Sciweavers

6800 search results - page 83 / 1360
» On optimizing collective communication
Sort
View
INFOCOM
2003
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Large-scale Data Collection: a Coordinated Approach
— In this paper we consider the problem of collecting a large amount of data from several different hosts to a single destination in a wide-area network. Often, due to congestion...
William C. Cheng, Cheng-Fu Chou, Leana Golubchik, ...
KDD
2006
ACM
130views Data Mining» more  KDD 2006»
14 years 10 months ago
Efficient anonymity-preserving data collection
The output of a data mining algorithm is only as good as its inputs, and individuals are often unwilling to provide accurate data about sensitive topics such as medical history an...
Justin Brickell, Vitaly Shmatikov
GECCO
2009
Springer
153views Optimization» more  GECCO 2009»
14 years 4 months ago
A search space analysis for the waste collection vehicle routing problem with time windows
We address a large scale waste collection vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) complicated by multiple disposal trips and drivers lunch breaks. A fitness search spac...
Andrew Runka, Beatrice M. Ombuki-Berman, Mario Ven...
ESWA
2006
182views more  ESWA 2006»
13 years 10 months ago
Improved route planning and scheduling of waste collection and transport
The collection of waste is a highly visible and important municipal service that involves large expenditures. Waste collection problems are, however, one of the most difficult ope...
Teemu Nuortio, Jari Kytöjoki, Harri Niska, Ol...
AAAI
2006
13 years 11 months ago
Collective Construction Using Lego Robots
hibition: Extended Abstract Social insects, such as ants and termites, collectively build large and complex structures, with many individuals following simple rules and no centrali...
Crystal Schuil, Matthew Valente, Justin Werfel, Ra...