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Adaptive ℋ∞-control for nonlinear systems: a dissipation theoretical approach
The adaptive ℋ∞-control problem for parameter-dependent nonlinear systems with full information feedback is considered. The techniques from dissipation theory as well as the vector and parameter projection methods are used to derive the adaptive ℋ∞-control laws. Both of the projection techniques are rigorously treated. The adaptive robust stabilization for nonlinear systems with ℒ2-gain hounded uncertainties is investigated
A proposal for the evaluation of adaptive information retrieval systems using simulated interaction
The Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) is involved in building interactive adaptive systems which combine Information Retrieval (IR), Adaptive Hypermedia (AH) and adaptive web techniques and technologies. The complex functionality of these systems coupled with the variety of potential users means that the experiments necessary to evaluate such systems are difficult to plan, implement and execute. This evaluation requires both component-level scientific evaluation and user-based evaluation. Automated replication of experiments and simulation of user interaction would be hugely beneficial in the evaluation of adaptive information retrieval systems (AIRS). This paper proposes a methodology for the evaluation of AIRS which leverages simulated interaction. The hybrid approach detailed combines: (i) user-centred methods for simulating interaction and personalisation; (ii) evaluation metrics that combine Human Computer Interaction (HCI), AH and IR techniques; and (iii) the use of qualitative and quantitative evaluations. The benefits and limitations of evaluations based on user simulations are also discussed
Adaptive hypermedia for education and training
Adaptive hypermedia (AH) is an alternative to the traditional, one-size-fits-all approach in the development of hypermedia systems. AH systems build a model of the goals, preferences, and knowledge of each individual user; this model is used throughout the interaction with the user to adapt to the needs of that particular user (Brusilovsky, 1996b). For example, a student in an adaptive educational hypermedia system will be given a presentation that is adapted specifically to his or her knowledge of the subject (De Bra & Calvi, 1998; Hothi, Hall, & Sly, 2000) as well as a suggested set of the most relevant links to proceed further (Brusilovsky, Eklund, & Schwarz, 1998; Kavcic, 2004). An adaptive electronic encyclopedia will personalize the content of an article to augment the user's existing knowledge and interests (Bontcheva & Wilks, 2005; Milosavljevic, 1997). A museum guide will adapt the presentation about every visited object to the user's individual path through the museum (Oberlander et al., 1998; Stock et al., 2007). Adaptive hypermedia belongs to the class of user-adaptive systems (Schneider-Hufschmidt, Kühme, & Malinowski, 1993). A distinctive feature of an adaptive system is an explicit user model that represents user knowledge, goals, and interests, as well as other features that enable the system to adapt to different users with their own specific set of goals. An adaptive system collects data for the user model from various sources that can include implicitly observing user interaction and explicitly requesting direct input from the user. The user model is applied to provide an adaptation effect, that is, tailor interaction to different users in the same context. In different kinds of adaptive systems, adaptation effects could vary greatly. In AH systems, it is limited to three major adaptation technologies: adaptive content selection, adaptive navigation support, and adaptive presentation. The first of these three technologies comes from the fields of adaptive information retrieval (IR) and intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). When the user searches for information, the system adaptively selects and prioritizes the most relevant items (Brajnik, Guida, & Tasso, 1987; Brusilovsky, 1992b)
Distributed Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Adaptive Dynamic Protocols
This paper considers the distributed consensus problem of multi-agent systems
with general continuous-time linear dynamics. Two distributed adaptive dynamic
consensus protocols are proposed, based on the relative output information of
neighboring agents. One protocol assigns an adaptive coupling weight to each
edge in the communication graph while the other uses an adaptive coupling
weight for each node. These two adaptive protocols are designed to ensure that
consensus is reached in a fully distributed fashion for any undirected
connected communication graphs without using any global information. A
sufficient condition for the existence of these adaptive protocols is that each
agent is stabilizable and detectable. The cases with leader-follower and
switching communication graphs are also studied.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figue
Coevolution of Information Processing and Topology in Hierarchical Adaptive Random Boolean Networks
Random Boolean networks (RBNs) are frequently employed for modelling complex
systems driven by information processing, e.g. for gene regulatory networks
(GRNs). Here we propose a hierarchical adaptive RBN (HARBN) as a system
consisting of distinct adaptive RBNs - subnetworks - connected by a set of
permanent interlinks. Information measures and internal subnetworks topology of
HARBN coevolve and reach steady-states that are specific for a given network
structure. We investigate mean node information, mean edge information as well
as a mean node degree as functions of model parameters and demonstrate HARBN's
ability to describe complex hierarchical systems.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Gain control in molecular information processing: Lessons from neuroscience
Statistical properties of environments experienced by biological signaling
systems in the real world change, which necessitate adaptive responses to
achieve high fidelity information transmission. One form of such adaptive
response is gain control. Here we argue that a certain simple mechanism of gain
control, understood well in the context of systems neuroscience, also works for
molecular signaling. The mechanism allows to transmit more than one bit (on or
off) of information about the signal independently of the signal variance. It
does not require additional molecular circuitry beyond that already present in
many molecular systems, and, in particular, it does not depend on existence of
feedback loops. The mechanism provides a potential explanation for abundance of
ultrasensitive response curves in biological regulatory networks.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Entanglement-Resistant Two-Prover Interactive Proof Systems and Non-Adaptive Private Information Retrieval Systems
We show that, for any language in NP, there is an entanglement-resistant
constant-bit two-prover interactive proof system with a constant completeness
vs. soundness gap. The previously proposed classical two-prover constant-bit
interactive proof systems are known not to be entanglement-resistant. This is
currently the strongest expressive power of any known constant-bit answer
multi-prover interactive proof system that achieves a constant gap. Our result
is based on an "oracularizing" property of certain private information
retrieval systems, which may be of independent interest.Comment: 8 page
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