This paper considers the problem of adapting the BitTorrent protocol for on-demand streaming. BitTorrent is a popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that efficiently accommodat...
We consider the problem of how to improve the efficiency of Multiple Kernel Learning (MKL). In literature, MKL is often solved by an alternating approach: (1) the minimization of ...
Zenglin Xu, Rong Jin, Haiqin Yang, Irwin King, Mic...
Abstract. Minimizing the evaluation cost of a polynomial expression is a fundamental problem in computer science. We propose tools that, for a polynomial P given as the sum of its ...
Charles E. Leiserson, Liyun Li, Marc Moreno Maza, ...
Abstract-- The efficiency of distributed sensor networks depends on an optimal trade-off between the usage of resources and data quality. The work in this paper addresses the probl...
Amanda Prorok, Christopher M. Cianci, Alcherio Mar...
-- This paper presents an efficient method for the timing verification of concurrent systems, modeled as labeled Timed Petri nets. The verification problems we consider require us ...