Introduction: The Evolving Data–Driven Smart Sustainable Approach to Urbanism for Tackling the Challenges of Sustainability and Urbanization -- Smart Sustainable Urbanism and Big Data Computing: A Topical Literature Review -- Conceptual, Theoretical, and Disciplinary Foundations: An Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Perspective -- The Data-Driven Smart Sustainable Paradigm of Urbanism: …
Inverse Problems and Interpretation of Measurements -- Classical Regularization Methods -- Statistical Inversion Theory -- Nonstationary Inverse Problems -- Classical Methods Revisited -- Model Problems -- Case Studies.The book develops the statistical approach to inverse problems with an emphasis on modeling and computations. The framework is the Bayesian paradigm, where all variables are mode…
Mathematical Models -- Introduction to State Space Theory -- Stability Theory -- Perturbation Theory -- Uncertain Spaces -- Appendix: Linear Algebra -- Complex Analysis -- Convolutions and Transforms -- Linear Operators.This book presents the mathematical foundations of systems theory in a self-contained, comprehensive, detailed and mathematically rigorous way. This first volume is devoted to t…
Applications -- Social, Economic, and Ethical Implications of Ambient Intelligence and Ubiquitous Computing -- Integrated Microelectronics for Smart Textiles -- Ambient Intelligence Research in HomeLab: Engineering the User Experience -- How Ambient Intelligence will Improve Habitability and Energy Efficiency in Buildings -- System Design and Architecture -- Networked Infomechanical Systems (NI…
Performance and Tools -- Performance of Scientific Applications on Modern Supercomputers -- A Lightweight Dynamic Application Monitor for SMP Clusters -- gridlib — A Parallel, Object-oriented Framework for Hierarchical-hybrid Grid Structures in Technical Simulation and Scientific Visualization -- Computational Fluid Dynamics -- Preface -- Fully Three-Dimensional Coupling of Fluid and Thin-Wal…
Hybrid Systems -- Polytopic Approximations of Reachable Sets Applied to Linear Dynamic Games and a Class of Nonlinear Systems -- On the Problem of Measurement Feedback Control: Ellipsoidal Techniques -- Stability of Hybrid Systems and Related Questions from Systems Biology -- System Theory and Design -- Martingale Representation and All That -- Engineering Education: A Focus on Systems -- New D…
This comprehensive encyclopedia provides easy access to information on all aspects of cryptography and security. With an A–Z format of over 460 entries, 100+ international experts provide an accessible reference for those seeking entry into any aspect of the broad fields of cryptography and information security. Most entries in this preeminent work include useful literature references, provid…
Basic Tools and Techniques -- The Universal Generating Function in Reliability Analysis of Binary Systems -- to Multi-state Systems -- Universal Generating Function in Analysis of Series-Parallel Multi-state Systems -- Universal Generating Function in Optimization of Series-Parallel Multi-state Systems -- Universal Generating Function in Analysis and Optimization of Special Types of Multi-state…
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…
Power System Oscillations -- Linear Control in Power Systems -- Test System Model -- Power System Stabilizers -- Multiple-Model Adaptive Control Approach -- Simultaneous Stabilization -- Mixed-Sensitivity Approach Using Linear Matrix Inequalities -- Normalized ?? Loop-Shaping Using Linear Matrix Inequalities -- ?? Control For Time-Delayed Systems.Robust Control in Power Systems deals with the a…