Abstract. We explore a new general-purpose heuristic for nding highquality solutions to hard optimization problems. The method, called extremal optimization, is inspired by self-or...
Stefan Boettcher, Allon G. Percus, Michelangelo Gr...
Low-level image analysis systems typically detect "points of interest", i.e., areas of natural images that contain corners or edges. Most of the robust and computationall...
Increasing demand for performance and efficiency has driven the computer industry toward multicore systems. These systems have become the industry standard in almost all segments...
Amir Hormati, Yoonseo Choi, Manjunath Kudlur, Rodr...
From experience with wireless sensor networks it has become apparent that dynamic reprogramming of the sensor nodes is a useful feature. The resource constraints in terms of energ...
Adam Dunkels, Niclas Finne, Joakim Eriksson, Thiem...
A honeybee colony has to choose among several nectar sources in the environment, each fluctuating in quality over time. Successful forager bees return to the hive and perform dance...