We consider the problem of obtaining the approximate maximum a posteriori estimate of a discrete random field characterized by pairwise potentials that form a truncated convex mod...
In this paper, we study the spread of influence through a social network, in a model initially studied by Kempe, Kleinberg and Tardos [14, 15]: We are given a graph modeling a soc...
The issues surrounding curriculum design of many Computer Science and Software Engineering degree programs1 are many and complex. In particular, the question of whether prior prog...
Abstract Questionnaires are nowadays widely used usability evaluation instruments, and several generic usability questionnaires are available. But these generic artifacts are not a...
Nowadays, biologists use a number of large biological databanks to find relevant information for their research. Users of these databanks face a number of problems. One problem i...