This paper considers the use of the EM-algorithm, combined with mean field theory, for parameter estimation in Markov random field models from unlabelled data. Special attention ...
A key lesson learned from economic and game theory research is that negotiation protocols have substantial, rippling effects on the overall nature of the system. online auctions a...
A nested datatype, also known as a non-regular datatype, is a parametrised datatype whose declaration involves different instances of the accompanying type parameters. Nested datat...
We take the position that autonomous agents, when they interact with people, should be governed by the same principles that underlie human collaboration. These principles come fro...
Problem solving in weak theory domains should compensate for the lack of strong theories by combining the various other knowledge types involved. Such methods should be able to eff...