We propose a General Markov Framework for computing page importance. Under the framework, a Markov Skeleton Process is used to model the random walk conducted by the web surfer on...
Bin Gao, Tie-Yan Liu, Zhiming Ma, Taifeng Wang, Ha...
Extractable functions are functions where any adversary that outputs a point in the range of the function is guaranteed to "know" a corresponding preimage. Here, knowledg...
Time synchronization in highly distributed wireless systems like sensor and ad hoc networks is extremely important in order to maintain a consistent notion of time throughout the ...
Murtuza Jadliwala, Qi Duan, Shambhu J. Upadhyaya, ...
In this paper, we address the class of bounded Petri nets with stopwatches (SwPNs), which is an extension of T-time Petri nets (TPNs) where time is associated with transitions. Con...
We provide a general account of parallelism in discourse, and apply it to the special case of resolving possible readings for instances of VP ellipsis. We show how several problem...