LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Books: 

1.            Universal generating function in reliability analysis and optimization, G. Levitin, Springer-Verlag, 2005.

2.            Multi-state system reliability. Assessment, optimization and applications, A. Lisnianski, G. Levitin, World Scientific, 2003.

3.            Computational Intelligence in Reliability Engineering. Evolutionary Techniques in Reliability Analysis and Optimization, G. Levitin (Ed.), Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 39, Springer-Verlag, 2006.

4.            Computational Intelligence in Reliability Engineering. New Metaheuristics, Neural and Fuzzy Techniques in Reliability, G. Levitin (Ed.), Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 40, Springer-Verlag, 2006.

Chapters: 

1.            Reliability of Systems Subjected to Imperfect Fault Coverage. G. Levitin, S. H. Ng, R. Peng and M. Xie, in Stochastic Reliability and Maintenance Modeling, T. Dohi, T. Nakagawa (eds.), Springer-Verlag London, 2013.

2.            Sliding window systems with gaps, G. Levitin, in Modern Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis. Wiley, 2013.

3.            Optimal Replacement and Protection Strategy for Parallel Systems. R. Peng, G. Levitin, M. Xie and S. H. Ng, in Recent Advances in System Reliability: Signatures, Multi-state Systems and Statistical Inference.A. Lisnianski and I. Frenkel (eds.), Springer. London, 2012, pp. 135-144.

4.            Optimizing Defense Strategies for Complex Multi-state Systems G. Levitin, in Game Theoretic Risk Analysis of Security Threats, Bier, V.M. and Azaiez, N. (eds), International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, Springer 2009, pp. 33-64.

5.            Multistate Systems, G. Levitin, in Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Assessment and Analysis, Melnick, E., and Everitt, B. (eds). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2008, pp. 1139-1144.

6.            Performability Modeling and Analysis of Grid Computing, Y. Dai, G. Levitin, in Handbook of Performability Engineering, K.B. Misra (ed), Springer-Verlag, 2008, chapter 65, pp. 1069-1085.

7.            Universal Generating Function in Analysis of Multi-state Systems, G. Levitin, in Handbook of Performability Engineering, K.B. Misra (ed), Springer-Verlag, 2008, chapter 29, pp. 447-463.

8.            Particle swarm optimization in reliability engineering, G. Levitin, X. Hu, Y. Dai, in Computational Intelligence in Reliability Engineering. New Metaheuristics, Neural and Fuzzy Techniques in Reliability, G. Levitin (ed.), Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 40, Springer-Verlag, 2006, pp. 83-112.

9.            Multi-state system reliability analysis and optimization (universal generating function and genetic algorithm approach), G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, in Handbook of Reliability Engineering, H. Pham (ed.), Springer, 2003, pp. 61-89.

10.        Reliability of Multi-State Systems: A Historical Overview, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, I. Ushakov, in Mathematical and statistical methods in reliability, Lindqvist, Doksum (eds.), World Scientific, 2003, pp. 123-137.

Papers in referred journals:

1.            Defending threshold voting systems with identical voting units, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

2.            Optimal allocation of multi-state components in consecutive sliding window systems, Y. Xiang, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

3.            Defense resource distribution between protection and decoys for constant resource stockpiling pace, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, to appear in Journal of the Operational Research Society.

4.            Reliability of non-repairable phased-mission systems with common cause failures G. Levitin, L. Xing, S. Amari, Y. Dai, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A.

5.            Competing failure analysis in phased-mission systems with functional dependence in one of phases, L. Xing, C. Wang, G. Levitin, to appear in Reliability Engineering & System Safety.

6.            Reliability of systems subject to failures with dependent propagation effect, L. Xing, G. Levitin, C. Wang, Y. Dai, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A.

7.            Algorithm for reliability evaluation of non-repairable phased-mission systems consisting of gradually deteriorating multi-state elements, G. Levitin, S. Amari, L. Xing, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A.

8.            Is it wise to leave some false targets unprotected? G. Levitin, K. Hausken, to appear in Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 112, pp. 176-186 (2013).

9.            BDD-based reliability evaluation of phased-mission systems with internal/external common-cause failures, L. Xing, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 112, pp. 145-153, (2013).

10.        Parallel systems under two sequential attacks with contest intensity variation. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Central European Journal of Operations Research, 21, pp.  207–224, (2013).

11.        Defending majority voting systems against a strategic attacker, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, H. Ben Haim, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 111, pp.  37–44, (2013).

12.        Reliability analysis of multi-trigger binary systems subject to competing failures, C. Wang, L. Xing, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 111, pp. 9–17, (2013).

13.        Maximal profit service task partition and distribution in computer grid, Y. Xiang, H. Fan, G. Levitin, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 64, pp. 153-161, (2013).

14.        Parallel systems under two sequential attacks with imperfect detection of the first attack outcome, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Journal of the Operational Research Society 63, pp. 1545-1555 (2012).

15.        Optimal distribution of software testing time considering multiple releases, Q. Hu, R. Peng and G. Levitin, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(6), pp. 705-707, (2012).

