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  • Buried Object Characterization Using Ground Penetrating Radar Assisted by Data-Driven Surrogate-Models

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    • R. Yurt
    • H. Torpi
    • P. Mahouti
    • A. Kizilay
    • S. Kozieł

    - IEEE Access - Year 2023

    This work addresses artificial-intelligence-based buried object characterization using 3-D full-wave electromagnetic simulations of a ground penetrating radar (GPR). The task is to characterize cylindrical shape, perfectly electric conductor (PEC) object buried in various dispersive soil media, and in different positions. The main contributions of this work are (i) development of a fast and accurate data driven surrogate modeling...

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  • A Study of Cross-Linguistic Speech Emotion Recognition Based on 2D Feature Spaces

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    • G. Tamulevicius
    • G. Korvel
    • A. B. Yayak
    • P. Treigys
    • J. Bernataviciene
    • B. Kostek

    - Electronics - Year 2020

    In this research, a study of cross-linguistic speech emotion recognition is performed. For this purpose, emotional data of different languages (English, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, Serbian, and Polish) are collected, resulting in a cross-linguistic speech emotion dataset with the size of more than 10.000 emotional utterances. Despite the bi-modal character of the databases gathered, our focus is on the acoustic representation...

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  • Ranking Speech Features for Their Usage in Singing Emotion Classification

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    - Year 2020

    This paper aims to retrieve speech descriptors that may be useful for the classification of emotions in singing. For this purpose, Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) and selected Low-Level MPEG 7 descriptors were calculated based on the RAVDESS dataset. The database contains recordings of emotional speech and singing of professional actors presenting six different emotions. Employing the algorithm of Feature Selection based...

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  • Zastosowanie sieci neuronowych do detekcji impulsów o znanym kształcie w obecności silnego szumu i trendu

    Detekcja impulsów w odebranym sygnale radiowym, zwłaszcza w obecności silnego szumu oraz trendu, jest trudnym zadaniem. Artykuł przedstawia propozycje rozwiązań wykorzystujących sieci neuronowe do detekcji impulsów o znanym kształcie w obecności silnego szumu i trendu. Na potrzeby realizacji tego zadania zaproponowano dwie architektury. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań wpływu kształtu impulsu, mocy zakłóceń szumowych oraz trendu...

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  • Pose-Invariant Face Detection by Replacing Deep Neurons with Capsules for Thermal Imagery in Telemedicine

    Abstract— The aim of this work was to examine the potential of thermal imaging as a cost-effective tool for convenient, non- intrusive remote monitoring of elderly people in different possible head orientations, without imposing specific behavior on users, e.g. looking toward the camera. Illumination and pose invariant head tracking is important for many medical applications as it can provide information, e.g. about vital signs, sensory...

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  • Mask Detection and Classification in Thermal Face Images

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    Face masks are recommended to reduce the transmission of many viruses, especially SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, the automatic detection of whether there is a mask on the face, what type of mask is worn, and how it is worn is an important research topic. In this work, the use of thermal imaging was considered to analyze the possibility of detecting (localizing) a mask on the face, as well as to check whether it is possible to classify...

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  • INVESTIGATION OF THE LOMBARD EFFECT BASED ON A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH

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    The Lombard effect is an involuntary increase in the speaker’s pitch, intensity, and duration in the presence of noise. It makes it possible to communicate in noisy environments more effectively. This study aims to investigate an efficient method for detecting the Lombard effect in uttered speech. The influence of interfering noise, room type, and the gender of the person on the detection process is examined. First, acoustic parameters...

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  • Equal Baseline Camera Array—Calibration, Testbed and Applications

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    - Applied Sciences-Basel - Year 2021

    This paper presents research on 3D scanning by taking advantage of a camera array consisting of up to five adjacent cameras. Such an array makes it possible to make a disparity map with a higher precision than a stereo camera, however it preserves the advantages of a stereo camera such as a possibility to operate in wide range of distances and in highly illuminated areas. In an outdoor environment, the array is a competitive alternative...

