In current peer-to-peer file sharing networks, a large number of peers with heterogeneous connections simultaneously seek to download resources, e.g., files or file fragments, from...
A multi-armed bandit episode consists of n trials, each allowing selection of one of K arms, resulting in payoff from a distribution over [0, 1] associated with that arm. We assum...
Auctions are an important means for purchasing material in the era of e-commerce. Research on auctions often studies them in isolation. In practice, however, auction agents are pa...
Web processes must often operate in volatile environments where the quality of service parameters of the participating service providers change during the life time of the process...
Regulations require businesses to archive many electronic documents for extended periods of time. Given the sheer volume of documents and the response time requirements, documents...
Soumyadeb Mitra, Marianne Winslett, Windsor W. Hsu