Optimal path queries are queries to obtain an optimal path specified by a given criterion of optimality. There have been many studies to give efficient algorithms for classes of o...
In order to help users navigate an image search system, one could provide explicit information on a small set of images as to which of them are relevant or not to their task. Thes...
Abstract— Motivated by applications in cryptography, we consider a generalization of randomness extraction and the related notion of privacy amplification to the case of two cor...
This paper presents a new model for understanding human behavior. In this model (FBM), behavior is a product of three factors: motivation, ability, and triggers, each of which has...
— During an emergency response, access to a reliable communication infrastructure is required to exchange accurate information in a timely manner. Various communication technolog...