RNN models classify poem meters from plain text with high accuracy.
problem Classifying poem meters from plain text.
method Character-level encoding, RNN models, no feature handcrafting.
result 96.38% accuracy for Arabic poems, 82.31% for English poems.
POEM predicts drug properties without tuning, outperforming other methods.
problem Predicting drug properties from molecular structures efficiently.
method POEM combines multiple molecular representations without hyperparameter tuning.
result POEM outperforms industry-standard methods across 17 tasks.
Study finds common poetic themes across languages over time.
problem Understanding thematic evolution in different poetic traditions.
method Applied Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to poetry corpora of four languages.
result Identified common themes and their temporal trends across poetic traditions.
We develop a learning principle and an efficient algorithm for batch learning from logged bandit feedback. This learning setting is ubiquitous in online systems (e.g., ad placement, web search, recommendation), where an algorithm makes a prediction (e.g., ad ranking) for a given input (e.g., query) and observes bandit …
Deep learning detects inaccurate smart meters for resource savings.
problem Detecting and replacing inaccurate smart meters to save resources.
method Developed a deep-learning method using LSTM and CNN to predict electricity usage trajectories.
result High accuracy in detecting inaccurate meters for practical usage.
Study develops a machine learning-based ramp metering model to improve freeway efficiency.
problem Improving ramp metering to maintain freeway efficiency under various traffic conditions.
method Machine learning approach using historical data to predict and manage traffic flow.
result The novel model outperforms a baseline traffic-responsive ramp metering algorithm.
Due to limited metering infrastructure, distribution grids are currently challenged by observability issues. On the other hand, smart meter data, including local voltage magnitudes and power injections, are communicated to the utility operator from grid buses with renewable generation and demand-response programs. This…
Hierarchical clustering models capture electricity load patterns from smart meters.
problem Improving efficiency and sustainability of electricity systems.
method Quantile autocovariances and autocorrelations for summarizing time series.
result Clusters identify relevant consumption behaviors and capture geo-demographic segmentation.
Paper assesses the market value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data.
problem Value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data between consumers and load serving entities.
method Discounted differential privacy model, ANN-based load forecasting, optimal procurement problem.
result Significant value in sharing smart meter data while retaining individual consumer privacy.
This paper proposes a joint energy and data market to handle uncertainty in energy procurement.
problem Handling uncertainty in energy markets through data markets.
method Modeling a day-ahead retailer energy procurement problem with uncertain demand, integrating forecasting and optimisation, and using differential privacy.
result The value of joint energy and data clearing is highlighted through numerical case studies.
System detects overfitting in ML apps, improving quality and efficiency.
problem Overfitting in ML applications during continuous development.
method ease. ml/meter system for automated overfitting detection and measurement.
result Probabilistic overfitting signals for developers to take actions.
Distribution grids currently lack comprehensive real-time metering. Nevertheless, grid operators require precise knowledge of loads and renewable generation to accomplish any feeder optimization task. At the same time, new grid technologies, such as solar photovoltaics and energy storage units are interfaced via invert…
Supervised learning with a deep convolutional neural network is used to identify the QCD equation of state (EoS) employed in relativistic hydrodynamic simulations of heavy-ion collisions from the simulated final-state particle spectra ρ(pT,Φ). High-level correlations of ρ(pT,Φ) learned by the neural network act a…
New method identifies distribution grid outages using smart meter data.
problem Outages in urban distribution grids due to DERs and smart meters' last gasp signals.
method Data-driven approach based on stochastic time series analysis and maximum likelihood estimation.
result Proves optimal performance in identifying distribution grid outages using smart meter data.
The paper develops a multi-unit soft sensing model for virtual flow meters that improves few-shot learning.
problem Improving soft sensor performance for new wells with limited data.
method Formulates a probabilistic, hierarchical model using a deep neural network for multi-unit soft sensing.
result Multi-unit models trained on many wells can perform well on new wells with just a few data points.
Active learning reduces smart meter data needs for better electric load predictions.
problem Inaccurate and costly electric load predictions due to insufficient data.
method Active learning to collect more informative data subsets.
result Electric load predictions can be made with about half the data using active learning.
