This paper presents some algorithmic results concerning virtual path layouts for the one-to-many communication problem in ATM tree networks. The ATM network model is based on covering the network with a layout of virtual paths, under some constraints on the allowed load, namely, the number of paths that can share an edge. The quality measure used is the hop count, namely, the number of edges tr...

Most previous work on trainable language generation has focused on two paradigms: (a) using a statistical model to rank a set of generated utterances, or (b) using statistics to inform the generation decision process. Both approaches rely on the existence of a handcrafted generator, which limits their scalability to new domains. This paper presents BAGEL, a statistical language generator which ...

Sequential statistical models such as dynamic Bayesian networks and hidden Markov models more specifically, model stochastic processes over time. In this paper, we study for these models the effect of consecutive similar observations on the posterior probability distribution of the represented process. We show that, given such observations, the posterior distribution converges to a limit distri...

We propose a driver fatigue recognition model based on the dynamic Bayesian network, information fusion and multiple contextual and physiological features. We include features such as the contact physiological features (e.g., ECG and EEG), and apply the first-order Hidden Markov Model to compute the dynamics of the Bayesian network at different time slices. The experimental validation shows the...

Sensitivity analysis in hidden Markov models (HMMs) is usually performed by means of a perturbation analysis where a small change is applied to the model parameters, upon which the output of interest is re-computed. Recently it was shown that a simple mathematical function describes the relation between HMM parameters and an output probability of interest; this result was established by represe...

In this paper we investigate whether a combination of topic specific language models can outperform a general purpose language model, using a trigram model as our baseline model. We show that in the ideal case — in which it is known beforehand which model to use — specific models perform considerably better than the baseline model. We test two methods that combine specific models and show that ...

Sloshing is a well-known phenomenon in liquid storage tanks subjected to base or body motions. In recent years the use of multiple vertical baffles for reducing the sloshing effects in tanks subjected to earthquake has not been taken into consideration so much. On the other hand, although some of the existing computer programs are capable to model sloshing phenomenon with acceptable accuracy, t...