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ICDE
2008
IEEE
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16 years 8 months ago
Approximate Clustering on Distributed Data Streams
Abstract-- We investigate the problem of clustering on distributed data streams. In particular, we consider the k-median clustering on stream data arriving at distributed sites whi...
Qi Zhang, Jinze Liu, Wei Wang 0010
ICIP
2003
IEEE
16 years 8 months ago
Sequential Monte Carlo video text segmentation
This paper presents a probabilistic algorithm for segmenting and recognizing text embedded in video sequences. The algorithm approximates the posterior distribution of segmentatio...
Datong Chen, Jean-Marc Odobez
STOC
2003
ACM
152views Algorithms» more  STOC 2003»
16 years 6 months ago
Reducing truth-telling online mechanisms to online optimization
We describe a general technique for converting an online algorithm B to a truthtelling mechanism. We require that the original online competitive algorithm has certain "nicen...
Baruch Awerbuch, Yossi Azar, Adam Meyerson
ISAAC
2009
Springer
142views Algorithms» more  ISAAC 2009»
16 years 1 months ago
Of Choices, Failures and Asynchrony: The Many Faces of Set Agreement
Abstract. Set agreement is a fundamental problem in distributed computing in which processes collectively choose a small subset of values from a larger set of proposals. The imposs...
Dan Alistarh, Seth Gilbert, Rachid Guerraoui, Core...
SMI
2008
IEEE
107views Image Analysis» more  SMI 2008»
16 years 29 days ago
Approximate topological matching of quadrilateral meshes
Abstract In this paper, we study the problem of approximate topological matching for quadrilateral meshes, that is, the problem of finding as large a set as possible of matching p...
David Eppstein, Michael T. Goodrich, Ethan Kim, Ra...