Deep learning detects cyber-attacks in smart grid systems.
problem Cyber-attacks on smart grid systems.
method Deep learning-based intrusion detection system trained on industrial dataset.
result Proposed system outperforms Naive Bayes, SVM, and Random Forest.
Project uses machine learning to identify skiers' techniques from power meter data.
problem Identifying skiers' techniques from power meter data.
method Machine learning, specifically LSTM neural networks, applied to time-series data.
result 95% accuracy in classifying skiers' techniques with a subset of data.
Hybrid approach protects privacy while analyzing smart meter data.
problem Privacy concerns in AMI data analysis under CPUC regulations.
method Anonymization, differential privacy, federated learning, synthetic data, cryptography.
result Comprehensive privacy-preserving analytics framework for AMI data.
CROCS clusters consumer behaviour from smart meters, capturing variability and robustness.
problem Insufficient consumer segmentation in existing clustering methods.
method Two-stage clustering framework: first stage clusters daily load profiles, second stage uses WSMD for set-to-set comparison.
result CROCS captures intra-consumer variability and robustness to anomalies and missing data.
Investigations have been performed into using clustering methods in data mining time-series data from smart meters. The problem is to identify patterns and trends in energy usage profiles of commercial and industrial customers over 24-hour periods, and group similar profiles. We tested our method on energy usage data p…
New LSTM model predicts disaggregated electricity loads accurately.
problem Forecasting disaggregated electricity loads from smart meters.
method Single complex LSTM model capturing individual consumption patterns.
result Model accurately predicts future loads of new consumers.
Study shows Bitcoin mining with surplus electricity can boost KEPCO's financial stability.
problem Improving energy resource efficiency and reducing KEPCO's debt.
method Utilized surplus electricity for Bitcoin mining using Antminer S21 XP Hyd, analyzed with Random Forest Regressor and Long Short-Term Memory models.
result Bitcoin mining with surplus electricity generates economic revenue, minimizes energy loss, and resolves payment issues for KEPCO.
New indicator detects financial strain through smart meter data.
problem Fuel poverty in households, affecting millions.
method Smart meters and machine learning for behavior measurement.
result Early detection of financial strain in households.
With the widespread use of the internet, the size of the text data increases day by day. Poems can be given as an example of the growing text. In this study, we aim to classify poetry according to poet. Firstly, data set consisting of three different poetry of poets written in English have been constructed. Then, text …
Paper addresses privacy threats in real-time SMs data.
problem Privacy threats from real-time SMs data.
method Information-theoretic privacy measure, deep learning adversarial framework.
result Proposes a privatization mechanism with minimal distortion.
Paper proposes a new method for hourly load forecasting using smart meter data.
problem Challenges in short-term load forecasting at fine granularity.
method Forecasting using Matrix Factorization (fmf) for hourly load forecasting.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in load forecasting.
Active sensing improves energy breakdown without installing sensors.
problem Reduce energy consumption by providing appliance-level energy breakdown.
method Active learning solution based on low-rank tensor completion.
result Our approach gives better performance with fewer sensors installed.
Adversarial attacks can fool ML energy theft detection models.
problem Vulnerability of ML-based energy theft detection models to adversarial attacks.
method Design of an adversarial measurement generation algorithm.
result ML models can be significantly fooled by adversarial attacks, reducing their detection accuracy.
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have gathered a lot of attention from the computer vision community, yielding impressive results for image generation. Advances in the adversarial generation of natural language from noise however are not commensurate with the progress made in generating images, and still lag far …
Study compares LoRaWAN RSSI methods for indoor device localization.
problem Improving accuracy of indoor device location estimation using LoRaWAN.
method Compared k Nearest Neighbours, Extra Trees, and Multilayer Perceptron neural networks.
result Neural network approach achieved highest accuracy with mean error 358 meters and median error 204 meters.
A new risk measure (FRM) for EM FI returns helps investors protect against volatility and policy instability.
problem Systemic risk in EM FI returns due to external shocks and domestic policy instability.
method Daily FRM-EM measure applied to 25 largest EM FI returns, incorporating Macro factors.
result FRM-EM captures systemic risk behavior in EM FI returns, reaching maximum during crises.
