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ICML
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Automatic basis function construction for approximate dynamic programming and reinforcement learning
We address the problem of automatically constructing basis functions for linear approximation of the value function of a Markov Decision Process (MDP). Our work builds on results ...
Philipp W. Keller, Shie Mannor, Doina Precup
ICML
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Predictive search distributions
Edwin V. Bonilla, Christopher K. I. Williams, Feli...
IJCNN
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Model Selection via Bilevel Optimization
— A key step in many statistical learning methods used in machine learning involves solving a convex optimization problem containing one or more hyper-parameters that must be sel...
Kristin P. Bennett, Jing Hu, Xiaoyun Ji, Gautam Ku...
IJCNN
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Sparse Bayesian Models: Bankruptcy-Predictors of Choice?
Abstract— Making inferences and choosing appropriate responses based on incomplete, uncertainty and noisy data is challenging in financial settings particularly in bankruptcy de...
Bernardete Ribeiro, Armando Vieira, João Ca...
ICALT
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
A Shortest Learning Path Selection Algorithm in E-learning
Generally speaking, in the e-learning systems, a course is modeled as a graph, where each node represents a knowledge node (KU) and two nodes are connected to form a semantic netw...
Chengling Zhao, Liyong Wan
ICALT
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Technology as part of an Authentic Learning Environment
Application of Virtual Reality (VR) in training and education seems to give excellent promise in providing an alternative “real life” environment in situations where it is imp...
Ros A. Yahaya
ICALT
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
ANNANN - Next Steps for Scaffolding Learning About Programs
It is difficult for a student to learn how to program and to build an understanding of the rationale which underpins the development of a program’s componentparts. Conventional ...
Su White, Clare J. Hooper, Leslie Carr, Timothy P....
ICALT
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
The Challenge of Feedback Personalization to Learning Styles in a Web-Based Learning System
Feedback is information that is provided to a user to inform him/her about the result of his/her action and to motivate him/her to further interact with the system. In web-based l...
Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Mykola Pechenizkiy, Seppo Puu...
ICALT
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Virtual Instructor and Pedagogical Issues
The scope of implementing a virtual instructor is to achieve enhanced learning outcomes during an autonomous training (education) sessions of a human learner. Based on the evidenc...
Avgoustos A. Tsinakos