16.        False target vs. protection in defending parallel systems against unintentional and intentional impacts, G. Levitin, R. Peng, M. Xie, S-H. Ng and H. Ben Haim, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(5), pp. 465-478, (2012).

17.        Competing failure analysis in non-repairable binary systems subject to functional dependence, L. Xing, C. Wang, G. Levitin,  Journal of Risk and Reliability, 226(4), pp. 406-416 (2012).

18.        Resource distribution in a double lawsuit, K. Hausken,  G. Levitin, V. Levitin, Research in Law and Economics, 25, pp. 35-60 (2012).

19.        Element maintenance and allocation for linear consecutively connected systems, R. Peng, M. Xie, S. H. Ng, G. Levitin, IIE Transactions, 44, pp. 964-973 (2012).

20.        Preventive strike vs. false targets in defense strategy. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(4): 341-354 (2012).

21.        Review of systems defense and attack models. K. Hausken, G. Levitin, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(4): 355-366 (2012).

22.        Recursive algorithm for reliability evaluation of non-repairable phased mission systems with binary elements, G. Levitin, L. Xing, S. Amari, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 61(2), pp. 533-542, (2012).

23.        Linear m-gap sliding window systems, Y. Xiang, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 61(2), pp. 560-568, (2012).

24.        Individual vs. overarching protection against strategic attacks. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Journal of the Operational Research Society 63, pp. 969–981 (2012).

25.        k-out-of-n sliding window systems, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, 42(3), pp. 707-714, (2012).

26.        Linear multistate consecutively-connected systems with gap constraints, Y. Xiang, G. Levitin,Y. Dai,  IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 61(1), pp. 208-214, (2012).

27.        Resource distribution in multiple attacks with imperfect detection of the attack outcome. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Risk Analysis, 32(2), pp. 304-318, (2012).

28.        Combined m-consecutive and k-out-of-n sliding window systems, Y. Xiang, G. Levitin, European Journal of Operational Research, 219, pp. 105-113, (2012).

29.        Data survivability vs. security in information systems, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, H. Taboada, D. Coit, Reliability Engineering & System Safety,100, pp. 19-27, (2012).

30.        Propagated failure analysis for non-repairable systems considering both global and selective effects, C. Wang, L. Xing, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 99, pp. 96–104, (2012).

31.        Optimizing structure of parallel homogeneous systems under attack. K. Hausken, G. Levitin, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(1), pp. 5-20, (2012).

32.        K-round duel with uneven resource distribution. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(1), pp. 21-34, (2012).

33.        Multi-objective optimization of linear multi-state multiple sliding window system, A. Konak, S. Kulturel-Konak, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 98, pp. 24–34 (2012).

34.        Active vs. passive defense against a strategic attacker, K. Hausken, G. Levitin, International Game Theory Review 13(1), pp. 1-12 (2011).

35.        Multi-state systems with selective propagated failures and imperfect individual and group protections, G. Levitin, L. Xing, H. Ben-Haim, Y. Dai, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp. 1657–1666 (2011).

36.        Shield vs. sword resource distribution in K-round duels, K. Hausken, G. Levitin, Central European Journal of Operations Research, 19(4), pp. 589-603 (2011).

37.        Combinatorial algorithm for reliability analysis of multi-state systems with propagated failures and failure isolation effect, L. Xing, G. Levitin IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, 41(6), pp. 1156-1165 (2011).

38.        Defense resource distribution between protection and redundancy for constant resource stockpiling pace, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Risk Analysis 31(10), 1632-1645 (2011).

39.        Is it wise to protect false targets? G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp.1647-1656 (2011).

40.        Service task partition and distribution in star topology computer grid subject to data security constraints, Y. Xiang, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp. 1507–1514 (2011).

41.        Consecutive sliding window systems, G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp. 1367–1374 (2011).

42.        Guest editorial: computational intelligence in reliability engineering, IEEE Transactions on Reliability 60(2), p. 368 (2011). 

43.        Preventive strike vs. false targets and protection in defense strategy, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 96, pp. 912–924 (2011).

44.        Evaluating the damage associated with the intentional network disintegration, G. Levitin, I.Gertsbakh, Y.Shpungin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp. 433–439 (2011).

45.        Linear m-consecutive k-out-of-r-from-n:F systems, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 60 (3), pp. 640–646 (2011).

46.        Optimal Network Protection Against Diverse Interdictor Strategies, J. E. Ramirez-Marquez, C. M. Rocco, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 96, pp. 374–382 (2011).

47.        Linear m-Gap-Consecutive k-out-of-r-from-n:F Systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 96 pp. 292-298 (2011).

48.        Reliability of multi-state systems with common bus performance sharing, G. Levitin, IIE Transactions, 43, pp. 518-524 (2011).

49.        Active and passive defense against multiple attack facilities, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, H. Ben Haim, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 28(4), pp. 431–444 (2011).

