We study, in various special cases, total distributions on the product of a finite collection of finite probability spaces and, in particular, the question of when the probability distribution of each factor space is determined by the total

The word “researcher” is loaded and often confusing. It takes years to become one and to master all of its aspects. In this paper, we investigate whether or not this process of “becoming” can be catalyzed through education. The focus will be on wireless communications, though the same principle could very well be replicated to other disciplines.

The analog of Toupin's version of Saint-Venant's principle is proved for an isotropie, linear elastic mieropolar body of arbitrary length and of uniform cross-section which in the unstressed state is helical. That is, when such a body is loaded by self-equilibrated stresses and couple stresses at one end only, we show that the elastic strain energy stored in the part of the body beyond a certai...

Previous algorithms for the generation of referring expressions have been developed specifically for this purpose. Here we introduce an alternative approach based on a fully generic aggregation method also motivated for other generation tasks. We argue that the alternative contributes to a more integrated and uniform approach to content determination in the context of complete noun phrase gener...

Conditional proxy re-encryption (C-PRE) allows a semi-trusted proxy to convert a ciphertext satisfying one conditional set by sender into an encryption of the same message intended for a different recipient than the one that was originally intended to. In ISC 2009, Weng, Yang, Tang, Deng, and Bao proposed an efficient CCA secure C-PRE scheme, and left an open problem on how to construct CCA-sec...

The term HetNets (heterogeneous networks) is used to describe cellular networks in which the capacity supply is heterogeneous due to the overlaid architecture of macrocells and small-cells. In this thesis we use the term HetHetNets to refer to cellular networks in which the traffic demand is also heterogeneous due to reasons such as user spatial clustering and diversified user traffic types, in...

Clustered ILP processors are characterized by a large number of non-centralized on-chip resources grouped into clusters. Traditional code generation schemes for these processors consist of multiple phases for cluster assignment, register allocation and instruction scheduling. Most of these approaches need additional re-scheduling phases because they often do not impose finite resource constrain...

We consider a pickup and delivery vehicle routing problem commonly encountered in real-world logistics operations. The problem involves a set of practical complications that have received little attention in the vehicle routing literature. In this problem, there are multiple carriers and multiple vehicle types available to cover a set of pickup and delivery orders, each of which has multiple pi...

Global Health 2035, the report of The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, laid out a bold, highly ambitious framework for making rapid progress in improving global public health outcomes. It showed that with the right health investments, the international community could achieve a “grand convergence” in global health—a reduction in avertable infectious, maternal, and child deaths down to ...