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  • Vehicle Detection with Self-Training for Adaptative Video Processing Embedded Platform

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    Traffic monitoring from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on embedded systems is the subject of the performed experiments. Solving this problem encounters difficulties related to the hardware limitations, and possible camera placement in various positions which affects the system performance. To satisfy the hardware requirements, vehicle detection is performed using a lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), named...

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  • AUTOMATYCZNA KLASYFIKACJA MOWY PATOLOGICZNEJ

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    Aplikacja przedstawiona w niniejszym rozdziale służy do automatycznego wykrywania mowy patologicznej na podstawie bazy nagrań. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono założenia leżące u podstaw przeprowadzonych badan wraz z wyborem bazy mowy patologicznej. Zaprezentowano również zastosowane algorytmy oraz cechy sygnału mowy, które pozwalają odróżnić mowę niezaburzoną od mowy patologicznej. Wytrenowane sieci neuronowe zostały następnie...

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  • An automated learning model for twitter sentiment analysis using Ranger AdaBelief optimizer based Bidirectional Long Short Term Memory

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    - EXPERT SYSTEMS - Year 2024

    Sentiment analysis is an automated approach which is utilized in process of analysing textual data to describe public opinion. The sentiment analysis has major role in creating impact in the day-to-day life of individuals. However, a precise interpretation of text still relies as a major concern in classifying sentiment. So, this research introduced Bidirectional Long Short Term Memory with Ranger AdaBelief Optimizer (Bi-LSTM RAO)...

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  • Inteligentne systemy agentowe w systemach zdalnego nauczania

    W pracy omówiono inteligentne systemy agentowe w systemach zdalnego nauczania. Po krótkim przedstawieniu ewolucji systemów zdalnego nauczania i ich wybranych zastosowań, scharakteryzowano inteligentne agenty edukacyjne. Omówiono wykorzystanie programowania genetycznego oraz algorytmów neuro-ewolucyjnych do implementacji oprogramowania tej klasy. Ponadto, nawiązano do modelu Map-Reduce, który efektywnie wspiera architekturę nowoczesnego...

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  • A Novel Spatio–Temporal Deep Learning Vehicle Turns Detection Scheme Using GPS-Only Data

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    - IEEE Access - Year 2023

    Whether the computer is driving your car or you are, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) come into play on all levels, from weather monitoring to safety. These modern-day ADASs use various assisting tools for drivers to keep the journey safe; these sophisticated tools provide early signals of numerous events, such as road conditions, emerging traffic scenarios, and weather warnings. Many urban applications, such as car-sharing...

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  • Poprawa jakości klasyfikacji głębokich sieci neuronowych poprzez optymalizację ich struktury i dwuetapowy proces uczenia

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    - Year 2024

    W pracy doktorskiej podjęto problem realizacji algorytmów głębokiego uczenia w warunkach deficytu danych uczących. Głównym celem było opracowanie podejścia optymalizującego strukturę sieci neuronowej oraz zastosowanie uczeniu dwuetapowym, w celu uzyskania mniejszych struktur, zachowując przy tym dokładności. Proponowane rozwiązania poddano testom na zadaniu klasyfikacji znamion skórnych na znamiona złośliwe i łagodne. W pierwszym...

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  • CNN-CLFFA: Support Mobile Edge Computing in Transportation Cyber Physical System

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    • A. Bhansali
    • R. Kumar Patra
    • P. Bidare Divakarachari
    • P. Falkowski-Gilski
    • G. Shivakanth
    • S. N. Patil

    - IEEE Access - Year 2024

    In the present scenario, the transportation Cyber Physical System (CPS) improves the reliability and efficiency of the transportation systems by enhancing the interactions between the physical and cyber systems. With the provision of better storage ability and enhanced computing, cloud computing extends transportation CPS in Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). By inspecting the existing literatures, the cloud computing cannot fulfill...

