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JMLR
2011
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14 years 8 months ago
Cumulative Distribution Networks and the Derivative-sum-product Algorithm: Models and Inference for Cumulative Distribution Func
We present a class of graphical models for directly representing the joint cumulative distribution function (CDF) of many random variables, called cumulative distribution networks...
Jim C. Huang, Brendan J. Frey
SIAMDM
2010
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14 years 8 months ago
Surviving Rates of Graphs with Bounded Treewidth for the Firefighter Problem
The firefighter problem is the following discrete-time game on a graph. Initially, a fire starts at a vertex of the graph. In each round, a firefighter protects one vertex not yet ...
Leizhen Cai, Yongxi Cheng, Elad Verbin, Yuan Zhou
COMSNETS
2012
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13 years 9 months ago
Steptacular: An incentive mechanism for promoting wellness
Abstract—This paper describes Steptacular, an online interactive incentive system for encouraging people to walk more. A trial offering Steptacular to the employees of Accenture-...
Naini Gomes, Deepak Merugu, Gearoid O'Brien, Chinm...
ICDCS
2012
IEEE
13 years 4 months ago
DARD: Distributed Adaptive Routing for Datacenter Networks
Datacenter networks typically have many paths connecting each host pair to achieve high bisection bandwidth for arbitrary communication patterns. Fully utilizing the bisection ban...
Xin Wu, Xiaowei Yang
INFOCOM
2002
IEEE
15 years 6 months ago
Design of Wavelength Converting Switches for Optical Burst Switching
— Optical Burst Switching (OBS) is an experimental network technology that enables the construction of very high capacity routers, using optical data paths and electronic control...
Jeyashankher Ramamirtham, Jonathan S. Turner