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A General Framework for Distributed Vote Aggregation
Behrouz Touri, Farzad Farnoud, Angelia Neidic +1
We present a general model for opinion dynamics in a social network together with several possibilities for object selections at times when the agents are communicating. We study t…
A Novel Distance-Based Approach to Constrained Rank Aggregation
Farzad Farnoud, Olgica Milenkovic, Behrouz Touri
We consider a classical problem in choice theory -- vote aggregation -- using novel distance measures between permutations that arise in several practical applications. The distanc…
Nonuniform Vote Aggregation Algorithms
Farzad Farnoud, Behrouz Touri, Olgica Milenkovic
We consider the problem of non-uniform vote aggregation, and in particular, the algorithmic aspects associated with the aggregation process. For a novel class of weighted distance…
Novel Distance Measures for Vote Aggregation
Farzad Farnoud, Behrouz Touri, Olgica Milenkovic
We consider the problem of rank aggregation based on new distance measures derived through axiomatic approaches and based on score-based methods. In the first scenario, we derive n…
Alternating Markov Chains for Distribution Estimation in the Presence of Errors
Farzad Farnoud, Narayana P. Santhanam, Olgica Milenkovic
We consider a class of small-sample distribution estimators over noisy channels. Our estimators are designed for repetition channels, and rely on properties of the runs of the obse…
Error-Correction in Flash Memories via Codes in the Ulam Metric
Farzad Farnoud, Vitaly Skachek, Olgica Milenkovic
We consider rank modulation codes for flash memories that allow for handling arbitrary charge-drop errors. Unlike classical rank modulation codes used for correcting errors that ma…