Ieee Member

Closed-Form Solution to Calculate Generator Contributions to Loads and Line Flows in an Open Access Market (2009)

H. Ghasemi, Student Member, C. Cañizares, Senior Member, G. Savage, Ieee Member

Abstract--In an open access power market, power tracing is a very important issue as it can help allocate the total cost of transmission system usage among market participants as well as provide...

A Precise and Automatic Gridding Approach to Noise-Affected and Distorted Microarray Images (2009)

Eleni Zacharia, Dimitris Maroulis, Ieee Member

In this paper, a precise and fully-automatic approach to the determination of the grid alignment (Gridding) on microarray images is presented. The proposed approach is compared to state-of-the-art...

Astrolabe: A Collaborative Multi-Perspective Goal-Oriented Risk Analysis Methodology (2008)

Ebrahim Bagheri, Ali A. Ghorbani, Ieee Member

The intention of this paper is to introduce a risk analysis methodology called Astrolabe. Astrolabe is based on causal analysis of systems risks. It allows the analysts to both align the current...

Computational Capabilities of Linear Recursive Networks (2008)

M. Bianchini, M. Gori, Ieee Member, F. Scarselli

Recursive neural networks are a new connec-tionist model recently introduced for processing gra-phs. Linear recursive networks are a special sub-class where the neurons have linear activation...

Embedded B-spline Reconstruction in the Volume Rendering (2008)

Zeljka Mihajlovic, Leo Budin, Ieee Member

This paper deals with reconstruction problem in the visualization. The representation of the object is based on the volumetric data. Volumetric data is sampled on a regular grid. The surface of the...

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF CELL AND PACKET SWITCH WITH FINITE INPUT QUEUES AND ILPF SCHEDULING ALGORITHM (2008)

Igor Radusinovic, Ieee Student Member, Zoran Petrovic, Ieee Member

Abstract- In this paper, packet loss probability performance in cell-based and packet-based switches with finite Input Queues (IQ) and iLPF scheduling algorithm are analysed. This algorithm has been...

Realizing MPEG-4 Streaming Over the Internet: A Client/Server Architecture using DMIF (2008)

K. Asrar Haghighi, Ieee Student Member, Y. Pourmohammadi, Ieee Student Member, H. M. Alnuweiri, Ieee Member

This paper presents the implementation of an MPEG-4 Streaming System for the delivery of multiple elementary stream presentations containing audio-visual objects. This system has been tested with the...

Maxi-Min Margin Machine: Learning Large Margin Classifiers Locally and Globally (2008)

Kaizhu Huang, Haiqin Yang, Irwin King, Ieee Member

Abstract — We propose a novel large margin classifier, called the Maxi-Min Margin Machine (M 4). This model learns the decision boundary both locally and globally. In comparison, other large margin...

Identification and Localization of Data (2008)

Robert F. Erbacher, Ieee Member, John Mulholland

This research examines the application of statistical analysis techniques for the identification of data types embedded within a file to assist analysts with the location of data, potentially...

TIRANO SYSTEM WITH LEARNING CAPACITY FOR THE DETECTION OF MOVING TARGETS (2008)

Miguel A. Fern, A. Fern, Ez Caballero, Ieee Member, Juan Moreno, Gabriel Sebastian

Abstract. A system based on the charge-discharge characteristics of the neural synapses of the visual path, is shortly introduced. The proposed system uses the LSR (length/speed ratio) descriptor....

A. Lossy Correlated Data Gathering (2008)

Răzvan Cristescu, Ieee Member, Baltasar Beferull-lozano, Ieee Associate Member

Abstract — Sensor networks measuring correlated data are considered, where the task is to gather data from the network nodes to a sink. A specific scenario is addressed, where data at nodes are...

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 1 A GLRT Approach to Data-Aided Timing Acquisition in UWB Radios – Part II: Training Sequence Design ∗ (2008)

Zhi Tian, Ieee Member, Georgios B. Giannakis, Ieee Fellow

Abstract — The overall system efficiency of impulse radio communications relies critically on judicious allocation of transmission resources, a portion of which should be used to ensure successful...

Photonic Label Switch Supporting Asynchronous and Variable-Length Packets (2008)

Masayuki Murata, Ieee Member, Ken-ichi Kitayama, Ieee Senior Member

In this paper, we propose new optical switching archi-tectures supporting asynchronous and variable-length packets. Output line contention is resolved by optical delay line buffers. By introducing a...

