Search results for: network analysis
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An application of neural network for Structural Health Monitoring of an adaptive wing with an array of FBG sensors
PublicationW pracy przedstwiono możliwości zastoswania sieci czujników FBG i sztucznych sieci neuronowych do detekcji uszkodzeń w poszyciu adaptacyjnego skrzydła.
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Operation of trolleybus transport in Portugal. Revitalization of trolleybus network in Coimbra and development plans in Amadora
PublicationW artykule opisano sytuację komunikacji trolejbusowej w Portugalii.
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Tacit Knowledge Sharing and Value Creation in the Network Economy: Socially Driven Evolution of Business
PublicationKey factors which affect competitive advantage in the network economy are innovation, relationships, cooperation, and knowledge. Sharing knowledge is not easy. Companies find it problematic. Presented studies show that the essence of the value creation today is not in sharing explicit but rather tacit knowledge, which is a source of creativity and innovation. Delivering value through knowledge does not only require efficient Transactive...
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Optical Sensor Based Gestures Inference Using Recurrent Neural Network in Mobile Conditions
PublicationIn this paper the implementation of recurrent neural network models for hand gesture recognition on edge devices was performed. The models were trained with 27 hand gestures recorded with the use of a linear optical sensor consisting of 8 photodiodes and 4 LEDs. Different models, trained off-line, were tested in terms of different network topologies (different number of neurons and layers) and different effective sampling frequency...
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APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL FEATURES AND MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORK TO AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIA BY ECG SIGNALS
PublicationAbnormal electrical activity of heart can produce a cardiac arrhythmia. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a non-invasive technique which is used as a diagnostic tool for cardiac diseases. Non-stationarity and irregu- larity of heartbeat signal imposes many difficulties to clinicians (e.g., in the case of myocardial infarction arrhythmia). Fortunately, signal processing algorithms can expose hidden information within ECG signal contaminated...
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A new approach to provide the differentiated levels of network survivability under a double node failure
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano klasową metodę ochrony strumieni ruchu w sieciach WDM zapewniającą szybkie odtwarzanie połączeń w sytuacji jednoczesnej awarii jej dwóch elementów. Szczególny nacisk położono na zagadnienie zapewnienia zróżnicowanych poziomów przeżywalności w celu ich lepszego dopasowania do zróżnicowanych wymagań użytkowników. Pokazano, że w celu zapenienia ochrony przed awarią dwóch elementów, wymagania dotyczące przepustowości...
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Qualitative Indicators Used to Select the Placement and Parameters of Energy Storage Installed in the Distribution Network
PublicationThe technology related to energy storage has developed in recent years. Continuous improvement of the solutions available on the market resulted in wider usability of energy storage. They are also increasingly used in a distribution network. This study contains a synthesised description of physical features of the energy storage used in distribution networks. Several criteria of algorithms used to determine the placement and...
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Personal Branding—A New Competency in the Era of the Network Economy. Corporate Brand Performance Implications
PublicationPrimary assets of the network economy are information, network, re-lationships, knowledge, and a virtual environment. The competency of personal branding exercised by knowledge workers, also thought of as knowledge producers, is becoming a natural consequence of the business environment where the significance of hierarchies is constantly decreasing. Knowledge workers are powerful as never be-fore and can exist as separate actors...
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Impact of R/X ratio of distribution network on selection and control of energy storage units
PublicationThe interest in energy storage is still increasing. Energy storage units are installed in high voltage networks, medium voltage networks and low voltage distribution networks as well. These units are often used to improve power quality. One of the criteria for improving power quality is reducing voltage deviations. Depending on the type of network and specifying its R/X ratio, this criterion can be fulfilled by control of active...
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The influence of image masks definition onsegmentation results of histopathological imagesusing convolutional neural network
PublicationAbstract—In the era of collecting large amounts of tissue materials, assisting the work of histopathologists with various electronic and information IT tools is an undeniable fact. The traditional interaction between a human pathologist and the glass slide is changing to interaction between an AI pathologist with a whole slide images. One of the important tasks is the segmentation of objects (e.g. cells) in such images. In this...
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Linux scheduler improvement for time demanding network applications, running on Communication Platform Systems
PublicationCommunication Platform Systems as ex. ATCA standard blades located in standardized chassis provides high level communication services between system peripherals. Each ATCA blade brings dedicated functionality to the system but can as well exist as separated host responsible for servicing set of task. According to platform philosophy these parts of system can be quite independent against another solutions provided by competitors....
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Comparative Evaluation of Multicoil Inductive Power Transfer Approaches Based on Z-source Network
PublicationThis paper describes comparative evaluation between wireless power transfer topologies with utilization of Z-source network. Paper describes components calculation method. List of open-loop, close-loop simulations were conducted to compare both topologies. Spectrum of signals is also researched.
