In this paper, we perform a belief propagation (BP) decoding threshold analysis of spatially coupled (SC) turbo-like codes (TCs) (SC-TCs) on the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel. We review Monte-Carlo density evolution (MC-DE) and efficie...
To support novice learners, the Java programming learning assistant system (JPLAS) has been developed with various features. Among them, code writing problem (CWP) assigns writing an answer code that passes a given test code. The correctness of an an...
In this paper, we propose the threshold successive cancellation flip (Th-SCF) decoding algorithm for polar codes, which enhances the performance of the SC decoder while maintaining low complexity. Theoretical analysis reveals that Th-SCF asymptotical...
In some satellite Internet of Things (IoT) devices with terrain shielding, the qualities of the direct source-destination (S-D) channel are poor, requiring cooperative communications with multi-relays to be employed. In order to solve error propagati...
This paper proposes a resource optimized cascaded quantum surface repetition code architecture integrated with a Union Find (UF) enhanced hybrid decoder, which suppresses biased noise and improves the scalability of quantum error correction through s...
Quantum error correction codes (QECCs) are essential for reliable quantum computing as they protect quantum states against noise and errors. Limited research has explored the resilience of QECCs to biased noise, critical for selecting optimal codes....
We provide a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the various approaches applicable to the recognition of Data Matrix codes in arbitrary images. All presented methods use the typical “L” shaped Finder Pattern to locate the Data Matrix code in the i...
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The multi-band UWAS (Underwater Wireless Acoustic Sensor) communication techniques are effective in terms of performance and throughput efficiency because they can overcome selective frequency fading by allocating the same data to different frequency...
Polar codes have established themselves as a cornerstone in modern error correction coding due to their capacity-achieving properties and practical implementation advantages. However, decoding polar codes remains a computationally intensive task. In...
Although extensive optimization of encoding and decoding schemes for joint source-channel coding (JSCC) systems has been conducted, efficient optimization schemes are still required for designing and optimizing the linking matrix between variable nod...
As the technology scales down, two-dimensional (2D) NAND flash memory has reached its bottleneck. Three-dimensional (3D) NAND flash memory was proposed to further increase the storage capacity by vertically stacking multiple layers. However, the new...
Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) technology is a new multiple access scheme based on non-orthogonal spread spectrum technology, which was proposed by Huawei in 2014. In the algorithm application of this technology, the original Message Passing Algo...
A coal-rock dynamic disaster is a rapid instability and failure process with dynamic effects and huge disastrous consequences that occurs in coal-rock mass under mining disturbance. Disasters lead to catastrophic consequences, such as mine collapse,...
Quantum error correction (QEC) is crucial for achieving reliable quantum computation. Among topological QEC codes, color codes can correct bit-flip and phase-flip errors simultaneously, enabling efficient resource utilization. However, existing decod...
Different challenges arise while detecting deficient software source code. Usually a large number of potentially problematic entities are identified when an individual software metric or individual quality aspect is used for the identification of def...
In the cableless seafloor observation networks (SONs), the links among network nodes rely on underwater acoustic communication (UAC). Due to the energy constraint and the high-reliability requirement of the cableless SONs, the noncoherent UAC has bee...
Olfactory systems typically process signals produced by mixtures composed of very many natural odors, some that can be elicited by single compounds. The several hundred different olfactory receptors aided by several dozen different taste receptors ar...
Aiming at the practical constraints of high resource occupancy and complex calculations in the existing Spike Neural Network (SNN) image classification model, in order to seek a more lightweight and efficient machine vision solution, this paper propo...
The industrial internet of things (IIoT) known as industry 4.0, is the use of internet of things technologies, via the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. It incorporates machine learning and big data tec...
Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes are currently being deeply analyzed through algorithms that require the capability of addressing their iterative decoding convergence performance. Since it has been observed that the probability distribution func...
Line of sight (LoS) and security are the fundamental requirement for any secure visual MIMO communication based vehicular networks. Uneven speed, irregular terrains, and uncertain appearance of obstacles disgrace LoS between the visual multiple-input...
Landslide detection and warning systems are important tools for mitigation of potential hazards in landslide prone areas. Traditionally, warning systems for shallow landslides have been informed by rainfall intensity-duration thresholds. More recent...
QR (quick response) Codes are one of the most popular types of two-dimensional (2D) matrix codes currently used in a wide variety of fields. Two-dimensional matrix codes, compared to 1D bar codes, can encode significantly more data in the same area....
In the evolving field of quantum computing, optimizing Quantum Error Correction (QEC) parameters is crucial due to the varying types and amounts of physical noise across quantum computers. Traditional simulators use a forward paradigm to derive logic...
