A review of the cumulus parameterization problem is presented with an emphasis on its conceptual aspects covering the history of the underlying ideas, major problems existing at present, and possible directions and approaches for future climate models. Since its introduction in the early 1960s, there have been decades of controversies in posing the cumulus parameterization problem. In this pape...

Parameterization of object-classes is an attractive approach during implementation of an object-oriented software system. This text discusses different cases of possible parameterization in the implementation of geometry object-classes when used to describe location and extent of geographic features. This approach has obvious advantages and disadvantages and should be used with prudence. When t...

We propose a novel approach for the approximate parameterization of an implicitly defined curve in the plane by polynomial parametric spline curves. The method generates the parameterization of the curve (which may consist of several open and closed branches) without using any a priori information about its topology. If needed the topology of the approximate parameterization can be certified ag...

The testing of anomaly detectors is considered from the perspective of a Multi-objective Evolutionary Exploit Generator (EEG). Such a framework provides users of anomaly detection systems two capabilities. Firstly, no knowledge of protected data structures need be assumed. Secondly, the evolved exploits are then able to demonstrate weaknesses in the ensuing detector parameterization. In this wo...