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 1 A GLRT Approach to Data-Aided Timing Acquisition in UWB Radios – Part I: Algorithms (2008)

Zhi Tian, Ieee Member, Georgios B. Giannakis, Ieee Fellow

Abstract — Realizing the great potential of impulse radio communications depends critically on the success of timing acquisition. To this end, optimum data-aided timing offset estimators are...

A Graded Symmetrical Super-Condensed Node for the TLM Method (2007)

Trenkic Christopoulos, V. Trenkic, C. Christopoulos, Ieee Member, T. M. Benson

A novel node for use in simulations by the Transmission-Line Modelling (TLM) method is described. Unlike existing nodes, it contains no stubs but it is capable of modelling inhomogeneous media using...

J.M.: Terrain synthesis from digital elevation models (2007)

Howard Zhou, Jie Sun, Greg Turk, James M. Rehg, Ieee Member, Ieee Member

Abstract — In this paper we present an example-based system for terrain synthesis. In our approach, patches from sample terrain (represented by a height field) are used to generate new terrain. The...

TopoLayout: Multi-level graph layout by topological features (2007)

Daniel Archambault, Tamara Munzner, Ieee Member, David Auber

multi-level algorithm that draws undirected graphs based on the topological features they contain. Topological features are detected recursively inside the graph, and their subgraphs are collapsed...

Experience on the Implementation of a Collaborative Virtual Environment for Educational Applications (2006)

Andre Luiz, Satoshi Kawamoto, Tereza Gonqalves Kirner, Claudio Kirner, Ieee Member

be seen as resulting from the convergence of research on Virtual Reality and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. In this sense, the development of a CVE involves activities related to the...

A Parallel Coordinates Style Interface for Exploratory Volume Visualization (2005)

Melanie Tory, Simeon Potts, Torsten Möller, Ieee Member

this paper is as follows: 2 summarizes previous research. In 3, we describe our design in more detail. We then describe implementation details in 4 and present a usability evaluation in 5. In 6, we...

Narrow Passage Sampling for Probabilistic Roadmap Planning (2005)

Zheng Sun, Ieee Member, David Hsu, Tingting Jiang, Hanna Kurniawati, John H. Reif, ...

Probabilistic roadmap (PRM) planners have been successful in path planning of robots with many degrees of freedom, but sampling narrow passages in a robot's configuration space remains a...

A parallel coordinates style interface for exploratory volume visualization (2005)

Melanie Tory, Simeon Potts, Torsten Möller, Ieee Member

Abstract—We present a user interface, based on parallel coordinates, that facilitates exploration of volume data. By explicitly representing the visualization parameter space, the interface...

Linear and Decision-Feedback Per Tone Equalization for DMT-based Transmission over IIR Channels (2004)

Koen Vanbleu, Koen Vanbleu, Ieee Student Member, Marc Moonen, Marc Moonen, Ieee Member, ...

The per-tone equalizer (PTEQ) has been presented as an attractive alternative for the classical timedomain equalizer (TEQ) in discrete multitone (DMT) based systems, such as ADSL systems. The PTEQ is...

Optimal waveform design for uwb radios (2004)

Xianren Wu, Ieee Student Member, Zhi Tian, Timothy N. Davidson, Ieee Member, Ieee Member, ...

Abstract — With transmit power spectra strictly limited by the US FCC mask, the emerging ultra-wideband (UWB) communication systems call for judicious pulse shape design in order to achieve optimal...

Restoration of Services in Interdependent Infrastructure Systems: A Network Flows Approach (2003)

Earl E. Lee, Ieee Student Member, David J. Mendonça, Ieee Member, John E. Mitchell, William A. Wallace, ...

Abstract — Modern society depends on the operations of civil infrastructure systems, such as transportation, energy, telecommunications and water. Clearly, disruption of any of these systems would...

Traffic grooming in unidirectional WDM ring networks using design theory (2003)

Jean-claude Bermond, David Coudert, Ieee Member

We address the problem of traffic grooming in WDM rings with all-to-all uniform unitary traffic. We want to minimize the total number of SONET add-drop multiplexers (ADMs) required. We show that this...

Impact of ARQ protocols on QoS in 3GPP systems (2003)

Carla-fabiana Chiasserini, Michela Meo, Ieee Member, Ieee Member

Abstract — Traffic transmission over the radio channel requires appropriate techniques to preserve information integrity while maintaining the desired QoS and energy constraints. In this paper, we...

