: This paper describes the implementation of a meta-heuristic optimization approach, Tabu Search (TS), for Heat Exchanger Networks (HEN) synthesis and compares this approach to oth...
Funded as part of the `Network Enabled Platforms' program the Health Services Virtual Organization (HSVO) Project has developed a network-enabled platform (NEP) consisting of...
Rachel H. Ellaway, Jeremy R. Cooperstock, Bruce Sp...
Abstract. In this paper we consider the problem of optimal task allocation and scheduling in embedded real-time systems. This problem is far from trivial due to the wide range of c...
IPTV service providers offering Video-on-Demandcurrently use servers at each metropolitan office to store all the videos in their library. With the rapid increase in library sizes...
David Applegate, Aaron Archer, Vijay Gopalakrishna...
Forecasting exchange rates is an important financial problem that is receiving increasing attention especially because of its difficulty and practical applications. This paper prop...