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A current assessment of software development effort estimation:
We all have problems estimating the effort and time required to build a software systems product. The authors did an open survey of present...
Management (D.2.9)
| May 1 12
Influence of participation, facilitator styles, and metacognitive reflection on knowledge building in online university courses:
Computers & Education
This study examines the influences of three factors on indicators of learning in online course discussion forums. The results agree with the...
Collaborative Learning (K.3.1...)
| May 2 12
Designing project management systems:
The intention of this paper is to use systems science to develop a model for project management. Five fundamental systems concepts applicable to project management are given: system purpose...
Project & People Mgmt. (K.6.1)
| May 2 12
Model selection in reinforcement learning:
Machine Learning
This paper considers the problem of finding an optimal action-value function, and choosing the action to perform, in the context of batch reinforcement...
Learning (I.2.6)
| May 3 12
Using OWL ontologies for adaptive patient information modelling and preoperative clinical decision support:
Knowledge and Information Systems
Bouamrane, Rector, and Hurrell describe their use of semantic Web technology to develop a decision support system that aids healthcare...
Knowledge Rep. Form. & Methods (I.2.4)
| May 3 12
On-line learning from streaming data with delayed attributes: a comparison of classifiers and strategies:
Neural Computing and Applications
This paper tackles the problem of classifying incoming instances of data streams that contain attributes that arrive with...
Learning (I.2.6)
| May 7 12
Efficient clustering-based data aggregation techniques for wireless sensor networks:
Wireless Networks
In convergecast or data collection applications of wireless sensor networks, the sensor nodes generate a large amount of redundant data. To save energy and communication costs when collecting...
Sensor Networks (C.2.1...)
| May 8 12
A water-flow algorithm for flexible flow shop scheduling with intermediate buffers:
Journal of Scheduling
The title of this paper does not hint at the cleverness of the research described. Tran and Ng study the traditional industrial engineering challenge of...
Scheduling (I.2.8...)
| May 9 12
License risks from ad hoc reuse of code from the Internet:
Communications of the ACM
This article did something that very few technical articles have done to this seasoned veteran of the software industry: it surprised me. I thought myself totally aware...
Project & People Mgmt. (K.6.1)
| May 9 12
Use of library tools in a learning management system:
The development of e-learning technologies exploits the use of online resources through hard-coded materials and hyperlinked pathways to...
Computer-Assisted Instruction (K.3.1...)
| May 10 12
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Kurt Gödel and the foundations of mathematics
This is a collection of 21 expanded contributions to Gödel’s centenary celebration at the University of Vienna, in 2006. Takeuti, former president of the Kurt Gödel Society, writes in the foreword: “For...
General (F.0)
| May 1 12
The information
Gleick has produced some notable books. His latest treatise concerning information technologies also deserves careful attention. Chapter 1, “Drums That Talk,” begins in Africa and then moves to...
Information Theory (H.1.1...)
| May 1 12
Discrete mathematics
The authors have given themselves a difficult task: write a new discrete mathematics textbook, including such topics as abstract algebra and linear algebra. This could be a welcome addition to the current crop of texts. Unfortunately, the book contains many...
General (G.2.0)
| May 2 12
Combinatorial scientific computing
The relatively new field of combinatorial scientific computing arose out of a need for high-performance computational solutions to a set of problems in basic science. The models for these problems are...
Combinatorics (G.2.1)
| May 3 12
Working with preferences
In the area of artificial intelligence and cognition, several theories have been developed concerning preferences. The theories represent various ways to model or mathematically represent...
Applications & Expert Systems (I.2.1)
| May 4 12
Venture capitalists at work
This book is for readers who are interested in finding out where companies like Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, and YouTube came from. It provides a particular perspective from interviews with individuals...
Business (J.1...)
| May 4 12
Computer organization and design (rev. 4th ed.)
This text has been considered a classic since the first edition; having used the first two, I was ready to see if the latest would continue to gain accolades. While not a current student, I may be a suitable test...
General (C.0)
| May 8 12
Introduction to elementary computational modeling
The fundamental elements of computational modeling are introduced in this nice book. In the author’s own words, “Emphasis is on reasoning about problems, conceptualizing the problem, elementary...
Model Development (I.6.5)
| May 8 12
Social connectionism
Social psychology is the study of how people’s cognitive states or behaviors are influenced by the presence of others. Its methods are predominantly experimental, but as with any experimental science, the meaning of empirical results depends...
Connectionism & Neural Nets (I.2.6...)
| May 9 12
Security and game theory
This book deals with the use of game theory as a tool for combating security threats due to terrorism, drug smuggling, and other criminal activity. These threats have accelerated the need to maximize the...
Security & Protection (K.6.5)
| May 9 12
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