The underlying question in localization is where am I? In this thesis a purely image based approach is proposed to solve this problem. In order to create a complete image based system, there are many subproblems that have to be addressed. The localization problem can also be solved in other ways, for example, with a GPS. Two advantages with using images compared to GPS are that no open sky is n...

(non strict second order dominance) iff Eu(A) ≥ Eu(B) for all utility functions u on [a, b] such that u′ ≥ 0 and u′′ ≤ 0 . 3. Second order dominance and stop loss. Show that (1) holds (i) iff E(B−d)− ≥ E(A− d)− for all d ∈ [a, b] or (ii) iff Emin(d,B) ≤ Emin(d,A) for all d ∈ [a, b]. 4. Utility and ARA. (a) Show that there exists a unique utility function u on R with a given ARA ρ(x) and such th...

Today, there is still a remarkable gap between the techniques and methods used in practice in software engineering and the formal techniques worked out and advocated by academics. Our goal is to close that gap and to bring together the pragmatic and mostly informal ideas in systems and software engineering used in practice and the mathematical techniques for the formal specification, refinement...

Mathematical programming can be used as an efficient tool for optimization of various engineering problems. The methodology is especially efficient when applied to combinatorial problems, where the alternative situations by other means would have to be evaluated by hand. The basic ideas and some applications are presented.

Information Bottleneck-based methods use mutual information as a distortion function in order to extract relevant details about the structure of a complex system by compression. One of the approaches used to generate optimal compressed representations is by annealing a parameter. In this manuscript we present a common framework for the study of annealing in information distortion problems. We i...

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in the world. Computational and mathematical methods provide a useful tool to better understand heart and vessel problems. This special issue focuses on various computational and mathematical methods to model cardiac disorders, to understand the existing mathematical challenges, to explore new directions in modeling of cardiovascular dynamics...

1 Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Technology & System, Chongqing University, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400044, China 2 Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Periyar Maniammai University, Vallam, Thanjavur 613403, India 3 Biomedical Imaging Cluster, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA 4Research Center of Magnetic R...

The microcirculation plays a major role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. Alterations or dysfunctions of the microcirculation can lead to several types of serious diseases. It is not surprising, then, that the microcirculation has been an object of intense theoretical and experimental study over the past few decades. Mathematical approaches offer a valuable method for quantifying the rela...

This issue marks a transition and a changing of the guard for Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine (CMMM). It is with some nostalgia that we look back on our long and illustrious association with Taylor and Francis; however, at the same time we look to the future with optimism and hope as Hindawi takes the helm and converts CMMM to the community-based, open access model that they ...