Proceedings of the International Symposium on Supercomputing held in Tokyo, Japan, September 1-3, 1997

Parallel and distributed computing is one of the foremost technologies for shaping future research and development activities in academia and industry. Hyperthreading in Intel processors, hypertransport links in next generation AMD processors, multicore silicon in today’s high-end microprocessors, and emerging cluster and grid computing have moved parallel/distributed computing into the mainstream of computing. New Horizons of Parallel and Distributed Computing is a collection of self-contained chapters written by pioneering researchers to provide solutions for newly emerging problems in this field. This volume will not only provide novel ideas, work in progress and state-of-the-art techniques in the field, but will also stimulate future research activities in the area of parallel and distributed computing with applications. New Horizons of Parallel and Distributed Computing is intended for industry researchers and developers, as well as for academic researchers and advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering. A valuable reference work, it is also suitable as a textbook.

Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) now provide mature optimization tools that have successfully been applied to many problems, from designing antennas to complete robots, and provided many human-competitive results. In robotics, the integration of EAs within the engineer’s toolbox made tremendous progress in the last 20 years and proposes new methods to address challenging problems in various setups: modular robotics, swarm robotics, robotics with non-conventional mechanics (e.g. high redundancy, dynamic motion, multi-modality), etc. This book takes its roots in the workshop on "New Horizons in Evolutionary Design of Robots" that brought together researchers from Computer Science and Robotics during the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2009) in Saint Louis (USA). This book features extended contributions from the workshop, thus providing various examples of current problems and applications, with a special emphasis on the link between Computer Science and Robotics. It also provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to Evolutionary Robotics after 20 years of maturation as well as thoughts and considerations from several major actors in the field. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the current trends and challenges in Evolutionary Robotics for the next decade.

This book focuses on the latest developments in computer science research. Chapter 1 dives into the historical twists and turns of our understanding of logical modalities that have been intricate and fascinating. Chapter 2 is aimed at new viewpoints on cybersecurity due to the rise in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Chapter 3 targets the deep learning model called Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), and Generative AI (Gen AI). Chapter 4 focuses on the two-base algebraic system denoted as the Boolean algebra of meaning (BAM). Chapter 5 discusses Blockchain technology's role in cybersecurity to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical industry supply chain. Chapter 6 is dedicated to the field and denotative methods of present-day voice cloning technology, as well as ethical implications related to the use of such tools. Chapter 7 explores the possibility of creating low-profile robot paraeducators to assist teachers and students. Finally, Chapter 8 presents a solution to a large percentage of dynamic random-access memories (DRAMs) that are not protected by error control codes (ECCs).

The International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (ICCMSE) is unique in its kind. It regroups original contributions from all fields of the traditional Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and all branches of Engineering. The aim of the conference is to bring together computational scientists from several disciplines in order to share methods and ideas. More than 370 extended abstracts have been submitted for consideration for presentation in ICCMSE 2004. From these, 289 extended abstracts have been selected after international peer review by at least two independent reviewers.