Machine learning methods often face a tradeoff between the accuracy of discriminative models and the lower sample complexity of their generative counterparts. This inspires a need for hybrid methods. In this paper we present ...

In recent years, NLP classification tasks have been reformulated as text generation tasks in the form of text-to-text transformer-based models that achieve state-of-the-art performance by better utilizing pre-trained ...

The dynamic scripting reinforcement learning algorithm can be extended to improve the speed, effectiveness, and accessibility of learning in modern computer games without sacrificing computational efficiency. This dissertation ...

Haptic environments are user interfaces incorporating a haptic display device, most commonly a point force device such as the PHANToM. Lederman and Klatzky's Exploratory Procedures work casts doubt on the usability of such ...

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks have gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential to revolutionize global connectivity. SpaceX, Amazon, and Telesat are the most prominent players aiming to ...

Digital three-dimensional (3D) models are useful for biomechanical analysis because they can be interactively visualized and manipulated. Synthesizing and analyzing animal locomotion with these models, however, is difficult ...

Exascale computing, i.e., supercomputers that can perform 1018 math operations per second, provide significant opportunity for improving the computational sciences. That said, these machines can be difficult to use ...

The past several decades have witnessed tremendous strides in the capabilities of computational chemistry simulations, driven in large part by the extensive parallelism offered by powerful computer clusters and scalable ...

Graphics provide a rich display medium that facilitates identification of spatial patterns but are inaccessible to people who are blind or low vision. Audio provides an alternative medium through which to display information. ...

In situ visualization is increasingly necessary to address I/O limitations on supercomputers. With the increasing heterogeneity of supercomputer design, efficient and cost effective use of resources is extremely difficult ...