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Artificial Neural Network in Forecasting the Churn Phenomena Among Costumers of IT and Power Supply Services
PublicationThis paper presents an attempt to use an artificial neural network to investigate the churn phenomenon among the customers of a telecommunications operator. An attempt was made to create a data model based on the customer lifetime value (CLV) rather than on activity alone. A multilayered artificial neural network was used for the experiments. The results yielded a 99% successful identification rate for customers in no danger of...
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An automatic selection of optimal recurrent neural network architecture for processes dynamics modelling purposes
PublicationA problem related to the development of algorithms designed to find the structure of artificial neural network used for behavioural (black-box) modelling of selected dynamic processes has been addressed in this paper. The research has included four original proposals of algorithms dedicated to neural network architecture search. Algorithms have been based on well-known optimisation techniques such as evolutionary algorithms and...
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Predicting Ice Phenomena in a River Using the Artificial Neural Network and Extreme Gradient Boosting
PublicationForecasting ice phenomena in river systems is of great importance because these phenomena are a fundamental part of the hydrological regime. Due to the stochasticity of ice phenomena, their prediction is a difficult process, especially when data sets are sparse or incomplete. In this study, two machine learning models—Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network (MLPNN) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost)—were developed to predict...
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Wireless Body Area Network for Preventing Self-Inoculation Transmission of Respiratory Viral Diseases
PublicationThis paper proposes an idea of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) based on Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) standards to recognize and alarm a gesture of touching the face, and in effect, to prevent self-inoculation of respiratory viral diseases, such as COVID-19 or influenza A, B, or C. The proposed network comprises wireless modules placed in bracelets and a necklace. It relies on the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements...
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Neural network based algorithm for hand gesture detection in a low-cost microprocessor applications
PublicationIn this paper the simple architecture of neural network for hand gesture classification was presented. The network classifies the previously calculated parameters of EMG signals. The main goal of this project was to develop simple solution that is not computationally complex and can be implemented on microprocessors in low-cost 3D printed prosthetic arms. As the part of conducted research the data set EMG signals corresponding...
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Selection of an artificial pre-training neural network for the classification of inland vessels based on their images
PublicationArtificial 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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Study of Multi-Class Classification Algorithms’ Performance on Highly Imbalanced Network Intrusion Datasets
PublicationThis paper is devoted to the problem of class imbalance in machine learning, focusing on the intrusion detection of rare classes in computer networks. The problem of class imbalance occurs when one class heavily outnumbers examples from the other classes. In this paper, we are particularly interested in classifiers, as pattern recognition and anomaly detection could be solved as a classification problem. As still a major part of...
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Analytical Traffic Model for a Multidomain IMS/NGN Network Including Service and Transport Stratum
PublicationThis paper addresses the problem of modelling call processing performance (CPP) in a multidomain Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture including the elements of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) in service stratum and based on the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology in transport stratum. An analytical traffic model for such an architecture is proposed by integrating the formerly implemented submodels of service...
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Musical instrument sound separation methods supported by artificial nueural network decision system
PublicationRozprawa doktorska (27 czerwica 2006).Celem prowadzonych prac badawczych było opracowanie algorytmów separacji dźwięków instrumentów muzycznych. Dodatkowo dobrano zestaw parametrów tak aby możliwe było wytrenowanie sztucznej sieci neuronowej w celu automatycznego rozpoznawania odseparowanych sygnałów. Zaproponowano również aby algorytm decyzyjny odpowiedzialny za klasyfikacje dźwięków pełnił funkcję automatycznej metody oceny algorytmów...
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Optimum Choice of Randomly Oriented Carbon Nanotube Networks for UV-Assisted Gas Sensing Applications
PublicationWe investigated the noise and photoresponse characteristics of various optical transparencies of nanotube networks to identify an optimal randomly oriented network of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based devices for UV-assisted gas sensing applications. Our investigation reveals that all of the studied devices demonstrate negative photoconductivity upon exposure to UV light. Our studies confirm the effect of UV irradiation on the electrical...
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Traffic Type Influence on Performance of OSPF QoS Routing
PublicationFeasibility studies with QoS routing proved that the network traffic type has influence on routing performance. In this work influence of self-similar traffic for network with DiffServ architecture and OSPF QoS routing has been verified. Analysis has been done for three traffic classes. Multiplexed On-Off model was used for self-similar traffic generation. Comparison of simulation results was presented using both relative and non-relative...
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The role of EMG module in hybrid interface of prosthetic arm
PublicationNearly 10% of all upper limb amputations concern the whole arm. It affects the mobility and reduces the productivity of such a person. These two factors can be restored by using prosthetics. However, the complexity of human arm makes restoring its basic functions quite difficult. When the osseointegration and/or targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) are not possible, different modalities can be used to control the prosthesis. In...
