| Preface | 5 |
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| 1 Improvement of Multi-population Genetic Algorithms Convergence Time | 15 |
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| 1.1 Introduction | 15 |
| 1.2 Short Overview of MpGA Modifications | 16 |
| 1.3 Parameter Identification of S. cerevisiae Fed-Batch Cultivation Using Different Kinds of MpGA | 18 |
| 1.4 Analysis and Conclusions | 21 |
| 2 Parallelization and Optimization of 4D Binary Mixture Monte Carlo Simulations Using Open MPI and CUDA | 25 |
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| 2.1 Introduction | 25 |
| 2.2 The Metropolis Monte Carlo Method | 26 |
| 2.3 Decomposition into Subdomains and the Virtual Topology Using OpenMPI | 27 |
| 2.4 Management of Hypersphere Coordinate Migration Between Domains | 28 |
| 2.4.1 Communication between the CPU and the GPU | 29 |
| 2.5 Pseudorandom Number Generation | 29 |
| 2.6 Results of Running the Modified Code | 29 |
| 2.7 Conclusions | 32 |
| 3 Efficient Implementation of the Heston Model Using GPGPU | 35 |
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| 3.1 Introduction | 35 |
| 3.2 Our GPGPU-Based Algorithm for Option Pricing | 37 |
| 3.3 Numerical Results | 39 |
| 3.4 Conclusions and Future Work | 41 |
| 4 On a Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations. Part 2 | 43 |
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| 4.1 Introduction | 43 |
| 4.2 Short Remarks on the Game-Method for Modeling from Crisp Point of View | 43 |
| 4.3 On the Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations | 45 |
| 4.4 Main Results | 48 |
| 4.5 Conclusion | 50 |
| 5 Generalized Nets, ACO Algorithms, and Genetic Algorithms | 53 |
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| 5.1 Introduction | 53 |
| 5.2 ACO and GA | 54 |
| 5.3 GN for Hybrid ACO-GA Algorithm | 56 |
| 5.4 Conclusion | 58 |
| 6 Bias Evaluation and Reduction for Sample-Path Optimization | 61 |
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| 6.1 Introduction | 61 |
| 6.2 Problem Formulation | 63 |
| 6.3 Taylor-Based Bias Correction | 65 |
| 6.4 Impact on the Optimization Bias | 66 |
| 6.5 Numerical Experiments | 67 |
| 6.6 Conclusions | 69 |
| 7 Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Transport in Quantum Cascade Lasers | 73 |
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| 7.1 Introduction | 73 |
| 7.2 QCL Transport Model | 73 |
| 7.2.1 Pauli Master Equation | 74 |
| 7.2.2 Calculation of Basis States | 75 |
| 7.2.3 Monte Carlo Solver | 76 |
| 7.3 Results and Discussion | 78 |
| 7.4 Conclusion | 79 |
| 8 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Particle Algorithms for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Filtering | 83 |
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| 8.1 Introduction | 83 |
| 8.2 General Particle Filtering Framework | 84 |
| 8.3 High Dimensional Particle Schemes | 85 |
| 8.3.1 Sequential MCMC Filtering | 85 |
| 8.3.2 Efficient Sampling in High Dimensions | 86 |
| 8.3.3 Setting Proposal and Steering Distributions | 87 |
| 8.4 Illustrative Examples | 87 |
| 8.5 Conclusions | 90 |
| 9 Game-Method for Modeling and WRF-Fire Model Working Together | 93 |
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| 9.1 Introduction | 93 |
| 9.2 Description of the Game-Method for Modeling | 94 |
| 9.3 General Description of the Coupled Atmosphere Fire Modeling and WRF-Fire | 95 |
| 9.4 Wind Simulation Approach | 97 |
| 9.5 Conclusion | 98 |
| 10 Wireless Sensor Network Layout | 101 |
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| 10.1 Introduction | 101 |
| 10.2 Wireless Sensor Network Layout Problem | 102 |
| 10.3 ACO for WSN Layout Problem | 104 |
| 10.4 Experimental Results | 106 |
| 10.5 Conclusion | 107 |
| 11 A Two-Dimensional Lorentzian Distribution for an Atomic Force Microscopy Simulator | 111 |
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| 11.1 Introduction | 111 |
| 11.2 Modeling Oxidation Kinetics | 112 |
| 11.3 Development of the Lorentzian Model | 114 |
| 11.3.1 Algorithm for the Gaussian Model | 114 |
| 11.3.2 Development of the Lorentzian Model | 115 |
| 11.4 Conclusion | 117 |
| 12 Stratified Monte Carlo Integration | 119 |
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| 12.1 Introduction | 119 |
| 12.2 Numerical Integration | 120 |
| 12.3 Conclusion | 126 |
| 13 Monte Carlo Simulation of Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation | 129 |
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| 13.1 Motivation | 129 |
| 13.2 AFFFF | 130 |
| 13.3 Mathematical Model and Numerical Algorithm | 131 |
| 13.3.1 Mathematical Model | 131 |
| 13.3.2 The MLMC Algorithm | 132 |
| 13.4 Numerical Results | 133 |
| 14 Convexization in Markov Chain Monte Carlo | 139 |
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| 14.1 Introduction | 139 |
| 14.2 Auxiliary Functions | 140 |
| 14.2.1 Definition of Auxiliary Functions | 140 |
| 14.2.2 Optimization Process for Auxiliary Functions | 140 |
| 14.2.3 Auxiliary Functions for Convex Functions | 142 |
| 14.2.4 Objective Function Which Is the Sum of Convex and Concave Functions | 142 |
| 14.3 Stochastic Auxiliary Functions | 143 |
| 14.3.1 Stochastic Convex Learning (Summary) | 143 |
| 14.3.2 Auxiliary Stochastic Functions | 144 |
| 14.4 Metropolis-Hastings Auxiliary Algorithm | 144 |
| 14.5 Numerical Experiments | 145 |
| 14.6 Conclusion | 146 |
| 15 Value Simulation of the Interacting Pair Number for Solution of the Monodisperse Coagulation Equation | 149 |
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| 15.1 Introduction | 149 |
| 15.2 Value Simulation for Integral Equations | 151 |
| 15.2.1 Value Simulation of the Time Interval Between Interactions | 152 |
| 15.2.2 VSIPN to Estimate the Monomer Concentration Jh1 | 153 |
| 15.2.3 VSIPN to Estimate the Monomer and Dimer Concentration Jh12 | 154 |
| 15.3 Results of the Numerical Experiments | 155 |
| 15.4 Conclusion | 157 |
| 16 Parallelization of Algorithms for Solving a Three-Dimensional Sudoku Puzzle | 159 |
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| 16.1 Introduction | 159 |
| 16.2 The Simulated Annealing Method |