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TOMACS
2011
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14 years 10 months ago
The double CFTP method
We consider the problem of the exact simulation of random variables Z that satisfy the distributional identity Z L = V Y + (1 − V )Z, where V ∈ [0, 1] and Y are independent, an...
Luc Devroye, Lancelot F. James
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CHI
2006
ACM
16 years 4 months ago
Verbosity: a game for collecting common-sense facts
We address the problem of collecting a database of "common-sense facts" using a computer game. Informally, a common-sense fact is a true statement about the world that i...
Luis von Ahn, Mihir Kedia, Manuel Blum
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DILS
2004
Springer
15 years 9 months ago
PROVA: Rule-Based Java-Scripting for a Bioinformatics Semantic Web
Abstract. Transparent information integration across distributed and heterogeneous data sources and computational tools is a prime concern for bioinformatics. Recently, there have ...
Alexander Kozlenkov, Michael Schroeder
SC
1992
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Willow: A Scalable Shared Memory Multiprocessor
We are currently developing Willow, a shared-memory multiprocessor whose design provides system capacity and performance capable of supporting over a thousand commercial microproc...
John K. Bennett, Sandhya Dwarkadas, Jay A. Greenwo...
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GRID
2010
Springer
15 years 27 days ago
Standards-Based Job Management in Grid Systems
The Grid paradigm of accessing heterogeneous distributed resources proved to be extremely effective, as many organizations are relying on Grid middlewares for their computational ...
Paolo Andreetto, Sergio Andreozzi, Antonia Ghisell...