The recommendation in information systems is a specific form of information filtering that aims to present the relevant information interesting the user. This technique is used in different contexts such as social net...
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The recommendation in information systems is a specific form of information filtering that aims to present the relevant information interesting the user. This technique is used in different contexts such as social networking, e-commerce and information retrieval. Generally, existing recommender system techniques implement collaborative filtering by deducing a part of user interests from the preferences of other users with similar profiles. Many techniques can be used to implement Collaborative Filtering such as Bayesian Networks, latent semantic, and clustering. We present in this work a novel clustering approach using a modified partitional algorithm. We propose a user model that integrates the relevant user information and a clustering algorithm that generates groups of similar user profiles by implementing a profile similarity function. The proposed approach is then evaluated based on a set of user profiles data corresponding to the context of an e-commerce website.
In CT image-guided interventional surgery, the rapid and accurate location of an ablation needle plays a key role in clinical diagnosis and treatment, especially for the design of surgical navigation system. However, ...
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(纸本)9781450372626
In CT image-guided interventional surgery, the rapid and accurate location of an ablation needle plays a key role in clinical diagnosis and treatment, especially for the design of surgical navigation system. However, there is no universal and effective method for detection of line segment, especially for precise extraction of the features. Aiming at the ablation needle and its tip in CT images, we propose the detection and location method based on an improved Hough transform, where features are extracted using some prior information and the clustering algorithm. The proposed method effectively removes noise and improves the real-time and accuracy of calculation. The numerical simulation results show that some morphological information can be accurately extracted and located, such as the coordinates of the endpoints and the length of the needle.
This paper proposes a control scheme for a kind of complex systems whose dynamics follow statistical law. First, inspired by data mining technology, the samples are clustered into several classes reflecting the workin...
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(纸本)9781728101057
This paper proposes a control scheme for a kind of complex systems whose dynamics follow statistical law. First, inspired by data mining technology, the samples are clustered into several classes reflecting the working pattern by modified ISODATA method. Second, based on the clustering result, the cell state space is constructed within global and local target cells respectively by Cartesian product, and the cell mapping further is created via the analysis of pattern time series. Third, by the reverse searching algorithm, global optimal paths to the target cell are found and the information provided by the searching paths constitute the optimal controller at a coarse-grained level so as to bring the system into the target cell quickly, once enter into the target cell, another controller which consists of the subcell mapping with the optimal cost increment in refined granularity level is applied in order to reduce steady-state error. Finally, a simulation in the dynamic trajectory of a sintering process is given to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.
In this paper, we have considered the problem of effectively forming the representative sample for training a neural network of the multilayer perceptron (MLP) type. An approach based on the use of clustering that all...
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In this paper, we have considered the problem of effectively forming the representative sample for training a neural network of the multilayer perceptron (MLP) type. An approach based on the use of clustering that allowed to increase the entropy of the training set was put forward. Various clustering algorithms were examined in order to form the representative sample. The algorithm-based clustering of factor spaces of various dimensions was carried out, and a representative sample was formed. To verify our approach we synthesized the MLP neural network and trained it. The training technique was performed with the sets formed both with and without clustering. A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of clustering algorithms was carried out in relation to the problem of representative sample formation.
Wireless smart meter network has attracted extensive research interests for its capability on intelligent control and monitor the power consumption in residential as well as commercial area. Wireless smart meter netwo...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781509065738
Wireless smart meter network has attracted extensive research interests for its capability on intelligent control and monitor the power consumption in residential as well as commercial area. Wireless smart meter network constitutes with a number of smart meters to sense the electricity or gas consumption, data aggregation point (DAP) to collect data from smart meters, and utility center to gather all data from DAPs. In this work, we investigate the clustering and optimal DAP placement problem in the multi-hop smart meter network. Three representative clustering algorithms, namely k-means, self-organizing map, and fuzzy c-means, are evaluated and compared in terms of multi-hop shortest path distance (MSPD), size of clusters and computation complexity. Simulation results indicate that the hard assignment based methods, k-means and self-organizing, achieve similar performance whereas the soft assignment based fuzzy c-means falls behind with longer maximum MSPD and higher complexity.
This thesis aims to contribute to the advancement of research in the field of ultrasound image analysis by developing several novel algorithms in three key areas: (i) modelling, analysis and validation of synthetic ul...
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This thesis aims to contribute to the advancement of research in the field of ultrasound image analysis by developing several novel algorithms in three key areas: (i) modelling, analysis and validation of synthetic ultrasound images, (ii) characterization and reduction of speckle artifacts, and (iii) enhancement of image features. These three areas have been identified based on existing gaps in research and their importance in advanced ultrasound image analysis frameworks for segmentation and classification. Synthetic models of ultrasound image formation that can generate noise-free ground truth data with intensity and texture characteristics of real ultrasound images, are valuable for machine learning applications and performance evaluation of speckle reduction techniques. This thesis develops a complete framework for synthetic ultrasound image generation incorporating algorithms for image acquisition, sampling and speckle simulation. The framework allows us to simulate image acquisition in both sector and linear scans with varying axial and lateral resolutions. Speckle artifacts appear in the form of granular noise in ultrasound images, degrading their diagnostic quality. This thesis presents novel algorithms for speckle reduction while preserving edges, fine details, and contrast of the image. The first despeckling framework presented in the thesis uses a novel application of clustering algorithms based on a transformation to wavelet sub-bands, and is inspired by the success of such methods for synthetic aperture radar imagery. The second despeckling framework uses a modified adaptive Wiener filter along with the Canny edge detection and an enhanced steerable pyramid transformation algorithm. Additionally, a coherence component extraction method is used to enhance the overall texture and edge features even in the darker portions of the image. The filtering operations used in a majority of speckle reduction methods induce blurring that affects edges and other fine
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) for reducing energy consumption and increasing sensors lifetime can use the clustering algorithms. We propose a new energy-efficient hierarchical clustering algorithm based on soft thre...
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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) for reducing energy consumption and increasing sensors lifetime can use the clustering algorithms. We propose a new energy-efficient hierarchical clustering algorithm based on soft threshold cluster-head election and cluster member bounds for WSNs which called HCABS. Our simulation studies suggest that HCABS achieves longer lifespan and reduce energy consumption in WSNs as well as low latency and moderate overhead across the network.
When nodes of Distributed file system are extended over wide area network, network communication has a great influence on the node selection of Distributed file system. In this paper, an improved algorithm is proposed...
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When nodes of Distributed file system are extended over wide area network, network communication has a great influence on the node selection of Distributed file system. In this paper, an improved algorithm is proposed to decrease the transport time by reducing the scale of nodes. This algorithm adopts the law of universal gravitation, which gives strategy of node movement. Meanwhile, to overcome premature or local-best solution, the theory of overcoming premature is referred, and then node can depart for a more suitable cluster. Theoretical proof shows the algorithm converges and has the top limit in the time complexity. Furthermore, experiment results give the availability and efficiency of the algorithm.
Aiming at improving the poor stability and unsatisfactory clustering results of the existing underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs) clustering algorithms, this paper proposes a new clustering model. In the model ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781509052783
Aiming at improving the poor stability and unsatisfactory clustering results of the existing underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs) clustering algorithms, this paper proposes a new clustering model. In the model the required transmission power of sensor nodes, as well as the cluster head residual energy and the cluster head loads are among consideration. With the clustering model, we design a novel clustering algorithm based on the discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO). We use the proposed clustering algorithm to cluster UASNs periodically with the cluster head being rotated dynamically. Simulation results demonstrate the reduction in network energy consumption and the prolonged network lifetime. Moreover it achieves higher stability.
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