Given a dataset P, a k-means query returns k points in space (called centers), such that the average squared distance between each point in P and its nearest center is minimized. S...
Zhenjie Zhang, Yin Yang, Anthony K. H. Tung, Dimit...
We propose a novel way to induce a random field from an energy function on discrete labels. It amounts to locally injecting noise to the energy potentials, followed by finding t...
This paper focuses on competitive function evaluation in the context of computing with priced information. A function f is given together with a cost cx for each variable x of f. ...
Background: A mathematical model to understand, predict, control, or even design a real biological system is a central theme in systems biology. A dynamic biological system is alw...
Getting trapped in suboptimal local minima is a perennial problem in model based vision, especially in applications like monocular human body tracking where complex nonlinear para...