We propose a modified discrete HMM that includes a feature weighting discrimination component. We assume that the feature space is partitioned into subspaces and that the relevan...
Abstract. Pushdown systems (PDSs) are an automata-theoretic formalism for specifying a class of infinite-state transition systems. Infiniteness comes from the fact that each con...
Matching and registration of shapes is a key issue in Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Medical Image Analysis. This paper presents a shape representation framework based ...
This paper presents a novel framework called proto-reinforcement learning (PRL), based on a mathematical model of a proto-value function: these are task-independent basis function...
Affect plays a vital role in learning. During tutoring, particular affective states may benefit or detract from student learning. A key cognitiveaffective state is confusion, which...
Joseph F. Grafsgaard, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Jame...