Global optimization -- The Motivation for Differential Evolution -- Critical values for the control parameters of differential evolution algorithms -- The Differential Evolution Algorithm -- Fast Evolution Strategies -- Benchmarking Differential Evolution -- On the usage of differential evolution for function optimization -- Problem Domains -- Shape design and optimization by genetic algorithm …
Mathematical Preliminaries -- Stabilizing Switching for Autonomous Systems -- Controllability, Observability, and Normal Forms -- Feedback Stabilization -- Optimization -- Conclusions and Perspectives.Switched linear systems have a long history in the control literature but-along with hybrid systems more generally-they have enjoyed a particular growth in interest since the 1990s. The large amou…
The Stability of Matter: From Atoms to Stars -- Lower bound to the energy of complex atoms -- Improved Lower Bound on the Indirect Coulomb Energy -- Letter to the Editor -- Proof of the Stability of Highly Negative Ions in the Absence of the Pauli Principle -- Atomic and Molecular Negative Ions -- Bound on the maximum negative ionization of atoms and molecules -- Approximate Neutrality of Large…
Tutorial: Introductory Material -- Quantum Annealing: Basics and Applications -- Other Optimizations.Quantum annealing employs quantum fluctuations in frustrated systems or networks to anneal the system down to its ground state, or more generally to its so-called minimum cost state. Often this procedure turns out to be more effective, in multivariable optimization problems, than its classical c…
Invited Paper -- Metaheuristic Agent Processes (MAPS) -- Tutorial Paper -- GRASP with Path-Relinking: Recent Advances and Applications -- Papers on Problem Solving -- A Tabu Search Heuristic for a University Timetabling Problem -- An Investigation of Automated Planograms Using a Simulated Annealing Based Hyper-Heuristic -- Validation and Optimization of an Elevator Simulation Model with Modern …
The Network of Logistics Decisions -- Facility Location in Supply Chain Design -- Distribution Centres in Supply Chain Operations -- Operational Research Methods for Efficient Warehousing -- Models and Methods for Facilities Layout Design from an Applicability to Real-World Perspective -- The Design, Planning, and Optimization of Reverse Logistics Networks -- Models and Methods for Operations i…
Location Theory and the Ordered Median Function -- Mathematical Properties of the Ordered Median Function -- The Continuous Ordered Median Location Problem -- The Continuous Ordered Median Problem -- Bisectors -- The Single Facility Ordered Median Problem -- Multicriteria Ordered Median Problems -- Extensions of the Continuous Ordered Median Problem -- Ordered Median Location Problems on Networ…
Foundations -- Overview of Optimisation Theory -- Fixed Horizon Optimal Control with Constraints -- Receding Horizon Optimal Control with Constraints -- Constrained Linear Quadratic Optimal Control -- Global Characterisation of Constrained Linear Quadratic Optimal Control -- Regional Characterisation of Constrained Linear Quadratic Optimal Control -- Computational Issues in Constrained Optimal …
Variable Neighborhood Search for Extremal Graphs. XI. Bounds on Algebraic Connectivity -- Problems and Results on Geometric Patterns -- Data Depth and Maximum Feasible Subsystems -- The Maximum Independent Set Problem and Augmenting Graphs -- Interior Point and Semidefinite Approaches in Combinatorial Optimization -- Balancing Mixed-Model Supply Chains -- Bilevel Programming: A Combinatorial Pe…
Basic Theory of Stochastic Optimization -- Convex Stochastic Programs -- Barycentric Approximation Scheme -- Extensions -- Applications in the Power Industry -- Conclusions.This work was completed during my tenure as a scientific assistant and d- toral student at the Institute for Operations Research at the University of St. Gallen. During that time, I was involved in several industry projects …