"Containing papers presented at the bilateral workshop by British and Lithuanian scientists, the book brings together researchers' contributions from different fields--chemical engineering including reaction and separation processes, food and biological production, as well as business cycle optimization, bankruptcy, protein analysis and bioinformatics"--Cover p. [4].

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- Hybrid methods for optimisation / E. S. Fraga -- An MILP model for multi-class data classification / G. Xu, L. G. Papageorgiou -- Implementation of parallel optimization algorithms using generalized branch and bound template / M. Baravykaitė, J. Žilinskas -- Application of stochastic approximation in technical design / V. Bartkutė, L. Sakalauskas -- Application of the Monte-Carlo method to stochastic linear programming / L. Sakalauskas, K. Žilinskas -- Studying the rate of convergence of the steepest descent optimisation algorithm with relaxation / R. J. Haycroft -- A synergy exploiting evolutionary approach to complex scheduling problems / J. A. Vázquez Rodríguez, A. Salhi -- Optimal configuration, design and operation of hybrid batch distillation/pervaporation processes / T. M. Barakat, E. Sørensen -- Optimal estimation of parameters in market research models / V. Savani -- A redundancy detection approach to mining bioinformatics data / H. Camacho, A. Salhi -- Optimal open-loop recipe generation for particle size distribution control in semi-batch emulsion polymerisation / N. Bianco, C. D. Immanuel -- Application of parallel arrays for parallelisation of data parallel algorithms / A. Jakušev, V. Starikovičius -- CAD grammars: extending shape and graph grammars for spatial design modelling / P. Deak, C. Reed, G. Rowe -- Multidimensional scaling using parallel genetic algorithm / A. Varoneckas, A. Žilinskas, J. Žilinskas -- Multidimensional scaling in protein and pharmacological sciences / J. Žilinskas -- On dissimilarity measurement in visualization of multidimensional data / A. Žilinskas, A. Podlipskytė -- Correction of distances in the visualization of multidimensional data / J. Bernatavičienė, V. Šaltenis -- Forecasting of bankruptcy with the self-organizing maps on the basis of Altman's Z-score / E. Merkevičius -- The Most appropriate model to estimate Lithuanian business cycle / A. Jakaitienė -- Evaluating the applicability of time temperature integrators as process exploration and validation tools / S. Bakalis ... [et al.] -- Optimal deflection yoke tuning / V. Vaitkus, A. Gelžinis, R. Simutis -- Analysis of an extractive fermentation process for ethanol production using a rigorous model and a short-cut method / O. J. Sánchez ... [et al.] -- Application of generic model control for autotrophic biomass specific growth control / J. Repšytė, R. Simutis.

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