Cecilia Aragon

TL;DR: This paper discusses annealing and its parameterized generic implementation, describes how this generic algorithm was adapted to the graph partitioning problem, and reports how well it compared to standard algorithms like the Kernighan-Lin algorithm.

TL;DR: This is the second in a series of three papers that empirically examine the competitiveness of simulated annealing in certain well-studied domains of combinatorial optimization.

TL;DR: In this paper, photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2007if, an overluminous (M_V = −20.4), red (B-V = 0.16 at B-band maximum), slow-rising (t_(rise) = 24 days) type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in a very faint (m_g = −14.10) host galaxy.

TL;DR: A randomized strategy for maintaining balance in dynamically changing search trees that has optimalexpected behavior, and generalizes naturally to weighted trees, where the expected time bounds for accesses and updates again match the worst-case time bounds of the best deterministic methods.

TL;DR: A review of the current state of thermostats, evaluating their effectiveness in providing thermal comfort and energy savings, and identifying areas for further improvement or research is provided in this paper, where the authors suggest research needed to design and especially test with users, that can provide more comfortable and economical indoor environments.