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THz microscopy on a single WS2 microcrystal
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200 V GaN-on-SOI Smart Power Platform for Monolithic GaN Power ICs
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Reducing out-of-plane deformation of metal interconnects in structural electronics
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A proposed active flux based sensorless control of cage-rotor synchronous reluctance motor
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Feature selection for unbiased imputation of missing values : a case study in healthcare
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Gestational weight gain prediction using privacy preserving federated learning
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Individualized cochlear models based on distortion product otoacoustic emissions
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Tutorial : programmable integrated photonics
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A reference-variant-based model predictive torque control scheme for PMSM
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Dual-comb digital holography with high spectral resolution
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Resource provisioning in fog computing through deep reinforcement learning
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SRFog : a flexible architecture for Virtual Reality content delivery through Fog Computing and Segment Routing
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High precision time synchronization on Wi-Fi based multi-hop network
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Ultra-dense III-V-on-silicon nitride frequency comb laser
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Silicon photonic MEMS add-drop filter
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Expansion of construction land in the coastal areas : a case study of the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area, China
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60Gb/s waveguide-coupled O-band GeSi quantum-confined Stark effect electro-absorption modulator
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Efficiency and transfer function calculation of the buck-boost converter with ideal flow control
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Improved dynamic behaviour of a sensorless stepping motor load angle estimator based on Transfer Function Analyzer technique
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Photonic integrated alumina waveguide gratings for far-field structured illumination at UV wavelengths
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III-V-on-silicon-nitride mode-locked laser with 2 pJ on-chip pulse energy
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Robust acoustic scene classification in the presence of active foreground speech
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Micro-transfer printing of lithium niobate on silicon nitride
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UAVs-as-a-service : cloud-based remote application management for drones
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Spatio-temporal consistency for semi-supervised learning using 3D radar cubes
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A comparison between FOIMC and FOPI controllers for a submerged robot
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In silico analysis of different methodologies for estimating cardiac shear wave speed
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Interpretation of transthoracic acoustic radiation force based shear wave elastography measurements to assess myocardial stiffness
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Transmural shear wave speed gradient distinguishes changes in myocardial properties from changes in hemodynamic loading
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Saving the web by decentralizing data networks? A socio-technical reflection on the promise of decentralization and personal data stores
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Inclusion of instantaneous influences in the spectral decomposition of causality : application to the control mechanisms of heart rate variability
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Epicardial adipose tissue segmentation from CT images with a semi-3D neural network
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Sparse multi-sensor monitoring system design for vehicle application
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An improved fault-tolerant control of a five-phase synchronous reluctance motor connected to matrix converter
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Evaluation of silver-coated textile electrodes for ECG recording
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Performance comparison of different IPM motor topologies for spindle motor drives
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Half-mode substrate integrated waveguide leaky-wave antenna based on a dielectric layer with periodic perforations
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A 5-bit, 1.6ps resolution true time delay optical beamforming network for 4-element antenna arrays
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Substrate-integrated-waveguide diplexer filter for SATCOM-on-the-Move
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Substrate integrated components for passive millimeterwave-frequency beamforming networks
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A class of reduced-complexity hybrid precoding algorithms for MU-MISO OFDM transmission
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Joint antenna-channel modelling for in-to-out-body propagation of dairy cows at 868 MHz
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A decision framework reference for ISFET sensor-based electronic systems design for agriculture industry applications
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Mining recurring patterns in real-valued time series using the radius profile
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Objective and subjective QoE evaluation for adaptive point cloud streaming
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Human-centric quality management of immersive multimedia applications
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An SDN-based framework for slice orchestration using in-band network telemetry in IEEE 802.11
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VIoT : Voice over Internet of Things
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Adaptive CNN-based private LTE solution for fair coexistence with Wi-Fi in unlicensed spectrum
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Optimal sizing and economic analysis of a hydrogen refuelling station providing frequency containment reserve
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Seeing is believing : the effect of video quality on quality of experience in virtual reality
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Enabling fast failure recovery in OpenFlow networks using RouteFlow
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Machine learning-based hybrid random-fuzzy modeling framework for antenna design
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Experimental parameter optimization for adaptive LoRa modulation in body-centric applications
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End-to-end optical packet switching with burst-mode reception at 25 Gb/s through a 1024-port 25.6 Tb/s capacity Hipoλaos optical packet switch
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Automatic annotation of pedestrians in thermal images using background/foreground segmentation for training deep neural networks
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Centerline tracking of the single coronary artery from X-ray angiograms
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm segmentation from CT images using modified 3D U-Net with deep supervision
