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PODC
2012
ACM
13 years 3 months ago
Weak models of distributed computing, with connections to modal logic
This work presents a classification of weak models of distributed computing. We focus on deterministic distributed algorithms, and we study models of computing that are weaker ve...
Lauri Hella, Matti Järvisalo, Antti Kuusisto,...
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SIGDIAL
2010
14 years 10 months ago
Cooperative User Models in Statistical Dialog Simulators
Statistical user simulation is a promising methodology to train and evaluate the performance of (spoken) dialog systems. We work with a modular architecture for data-driven simula...
Meritxell González, Silvia Quarteroni, Gius...
100
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MANSCI
2010
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14 years 7 months ago
Timing of Effort and Reward: Three-Sided Moral Hazard in a Continuous-Time Model
Businesses often need to face the problem of providing incentives for employees to work together effectively on projects that develop over time. This paper derives the optimal con...
Jun Yang
109
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IGARSS
2009
14 years 10 months ago
Modeling Surface-flow Characteristics in Glaciated Landscapes
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the US and Canada is characterized by thousands of shallow, water-filled depressions with sizes ranging from a fraction of a hectare to several...
Janet Gritzner
EDBT
2011
ACM
199views Database» more  EDBT 2011»
14 years 4 months ago
Predicting completion times of batch query workloads using interaction-aware models and simulation
A question that database administrators (DBAs) routinely need to answer is how long a batch query workload will take to complete. This question arises, for example, while planning...
Mumtaz Ahmad, Songyun Duan, Ashraf Aboulnaga, Shiv...