Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes
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Dr. Stuart Berry
is a lecturer in the Department of Computing and Mathematics at the University of Derby, UK.
Dr. Marcello Trovati
is a Senior Lecturer at the same institution. He is also a co-editor of the Springer titles
Guide to Security Assurance for Cloud Computing
and
Big-Data Analytics and Cloud Computing
.
Val Lowndes
is a Chartered Mathematician, who formerly worked at the University of Derby.
Content
Part I: Introduction to Modelling and Model Evaluation.- Model Building.- Introduction to Cellular Automata in Simulation.- Introduction to Mathematical Programming.- Heuristic Techniques in Optimisation.- Introduction to the Use of Queueing Theory and Simulation.- Part II: Case Studies.- Case Studies: Using Heuristics.- Further Use of Heuristic Methods.- Air Traffic Controllers Planning: A Rostering Problem.- Solving Multiple Objective Problems: Modelling Diet Problems.- Fuzzy Scheduling Applied to Small Manufacturing Firms.- The Design and Optimisation of Surround Sound Decoders Using Heuristic Methods.- System Dynamics Case Studies.- Applying Queueing Theory to the Design of a Traffic Light Controller.- Cellular Automata and Agents in Simulations.- Three Big Data Case Studies.- Part III: Appendices.- Appendix A: Queueing Theory.- Appendix B: Function Optimisation Techniques: Genetic Algorithms and Tabu Searches.- Appendix C: What to Simulate to Evaluate Production Planning and Control Methods in Small Manufacturing Firms.- Appendix D: Defining Boolean and Fuzzy Logic Operators.- Appendix E: Assessing the Reinstated Waverley Line.- Appendix F: Matching Services with Users in Opportunistic Network Environments.