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APPROX
2007
Springer
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15 years 1 months ago
Stochastic Steiner Tree with Non-uniform Inflation
We study the Steiner Tree problem in the model of two-stage stochastic optimization with non-uniform inflation factors, and give a poly-logarithmic approximation factor for this pr...
Anupam Gupta, MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi, Amit Kumar
CDC
2010
IEEE
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14 years 4 months ago
Numerical methods for the optimization of nonlinear stochastic delay systems, and an application to internet regulation
The Markov chain approximation method is an effective and widely used approach for computing optimal values and controls for stochastic systems. It was extended to nonlinear (and p...
Harold J. Kushner
AIPS
2009
14 years 10 months ago
Navigation Planning in Probabilistic Roadmaps with Uncertainty
Probabilistic Roadmaps (PRM) are a commonly used class of algorithms for robot navigation tasks where obstacles are present in the environment. We examine the situation where the ...
Michael Kneebone, Richard Dearden
ICDCS
2009
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
Stochastic Multicast with Network Coding
The usage of network resources by content providers is commonly governed by Service Level Agreements (SLA) between the content provider and the network service provider. Resource ...
Ajay Gopinathan, Zongpeng Li
WSC
2008
14 years 12 months ago
Approximate dynamic programming: Lessons from the field
Approximate dynamic programming is emerging as a powerful tool for certain classes of multistage stochastic, dynamic problems that arise in operations research. It has been applie...
Warren B. Powell