To join an unstructured peer-to-peer network like Gnutella, peers have to execute a bootstrapping function in which they discover other on-line peers and connect to them. Until this bootstrapping step is complete, a peer cannot participate in file sharing activities. Once bootstrapping is complete, a peer’s experience is strongly influenced by the choice of neighbor peers resulting from the boo...

To join an unstructured peer-to-peer network like Gnutella, peers have to execute a bootstrapping function in which they discover other on-line peers and connect to them. Until this bootstrapping step is complete, a peer cannot participate in file sharing activities. Once completed, a peer’s search and download experience is strongly influenced by the choice of neighbor peers resulting from the...

In this work, we look at the problem of multi-class image classification in a semisupervised learning framework. Given a small set of labeled images, and a much larger set of unlabeled images, we propose a semi-supervised learning method that combines bootstrapping with sample evaluation, to continuously update the learned models for each class. Bootstrapping involves using self-labeled images ...

This article proposes a new method for word translation disambiguation, one that uses a machinelearning technique called bilingual bootstrapping. In learning to disambiguate words to be translated, bilingual bootstrapping makes use of a small amount of classified data and a large amount of unclassified data in both the source and the target languages. It repeatedly constructs classifiers in the...