New digital currency aims for equal wealth distribution.
problem Inequality in cryptocurrency wealth distribution.
method Egalitarian coin minting and joint minting across communities.
result Achieves global distributive justice in wealth distribution.
Study on statistical estimation over Gaussian MAC, comparing analog and digital schemes.
problem Distributed minimax statistical estimation over a Gaussian MAC.
method Developed analog joint estimation-communication schemes and derived information-theoretic lower bounds.
result Achieved risk within a logarithmic factor of information-theoretic lower bounds.
In distributed optimization and machine learning, multiple nodes coordinate to solve large problems. To do this, the nodes need to compress important algorithm information to bits so that it can be communicated over a digital channel. The communication time of these algorithms follows a complex interplay between a) the…
Study evaluates digital transformation impact on financial performance using LLMs.
problem Measuring and understanding the impact of digital transformation on financial performance.
method Constructed DT indicators from company reports; analyzed effects of different digital technologies.
result Digital transformation improves financial performance, but varies by technology.
DIGIT is a low-cost tactile sensor for in-hand manipulation.
problem Difficulty in sensing contact forces limits robotic manipulation.
method DIGIT miniaturizes and improves a vision-based tactile sensor.
result DIGIT enables better control of interactions with the environment.
Paper addresses FL over MAC with DP constraints, proposing a novel consensus scheme.
problem Federated learning over a multiple access channel with differential privacy constraints.
method Proposes a novel consensus scheme using digital distributed stochastic gradient descent (D-DSGD) with artificial noise to preserve DP.
result Demonstrates improved convergence rate and DP level for a given MAC capacity.
Optimizes binary regression models with gradient ascent-descent methods.
problem Regression problems with binary weights in quantized learning and digital communication.
method Maximin optimization using gradient ascent-descent methods.
result The approach is optimal in linear regression with low noise and robust regression with few outliers.
New method predicts political ideology from online activity.
problem Predicting political ideology from digital footprints.
method Statistical learning approaches applied to reddit data.
result Activity in non-political forums can predict political ideology with high accuracy.
Research identifies four motivational groups for crypto-metaverse landowners.
problem Understanding motivations of retail investors in the crypto-metaverse.
method Detailed financial behavior survey and principal components analysis.
result Four distinct motivational groups identified: Aesthetics, Social, Speculation, Innovation.
The production and consumption of information about Bitcoin and other digital-, or 'crypto'-, currencies have grown together with their market capitalisation. However, a systematic investigation of the relationship between online attention and market dynamics, across multiple digital currencies, is still lacking. Here,…
The study detects deceptive language in business communication using AI.
problem Deceptive language in business communication.
method Combining classical rhetoric, communication psychology, and linguistic theory with computational textual analysis and transformer models.
result Detection accuracies of over 99% achieved in controlled settings.
Physics-based deep learning improves fiber-optic communication efficiency.
problem Improving signal propagation in fiber-optic communication systems.
method Parameterizing the split-step method of solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation as a deep neural network.
result Filters can be pruned to as few as 3 taps/step without sacrificing performance.
Simulated Bifurcation outperforms quantum machines in community detection.
problem Community detection in complex networks
method Quantum-inspired Simulated Bifurcation algorithm for QUBO formulation
result Simulated Bifurcation achieves highest modularity in community detection
We propose a joint source and channel coding (JSCC) technique for wireless image transmission that does not rely on explicit codes for either compression or error correction; instead, it directly maps the image pixel values to the complex-valued channel input symbols. We parameterize the encoder and decoder functions b…
What is the role of social interactions in the creation of price bubbles? Answering this question requires obtaining collective behavioural traces generated by the activity of a large number of actors. Digital currencies offer a unique possibility to measure socio-economic signals from such digital traces. Here, we foc…
The rise of digital and mobile communications has recently made the world more connected and networked, resulting in an unprecedented volume of data flowing between sources, data centers, or processes. While these data may be processed in a centralized manner, it is often more suitable to consider distributed strategie…
Study shows market makers can cooperate without communication.
problem Concerns of collusion in AI-driven market-making.
method Formulated as a repeated game, studied with Q-learning.
result Market makers can learn cooperative strategies without communication.
Research quantifies financial exclusion risks in UK, focusing on cash infrastructure and socio-economic factors.
problem Localised financial exclusion in the UK as cash infrastructure declines.
method Developed a composite indicator using various input variables.
result Financial exclusion is more prevalent in deprived communities and affluent areas.
Gaussian processes (GPs) are versatile tools that have been successfully employed to solve nonlinear estimation problems in machine learning, but that are rarely used in signal processing. In this tutorial, we present GPs for regression as a natural nonlinear extension to optimal Wiener filtering. After establishing th…
This study diversifies stock and crypto portfolios using network analysis.
problem Balancing returns and volatility in diversified portfolios.
method Community detection in network representations of assets, using Louvain and Affinity propagation algorithms.
result Opposite trends in crypto and traditional asset markets.
We propose a graph spectral representation of time series data that 1) is parsimoniously encoded to user-demanded resolution; 2) is unsupervised and performant in data-constrained scenarios; 3) captures event and event-transition structure within the time series; and 4) has near-linear computational complexity in both …
Digital money could reduce germ spread during coronavirus.
problem Spreading of germs via paper money during coronavirus.
method Policy recommendations for mobile wallets, digital currencies, and data protection.
result Adopting digital money can help reduce germ spread.
Study of digital topology concepts like hyperspaces and function graphs.
problem Adapting classical topology concepts to digital topology.
method Define digital hyperspaces and function graphs, study their properties.
result Some relationships and graphical properties of digital hyperspaces and function graphs.
