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thekhuc — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:34 +0000

Needed for Decision Guidance Systems Course.

Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1

thekhuc — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:54:00 +0000

Spring 2010 Class: Decision Guidance Systems

thekhuc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:23:00 +0000

Increasing number of applications require predicting behavior of a complex system and making decisions to move the system towards desirable outcomes. Examples include finding the best course of action in emergency, deciding on business transactions within a supply chain, making a patient treatment plan for the best prognosis, and deciding on public policies guided by most positive outcomes.

In these applications, predictions and decisions are to be made in the presence of large amounts of dynamically collected data and learned uncertainty models. In many cases, it is also necessary to acquire additional data in order to reduce uncertainty and make better decisions. We call such a system, which supports a closed-loop data acquisition, learning, prediction and decision optimization, a decision-guidance application.

The focus of this research seminar is on studying models, languages, and algorithms toward building a decision-guidance management system (DGMS), which is a productivity tool for fast development of decision-guidance applications in a seamlessly integrated environment.

Significant advances have been made in the areas of operations research, mathematical and constraint programming, machine learning and data mining, and database systems. These advances can all contribute to a DGMS. However, there are no cohesive frameworks, algorithms and systems that unify the models and computational paradigms of all the components. A unified framework in the form of a DGMS, which is the focus of this class, is necessary for decision guidance in complex systems. In addition, the integration of multiple components from different areas in a unified DGMS brings new computational challenges and new optimization opportunities.

Class website: http://classweb.gmu.edu/brodsky/cs795infs797/

December Events

thekhuc — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:08:14 +0000

12.05.2009 INFS 772 Research Day at Mason

12.03.2009 Microsoft MSDN Road Show

DROID

thekhuc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:48 +0000

This is the best phone yet!

Blend 3 Launch with Joel Cochran

thekhuc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:31:12 +0000

Very good and precise walkthrough. Lots of tips and tricks. Joel is an exciting and knowledgeable speaker.

Blogging from iPod Touch

thekhuc — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:15 +0000

Trying out the new WordPress 2 app for iPod Touch.

Articulate Your Data with FluentNHibernate with Roberto Hernandez

thekhuc — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:15:40 +0000

I got to learn a lot about FluentNHibernate tonight. He made it seem really simple while powerful at the same time. He’s a good presenter. Thanks Roberto and CapArea.NET!

Issue: IIS cannot display the webpage

thekhuc — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:14 +0000

Issue:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Possible Solution:

Make sure the following services are running: IISAdmin and World Wide Web Publising.

Code Camps Fall 2009

thekhuc — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:22:43 +0000

Richmond Code Camp 10/03/2009

NOVA Code Camp 10/10/2009