In this paper we provide a fast, data-driven solution to the failing query problem: given a query that returns an empty answer, how can one relax the query's constraints so t...
We study the problem of agents locating other agents that are both capable and willing to help complete assigned tasks. An agent incurs a fixed cost for each help request it sends...
In this article, we propose a special type of decision tree, called a decision cascade, for binarizing document images. Such images are produced by cameras, resulting in varying de...
We discuss properties of high order neurons in competitive learning. In such neurons, geometric shapes replace the role of classic `point' neurons in neural networks. Complex ...
We consider human performance on an optimal stopping problem where people are presented with a list of numbers independently chosen from a uniform distribution. People are told ho...