Simulation-Based Optimization: Parametric Optimization Techniques and Reinforcement Learning introduces the evolving area of static and dynamic simulation-based optimization. Covered in detail are model-free optimization techniques - especially designed for those discrete-event, stochastic...

Part I: Advanced Tutorials -- Supporting Time-Critical Decision Making with Real Time Simulations -- Metamodel-based Robust Simulation-Optimization: An Overview -- Simulation-Based Modelling of a Stochastic Equilibrium -- Part II: Uncertainty Management Using Sequential Parameter Optimization --...

Perspectives on Transport of Water Versus Transport Over Water -- Model Predictive Control for Combined Water Supply and Navigability/Sustainability in River Systems -- Data Assimilation to Improve Models Used for the Automatic Control of Rivers or Canals -- Distributed LQG Control for...

Introduction -- Containerized Shipping -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning -- Methodological Background -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning without Cargo -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning with Cargo -- Conclusion.