it also poses unprecedented challenges to the banking sector that require attention.

The 4-volume proceedings set CCIS 2090, 2091,2092 and 2093 constitute the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Intelligent Computing, ANTIC 2023, held in Varanasi, India, during December 20-22, 2023.

This book is devoted to offering a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the design of high-reliability, high-efficiency spectrum utilization, cross-technology support and concurrent backscatter schemes.

The five-volume set CCIS 1832-1836 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, which was held as a hybrid event in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.

Designed as a self-contained text, this book covers a wide spectrum of topics on portfolio theory.

Derivative trading?

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).