This book is a self-contained presentation of the background and
progress of the study of time-delay systems, a subject with broad
applications to a number of areas, including engineering, mathematics,
biology, and economics. Focusing on techniques, tools, and advances in
numerical methods and optimization algorithms, the authors organize and
develop material, which has been scattered in journals and conference
proceedings thus far. Special emphasis is placed on stability criteria
which can be computationally implemented. The book will be accessible to
a diverse audience of applied mathematicians, engineers, and students.