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  • Evaluation of aspiration problems in L2 English pronunciation employing machine learning

    The approach proposed in this study includes methods specifically dedicated to the detection of allophonic variation in English. This study aims to find an efficient method for automatic evaluation of aspiration in the case of Polish second-language (L2) English speakers’ pronunciation when whole words are analyzed instead of particular allophones extracted from words. Sample words including aspirated and unaspirated allophones...

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  • How Integration of a Brain-Machine Interface and Obstacle Detection System Can Improve Wheelchair Control via Movement Image

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    • T. Kocejko
    • N. Matuszkiewicz
    • J. Kwiatkowski
    • P. Durawa
    • A. Madajczak

    - SENSORS - Year 2024

    This study presents a human-computer interaction combined with a brain-machine interface (BMI) and obstacle detection system for remote control of a wheeled robot through movement imagery, providing a potential solution for individuals facing challenges with conventional vehicle operation. The primary focus of this work is the classification of surface EEG signals related to mental activity when envisioning movement and deep relaxation...

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  • Feature Weighted Attention-Bidirectional Long Short Term Memory Model for Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images

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    - Remote Sensing - Year 2022

    In remote sensing images, change detection (CD) is required in many applications, such as: resource management, urban expansion research, land management, and disaster assessment. Various deep learning-based methods were applied to satellite image analysis for change detection, yet many of them have limitations, including the overfitting problem. This research proposes the Feature Weighted Attention (FWA) in Bidirectional Long...

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  • Melanoma skin cancer detection using mask-RCNN with modified GRU model

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    - Frontiers in Physiology - Year 2024

    Introduction: Melanoma Skin Cancer (MSC) is a type of cancer in the human body; therefore, early disease diagnosis is essential for reducing the mortality rate. However, dermoscopic image analysis poses challenges due to factors such as color illumination, light reflections, and the varying sizes and shapes of lesions. To overcome these challenges, an automated framework is proposed in this manuscript. Methods: Initially, dermoscopic...

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  • Balanced Spider Monkey Optimization with Bi-LSTM for Sustainable Air Quality Prediction

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    - Sustainability - Year 2023

    A reliable air quality prediction model is required for pollution control, human health monitoring, and sustainability. The existing air quality prediction models lack efficiency due to overfitting in prediction model and local optima trap in feature selection. This study proposes the Balanced Spider Monkey Optimization (BSMO) technique for effective feature selection to overcome the local optima trap and overfitting problems....

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  • Prognozowanie wpływu drgań komunikacyjnych na budynki mieszkalne za pomocą sztucznych sieci neuronowych i maszyn wektorów wspierających

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    Drgania komunikacyjne mogą stanowić duże obciążenie eksploatacyjne budynku, powodując zarysowania i spękania tynków, odpadanie wypraw, zarysowania konstrukcji, pękanie elementów konstrukcji lub nawet zawalenie się budynku. Pomiary drgań na rzeczywistych konstrukcjach są pracochłonne i kosztowne, a co ważne nie w każdym przypadku są one uzasadnione. Celem pracy jest analiza autorskiego algorytmu, dzięki któremu z dużym prawdopodobieństwem...

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  • Diagnostyka łożysk silnika indukcyjnego na podstawie prądu zasilającego przy użyciu sztucznych sieci neuronowych

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    W artykule zawarto wyniki badań dotyczące diagnostyki łożysk silnika indukcyjnego na podstawie pomiarów prądu zasilającego z wyko-rzystaniem sztucznych sieci neuronowych. Zaprezentowano wyniki uczenia sieci oraz rezultaty testów przeprowadzonych na danych spoza zbioru uczącego. Badania wykonane zostały na obiektach z celowo wprowadzonymi uszkodzeniami łożysk. Przedstawiona nowa koncepcja zakłada użycie zestawu sieci neuronowych...

  • Modelling of wastewater treatment plant for monitoring and control purposes by state - space wavelet networks

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    Most of industrial processes are nonlinear, not stationary, and dynamical with at least few different time scales in their internal dynamics and hardly measured states. A biological wastewater treatment plant falls into this category. The paper considers modelling such processes for monitorning and control purposes by using State - Space Wavelet Neural Networks (SSWN). The modelling method is illustrated based on bioreactors of...