50.        Combinatorial analysis of systems with competing failures subject to failure isolation and propagation effects, L. Xing, G. Levitin,  Reliability Engineering & System Safety 95 pp. 1210–1215 (2010).

51.        Preventive strike vs. protection in defense strategy, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Military Operations Research, vol. 15(3), pp.  5-15 (2010).

52.        The defense of homogeneous parallel multi-state systems subject to two sequential attacks, K. Hausken, G. Levitin, Journal of Risk and Reliability, Part O, vol. 224, pp. 171-183 (2010).

53.        Resource distribution in multiple attacks against a single target, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Risk Analysis 30(8), pp. 1231–1239 (2010).

54.        Two sequential attacks of a parallel system when defense and attack resources are expendable. K. Hausken, G. Levitin, International Journal of Performability Engineering 6(4), pp. 305-316 (2010).

55.        Defending simple series and parallel systems with imperfect false targets. R. Peng, G Levitin, M. Xie, SH. Ng, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 95 pp. 679–688 (2010).

56.        Reliability and performance of multi-state systems with propagated failures having selective effect. G. Levitin, L. Xing, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 95, pp.655-661 (2010).

57.        Influence of attacker's target recognition ability on defense strategy in homogeneous parallel systems, G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 95, pp.565-572 (2010).

58.        Approximation algorithm for evaluating time-to-failure distribution of k-out-of-n system with shared standby elements G. Levitin, S. Amari, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 95, pp.396-401 (2010).

59.        Optimal defense of single object with imperfect false targets, R. Peng, G Levitin, M. Xie, SH. Ng, Journal of the Operational Research Society 62, pp. 134-141 (2010).

60.        Separation in homogeneous systems with independent identical elements, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. European Journal of Operational Research 203, pp.625-634 (2010).

61.        Defense and attack of systems with variable attacker system structure detection probability, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. Journal of the Operational Research Society 61, pp. 124 -133 (2010).

62.        Intelligence and impact contests in systems with redundancy, false targets, and partial protection, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94 (12), pp. 1927-1941 (2009).

63.        Meeting a demand vs. enhancing protections in homogeneous parallel systems, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94 (11), pp. 1711-1717 (2009).

64.        Redundancy vs. protection in defending parallel systems against unintentional and intentional impacts, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. IEEE Transactions on Reliability 58(4), pp. 679-690 (2009).

65.        Optimal protection of general source-sink networks via evolutionary techniques, J. E. Ramirez-Marquez, C. M. Rocco, G. Levitin. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94 (10), pp. 1676-1684 (2009). 

66.        A joint reliability-redundancy optimization approach for multi-state series-parallel systems, Zh. Tian, G. Levitin, M. Zuo. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94 (10), pp. 1568-1576 (2009). 

67.        Protection vs. separation in parallel non-homogeneous systems. K. Hausken, G. Levitin. The International Journal of Reliability and Quality Performance 1, pp. 11-28 (2009).

68.        False targets in defense strategies against intentional attacks. G. Levitin. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 5(5), pp. 433-446 (2009).

69.        Intelligence and impact contests in systems with fake targets, G. Levitin, K. Hausken. Defense and Security Analysis 25, pp. 157-173 (2009).

70.        Protection vs. false targets in series systems, K. Hausken, G. Levitin. Reliability Engineering & System Safet y 94, pp. 973– 981 (2009).

71.        Parallel systems with different types of defense resource expenditure under two sequential attacks, K. Hausken, G. Levitin, Journal of Risk and Reliability, 223 Part O, 71-85 (2009).

72.        Redundancy vs. protection vs. false targets for systems under attack. G. Levitin, K. Hausken. IEEE Transactions on Reliability 58 (1), pp. 58-68 (2009).

73.        Parallel systems under two sequential attacks. G. Levitin, K. Hausken. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 94, pp. 763-772 (2009).

74.        Minmax defense strategy for complex multi-state systems. K. Hausken, G. Levitin. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94, pp. 577– 587 (2009).

75.        False targets vs. redundancy in homogeneous parallel systems. G. Levitin, K. Hausken,  Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94, pp. 588– 595 (2009).

76.        System survivability and defense against external impacts. Guest editorial. G. Levitin. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 5(1) pp. 3-4 (2009).

77.        Optimal distribution of constrained resources in bi-contest detection-impact game, G. Levitin. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 5(1) pp. 45-54 (2009).

78.        Optimal load distribution in series-parallel systems, G. Levitin, S. Amari, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 94, pp. 254– 260 (2009).

79.        False targets efficiency in defense strategy. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, European Journal of Operational Research 194, pp. 155–162 (2009).

80.        Reliability and performance assessment for fuzzy multi-state elements. Y. Liu, H-Z. Huang, G. Levitin, Journal of Risk and Reliability, Proc. IMechE, PartO: J. Risk and Reliability, 222(4), pp. 675-686 (2008).

81.        Efficiency of even separation of parallel elements with variable contest intensity, K. Hausken, G. Levitin. Risk Analysis, 28 (5) pp. 1477-1486 (2008).

