We present a new methodology of user simulation applied to the evaluation and refinement of stochastic dialog systems. Common weaknesses of these systems are the scarceness of the...
This paper presents an agenda-based user simulator which has been extended to be trainable on real data with the aim of more closely modelling the complex rational behaviour exhib...
DCE-MRI is a noninvasive functional imaging technique capable of assessing tumor microvasculature clinically. Major limitations associated with conventional region-of-interest (RO...
We examine the robustness of critical infrastructure networks in the face of terrorist attack, using a simulation experiment that incorporates link capacity; and an extension of d...
Background: Complex diseases are multifactorial traits caused by both genetic and environmental factors. They represent the major part of human diseases and include those with lar...
Roberto Amato, Michele Pinelli, Daniel D'Andrea, G...