We describe an evaluation of spoken dialogue strategies designed using hierarchical reinforcement learning agents. The dialogue strategies were learnt in a simulated environment a...
We present the SQL Performance Analyzer, a novel approach in Oracle Database 11g to testing database changes, such as upgrades, parameter changes, schema changes, and gathering op...
Composite images are synthesized from existing photographs by artists who make concept art, e.g., storyboards for movies or architectural planning. Current techniques allow an art...
Matthew Johnson, Gabriel J. Brostow, Jamie Shotton...
Many oil wells in Brazilian onshore fields rely on artificial lift methods. Maintenance services such as cleaning, reinstatement, stimulation and others are essential to these wel...
Dario J. Aloise, Daniel Aloise, Caroline T. M. Roc...
Deckling, cutting stock or trim loss problems arise when small units are to be fitted into large ones. One aims to reduce stock usage and setups, then favors long runs, surplus ov...
Adolf Diegel, Garth Miller, Edouard Montocchio, Si...