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AAAI
2008
15 years 6 months ago
A General Framework for Generating Multivariate Explanations in Bayesian Networks
Many existing explanation methods in Bayesian networks, such as Maximum a Posteriori (MAP) assignment and Most Probable Explanation (MPE), generate complete assignments for target...
Changhe Yuan, Tsai-Ching Lu
NIPS
1998
15 years 5 months ago
Gradient Descent for General Reinforcement Learning
A simple learning rule is derived, the VAPS algorithm, which can be instantiated to generate a wide range of new reinforcementlearning algorithms. These algorithms solve a number ...
Leemon C. Baird III, Andrew W. Moore
IPPS
2008
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Reducing the run-time of MCMC programs by multithreading on SMP architectures
The increasing availability of multi-core and multiprocessor architectures provides new opportunities for improving the performance of many computer simulations. Markov Chain Mont...
Jonathan M. R. Byrd, Stephen A. Jarvis, A. H. Bhal...
AFRIGRAPH
2009
ACM
15 years 8 months ago
Analytic simplification of animated characters
Traditionally, levels of detail (LOD) for animated characters are computed from a single pose. Later techniques refined this approach by considering a set of sample poses and eval...
Bruce Merry, Patrick Marais, James E. Gain
ASPDAC
2008
ACM
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15 years 6 months ago
Non-Gaussian statistical timing analysis using second-order polynomial fitting
In the nanometer manufacturing region, process variation causes significant uncertainty for circuit performance verification. Statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) is thus dev...
Lerong Cheng, Jinjun Xiong, Lei He