Q&As with Marsha I. Lester

Statistical Mechanics of Neocortical . . . - 3 - Lester Ingber I

The powerful techniques of modern nonlinear statistical mechanics are used to compare battalionscale combat computer models (including simulations and wargames) to exercise data. This is necessary if large-scale combat computer models are to be extrapolated with confidence to develop battlemanagement, C3 and procurement decision-aids, and to improve training. This modeling approach to battalion...

Lester Workshop

Superfi cial scald of apples and pears, which manifests as brown or black patches on the fruit skin, results from necrosis of the hypodermal cortical tissue (Bain and Mercer, 1963) and is thought to be induced by oxidation products of the sesquiterpene (E,E)-α-farnesene (Anet, 1972a; Huelin and Coggiola, 1970a, 1970b; Huelin and Murray, 1966). Synthesis of sesquiterpenes in plant tissues occurs...

Microsoft Word - QAS-TB3.DOC

Quality-Assuring Scheduling (QAS) has been invented to provide statistical guarantees to real-time applications with variable execution times scheduled in a reservation-based fixed-priority system. The admission control is based on a probabilistic model to ensure that a requested percentage of jobs of a periodic application is successfully executed over a longer time span even in permanent over...

ASA Lessons Learned - 3 - Lester

Adaptive simulated annealing (ASA) is a global optimization algorithm based on an associated proof that the parameter space can be sampled much more efficiently than by using other previous simulated annealing algorithms. The author’s ASA code has been publicly available for over two years. During this time the author has volunteered to help people via e-mail, and the feedback obtained has been...

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