The PageRank Problem in Google: A Systems and Control Viewpoint29 settembre 2014In this lecture, we study the PageRank problem and illustrate it using the Google search engine as...
How China Became Capitalist 19 settembre 2014How China Became Capitalist details the extraordinary, and often unanticipated, journey that China...
Sequential Voting and Agenda Manipulation18 settembre 2014We provide characterizations of the set of outcomes that can be achieved by agenda manipulation for...
Minimax Model Predictive Operation Control of Microgrids15 settembre 2014Worldwide, the amount of decentralized renewable energy production is growing. The power infeed of...
Graphene-based solar cells11 settembre 2014Graphene is a two-dimensional material composed by carbon atoms displaced on a honey-comb lattice...
Three papers in Financial Risk Management2 settembre 2014The presentation concerns numerical analysis of stochastic models for a fundamental question in...
Cronyism in Ideological Crusades16 luglio 2014In this paper we seek a better understanding of a particular variety of conflict – the ideological...
Resilient distributed routing in dynamical flow networks 15 luglio 2014Resilience has become a key issue in complex networked systems. Applications are of wide range and...
Rising China in the Globalised World14 luglio 2014The seminar looks at the impact of a rising China in the globalised world. It examines contemporary...
Prediction of Initiation and Growth of Cracks in Composites. A Coupled Stress and Energy Criterion of the Finite Fracture Mechanics14 luglio 2014Computational methods developed to predict crack onset and growth are briefly reviewed first...