One-hot encoding is the prevalent method used in neural networks to represent multi-class categorical data. Its success stems from its ease of use and interpretability as a probability distribution when accompanied by a softmax activation function. H...
A two-terminal distributed binary hypothesis testing problem over a noisy channel is studied. The two terminals, called the observer and the decision maker, each has access to n independent and identically distributed samples, denoted by
Linear codes are the most important family of codes in cryptography and coding theory. Some codes only have a few weights and are widely used in many areas, such as authentication codes, secret sharing schemes and strongly regular graphs. By setting...
We consider the problem of designing grid quorum systems for maximum distance separable (MDS) erasure code based distributed storage systems. Quorums are used as a mechanism to maintain consistency in replication based storage systems, for which grid...
To solve the transmission correlation issue arising from traditional named data networking (NDN) caching during segmenting contents, where users must obtain data blocks related to the requested file blocks to recover the source data, in this paper, w...
This work proposes an error-resilient video coding scheme for improving the ecosystem of Wireless Visual Sensor Network (WVSN). In order to optimize the video information communication over WVSN, this work first provides a discussion on ecology techn...
Orthogonal direct sum masking (ODSM) protects embedded cryptographic implementations against side-channel attacks by splitting the ambient space into a source code C carrying sensitive data and a complementary masking code D carrying fresh randomness...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) content distribution and file sharing systems aim to facilitate the dissemination of large files over unreliable networks. Network coding is a transmission technique that has captured the interest of researchers because of its abil...
An effective post-processing algorithm is essential for achieving high rates of secret key generation in quantum key distribution. This work introduces an approach to quantum key distribution post-processing by integrating the three main steps into a...
The efficiency increase that distributed propulsion could deliver for future hybrid-electric aircraft is in line with the urgent demand for higher aerodynamic performances and a lower environmental impact. Several consolidated proprietary tools (not...
Secure distributed matrix multiplication (SDMM) schemes are crucial for distributed learning algorithms where extensive data computation is distributed across multiple servers. Inspired by the application of repairing Reed–Solomon (RS) codes in...
In the distributed storage system, when data need to be recovered after node failure, the erasure code redundancy method occupies less storage space than the multi-copy method. At present, the repair mechanism using erasure code to reconstruct the fa...
Asymmetric error characteristics in spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory (STT-MRAM), particularly the imbalance between logical ‘0’ and ‘1’ error probabilities, can significantly degrade system reliability under...
A scheme for recovery of a signal by distributed listeners in the presence of Gaussian interference is constructed by exhausting an “iterative power reduction” property. An upper bound for the scheme’s achieved mean-squared-error di...
The force distribution proposed by codes, which in many cases is framed in the equivalent static force procedure, likely leads to design structures with non-uniform drift distribution in terms of inter-storey drift and ductility demands. This can lea...
To obtain efficient channel codes with high power efficiency at moderate signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), an efficient high-rate protograph quasi-cyclic (QC) low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes is optimally constructed. By an optimized protograph tem...
In this paper, a new distributed block-based image compression method based on the principles of compressed sensing (CS) is introduced. The coding and decoding processes are performed entirely in the CS measurement domain. Image blocks are classified...
U-shaped Split Federated Learning (U-SFL) is a promising paradigm for distributed image coding, offering parallel training capabilities and privacy preservation while mitigating computational burdens on edge devices. However, the frequent bidirection...
As the distributed ledger technology underlying cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, blockchain has empowered various industries, such as supply chain management, healthcare, government services, e-voting, etc. However, the ever-growing led...
Sleep is a physiological signal which plays a vital role in maintaining human health and well-being. Polysomnographic records provide insights into the various changes occurring during sleep, and hence its study is important in diagnosing various dis...
In its modern formulation, the Maximum Entropy Principle was promoted by E.T. Jaynes, starting in the mid-fifties. The principle dictates that one should look for a distribution, consistent with available information, which maximizes the entropy. How...
Distributed generation (DG) is reshaping distribution networks through bidirectional power flows, operational variability, and dependence on coordinated regulation, pricing, and control. This paper examines how regulatory architecture, grid-code requ...
To achieve long-distance underwater optical wireless communication, a single photon detector with single photon limit sensitivity is used to detect the optical signal at the receiver. The communication signal is extracted from the discrete single pho...
In this paper, three discrete transforms related to vector spaces over finite fields are studied. For our purposes, and according to the properties of the finite fields, the most suitable transforms are as follows: for binary fields, this is the Wals...
In this paper, a new family of binary LRCs (BLRCs) with locality 2 and uneven availabilities for hot data is proposed, which has a high information symbol availability and low parity symbol availabilities for the local repair of distributed storage s...