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Resampling and data augmentation for equines' behaviour classification based on wearable sensor accelerometer data using a convolutional neural network
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Coexistence for LTE-advanced and FSS services in the 3.5GHz band in Colombia
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A rigorous benchmarking and performance analysis methodology for Python workloads
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Transfer-print integration of GaAs p-i-n photodiodes onto silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits
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Imbalance pricing methodology in Belgium : implications for industrial consumers
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A low-memory alternative for time-dependent Dijkstra
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Multimodal target detection by sparse coding : application to paint loss detection in paintings
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Body-centric LoRa networks based on system-integrated textile SIW antennas
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Block-approximated exponential random graphs
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Data-efficient Gaussian process regression for accurate visible light positioning
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A relaxed model selection method for Duffing oscillator identification
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High loading distortion effect on electric pulse sensing in rotor position estimators for electric machines
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Analysis of the impact of misaligned wireless backhaul links on optical Attocell networks
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Mitigating people blockage by angular diversity at millimeter wave 5G bands
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Induced effects of moving people in an indoor radio channel at sub-6 GHz 5G bands
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Distributed control strategies for modular permanent magnet synchronous machines taking into account mutual inductances
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Antenna selection and resource allocation in downlink MISO OFDMA femtocell networks
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Pilot allocation based on simulated annealing for sparse channel estimation in UWB OFDM systems
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Hardware-accelerator aware VNF-chain recovery
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Learning perception and planning with deep active inference
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An antenna switching based NOMA scheme for IEEE 802.15.4 concurrent transmission
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Openwifi : a free and open-source IEEE802.11 SDR implementation on SoC
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Instantaneous signal collision detection using In-band full-duplex : machine learning VS domain-specific knowledge
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Adaptive & learning-aware orchestration of content delivery services
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Data-driven prognostics of alternating current solenoid valves
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Live demonstration of service function chaining allocation in Fog Computing
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Drivetrain system identification in a multi-task learning strategy using partial asynchronous elastic averaging stochastic gradient descent
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Demonstration of complex shear wave patterns in skeletal muscle in vivo using 3D SWEI
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A four-quadrant switched capacitor DC-DC convertor enabling power-efficient lab-grade potentiostats
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Augmented Wi-Fi : an AI-based Wi-Fi management framework for Wi-Fi/LTE coexistence
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Comparison between two fault tolerant deadbeat controllers under partial demagnetization faults in permanent magnet synchronous machines
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Thermohydraulic modelling of microchannel winding cooling for electric machines
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Bipolar queries and relative object qualification in scope of user-assisted database querying
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Efficient application deployment in fog-enabled infrastructures
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Quality assessment of a 2D FE based lumped parameter electric motor thermal model using 3D FE models
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Using a personalised socially assistive robot for cardiac rehabilitation : a long-term case study
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mTor inhibitor GDC-0349 improves ASO induced SAMMSON knock down resulting in enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in uveal melanoma
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Non-coherent rate-splitting for multibeam satellite forward link : practical coding and decoding algorithms
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Study on the application of NOMA techniques for heterogeneous satellite terminals
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Distributed control of second-order multi-agent systems : fractional integral action and consensus
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A machine learning-based epistemic modeling framework for EMC and SI assessment
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Analysis of the influence of roughness on the propagation constant of a waveguide via two sparse stochastic methods
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Solar cells integration in over-molded printed electronics
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An artificial iris ASIC with high voltage liquid crystal driver, 10-nA light range detector and 40-nA blink detector for LCD flicker removal
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Wide bandgap based modular driving techniques for switched reluctance motor drives
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Depth map inpainting and super-resolution with arbitrary scale factors
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Ultra-sensitive silicon nitride waveguide-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for aqueous solutions of organic compounds
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Design of a circumscribing polygon wide bandgap based integrated modular motor drive topology with thermally decoupled windings and power converters
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Fast performance assessment of mechatronic designs integrating CAD and dynamical models with application on servo actuated designs
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Techno-economic evaluation of a brokerage role in the context of integrated satellite-5G networks
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FONDUE : framework for node disambiguation using network embeddings
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Feed-forward control method for digital power factor correction in parallel connected buck-boost converter (CCM mode)
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Resilient self-debugging software protection
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Therapy with T-FLEX ankle-exoskeleton for motor recovery : a case study with a stroke survivor
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Quantum Blahut-Arimoto algorithms
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Torque ripple reduction of a doubly salient electromagnetic machine using harmonic current injection with optimized magnetomotive force
