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NIPS
2008
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Improved Moves for Truncated Convex Models
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...
M. Pawan Kumar, Philip H. S. Torr
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SODA
2008
ACM
184views Algorithms» more  SODA 2008»
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On the approximability of influence in social networks
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...
Ning Chen
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ACE
2004
222views Education» more  ACE 2004»
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Learning about Software Development - Should Programming Always Come First?
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...
Margaret Hamilton, Liz Haywood
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CADUI
2004
15 years 2 months ago
Dialogue-Based Design of Web Usability Questionnaires Using Ontologies
Abstract Questionnaires are nowadays widely used usability evaluation instruments, and several generic usability questionnaires are available. But these generic artifacts are not a...
Elena García Barriocanal, Miguel Áng...
APBC
2003
15 years 2 months ago
Towards Transparent Access to Multiple Biological Databanks
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...
Patrick Lambrix, Vaida Jakoniene