PYIA:  Optimization and Control of Discrete Event Systems
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The main topic of this research is optimization and control of          discrete event stochastic systems.  On the optimization side, the focus         is on developing stochastic approximation and stochastic optimization           methods. Since the major difficulty in optimizing a discrete event              system often has to do with its combinatorial nature, tools in                  combinatorial optimization (e.g. matroid and polymatroid theories) will         be incorporated into the stochastic optimization of such systems.  On           the control side, the focus will be on the intensity control of point           processes (which drive the dynamics of a queuing network, for instance).        Stochastic non-linear filtering problems will also be addressed in the          setting of point process driven systems.  Applications of the theory and        methodologies developed from this research will be in two areas: multi-         media communication networks and computer integrated manufacturing              systems.                                                                                This is a Presidential Young Investigator Award to carry out            research into optimization and control of discrete event stochastic             systems.  These systems models arise in analyzing and designing many            important engineering precesses such as multi-media communication               networks and computer integrated manufacturing plants.  It is expected          that the results of this research will yield better understanding of            these models and better means of controlling such systems.
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{'Code': '1454', 'Text': 'SYSTEMS THEORY'}
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