This paper presents a modeling paradigm which combines graphical and textual elements for the structured specification of performance and dependability models based on stochastic Petri nets. The aim is to manage the complexity of model specification. In the proposed framework processes are encapsulated submodels which are building blocks as known from modular programming languages. Process inte...

We study the contextual bandit problem with linear payoff functions, which is a generalization of the traditional multi-armed bandit problem. In the contextual bandit problem, the learner needs to iteratively select an action based on an observed context, and receives a linear score on only the selected action as the reward feedback. Motivated by the observation that better performance is achie...

The performance of employees in private sector banks Delhi NCR is influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. Intrinsic rewards refer to the internal, non-monetary factors that motivate employees, such as job satisfaction, a sense accomplishment, personal growth. These encourage perform well, complete tasks effectively, experience positive emotions workplace. analysis being done assess ...

To be useful in psychology "artificial organisms" have to perform tasks comparable to those performed by animals. One way to achieve this is to replicate actual animal experiments. Here we reproduce an experiment showing "detour behavior" in chicks a behavior usually explained in terms of "cognitive maps" or other forms of internal representation. We artificially evolve software-simulated robot...