Kybernetes: Volume 39 Issue 8

Bi‐level programming based contra flow optimization for evacuation events

The purpose of this paper is to propose a bi‐level programming optimization model to reduce traffic congestion of transportation network while evacuating people to safe shelters…

Research on fault diagnosis method for transformer based on fuzzy genetic algorithm and artificial neural network

The purpose of this paper is to define a new method (grey relational analysis (GRA)) for extracting pattern samples of dissolved gases in power transformer oil, then a hybrid…

Study on deformation prediction of landslide based on genetic algorithm and improved BP neural network

The purpose of this paper is to improve back propagation neural network (BPNN) modeling in order to promote the forecast calculation precision of landslide deformation.

Satellite mission scheduling based on genetic algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to describe a new satellite mission scheduling (SMS) problem based on an genetic algorithm (GA).

The simulated system dynamics analysis of the natural gas supply and demand

The purpose of this paper is to model the trend of natural gas supply and demand in China in different circumstances from 1990 to 2050.

An open architecture for information communication systems for multi‐level electric power control centers

The purpose of this paper is to design an open architecture of an interconnected communication system (ICS) for multi‐level electric power control centers (EPCC) based on…

Stochastic differential portfolio games with Duffie‐Kan interest rate

The purpose of this paper is to research stochastic dynamic investment games with stochastic interest rate model in continuous time between two investors. The market interest rate…

A hybrid neural genetic method for load forecasting based on phase space reconstruction

The purpose of this paper is to improve forecasting accuracy for short‐term load series.

Adaptive SNR estimation algorithms for decoding block turbo codes

The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel decoding algorithm, to decrease the complexity in decoding conventional block turbo codes.

Multi‐robot object tracking and docking systems based on networked control frames

The purpose of this paper is to describe how, in order to fulfill the specific missions under some special environments without people participating, a multi‐robot object tracking…

Delay‐dependent asymptotic stability of BAM neural networks with time delay

The purpose of this paper is to examine the criteria of uniqueness of the equilibrium point and the new stability criteria for stability of the equilibrium point. The new…

The hierarchical linear modeling of shared mental model on virtual team effectiveness

The purpose of this paper is to find the new analysis method of virtual team effectiveness in team building, as well as various HR tools.

Study on the second grey relational grade and its properties

The purpose of this paper is to propose a second relational grade based on the general grey relational grade and analyze several of its properties.

Classification rule extraction based on the rough concept lattice

The purpose of this paper is to examine the important application value of extending the concept of classification rule, so that it can describe and measure the uncertainty of…

A scheduling model for temporally constrained grid workflow for distributed simulation system on grid

In the grid‐based simulation, the resource application needed is distributed in the grid environment as grid service, and time management is a key problem in the simulation…

The application research of plan view pattern control in plate rolling

The purpose of this paper is to reduce the crop losses at two ends and both sides of a plate in the rolling process, to produce a rectangular plan view pattern plate and to…

An improved PSO approach to short‐term economic dispatch of cascaded hydropower plants

The purpose of this paper is to establish the optimization model and solve the short‐term economic dispatch of cascaded hydro‐plants.

Analysis of infrared images based on grey system and neural network

The purpose of this paper is to develop a system to analyse the characteristics of infrared objects.

The rolling horizon procedure on deterministic lockage co‐scheduling to the two dams of the Three Gorges Project

The purpose of this paper is to propose a rolling horizon procedure (RHP) to deal with the large‐scale and strongly NP‐hard problem on cooperative lockage‐timetables and…

SD‐MOP integrate model and its application in water resources plan: a case study of Qinhuangdao

The purpose of this paper is to present a new plan approach for optimal allocation water resources in social‐economic‐environmental complex system in order to achieve human and…

Going green

The purpose of this paper is to review environmental aspects of information and communication technology (ICT) and the negative impact is shown to be large, though offset by…

How Societies Embrace Information Technology: Lessons for Management and the Rest of Us

Announcements

World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)

Preface and editorial

High Performance Heterogeneous Computing

Python for Bioinformatics

Special announcements

Collaboration between the Cybernetics Society and WOSC

Introduction to Machine Learning