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  • Towards neural knowledge DNA

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    - JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS - Year 2017

    In this paper, we propose the Neural Knowledge DNA, a framework that tailors the ideas underlying the success of neural networks to the scope of knowledge representation. Knowledge representation is a fundamental field that dedicates to representing information about the world in a form that computer systems can utilize to solve complex tasks. The proposed Neural Knowledge DNA is designed to support discovering, storing, reusing,...

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  • Computer-Aided Diagnosis of COVID-19 from Chest X-ray Images Using Hybrid-Features and Random Forest Classifier

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    - Healthcare - Year 2023

    In recent years, a lot of attention has been paid to using radiology imaging to automatically find COVID-19. (1) Background: There are now a number of computer-aided diagnostic schemes that help radiologists and doctors perform diagnostic COVID-19 tests quickly, accurately, and consistently. (2) Methods: Using chest X-ray images, this study proposed a cutting-edge scheme for the automatic recognition of COVID-19 and pneumonia....

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  • Adaptacyjny system oświetlania dróg oraz inteligentnych miast

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    - Year 2024

    Przedmiotem rozprawy jest zbadanie praktycznej możliwości wykrywania w czasie rzeczywistym anomalii w systemie oświetlenia drogowego w oparciu o analizę danych ze inteligentnych liczników energii. Zastosowanie inteligentnych liczników energii elektrycznej (Smart Meter) w systemach oświetlenia drogowego stwarza nowe możliwości w zakresie automatycznej diagnostyki takich niepożądanych zjawisk jak awarie lamp, odstępstwa od harmonogramu...

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  • Measures of region failure survivability for wireless mesh networks

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    - WIRELESS NETWORKS - Year 2015

    Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) are considered as a promising alternative to wired local, or metropolitan area networks. However, owing to their exposure to various disruptive events, including natural disasters, or human threats, many WMN network elements located close to the failure epicentre are frequently in danger of a simultaneous failure, referred to as a region failure. Therefore, network survivability, being the ability...

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  • Survey on fuzzy logic methods in control systems of electromechanical plants

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    • R. Strzelecki
    • G. Demidova
    • D. Lukichev
    • N. Polyakov
    • A. Abdullin
    • S. Lovlin

    - Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal - Year 2019

    Рассмотрены алгоритмы управления электромеханическими системами с использованием теории нечеткой логики, приводятся основные положения их синтеза, рассматриваются методы анализа их устойчивости на основе нечетких функций Ляпунова. Эти алгоритмы чаще всего реализуются в виде различных регуляторов, применение которых целесообразно в системах, математическая модель которых не известна, не детерминирована или является строго нелинейной,...

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  • Global Surrogate Modeling by Neural Network-Based Model Uncertainty

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    - Year 2022

    This work proposes a novel adaptive global surrogate modeling algorithm which uses two neural networks, one for prediction and the other for the model uncertainty. Specifically, the algorithm proceeds in cycles and adaptively enhances the neural network-based surrogate model by selecting the next sampling points guided by an auxiliary neural network approximation of the spatial error. The proposed algorithm is tested numerically...

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  • Buried Object Characterization by Data-Driven Surrogates and Regression-Enabled Hyperbolic Signature Extraction

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    - Scientific Reports - Year 2023

    This work addresses artificial-intelligence-based buried object characterization using FDTD-based electromagnetic simulation toolbox of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to generate B-scan data. In data collection, FDTD-based simulation tool, gprMax is used. The task is to estimate geophysical parameters of a cylindrical shape object of various radii, buried at different positions in the dry soil medium simultaneously and independently...

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  • OBTAINING FLUID FLOW PATTERN FOR TURBINE STAGE WITH NEURAL MODEL.

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    In the paper possibility of applying neural model to obtaining patterns of proper operation for fluid flow in turbine stage for fluid-flow diagnostics is discussed. Main differences between Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solvers and neural model is given, also limitations and advantages of both are considered. Time of calculations of both methods was given, also possibilities of shortening that time with preserving the accuracy...

