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ICML
2009
IEEE
16 years 5 months ago
Partial order embedding with multiple kernels
We consider the problem of embedding arbitrary objects (e.g., images, audio, documents) into Euclidean space subject to a partial order over pairwise distances. Partial order cons...
Brian McFee, Gert R. G. Lanckriet
CONSTRAINTS
2010
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15 years 1 months ago
Enabling local computation for partially ordered preferences
Abstract. Many computational problems linked to uncertainty and preference management can be expressed in terms of computing the marginal(s) of a combination of a collection of val...
Hélène Fargier, Emma Rollon, Nic Wil...
ICDT
2005
ACM
128views Database» more  ICDT 2005»
15 years 9 months ago
First-Order Query Rewriting for Inconsistent Databases
We consider the problem of retrieving consistent answers over databases that might be inconsistent with respect to some given integrity constraints. In particular, we concentrate o...
Ariel Fuxman, Renée J. Miller
SIGMOD
1996
ACM
132views Database» more  SIGMOD 1996»
15 years 8 months ago
Cost-Based Optimization for Magic: Algebra and Implementation
Magic sets rewriting is a well-known optimization heuristic for complex decision-support queries. There can be many variants of this rewriting even for a single query, which diffe...
Praveen Seshadri, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Hamid Pir...
CORR
2010
Springer
117views Education» more  CORR 2010»
15 years 4 months ago
Evaluating and Improving Modern Variable and Revision Ordering Strategies in CSPs
A key factor that can dramatically reduce the search space during constraint solving is the criterion under which the variable to be instantiated next is selected. For this purpos...
Thanasis Balafoutis, Kostas Stergiou