{"product_id":"9781461373032","title":"Scheduling in Parallel Computing Systems: Fuzzy and Annealing Techniques","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScheduling in Parallel Computing Systems: Fuzzy and Annealing Techniques\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSalleh, Shaharuddin; Zomaya, Albert Y.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScheduling in Parallel Computing Systems: Fuzzy and  Annealing\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTechniques\u003c\/em\u003e advocates the viability of using fuzzy  and annealing methods in solving scheduling problems for parallel  computing systems. The book proposes new techniques for both static  and dynamic scheduling, using emerging paradigms that are inspired by  natural phenomena such as fuzzy logic, mean-field annealing, and  simulated annealing. Systems that are designed using such techniques  are often referred to in the literature as `intelligent' because of  their capability to adapt to sudden changes in their environments.  Moreover, most of these changes cannot be anticipated in advance or  included in the original design of the system. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eScheduling in Parallel Computing Systems: Fuzzy and Annealing\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eTechniques\u003c\/em\u003e provides results that prove such approaches can  become viable alternatives to orthodox solutions to the scheduling  problem, which are mostly based on heuristics. Although heuristics are  robust and reliable when solving certain instances of the scheduling  problem, they do not perform well when one needs to obtain solutions  to general forms of the scheduling problem. On the other hand,  techniques inspired by natural phenomena have been successfully  applied for solving a wide range of combinatorial optimization  problems (e.g. traveling salesman, graph partitioning). The success of  these methods motivated their use in this book to solve scheduling  problems that are known to be formidable combinatorial problems. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eScheduling in Parallel Computing Systems: Fuzzy and Annealing\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eTechniques\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent reference and may be used for  advanced courses on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461373032\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-5065-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 170.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358974210188,"sku":"9781461373032","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461373032.jpg?v=1767147496","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461373032","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}