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IR
2010
15 years 5 months ago
Adapting boosting for information retrieval measures
Abstract We present a new ranking algorithm that combines the strengths of two previous methods: boosted tree classification, and LambdaRank, which has been shown to be empiricall...
Qiang Wu, Christopher J. C. Burges, Krysta Marie S...
JMLR
2010
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15 years 5 months ago
A Quasi-Newton Approach to Nonsmooth Convex Optimization Problems in Machine Learning
We extend the well-known BFGS quasi-Newton method and its memory-limited variant LBFGS to the optimization of nonsmooth convex objectives. This is done in a rigorous fashion by ge...
Jin Yu, S. V. N. Vishwanathan, Simon Günter, ...
ICMI
2010
Springer
217views Biometrics» more  ICMI 2010»
15 years 5 months ago
Focusing computational visual attention in multi-modal human-robot interaction
Identifying verbally and non-verbally referred-to objects is an important aspect of human-robot interaction. Most importantly, it is essential to achieve a joint focus of attentio...
Boris Schauerte, Gernot A. Fink
CORR
2010
Springer
102views Education» more  CORR 2010»
15 years 2 months ago
Superior Exploration-Exploitation Balance with Quantum-Inspired Hadamard Walks
This paper extends the analogies employed in the development of quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithms by proposing quantum-inspired Hadamard walks, called QHW. A novel quantum-...
Sisir Koppaka, Ashish Ranjan Hota
TEC
2010
203views more  TEC 2010»
15 years 2 months ago
Niching Without Niching Parameters: Particle Swarm Optimization Using a Ring Topology
Niching is an important technique for multimodal optimization. Most existing niching methods require specification of certain niching parameters in order to perform well. These nic...
Xiaodong Li