Stochastic optimization methods : applications in engineering and operations research

Stochastic Optimization Methods -- Solution of Stochastic Linear Programs by Discretization Methods -- Optimal Control under Stochastic Uncertainty -- Random Search Procedures for Global Optimization -- Controlled Random Search under Uncertainty -- Controlled Random Search Procedures for Global Optimization -- Random Search Methods with Multiple Search Points -- Approximation of Feedback Control Systems -- Stochastic Optimal Open-Loop Feedback Control -- Adaptive Optimal Stochastic Trajectory Planning and Control (AOSTPC) -- Machine Learning under stochastic uncertainty -- Stochastic Structural Optimization with quadratic loss functions -- Maximum Entropy Techniques.