To allow efficient browsing of large image collections, we have to provide a summary of its visual content. We present in this paper a robust approach to organize image databases:...
The local polynomial approximation (LPA) is a nonparametric regression technique with pointwise estimation in a sliding window. We apply the LPA of the argument of cos and sin in o...
Vladimir Katkovnik, Jaakko Astola, Karen O. Egiaza...
Global optimization can be used as the main component for reliable decision support systems. In this contribution, we explore numerical solution techniques for nonconvex and nondi...
Effective pedagogical strategies are important for e-learning environments. While it is assumed that an effective learning environment should craft and adapt its actions to the use...
Min Chi, Kurt VanLehn, Diane J. Litman, Pamela W. ...
Abstract—Memetics is a new science that has attracted increasing attentions in the recent decades. Beyond the formalism of simple hybrids, adaptive hybrids and memetic algorithms...