Front Matter -- Optimization in Mitochondrial Energetic Pathways / Haym Benaroya -- The Concept of Local and Non-Local Randomness for Some Mechanical Problems / Giovanni Falsone, Rossella Laudani -- On the Applicability of First-Order Approximations for Design Optimization under Uncertainty / Benedikt Kriegesmann -- Understanding Uncertainty / Maurice Lemaire -- New Approach to the Reliability Verification of Aerospace Structures / Giora Maymon -- A Review of Interval Field Approaches for Uncertainty Quantification in Numerical Models / Matthias Faes, Maurice Imholz, Dirk Vandepitte, David Moens -- Convex Polytopic Models for the Static Response of Structures with Uncertain-but-bounded Parameters / Zhiping Qiu, Nan Jiang -- On the Interval Frequency Response of Cracked Beams with Uncertain Damage / Roberta Santoro -- Quantum-Inspired Topology Optimization / Xiaojun Wang, Bowen Ni, Lei Wang -- Time Delay Vibrations and Almost Sure Stability in Vehicle Dynamics / Walter V Wedig -- Order Statistics Approach to Structural Optimization Considering Robustness and Confidence of Responses / Makoto Yamakawa, Makoto Ohsaki -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1 -- Summary of Volume 2 -- Other titles from iSTE in Mechanical Engineering and Solid Mechanics