Search Games -- to Search Games -- Search Games in Compact Spaces -- General Framework -- Search for an Immobile Hider -- Search for a Mobile Hider -- Miscellaneous Search Games -- Search Games in Unbounded Domains -- General Framework -- On Minimax Properties of Geometric Trajectories -- Search...

Scatter Search and Path Relinking: Advances and Applications -- An Introduction to Tabu Search -- Genetic Algorithms -- Genetic Programming: Automatic Synthesis of Topologies and Numerical Parameters -- A Gentle Introduction to Memetic Algorithms -- Variable Neighborhood Search -- Guided Local...

Computational Techniques of the Simplex Method is a systematic treatment focused on the computational issues of the simplex method. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the most important and successful algorithmic and implementation techniques of the simplex method. It is a unique source of...

To Queue Or Not To Queue: Equilibrium Behavior in Queueing Systems focuses on the highly interesting, practical viewpoint of customer behavior and its effect on the performance of the queueing system. The book's objectives are threefold: (1) It is a comprehensive survey of the literature on...

Critical Infrastructures: State of the Art in Research and Application, comprising a selection of reviewed and edited contributions from all over the world, aims to shed light on the various aspects of critical infrastructures. The editors of this book have opted for a broad view on the various...