TITLE:
"Logical Analysis of Data: From Combinatorial Optimization to Medical 
Applications"

AUTHORS:
Peter L. Hammer, Tiberius Bonates

ABSTRACT:
After reviewing the basic concept of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD),
the paper presents a series of discrete optimization models associated to
the implementation of various components of the general methodology of
LAD, and concludes with an outline of applications of LAD to medical
problems.  The combinatorial optimization models described in the paper
represent variations on the general theme of set covering, including some
with nonlinear objective functions.  The medical applications described
include the development of diagnostic and prognostic systems in cancer
research and pulmonology, risk assessment among cardiac patients, and the
design of biomaterials.