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Theory and Principled Methods for the Design of Metaheuristics
by Yossi Borenstein Alberto MoraglioMetaheuristics, and evolutionary algorithms in particular, are known to provide efficient, adaptable solutions for many real-world problems, but the often informal way in which they are defined and applied has led to misconceptions, and even successful applications are sometimes the outcome of trial and error. Ideally, theoretical studies should explain when and why metaheuristics work, but the challenge is huge: mathematical analysis requires significant effort even for simple scenarios and real-life problems are usually quite complex. In this book the editors establish a bridge between theory and practice, presenting principled methods that incorporate problem knowledge in evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics. The book consists of 11 chapters dealing with the following topics: theoretical results that show what is not possible, an assessment of unsuccessful lines of empirical research; methods for rigorously defining the appropriate scope of problems while acknowledging the compromise between the class of problems to which a search algorithm is applied and its overall expected performance; the top-down principled design of search algorithms, in particular showing that it is possible to design algorithms that are provably good for some rigorously defined classes; and, finally, principled practice, that is reasoned and systematic approaches to setting up experiments, metaheuristic adaptation to specific problems, and setting parameters. With contributions by some of the leading researchers in this domain, this book will be of significant value to scientists, practitioners, and graduate students in the areas of evolutionary computing, metaheuristics, and computational intelligence.
Theory of Computation: Automata, Formal Languages, Computation and Complexity
by K.R. ChowdharyThis book offers a fresh perspective on the study and teaching of the Theory of Computation. The author's selection of topics and the comprehensive set of questions demonstrate extensive knowledge and years of experience in both teaching and research. It addresses practical aspects of computing models that are often overlooked. The book's emphasis on pedagogy, through carefully crafted exercises and clear elucidation of learning outcomes and chapter summaries, is a refreshing approach to the subject. With the right platform, this book has the potential to be adopted as a textbook in universities worldwide. The book covers new developments not typically addressed in other texts on the subject, such as algebraic theory, new applications of finite automata and regular languages, and topics from compiler theory that are closely related. It also explores several new relationships among models, with a natural progression of chapters. Key strengths of this book include its coverage of contemporary and relevant topics, practical applications of theoretical concepts, an extended Chomsky Hierarchy, and discussions on decidability, undecidability, and unsolvability. The book is tailored for its intended audience, with selected chapters suitable for undergraduate B.Tech./B.E. computer science students. Additionally, Chapters 9–14 can be used for a course on "Advanced Topics in Theory of Computer Science" at the Master's level (M.E./M.Tech.). It also serves as a foundational resource for those engaged in research in computer science.
Theory of Cryptography
by Tal Malkin Eyal KushilevitzThe two-volume set LNCS 9562 and LNCS 9563 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2016, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, in January 2016. The 45 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 112 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on obfuscation, differential privacy, LWR and LPN, public key encryption, signatures, and VRF, complexity of cryptographic primitives, multiparty computation, zero knowledge and PCP, oblivious RAM, ABE and IBE, and codes and interactive proofs. The volume also includes an invited talk on cryptographic assumptions.
Theory of Cryptography
by Tal Malkin Eyal KushilevitzThe two-volume set LNCS 9562 and LNCS 9563 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2016, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, in January 2016. The 45 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 112 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on obfuscation, differential privacy, LWR and LPN, public key encryption, signatures, and VRF, complexity of cryptographic primitives, multiparty computation, zero knowledge and PCP, oblivious RAM, ABE and IBE, and codes and interactive proofs. The volume also includes an invited talk on cryptographic assumptions.
Theory of Cryptography: 16th International Conference, TCC 2018, Panaji, India, November 11–14, 2018, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11240)
by Amos Beimel Stefan DziembowskiThe two-volume set of LNCS 11239 and LNCS 11240 constitutes the revised proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2018, held in Panaji, India, in November 2018.The total of 50 revised full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. The Theory of Cryptography Conference deals with the paradigms, approaches, and techniques used to conceptualize natural cryptographic problems and provide algorithmic solutions to them and much more.
Theory of Cryptography: 16th International Conference, Tcc 2018, Panaji, India, November 11-14, 2018, Proceedings, Part Ii (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11240)
by Amos Beimel Stefan DziembowskiThe two-volume set of LNCS 11239 and LNCS 11240 constitutes the revised proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2018, held in Panaji, India, in November 2018.The total of 50 revised full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. The Theory of Cryptography Conference deals with the paradigms, approaches, and techniques used to conceptualize natural cryptographic problems and provide algorithmic solutions to them and much more.
Theory of Cryptography: 17th International Conference, TCC 2019, Nuremberg, Germany, December 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11891)
by Dennis Hofheinz Alon RosenThe two-volume set LNCS 11891 and 11892 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2019, held in Nuremberg, Germany, in December 2019.The 43 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 147 submissions. The Theory of Cryptography Conference deals with the paradigms, approaches, and techniques used to conceptualize natural cryptographic problems and provide algorithmic solutions to them and much more.
