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2D Shape Classification and Retrieval
(Professional Book Center, 2005-07)We present a novel correspondence-based technique for efficient shape classification and retrieval. Shape boundaries are described by a set of (ad hoc) equally spaced points avoiding the need to extract landmark points. ... -
A gift from Pandora's box : The software crisis.
(University of Edinburgh, 1988) -
A strategy for the visual recognition of objects in an industrial environment.
(University of Edinburgh, 1985) -
A system for developing programs by transformation
(University of Edinburgh, 1979) -
Abstract interpretation and optimising transformations for applicative programs
(The University of Edinburgh, 1982)This thesis describes methods for transforming applicative programs with the aim of improving their efficiency. The general justification for these techniques is presented via the concept of abstract interpretation. The ... -
Abstract interpretation using domain theory.
(University of Edinburgh, 1984) -
Abstract Machines for Dynamic Computation
(University of Edinburgh. College of Science and Engineering. School of Informatics., 2001-07)In this thesis we address the challenges associated with the provision of dynamic software architectures. These are systems in which programs are constructed from separately compiled units with a facility for the replacement ... -
Abstract Syntax and Variable Binding (Extended Abstract)
(2003-11-06)We develop a theory of abstract syntax with variable binding. To every binding signature we associate a category of models consisting of variable sets endowed with compatible algebra and substitution structures. The ... -
Abstracting over Semantic Theories
(University of Edinburgh. College of Science and Engineering. School of Informatics., 1993-07)The topic of this thesis is abstraction over theories of formal semantics for natural language.It is motivated by the belief that a metatheoretical perspective can contribute both to a better theoretical understanding of ... -
Abstraction Barriers and Refinement in the Polymorphic Lambda Calculus
(University of Edinburgh. College of Science and Engineering. School of Informatics., 2001-01)This thesis examines specification refinement in the setting of polymorphic type theory and a complementary logic for relational parametricity. The starting point is the specification of abstract data types as done in ... -
Abstraction for web programming
(The University of Edinburgh, 2010)This thesis considers several instances of abstraction that arose in the design and implementation of the web programming language Links. The first concerns user interfaces, specified using HTML forms. We wish to construct ... -
ACCOn: Checking Consistency of XML Write-Access Control Policies
(2008)XML access control policies involving updates may contain security flaws, here called inconsistencies, in which a forbidden operation may be simulated by performing a sequence of allowed operations. ACCOn implements i) ... -
Acquiring syntactic and semantic transformations in question answering
(The University of Edinburgh, 2010)One and the same fact in natural language can be expressed in many different ways by using different words and/or a different syntax. This phenomenon, commonly called paraphrasing, is the main reason why Natural Language ... -
Acquisition and influence of expectations about visual speed
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-27)It has been long hypothesized that due to the inherent ambiguities of visual input and the limitations of the visual system, vision is a form of “unconscious inference” whereby the brain relies on assumptions (aka ... -
Acting in a populated environment: an ecological realist enquiry into speaking and collaborating
(The University of Edinburgh, 2015-11-26)The thesis seeks to develop an account of collaborative activities within the framework of ecological realism—an approach to psychology developed by James J. Gibson in the course of work on visual perception. Two main ... -
Action, intention and language: a Davidsonian study
(The University of Edinburgh, 1988) -
Active Estimation of Object Dynamics Parameters with Tactile Sensors
(2010)The estimation of parameters that affect the dynamics of objects—such as viscosity or internal degrees of freedom—is an important step in autonomous and dexterous robotic manipulation of objects. However, accurate and ... -
Active Learning - An Explicit Treatment of Unreliable Parameters
(2008-06-24)Active learning reduces annotation costs for supervised learning by concentrating labelling efforts on the most informative data. Most active learning methods assume that the model structure is fixed in advance and focus ... -
Active sequential learning with tactile feedback
(2010)We consider the problem of tactile discrimination, with the goal of estimating an underlying state parameter in a sequential setting. If the data is continuous and high- dimensional, collecting enough representative data ...