Oct 13, 2025 · Fundamentals

Timing the Harvest: The Optimal Stopping Theory Behind a Classic Chinese Poem

Using the Tang poem 'When the flower blooms, seize it' as a metaphor, this article formulates the optimal stopping problem with Gaussian value curves, survival probabilities, discounting, risk attitudes, Bayesian learning, and exploration‑exploitation trade‑offs, revealing when to act before the perfect moment fades.

Optimal Stoppingbayesian learningdecision theory

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Timing the Harvest: The Optimal Stopping Theory Behind a Classic Chinese Poem

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Feb 11, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

Recent Advances in Bayesian Machine Learning: Foundations, Non‑Parametric Methods, and Large‑Scale Applications

This article reviews recent progress in Bayesian machine learning, covering foundational theory, non‑parametric approaches such as Dirichlet and Indian buffet processes, regularized Bayesian inference, and scalable techniques for big‑data environments including stochastic variational methods, distributed algorithms, and hardware acceleration.

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Recent Advances in Bayesian Machine Learning: Foundations, Non‑Parametric Methods, and Large‑Scale Applications