In this thesis, we present a computer agent for the game of no-limit Texas Hold'em Poker for two players. Poker is a partially observable, stochastic, multi-agent, sequential game. This combination of characteristics makes it a very challenging game to master for both human and computer players. We explore this problem from an opponent modeling perspective, using data mining to build a database...

We implement a slightly simplified Bi-Directional Attention Flow Model[4] and a slightly modified Multi-Perspective Context Matching[6] model for Question Answering on the SQuAD dataset. In the Multi-Perspective model, we add perspective matching between forward and backward contexts. We omit the character-level embeddings of both models, and make a few other small simplifications. We briefly l...

We describe MPSE: a Multi-Perspective Simultaneous Embedding method for visualizing high-dimensional data, based on multiple pairwise distances between the data points. Specifically, MPSE computes positions points in 3D and provides different views into by means of 2D projections (planes) that preserve each given distance matrices. consider two versions problem: fixed variable projections. with...

Scientific investigations on the nature of the self have so far focused on high-level mechanisms. Recent evidence, however, suggests that low-level bottom-up mechanisms of multi-sensory integration play a fundamental role in encoding specific components of bodily self-consciousness, such as self-location and first-person perspective (Blanke and Metzinger, 2009). Self-location and first-person p...

In this paper we explore the possibility of using a language action perspective to extend an analysis of organizational processes based on role activity diagramming (RAD). We have previously used role activity diagramming to show the large scale communication flows in an organizational domain and wanted to apply a language action approach to arrive at a finer level of detail for particular inte...

Climate change caused by carbon emissions is a concern for many countries. As the world's largest emitter, China's construction industry generates substantial emissions. However, previous research has primarily focused on promoting low-carbon building products or calculating to propose transition measures. There been limited transitions in from an system perspective. This study aimed identify d...