Deep neural networks have been successfully deployed in a wide variety of applications including computer vision and speech recognition. However, computational and storage complexity of these models has forced the majority of computations to be performed on high-end computing platforms or on the cloud. To cope with com…
AppStreamer reduces mobile game storage by predicting needed files.
problem Expanding storage needs of mobile games and apps.
method Predictive streaming of app files from cloud or edge servers.
result Reduces storage by 87% for Dead Effect 2 and 86% for Fire Emblem Heroes.
Framework for efficient defect classification and inspection.
problem Adaptive defect classification and inspection from high volume data.
method Continual learning framework for dynamic classifier updates.
result Efficient storage and computational needs reduction.
Developing a Brain-Computer Interface~(BCI) for seizure prediction can help epileptic patients have a better quality of life. However, there are many difficulties and challenges in developing such a system as a real-life support for patients. Because of the nonstationary nature of EEG signals, normal and seizure patter…
A deep learning model predicts future cache accesses with high accuracy.
problem Improving cache management and performance through better prediction of future data accesses.
method Proposed a LSTM-based recurrent neural network model to predict future cache accesses using only a cache trace as input.
result The proposed model achieves high prediction accuracy and outperforms state-of-the-art practical policies.
A new approach for efficient data compression in split DNN computing.
problem Optimizing data compression for DNN models split between mobile devices and edge servers.
method Systematic design and training of bottleneck units that can be inserted at the split point.
result Achieves excellent rate-distortion performance with minimal compute and storage overhead.
BERT helps summarize lecture content efficiently.
problem Efficiently summarize lecture content for students.
method Used BERT for text embeddings and KMeans clustering.
result Improved text summarization for lecture content.
Transfer learning improves machine learning models for equipment diagnostics.
problem Limited model performance due to training data mismatch.
method Transfer learning to reuse knowledge from similar tasks.
result Transfer learning enhances model applicability in PHM.
Machine learning and IoT improve steam flood oil production.
problem Optimizing oil production from heavy-oil wells using steam floods.
method Cutting-edge machine learning techniques applied to time-series IoT data.
result 3% improvement in oil production with optimized steam allocation.
Game theory models storage investment to balance market competition and profits.
problem Strategic storage investment impacts electricity market prices and revenues.
method Formulated a non-cooperative game between investors to model strategic storage decisions.
result Increasing storage capacity reduces individual profits but increases total investment.
New method compresses LSTM networks using MPS tensor trains.
problem Challenges in maintaining performance of compressed RNNs.
method Use of MPS tensor trains for LSTM network compression.
result MPS tensor trains outperform MPOs in storage and inference time.
New framework trains large SciML models solving PDEs in reasonable time.
problem Training large SciML models solving PDEs is challenging and time-consuming.
method Data parallel distributed deep learning framework with optimized methods.
result Neural PDE solvers can be viably trained for practical applications.
Generative model for 3D point clouds using invertible flows.
problem Generating realistic 3D point clouds.
method Invertible flow-based models for point cloud generation with parameter sharing and embedding vectors.
result The model generates high-quality 3D point clouds with good similarity.
Graph neural network constructs a sparse latent point cloud from dense point clouds.
problem Efficiently reconstructing and simulating point clouds with fine details.
method Irregular graph convolutional neural network with non-isotropic operations.
result The model can reconstruct dense point clouds from a sparse latent representation.
In this contribution, we present a novel approach for segmenting laser radar (lidar) imagery into geometric time-height cloud locations with a fully convolutional network (FCN). We describe a semi-supervised learning method to train the FCN by: pre-training the classification layers of the FCN with image-level annotati…
New method assesses energy storage value beyond cost reduction.
problem Improving energy storage value beyond cost reduction.
method Market potential method to evaluate and compare energy storage technologies.
result High-cost hydrogen storage can be more valuable than low-cost hydrogen storage.
New method upsamples sparse, non-uniform point clouds more accurately.
problem Suboptimal results from existing point cloud upsampling methods.
method Imposes manifold distribution constraints using Gaussian functions.
result Generates higher-quality, more uniformly distributed dense point clouds.
