This is the first book to make all the central concepts of discrete event simulation relevant for health technology assessment. Accessible to beginners, the book requires no prerequisites and describes the concepts with as little jargon as possible. It presents essential concepts, a fully worked out implementation example, approaches to analyze the simulations, the development of the required equations, model verification techniques, and validation. The book also covers various special top...

Más que un libro, esta recopilación de textos teóricos es un ejercicio de reflexión alrededor del concepto de juventud a nivel social, cultural y político en Latinoamérica. La lectura de este libro propone un diálogo intergenersacional entre académicos especializados y otros investigadores jóvenes en formación que navegan a través de la crítica, el pensamiento historicista, el análisis sociológico, la literatura y la crónica. Se busca analizar este concepto desde distintas variantes, ponie...

This is the proceedings of the Third Workshop on Computing: Theory and Practice, WCTP 2013 devoted to theoretical and practical approaches to computation. This workshop was organized by four top universities in Japan and the Philippines: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, University of the Philippines — Diliman, and De La Salle University. The proceedings provides a comprehensive view of the current development of fundamental research in formal method, programming language an...

This is the proceedings of the Third Workshop on Computing: Theory and Practice, WCTP 2014 devoted to theoretical and practical approaches to computation. This workshop was organized by four top universities in Japan and the Philippines: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, University of the Philippines - Diliman, and De La Salle University. The proceedings provides a view of the current movement in research in these two countries. The papers included in the proceedings focus o...

This book presents the research contributions from the 5th International Conference on Novel and Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2025), held in Athens, Greece, on September 24–26, 2025, and hosted by the University of West Attica. Continuing the success of previous editions, NiDS 2025 embraced a hybrid format, enabling global participation both onsite and online.The conference focused on cutting-edge developments in intelligent and adaptive digital systems, with particular emphas...

This book presents the research contributions from the 5th International Conference on Novel and Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2025), held in Athens, Greece, on September 24–26, 2025, and hosted by the University of West Attica. Continuing the success of previous editions, NiDS 2025 embraced a hybrid format, enabling global participation both onsite and online.The conference focused on cutting-edge developments in intelligent and adaptive digital systems, with particular emphas...

This book presents the research contributions from the 5th International Conference on Novel and Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2025), held in Athens, Greece, on September 24–26, 2025, and hosted by the University of West Attica. Continuing the success of previous editions, NiDS 2025 embraced a hybrid format, enabling global participation both onsite and online.The conference focused on cutting-edge developments in intelligent and adaptive digital systems, with particular emphas...

This book compiles the research findings presented at the 4th International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2024), which took place in Athens, Greece, on September 25-27, 2024, hosted by the University of West Attica. NiDS 2024 was conducted in a hybrid format, offering participants the flexibility to join either online or in person. The conference highlighted the latest innovations in intelligent systems and emphasized the collaborative research that advances Artif...

This book provides a collection of papers from the Ninth Workshop on Computing: Theory and Practice, WCTP 2019 devoted to theoretical and practical approaches to computation, which was organized by four top universities in Japan and the Philippines: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, the University of the Philippines Diliman, and De La Salle University. The proceedings provide a broad overview of recent research trends in computer science research in Asia, particularly in the...

This volume contains the papers presented at the 8th Workshop on Computing: Theory and Practice, WCTP 2018 and is devoted to theoretical and practical approaches to computation. The conference was organized by four top universities in Japan and the Philippines: the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, the University of the Philippines Diliman, and De La Salle University. The proceedings provide a broad view of the recent developments in computer science research in Asia, with a...

This book summarizes the research findings presented at the 3rd International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2023). NiDS 2023 held in Athens, Greece, during September 28–29, 2023, under the auspices of the Institute of Intelligent Systems. The conference was implemented hybrid, allowing participants to attend it either online or onsite. NiDS 2023 places significant importance on the innovations within intelligent systems and the collaborative research that empowers...

This book summarizes the research findings presented at the 3rd International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2023). NiDS 2023 held in Athens, Greece, during September 28–29, 2023, under the auspices of the Institute of Intelligent Systems. The conference was implemented hybrid, allowing participants to attend it either online or onsite. NiDS 2023 places significant importance on the innovations within intelligent systems and the collaborative research that empowers...