1. A Markov Embedding Approximation for a Stochastic Population Model with Exogenous Disturbances

   • Bruce P. Ayati
   • Claudia Neuhauser

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 133

2. When the “Bull” Meets the “Bear”—A First Passage Time Problem for a Hidden Markov Process

   • Xin Guo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 143

3. Confidence Regions for Local Maxima of Reconstructed Surfaces

   • Eva Sjö

   OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 159

4. Catalytic Perfect Simulation

   • L. A. Breyer
   • G. O. Roberts

   OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 177

5. Second Order Efficient Estimating a Smooth Distribution Function and its Applications

   • Sam Efromovich

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 198

6. Markov Decision Processes with a Constraint on the Asymptotic Failure Rate

   • M. Boussemart
   • T. Bickard
   • N. Limnios

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 214

7. A Monte Carlo Method for the Simulation of First Passage Times of Diffusion Processes

   • Maria Teresa Giraudo
   • Laura Sacerdote
   • Cristina Zucca

   OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 231