IEEE

Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling via Graph Neural Network and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: Recently, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has been applied to learn priority dispatching rules (PDRs) for solving complex scheduling problems. However, the existing works face challenges ...
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Englewood Florist Turns Vacant Lots Into Paychecks, Snags CNN Hero Of The Year

Englewood florist and social entrepreneur Quilen Blackwell just went from neighborhood staple to national headline. The ...
IEEE

Multispecies Fruit Flower Detection Using a Refined Semantic Segmentation Network

Abstract: In fruit production, critical crop management decisions are guided by bloom intensity, i.e., the number of flowers present in an orchard. Despite its importance, bloom intensity is still ...

Quilen Blackwell, whose Chicago nonprofit flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN Hero of the Year

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit, featured on ABC7, transforms vacant lots on Chicago's South Side into flower farms that ...