A drama manager (DM) monitors an interactive experience, such as a computer game, and intervenes to shape the global experience so it satisfies the author's expressive goals ...
String kernels directly model sequence similarities without the necessity of extracting numerical features in a vector space. Since they better capture complex traits in the seque...
Traditional information retrieval systems use query words to identify relevant documents. In difficult retrieval tasks, however, one needs access to a wealth of background knowled...
This paper debuts a novel application of speech recognition to foreign language learning. We present a generic framework for developing user-customizable card games designed to ai...
We present Cluster Onset Detection (COD), a novel algorithm to aid in detection of epidemic outbreaks. COD employs unsupervised learning techniques in an online setting to partiti...