Advances in Stochastic and Deterministic Global Optimization

Part I: Theory and Algorithms for Global Optimization.- On the Asymptotic Tractability of Global Optimization.- Combining Interval and Probabilistic Uncertainty: What Is Computable?.- Survey of Piecewise Convex Maximization and PCMP over Spherical Sets.- Assessing Basin Identification Methods for Locating Multiple Optima.- Part II: Applications of Global Optimization.- Cloud Computing Approach for Intelligent Visualization of Multidimensional Data.- Comparative Study of Different Penalty Functions and Algorithms in Survey Calibration.- Multidimensional Scaling for Genomic Data.- Solving Stochastic Ship Fleet Routing Problems with Inventory Management Using Branch and Price.- Investigation of Data Regularization and Optimization of Timetables by Lithuanian High Schools Example.- Dynamic Global Optimisation Methods for Determining Guaranteed Solutions in Chemical Engineering.- On the Least-Squares Fitting of Data by Sinusoids.- Part III: Multi-objective Global Optimization.- A Multicriteria Generalization of Bayesian Global Optimization.- Understanding the Impact of Constraints: a Rank Based Fitness Function for Evolutionary Methods.- Estimating the Pareto Front of a Hard Bi-criterion Competitive Facility Location Problem.- On Sampling Methods for Costly Multi-objective Black-box Optimization.