Gaussian Markov random fields (GMRFs) are useful in a broad range of applications. In this paper we tackle the problem of learning a sparse GMRF in a high-dimensional space. Our a...
Many real-world domains exhibit rich relational structure and stochasticity and motivate the development of models that combine predicate logic with probabilities. These models de...
Sriraam Natarajan, Prasad Tadepalli, Eric Altendor...
The primary goal of Web usage mining is the discovery of patterns in the navigational behavior of Web users. Standard approaches, such as clustering of user sessions and discoveri...
In this paper, we describe the development of an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) implementing the concept of a companion, i.e. an agent supporting the persistent representatio...
Marc Cavazza, Cameron Smith, Daniel Charlton, Li Z...
Humans use computers to carry out tasks that neither is able to do easily alone: humans provide eyes, hands, and judgment while computers provide computation, networking, and stor...
Elsa L. Gunter, Ayesha Yasmeen, Carl A. Gunter, An...