System Modelling and Optimization

1 On the convergence of a trust region SQP algorithm for nonlinearly constrained optimization problems.- 2 Decomposition and suboptimal control in dynamical systems.- 3 Network flow - theory and applications with practical impact.- 4 The mathematical theory of evidence - a short introduction.- 5 Algebraic methods in control, theory and applications.- 6 One method for robust control of uncertain systems - theory and practice.- 7 Stochastic optimization methods in engineering.- 8 Robust stabilization of nonlinear systems by optimal controllers.- 9 Weighted H2 approximation of transfer functions.- 10 On design of H? optimal controls for uncertain nonlinear systems.- 11 Constrained optimization algorithms and automatic differentiation for parameter estimation with application to granulocytics models.- 12 Expert system for diagnosis of womens' menstrual cycle using natural family planning method.- 13 Metabolic flux determination by 13-C tracer experiments: analysis of sensitivity, identifiability and redundancy.- 14 Binding-time analysis applied to mathematical algorithms.- 15 Invariant state progress and relation modelling of DEDS.- 16 Remarks on the observability of nonlinear discrete time systems.- 17 Risk-sensitive control and dynamic games: the discrete-time case.- 18 Dynamic portfolio optimization based on reference trajectories.- 19 Stability analysis of time-varying discrete interval systems.- 20 The relaxation theory applied to optimal control problems of semilinear elliptic equations.- 21 On the use of space invariant imbedding to solve optimal control problems for second order elliptic equations.- 22 Semismoothness in parametrized quasi-variational inequalities.- 23 Optimal control problem governed by a semilinear parabolic equation.- 24 Shapeoptimization of hyperelastic rod.- 25 Dynamic modelling and optimal hierarchical control of a multiple-effect evaporator - superconcentrator plant.- 26 On the use of consistent approximations for the optimal design of beams.- 27 A game-theoretical model for a controlled process of heat transfer.- 28 Constrained predictive control of a counter-current extractor.- 29 Optimal policies under different assumptions about target values: an optimal control analysis for Austria.- 30 Optimal usage of saline and non saline irrigation water; a policy tool.- 31 Fuzzy integer sharing problem with fuzzy capacity constraints.- 32 A fuzzy-PID-concept with minimal rule set.- 33 A numerical procedure for minimizing the maximum cost.- 34 Game of pursuit with zero stop probability.- 35 Solution concepts in multicriteria cooperative games without side payments.- 36 Computer models for maximising tumor cell kill and for minimizing side effects in radiation therapy.- 37 Decision makin& problems: AIDS prevention and energy development.- 38 A mathematical model of HIV infection: the role of CD8+ lymphocytes.- 39 Mathematical modelling of conjugate formation by cytotoxic lymphocytes and tumour cells.- 40 Reliability optimization of complex systems using sharp lower bounds.- 41 Knowledge retrieval for autonomous agents.- 42 Simulation and optimization of complex systems reliability characteristics in grouped data structure.- 43 A modular system of software tools for multicriteria model analysis.- 44 Methodology and modular tool for aspiration-led analysis of LP models.- 45 Interactive multiobjective optimization system NIMBUS applied to nonsmooth structural design problems.- 46 Preliminary computational experience with a descent level method for convex nondifferentiable optimization.- 47 Bundlemethods applied to the unit-commitment problem.- 48 Nondifferentiable optimization solver: basic theoretical assumptions.- 49 Discrete approximation of nonlinear control problems.- 50 Convergence of Lagrange-Newton method for control-state and pure state constrained optimal control problems.- 51 Descent methods for optimal periodic hereditary control problems.- 52 Aircraft trajectory optimization using nonlinear programming.- 53 Feedback control of state constrained optimal control problems.- 54 Primal-dual interior point method for multicommodity network flows with side constraints and comparison with alternative methods.- 55 Dual Bregman proximal methods for large-scale 0-1 problems.- 56 On long-step surrogate projection methods for solving convex feasibility problems.- 57 Theoretical and experimental analyis of random linkage algorithms for global optimization.- 58 A dynamic list heuristic for 2D-cutting.- 59 About solving linear integer programs through hermite normal form decomposition.- 60 Software system for solving multi-scale optimization problems.- 61 Dual barrier-projection and barrier-Newton methods in linear programming.- 62 Flow and release optimization in manufacturing systems represented as timed event graphs.- 63 A control model for assembly manufacturing systems.- 64 Numerical experiment on the 2D cutting-stock algorithms based on local optimization.- 65 An algorithm for the transportation problem with given frequencies.- 66 The traveling salesman problem with precedence constraints and binary costs.- 67 Cost oriented competing processes - a new handling of assignment problems.- 68 Modelling and solving of the allocation problem of non-convex polygons with rotations.- 69 Parameters identification of a time-varying stochastic dynamic systemsusing Viterbi algorithm.- 70 Management of bond portfolios via stochastic programming - postoptimality and sensitivity analysis.- 71 A note on objective functions in multistage stochastic nonlinear programming problems.- 72 Dynamic search for shortest multimodal paths in a transportation network.- 73 Arc routing for rural Irish networks.- 74 Arc routing vehicle routing problems with vehicle/site dependencies.- Index of contributors.- Keyword index.