In this paper we present a strategy for speeding up the estimation of expected maximum flows through reliable networks. Our strategy tries to minimize the repetition of computational effort while evaluating network states sampled using the crude Monte Carlo method. Computational experiments with...

This paper introduces an extended definition of service networks. The service network definition, which can be used for classifying service networks, comprises two parts: the service network declaration and the service network specification. The service network specification consists of the...

This paper is concerned with the solution of the principal component analysis (PCA) problem with the aid of neural networks (NNs). After an overview of the basic NN-based PCA concepts and a listing of the available algorithms, two criteria for evaluating PCA NN algorithms are proposed. Then, a...