In recent years quantum random walks have garnered much interest among quantum information researchers. Part of the reason is the prospect that many hard problems can be solved efficiently by employing algorithms based on quantum random walks, in the same way that classical random walks have played a central role...
The term Citizen Science refers to scientific research in which volunteers from the community participate in scientific studies as field assistants. Since citizen scientists can collect data cheaply, they enable research to be performed at much larger spatial and temporal scales than trained scientists can cover. Species distribution modeling which...
Complex games such as RTS games are naturally formalized
as Markov games. Given a Markov game, it is often possible
to hand-code or learn a set of policies that capture the
diversity of possible strategies. It is also often possible to
hand-code or learn an abstract simulator of the game...
Mutation analysis is a well-known method for measuring the quality of test suites. However, it is computationally intensive compared to other measures, which makes it hard to use in practice. Choosing a smaller subset of mutations to run is a simple approach that can alleviate this problem. Mutation operator selection...
To protect user’s privacy and system’s integrity, mobile platforms use permission models to control accesses to protected resources such as GPS location, Contacts, etc. The previous major version of Android used a static permission model, which compromised the security and privacy of apps. Android 6 overhauled its permission model to...
Continuous integration (CI) systems automate the compilation, building, and testing of software. Despite CI being one of the most widely used processes in software engineering, we do not know what motivates developers to use CI, and what barriers and unmet needs they face. Without such knowledge developers make easily avoidable...
We demonstrate a surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate by integrating plasmonic-active SiO₂ nanotubes into Si₃N₄ gratings. First, the dielectric grating that is working under guided mode resonance (GMR) provides enhanced electric field for localized surface plasmon polaritons on the surface of metallic nanoparticles. Second, we use SiO₂ nanotubes with...