Abstract: In this talk, we will delve into the multifaceted challenge of multi-agent deployment for critical applications such as area surveillance, wireless communication coverage, and…
Abstract: Hierarchical Clustering (HC) is a widely studied problem in unsupervised learning and exploratory data analysis, usually tackled by simple agglomerative procedures like average-linkage, single-linkage…
Abstract: Methods such as DeepCubeA have used deep reinforcement learning to learn domain-specific heuristic functions in a largely domain-independent fashion to solve planning problems. However,…
Abstract: The focus of this talk is on elections with approval ballots. Approval voting is a popular format that has been used extensively for committee selection…
Abstract: The inception of Bitcoin and blockchain has renewed the vision of a democratic and decentralized computational paradigm, that is, to ingrain integrity, transparency, and…
Abstract: Modern healthcare equipped with scientific studies and large-scale biomedical data has become a data-driven service. Based on personal medical records, physiological data, and personal…
Abstract: Most data analysis and data science is performed in human-centered tools, such as spreadsheets, visual analytics tools, and data science libraries. However, these tools…
Abstract: Recent hardware advances have brought multicore parallel machines to the mainstream. Although the progress in hardware advance seems promising, it does not provide "free"…
Abstract: The pervasive availability of cameras in smartphones, vehicles, drones and more has triggered a new "camera-first" data revolution across industries. When combined with rapid…
Abstract: Semantic search ability, via embedding (vectors) and vector indexing, has been added to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) databases in order to enable GenAI applications.…
Abstract: This talk will focus on two main categories of our recent progress in parallel algorithms. The first part will delve into our decade-long research…
Abstract: The principle of least privilege states that software should have minimal access to the set of privileges needed to complete its stated functionality. This…