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Simulation model for evaluation of QOS dynamic routing
PublicationCurrent informational networks use a large variety of technologies to support data exchange. Most of them are focused on IP protocol and include mechanisms which by definition should supply demanded QoS. One of those mechanisms is efficient path calculation - routing. Traffic offered to the network can change very rapidly in short term. Routing should support such traffic changes and all the time calculate valid paths in terms...
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The Analysis and Solutions to the Problems of IPv6 Configuration Migration of Small Networks
PublicationThe paper analyzes the problems of IPv4 to IPv6 migration processes and indicates the areas in which migration can be done without expensive replacement of hardware, software and organizational changes. This paper presents the migration tools developed for the SOHO network administrators. The tools provide theoretical knowledge and practical advices on migrating to IPv6 and enable automation of the migration process. The article...
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Analysis of Denoising Autoencoder Properties Through Misspelling Correction Task
PublicationThe paper analyzes some properties of denoising autoencoders using the problem of misspellings correction as an exemplary task. We evaluate the capacity of the network in its classical feed-forward form. We also propose a modification to the output layer of the net, which we called multi-softmax. Experiments show that the model trained with this output layer outperforms traditional network both in learning time and accuracy. We...
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Technical Engine for Democratization of Modeling, Simulations, and Predictions
PublicationComputational science and engineering play a critical role in advancing both research and daily-life challenges across almost every discipline. As a society, we apply search engines, social media, and se- lected aspects of engineering to improve personal and professional growth. Recently, leveraging such aspects as behavioral model analysis, simulation, big data extraction, and human computation is gain- ing momentum. The nexus...
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Aleksandra Parteka dr hab. inż.
PeopleAbout me: I am an associate professor and head of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology (GdanskTech, Poland). I got my MSc degree in Economics from Gdansk University of Technology (2003) and Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche (2005), as well as MA degree in Contemporary European Studies from Sussex University (2006, with distinction). I received my PhD in Economics...
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Identification of Unstable Reference Points and Estimation of Displacements Using Squared Msplit Estimation
PublicationThe article presents a new version of the method for estimating parameters in a split functional model, which enables the determination of displacements of geodetic network points with constrained datum. The main aim of the study is to present theoretical foundations of Msplit CD estimation and its basic properties and possible applications. Particular attention was paid to the efficacy of the method in the context of geodetic...
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Capacity analysis of the selected track system in partially ordered space
PublicationA proper location of the interval sections has significant impact on the traffic flow in the railway track network. This issue is critical during line modernization as well as when a new solution accounting for the traffic forecast at particular element of the railway track network is developed . However, the situation is more complex and more expensive for railway stations since improvement of the capacity requires critical organizational...
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The need for new transport protocols on the INTERNET
PublicationThe TCP/IP protocol suite is widely used in IP networks, regardless of diverse environments and usage scenarios. Due to the fact of being the basic concept of organizing the work of the Internet, it is the subject of interest and constant analysis of operators, users, network researchers, and designers. The Internet is a "living" organism in which new needs appear all the time. This is particularly important due to the emerging...
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E-Learning Service Management System For Migration Towards Future Internet Architectures
PublicationAs access to knowledge and continuous learning are among the most valuable assets in modern, technological society, it is hardly surprising that e-learning solutions can be counted amongst the most important groups of services being deployed in modern network systems. Based on analysis of their current state-of-the-art, we decided to concentrate our research and development work on designing and implementing a management system...
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Investigation on stability of mountainous EUPOS sites’ coordinates
PublicationThe paper concerns analysis of solutions obtained during common processing of data from GNSS permanent stations situated on mountainous terrain: the Western Carpathians, the Sudetes Mountains and adjacent areas. As the outcome daily and weekly solutions (ellipsoidal coordinates) of forty Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian and German sites were obtained. Weekly solutions were used to determine velocity field and vertical movements,...
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FPGA and optical-network-based LLRF distributed control system for TESLA-XFEL linear accelerator
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Two-stage quasi-Z-source network based step-up DC/DC converter
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Wind-wave variability in a shallow tidal sea—Spectral modelling combined with neural network methods
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Two-center radial basis function network for classification of soft faults in electronic analog circuits
PublicationW pracy zaproponowano specjalizowaną sieć neuronową z dwucentrowymi radialnymi funkcjami bazowymi (TCRB) neuronów w warstwie ukrytej,przeznaczoną do diagnostyki uszkodzeń parametrycznych układów analogowych. Zastosowanie funkcji TCRB pozwala na znaczne zmniejszenie liczby neuronów w warstwie ukrytej, lepsze dopasowanie do słownika uszkodzeń oraz poprawę dokładności klasyfikacji, w porównaniu z dotychczas stosowaną siecią z jednocentrowymi...
