OPEDo: A tool framework for modeling and optimization of stochastic models

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 180, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Buchholz, Peter ^a   Müller, Dennis ^a   Kemper, Peter ^a   Thümmler, Axel ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Measurement; Performance; Reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; QUEUEING NETWORKS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

DESIGN DECISIONS; STATE-OF-THE-ART OPTIMIZATION; TOOL SUPPORT;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 34748922894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1190095.1190173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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