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CIVR
2004
Springer
111views Image Analysis» more  CIVR 2004»
14 years 2 months ago
An Inference Network Approach to Image Retrieval
Most image retrieval systems only allow a fragment of text or an example image as a query. Most users have more complex information needs that are not easily expressed in either of...
Donald Metzler, R. Manmatha
TWC
2008
120views more  TWC 2008»
13 years 8 months ago
A cartel maintenance framework to enforce cooperation in wireless networks with selfish users
Abstract-- In distributed wireless networks without centralized control, each user is its own authority to maximize its own performance. This distributed characteristic provides th...
Zhu Han, Zhu Ji, K. J. Ray Liu
MP
2010
119views more  MP 2010»
13 years 7 months ago
Efficient and fair routing for mesh networks
Inspired by the One Laptop Per Child project, we consider mesh networks that connect devices that cannot recharge their batteries easily. We study how the mesh should retransmit in...
Andrea Lodi, Enrico Malaguti, Nicolás E. St...
IPPS
2009
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
BarterCast: A practical approach to prevent lazy freeriding in P2P networks
A well-known problem in P2P systems is freeriding, where users do not share content if there is no incentive to do so. In this paper, we distinguish lazy freeriders that are merel...
Michel Meulpolder, Johan A. Pouwelse, Dick H. J. E...
SIGECOM
2008
ACM
151views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2008»
13 years 8 months ago
Security and insurance management in networks with heterogeneous agents
Computer users express a strong desire to prevent attacks and to reduce the losses from computer and information security breaches. However, security compromises are common and wi...
Jens Grossklags, Nicolas Christin, John Chuang