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FOCS
2006
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Generalization of Binary Search: Searching in Trees and Forest-Like Partial Orders
We extend the binary search technique to searching in trees. We consider two models of queries: questions about vertices and questions about edges. We present a general approach t...
Krzysztof Onak, Pawel Parys
CG
2008
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Parallel Monte-Carlo Tree Search
Monte-Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) is a new best-first search method that started a revolution in the field of Computer Go. Parallelizing MCTS is an important way to increase the stren...
Guillaume Chaslot, Mark H. M. Winands, H. Jaap van...
ECAI
2004
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Local Search for Heuristic Guidance in Tree Search
Recent work has shown the promise in using local-search “probes” as a basis for directing a backtracking-based refinement search. In this approach, the decision about the next...
Alexander Nareyek, Stephen F. Smith, Christian M. ...
BIBE
2007
IEEE
108views Bioinformatics» more  BIBE 2007»
14 years 3 months ago
Using Parsimony to Guide Maximum Likelihood Searches
—The performance of maximum likelihood searches can be boosted by using the most parsimonious tree as a starting point for the search. The time spent in performing the parsimony ...
Kenneth Sundberg, Timothy O'Connor, Hyrum Carroll,...
CORR
2008
Springer
108views Education» more  CORR 2008»
13 years 9 months ago
Tight Bounds for Blind Search on the Integers
We analyze a simple random process in which a token is moved in the interval A = {0, . . . , n}: Fix a probability distribution
Martin Dietzfelbinger, Jonathan E. Rowe, Ingo Wege...