82.        Multi-state systems with static performance dependent fault coverage , G. Levitin, S. Amari,  Journal of Risk and Reliability, Proc. IMechE, PartO: J. Risk and Reliability, 222(O2), pp. 95-103, (2008).

83.        Multi-state systems with multi-fault coverage, G. Levitin, S. Amari,  Reliability Engineering & System Safety 93,  pp. 1730-1739 (2008).

84.        Reliability analysis and optimization of weighted voting systems with continuous states input, Q. Long, M. Xie, S.H. Ng and G. Levitin. European Journal of Operational Research (1) 191 pp. 238-250 (2008).

85.        Protection vs. redundancy in homogeneous parallel systems. G. Levitin, K. Hausken, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 93, pp. 1444–1451, (2008).

86.        Optimal structure of multi-state systems with uncovered failures, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 57 (1), pp. 140-148 (2008).

87.        Algorithm for estimating reliability confidence bounds of multi-state systems, J. E. Ramirez-Marquez, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 93(8), pp.  1231–1243 (2008).

88.        Importance of protections against intentional attacks, G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 93 (4), pp.639-646 (2008).

89.        Optimal service task partition and distribution in grid system with star topology. G. Levitin, Y. Dai, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 93 (1), pp.152-159 (2008).

90.        Performance and reliability of tree-structured grid services considering data dependence and failure correlation, Y. Dai, G. Levitin, K. Trivedi, IEEE Transactions on Computers, 56(7), pp. 925-936 (2007).

91.        Reliability analysis of fault tolerant systems with multi-fault coverage, G. Levitin, S. Amari, International Journal of Performability Engineering, 3(4), pp. 441-451 (2007).

92.        Optimal resource allocation for maximizing performance and reliability in tree-structured grid services, Y. Dai, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 56(3), 444-453 (2007).

93.        Performance and reliability of star topology grid service with data dependency and two types of failures, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, IIE Transactions, 39, pp. 783-794 (2007).

94.        Optimal defense strategy against intentional attacks, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 56(1), 148-157 (2007).

95.        Optimal task partition and distribution in grid service system with common cause failures, Y. Dai, G. Levitin, X. Wang, Future Generation Computer Systems, 23, 209–218 (2007).

96.        Block diagram method for analyzing multi-state systems with uncovered failures, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 92(6), pp. 727-734  (2007).

97.        Robust recurrent neural network modeling for software fault detection and correction prediction, Q.P. Hu, M. Xie, S.H. Ng and G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 92(3), pp. 332-340 (2007).

98.        Survivability of systems under multiple factor impact, E. Korczak, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 92(2), pp. 269-274 (2007).

99.        Service reliability and performance in grid system with star topology, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 92 (1) pp. 40-46 (2007).

100.    Reliability of fault-tolerant systems with parallel task processing, G. Levitin, M. Xie, T. Zhang, European Journal of Operational Research, 177(1), pp. 420-430 (2006).

101.    Reliability and performance of star topology grid service with precedence constraints on subtask execution, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, H. Ben-Haim, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 55(3), pp. 507-515 (2006).

102.    State probability of a series-parallel repairable system with two-types of failure states, G. Levitin, T. Zhang, M. Xie, International Journal of Systems Science, 37 (14),  1011-1020 (2006).

103.    Genetic algorithms in reliability engineering. Guest editorial. G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 91(9), pp. 975-976 (2006).

104.    Reliability and performance of tree-structured grid services, Y. Dai, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 55(2), pp. 337-349 (2006).

105.    Performance distribution of a fault-tolerant system in the presence of failure correlation, G. Levitin, M. Xie, IIE Transactions, 38, pp. 499-509 (2006).

106.    Reliability and performance analysis of hardware-software systems with fault-tolerant software components, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 91 (5) pp. 570-579 (2006).

107.    A genetic algorithm for robotic assembly line balancing, G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz, B. Shnits, European Journal of Operational Research, 168 (3) pp. 811-825 (2006).

108.    Reliability of linear multi-state multiple sliding window systems, G. Levitin,  Naval Research Logistics 52(3) pp.212-223 (2005).

109.    Survivability of series-parallel systems with multilevel protection, E. Korczak, G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol.90/1, pp.45-54 (2005).

110.    Optimal structure of fault-tolerant software systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 89(3) pp.286-295 (2005).

111.    Weighted voting systems: reliability versus rapidity, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 89(2) pp.177-184 (2005).

112.    Optimal version sequencing in fault-tolerant programs, G. Levitin, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 22(1) pp. 1-18 (2005).    

113.    Estimation of the importance measures of multi-state elements by Monte Carlo simulation, E. Zio, L. Podofillini, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol.86/3, pp.191-204 (2004).

114.    Reliability and performance analysis for fault-tolerant programs consisting of versions with different characteristics, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 86/1 pp. 75-81 (2004).

115.    A universal generating function approach for analysis of multi-state systems with dependent elements, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 84/3, pp. 285-292 (2004).

