Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes: Theory, Algorithms, Techniques and Applications (Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications) [Hardcover] Berry, Stuart; Lowndes, Val and Trovati, Marcello

Berry, Stuart; Lowndes, Val; Trovati, Marcello

ISBN 10: 3319554166 / ISBN 13: 9783319554167

Published by Springer, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes: Theory, Algorithms, Techniques and Applications (Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications) [Hardcover] Berry, Stuart; Lowndes, Val and Trovati, Marcello
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319554166
• ISBN 13: 9783319554167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This interdisciplinary reference and guide provides an introduction to modeling methodologies and models which form the starting point for deriving efficient and effective solution techniques, and presents a series of case studies that demonstrate how heuristic and analytical approaches may be used to solve large and complex problems. Topics and features: introduces the key modeling methods and tools, including heuristic and mathematical programming-based models, and queueing theory and simulation techniques; demonstrates the use of heuristic methods to not only solve complex decision-making problems, but also to derive a simpler solution technique; presents case studies on a broad range of applications that make use of techniques from genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic, tabu search, and queueing theory; reviews examples incorporating system dynamics modeling, cellular automata and agent-based simulations, and the use of big data; supplies expanded descriptions and examples in the appendices.

About the Author

Dr. Stuart Berry is a lecturer in the Department of Computing and Mathematics at the University of Derby, UK. Dr. Marcello Trovati is a Senior Lecturer at the same institution. He is also a co-editor of the Springer titles Guide to Security Assurance for Cloud Computing and Big-Data Analytics and Cloud Computing. Val Lowndes is a Chartered Mathematician, who formerly worked at the University of Derby.