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CSL
2010
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Bayesian update of dialogue state: A POMDP framework for spoken dialogue systems
This paper describes a statistically motivated framework for performing real-time dialogue state updates and policy learning in a spoken dialogue system. The framework is based on...
Blaise Thomson, Steve Young
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CORR
2008
Springer
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14 years 11 months ago
Decomposition Principles and Online Learning in Cross-Layer Optimization for Delay-Sensitive Applications
In this paper, we propose a general cross-layer optimization framework in which we explicitly consider both the heterogeneous and dynamically changing characteristics of delay-sens...
Fangwen Fu, Mihaela van der Schaar
TASE
2008
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Optimization of Joint Replacement Policies for Multipart Systems by a Rollout Framework
Maintaining an asset with life-limited parts, e.g., a jet engine or an electric generator, may be costly. Certain costs, e.g., setup cost, can be shared if some parts of the asset ...
Tao Sun, Qianchuan Zhao, Peter B. Luh, Robert N. T...
TON
2002
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14 years 11 months ago
Pricing in multiservice loss networks: static pricing, asymptotic optimality, and demand substitution effects
We consider a communication network with fixed routing that can accommodate multiple service classes, differing in bandwidth requirements, demand pattern, call duration, and routin...
Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis, Yong Liu
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QUESTA
2010
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14 years 10 months ago
Admission control for a multi-server queue with abandonment
In a M/M/N+M queue, when there are many customers waiting, it may be preferable to reject a new arrival rather than risk that arrival later abandoning without receiving service. O...
Yasar Levent Koçaga, Amy R. Ward