Applications of Mathematics and Informatics in Military Science

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2. General

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3. GENERAL

   1. The Significance of Research and Development for National Defence and Its Relation with the Military University Institutions

      • Nikolaos Uzunoglu

      Pages 3-6

4. Applied Operational Research and Military Applications

   1. Front Matter

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5. APPLIED OPERATIONAL RESEARCH & MILITARY APPLICATIONS

   1. Selected Topics in Critical Element Detection

      • Jose L. Walteros, Panos M. Pardalos

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   2. Study of Engagement with Mobile Targets

      • Spiridon Tassopoulos

      Pages 27-32

6. Signal Processing, Scattering

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7. SIGNALPROCESSING, SCATTERING

   1. Solving an Electromagnetic Scattering Problem in Chiral Media

      • Christodoulos Athanasiadis, Sotiria Dimitroula, Kostantinos Skourogiannis

      Pages 35-53

   2. Orthonormality in Interpolation Schemes for Reconstructing Signals

      • Nicholas J. Daras

      Pages 55-74

8. Scientific Computing and Applications

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9. SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS

   1. Computer Graphics Techniques in Military Applications

      • Dimitrios Christou, Antonios Danelakis, Marilena Mitrouli, Dimitrios Triantafyllou

      Pages 77-85

   2. Numerical Optimization for the Length Problem

      • Christos Kravvaritis, Marilena Mitrouli

      Pages 87-93

10. Simulation and Combat Models

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11. SIMULATION AND COMBAT MODELS

    1. Adaptive Policies for Sequential Sampling under Incomplete Information and a Cost Constraint

       • Apostolos Burnetas, Odysseas Kanavetas

       Pages 97-112

    2. On a Lanchester Combat Model

       • G. Kaimakamis, N. B. Zographopoulos

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    3. Land Warfare and Complexity

       • Dionysios Stromatias

       Pages 119-132

12. Satellite Remote Sensing

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13. SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING

    1. Wavelet Transform in Remote Sensing with Implementation in Edge Detection and Noise Reduction

       • Pantelis N. Michalis

       Pages 135-150

    2. Optimal Orbital Coverage of Theater Operations and Targets

       • Vasileios Oikonomou

       Pages 151-186

14. Coding, Statistical Modelling and Applications

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Analysis, assessment, and data management are core tools required for operation research analysts. The April 2011 conference held at the Helenic Military Academy addressed these issues with efforts to collect valuable recommendations for improving analysts’ capabilities to assess and communicate the necessary qualitative data to military leaders.   This unique volume is an outgrowth of the April conference and comprises of contributions from the fields of science, mathematics, and the military, bringing Greek research findings to the world. Topics cover  a wide variety of mathematical methods used with application to defense and security.  Each contribution considers directions and pursuits of scientists that pertain to the military as well as the theoretical background required for methods, algorithms, and techniques used in military applications.  The direction of theoretical results in these applications is conveyed and open problems and future areas of focus are highlighted. A foreword will be composed by a member of N.A.T.O. or a ranking member of the armed forces.   Topics covered include: applied OR and military applications, signal processing, scattering, scientific computing and applications, combat simulation and statistical modeling, satellite remote sensing, and applied informatics – cryptography and coding.   The contents of this volume will be of  interest to a diverse audience including military operations research analysts, the military community at large, and practitioners working with mathematical methods and applications to informatics and military science.​  

• Lanchester combat model
• applied informatics
• applied operations research
• military applications
• satellite remote sensing
• signal processing

From the reviews:

Consists of 15 chapters written by 26 outstanding scientists...very essential research works as well as research expository essays of current international interest... The book will provide an invaluable source of references not only to the expert scientists and engineers, but also to the graduate students who seek for the latest information. Furthermore, this publication will be a useful reference to both libraries and various electronic data bases.

—Themistocles M. Rassias, The European Mathematical Society

“A collection of presentations from a conference held in April 2011 at the Hellenic Army Academy, this book covers various mathematical methods that might be employed in advanced military applications. … The presented topics cover a wide range of applications in various human enterprises, of which military technology is just a significant example. The book would definitely be of interest to a variety of specialists.”

—Simon Berkovich, ACM Computing Reviews, February, 2013

• , Department of Military Science, Hellenic Military Academy, Vari Attikis, Greece

  Nicholas J. Daras

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