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  • Exploiting multi-interface networks: Connectivity and Cheapest Paths

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    - WIRELESS NETWORKS - Year 2010

    Let G = (V,E) be a graph which models a set of wireless devices (nodes V) that can communicate by means of multiple radio interfaces, according to proximity and common interfaces (edges E). The problem of switching on (activating) the minimum cost set of interfaces at the nodes in order to guarantee the coverage of G was recently studied. A connection is covered (activated) when the endpoints of the corresponding edge share at...

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  • Electromagnetic Modeling of Microstrip Elements Aided with Artificial Neural Network

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    - Year 2020

    The electromagnetic modeling principle aided withartificial neural network to designing the microwave widebandelements/networks prepared in microstrip technology is proposedin the paper. It is assumed that the complete information is knownfor the prototype design which is prepared on certain substratewith certain thickness and electric permittivity. The longitudinaland transversal dimensions of new design...

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  • Neural Architecture Search for Skin Lesion Classification

    Deep neural networks have achieved great success in many domains. However, successful deployment of such systems is determined by proper manual selection of the neural architecture. This is a tedious and time-consuming process that requires expert knowledge. Different tasks need very different architectures to obtain satisfactory results. The group of methods called the neural architecture search (NAS) helps to find effective architecture...

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  • Selection of an artificial pre-training neural network for the classification of inland vessels based on their images

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    - Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie - Year 2021

    Artificial neural networks (ANN) are the most commonly used algorithms for image classification problems. An image classifier takes an image or video as input and classifies it into one of the possible categories that it was trained to identify. They are applied in various areas such as security, defense, healthcare, biology, forensics, communication, etc. There is no need to create one’s own ANN because there are several pre-trained...

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  • Neural Approximators for Variable-Order Fractional Calculus Operators (VO-FC)

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    - IEEE Access - Year 2022

    The paper presents research on the approximation of variable-order fractional operators by recurrent neural networks. The research focuses on two basic variable-order fractional operators, i.e., integrator and differentiator. The study includes variations of the order of each fractional operator. The recurrent neural network architecture based on GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) cells functioned as a neural approximation for selected...

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  • TOXIC GASES IDENTIFICATION USING SINGLE ELECTROCATALYTIC SENSOR RESPONSES AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

    The need for precise detection of toxic gases drives development of new gas sensors structures and methods of processing the output signals from the sensors. In literature, artificial neural networks are considered as one of the most effective tool for the analysis of gas sensors or sensors arrays responses. In this paper a method of toxic gas components identification using a electrocatalytic gas sensor as a detector and an artificial...

  • Neural Modelling of Steam Turbine Control Stage

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    The paper describes possibility of steam turbine control stage neural model creation. It is of great importance because wider application of green energy causes severe conditions for control of energy generation systems operation Results of chosen steam turbine of 200 MW power measurements are applied as an example showing way of neural model creation. They serve as training and testing data of such neural model. Relatively simple...

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  • Emotion Recognition from Physiological Channels Using Graph Neural Network

    In recent years, a number of new research papers have emerged on the application of neural networks in affective computing. One of the newest trends observed is the utilization of graph neural networks (GNNs) to recognize emotions. The study presented in the paper follows this trend. Within the work, GraphSleepNet (a GNN for classifying the stages of sleep) was adjusted for emotion recognition and validated for this purpose. The...

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  • Comparison of the Ability of Neural Network Model and Humans to Detect a Cloned Voice

    The vulnerability of the speaker identity verification system to attacks using voice cloning was examined. The research project assumed creating a model for verifying the speaker’s identity based on voice biometrics and then testing its resistance to potential attacks using voice cloning. The Deep Speaker Neural Speaker Embedding System was trained, and the Real-Time Voice Cloning system was employed based on the SV2TTS, Tacotron,...

