Optimization Methods, Theory and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Analysing Human Walking Using Dynamic Optimisation

   • Meiyi Tan, Leslie S. Jennings, Song Wang

   Pages 1-34

3. Rearrangement Optimization Problems Related to a Class of Elliptic Boundary Value Problems

   • Chong Qiu, Yisheng Huang, Yuying Zhou

   Pages 35-50

4. An Extension of the MOON2/MOON2R Approach to Many-Objective Optimization Problems

   • Yoshiaki Shimizu

   Pages 51-65

5. Existence of Solutions for Variational-Like Hemivariational Inequalities Involving Lower Semicontinuous Maps

   • Guo-ji Tang, Zhong-bao Wang, Nan-jing Huang

   Pages 67-84

6. An Iterative Algorithm for Split Common Fixed-Point Problem for Demicontractive Mappings

   • Yazheng Dang, Fanwen Meng, Jie Sun

   Pages 85-94

7. On Constraint Qualifications for Multiobjective Optimization Problems with Vanishing Constraints

   • S. K. Mishra, Vinay Singh, Vivek Laha, R. N. Mohapatra

   Pages 95-135

8. A New Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for the Estimation of Archie Parameters

   • Jianjun Liu, Honglei Xu, Guoning Wu, Kok Lay Teo

   Pages 137-154

9. Optimization of Multivariate Inverse Mixing Problems with Application to Neural Metabolite Analysis

   • A. Tamura-Sato, M. Chyba, L. Chang, T. Ernst

   Pages 155-174

10. Exact Regularization, and Its Connections to Normal Cone Identity and Weak Sharp Minima in Nonlinear Programming

    • S. Deng

    Pages 175-182

11. The Worst-Case DFT Filter Bank Design with Subchannel Variations

    • Lin Jiang, Changzhi Wu, Xiangyu Wang, Kok Lay Teo

    Pages 183-205

This book presents the latest research findings and state-of-the-art solutions on optimization techniques and provides new research direction and developments. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of the book will be much beneficial to experts and students in optimization and operation research community. It selects high quality papers from The International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA2013). The conference is an official conference series of POP (The Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group; there are over 500 active members). These state-of-the-art works in this book authored by recognized experts will make contributions to the development of optimization with its applications.

• Mathematical Programming
• Numerical Optimization
• Operation Research
• Optimization
• Optimization Applications

• Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

  Honglei Xu, Song Wang

• Department of Mathematics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

  Soon-Yi Wu

Professor Honglei Xu' research interests include theory and applications of nonlinear control and systems engineering.

Prof. Song Wang is a professor of Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Western Australia. He has published over 100 research papers in various international journals including Automatica, Biomaterials, IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks, J. Comp. Phys., Math. Comp, IMA J Numer. Anal, Int. J. Bifurcation & Chaos, Numer. Math., Reports on Progress in Physics, SIAM J Numer, Anal, SIAM J. on Optimization.

Prof. SOON-YI WU's research interests include functional analysis, linear programming, optimization.

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