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14 Papers

Trust-aware Social Recommender System Design

Authors: Peixin Gao , John S. Baras and Jennifer Golbeck

Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States

Proceedings of DCISSP 2015/ICISSP

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Recommender systems are designed to overcome the problem of information overload created by the Internet. However, current approaches for recommender system still suffer from the problems such as sparse information, cold start, and adversary attacks. On the other hand, social network sites (SNS), like Facebook and Epinions, offer a good source of knowledge for recommendation. The idea of integrating signals from social network to improve the performance of the recommendation algorithm has been well accepted and has attracted an increasing amount of research in both academia and industry. In this work, we develop a trust-aware recommender system. We interpret connections in SNS as trust relationships among users, and establish a trust network based on the social graph aligned with the recommender system. Specially, we handle indirect trust in our model, which could enlarge the information source to a large amount. We also discuss the issue of distrust and propose a way to consider both trust and distrust in our model. We also consider integrating our trust-aware recommendation framework with classic collaborative filtering to take advantage of both approaches and further improve the performance in rating prediction and item recommendation.

A Linearization Approach for Project Selection with Interdependencies in Resource Costs

Topics: Project Management; Optimization; Linear Programming; Mathematical Modeling; Resource Allocation

Authors: Ali Shafahi and Ali Haghani

Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0004214402300235

Proceedings of ICORES 2013, ISBN: 978-989-8565-40-2

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In this paper a new formulation is proposed for project selection problem which considers project interdependencies. Project interdependencies are factored in using the learning curve concept. The problem is modeled as a Mixed Integer Program (MIP) with quadratic constraints. To solve the problem the quadratic constraints are linearized using a new method proposed in this paper and the benefits of this approach compared to the conventional methods are emphasized. The application of this methodology is illustrated using a numerical example. The result shows the superiority of this method in reducing the number of variables dramatically.

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Applications	Knowledge-Based Systems	Optimization
Artificial Intelligence	Linear Programming	Project Management
Enterprise Information Systems	Mathematical Modeling	Resource Allocation
Information Systems Analysis and Specification	Methodologies and Technologies	Symbolic Systems
Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval	Operational Research

A Predictive-Reactive Dynamic Scheduling under Projects’ Resource Constraints for Construction Equipment

Topics: Project Management; Optimization; Scheduling; Resource Allocation

Authors: Mona Asudegi and Ali Haghani

Affiliation: University of Maryland at College Park, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0004287003340337

Proceedings of ICORES 2013, ISBN: 978-989-8565-40-2

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Major portion of projects’ cost is dedicated to construction equipment’s costs which signify the importance of employing optimal equipment’s schedules in projects. In this paper the problem of construction equipment scheduling for a company with several ongoing projects in different regions is studied. The goal is scheduling heavy construction equipment and their assignments to jobs so that the total cost for the company and disruptions in projects’ schedules is minimized while considering the priorities and critical paths of the projects. A robust predictive-reactive integer model with a hybrid dynamic approach is employed in modeling the problem. Case studies showed considerable savings in cost and minimizing disruption in schedules in real time.

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Applications	Knowledge-Based Systems	Project Management
Artificial Intelligence	Methodologies and Technologies	Resource Allocation
Enterprise Information Systems	Operational Research	Scheduling
Information Systems Analysis and Specification	Optimization	Software Engineering
Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval	Pattern Recognition	Symbolic Systems

Vehicle Detection with Context

Topic: Object Detection and Localization

Authors: Yang Hu and Larry S. Davis

Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0004302907150722

Proceedings of VISAPP 2013/VISIGRAPP, ISBN: 978-989-8565-47-1

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Detecting vehicles in satellite images has a wide range of applications. Existing approaches usually identify vehicles from their appearance. They typically generate many false positives due to the existence of a large number of structures that resemble vehicles in the images. In this paper, we explore the use of context information to improve vehicle detection performance. In particular, we use shadows and the ground appearance around vehicles as context clues to validate putative detections. A data driven approach is applied to learn typical patterns of vehicle shadows and the surrounding “road-like” areas. By observing that vehicles often appear in parallel groups in urban areas, we also use the orientations of nearby detections as another context clue. A conditional random field (CRF) is employed to systematically model and integrate these different contextual knowledge. We present results on two sets of images from Google Earth. The proposed method significantly improves the performance of the base appearance based vehicle detector. It also outperforms another state-of-the-art context model.