116.    Uneven allocation of elements in linear multi-state sliding window system, G. Levitin, European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 163, pp.418-433, (2004).

117.    Consecutive k-out-of-r-from-n system with multiple failure criteria, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 394-400 (2004).

118.    Protection survivability importance in systems with multilevel protection, G. Levitin, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, No. 20, pp. 727-738 (2004).

119.    Maximizing survivability of vulnerable weighted voting systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 83, pp.17-26 (2003).

120.    Generalized importance measures for multi-state elements based on performance level restrictions, G. Levitin, L. Podofillini, E. Zio, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 82, pp. 287-298 (2003).

121.    Optimizing survivability of multi-state systems with multi-level protection by multi-processor genetic algorithm, G. Levitin, Y. Dai, M. Xie, K. L. Poh, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 82, pp.93-104 (2003).

122.    Element availability importance in generalized k-out-of-r-from-n systems, G. Levitin, IIE Transactions, vol. 35, pp. 1125-1131 (2003).

123.    Common supply failures in linear multi-state sliding window systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 82, pp.55-62 (2003).

124.    Optimal allocation of multi-state elements in linear consecutively-connected systems with vulnerable nodes, G. Levitin, European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 150, pp. 406-419 (2003).

125.    Reliability of multi-state systems with two failure modes, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 340-348 (2003).

126.    Linear multi-state sliding window systems, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 263-269 (2003).

127.    Reliability evaluation for acyclic transmission networks of multi-state elements with delays, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 231-237 (2003).

128.    Optimal allocation of multi-state elements in linear consecutively-connected systems, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 192-199 (2003).

129.    Optimal multilevel protection in series-parallel systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 81, pp.93-102 (2003).

130.    Optimizing survivability of vulnerable series-parallel multi-state systems, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 79, pp.319-331 (2003).

131.    Threshold optimization for weighted voting classifiers, G. Levitin, Naval Research Logistics, vol. 50 (4), pp.322-344 (2003).

132.    Reliability of acyclic transmission networks with constant transmission characteristics of lines, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 78, pp.297-305 (2002).

133.    Maximizing survivability of acyclic transmission networks with multi-state retransmitters and vulnerable nodes, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 77, pp.189-199 (2002).

134.    Optimal series-parallel topology of multi-state system with two failure modes, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 77, pp.93-107 (2002).

135.    Asymmetric weighted voting systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 76, pp.199-206 (2002).

136.    Optimal reliability enhancement for multi-state transmission networks with fixed transmission time, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 76, pp.289-301 (2002).

137.    Optimal allocation of elements in linear multi-state sliding window system, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 76, pp.247-255, (2002).

138.    Evaluating correct classification probability for weighted voting classifiers with plurality voting, G. Levitin, European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 141, pp.596-607 (2002).

139.    Optimal allocation of multi-state elements in linear consecutively-connected systems with delays, G. Levitin, International Journal of Reliability Quality and Safety Engineering, vol. 9, pp. 89-108 (2002).

140.    Optimal routing of multiple-load AGV subject to LIFO loading constraints, G. Levitin, R. Abezgaouz, Computers and Operations Research, vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 397-410 (2002).

141.    A genetic algorithm with a compact solution encoding for the container ship stowage problem, O. Dubrovsky, G. Levitin, M. Penn, Journal of Heuristics, 8, pp. 585-599 (2002).

142.    Allocation of test times in multi-state systems for reliability growth testing, G. Levitin, IIE Transactions, vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 551-558 (2002).

143.    Incorporating common-cause failures into series-parallel multi-state system analysis, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 380-388 (2001).

144.    Optimal allocation of multi-state retransmitters in acyclic transmission network, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 75, pp.73-82 (2001).

145.    Reliability evaluation for linear consecutively-connected systems with multistate elements and retransmission delays, G. Levitin, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, vol. 17, pp. 373-378 (2001).

146.    Redundancy optimization for multi-state system with fixed resource requirements and unreliable sources, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability vol. 50, pp. 52-59 (2001).

147.    Reliability evaluation for acyclic consecutively connected networks with multi-state elements, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 73, pp.137-143 (2001).

148.    Analysis and optimization of weighted voting systems consisting of voting units with limited availability, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 73, pp. 91-100 (2001).

149.    Optimal separation of elements in vulnerable multi-state systems, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 73, pp. 55-66 (2001).

150.    A new approach to solving problems of multi-state system reliability optimization, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 93-104 (2001).

151.    Optimal unit grouping in weighted voting systems, G. Levitin, Reliability Engineering & System Safety vol. 72, pp. 179-191 (2001).

152.    Structure optimization of multi-state system with two failure modes, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety vol. 72, pp. 75-89 (2001).

153.    Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints, G. Levitin, L. Meizin, International Journal of Production Economics vol. 70, pp. 77-87 (2001).

154.    Reliability optimization for weighted voting system, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 71, pp. 131-138 (2001).

