IEEE

An End-to-End Compact Shape-Aware Macro Placer Using Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: In modern chip design, the placement of millions of circuit modules poses a significant challenge. However, macro placement can significantly enhance this process by enabling greater ...
IEEE

Progressively Learning from Macro-Expressions for Micro-Expression Recognition

Abstract: Micro-expression (ME) recognition is challenging due to the low-intensity facial motions. An idea to overcome this is learning assisted by macro-expressions (MaEs). However, the intensity ...
The New York Times

‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade ...
YouTube on MSN

Transform Excel: make tabs that change colors!

In this video, learn how to create fully clickable tabs inside a single Excel sheet that change colors when selected, automatically updating the corresponding data. This technique consolidates ...
Reuters

Blend of private and official data would better guide the Fed, research shows

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Bolstering government economic reports with private data could improve Federal Reserve policymaking by helping officials better anticipate changes in jobs and inflation ...
The Economist

To understand why countries grow, look at their firms

TO GRASP THE stakes of economic growth, start with the arithmetic of compounding. Over two generations an economy growing at about 1% a year will not even double in size; one growing at 7% will expand ...