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CORR
2010
Springer
180views Education» more  CORR 2010»
15 years 1 months ago
Shortest path problem in rectangular complexes of global nonpositive curvature
Abstract. CAT(0) metric spaces constitute a far-reaching common generalization of Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces and simple polygons: any two points x and y of a CAT(0) metric spa...
Victor Chepoi, Daniela Maftuleac
MMAS
2010
Springer
14 years 10 months ago
An Asymptotic Analysis of the Mean First Passage Time for Narrow Escape Problems: Part I: Two-Dimensional Domains
The mean first passage time (MFPT) is calculated for a Brownian particle in a bounded two-dimensional domain that contains N small nonoverlapping absorbing windows on its boundary....
S. Pillay, Michael J. Ward, A. Peirce, Theodore Ko...
GECCO
2009
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Problem decomposition using indirect reciprocity in evolved populations
Evolutionary problem decomposition techniques divide a complex problem into simpler subproblems, evolve individuals to produce subcomponents that solve the subproblems, and then a...
Heather Goldsby, Sherri Goings, Jeff Clune, Charle...
ESE
2000
102views Database» more  ESE 2000»
15 years 3 months ago
Picking the Right Problem Frame-An Empirical Study
Problem frames are a relatively new approach to requirements engineering, promising benefits not only in elicitation but also in subsequent design, by allowing their users to selec...
Keith Phalp, Karl Cox
APPROX
2007
Springer
137views Algorithms» more  APPROX 2007»
15 years 10 months ago
A Knapsack Secretary Problem with Applications
We consider situations in which a decision-maker with a fixed budget faces a sequence of options, each with a cost and a value, and must select a subset of them online so as to ma...
Moshe Babaioff, Nicole Immorlica, David Kempe, Rob...