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WSC
2001
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An object-oriented paradigm for simulating postal distribution centers
Discrete-event simulation is an established tool for the design and management of large-scale mail sortation and distribution systems. Because the design of distribution facilitie...
K. Preston White, Brian Barney, Scott Keller, Robe...
LEGE
2003
94views Education» more  LEGE 2003»
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Dynamic Learning Agents and Enhanced Presence on the Grid
Human Learning on the Grid will be based on the synergies between advanced software and Human agents. These synergies will be possible to the extent that conversational protocols ...
Stefano A. Cerri, Marc Eisenstadt, Clement Jonquet
NIPS
2003
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Nonstationary Covariance Functions for Gaussian Process Regression
We introduce a class of nonstationary covariance functions for Gaussian process (GP) regression. Nonstationary covariance functions allow the model to adapt to functions whose smo...
Christopher J. Paciorek, Mark J. Schervish
GECCO
2008
Springer
145views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
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Allocation of local and global search capabilities of particle in canonical PSO
This paper analyzes theoretically the exact sampling distribution of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) without any assumption imposed by all current analyses. The distribution...
Junqi Zhang, Kun Liu, Ying Tan, Xingui He
GECCO
2008
Springer
141views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
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A study of NK landscapes' basins and local optima networks
We propose a network characterization of combinatorial fitness landscapes by adapting the notion of inherent networks proposed for energy surfaces [5]. We use the well-known fami...
Gabriela Ochoa, Marco Tomassini, Sébastien ...