Traffic grooming in unidirectional WDM ring networks using design theory (2003)

Jean-claude Bermond, David Coudert, Ieee Member

We address the problem of traffic grooming in WDM rings with all-to-all uniform unitary traffic. We want to minimize the total number of SONET add-drop multiplexers (ADMs) required. We show that this...

Traffic Grooming in Unidirectional WDM Ring (2003)

Networks Using Design, Jean-claude Bermond, David Coudert, Ieee Member

We address the problem of traffic grooming in WDM rings with all-to-all uniform unitary traffic. We want to minimize the total number of SONET add-drop multiplexers (ADMs) required. We show that this...

Pixon-based image segmentation with markov random fields (2003)

Faguo Yang, Tianzi Jiang, Ieee Member

Image segmentation is an essential processing step for many image analysis applications. So far, there does not exist a general method that is suitable for all the image analysis applications. In...

A formal approach to MpSoC performance verification (2003)

Marek Jersak, Ieee Member, Ieee Member, Rolf Ernst, Ieee Fellow, Kai Richter, ...

Communication-centric Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chip (MpSoC) will dominate future chip architectures. They will be built from heterogeneous HW and SW components integrated around a complex...

Handovers in Wireless ATM Networks: In-Band Signaling Protocols and Performance Analysis (2002)

Carla F. Chiasserini, Renato Lo Cigno, Ieee Member, Ieee Member

Abstract—The first part of this paper presents a novel scheme for handover provisioning in Wireless ATM (W–ATM) networks based on in-band signaling. First, the network architecture and principles...

An Introductory concept to `Human Like' Odor Descriptions by Grounding Linguistic Symbols (2002)

Amy Loutfi, Silvia Coradeschi, Peter Wide, Ieee Member

When humans fail to recognize a new odor we rely on our previous knowledge of known odors to describe linguistically the attributes, quality or even the experience surrounding the detected smell....

A Game-Theoretic Model for Generation Expansion Planning: Problem Formulation and Numerical Comparisons (2001)

Angela S. Chuang, Ieee Member, Felix Wu, Ieee Fellow

Abstract: This paper presents an application of noncooperative game theory to generation expansion planning (GEP) in a competitive electricity industry. We apply the Cournot model of oligopoly...

S.: An User-Oriented Testing of Real Time Systems (2001)

Hacène Fouchal, Ieee Member, Eric Petitjean, Sébastien Salva

Abstract — This paper presents a technique to testing real-time systems through the derivation of executable test cases from test purposes (express user properties) on a specification, modelled as...

On scheduling of peer-to-peer video services (1999)

Ying Cai, Ieee Member, Ashwin Natarajan, Student Ieee Member, Johnny Wong, Ieee Member

Abstract — Peer-to-peer (P2P) video systems provide a costeffective way for a large number of hosts to colloaborate for video sharing. Two features characterize such a system: 1) a video is usually...

Non-Suspiciousness: A Generalisation of Convexity in the Frame of Foundations of Numerical Analysis and Learning (1998)

M. Bianchini, S. Fanelli, M. Gori, Ieee Member, M. Protasi

The effectiveness of connectionist models in emulating intelligent behaviour is strictly related to the capability of the learning algorithms to find optimal or near--optimal solutions. In this...

Subscriber-Assisted Handoff Support in Multimedia PCS (1997)

Shengming Jiang, Ieee Member, Bo Li, Acm Member

Handoff support is one of the key elements in cellular Personal Communication Systems (PCS). Traditional approaches hide handoff support from the subscriber. However, the main difficulty in handoff...

A Blind Source Separation Technique Using Second Order Statistics (1997)

Adel Belouchrani, Karim Abed-meraim, Jean-François Cardoso, Eric Moulines, Ieee Member, Ieee Member, ...

Separation of sources consists in recovering a set of signals of which only instantaneous linear mixtures are observed. In many situations, no a priori information on the mixing matrix is available:...

Reliability Optimization of Series-Parallel Systems Using a Genetic Algorithm (1996)

David W. Coit, Ieee Student Member, Alice E. Smith, Ieee Member

This paper describes the use of a genetic algorithm (GA) to determine solutions to the redundancy allocation problem for a series-parallel system. In this problem formulation, there is a specified...