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  • Neural network simulator's application to reference performance determination of turbine blading in the heat-flow diagnostics.

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    - Year 2013

    In the paper, the possibility of application of artificial neural networks to perform the fluid flow calculations through both damaged and undamaged turbine blading was investigated. Preliminary results are presented and show the potentiality of further development of the method for the purpose of heat-flow diagnostics.

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  • Adding Interpretability to Neural Knowledge DNA

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    - CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS - Year 2022

    This paper proposes a novel approach that adds the interpretability to Neural Knowledge DNA (NK-DNA) via generating a decision tree. The NK-DNA is a promising knowledge representation approach for acquiring, storing, sharing, and reusing knowledge among machines and computing systems. We introduce the decision tree-based generative method for knowledge extraction and representation to make the NK-DNA more explainable. We examine...

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  • A compact smart sensor based on a neural classifier for objects modeled by Beaunier's model

    A new solution of a smart microcontroller sensor based on a simple direct sensor-microcontroller interface for technical objects modeled by two-terminal networks and by the Beaunier’s model of anticorrosion coating is proposed. The tested object is stimulated by a square pulse and its time voltage response is sampled four times by the internal ADC of microcontroller. A neural classifier based on measurement data classifies the...

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  • An Analysis of Neural Word Representations for Wikipedia Articles Classification

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    - CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS - Year 2019

    One of the current popular methods of generating word representations is an approach based on the analysis of large document collections with neural networks. It creates so-called word-embeddings that attempt to learn relationships between words and encode this information in the form of a low-dimensional vector. The goal of this paper is to examine the differences between the most popular embedding models and the typical bag-of-words...

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  • Resilient Routing in Communication Networks

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    - Year 2015

    This important text/reference addresses the latest issues in end-to-end resilient routing in communication networks. The work highlights the main causes of failures of network nodes and links, and presents an overview of resilient routing mechanisms, covering issues related to the Future Internet (FI), wireless mesh networks (WMNs), and vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). For each of these network architectures, a selection of...

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  • Evolving neural network as a decision support system — Controller for a game of “2048” case study

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    The paper proposes an approach to designing the neuro-genetic self-learning decision support system. The system is based on neural networks being adaptively learned by evolutionary mechanism, forming an evolved neural network. Presented learning algorithm enables for a selection of the neural network structure by establishing or removing of connections between the neurons, and then for a finding the beast suited values of the network...

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  • Categorization of emotions in dog behavior based on the deep neural network

    The aim of this article is to present a neural system based on stock architecture for recognizing emotional behavior in dogs. Our considerations are inspired by the original work of Franzoni et al. on recognizing dog emotions. An appropriate set of photographic data has been compiled taking into account five classes of emotional behavior in dogs of one breed, including joy, anger, licking, yawning, and sleeping. Focusing on a particular...

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  • Towards a classification of networks with asymmetric inputs

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    - NONLINEARITY - Year 2021

    Coupled cell systems associated with a coupled cell network are determined by (smooth) vector fields that are consistent with the network structure. Here, we follow the formalisms of Stewart et al (2003 SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Syst. 2, 609–646), Golubitsky et al (2005 SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Syst. 4, 78–100) and Field (2004 Dyn. Syst. 19, 217–243). It is known that two non-isomorphic n-cell coupled networks can determine the same sets of...

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  • The reliability of tree and star networks.

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    - Year 2008

    One of the important parameters characterizing the quality of computer networks is the network's reliability with respect to failures of the communication links and nodes. This chapter investigated the reliability of tree and star networks. The tree and star topology is used in centralized computer networks. In centralized computer networks all communication must take place through some central computer. Following measures of network...

  • Communication Networks in the Service of the Environmental Monitoring

    In the paper selected issues relating to communication networks in the services of the environmental monitoring (EM) have been described. It is divided into three main parts: introduction, wire and wireless networks. At the beginning of the basic definitions were explained. The wire part focuses on a plain old telephone service (POTS), an integrated services digital network (ISDN), a digital subscriber line (DSL) and a fiber-optic...