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NIPS
2008
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Continuously-adaptive discretization for message-passing algorithms
Continuously-Adaptive Discretization for Message-Passing (CAD-MP) is a new message-passing algorithm for approximate inference. Most message-passing algorithms approximate continu...
Michael Isard, John MacCormick, Kannan Achan
UAI
2008
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Bounds on the Bethe Free Energy for Gaussian Networks
We address the problem of computing approximate marginals in Gaussian probabilistic models by using mean field and fractional Bethe approximations. As an extension of Welling and ...
Botond Cseke, Tom Heskes
ACE
2004
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Teaching Java First: Experiments with a Pigs-Early Pedagogy
This paper introduces PigWorld, a tool for teaching Java to novice programmers, via the objects-early style. Three design guidelines forobject-early assignments are discussed: (1)...
Raymond Lister
SNPD
2003
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Semantics of Minimally Synchronous Parallel ML
This paper presents a new functional parallel language: Minimally Synchronous Parallel ML. The execution time can then be estimated and dead-locks and indeterminism are avoided. I...
Myrto Arapinis, Frédéric Loulergue, ...
WSCG
2003
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Interacting Agents with Memory in Virtual Ecosystems
An agent-based modeling of virtual ecosystems is presented. A virtual ecosystem develops by plant competition according to biologically inspired rules and tends to reach stability...
Bedrich Benes, Javier Abdul Cordóba, Juan M...