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GECCO
2010
Springer
207views Optimization» more  GECCO 2010»
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Generalized crowding for genetic algorithms
Crowding is a technique used in genetic algorithms to preserve diversity in the population and to prevent premature convergence to local optima. It consists of pairing each offsp...
Severino F. Galán, Ole J. Mengshoel
ICCAD
2000
IEEE
102views Hardware» more  ICCAD 2000»
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Provably Good Global Buffering Using an Available Buffer Block Plan
To implement high-performance global interconnect without impacting the performance of existing blocks, the use of buffer blocks is increasingly popular in structured-custom and b...
Feodor F. Dragan, Andrew B. Kahng, Ion I. Mandoiu,...
SIGGRAPH
1999
ACM
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Computing Exact Shadow Irradiance Using Splines
We present a solution to the general problem of characterizing shadows in scenes involving a uniform polygonal area emitter and a polygonal occluder in arbitrary position by manif...
Michael M. Stark, Elaine Cohen, Tom Lyche, Richard...
SIGGRAPH
1999
ACM
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Shape Transformation Using Variational Implicit Functions
Traditionally, shape transformation using implicit functions is performed in two distinct steps: 1) creating two implicit functions, and 2) interpolating between these two functio...
Greg Turk, James F. O'Brien
HICSS
1999
IEEE
183views Biometrics» more  HICSS 1999»
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Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to Account for Social Influence: Theoretical Bases and Empirical Validation
The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) represents an important theoretical contribution toward understanding IS usage and IS acceptance behaviors [6, 19]. However, as noted by seve...
Yogesh Malhotra, Dennis F. Galletta