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TOG
2010
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Unbiased, adaptive stochastic sampling for rendering inhomogeneous participating media
Realistic rendering of participating media is one of the major subjects in computer graphics. Monte Carlo techniques are widely used for realistic rendering because they provide u...
Yonghao Yue, Kei Iwasaki, Bing-Yu Chen, Yoshinori ...
TOMACS
2010
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A stochastic approximation method with max-norm projections and its applications to the Q-learning algorithm
In this paper, we develop a stochastic approximation method to solve a monotone estimation problem and use this method to enhance the empirical performance of the Q-learning algor...
Sumit Kunnumkal, Huseyin Topaloglu
TON
2010
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Throughput Optimal Distributed Power Control of Stochastic Wireless Networks
The Maximum Differential Backlog (MDB) control policy of Tassiulas and Ephremides has been shown to adaptively maximize the stable throughput of multihop wireless networks with ran...
Yufang Xi, Edmund M. Yeh
TON
2010
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MAC Scheduling With Low Overheads by Learning Neighborhood Contention Patterns
Aggregate traffic loads and topology in multi-hop wireless networks may vary slowly, permitting MAC protocols to `learn' how to spatially coordinate and adapt contention patte...
Yung Yi, Gustavo de Veciana, Sanjay Shakkottai
TON
2010
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Leveraging Dynamic Spare Capacity in Wireless Systems to Conserve Mobile Terminals' Energy
In this paper we study several ways in which mobile terminals can backoff on their uplink transmit power in order to extend battery lifetimes. This is particularly effective when a...
Hongseok Kim, Gustavo de Veciana