AGENTS AND ONTOLOGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PRESERVING THE ROCK ART OF MOUNT BEGO

Topics: Semantic Web; Multi-Agent Systems

Authors: L. Papaleo ¹ , G. Quercini ² , V. Mascardi ³ , M. Ancona ³ , A. Traverso ³ and H. De Lumley ⁴

Affiliations: ¹ Province of Genova, Italy , ² University of Maryland, United States , ³ University of Genova, Italy , ⁴ ADEVREPAM, France

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0003188002880295

Proceedings of ICAART 2011, ISBN: 978-989-8425-41-6

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This paper describes the joint effort of computer scientists, archaeologists, and historians for designing a multi-agent system that exploits ontologies for the semantic description of the Mount Bego petroglyphs, thus moving a step forward their preservation. Most components of the MAS have already been developed and tested, and their integration is under way.

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Agents	e-Business	Semantic Web
Artificial Intelligence	Enterprise Information Systems	Soft Computing
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems	Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development	Software Engineering
Collaboration and e-Services	Knowledge-Based Systems	Symbolic Systems
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems	Multi-Agent Systems

CONSISTENCY AT THE CORE OF COMMONSENSE

Topics: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning; Cognitive Systems; Autonomous Systems

Author: Donald Perlis

Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0003158405780581

Proceedings of ICAART 2011, ISBN: 978-989-8425-40-9

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This paper argues for a "commonsense core" hypothesis, with emphasis on the issue of consistency in agent knowledge bases. This is part of a long-term research program, in which the hypothesis itself is being gradually refined, in light of various sorts of evidence. The gist is that a commonsense reasoning agent that would otherwise become incapacitated in the presence of inconsistent data may – by means of a modest additional error-handling “core” component – carry out more effective real-time reasoning, and also that there may be cases of interest in which the “core” is more usefully integrated into the knowledge base itself.

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Agents	Cognitive Systems	Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Artificial Intelligence	Computational Intelligence	Soft Computing
Autonomous Systems	Evolutionary Computing	Symbolic Systems

TEACH FOR KNOWLEDGE, MENTOR FOR SUCCESSPreparing Students to Enter the Workforce

Authors: Nedelina Tchangalova and Francy Stilwell

Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0004472100820086

Proceedings of INNOV 2011, ISBN: 978-989-8425-67-6

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The future well-being of any society arguably depends on the full knowledge potential students are able to transfer from academia to the workplace upon graduation. There are different mechanisms to transfer this knowledge, and at the University of Maryland, efforts are concentrated on establishing honors programs. These programs prepare students for the acquisition of lifelong skills such as research skills, team work and leadership skills by using emerging technologies in teaching and mentoring students through their course of study. The Gemstone program is one of the five honors programs on campus and its goal is “to give our students transferable skills that will be valuable for wherever life leads them.” This paper presents how campus collaboration may help with building the foundation of this academic knowledge and with transferring it later to the workplace.

