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WSC
2007
13 years 11 months ago
Extension of the direct optimization algorithm for noisy functions
DIRECT (DIviding RECTangles) is a deterministic global optimization algorithm for bound-constrained problems. The algorithm, based on a space-partitioning scheme, performs both gl...
Geng Deng, Michael C. Ferris
ML
2002
ACM
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13 years 8 months ago
Near-Optimal Reinforcement Learning in Polynomial Time
We present new algorithms for reinforcement learning, and prove that they have polynomial bounds on the resources required to achieve near-optimal return in general Markov decisio...
Michael J. Kearns, Satinder P. Singh
EMSOFT
2003
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Space Reductions for Model Checking Quasi-Cyclic Systems
Despite significant research on state-space reductions, the poor scalability of model checking for reasoning about behavioral models of large, complex systems remains the chief ob...
Matthew B. Dwyer, Robby, Xianghua Deng, John Hatcl...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Navigation via continuously adapted music
Listening to music on personal, digital devices while mobile is an enjoyable, everyday activity. We explore a scheme for exploiting this practice to immerse listeners in navigatio...
Nigel Warren, Matt Jones, Steve Jones, David Bainb...
FOCI
2007
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Opposition-Based Differential Evolution (ODE) with Variable Jumping Rate
— In this paper, a time varying jumping rate (TVJR) model for Opposition-Based Differential Evolution (ODE) has been proposed. According to this model, the jumping rate changes l...
Shahryar Rahnamayan, Hamid R. Tizhoosh, Magdy M. A...