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Editor in Chief: Stochastic Models

Professor J. Janssen. ffniversitd L i b r e d e Bruxelles, C e n t r e
d 2 n a l y s e des D o n n d e s e t Processus Stochastiques, A v e n u e
F r a n k l i n R o o s e v e l t 50-cp 19417, 1050 Bruxelles, B e l g i u m
and Data Anatvsis J

Associate Editors:
Dr F. Marcotorchino, C e n t r e S c i e n t i f i q u e IBM France. 36
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D r J . M . Proth, I N R I A - N A N C Y , C h a t e a u d u M o n r e t
A v e n u e R a y m o n d Poincard, 757 16 Paris, F r a n c e 54500 Vandoeuvre. France

Editorial Board:
Applied Stochastic Models
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS
J. Boissonat, INRIA. Le Chesnay. France
A. Faugeras. INRIA, Le Chesnay, France
A. Isidori, Unrversifd di Roma. Roma. lfaly
ASTRONAUTICS
L.G. Napolitano. Universffd diNapoli. lfaly
AUTOMATICS AND FILTERING
R. Boel, R i k s Universifeif. Gent Belgium
C. Bruni, Universifd degliSludidiRoma "La
Sapienza': Roma, Iraly
BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICINEAND HEALTH
CARE
L.M. Ricciardi. Universifd degliSfudidi
Napoli. Napoli, Italy
M. Zelen. Sidney Farber Cancer Inslifule
Eosfon, USA
COMPUTER SCIENCE
V.S.lsham. Universify College London
London, UK
H. Kobayashi. IEMJapan. Japan Science
lnsfilufe, Tokyo. Japan
DECISION AND CONTROL
A . Bensoussan. INRIA. Le Chesnay, France
R . Neck. lnslifuf fuer Volkswirlschaffsfheorie
und -polifik, Wirfschaffsuniversifaef Wien.
Ausfria
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
R . Richels. EPRI. Palo Alfo, USA
INSURANCE, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
H. Buhlmann, Efh-Zenfrum, Zurich,
Swilzerland
A. Farber, Universifd Libre deBruxelles
Eruxelles, Belgium
I . Sahin. Universily o f Wisconsin. Mtlwaukee,
USA
C.S. Tapiero. Hebrew Un!versify of
Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Israel
J . Thepot, Universifd de Nanferre ParisX
Nanferre. France
F. Thy5 Clement, Un,versifd Libre de
Eruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
MARKETING
B. Van Ommeslaghe. Universild Libre de
Eruxelles. Bruxelles, Belgium
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
E. Brunet, lnsfifu( Nationaldela Langue
Francaise. Nice. France
M. Gross, Univsnifd de Paris Vl, Paris. France
F.Jelinek. / E M - TJ Walson Cenler
Yorkfown Heighfs, USA
NETWORKS. GRAPHSAND PL4NNING
P. Hansen. Universtrd de Paris Dauphine,
Paris, France
NEW APPLICABLE MODELS
D.R. Cox, IrnperialCollege. London. UK
PHYSICSAND CHEMISTRY
I.Prigogine. Unwersifd Libre de Bruxelles
Eruxelles, Belgium
PRODUCTION, SCHEDULING, ROUTING
AND INVENTORY
S.Gershwin. Massachusefrslnsfifufe of
Technology. Cambridge. USA
V. Giard. Universild Jean Moulin. Lyon.
France
M. Queyranne. The Universify ofBrifish
Columbia. Vancouver. Canada
OUEUEING
A. Borovkov. Academy of Sciences USSR
Univ Prospecf4. Novosibirsk. USSR
R . Disney. Virginia Polytechnic lnsfilufe and
Slafe University, Blacksburg, USA
P. Franken. Humboldf Universif8f. Berlin.
Germany
P. Purdue. NafionalScience Foundalion
Washingfon. USA
RELIAEILITY. REPLACEMENT AND
MAINTENANCE
M.Abdel-Hameed, Kuwaif Universily, Kuwaif
V.S. Korolyuk, Ukranisn Academy of
Sciences, Kiev. USSR
S.Osaki, Hiroshima Unwersify, Higashi-
Hiroshima. Japan
F.Proschen. Florid8 Szafe Universify,
Tallahassee. USA
SIMULATION, COMPUTATIONAL
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
P. Glynn, Universify of Wisconsin, Madison,
USA
E.Volpe P., Universifd diRoma
"La Sapienza", Rome Italy
SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION
A. Ginsberg. Universify of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. USA
S.Karlin. SfanfordUniversify, California. USA
Data Analysis
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Y. Coppens. Musde de /'tiomme, Paris,
France
P.Ihm, lnsfilufefur Medizinisch-BiologischeSfarist"kAfomique, Fonfenay aux Roses, France
und Ookumenfafion der Philipps-
UniversifallLahn. Marburg. Germany
S.Parker, Arkansas ArchaeologicalSurvey
Faveffeville, USA
EIOMETRICS. MEDICINE AND HEALTH
CARE
J.P. Nakache, Universild Pierraef Marie
Curie Paris, France
M. Stequet. EORTCOafa Cenrre, Eruxelles,
Belgium
CLUSTERING AND CLASSIFICATION
H. H. Bock, RWTH. Aachen. West Germany
J. Hinde, University of Exeler, Exernr, UK
Y. Lechevallier, INRIA. Le Chasnay, France
I . C . Lerman, Universifd de Rannesl, Rennes,
France
M. Schader. Universifal der Bunderwehr,
Hamburg, Wesf Germany
R . Tremolierer, Universird de Oroil,
dEconomie el des Sciences d A i x - Marseille
Aix en Provence, France
DATA AGGREGATION
P. Michaud. Cenlre Scienlifique IBMFrance
Paris. France
M. Tiishaus, Universilaf der Bundeswnhr,
Hamburg, Wesl Germany
ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE
G. Le Celve. Univarsitd de Rennes 11, Rennes.
France
EXPERT SYSTEMS
H. Friedmen, IBMSysfems Research Insitlure
New York, USA
J.P. Haton, Universirdde Nancyl,
Vandoeuvre, Francs
FACTOR ANALYSIS
Y. Ercoufier, Universifd de Montpellier,
France
L. G u n m a n . lsraellnslirufe ofAppliedSocia1
Research, Jerusalem, Israel
N. Lauro. Universif.4 di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
L. Lebert. CREOOC. Paris, France
G. Seporta, Conserveloire Nafionaldes Arfs
ef Mdfiers, Paris, France
MARKETING AND PRODUCTION
J.L. Chendon. Universifd de Oroir,
dEconomin el des Sciences d A i x - Marseille
Aix en Provence. France
P.J. Lewi. Janssen Pharmaceorica, Beerse.
Belgium
OPINION SURVEY ANALYSIS
J.L. M o l l i s r e , Direction des Efudesef
Rechnrches OF. Clamart, France
J.P. Pages. Commissariat d I'Energie
OPTIMAL SCALING
J. De Leeuw. Universiry of Leiden, Leiden.
The ffefherlends
J.L.A. V a n Rijckevorsel, Rilks
Geneeskundige Oiensl, Gravenhage. The
Netherlands
STATISTICAL VALIDATION
P. Deheuvelr, Universild de Paris V l (Pierre el
Marie Curie). Paris, France
J.N. Jeffers. The Instirule of Terrestrial
Ecology, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, UK
SPATIAL STATISTICS AND
STOCHASTIC GEOMETRY
0. Stoyan, EargAkadnmie, Frniberg, OOR.

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