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Privacy-friendly distributed algorithm for energy management in smart grids

In recent years the amount of renewable energy sources has been massively increased. The power grids have to face great challenges, e.g. supply fluctuations caused by weather changes or efficient control of consumers. Therefore, power grids have to adapt their…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Multi-kernel Auto-Tuning on GPUs: Performance and Energy-Aware Optimization

Prompted by their very high computational capabilities and memory bandwidth, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are already widely used to accelerate the execution of many scientific applications. However, programmers are still required to have a very detailed knowledge of the GPU…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Optical CDMA-based wireless indoor positioning through time-of-arrival of light-emitting diodes

We propose a novel visible light wireless indoor positioning scheme based on optical-code-division multiple-assess (OCDMA) and time-of-arrival (TOA) principle. A set of three light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ceiling light fixtures are utilized to transmit their location information to a device, equipped…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Sparse Coding on Symmetric Positive Definite Manifolds Using Bregman Divergences

This paper introduces sparse coding and dictionary learning for symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrices, which are often used in machine learning, computer vision, and related areas. Unlike traditional sparse coding schemes that work in vector spaces, in this paper, we…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Penrose type graded photonic quasi-crystal for light manipulation

Photonic quasi-crystals are ordered but not periodic structures that lack translational symmetry but include rotational symmetry. The present work apply index gradient concept to the familiar inhomogeneous index forms, Maxwell fish eye, Luneburg lens, and Eaton lens for aiming enhanced…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Tunable laser based on composite microchip using ND:PLZT as both tuning and gain medium

A composite microchip laser composed of neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and neodymium doped lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate (Nd:PLZT) is proposed. The high electro-optic effect of PLZT, combined with the high gain effect of Nd3+, makes Nd:PLZT not only…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

A Kernel Adaptive Algorithm for Quaternion-Valued Inputs

The use of quaternion data can provide benefit in applications like robotics and image recognition, and particularly for performing transforms in 3-D space. Here, we describe a kernel adaptive algorithm for quaternions. A least mean square (LMS)-based method was used,…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Analysis of shape and orientation recognition capability of Complex Zernike Moments for signed gestures

In this paper, exact behavior of Complex Zernike Moments is analyzed. Zernike Moments contain two parameters: magnitude and orientation. In literature, mostly magnitude is considered to recognize the shape, because magnitude is orientation invariant. On the other hand, orientation of…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Medical image fusion by combining SVD and shearlet transform

The method of incorporating information from multiple images into a single image to get enhanced imaging quality and reduce randomness and redundancy in medical images for diagnosis and assessment of medical problems. In this paper, we present a new technique…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·

Parallel Online Temporal Difference Learning for Motor Control

Temporal difference (TD) learning, a key concept in reinforcement learning, is a popular method for solving simulated control problems. However, in real systems, this method is often avoided in favor of policy search methods because of its long learning time.…

December 18, 2015 · by NS3 Tutorial ·