most citedA Simple and Effective Model-Based Variable Importance Measure

71 citations · 149 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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stat.ML2018★ 71 cited

A Simple and Effective Model-Based Variable Importance Measure

Brandon M. Greenwell, Bradley C. Boehmke, Andrew J. McCarthy

In the era of "big data", it is becoming more of a challenge to not only build state-of-the-art predictive models, but also gain an understanding of what's really going on in the d…

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First Smart Spaces

Graham Kirby, Alan Dearle, Andrew McCarthy +6

This document describes the Gloss software currently implemented. The description of the Gloss demonstrator for multi-surface interaction can be found in D17. The ongoing integrati…

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Second Set of Spaces

Evangelos Zirintsis, Graham Kirby, Alan Dearle +8

This document describes the Gloss infrastructure supporting implementation of location-aware services. The document is in two parts. The first part describes software architecture…

cs.DC2010★ 2 cited

An Information Flow Architecture for Global Smart Spaces

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Andrew McCarthy +1

In this paper we describe an architecture which: Permits the deployment and execution of components in appropriate geographical locations. Provides security mechanisms that prevent…

cs.DC2010★ 39 cited

Architectural Support for Global Smart Spaces

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Ron Morrison +6

A GLObal Smart Space (GLOSS) provides support for interaction amongst people, artefacts and places while taking account of both context and movement on a global scale. Crucial to t…

cs.DC2010★ 6 cited

A Middleware Framework for Constraint-Based Deployment and Autonomic Management of Distributed Applications

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Andrew McCarthy

We propose a middleware framework for deployment and subsequent autonomic management of component-based distributed applications. An initial deployment goal is specified using a de…

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A Framework for Constraint-Based Deployment and Autonomic Management of Distributed Applications (Extended Abstract)

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Andrew McCarthy

We propose a framework for the deployment and subsequent autonomic management of component-based distributed applications. An initial deployment goal is specified using a declarati…

cs.DC2010★ 20 cited

A Framework for Constraint-Based Deployment and Autonomic Management of Distributed Applications

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Andrew McCarthy

We propose a framework for deployment and subsequent autonomic management of component-based distributed applications. An initial deployment goal is specified using a declarative c…

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A Flexible and Secure Deployment Framework for Distributed Applications

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Andrew McCarthy +1

This paper describes an implemented system which is designed to support the deployment of applications offering distributed services, comprising a number of distributed components.…

cs.DC2010★ 3 cited

RAFDA: Middleware Supporting the Separation of Application Logic from Distribution Policy

Alan Dearle, Scott Walker, Stuart Norcross +2

Middleware technologies often limit the way in which object classes may be used in distributed applications due to the fixed distribution policies imposed by the Middleware system.…

cs.DC2010★ 4 cited

RAFDA: A Policy-Aware Middleware Supporting the Flexible Separation of Application Logic from Distribution

Scott Walker, Alan Dearle, Stuart Norcross +2

Middleware technologies often limit the way in which object classes may be used in distributed applications due to the fixed distribution policies that they impose. These policies…

cs.DC2010★ 3 cited

A Peer-to-Peer Middleware Framework for Resilient Persistent Programming

Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Stuart Norcross +1

The persistent programming systems of the 1980s offered a programming model that integrated computation and long-term storage. In these systems, reliable applications could be engi…

cs.DC2010★ 1 cited

Applying Constraint Solving to the Management of Distributed Applications

Andrew McCarthy, Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby

We present our approach for deploying and managing distributed component-based applications. A Desired State Description (DSD), written in a high-level declarative language, specif…