The cost function in stochastic optimal control is viewed as a random variable. Then the classical linearquadratic-Gaussian control, entropy control, risk-sensitive control, and cost cumulant control can be viewed as the cost distribution shaping methods. In this paper, we will survey the existing relations between entropy, Bode integral, and risk-sensitive cost function. Furthermore, we will r...

The entropy production rate of cancer cell is always higher than healthy cell under the case of no external field applied. Different entropy production between two kinds of cells determines the direction of entropy flow among cells. The entropy flow is the carrier of information flow. The entropy flow from cancer to healthy cell takes along the harmful information of cancerous cell, propagating...

Classical economic models are predicated on the idea that the ultimate aim of choice is to maximize utility or reward. In contrast, an alternative perspective highlights the fact that adaptive behavior requires agents' to model their environment and minimize surprise about the states they frequent. We propose that choice behavior can be more accurately accounted for by surprise minimization com...

This paper deals with motion-based segmentation of video sequences. Classical methods are based on the minimization of a penalty function of the prediction error (e.g. robust estimators). However, these estimators may not be efficient when the statistical distribution of the prediction error is not parametric. Instead, we propose to minimize the entropy of the prediction error while approximati...

This Paper proposed the characterization of atherosclerosis lesions in vivo using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). For this, it uses an energy minimization approach to equalize the contrast of MR image. To enable the use of voxel gray values for interpretation of disease, we created a new method, energy minimization with a spline model, to correct the severe (80%) intensity in homogeneity that...