Persistence, periodicity and privacy for positive systems in epidemiology and elsewhere.- Control of anesthesia based on singularly perturbed model.- Interval observers for SIR epidemic models subject to uncertain seasonality.- Analysis of a reaction-diffusion epidemic model.- On Feedback Transformation and Integral Input-to-State Stability in Designing Robust Interval Observers for Control Systems.- Stability Analysis of Neutral Type Time-Delay Positive Systems.- Internally Positive Representations and Stability Analysis of LinearDelay Systems with Multiple Time-Varying Delays.- On robust pseudo state estimation of fractional order systems.- Analysis of the positivity and stability of fractional discrete-time nonlinear systems.- Continuous-time Compartmental Switched Systems.- Improved controller design for positive systems and its applicationto positive switched systems.

This book presents high-quality original contributions on positive systems, including topics such as: monotone dynamical systems in mathematical biology and game theory; mathematical developments for networked systems in biology, chemistry and the social sciences; linear and nonlinear positive operators; dynamical analysis, observation and control of positive distributed parameter systems; stochastic realization theory; biological systems with positive variables and positive controls; iterated function systems; nonnegative dynamic processes; and dimensioning problems for collaborative systems. The book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the POSTA 2016, the 5th International Symposium on Positive Systems, which was held in Rome, Italy, in September 2016. This conference series represents a targeted response to the growing need for research that reports on and critically discusses a wide range of topics concerning the theory and applications of positive systems.

Presents novel and innovative contributions on positive systems Gathers selected contributions from the 5th International Symposium on Positive Systems, held in Rome, Italy, September 14–16, 2016 Offers valuable insights for researchers in applied mathematics, control engineering and statistics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras