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FOCS
2002
IEEE
15 years 11 months ago
Covering Problems with Hard Capacities
We consider the classical vertex cover and set cover problems with the addition of hard capacity constraints. This means that a set (vertex) can only cover a limited number of its...
Julia Chuzhoy, Joseph Naor
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FOCS
2000
IEEE
15 years 11 months ago
Hierarchical Placement and Network Design Problems
In this paper, we give the first constant-approximations for a number of layered network design problems. We begin by modeling hierarchical caching, where caches are placed in la...
Sudipto Guha, Adam Meyerson, Kamesh Munagala
INFOCOM
1997
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Server Selection Using Dynamic Path Characterization in Wide-Area Networks
Replication is a commonly proposed solution to problems of scale associated with distributed services. However, when a service is replicated, each client must be assigned a server...
Robert L. Carter, Mark Crovella
ICDT
2010
ACM
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15 years 10 months ago
Synthesizing View Definitions from Data
Given a database instance and a corresponding view instance, we address the view definitions problem (VDP): Find the most succinct and accurate view definition, when the view quer...
Anish Das Sarma, Aditya Parameswaran, Hector Garci...
ATAL
2008
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Sigma point policy iteration
In reinforcement learning, least-squares temporal difference methods (e.g., LSTD and LSPI) are effective, data-efficient techniques for policy evaluation and control with linear v...
Michael H. Bowling, Alborz Geramifard, David Winga...