{"product_id":"stochastic-algorithms-foundations-and-applications-second-international-symposium-saga-2003-hatfield-uk-september-22-23-2003-proceedings-9783540201038","title":"Stochastic Algorithms: Foundations and Applications: Second International Symposium, Saga 2003, Hatfield, Uk, September 22-23, 2003, Proceedings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andreas Albrecht\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Computer Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms, Foundations and Applications (SAGA 2003), took place on September 22-23,2003, in Hat?eld, England.The present volume comprises 12 contributed papers and 3 invited talks. The contributed papers included in the proceedings present results in the following areas: ant colony optimization; randomized algorithmsfor the intersection problem; - cal search for constraint satisfaction problems; randomized local search methods for combinatorial optimization, in particular, simulated annealing techniques; probabilistic global search algorithms; network communication complexity; open shop scheduling; aircraft routing; traf?c control; randomized straight-line programs; and stochastic - tomata and probabilistic transformations. TheinvitedtalkbyRolandKirschnerprovidesabriefintroductiontoquantuminf- matics. The requirements and the prospects of the physical implementation of a qu- tum computer are addressed. Lucila Ohno-Machado and Winston P. Kuo describe the factors that make the an- ysis of high-throughput gene expression data especially challenging, and indicate why properly evaluated stochastic algorithms can play a particularly important role in this process. John Vaccaro et al. review a fundamental element of quantum information theory, source coding, which entails the compression of quantum data. A recent experiment that demonstrates this fundamental principle is presented and discussed. Our special thanks go to all who supported SAGA 2003, to all authors who subm- ted papers, to the members of the program committee, to the invited speakers, and to the members of the organizing committee. Andreas Albrecht Kathleen Steinhofel ] Organization SAGA2003wasorganizedbytheUniversityofHertfordshire, DepartmentofComputer Science, Hat?eld, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45280737525911,"sku":"9783540201038","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783540201038.webp?v=1769297169","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stochastic-algorithms-foundations-and-applications-second-international-symposium-saga-2003-hatfield-uk-september-22-23-2003-proceedings-9783540201038","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}