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Evaluation of quality of electric power distribution network elements in order to maintain functional and technical safety
PublicationPraca dotyczy wieloatrybutowego systemu oceny elementów sieci elektroenergetycznej do celów zapewnienia jej bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego i technicznego. Rozważana sieć składa się z dużej liczby elementów, ocenianych jakościowo i ilościowo. Zaproponowana metoda składa się z dwóch etapów: (i)wstępnego wyboru niewielkiej liczby elementów niebezpiecznych w oparciu o małą liczbę informacji (ii) wykonaniu uszeregowania wybranych elementów...
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A model of combined heat and power generating plant with urban heat distribution network for production scheduling
PublicationPoruszono zagadnienie związane z pracowaniem harmonogramu produkcji elektrociepłowni. Uwzględniony został wpływ zachowania się miejskiej sieci ciepłowniczej na pracę elektrociepłowni. Możliwe jest również modelowanie współpracy ze zbiornikiem ciepła.
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Creating neural models using an adaptive algorithm for optimal size of neural network and training set.
PublicationZaprezentowano adaptacyjny algorytm generujący modele neuronowe liniowych układów mikrofalowych, zdolny do oszacowania optymalnego rozmiaru zbiory uczącego i sieci neuronowej. Stworzono kilka modeli nieciągłości falowodowych i mokropaskowych, a następnie zweryfikowano ich poprawność porównując wyniki analiz metodą dopasowania rodzajów i metodą momentów filtrów pasmowo-przepustowych.
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Performance and Energy Aware Training of a Deep Neural Network in a Multi-GPU Environment with Power Capping
PublicationIn this paper we demonstrate that it is possible to obtain considerable improvement of performance and energy aware metrics for training of deep neural networks using a modern parallel multi-GPU system, by enforcing selected, non-default power caps on the GPUs. We measure the power and energy consumption of the whole node using a professional, certified hardware power meter. For a high performance workstation with 8 GPUs, we were...
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Detection of Alzheimer's disease using Otsu thresholding with tunicate swarm algorithm and deep belief network
PublicationIntroduction: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder characterized by cognitive and memory dysfunctions. The early detection of AD is necessary to reduce the mortality rate through slowing down its progression. The prevention and detection of AD is the emerging research topic for many researchers. The structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) is an extensively used imaging technique in detection of AD, because...
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Neural network simulator's application to reference performance determination of turbine blading in the heat-flow diagnostics.
PublicationIn 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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FPGA-Based Real-Time Implementation of Detection Algorithm for Automatic Traffic Surveillance Sensor Network
PublicationArtykuł opisuje sprzętową implementację w układzie FPGA algorytmu wykrywającego pojazdy, przeznaczonego do zastosowania w autonomicznej sieci sensorowej. Zadaniem algorytmu jest detekcja poruszających się pojazdów w obrazie z kamery pracującej w czasie rzeczywistym. Algorytm ma na celu oszacowanie parametrów ruchu ulicznego, takich jak liczba pojazdów, ich kierunek ruchu i przybliżona prędkość, przy wykorzystaniu sprzętu sieci...
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Influence of Meteorological Hazards on the Hydrological Network in Respect to UEFA Euro 2012 Football Tournament in Gdansk
PublicationGdańsk jest jednym z miast - gospodarzy turnieju finałowego Euro 2012. Na rozgrywane mecze oraz przebieg imprezy w aglomeracji gdańskiej wpływ mogą mieć różne czynniki: np. ekonomiczne, gospodarcze. Bezpośredni przebieg meczu uzależniony jest w dużej mierze od naturalnych zjawisk meteorologicznych. W miesiącach letnich w Gdańsku i okolicach największe zagrożenie powodować mogą skutki deszczy nawalnych i ich potencjalny wpływ na...
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Visualization of short-term heart period variability with network tools as a method for quantifying autonomic drive
PublicationWe argue that network methods are successful in detecting nonlinear properties in the dynamics of autonomic nocturnal regulation in short-term variability. Two modes of visualization of networks constructed from RR-increments are proposed. The first is based on the handling of a state space. The state space of RR-increments can be modified by a bin size used to code a signal and by the role of a given vertex as the representation...
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The impact of the distribution network reconfiguration on active power losses: Selected issues of UPGRID project realization
PublicationThe dynamic development of smart grids allows the use of remote controllable switches to change the configuration of the distribution network. The paper discusses the impact of the distribution system reconfiguration on active power losses, taking into account the typical daily load profiles. Based on modified IEEE 33-bus test distribution system the article presents the method of selection the appropriate sensitivity factor and...
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Personal Branding and Brand Loyalty, Social Network Users Brand Identification: Polish-French Model
PublicationSocial network brand sites are increasingly attracting the attention of scientists and managers intrigued by their potential application for brand value creation. The aim of this research, based on a multinational sample, is to fill the gap in understanding how users choose among social networking sites as an act of brand identification. The authors of the paper point to the fact that creating a personal brand is becoming more...