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SDM
2008
SIAM
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A Stagewise Least Square Loss Function for Classification
This paper presents a stagewise least square (SLS) loss function for classification. It uses a least square form within each stage to approximate a bounded monotonic nonconvex los...
Shuang-Hong Yang, Bao-Gang Hu
NETWORKING
2007
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Construction of a Proxy-Based Overlay Skeleton Tree for Large-Scale Real-Time Group Communications
Abstract. We consider the problem of constructing a proxy-based overlay skeleton tree (POST) in the backbone service domain of a two-tier overlay multicast infrastructure. Spanning...
Jun Guo, Sanjay Jha
UAI
2008
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Church: a language for generative models
Formal languages for probabilistic modeling enable re-use, modularity, and descriptive clarity, and can foster generic inference techniques. We introduce Church, a universal langu...
Noah Goodman, Vikash K. Mansinghka, Daniel M. Roy,...
AAAI
2004
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SOFIA's Choice: An AI Approach to Scheduling Airborne Astronomy Observations
We describe an innovative solution to the problem of scheduling astronomy observations for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, an airborne observatory. The probl...
Jeremy Frank, Michael A. K. Gross, Elif Kürkl...
AAAI
2006
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A Simple and Effective Method for Incorporating Advice into Kernel Methods
We propose a simple mechanism for incorporating advice (prior knowledge), in the form of simple rules, into support-vector methods for both classification and regression. Our appr...
Richard Maclin, Jude W. Shavlik, Trevor Walker, Li...