TOWARDS AFFORDABLE GESTURE BASED INTERFACES - An Exploration with Wii Remotes

Topics: Visual Representation and Interaction; Display and Interaction Technology; Hardware for Visualization; Interactive Visual Interfaces for Visualization; Interface and Interaction Techniques for Visualization

Authors: Amy Ciavolino ¹ , Camille Marvin ² , Jason Creighton ³ , James Coddington ³ , Hans-Peter Bischof ³ and Reynold Bailey ³

Affiliations: ¹ University of Maryland, United States , ² Harvey Mudd College, United States , ³ Rochester Institute of Technology, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0003322102240229

Proceedings of IVAPP 2011/VISIGRAPP, ISBN: 978-989-8425-46-1

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The traditional keyboard and mouse computer interface is well suited for 2D applications such as document editing, but as 3D environments become more prevalent there arises a need for new methods of user input. An immersive 3D interface is preferable, but is often cost prohibitive. This paper presents the design and implementation of a Natural User Interface (NUI), named NuWii. NuWii was designed to be used with the Spiegel visualization framework for astrophysical data. The interface makes use of Nintendo Wii Remotes as infrared tracking cameras to detect 3D gestures made by the user. These gestures are interpreted and used to control the viewing camera’s parameters throughout the course of a visualization. Our project provides a new, more intuitive way of manipulating the camera in the Spiegel visualization system. Furthermore, NuWii provides an expandable base that could be used for gesture control in many other applications.

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Abstract Data Visualization	General Data Visualization	Interface and Interaction Techniques for Visualization
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics	Hardware	Sensor Networks
Display and Interaction Technology	Interactive Visual Interfaces for Visualization	Visual Representation and Interaction

TOPMESH - A Tool for Extracting Topological Information from Non-manifold Objects

Topics: Modeling and Algorithms; Scene and Object Modeling; Geometric Computing

Authors: Leila De Floriani ¹ , Laura Papaleo ¹ and Annie Hui ²

Affiliations: ¹ University of Genova, Italy , ² University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0002819400210029

Proceedings of GRAPP 2010/VISIGRAPP, ISBN: 978-989-674-026-9

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We present TopMesh, a tool for extracting topological information from non-manifold three-dimensional objects with parts of non-uniform dimensions. The boundary of such objects is discretized as a mesh of triangles and of dangling edges, representing one-dimensional parts of the object. The geometrical and topological information extracted include the number of elements in the mesh, the number of non-manifold singularities and the Betti numbers, which characterize the topology of an object independently of the discretization of its boundary. TopMesh also computes a decomposition of the mesh into connected parts of uniform dimension, into edge-connected components formed by triangles, and into oriented edge-connected sub-meshes. We describe the functionalities of TopMesh and the algorithms implementing them.

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Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics		Geometry and Modeling		Scene and Object Modeling
Geometric Computing		Modeling and Algorithms

PARTICIPATORY SIMULATION AS A TOOL FOR AGENT-BASED SIMULATION

Topics: Multi-Agent Systems; Web Intelligence; Simulation

Authors: Matthew Berland ¹ and William Rand ²

Affiliations: ¹ Univ. of Texas at Austin, United States , ² University of Maryland, United States

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0001786905530557

Proceedings of ICAART 2009, ISBN: 978-989-8111-66-1

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Participatory simulation, as described by Wilensky & Stroup (1999c), is a form of agent-based simulation in which multiple humans control or design individual agents in the simulation. For instance, in a participatory simulation of an ecosystem, fifty participants might each control the intake and output of one agent, such that the food web emerges from the interactions of the human-controlled agents. We argue that participatory simulation has been under-utilized outside of strictly educational contexts, and that it provides myriad benefits to designers of traditional agent-based simulations. These benefits include increased robustness of the model, increased comprehensibility of the findings, and simpler design of individual agent behaviors. To make this argument, we look to recent research such as that from crowdsourcing (von Ahn, 2005) and the reinforcement learning of autonomous agent behavior (Abbeel, 2008).

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Agents	Enterprise Information Systems	Operational Research
Artificial Intelligence	Information Systems Analysis and Specification	Simulation
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems	Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development	Software Engineering
Bioinformatics	Knowledge-Based Systems	Symbolic Systems
Biomedical Engineering	Methodologies and Technologies	Web Information Systems and Technologies
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems	Multi-Agent Systems	Web Intelligence

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