Coandă effect screen structures are used to protect hydropower turbines in mountainous regions from impurities of different sizes. To save time during the design phase, computational fluid dynamics simulations (CFD) can support experimental inve...
QR (Quick Response) codes are one of the most famous types of two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcodes, which are the descendants of well-known 1D barcodes. The mobile robots which move in certain operational space can use information and landmarks from...
Sparse Coding (SC) has been widely studied and shown its superiority in the fields of signal processing, statistics, and machine learning. However, due to the high computational cost of the optimization algorithms required to compute the sparse featu...
Of late, image compression has become crucial due to the rising need for faster encoding and decoding. To achieve this objective, the present study proposes the use of canonical Huffman coding (CHC) as an entropy coder, which entails a lower decoding...
The emergence of the new generation video coding standard, Versatile Video Coding (VVC), has brought along novel features rendering the new standard more efficient and flexible than its predecessors. Aside from efficient compression of 8 k or higher...
Topological quantum error-correcting codes are an important tool for realizing fault-tolerant quantum computers. Heavy hexagonal coding is a new class of quantum error-correcting coding that assigns physical and auxiliary qubits to the vertices and e...
The H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard poses a great challenge for encoder design due to its high computational complexity and long encoding time. In this paper, the fast partitioning decision of coding blocks is investigated to reduce the c...
Using the source residual redundancy in a joint source and channel coded modulation (JSCCM) system to achieve a shaping gain has proven to be a good solution for probabilistic amplitude shaping. In a JSCCM system, rate-compatible source codes are ess...
Among a series of video coding standards jointly developed by ITU-T, VCEG, and MPEG, high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) is one of the most widely used video coding standards today. Therefore, it is still necessary to further reduce the coding comple...
The development and use of large-scale quantum computers relies on integrating quantum error-correcting (QEC) schemes into the quantum computing pipeline. A fundamental part of the QEC protocol is the decoding of the syndrome to identify a recovery o...
In this paper, we propose a low-complexity ordered statistics decoding (OSD) algorithm called threshold-based OSD (TH-OSD) that uses a threshold on the discrepancy of the candidate codewords to speed up the decoding of short polar codes. To determine...
A web-based Java programming learning assistant system (JPLAS) has been developed for novice students to study Java programming by themselves while enhancing code reading and code writing skills. One type of the implemented exercise problem is code w...
As internet speeds increase and user demands for video quality grow, video coding standards continue to evolve. H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC), as the new generation of video coding standards, further improves compression efficiency but also brin...
At present, the latest video coding standard is Versatile Video Coding (VVC). Although the coding efficiency of VVC is significantly improved compared to the previous generation, standard High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), it also leads to a sharp...
Many scholars have reported that the adoption of Model Driven Engineering (MDE) in the industry is still marginal. Real-life case studies, completed with convincing empirical data about the quality of the developed source code, is an effective way to...
Three-Dimensional High-Efficiency Video Coding (3D-HEVC) has been extensively researched due to its efficient compression and deep image representation, but encoding complexity continues to pose a difficulty. This is mainly attributed to redundancy i...
Fifth generation (5G) is a new generation mobile communication system developed for the growing demand for mobile communication. Channel coding is an indispensable part of most modern digital communication systems, for it can improve the transmission...
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal quality, type of receiver equipment, and external environment can cause GNSS observations to be anomalous, and these anomalies are sometimes reflected in GNSS pseudorange observations rather than phase...
Quantum secret sharing is a cryptographic scheme that enables the secure storage and reconstruction of quantum information. While the theory of secret sharing is mature in its development, relatively few studies have explored the performance of quant...
The H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard was developed to address the growing demand for compressing ultra-high-definition video content, supporting resolutions ranging from 4K to 8K and beyond. H.266/VVC improves coding efficiency by introduc...
A general framework describing the statistical discrimination of an ensemble of quantum channels is given by the name quantum reading. Several tools can be applied in quantum reading to reduce the error probability in distinguishing the ensemble of c...
Early-termination techniques for a belief-propagation (BP) decoder of polar codes can improve the decoding throughput by finishing a decoding iteration when an early-termination condition is satisfied. In the BP decoders, the early-termination condit...
Large matrix multiplications commonly take place in large-scale machine-learning applications. Often, the sheer size of these matrices prevent carrying out the multiplication at a single server. Therefore, these operations are typically offloaded to...
To predict and explore the return period wind speed distribution in Beijing urban area, based on the short-term measured wind speed record, the measured independent storm peak samples are extracted and the Monte–Carlo numerical simulation metho...
This paper presents a hardware efficient pixel-domain just-noticeable difference (JND) model and its hardware architecture implemented on an FPGA. This JND model architecture is further proposed to be part of a low complexity pixel-domain perceptual...
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