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 Research Interests |
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Queueing theory, especially models motivated
by applications in computer engineering and telecommunications (in
particular, vacation models and polling models - see SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS 1969, 1970, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999).
Especially interested in probabilistic models in which mathematical
analysis and common-sense intuition interact to produce results that
are insightful, and sometimes counterintuitive.
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Papers
Published in Refereed Journals:
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Cooper, R.B., S.-C. Niu,
and M.M. Srinivasan. Setups in Polling Models: Does it Make Sense to Set
Up if No Work is Waiting? JOURNAL OF APPLIED PROBABILITY 36 (1999),
585-592. |
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Cooper, R.B., S.-C. Niu,
and M.M. Srinivasan. Some Reflections on the Renewal-Theory Paradox in
Queueing Theory. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STOCHASTIC
ANALYSIS 11 (1998), 355-368. |
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Cooper, R.B., S.-C. Niu,
and M.M. Srinivasan. When Does Forced Idle Time Improve Performance in
Polling Models? MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 44 (1998), 1079-1086. |
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Cooper,
R.B., S.-C. Niu, and M.M. Srinivasan. A Decomposition Theorem for Polling Models: The
Switchover Times are Effectively Additive. OPERATIONS RESEARCH 44
(1996), 629-633. |
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Srinivasan, M.M., S.-C.
Niu, and R.B. Cooper. Relating Polling Models with Zero and Nonzero
Switchover Times. QUEUEING SYSTEMS 19 (1995), 149-168. |
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Niu, S.-C. and R.B.
Cooper. Transform-Free Analysis of M/G/1/K and Related Queues.
MATHEMATICS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH 18 (1993), 486-510. |
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Fuhrmann, S.W. and R.B.
Cooper. Stochastic Decompositions in the M/G/1 Queue with
Generalized Vacations. OPERATIONS RESEARCH 33 (1985), 1117-1129. |
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Cooper, R.B. Queues with Ordered Servers that Work at Different
Rates. OPSEARCH 13 (1976), 69-78. |
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Cooper, R.B. Queues Served in Cyclic Order: Waiting Times. THE
BELL SYSTEM TECHNICAL JOURNAL 49 (1970), 399-413. |
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Cooper, R.B. and G.
Murray. Queues Served in Cyclic Order. THE BELL SYSTEM
TECHNICAL JOURNAL 48 (1969), 675-689. |
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Cooper, R.B. INTRODUCTION TO QUEUEING THEORY (15.4MB).
Macmillan, 1972. Second Edition, North-Holland (Elsevier), 1981.
Solutions Manual (4.9MB) by Børge Tilt.
Reprinted by University Microfilms International.
NOTE: The best way to read the above books is to download them to your
hard-drive first by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Save...".
Then navigate to where you saved the files and open them from there. |
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Cooper, R.B. Queueing
Theory. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, Fourth Edition
(A. Ralston, D.E. Reilly, D. Hemmendinger, eds.), Nature Publishing
Group, 2000, 1496-1498. |
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Cooper, R.B. and D.P.
Heyman. Teletraffic Theory and Engineering.
Froehlich/Kent ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Vol. 16, Dekker,
1998, 453-483. |
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Cooper, R.B. Queueing
Theory. Chapter 10 in STOCHASTIC MODELS (D.P. Heyman and M.J. Sobel,
eds.), North-Holland, 1990, 469-518 |
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