155.    Multi-state series-parallel system expansion scheduling subject to reliability constraints, G. Levitin, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 49, pp. 71-79 (2000).

156.    Survivability maximization for vulnerable multi-state system with bridge topology, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 70, pp. 125-140 (2000).

157.    Optimal capacitor allocation in distribution systems using a genetic algorithm and a fast energy loss computation technique, G. Levitin, A. Kalyuzhny, A. Shenkman, M. Chertkov, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 15, No. 2, pp.623-628 (2000).

158.    System approach to shunt capacitor allocation in radial distribution systems, A. Kalyuzhny, G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 56, pp. 51-60 (2000).

159.    Optimization of imperfect preventive maintenance for multi-state systems, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 67, pp. 193-203 (2000).

160.    Optimal replacement scheduling in multi-state series-parallel systems (short communication), G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Quality and Reliability Engineering, vol. 16, pp. 157-162 (2000).

161.    Structure optimization of multi-state system with time redundancy, A. Lisnianski, G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 67, pp. 103-112 (2000).

162.    Optimal multistage modernization of power system subject to reliability and capacity requirements G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 50, pp. 183-190 (1999).

163.    Importance and sensitivity analysis of multi-state systems using universal generating functions method, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski., Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol.65, pp.271-282 (1999).

164.    Redundancy optimization of static series-parallel reliability models under uncertainty. R. Rubinstein, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, H.Ben-Haim, IEEE Transactions on Reliability , vol. 46, No. 4, pp.503-511 (1998).

165.    Redundancy optimization for series-parallel multi-state systems. G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, H.Ben-Haim, D.Elmakis, IEEE Transactions on Reliability vol. 47, No. 2, pp.165-172 (1998).

166.    Joint redundancy and maintenance optimization for multi-state series-parallel systems. G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, vol. 64. No. 1, pp. 33-42 (1998).

167.    Structure optimization of power system with bridge topology. G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 201-208 (1998).

168.    Structure optimization of power system with different redundant elements. G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 43, No. 1, pp.19-27 (1997).

169.    Optimal insulation in radial distribution networks. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal-Tov, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 37, No. 2, pp.97-103 (1996).

170.    Power system structure optimization subject to reliability constraints. A. Lisnianski, G. Levitin, H. Ben-Haim, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 39, No. 2, pp.145-152 (1996).

171.    Reliability indices of a radial distribution system with sectionalizing as a function of network structure parameters. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal-Tov, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 36, No. 2, pp.73-80 (1996).

172.    Genetic algorithm for optimal sectionalizing in radial distribution systems with alternative supply. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal-Tov, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 35, No. 3, pp.149-155 (1995).

173.    Genetic algorithm for open loop distribution system design. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal-Tov, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol.32, No 2, pp.81-87 (1995).

174.    Genetic algorithm for assembly line balancing. J. Rubinovitz, G. Levitin, International Journal of Production Economics vol. 41, No. 1-3, pp.343-354 (1995).

175.    Algorithm for tool placement in an automatic tool change magazine. G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz, International Journal of Production Research, vol. 33, No.2, pp.351-360 (1995).

176.    Optimal sectionalizer allocation in electric distribution systems by genetic algorithm. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal-Tov, D. Elmakis, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 31, No.2, pp.97-102 (1995).

177.    Genetic algorithm for linear and cyclic assignment problem. G. Levitin, J.Rubinovitz, Computers and Operations Research, vol.20, No.6, pp.575-586 (1993).

178.    Determination of the hydro-mechanical parameters of nozzle-and-flap type hydraulic amplifier for hydraulic equipment with proportional control. A. Hanin, G. Levitin, Sov. Eng. Res. vol. 9, no.12, pp.42-45 (1989).

179.    Efficiency of scale reduction algorithms in the measurement of normally distributed random quantities. G. Levitin, Meas. Tech., vol.30, no.11, pp.1079-1081 (1987).

180.    Organization of computations that enables one to use stack memory optimally. G. Levitin, Sov. J. Comput. & Syst. Sci., vol.24, no.6, pp.151-159 (1986).

181.    Table-analytic method of functional conversions of measured physical quantities in computer. G. Levitin, Z. Lur'e, V. Shchekina, Meas. Tech, vol.27, no.8, pp.671-673 (1984).

182.    Optimization of radial-piston pump parameters as a solution of multiobjective problem. A. Oksenenko, Z. Lur'e, G. Levitin et. al., Vestnik Machinostroyeniya, no.10, p.22-27 (1991) (in Russian).

183.    Performance of the control unit for hydro-equipment under conditions of parametric biases. G. Levitin, Z. Lur'e, N. Popov, S. Umansky, Automation and design of devices. Kharkov Politechnical Institute's Bullet., no.278, pp.41-44 (1990) (in Russian).

184.    Dynamics of the adjustable piston pump with valve distribution supply. A. Oksenenko, Z. Lur'e, G. Levitin, Hydraulic Drive and Hydro- and Pneumo-Automatics, vol.25, pp.103-108 (1989) (in Russian).