Theory of Cryptography: 17th International Conference, TCC 2019, Nuremberg, Germany, December 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11892)
by Dennis Hofheinz Alon RosenThe two-volume set LNCS 11891 and 11892 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2019, held in Nuremberg, Germany, in December 2019.The 43 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 147 submissions. The Theory of Cryptography Conference deals with the paradigms, approaches, and techniques used to conceptualize natural cryptographic problems and provide algorithmic solutions to them and much more.
Theory of Cryptography: 18th International Conference, TCC 2020, Durham, NC, USA, November 16–19, 2020, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12550)
by Rafael Pass Krzysztof PietrzakThis three-volume set, LNCS 12550, 12551, and 12552, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCCC 2020, held in Durham, NC, USA, in November 2020. The total of 71 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions. Amongst others they cover the following topics: study of known paradigms, approaches, and techniques, directed towards their better understanding and utilization; discovery of new paradigms, approaches and techniques that overcome limitations of the existing ones, formulation and treatment of new cryptographic problems; study of notions of security and relations among them; modeling and analysis of cryptographic algorithms; and study of the complexity assumptions used in cryptography. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.
Theory of Cryptography: 18th International Conference, TCC 2020, Durham, NC, USA, November 16–19, 2020, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12551)
by Rafael Pass Krzysztof PietrzakThis three-volume set, LNCS 12550, 12551, and 12552, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCCC 2020, held in Durham, NC, USA, in November 2020. The total of 71 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions. Amongst others they cover the following topics: study of known paradigms, approaches, and techniques, directed towards their better understanding and utilization; discovery of new paradigms, approaches and techniques that overcome limitations of the existing ones, formulation and treatment of new cryptographic problems; study of notions of security and relations among them; modeling and analysis of cryptographic algorithms; and study of the complexity assumptions used in cryptography. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.
Theory of Cryptography: 18th International Conference, TCC 2020, Durham, NC, USA, November 16–19, 2020, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12552)
by Rafael Pass Krzysztof PietrzakThis three-volume set, LNCS 12550, 12551, and 12552, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCCC 2020, held in Durham, NC, USA, in November 2020. The total of 71 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions. Amongst others they cover the following topics: study of known paradigms, approaches, and techniques, directed towards their better understanding and utilization; discovery of new paradigms, approaches and techniques that overcome limitations of the existing ones, formulation and treatment of new cryptographic problems; study of notions of security and relations among them; modeling and analysis of cryptographic algorithms; and study of the complexity assumptions used in cryptography. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.
Theory of Cryptography: 19th International Conference, TCC 2021, Raleigh, NC, USA, November 8–11, 2021, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13042)
by Brent Waters Kobbi NissimThe three-volume set LNCS 13042, LNCS 13043 and LNCS 13044 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2021, held in Raleigh, NC, USA, in November 2021. The total of 66 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 161 submissions. They cover topics on proof systems, attribute-based and functional encryption, obfuscation, key management and secure communication.
Theory of Cryptography: 19th International Conference, TCC 2021, Raleigh, NC, USA, November 8–11, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13043)
by Brent Waters Kobbi NissimThe three-volume set LNCS 13042, LNCS 13043 and LNCS 13044 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2021, held in Raleigh, NC, USA, in November 2021. The total of 66 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 161 submissions. They cover topics on proof systems, attribute-based and functional encryption, obfuscation, key management and secure communication.
Theory of Cryptography: 19th International Conference, TCC 2021, Raleigh, NC, USA, November 8–11, 2021, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13044)
by Brent Waters Kobbi NissimThe three-volume set LNCS 13042, LNCS 13043 and LNCS 13044 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2021, held in Raleigh, NC, USA, in November 2021. The total of 66 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 161 submissions. They cover topics on proof systems, attribute-based and functional encryption, obfuscation, key management and secure communication.
Theory of Cryptography: 20th International Conference, TCC 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, November 7–10, 2022, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13747)
by Eike Kiltz Vinod VaikuntanathanThe three-volume set LNCS 13747, LNCS 13748 and LNCS 13749 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2022, held in Chicago, IL, USA, in November 2022. The total of 60 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They cover topics on post-quantum cryptography; interactive proofs; quantum cryptography; secret-sharing and applications; succinct proofs; identity-based encryption and functional encryption; attribute-based encryption and functional encryption; encryption; multi-party computation; protocols: key agreement and commitments; theory: sampling and friends; lattices; anonymity, verfiability and robustness; ORAM, OT and PIR; and theory.
Theory of Cryptography: 20th International Conference, TCC 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, November 7–10, 2022, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13748)
by Eike Kiltz Vinod VaikuntanathanThe three-volume set LNCS 13747, LNCS 13748 and LNCS 13749 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2022, held in Chicago, IL, USA, in November 2022. The total of 60 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They cover topics on post-quantum cryptography; interactive proofs; quantum cryptography; secret-sharing and applications; succinct proofs; identity-based encryption and functional encryption; attribute-based encryption and functional encryption; encryption; multi-party computation; protocols: key agreement and commitments; theory: sampling and friends; lattices; anonymity, verfiability and robustness; ORAM, OT and PIR; and theory.
Theory of Cryptography: 20th International Conference, TCC 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, November 7–10, 2022, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13749)
by Eike Kiltz Vinod VaikuntanathanThe three-volume set LNCS 13747, LNCS 13748 and LNCS 13749 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2022, held in Chicago, IL, USA, in November 2022. The total of 60 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They cover topics on post-quantum cryptography; interactive proofs; quantum cryptography; secret-sharing and applications; succinct proofs; identity-based encryption and functional encryption; attribute-based encryption and functional encryption; encryption; multi-party computation; protocols: key agreement and commitments; theory: sampling and friends; lattices; anonymity, verfiability and robustness; ORAM, OT and PIR; and theory.
Theory of Cryptography: 21st International Conference, TCC 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, November 29 – December 2, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14369)
by Guy Rothblum Hoeteck WeeThe four-volume set LNCS 14369 until 14372 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November/December 2023. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. They focus on topics such as proofs and outsourcing; theoretical foundations; multi-party computation; encryption; secret sharing, PIR and memory checking; anonymity, surveillance and tampering; lower bounds; IOPs and succinctness; lattices; quantum cryptography; Byzantine agreement, consensus and composability.
Theory of Cryptography: 21st International Conference, TCC 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, November 29 – December 2, 2023, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14370)
by Guy Rothblum Hoeteck WeeThe four-volume set LNCS 14369 until 14372 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November/December 2023. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. They focus on topics such as proofs and outsourcing; theoretical foundations; multi-party computation; encryption; secret sharing, PIR and memory checking; anonymity, surveillance and tampering; lower bounds; IOPs and succinctness; lattices; quantum cryptography; Byzantine agreement, consensus and composability.
Theory of Cryptography: 21st International Conference, TCC 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, November 29–December 2, 2023, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14371)
by Guy Rothblum Hoeteck WeeThe four-volume set LNCS 14369 until 14372 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November/December 2023. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. They focus on topics such as proofs and outsourcing; theoretical foundations; multi-party computation; encryption; secret sharing, PIR and memory checking; anonymity, surveillance and tampering; lower bounds; IOPs and succinctness; lattices; quantum cryptography; Byzantine agreement, consensus and composability.
Theory of Cryptography: 21st International Conference, TCC 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, November 29–December 2, 2023, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14372)
by Guy Rothblum Hoeteck WeeThe four-volume set LNCS 14369 until 14372 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November/December 2023. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. They focus on topics such as proofs and outsourcing; theoretical foundations; multi-party computation; encryption; secret sharing, PIR and memory checking; anonymity, surveillance and tampering; lower bounds; IOPs and succinctness; lattices; quantum cryptography; Byzantine agreement, consensus and composability.
Theory of Cryptography: 22nd International Conference, TCC 2024, Milan, Italy, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15364)
by Elette Boyle Mohammad MahmoodyThe four-volume set LNCS 15364-15367 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2024, held in Milan, Italy, in December 2024. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 172 submissions. They focus on topics such as: proofs; math and foundations; consensus and messaging; quantum; kolmogorov and OWFs; encryption; quantum and black-box separations; authentication and sequentiality; obfuscation and homomorphism; multi-party computation; information-theoretic cryptography; and secret sharing.
Theory of Cryptography: 22nd International Conference, TCC 2024, Milan, Italy, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15365)
by Elette Boyle Mohammad MahmoodyThe four-volume set LNCS 15364-15367 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2024, held in Milan, Italy, in December 2024. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 172 submissions. They focus on topics such as: proofs; math and foundations; consensus and messaging; quantum; kolmogorov and OWFs; encryption; quantum and black-box separations; authentication and sequentiality; obfuscation and homomorphism; multi-party computation; information-theoretic cryptography; and secret sharing.
Theory of Cryptography: 22nd International Conference, TCC 2024, Milan, Italy, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15366)
by Elette Boyle Mohammad MahmoodyThe four-volume set LNCS 15364-15367 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2024, held in Milan, Italy, in December 2024. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 172 submissions. They focus on topics such as: proofs; math and foundations; consensus and messaging; quantum; kolmogorov and OWFs; encryption; quantum and black-box separations; authentication and sequentiality; obfuscation and homomorphism; multi-party computation; information-theoretic cryptography; and secret sharing.
Theory of Cryptography: 22nd International Conference, TCC 2024, Milan, Italy, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15367)
by Elette Boyle Mohammad MahmoodyThe four-volume set LNCS 15364-15367 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2024, held in Milan, Italy, in December 2024. The total of 68 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 172 submissions. They focus on topics such as: proofs; math and foundations; consensus and messaging; quantum; kolmogorov and OWFs; encryption; quantum and black-box separations; authentication and sequentiality; obfuscation and homomorphism; multi-party computation; information-theoretic cryptography; and secret sharing.