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WSC
2008
14 years 7 days ago
Maximizing the utilization of operating rooms with stochastic times using simulation
This paper addresses a surgery rooms scheduling problem. The problem is modeled as a parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and an objective of mi...
Jean-Paul M. Arnaout, Sevag Kulbashian
SIGMOD
2006
ACM
96views Database» more  SIGMOD 2006»
14 years 10 months ago
Injecting utility into anonymized datasets
Limiting disclosure in data publishing requires a careful balance between privacy and utility. Information about individuals must not be revealed, but a dataset should still be us...
Daniel Kifer, Johannes Gehrke
IJCAI
2003
13 years 11 months ago
Incremental Utility Elicitation with the Minimax Regret Decision Criterion
Utility elicitation is a critical function of any automated decision aid, allowing decisions to be tailored to the preferences of a specific user. However, the size and complexit...
Tianhan Wang, Craig Boutilier
ICIP
2009
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Natural Image Utility Assessment Using Image Contours
In the quality assessment task, observers evaluate a natural image based on its perceptual resemblance to a reference. For the utility assessment task, observers evaluate the usef...
BIS
2006
106views Business» more  BIS 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Expected Utility of Content Blocks in Web Content Extraction
In this paper we discuss the possible application of new concepts in web content extraction: utility assessment, utility annealing, and dynamic aggregated document generation. Aft...
Marek Kowalkiewicz