We characterize the search landscape of random instances of the job shop scheduling problem (JSP). Specifically, we investigate how the expected values of (1) backbone size, (2) d...
Database Management Systems (DBMSs) are complex systems whose manageability is increasingly becoming a real concern. Realizing that expert Database Administrators (DBAs) are scarc...
Said Elnaffar, Wendy Powley, Darcy G. Benoit, T. P...
The primary challenge for information terminals, kiosks, and incidental use systems of all sorts, is that of getting the “first click” from busy passersby. This paper presents ...
This article discusses in detail the rating system that won the kaggle competition "Chess Ratings: Elo vs the rest of the world". The competition provided a historical d...
Drawing on recent theoretical efforts, a three dimensional model of anonymity in computer-supported group discussion is developed. Applying this model to a review of empirical lit...