Stochastic Optimization Methods -- Optimal Control Under Stochastic Uncertainty -- Stochastic Optimal Open-Loop Feedback Control -- Adaptive Optimal Stochastic Trajectory Planning and Control (AOSTPC) -- Optimal Design of Regulators -- Expected Total Cost Minimum Design of Plane Frames --...

Stochastic Optimization Methods -- Solution of Stochastic Linear Programs by Discretization Methods -- Optimal Control under Stochastic Uncertainty -- Random Search Procedures for Global Optimization -- Controlled Random Search under Uncertainty -- Controlled Random Search Procedures for Global...

This book provides an essential introduction to Stochastic Programming, especially intended for graduate students. The book begins by exploring a linear programming problem with random parameters, representing a decision problem under uncertainty. Several models for this problem are presented,...