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BTW
2005
Springer
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14 years 1 months ago
A Learning Optimizer for a Federated Database Management System
: Optimizers in modern DBMSs utilize a cost model to choose an efficient query execution plan (QEP) among all possible ones for a given query. The accuracy of the cost estimates de...
Stephan Ewen, Michael Ortega-Binderberger, Volker ...
JPDC
2008
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13 years 7 months ago
Stochastic robustness metric and its use for static resource allocations
This research investigates the problem of robust static resource allocation for distributed computing systems operating under imposed Quality of Service (QoS) constraints. Often, ...
Vladimir Shestak, Jay Smith, Anthony A. Maciejewsk...
NIPS
1998
13 years 9 months ago
Finite-Sample Convergence Rates for Q-Learning and Indirect Algorithms
In this paper, we address two issues of long-standing interest in the reinforcement learning literature. First, what kinds of performance guarantees can be made for Q-learning aft...
Michael J. Kearns, Satinder P. Singh
CORR
2006
Springer
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13 years 8 months ago
Multirobot rendezvous with visibility sensors in nonconvex environments
This paper presents a coordination algorithm for mobile autonomous robots. Relying upon distributed sensing, the robots achieve rendezvous, that is, they move to a common location....
Anurag Ganguli, Jorge Cortés, Francesco Bul...
BMCBI
2006
130views more  BMCBI 2006»
13 years 8 months ago
4SALE - A tool for synchronous RNA sequence and secondary structure alignment and editing
Background: In sequence analysis the multiple alignment builds the fundament of all proceeding analyses. Errors in an alignment could strongly influence all succeeding analyses an...
Philipp N. Seibel, Tobias Müller, Thomas Dand...