We study classification of random sequences of characters selected from a given alphabet into two classes characterized by distinct character selection probabilities and length distributions. The classification is based on the sign of the log-likelih...
To ensure the security of online-shared power data, this paper adopts a robust soliton distribution-based zero-watermarking approach for tracing semi-structured power data. The method involves extracting partial key-value pairs to generate a feature...
With the rapid development of emerging applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and distributed visual perception, massive amounts of correlated image data require efficient transmission under constrained bandwidth and noisy channel conditio...
Four-edge type low-density parity-check (FET-LDPC) codes, as an important subclass of multi-edge type LDPC codes, offer greater design flexibility and performance potential due to their heterogeneous edge type structure. However, their multi-dimensio...
The multi-source cooperation integrating distributed low-density parity-check codes is investigated to jointly collect data from multiple sensor nodes to the mobile sink in the wireless sensor network. The one-round and two-round cooperative data col...
Beginning with the proposal of the McEliece cryptosystem in 1978, code-based cryptography has positioned itself as one of main categories in post-quantum cryptography (PQC). To date, the algebraic security of certain variants of McEliece cryptosystem...
This paper presents a secure image transmission framework for superposition-based quantum communication systems that integrates quantum key distribution (QKD) with one-time-pad encryption. Existing superposition-based image transmission systems achie...
DC distribution network faults seriously affect the reliability of system power supply. Therefore, this paper proposes a fault recovery reconfiguration strategy for DC distribution networks, based on hybrid particle swarm optimization. The original p...
An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is a tool used primarily for security monitoring, which is one of the security strategies for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Distributed Network Protocol version 3 (DNP3) is the predomina...
Research has been conducted to efficiently transfer blocks and reduce network costs when decoding and recovering data from an erasure coding-based distributed file system. Technologies using software-defined network (SDN) controllers can collect and...
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) demands reliable sensing and communication under sea clutter. Emerging integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technology provides new opportunities for the development and modernization of maritime radio communic...
The availability of high-precision population distribution data is crucial for urban planning and the optimal allocation of resources. To address the limitations of the random forest model in addressing spatial heterogeneity during population spatial...
Lattices provide useful structure for distributed coding of correlated sources. A common lattice encoder construction is to first round an observed sequence to a ‘fine’ lattice with dither, then produce the result’s modulo to a &lsq...
Background/Objectives: Diagnosing glaucoma in myopic eyes remains challenging because myopia-related structural changes can mimic glaucomatous damage on optical coherence tomography (OCT). This study aimed to identify the optimal circular scan diamet...
Nowadays, video coding and transcoding have a great interest and important impact in areas such as high-definition video and entertainment, healthcare and elderly care, high-resolution video surveillance, self-driving cars, or e-learning. This growin...
In 1957, Francis Crick et al. suggested an ingenious explanation for the process of frame maintenance. The idea was based on the notion of comma-free codes. Although Crick’s hypothesis proved to be wrong, in 1996, Arquès and Michel discovered the exi...
Near-lossless coding schemes traditionally rely on uniform quantization to control the maximum absolute error (
Replication and erasure codes are always used for storing large amounts of data in distributed storage systems. Erasure code technology can maximize the storage space of distributed storage systems as well as guaranteeing their availability and relia...
The action of a noise operator on a code transforms it into a distribution on the respective space. Some common examples from information theory include Bernoulli noise acting on a code in the Hamming space and Gaussian noise acting on a lattice in t...
Downy mildew of sunflower, caused by Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. et de Toni, is a relevant disease of this crop. High virulent pathotypes have been identified in several countries, while there are few data on the spread of P. halstedii pathoty...
Communication network security has become increasingly vital in an era of rapidly developing technology, and protecting against unauthorized access is essential. This paper introduces a server-aided approach for secure key distribution to users parti...
When we couple the rise in video streaming with the growing number of portable devices (smart phones, tablets, laptops), we see an ever-increasing demand for high-definition video online while on the move. Wireless networks are inherently characteris...
The identity/recognition of tRNAs, in the context of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (and other molecules), is a complex phenomenon that has major implications ranging from the origins and evolution of translation machinery and genetic code to the evoluti...
Many distributed database systems that guarantee high concurrency and scalability adopt read-write separation architecture. Simultaneously, these systems need to store massive amounts of data daily, requiring different mechanisms for storing and acce...
Two correlated sources emit a pair of sequences, each of which is observed by a different encoder. Each encoder produces a rate-limited description of the sequence it observes, and the two descriptions are presented to a guessing device that repeated...
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