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Simulation optimization is rapidly becoming a mainstream tool for simulation practitioners. Simulation optimization is the practice of linking an optimization method with a simula...
Range searching is a fundamental problem in computational geometry. The problem involves preprocessing a set of n points in Rd into a data structure, so that it is possible to det...
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Energy costs are quickly rising in large-scale data centers and are soon projected to overtake the cost of hardware. As a result, data center operators have recently started turni...
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