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Optimization in the Real World

Toward Solving Real-World Optimization Problems

  • Contributes to better understanding of mixed-integer programming problems, its applications and scientific computation
  • Is written by leading international researchers in academic and industrial institutions
  • Presents topics from the workshop "IMI Workshop on Optimization in the Real World" held in October 2014
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Mathematics for Industry (MFI, volume 13)

Conference series link(s): IMI: International conference on Institute of Mathematics for Industry

Conference proceedings info: IMI 2014.

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Table of contents (10 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Advanced Computing and Optimization Infrastructure for Extremely Large-Scale Graphs on Post Peta-Scale Supercomputers

    • Katsuki Fujisawa, Toyotaro Suzumura, Hitoshi Sato, Koji Ueno, Yuichiro Yasui, Keita Iwabuchi et al.
    Pages 1-13
  3. ppOpen-HPC: Open Source Infrastructure for Development and Execution of Large-Scale Scientific Applications on Post-Peta-Scale Supercomputers with Automatic Tuning (AT)

    • Kengo Nakajima, Masaki Satoh, Takashi Furumura, Hiroshi Okuda, Takeshi Iwashita, Hide Sakaguchi et al.
    Pages 15-35
  4. Structure-Based Primal Heuristics for Mixed Integer Programming

    • Gerald Gamrath, Timo Berthold, Stefan Heinz, Michael Winkler
    Pages 37-53
  5. Optimal Turbine Allocation for Offshore and Onshore Wind Farms

    • Martina Fischetti, Matteo Fischetti, Michele Monaci
    Pages 55-78
  6. Optimal Cycles for Persistent Homology Via Linear Programming

    • Emerson G. Escolar, Yasuaki Hiraoka
    Pages 79-96
  7. Optimal Battery Control for Smart Grid Nodes

    • Andreas Draegert, Andreas Eisenblätter, Inken Gamrath, Axel Werner
    Pages 97-113
  8. Recent Issues in International Supply Chain Network Design—Economic Partnership Modeling

    • Junko Hosoda, Kenichi Funaki, Takafumi Chida
    Pages 139-155

About this book

This book clearly shows the importance, usefulness, and powerfulness of current optimization technologies, in particular, mixed-integer programming and its remarkable applications. It is intended to be the definitive study of state-of-the-art optimization technologies for students, academic researchers, and non-professionals in industry. The chapters of this book are based on a collection of selected and extended papers from the  “IMI Workshop on Optimization in the Real World” held in October 2014 in Japan.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Katsuki Fujisawa, Hayato Waki

  • Zuse Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Yuji Shinano

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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