Blind source separation (BSS), i.e., the decoupling of unknown signals that have been mixed in an unknown way, has been a topic of great interest in the signal processing community for the last decade, covering a wide range of applications in such diverse fields as digital communications, pattern recognition, biomedica…
The paper highlights issues with fixed point claims in digital images.
problem Flaws in published assertions about fixed points in digital images.
method Continues a series of studies examining digital topology.
result Identifies and discusses problems with fixed point claims.
In recent years, there have been numerous developments towards solving multimodal tasks, aiming to learn a stronger representation than through a single modality. Certain aspects of the data can be particularly useful in this case - for example, correlations in the space or time domain across modalities - but should be…
Find limiting sets for digital cones and suspensions.
problem Digital topology cone and suspension constructions.
method Identify (m, n)-limiting sets, especially (0, 0)-freezing sets.
result Discover (0, 0)-limiting sets for digital cones and suspensions.
Corrects incorrect assertions about fixed points in digital topology.
problem Incorrect or incorrectly proven assertions about fixed points in digital metric spaces.
method Analysis of existing assertions and proofs.
result Identifies and corrects errors in published assertions.
Study AFPP of unions of convex digital disks in 2D.
problem Conditions for AFPP of union of convex disks in digital plane.
method Use results from [6] to analyze AFPP.
result Conditions for AFPP of union of convex disks.
The paper addresses flaws in fixed point assertions for digital images.
problem Deficiencies in previously published works on fixed point assertions for digital images.
method Continues a series of studies to identify and rectify issues in fixed point assertions.
result Identifies and corrects flaws in fixed point assertions for digital images.
Study minimal freezing sets in convex digital disks.
problem Finding minimal freezing sets in convex digital disks.
method Showed how to find minimal freezing sets for convex disks in digital plane.
result Found minimal freezing sets for convex disks in digital plane.
Social media enhances or diminishes scientific status, depending on usage.
problem Impact of social media on scientific stratification and mobility.
method Logistic Attribution Analysis combining statistical and machine learning methods.
result Social media promotes stratification and mobility, but beyond a threshold, it negatively impacts status.
Study on cold and freezing sets in digital images.
problem Properties of cold sets in digital images.
method Analysis of properties and relationships between cold and freezing sets.
result Examined relationships between cold and freezing sets.
Incorrect fixed point assertions in digital topology are discussed.
problem Incorrect or poorly stated fixed point assertions in digital topology.
method Discussion of problematic publications in digital metric spaces.
result Clarification of incorrect fixed point assertions.
In this paper, we show how to construct graph theoretical models of n-dimensional continuous objects and manifolds. These models retain topological properties of their continuous counterparts. An LCL collection of n-cells in Euclidean space is introduced and investigated. If an LCL collection of n-cells is a cover of a…
Incorrect fixed point assertions in digital topology are discussed.
problem Incorrect, incorrectly proven, or trivial fixed point assertions in digital topology.
method Continues earlier work on identifying and critiquing bad fixed point assertions.
result Clarifies the nature and extent of incorrect fixed point assertions in digital topology.
Digital trees have approximate fixed point property, and conditions for products are explored.
problem Conditions for the approximate fixed point property in digital tree products.
method Analyzes digital trees and their products, explores conditions for the AFPP.
result Conditions are found for the AFPP in digital tree products.
We propose tensor-network compressed sensing (TNCS) by combining the ideas of compressed sensing, tensor network (TN), and machine learning, which permits novel and efficient quantum communications of realistic data. The strategy is to use the unsupervised TN machine learning algorithm to obtain the entangled state $|Ψ…
Distributing Neural Network training is of particular interest for several reasons including scaling using computing clusters, training at data sources such as IOT devices and edge servers, utilizing underutilized resources across heterogeneous environments, and so on. Most contemporary approaches primarily address sca…
Study convexity and AFPP in digital images.
problem Relationship between convexity and AFPP in digital images.
method Examined in Z^2 digital images.
result Relationship between convexity and AFPP in digital images.
The paper highlights issues in fixed point claims in digital topology.
problem Flaws in published assertions about fixed points in digital metric spaces.
method Continues a series of studies examining these flaws.
result Identifies and discusses problems in fixed point claims.
Han discusses variants of digital covering maps and their equivalences.
problem Han's paper lacks thorough discussion on variants and their equivalences.
method Examined several variants of digital covering maps and compared their equivalences.
result Found several equivalences among the variants of digital covering maps.
Critiques incorrect fixed point assertions in digital topology.
problem Incorrect or incorrectly proven fixed point assertions in digital topology.
method Critical review of existing assertions.
result Identifies and critiques incorrect fixed point assertions.
Examines how irreducibility and rigidity affect digital images.
problem Understanding interactions between irreducibility and rigidity in digital images.
method Analyzes Cartesian products, wedges, and cold and freezing sets.
result Interactions between irreducibility and rigidity in digital images.
SVHN dataset's split affects generative models but not digit classification.
problem Distribution mismatch between SVHN training and test sets impacts generative models.
method Empirically showed distribution mismatch affects generative models; proposed mixing and re-splitting.
result Distribution mismatch in SVHN dataset significantly impacts probabilistic generative models.
Quantizers play a critical role in digital signal processing systems. Recent works have shown that the performance of quantization systems acquiring multiple analog signals using scalar analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can be significantly improved by properly processing the analog signals prior to quantization. How…
Study restrictions on digitally continuous functions and their effects.
problem Understanding effects of restrictions on digitally continuous functions.
method Analyzing digitally continuous functions and their modifications.
result Analogous result for topological spaces derived from digitally continuous functions.
Fixed point assertions in digital topology are often incorrect or poorly stated.
problem Fixed points in digital metric spaces
method Discussing publications with bad assertions
result Identifying and correcting errors in fixed point assertions