: Karl K. Sabelfeld, Ivan Dimov
: Monte Carlo Methods and Applications Proceedings of the 8th IMACS Seminar on Monte Carlo Methods, August 29 - September 2, 2011, Borovets, Bulgaria
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< >This is the proceedings of the '8th IMACS Seminar on Monte Carlo Methods' held from August 29 to September 2, 2011 in Borovets, Bulgaria, and organized by the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS). Included are 24 papers which cover all topics presented in the sessions of the seminar: stochastic computation and complexity of high dimensional problems, sensitivity analysis, high-performance computations for Monte Carlo applications, stochastic metaheuristics for optimization problems, sequential Monte Carlo methods for large-scale problems, semiconductor devices and nanostructures.



< >Karl K. Sabelfeld, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Geophysics, Russian Acacemy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia;Ivan Dimov, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Preface5
1 Improvement of Multi-population Genetic Algorithms Convergence Time15
1.1 Introduction15
1.2 Short Overview of MpGA Modifications16
1.3 Parameter Identification of S. cerevisiae Fed-Batch Cultivation Using Different Kinds of MpGA18
1.4 Analysis and Conclusions21
2 Parallelization and Optimization of 4D Binary Mixture Monte Carlo Simulations Using Open MPI and CUDA25
2.1 Introduction25
2.2 The Metropolis Monte Carlo Method26
2.3 Decomposition into Subdomains and the Virtual Topology Using OpenMPI27
2.4 Management of Hypersphere Coordinate Migration Between Domains28
2.4.1 Communication between the CPU and the GPU29
2.5 Pseudorandom Number Generation29
2.6 Results of Running the Modified Code29
2.7 Conclusions32
3 Efficient Implementation of the Heston Model Using GPGPU35
3.1 Introduction35
3.2 Our GPGPU-Based Algorithm for Option Pricing37
3.3 Numerical Results39
3.4 Conclusions and Future Work41
4 On a Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations. Part 243
4.1 Introduction43
4.2 Short Remarks on the Game-Method for Modeling from Crisp Point of View43
4.3 On the Game-Method for Modeling with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations45
4.4 Main Results48
4.5 Conclusion50
5 Generalized Nets, ACO Algorithms, and Genetic Algorithms53
5.1 Introduction53
5.2 ACO and GA54
5.3 GN for Hybrid ACO-GA Algorithm56
5.4 Conclusion58
6 Bias Evaluation and Reduction for Sample-Path Optimization61
6.1 Introduction61
6.2 Problem Formulation63
6.3 Taylor-Based Bias Correction65
6.4 Impact on the Optimization Bias66
6.5 Numerical Experiments67
6.6 Conclusions69
7 Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Transport in Quantum Cascade Lasers73
7.1 Introduction73
7.2 QCL Transport Model73
7.2.1 Pauli Master Equation74
7.2.2 Calculation of Basis States75
7.2.3 Monte Carlo Solver76
7.3 Results and Discussion78
7.4 Conclusion79
8 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Particle Algorithms for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Filtering83
8.1 Introduction83
8.2 General Particle Filtering Framework84
8.3 High Dimensional Particle Schemes85
8.3.1 Sequential MCMC Filtering85
8.3.2 Efficient Sampling in High Dimensions86
8.3.3 Setting Proposal and Steering Distributions87
8.4 Illustrative Examples87
8.5 Conclusions90
9 Game-Method for Modeling and WRF-Fire Model Working Together93
9.1 Introduction93
9.2 Description of the Game-Method for Modeling94
9.3 General Description of the Coupled Atmosphere Fire Modeling and WRF-Fire95
9.4 Wind Simulation Approach97
9.5 Conclusion98
10 Wireless Sensor Network Layout101
10.1 Introduction101
10.2 Wireless Sensor Network Layout Problem102
10.3 ACO for WSN Layout Problem104
10.4 Experimental Results106
10.5 Conclusion107
11 A Two-Dimensional Lorentzian Distribution for an Atomic Force Microscopy Simulator111
11.1 Introduction111
11.2 Modeling Oxidation Kinetics112
11.3 Development of the Lorentzian Model114
11.3.1 Algorithm for the Gaussian Model114
11.3.2 Development of the Lorentzian Model115
11.4 Conclusion117
12 Stratified Monte Carlo Integration119
12.1 Introduction119
12.2 Numerical Integration120
12.3 Conclusion126
13 Monte Carlo Simulation of Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation129
13.1 Motivation129
13.2 AFFFF130
13.3 Mathematical Model and Numerical Algorithm131
13.3.1 Mathematical Model131
13.3.2 The MLMC Algorithm132
13.4 Numerical Results133
14 Convexization in Markov Chain Monte Carlo139
14.1 Introduction139
14.2 Auxiliary Functions140
14.2.1 Definition of Auxiliary Functions140
14.2.2 Optimization Process for Auxiliary Functions140
14.2.3 Auxiliary Functions for Convex Functions142
14.2.4 Objective Function Which Is the Sum of Convex and Concave Functions142
14.3 Stochastic Auxiliary Functions143
14.3.1 Stochastic Convex Learning (Summary)143
14.3.2 Auxiliary Stochastic Functions144
14.4 Metropolis-Hastings Auxiliary Algorithm144
14.5 Numerical Experiments145
14.6 Conclusion146
15 Value Simulation of the Interacting Pair Number for Solution of the Monodisperse Coagulation Equation149
15.1 Introduction149
15.2 Value Simulation for Integral Equations151
15.2.1 Value Simulation of the Time Interval Between Interactions152
15.2.2 VSIPN to Estimate the Monomer Concentration Jh1153
15.2.3 VSIPN to Estimate the Monomer and Dimer Concentration Jh12154
15.3 Results of the Numerical Experiments155
15.4 Conclusion157
16 Parallelization of Algorithms for Solving a Three-Dimensional Sudoku Puzzle159
16.1 Introduction159
16.2 The Simulated Annealing Method