Global Optimization

Preface.- Optimization under Composite Monotonic Constraints and Constrained Optimization over the Efficient Set (H. Tuy, N.T. Hoai-Phuong).- On a Local Search for Reverse Convex Problems (A. Strekalovsky).- Some Transformation Techniques in Global Optimization (T. Westerlund).- Solving Nonlinear Mixed Integer Stochastic Problems: A Global Perspective (M.E. Bruni).- Application of Quasi Monte Carlo Methods in Global Optimization (S. Kucherenko).- GLOB--A New VNS-Based Software for Global Optimization (M. Drazic, V. Kovacevic-Vujcic, M. Cangalovic, N. Mladenovic).- Disciplined Convex Programming (M. Grant, S. Boyd, Y. Ye).- Writing Global Optimization Software (L. Liberti).- MathOptimizer Professional: Key Features and Illustrative Applications (J.D. Pinter, F.J. Kampas).- Variable Neighborhood Search for Extremal Graphs 14: The AutoGraphiX 2 System (M. Aouchiche, J.M. Bonnefoy, A. Fidahoussen, G. Caporossi, P. Hansen, L. Hiesse, J. Lachere, A. Monhait).- From Theory to Implementation: Applying Metaheuristics (I.J. Garcia del Amo, F. Garcia Lopez, M. Garcia Torres, B. Melian Batista, J.A. Moreno Perez, J.M. Moreno Vega).- ooMILP--A C++ Callable Object-Oriented Library and the Implementation of Its Parallel Version Using CORBA (P. Tsiakis, B. Keeping).- Global Order-Value Optimization by Means of a Multistart Harmonic Oscillator Tunneling Strategy (R. Andreani, J.M. Martinez, M. Salvatierra, F. Yano).- On Generating Instances for the Molecular Distance Geometry Problem (C. Lavor).- Index.