In recent decades, the use of 3D point clouds has been widespread in computer industry. The development of techniques in analyzing point clouds is increasingly important. In particular, mapping of point clouds has been a challenging problem. In this paper, we develop a discrete analogue of the Teichmüller extremal mapp…
Secure submodel learning protects privacy in federated learning.
problem Efficiency and privacy in federated learning for resource-constrained clients.
method Designing a secure federated submodel learning scheme with randomized response, secure aggregation, and Bloom filter.
result Demonstrated the feasibility and scalability of the scheme with practical evaluations.
Framework optimizes cloud container sizing for ML tasks.
problem Challenges in cloud container configuration for ML services.
method Autonomous scaling using nested-loop Monte Carlo simulation.
result Reduces compute cost and accelerates ML algorithms.
Study on energy storage's impact on electricity prices and profitability.
problem Analyzing the profitability of energy storage in electricity markets.
method Characterized optimal operating strategy for storage systems, determined equilibrium price in a market with storage, renewables, and conventional producers, and characterized price process using stochastic differential equations.
result Increased average revenues and interquantile ranges for storage assets in energy transition scenarios.
A novel method compresses point cloud attributes by folding them onto a 2D grid.
problem Efficiently compressing point cloud attributes for storage and transmission.
method Interpreting point clouds as 2D manifolds, folding onto a grid, and mapping attributes to the grid using optimized methods.
result The proposed folding-based approach achieves performance comparable to state-of-the-art codecs.
Clouds frequently cover the Earth's surface and pose an omnipresent challenge to optical Earth observation methods. The vast majority of remote sensing approaches either selectively choose single cloud-free observations or employ a pre-classification strategy to identify and mask cloudy pixels. We follow a different st…
A novel method compares 3D point clouds using information geometry.
problem Comparing 3D point clouds in machine learning applications.
method Interprets point clouds as probability density functions on a statistical manifold, using GMM and Modified Symmetric KL divergence.
result Demonstrates effectiveness through various case studies.
Paper provides a method to price electricity storage contracts using COS technique.
problem Valuation of electricity storage contracts considering physical and operational constraints.
method Uses Fourier-based COS method to price contracts based on stochastic polynomial process.
result The COS method accurately and efficiently prices electricity storage contracts.
Generative models improve carbon storage site prediction using Bayesian inversion.
problem Predicting suitable geologic sites for long-term carbon dioxide storage.
method Generative adversarial networks and Bayesian inversion to condition models on physical measurements and historic data.
result Improved resolution of carbon dioxide storage capacity forecasts.
Deep learning detects cloud changes due to human aerosols.
problem Uncertainty in the effect of anthropogenic aerosols on cloud properties and Earth's energy balance.
method Deep convolutional neural networks to analyze cloud images.
result Identified and characterized specific cloud perturbations due to human aerosols.
Paper proposes a risk-averse approach to energy storage price arbitrage using conformal uncertainty quantification.
problem Inherent volatility and uncertainty of real-time electricity prices create financial risks for storage arbitrage.
method Two-layer prediction model with conformal uncertainty quantification for high coverage of real-time price uncertainty.
result The framework achieves good profit margins with minimal losses, demonstrating effectiveness in real-time market.
Develops a method for conformal parameterization of point clouds without fixed boundaries.
problem Desirable distortion in fixed-boundary parameterizations of point clouds.
method Free-boundary conformal parameterization method involving approximation of point cloud Laplacian and boundary treatment.
result High-quality point cloud meshing achieved through the proposed method.
Algorithm classifies point clouds using deep set linearized optimal transport.
problem Classifying point clouds efficiently and accurately.
method Deep Set Linearized Optimal Transport, ICNNs, and a discriminator network.
result Efficiently distinguishes between various classes of point clouds.
We conduct an empirical study of machine learning functionalities provided by major cloud service providers, which we call machine learning clouds. Machine learning clouds hold the promise of hiding all the sophistication of running large-scale machine learning: Instead of specifying how to run a machine learning task,…
Cumulo dataset for cloud classification at 1km resolution.
problem Uncertainty in cloud modelling for climate projections.
method Benchmark dataset of 1km MODIS imagery and CloudSat labels.
result IResNet model discovers new cloud sub-classes.
