Towards Dynamic Randomized Algorithms in Computational Geometry

Towards Dynamic Randomized Algorithms in Computational Geometry
Author: Monique Teillaud
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1993-11-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540575030

This is a fundamental analysis of the influence of woody plants on agricultural production, in relation to characteristics of these plants, with examples mostly from the Sahelian countries. The conclusions enable practitioners in the field of rural development in semi-arid tropical countries to identify proper conditions for using plants to improve and sustain agricultural production for specific agropastoral objectives.

Towards Dynamic Randomized Algorithms in Computational Geometry

Towards Dynamic Randomized Algorithms in Computational Geometry
Author: Monique Teillaud
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2006-01-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540482024

Computational geometry concerns itself with designing and analyzing algorithms for solving geometric problems. The field has reached a high level of sophistication, and very complicated algorithms have been designed.However, it is also useful to develop more practical algorithms, so long as they are based on rigorous methods. One such method is the use of randomized algorithms. These algorithms have become more and more popular, turning into one of the hottest areas of recent years. Dynamic algorithms are particularly interesting because in practice the data of a problem are often acquired progressively. In this monograph the author studies the theoretical complexity and practical efficiency of randomized dynamic algorithms.

Orders, Algorithms and Applications

Orders, Algorithms and Applications
Author: Vincent Bouchitte
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1994-06-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540582748

This volume is the proceedings of the first International Workshop on Orders, Algorithms, and Applications, held at Lyon, France in July 1994. Ordered sets and the more specifically algorithmic aspects of order theory are of increasing importance, for example in graph theory. They enjoy a recognized place in computer science as well as in mathematics, due to various new developments in the last few years. The nine technical papers accepted for this volume and the four invited papers presented offer a representative perspective on theoretical and applicational aspects of orders and related algorithms.

Programming Languages and System Architectures

Programming Languages and System Architectures
Author: Jürg Gutknecht
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1994-02-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540578406

Programming languages and system architectures are at the frontiers of two different worlds. The conference on which this book is based was an adventure in a land where the two worlds - the formal world of algorithms and the physical world of electronic circuits - interact. The participants explored this land under the guidance of internationally renowned researchers such as Butler W. Lampson, Susan Graham, Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut, and C.A.R. Hoare, all of whom gave invited papers. The volume includes these papers together with sixteen session papers. Subjects of special interest include: programing language design and history, programming environments, programming methods, operating systems, compiler construction, and innovative system architectures.

Algebraic Coding

Algebraic Coding
Author: Gerard Cohen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1994-04-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540578437

This book discusses the changes in the regional infrastructure within the European automobile industry. It is based on the increased competition between the European automobile industry and its suppliers, which has several causes: the intensified activities of Japanese competitors in Europe, leading to faster adaptation to new production concepts in European companies (lean production); concentration of suppliers in connection with these new concepts; new opportunities and competition as a result of the home market and the opening of Eastern Europe.

Intelligent Agents

Intelligent Agents
Author: Michael J. Wooldridge
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1144
Release: 1995-01-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540588559

This volume coherently present 24 thoroughly revised full papers accepted for the ECAI-94 Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages. There is currently considerable interest, from both the AI and the mainstream CS communities, in conceptualizing and building complex computer systems as collections of intelligent agents. This book is devoted to theoretical and practical aspects of architectural and language-related design and implementation issues of software agents. Particularly interesting is the comprehensive survey by the volume editors, which outlines the key issues and indicates, via a comprehensive bibliography, topics for further reading. In addition, a glossary of key terms in this emerging field and a comprehensive subject index is included.

Compiler Construction

Compiler Construction
Author: Peter A. Fritzson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1994-03-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540578772

The International Conference on Compiler Construction provides a forum for presentation and discussion of recent developments in the area of compiler construction, language implementation and language design. Its scope ranges from compilation methods and tools to implementation techniques for specific requirements on languages and target architectures. It also includes language design and programming environment issues which are related to language translation. There is an emphasis on practical and efficient techniques. This volume contains the papers selected for presentation at CC '94, the fifth International Conference on Compiler Construction, held in Edinburgh, U.K., in April 1994.

Higher-Order Algebra, Logic, and Term Rewriting

Higher-Order Algebra, Logic, and Term Rewriting
Author: J. Heering
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1994-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540582335

This volume contains the final revised versions of the best papers presented at the First International Workshop on Higher-Order Algebra, Logic, and Term Rewriting (HOA '93), held in Amsterdam in September 1993. Higher-Order methods are increasingly applied in functional and logic programming languages, as well as in specification and verification of programs and hardware. The 15 full papers in this volume are devoted to the algebra and model theory of higher-order languages, computational logic techniques including resolution and term rewriting, and specification and verification case studies; in total they provide a competently written overview of current research and suggest new research directions in this vigourous area.

Entity-Relationship Approach - ER '93

Entity-Relationship Approach - ER '93
Author: Ramez A. Elmasri
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 550
Release: 1994-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540582175

This monograph is devoted to computational morphology, particularly to the construction of a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional closed object boundary through a set of points in arbitrary position. By applying techniques from computational geometry and CAGD, new results are developed in four stages of the construction process: (a) the gamma-neighborhood graph for describing the structure of a set of points; (b) an algorithm for constructing a polygonal or polyhedral boundary (based on (a)); (c) the flintstone scheme as a hierarchy for polygonal and polyhedral approximation and localization; (d) and a Bezier-triangle based scheme for the construction of a smooth piecewise cubic boundary.