can be in any of a number of `states.' Each state is characterized by a set of binary features, and

readership for the book includes researchers who encounter contact problems but whose primary focus is not

monograph presents a useful methodology for the control of such stochastic systems with a focus on robust

focus of international interest in physics. This monograph is dedicated to the mathematical modelling of

statistical methods for fitting models. Most other books focus on one or the other but not both. The book

, which moves the focus from the classical approach to a more constructive one. Based on a streamlined

supervision settings. Additional features of the text: * Applications of the methods presented are emphasized