It has been known for a long time that the classical spherical perceptrons can be used as storage memories. Seminal work of Gardner, \cite{Gar88}, started an analytical study of perceptrons storage abilities. Many of the Gardner's predictions obtained through statistical mechanics tools have been rigorously justified. …
This paper analyzes CNNs for malware detection in cloud IaaS.
problem Malware vulnerability in cloud IaaS environments.
method Analysis of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for online malware detection using process-level performance metrics.
result State-of-the-art DenseNets and ResNets effectively detect malware in online cloud systems.
Framework uses RL and simulation for optimal microgrid energy storage planning.
problem Optimal investment in diverse energy storage technologies for microgrids.
method Combines reinforcement learning with simulation-based optimization for long-term planning.
result Derives better engineering solutions for future microgrid applications.
Paper proposes a new model to assess risks in energy storage systems considering both exogenous and endogenous uncertainties.
problem Current risk assessment ignores the stochastic nature of energy storage availability.
method Data-driven unified model with exogenous and endogenous uncertainty description for four types of generic energy storage.
result Comparative results show more severe risks for endogenous uncertainty, suggesting new strategies for system operators.
Estimating boundaries from point clouds with improved accuracy and rigorous error estimates.
problem Identifying the boundary of a domain from point cloud samples.
method Developed new estimators for normal vectors, distances, and boundary tests; provided error estimates.
result Efficient and accurate estimators for boundary properties on point clouds.
Point clouds provide a flexible and natural representation usable in countless applications such as robotics or self-driving cars. Recently, deep neural networks operating on raw point cloud data have shown promising results on supervised learning tasks such as object classification and semantic segmentation. While mas…
The increasing demand for on-device deep learning services calls for a highly efficient manner to deploy deep neural networks (DNNs) on mobile devices with limited capacity. The cloud-based solution is a promising approach to enabling deep learning applications on mobile devices where the large portions of a DNN are of…
CloudLSTM forecasts geospatial point-cloud data streams accurately.
problem Forecasting over geospatial point-cloud data streams.
method Introduces CloudLSTM, a recurrent neural model with a Dynamic Point-cloud Convolution (DConv) operator.
result CloudLSTM outperforms competitor models in long-term predictions for point-cloud data.
Point cloud is the most fundamental representation of 3D geometric objects. Analyzing and processing point cloud surfaces is important in computer graphics and computer vision. However, most of the existing algorithms for surface analysis require connectivity information. Therefore, it is desirable to develop a mesh st…
Deep learning optimizes gas storage operations.
problem Optimizing underground natural gas storage operations.
method Reinforcement learning techniques applied to high-dimensional forward markets with constraints.
result Performance of deep learning method superior to least-squares Monte-Carlo approach.
We present a technique for efficiently synthesizing images of atmospheric clouds using a combination of Monte Carlo integration and neural networks. The intricacies of Lorenz-Mie scattering and the high albedo of cloud-forming aerosols make rendering of clouds---e.g. the characteristic silverlining and the "whiteness" …
SPINN optimizes neural network inference on devices and cloud.
problem Inference on mobile devices is challenging due to high computational demands and dynamic connectivity.
method Synergistic progressive inference with a novel scheduler.
result SPINN achieves up to 2x higher throughput and reduces server cost by up to 6.8x.
The paper transforms a convex hull into a concave surface around a point cloud.
problem Creating a concave surface that encloses all points in a point cloud.
method Iterative facet replacement and expansion of the convex hull.
result A method to evolve a convex hull into a concave surface that fits the point cloud.
Paper proposes a hierarchical approach to malware detection in cloud environments.
problem Malware threat in cloud computing environments.
method Machine learning on graphs, hypergraphs, and natural language for malware detection and analysis.
result Federated learning for malware detection in multicloud environments.
RL agent learns to save costs by managing household energy storage.
problem Maximizing cost savings in smart grids with household energy storage.
method Data-driven RL agent learns from tariff structures and storage capacity.
result RL agent explains its learning process and strategies.
Deep learning identifies precipitation clouds from all-sky camera data.
problem Automating cloud warning systems for observatories.
method Deep learning using EfficientNet network.
result Average accuracy of 99% in identifying rainfall potential and 96% in cloud coverage.