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NIPS
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Expectation Maximization and Posterior Constraints
The expectation maximization (EM) algorithm is a widely used maximum likelihood estimation procedure for statistical models when the values of some of the variables in the model a...
João Graça, Kuzman Ganchev, Ben Task...
AAAI
2011
12 years 5 months ago
On Expressing Value Externalities in Position Auctions
Externalities are recognized to exist in the sponsored search market, where two co-located ads compete for user attention. Existing work focuses on the effect of another ad on th...
Florin Constantin, Malvika Rao, Chien-Chung Huang,...
SIGMOD
2005
ACM
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14 years 5 months ago
A Cost-Based Model and Effective Heuristic for Repairing Constraints by Value Modification
Data integrated from multiple sources may contain inconsistencies that violate integrity constraints. The constraint repair problem attempts to find "low cost" changes t...
Philip Bohannon, Michael Flaster, Wenfei Fan, Raje...
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Emergent Syntax: The Unremitting Value of Computational Modeling for Understanding the Origins of Complex Language
Abstract. In this paper we explore the similarities between a mathematical model of language evolution and several A-life simulations. We argue that the mathematical model makes so...
Willem H. Zuidema
AAAI
2008
13 years 7 months ago
Learning and Inference with Constraints
Probabilistic modeling has been a dominant approach in Machine Learning research. As the field evolves, the problems of interest become increasingly challenging and complex. Makin...
Ming-Wei Chang, Lev-Arie Ratinov, Nicholas Rizzolo...