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WSC
2007
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Extension of the direct optimization algorithm for noisy functions
DIRECT (DIviding RECTangles) is a deterministic global optimization algorithm for bound-constrained problems. The algorithm, based on a space-partitioning scheme, performs both gl...
Geng Deng, Michael C. Ferris
FLAIRS
2006
13 years 9 months ago
Methods for Constructing Balanced Elimination Trees and Other Recursive Decompositions
A conditioning graph is a form of recursive factorization which minimizes the memory requirements and simplifies the implementation of inference in Bayesian networks. The time com...
Kevin Grant, Michael C. Horsch
NIPS
2004
13 years 9 months ago
On Semi-Supervised Classification
A graph-based prior is proposed for parametric semi-supervised classification. The prior utilizes both labelled and unlabelled data; it also integrates features from multiple view...
Balaji Krishnapuram, David Williams, Ya Xue, Alexa...
NIPS
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Approximately Efficient Online Mechanism Design
Online mechanism design (OMD) addresses the problem of sequential decision making in a stochastic environment with multiple self-interested agents. The goal in OMD is to make valu...
David C. Parkes, Satinder P. Singh, Dimah Yanovsky
NIPS
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Modelling Uncertainty in the Game of Go
Go is an ancient oriental game whose complexity has defeated attempts to automate it. We suggest using probability in a Bayesian sense to model the uncertainty arising from the va...
David H. Stern, Thore Graepel, David J. C. MacKay