Although several monographs and edited volumes have discussed scheduling in general, most of these works survey the field by contributing a single chapter to production systems like flow shops. Flow Shop Scheduling: Theoretical Results, Algorithms, and Applications is solely dedicated to...

Resonant frequency of microstrip antenna depends on its dimension and feed technique. In this paper, a Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)-based technique for accurate determination of resonant frequency of rectangular microstrip antenna is reported. The results show that resonant frequency (fr)...

The question of fairness in a quiz contest has often been raised. How should questions in a quiz contest be assigned? Two common ways of conducting a quiz are: one, Infinite bounce; and two, Pounce. Both these methods are biased. In this paper, we demonstrate a simple method to conduct a quiz...

This paper proposes a novel way to implement sine and cosine function in Coordinate Rotation Digital Computer (CORDIC) algorithm with efficient architectures. It is a class of shift-add algorithms for rotating vectors in a plane, which is usually used for the calculation of trigonometric...

Introduction -- Manufacturing and Re-manufacturing Systems -- A Hidden Markov Model for Customer Classification -- Markov Decision Processes for Customer Lifetime Value -- Higher-order Markov Chains -- Multivariate Markov Chains -- Hidden Markov Chains

Praise for Algorithmic Trading "Algorithmic Trading is an insightful book on quantitative trading written by a seasoned practitioner. What sets this book apart from many others in the space is the emphasis on real examples as opposed to just theory. Concepts are not only described, they are...

In the current global economy, the survival of insurance companies depends on its ability to respond to the customer demands, which are settlements of the insurance claims. All insurance companies face the conflicting goals of settling claims quickly and authenticating the claims. The increasing...