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NAA
2000
Springer
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A Grid Free Monte Carlo Algorithm for Solving Elliptic Boundary Value Problems
In this work a grid free Monte Carlo algorithm for solving elliptic boundary value problems is investigated. The proposed Monte Carlo approach leads to a random process called a ba...
Todor V. Gurov, Paula A. Whitlock, Ivan Dimov
SIGGRAPH
1992
ACM
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Predicting reflectance functions from complex surfaces
We describe a physically-based Monte Carlo technique for approximating bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDFs) for a large class of geometries by directly simulat...
Stephen H. Westin, James Arvo, Kenneth E. Torrance
PVM
1998
Springer
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Implementation of Monte Carlo Algorithms for Eigenvalue Problem Using MPI
The problem of evaluating the dominant eigenvalue of real matrices using Monte Carlo numerical methods is considered. Three almost optimal Monte Carlo algorithms are presented:
Ivan Dimov, Vassil N. Alexandrov, Aneta Karaivanov...
PVM
1999
Springer
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Parallel Monte Carlo Algorithms for Sparse SLAE Using MPI
The problem of solving sparse Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations (SLAE) by parallel Monte Carlo numerical methods is considered. The almost optimal Monte Carlo algorithms are pr...
Vassil N. Alexandrov, Aneta Karaivanova
LSSC
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
An Improved Monte Carlo Algorithm for Elastic Electron Backscattering from Surfaces
The problen of the backscattering of electrons from metal targets is subject of extensive theoreticel and experimental work in surface analysis. We are interested in the angular di...
Ivan Dimov, Emanouil I. Atanassov, Mariya K. Durch...
DATE
2010
IEEE
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Statistical static timing analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo
—We present a new technique for statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) based on Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), that allows fast and accurate estimation of the right-hand tai...
Yashodhan Kanoria, Subhasish Mitra, Andrea Montana...
ICPR
2010
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
A Neurobiologically Motivated Stochastic Method for Analysis of Human Activities in Video
In this paper, we develop a neurobiologicallymotivated statistical method for video analysis that simultaneously searches the combined motion and form space in a concerted and ef...
Ricky Sethi, Amit Roy-Chowdhury
KDD
2004
ACM
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Estimating the size of the telephone universe: a Bayesian Mark-recapture approach
Mark-recapture models have for many years been used to estimate the unknown sizes of animal and bird populations. In this article we adapt a finite mixture mark-recapture model i...
David Poole
ASPDAC
2006
ACM
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Process-induced skew reduction in nominal zero-skew clock trees
— This work develops an analytic framework for clock tree analysis considering process variations that is shown to correspond well with Monte Carlo results. The analysis framewor...
Matthew R. Guthaus, Dennis Sylvester, Richard B. B...
VTS
2006
IEEE
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Early, Accurate and Fast Yield Estimation through Monte Carlo-Alternative Probabilistic Behavioral Analog System Simulations
Monte Carlo analysis has so far been the corner stone for analog statistical simulations. Fast and accurate simulations are necessary for stringent time-to-market, design for manu...
Rasit Onur Topaloglu