A venture capital firm looks back on changing norms, from board seats to backing rival startups

Last month, one of the Bay Area’s better-known early-stage venture capital firms, Uncork Capital, marked its 20th anniversary with a party in a renovated church in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, where 420 guests showed up to help the firm to celebrate, trade tips, and share war stories. There’s no question the venture scene has changed … Read more

ToolTalk: Benchmarking the Future of Tool-Using AI Assistants

:::info Authors: (1) Nicholas Farn, Microsoft Corporation {Microsoft Corporation {nifarn@microsoft.com}; (2) Richard Shin, Microsoft Corporation {eush@microsoft.com}. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Intro Dataset Design Evaluation Methodology Experiments and Analysis Related Work Conclusion, Reproducibility, and References A. Complete list of tools B. Scenario Prompt C. Unrealistic Queries D. Nuances comparing prior work ABSTRACT Large language … Read more

A Practical Approach to Novel Class Discovery in Tabular Data: Appendix

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Unlocking Novel Class Discovery: Advances in NCD Algorithms and Hyperparameter Tuning

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Comprehensive NCD Experimentation: Datasets, Metrics, Competitors, and Results Analysis

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

A Practical Approach to Novel Class Discovery in Tabular Data: Full training procedure

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Estimating Novel Class Count in NCD by Leveraging Cluster Validity Indices

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Hyperparameter Optimization in Novel Class Discovery

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Optimizing Novel Class Discovery with NCD Spectral Clustering and k-means

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

Exploring Semi-Supervised and Transfer Learning in Novel Class Discovery

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

A Practical Approach to Novel Class Discovery in Tabular Data

:::info Authors: (1) Troisemaine Colin, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France., and Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (2) Reiffers-Masson Alexandre, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France.; (3) Gosselin Stephane, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (4) Lemaire Vincent, Orange Labs, Lannion, France; (5) Vaton Sandrine, Department of Computer Science, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France. ::: … Read more

How to Build DApp on Rootstock with Next.js, Typescript, and Solidity

Welcome to a comprehensive guide on “Building a Decentralized Messaging Application with Next.js, TypeScript, and Solidity”. In this tutorial, we’ll construct a decentralized messaging application that harnesses the power of blockchain technology. You’ll gain a clear understanding of the following: Building dynamic interfaces with Next.js Crafting Ethereum smart contracts with Solidity Incorporating static type checking … Read more

A Practical Guide to Dynamic Polymorphism in C Programming

Dynamic polymorphism is a programming paradigm that enhances code flexibility and maintainability by allowing objects to be treated uniformly while exhibiting different behaviors. This concept is particularly useful in scenarios involving collections of related objects that need to perform specific actions. In this article, we compare two implementations of a toy simulation in C to … Read more