185.    Algorithm for determining the linear system equivalent transfer function. G. Levitin, Electromechanica (U), no.1, pp.89-93 (1988) (in Russian).

186.    Dialogue system for solving engineering problems of multiobjective optimization. A. Oksenenko, Z. Lur'e, G. Levitin, Control Systems and Machines, no.3 pp.101-103 (1988) (in Russian).

187.    Software for automation of dynamic analysis and optimization of machine tools' units. A. Velikovsky, L. Beilin, G. Levitin, B. Fragin, Proceedings of ANIMS (Moscow), pp.41-45 (1988) (in Russian).

188.    CAD-System for machine tool hydraulic drives design. A. Levin, G. Levitin, B. Fragin, B. Korobochkin, V. Merkulov, Proceedings of ANIMS (Moscow), pp.173-181 (1988) (in Russian).

189.    Selection of braking trajectory for machine tool drive. A. Oksenenko, Z. Lur'e, G. Levitin, Machine-Tools and Instruments, no.3, pp.18-19 (1988) (in Russian).

190.    Selection of optimal criteria for high-speed gear braking trajectories. Z. Lur'e, L. Il'evsky, B. Flanchik, G. Levitin, Theory of Machinery (Kharkov), vol.43 pp.8-17 (1987) (in Russian).

191.    Software for perpendicular plate shears programmed numerical control system. V. Yankelevich, G. Levitin, Control Systems and Machines , no.3, pp.109-111 (1987) (in Russian).

192.    Algorithm of rational load distribution between CNC machines. Z. Lur'e, G. Korot, G. Levitin, Technology and Automatic Production , no.3, pp.26-29 (1987) (in Russian).

193.    Dialogue system for multi-objective optimization in design. A. Oksenenko, Z. Lur'e, G. Levitin, Technology, Equipment, Organization and Economy of Machine-Building Industry , no.5, pp.-11 (1986) (in Russian).

194.    Orientation of blanks in sheet working flexible modules. B. Zakora, G. Levitin, V. Yankelevich, A.M. Polushkin, Mekh. & Avtom. Proizvod. , no.11, pp.2-3 (1986) (in Russian).

195.    The methods of solving the traveling salesman's problem applied to optimal tool allocation in a multioperative machine-tool magazine. G. Levitin, V. Yankelevich, Z. Lur'e, Machinery Construction, no.6, pp.116-120 (1985) (in Russian).

196.    Transformation of an arbitrary linear system block diagram into vector-matrix system of equations. G. Levitin, Electron. Model., vol.7, no.3, pp.42-45 (1985) (in Russian).

Patents:

1.            Control System for forging press. USSR patent no.1202899. G. Levitin, Z. Lur'e, A. Michailichenko, A. Perepletchikov.

2.            Hydraulic control system for manipulator gears. USSR patent no.1155345. N. Brigeda, H. Vishenko, P. Graber, G. Levitin, Z. Lur'e,V. Nehoda, A. Perepletchikov.

3.            Hydraulic control system for manipulator gears. USSR patent no.1286339. H. Vishenko, G. Levitin, A. Perepletchikov.

4.            Control system for sheet working machine. USSR patent no.1371805. B. Zakora, G. Levitin, A. Perepletchikov, V. Yankelevich.

5.            Punching device. USSR patent no.1466865. I. Balon, G. Levitin, U. Tigai, N. Centa.

6.            Control system for forging press. USSR patent no.1473974. G. Levitin, A. Perepliotchikov.

7.            Braking device for hydraulic (pneumatic) cylinder. USSR patent no.1528044. G. Levitin, I. Orlic.

International and National conferences:

1.            Travel sequencing algorithm for robotic arc welding. G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz. Th. of 13 Int. Conf. on Production research, Jerusalem, 1995, pp. 605-608.

2.            Optimal allocation of sectionalizers in radial distribution networks. G. Levitin, Sh. MazTov, D. Elmakis. Proceedings, Stockholm, June 1995, Power Systems, pp. 761-765.

3.            Influences of structural properties of electrical distribution systems with sectionalizers on energy supply reliability. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal Tov. Th. of 10 Int. Conf. of the Israel Society for Quality, Jerusalem, Israel, 1994, pp. 184-189.

4.            Genetic algorithm for assembly line balancing. G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz. Th. of 12 Int. Conf. on Production research, Lappeenranta, Finland, 1993, pp. 425-426.

5.            Algorithm for tool placement in an automatic tool change magazine. G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz. Proceedings of the 7-th Conference of Industrial Engineering and Management, Haifa, Israel, 1992.

6.            Algorithm for two stage reliability enhancement in radial distribution systems. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal Tov, D. Elmakis. Proceedings of 19 Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, 1996, pp. 303-306.

7.            Multi-level technical system structure optimization subject to reliability constraints. A. Lisnianski, G. Levitin, H. Ben-Haim, D. Elmakis, Th. of 11 Int. Conf. of the Israel Society for Quality, Jerusalem, Israel, 1996, pp. 518-523.

