We address the problem of learning distance metrics using side-information in the form of groups of "similar" points. We propose to use the RCA algorithm, which is a sim...
We analyze the problem of efficient distributed storage of information in a message-passing environment where both less than one third of the servers, as well as an arbitrary num...
A major factor in the effectiveness of the interaction which users have with Web applications is the ease with which they can locate information and functionality which they are s...
We consider a set of axis-parallel nonintersecting strips in the plane. An observer starts to the left of all strips and ends to the right, thus visiting all strips in the given or...
This paper deals with a realistic variant of flowshop scheduling, namely the hybrid flexible flowshop. A hybrid flowshop mixes the characteristics of regular flowshops and paralle...