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  <body><![CDATA[<p>TITLE: New Approximations and Algorithms for Stabilizing Time Varying Queues</p> SPEAKER: Jamol Pender&nbsp;ABSTRACT:&nbsp;<p>We develop two new algorithms for stabilizing time varying queues delay probabilities by expanding the queue length in terms of Hermite polynomials. &nbsp;The first algorithm uses the mean and variance of the queue length. &nbsp;The second algorithm uses the mean, variance, and skewness of the queue length. &nbsp;We show that the skewness helps in stabilizing the queue length at positive target values, especially when the queue is critically loaded. &nbsp;We illustrate through several simulation studies the added benefit of using higher moments of the queue length distribution. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>]]></body>
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