Thin plate splines are a well known entity of geometric design. They are defined as the minimizer of a variational problem whose differential operators approximate a simple notio...
The control of high-dimensional, continuous, non-linear dynamical systems is a key problem in reinforcement learning and control. Local, trajectory-based methods, using techniques...
This paper addresses support for nzulti-party multimedia applications delivered across datagram wide-area networks such as the Internet. Our approach is to develop a novel retrans...
Matthew T. Lucas, Bert J. Dempsey, Alfred C. Weave...
In this paper, we consider equity-linked life insurance contracts that give their holder the possibility to surrender their policy before maturity. Such contracts can be valued us...
Person-based indices and timelines can enable fast and non-linear access to recorded meetings. This paper focuses on how to automatically construct those indices and timelines by ...