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Learning to teach in multiagent reinforcement learning with teams of N > 2 Agents
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Sharing unique insights while learning how to collectively perform a task is a central function of human intelligence in groups. While navigating a complex task independently can be feasible, communicating with and studying ...
Discrimination, fairness and prediction in policing : fare evasion in New York City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Predictive policing has quickly become widespread in the United States. Practitioners claim it can greatly increase police efficiency and base decisions on objective statistics. Critics say that these algorithms reproduce ...
Gaze Prediction in First-Person View Videos
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Gaze is an important topic in computer vision as it reveals points of interest that tend to capture a subject's attention in a scene and potential intentions of the subject of gaze. Gaze data is becoming more readily ...
Adaptive gain spatial receiver for wide dynamic range communication links
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Wireless optical communication facilitates high-speed transmission across long distances. However, time-varying and spatially-dependent attenuation through freespace channels due to scattering impedes operation for many ...
Predicting post-surgical opioid consumption using perioperative surgical data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Improper consumption of prescription opioids is a massive public health issue in the United States currently. Here, we propose one approach of tackling this issue through using machine learning techniques to predict opioid ...
Improving predictability of cell culture processes during biologics manufacturing scale-up through hybrid modeling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the biotechnology industry, commercial manufacturing of biologic drugs occurs in large-scale production bioreactors (15,000L), but process development occurs in lab-scale production bioreactors (2-3L). Cell culture ...
Evaluation of automated storage and retrieval in a distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the face of e-commerce growth and rising customer delivery expectations, companies must adapt to meet shorter contract shipping requirements with existing infrastructures. The "Amazon effect", an evolution resulting in ...
Reducing variations in a highly constrained environment in order to increase production capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Variations and the negatives effects it causes on production capacity and planning are topics of significant interest in the manufacturing communities. This research investigates the hypothesis that, when operating in a ...
Short-to-medium term dengue forecast in Singapore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Dengue fever is currently the fastest spreading mosquito-borne disease in the world, and a substantial public health problem due to its geographic spread, intensity, and resulting economic impact. The disease is endemic ...
Racing esports in China : CUI's business expansion plan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In recent years the racing esports industry has been of greater importance in the business world beyond the role of a cultural medium. With the industry's larger size and potential for more growth, the industry has attracted ...