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This proceedings volume highlights the state-of-the-art knowledge
related to optimization, decisions science and problem solving
methods, as well as their application in industrial and territorial
systems. It includes contributions tackling these themes using
models and methods based on continuous and discrete optimization,
network optimization, simulation and system dynamics, heuristics,
metaheuristics, artificial intelligence, analytics, and also
multiple-criteria decision making. The number and the increasing
size of the problems arising in real life require mathematical
models and solution methods adequate to their complexity. There has
also been increasing research interest in Big Data and related
challenges. These challenges can be recognized in many fields and
systems which have a significant impact on our way of living:
design, management and control of industrial production of goods
and services; transportation planning and traffic management in
urban and regional areas; energy production and exploitation;
natural resources and environment protection; homeland security and
critical infrastructure protection; development of advanced
information and communication technologies. The chapters in this
book examine how to deal with new and emerging practical problems
arising in these different fields through the presented
methodologies and their applications. The chapter topics are
applicable for researchers and practitioners working in these
areas, but also for the operations research community. The
contributions were presented during the international conference
"Optimization and Decision Science" (ODS2017), held at Hilton
Sorrento Palace Conference Center, Sorrento, Italy, September 4 -
7, 2017. ODS 2017, was organized by AIRO, Italian Operations
Research Society, in cooperation with DIETI (Department of
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology) of University
"Federico II" of Naples.
This comprehensive monograph addresses crucial issues in the
protection of railway systems, with the objective of enhancing the
understanding of railway infrastructure security. Based on analyses
by academics, technology providers and railway operators, it
explains how to assess terrorist and criminal threats, design
countermeasures, and implement effective security strategies. In so
doing, it draws upon a range of experiences from different
countries in Europe and beyond. The book is the first to be devoted
entirely to this subject. It will serve as a timely reminder of the
attractiveness of the railway infrastructure system as a target for
criminals and terrorists and, more importantly, as a valuable
resource for stakeholders and professionals in the railway security
field aiming to develop effective security based on a mix of
methodological, technological and organizational tools. Besides
researchers and decision makers in the field, the book will appeal
to students interested in critical infrastructure protection.
This comprehensive monograph addresses crucial issues in the
protection of railway systems, with the objective of enhancing the
understanding of railway infrastructure security. Based on analyses
by academics, technology providers and railway operators, it
explains how to assess terrorist and criminal threats, design
countermeasures, and implement effective security strategies. In so
doing, it draws upon a range of experiences from different
countries in Europe and beyond. The book is the first to be devoted
entirely to this subject. It will serve as a timely reminder of the
attractiveness of the railway infrastructure system as a target for
criminals and terrorists and, more importantly, as a valuable
resource for stakeholders and professionals in the railway security
field aiming to develop effective security based on a mix of
methodological, technological and organizational tools. Besides
researchers and decision makers in the field, the book will appeal
to students interested in critical infrastructure protection.
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