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IOR
2006
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13 years 10 months ago
A Branch-and-Price Algorithm for the Multilevel Generalized Assignment Problem
The multilevel generalized assignment problem (MGAP) is a variation of the generalized assignment problem, in which agents can execute tasks at different efficiency levels with di...
Alberto Ceselli, Giovanni Righini
PCM
2010
Springer
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13 years 8 months ago
Learning Contextual Metrics for Automatic Image Annotation
Abstract. The semantic contextual information is shown to be an important resource for improving the scene and image recognition, but is seldom explored in the literature of previo...
Zuotao Liu, Xiangdong Zhou, Yu Xiang, Yan-Tao Zhen...
PPSN
2000
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Optimizing through Co-evolutionary Avalanches
Abstract. We explore a new general-purpose heuristic for nding highquality solutions to hard optimization problems. The method, called extremal optimization, is inspired by self-or...
Stefan Boettcher, Allon G. Percus, Michelangelo Gr...
OSDI
2002
ACM
14 years 10 months ago
Fine-Grained Network Time Synchronization Using Reference Broadcasts
Recent advances in miniaturization and low-cost, lowpower design have led to active research in large-scale networks of small, wireless, low-power sensors and actuators. Time sync...
Jeremy Elson, Lewis Girod, Deborah Estrin
ATAL
2008
Springer
14 years 10 days ago
Max-sum decentralised coordination for sensor systems
A key challenge for the successful deployment of systems consisting of multiple autonomous networked sensors is the development of decentralised mechanisms to coordinate the activ...
W. T. Luke Teacy, Alessandro Farinelli, N. J. Grab...