We introduce a new type of query mechanism for collecting human feedback, called the
perceptual adjustment query (PAQ). Being both informative and cognitively lightweight, the …

Source localization of primary users (PUs) is a spectrum awareness feature that can be very
useful in enhancing the functionality of cognitive radios (CRs). When the cooperating CRs …

Quantitative genetic theory on multivariate character evolution predicts that a population's
response to directional selection is biased towards the major axis of the genetic covariance …

This article documents surprising learning patterns that can occur under model
misspecification. An agent resorts to predictive regressions and fails to take into account …

In the last two decades, significant research efforts have been dedicated to addressing the
issue of spatial confounding in linear regression models. Confounding occurs when the …

Weighted centroid localization (WCL) based on received signal strength measurements is
an attractive low-complexity solution that enables sensor networks to have a geolocation …

Abstract Theory predicts that the additive genetic covariance (G) matrix determines a
population's short-term (in) ability to respond to directional selection—evolvability in the …

Optimization problems are ubiquitous in science and engineering. In this thesis, we study
unconstrained black-box optimization problems that can only be accessed by an oracle that …

Source localization of primary users (PUs) is a geolocation spectrum awareness feature that
can be very useful in enhancing the functionality of cognitive radios (CRs). When the …

How can increasingly available observational data be used to improve the design of
randomized controlled trials (RCTs)? We seek to design a prospective RCT, with the intent …