This is the introduction and instruction to the ICSI 2014 Competition on Single Objective Optimization.

A pair of Mond–Weir type nondifferentiable multiobjective second order symmetric dual programs is formulated and symmetric duality theorems are established under the assumptions of second order F-pseudoconvexity/ F-pseudoconcavity. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

In this paper, we present a high order sliding mode controller of a DC motor drive connected to a multi-cellular converter. More specifically, we design a second order (super twisting) control algorithm for the speed regulation of a DC motor. For this, a switching control for the multi-cellular converter is derived in order to supply the correct reference value for the speed regulation. A pract...

I argue that it is not possible to accurately represent our task settings as closed environments with a single well defined cost structure. Natural environments are places where many things are done, often at the same time, and often by many people. To appreciate the way such invariants of everyday life affect design I present a case study, a micro-analysis of espresso making at Starbucks to sh...

In this paper we describe an agent that applies a new multi-criteria decision methodology to analyse and rank a list of possible receivers for a particular organ. The ranking obtained is of great help for the Hospital Transplant Co-ordinator who has to make the final decision of which patient receives the organ. The agent that we have designed and implemented can be used in any other similar pr...