| Stochastic Algorithms: Foundations and Applications: Second International Symposium, Saga 2003, Hatfield, Uk, September 22-23, 2003, Proceedings 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Albrecht, Andreas (Editor), Steinhöfel, Kathleen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540201033 ISBN-13: 9783540201038 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics - Computers | Programming - Algorithms |
| Dewey: 518.1 |
| LCCN: 2003058765 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.59 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The second Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms, Foundations and Applications (SAGA 2003), took place on September 22-23,2003, in Hat?eld, England.The present volume comprises 12 contributed papers and 3 invited talks. The contributed papers included in the proceedings present results in the following areas: ant colony optimization; randomized algorithmsfor the intersection problem; - cal search for constraint satisfaction problems; randomized local search methods for combinatorial optimization, in particular, simulated annealing techniques; probabilistic global search algorithms; network communication complexity; open shop scheduling; aircraft routing; traf?c control; randomized straight-line programs; and stochastic - tomata and probabilistic transformations. TheinvitedtalkbyRolandKirschnerprovidesabriefintroductiontoquantuminf- matics. The requirements and the prospects of the physical implementation of a qu- tum computer are addressed. Lucila Ohno-Machado and Winston P. Kuo describe the factors that make the an- ysis of high-throughput gene expression data especially challenging, and indicate why properly evaluated stochastic algorithms can play a particularly important role in this process. John Vaccaro et al. review a fundamental element of quantum information theory, source coding, which entails the compression of quantum data. A recent experiment that demonstrates this fundamental principle is presented and discussed. Our special thanks go to all who supported SAGA 2003, to all authors who subm- ted papers, to the members of the program committee, to the invited speakers, and to the members of the organizing committee. Andreas Albrecht Kathleen Steinhofel ] Organization SAGA2003wasorganizedbytheUniversityofHertfordshire, DepartmentofComputer Science, Hat?eld, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, United Kingdom. |