Mathematical Methods and Models in Software Engineering, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2024 | Viewed by 1922

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Dear Colleagues,

Mathematical methods and modelling target the formal presentation and quantification of problems, the solutions for which have wide applications in practice for activities as control, planning, decision making, and management of complex systems. In particular, the main tools for solving everyday problems are in information, computer and communication environments. These computational and information environments are running under software tools, which operate under formal methods and models. This Special Issue targets the illustration of different solutions, which take part in such virtual environments. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: advances in information systems and technologies, digital transformation of processes, advances in software and system engineering, Information system management, Internet of things, challenges and applications, autonomic computing, computer aspects of numerical algorithms, scalable computing, advances in network systems and applications, software engineering, and knowledge acquisition and management. We expect the submitted papers to present solutions and examples based on mathematical optimization, algorithms for application domains, approximation algorithms, operation research approaches and other formal approaches. We are inviting submissions to this Special Issue of Mathematics entitled “Mathematical Methods and Models in Software Engineering”.

Prof. Dr. Todor Stoilov
Prof. Dr. Krasimira Stoilova
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Keywords

  • optimization
  • algorithms for application domains
  • software engineering
  • network and information systems

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Applying a Mathematical Model for Calculating the Ideal Nutrition for Sheep
by Kristina Pavlova, Elisaveta Trichkova-Kashamova and Stanislav Dimitrov
Mathematics 2024, 12(8), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12081270 - 22 Apr 2024
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The principal economic sector devoted to the breeding, raising, and production of farm animals is known as the livestock industry. There are precise standards for making high-quality feed in animal husbandry. Precision livestock feeding is a crucial component, with the potential to significantly [...] Read more.
The principal economic sector devoted to the breeding, raising, and production of farm animals is known as the livestock industry. There are precise standards for making high-quality feed in animal husbandry. Precision livestock feeding is a crucial component, with the potential to significantly impact the profitability of livestock; it permits the provision of diets to animals that are precisely tailored to their specific daily nutritional needs. Through simulation modeling, a single model can be created for automated systems to determine daily rations for farm animals. For the purposes of this document, precision livestock feeding refers to the practice of tailoring feed to individual animals or groups of animals, taking into account their changing nutritional needs over time and individual differences in terms of nutritional requirements. The practice aims to optimize animal health and performance while reducing feed waste. This paper presents a formal model for determining the quantities of components needed to achieve a minimum cost mixture that satisfies compositional and quantitative criteria. The present research calculates the amount of hay and silage required to feed an animal per day at the most economical cost by applying an optimization approach that involves defining and solving an optimization problem. The problem is solved using a well-known software package, which is necessary for the practical application of the resulting model. Real data from livestock production in Bulgaria are used to numerically test the model. Full article
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