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CSDA
2010
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Bayesian density estimation and model selection using nonparametric hierarchical mixtures
We consider mixtures of parametric densities on the positive reals with a normalized generalized gamma process (Brix, 1999) as mixing measure. This class of mixtures encompasses t...
Raffaele Argiento, Alessandra Guglielmi, Antonio P...
EOR
2010
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The selection efficiency of tournaments
We discuss tournaments in terms of their efficiency as probabilistic mechanisms that select high-quality alternatives ("players") in a noisy environment. We use two crit...
Dmitry Ryvkin
CCE
2006
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Renovating the undergraduate process control course
The undergraduate process control course and how it is taught is a controversial subject that generates lively discussions among control academicians, control practitioners, and c...
Thomas F. Edgar, Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, James J. ...
CORR
2006
Springer
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Cross-Entropy method: convergence issues for extended implementation
The cross-entropy method (CE) developed by R. Rubinstein is an elegant practical principle for simulating rare events. The method approximates the probability of the rare event by...
Frédéric Dambreville
COMCOM
2007
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An argument for simple embedded ACL optimisation
The difficulty of efficiently reordering the rules in an Access Control List is considered and the essential optimisation problem formulated. The complexity of exact and sophistic...
Vic Grout, John Davies, John McGinn