The paper proposes a new method for probabilistic load forecasting using Bernstein-Polynomial Normalizing Flows.
problem High variability in short-term load forecasting at the low-voltage level due to fluctuating demand and increasing electrification.
method Flexible conditional density forecasting based on Bernstein polynomial normalizing flows with neural network control.
result Density predictions outperform traditional methods for 24h-ahead load forecasting.
Deep learning model predicts European weather parameters.
problem Ensemble weather prediction using deep learning.
method Conditional deep convolutional generative adversarial network (GAN) and Monte-Carlo dropout.
result Forecast skill for geopotential height and two-meter temperature is good, but precipitation is challenging.
Recently, the need of deploying new wireless networks for smart gas metering has raised the problem of radio planning in the169 MHz band. Unluckily, software tools commonly adopted for radio planning in cellular communication systems cannot be employed to solve this problem because of the substantially lower transmissi…
New methods improve electricity load forecasting using hierarchical transfer learning.
problem Improving electricity load forecasts at national scale using smart meter data.
method Developed two hierarchical transfer learning methods based on stacking and aggregation of experts.
result Significant improvement in predictions compared to benchmark algorithms.
Deep neural networks predict electricity consumption accurately.
problem Predicting future electricity consumption for better management.
method Used Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) networks to predict electricity consumption based on past data.
result Both RNN and LSTM achieved an average Root Mean Square error of 0.1.
The ability to perform effective off-policy learning would revolutionize the process of building better interactive systems, such as search engines and recommendation systems for e-commerce, computational advertising and news. Recent approaches for off-policy evaluation and learning in these settings appear promising. …
The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources poses numerous reliability issues to the urban distribution grid. The topology estimation is a critical step to ensure the robustness of distribution grid operation. However, the bus connectivity and grid topology estimation are usually hard in distribution gri…
Big spatio-temporal datasets, available through both open and administrative data sources, offer significant potential for social science research. The magnitude of the data allows for increased resolution and analysis at individual level. While there are recent advances in forecasting techniques for highly granular te…
Paper proposes a novel optimization method for disaggregating smart meter data.
problem Energy disaggregation, inferring appliance-specific energy consumption from aggregate meter data.
method Two-stage optimization approach: first phase uses mixed integer programming, second phase binary quadratic optimization with penalty terms and appliance constraints.
result Proposed method successfully reconstructs appliance signatures, overcoming previous optimization-based methods' limitations.
CNN model predicts fluvial floods quickly and accurately.
problem Real-time flood prediction is computationally demanding.
method Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) trained on 2D hydraulic model outputs.
result CNN model outperforms SVR in predicting flood inundation.
Improved GPS accuracy in urban areas.
problem Urban GPS inaccuracies due to environmental factors.
method Probabilistic model to learn and compensate for environmental biases.
result Localization error less than 10 meters in LTE networks.
Study optimizes Sigfox-based RSSI fingerprinting for outdoor localization.
problem Lack of publicly available datasets for Sigfox-based outdoor localization.
method Tuning hyperparameters and data transformations for kNN method.
result Mean localization error of 298 meters, median error of 109 meters.
Motivated by electricity consumption metering, we extend existing nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithms to use linear measurements as observations, instead of matrix entries. The objective is to estimate multiple time series at a fine temporal scale from temporal aggregates measured on each individual serie…
This thesis tackles NILM challenges with a new dataset and efficient edge deployment techniques.
problem Limited datasets and high computational power for NILM deployment.
method Developed an interoperable data collection framework and introduced model compression techniques.
result Efficient edge deployment of NILM models for global scalability and sustainability.
Bayesian neural networks improve uncertainty in data-driven VFMs for oil and gas wells.
problem Uncertainty and robustness in data-driven VFMs for oil and gas wells.
method Bayesian neural networks with variational inference for uncertainty quantification.
result Variational inference provides more robust predictions on future data.
With millimeter wave wireless communications, the resulting radiation reflects on most visible objects, creating rich multipath environments, namely in urban scenarios. The radiation captured by a listening device is thus shaped by the obstacles encountered, which carry latent information regarding their relative posit…