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Basics
This chapter introduces the basic concepts of linear algebra, probability theory, and Bayesian networks. Readers familiar with these concepts may...
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Uncertain Machine Ethical Decisions Using Hypothetical Retrospection
We propose the use of the hypothetical retrospection argumentation procedure, developed by Sven Ove Hansson to improve existing approaches to machine...
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Statistics
In this chapter we turn to another indispensable tool in data analysis: statistics. Statistical analysis enables us to gain insight from data, and we...
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Monte Carlo tree search algorithms for risk-aware and multi-objective reinforcement learning
In many risk-aware and multi-objective reinforcement learning settings, the utility of the user is derived from a single execution of a policy. In...
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Early Protocols
In this chapter, I introduce early protocols. First, we start with a background on distributed transactions and relevant protocols, such as the...
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Counting Wins and Losses
Introducing a reward system in your game can make it more interesting and exciting to play. The challenge of leveling up while collecting coins and...
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What’s Math Got To Do With It? The Power of Probability Distributions
A “probability distribution” is one of the most significant concepts ever devised in mathematics. In an uncertain context, we can’t predict the...
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Heuristics for Opinion Diffusion via Local Elections
Most research on influence maximization considers asimple diffusion model, in which binary information is being diffused (i.e., vertices –...
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Some Structural Complexity
We develop some general results on computational complexity. We show that normal methods which relativize are insufficient to decide many natural...
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FTX Collapse: A Ponzi Story
FTX used to be the third-largest centralized exchange (CEX) in crypto space, managing over $10B in daily trading volume before its downfall. Such a...
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More Drawing
There are also lots more drawing functions for formatting text, and for drawing sprites. This chapter will introduce you to them.
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Secure Sampling with Sublinear Communication
Random sampling from specified distributions is an important tool with wide applications for analysis of large-scale data. In this paper we study how...
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A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities
Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is an emerging blockchain-based technology. These tokens can represent digital assets, as it has proof of ownership built...
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Card-Based Covert Lottery
Before starting to play a two-player board game such as Chess and Shogi (namely, Japanese chess), we have to determine who makes the first move....
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Differential privacy: a privacy cloak for preserving utility in heterogeneous datasets
Data has become an integral part of day-to-day human life. Users leave behind a trail of digital footprint that includes their personal and...
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In-order sliding-window aggregation in worst-case constant time
Sliding-window aggregation is a widely-used approach for extracting insights from the most recent portion of a data stream. While aggregations of...
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The Philosophy of Quantum Computing
From the philosopher’s perspective, the interest in quantum computation stems primarily from the way that it combines fundamental concepts from two...
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Correctness by Construction for Probabilistic Programs
The “correct by construction” paradigm is an important component of modern Formal Methods, and here we use the probabilistic Guarded-Command Language...