8.            Genetic Algorithm for optimal planning of transmission system reactive power compensation under security constraints. G. Levitin, Sh. Mazal Tov, B. Reshef, Proceedings of 9 Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, IEEE, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1998, pp. 897-900.

9.            Optimum capacitor allocation in distribution systems under capacitor switching constraints, A. Kalyuzhny, G. Levitin, D. Elmakis, H. Ben-Haim, Z. Zisman, Th. of 1-st Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus, 1998.

10.        Genetic algorithm for optimal long-term power system maintenance and development planning, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, D. Elmakis, H. Ben-Haim, Th. of 1-st Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus, 1998.

11.        Genetic algorithm for optimization of angle bar inventory for lattice towers used in distribution and transmission systems, G. Levitin, S. Mazal-Tov, H. Ben-Haim, Proc. of ELECO'99 Int. Conf. on Electrical and Electronics Engineerin, Bursa, Turkey, 1999, pp. 149-143.

12.        Genetic algorithm and universal generating function technique for solving problems of power system reliability optimization, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, H. Ben-Haim, D. , Proc. of DRPT2000, Int. Conf. on Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies, 2000, pp. 582-586.

13.        Universal generating function application to multi-state system reliability analysis & optimization, A. Lisnianski, G. Levitin, Proc. of MMR 2000, Second Int. Conf. on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, Bordeaux, 2000, pp. 715-718.

14.        Optimal AGV routing subject to shifting constraints, A. , G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz, Proc. of16th Int. Conf. on Production research, Prague, 2001.

15.        Reliability Analysis And Optimization of Multi-State Acyclic Data Transmission Networks, G. Levitin, Proc. of The Seventh International Conference on Information Networks and Systems, Technologies (ICINASTe), Minsk, Belarus, 2001, pp. 80-87.

16.        Multi-state system reliability: from theory to practice, I. Ushakov, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, in Proc. of 3 Int. Conf. on mathematical methods in reliability, MMR 2002, June 17-20, 2002, Trondheim, Norway, pp. 635-638.

17.        Optimal scheduling for replacement of power system equipment with new-type one, D. Elmakis, G. Levitin, A. Lisnianski, in Proc. of 3 Int. Conf. on mathematical methods in reliability, MMR 2002, June 17-20, 2002, Trondheim, Norway, pp. 635-638

18.        Linear multi-state sliding window system, G. Levitin, in Proc. of 3 Int. Conf. on mathematical methods in reliability, MMR 2002, June 17-20, 2002, Trondheim, Norway, pp. 635-638.

19.        Multi-state series-parallel systems with multilevel protection, G. Levitin, in Proc. of The 8th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice,  Las Vegas, Nevada, US, pp. 980-985.

20.        Fault-tolerant Software as Multi-State System, G. Levitin, Fourth International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability Methodology and Practice, June 21-25, 2004 Santa Fe, New Mexico.

21.        Optimizing survivability of systems acting in battle environment, G. Levitin , Proc. of the international symposium on stochastic models in reliability, safety, security and logistics, Beer Sheva, Israel, Feb. 15-17, 2005. pp. 222-225.

22.        Weighted voting systems: The decision making time aspect. G. Levitin.  In Advances in Safety and Reliability,  Kołowrocki (ed.) 2005, Taylor & Francis Group, London. pp. 1253-1258.

23.        Genetic algorithm in optimization of fault-tolerant software. Levitin G., Ben Haim H. In Advances in Safety and Reliability, Kołowrocki (ed.) 2005, Taylor & Francis Group, London. pp. 1259-1265.

24.        Robust recurrent neural network modeling for fault detection and correction prediction. Q. Hu, M. Xie, S. NG and G. Levitin. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Quality and Reliability, 9-11 August 2005, Beijing, China, edited by Cui LR, Tsang AHC and Xie M, pp. 647-653. Beijing Institute of Technology Press, 2005.

25.        Minmax defense strategy for multi-state systems. G. Levitin, K. Hausken. In Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis,  Martorel et. al. (eds.) 2008, Taylor & Francis Group, London. pp. 1157-1163.

26.        Three types of fault coverage in multi-state systems. G. Levitin, S. Amari. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability & Safety, 21-23 July 2009, Chengdu, China.

27.        Reliability modeling and optimization of multi-state systems with multi-fault coverage, R. Peng, G. Levitin, M. Xie, S. H. Ng. Seventh International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, 2011 Beijing, China, pp. 467-472.

28.        Multi-state systems with independent local and propagated failures and competing failure propagation and isolation effects, L. Xing, G. Levitin, C. Wang, Seventh International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, 2011 Beijing, China, pp. 607-613.

29.        Data security vs. survivability in computer grid. G. Levitin, H. Ben Haim. Seventh International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, 2011 Beijing, China, pp. 715-720.

30.        Reliability of Phased-Mission Systems Subject to Competing Failures, C. Wang, L. Xing, G. Levitin. In Proceedings of 2013 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium.


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