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Using RESURF technique for edge termination of semi-vertical GaN devices
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Investigation of NO radicals and O atoms kinetics in pin-liquid nanosecond pulsed discharge by active laser diagnostics
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Bayesian active learning for electromagnetic structure design
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Demonstration of bilayer gate insulator for improved reliability in GaN-on-Si vertical transistors
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Assessment of white spaces quality in rural areas : a large-scale spectrum survey
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Experimental assessment of harmful interference between broadcasting and distributed cognitive radio networks in real scenarios
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Experimental assessment of the accuracy of modulated and unmodulated visible light positioning
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From 2D to next generation VR/AR videos : enabling efficient streaming via QoE-aware mobile networks
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Optimal selective maintenance for systems operating under random environments
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Spectral refinement with adaptive window-size selection for voicing detection and fundamental frequency estimation
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Semantic descriptor for intelligence services
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Anomaly detection for autonomous guided vehicles using Bayesian surprise
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An artificial iris ASIC with high voltage liquid crystal driver and 10nA light range detector and 40nA blink detector for LCD flicker removal
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Unsupervised machine learning techniques for network intrusion detection on modern data
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From capturing to rendering : volumetric media delivery with six degrees of freedom
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Replacing stator of existing three-phase synchronous reluctance machines towards improved multiphase machines performance
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60 GHz path loss modelling inside ships
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Phase-based variant maximum likelihood positioning for passive UHF-RFID tags
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Optimal frequency of operation and radiation efficiency limitations of implantable antennas
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Combined antenna-channel characterization for wireless communication from horse hoof to base station
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Massive radio channel sounder architecture for 5G mobility scenarios : MaMIMOSA
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Estimation of the number of persons in a reverberant environment using bistatic radar
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Experimental characterization of non-stationary V2I radio channel in tunnels
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Caching at the edge in high energy-efficient wireless access networks
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Real-time edge analytics and concept drift computation for efficient deep learning from spectrum data
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Directly cooled windings in switched reluctance machines
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Vacuum lamination of a stretchable sensor system in polypropylene
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A robust wearable textile SIW RFID antenna
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Simulation of the primary frequency control pre-qualification test for a 5MW wind turbine
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InGaAs/GaAs multi-quantum well nano-ridge waveguide photodetector epitaxially grown on a 300-mm Si wafer
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Towards accelerated robotic deployment by supervised learning of latent space observer and policy from simulated experiments with expert policies
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Batch Bayesian active learning for feasible region identification by local penalization
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High Q factor and high transmittance suspended membrane THz PhC cavity : experimental demonstration for sensing applications
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Experimental & modelling study of advanced direct coil cooling methods in a switched reluctance motor
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Scalable electrical variable transmission model for HEV simulations using energetic macroscopic representation
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Multi-band sub-GHz technology recognition on NVIDIA’s Jetson Nano
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Internal model control : efficient disturbance rejection for dead-time process models with validation on an active suspension system
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Energetic macroscopic representation of scalable PMSM for electric vehicles
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Frequency shiftable liquid crystal antennae with different feeding techniques
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Mandate-driven networking eco-system : a paradigm shift in end-to-end communications
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Real-time 28 Gb/s NRZ over 80 km SSMF in C-band using analog electronic precompensation
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SVM based column-level approach for crosswalk detection in low-resolution images
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Mitigating the adverse effect of compton scatter on the positioning of gamma interactions in large monolithic pet detectors
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HRI’20 : Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
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Item measurement for logistics-oriented belt conveyor systems using a scenario-driven approach and automata-based control design
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Towards delay-aware container-based Service Function Chaining in Fog Computing
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Energy management strategy optimization for application of an electrical variable transmission system in a hybrid electric city bus
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Towards an open Web of Things
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An event based implementation of a fractional order controller on a non-Newtonian transiting robot
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Toward universal data interoperability in networked belief models
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DyNetVis : an interactive software to visualize structure and epidemics on temporal networks
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On routing scalability in flat SDN architectures
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An affordable multichannel potentiostat with 128 individual stimulation and sensing channels
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Sketched sparse subspace clustering for large-scale hyperspectral images
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Variational auto-encoders without graph coarsening for fine mesh learning
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A DNN-based image retrieval approach for detection of defective area in carbon fiber reinforced polymers through LDV data
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A defect image enhancement approach for detection of defective area in CFRPs through local defect resonance
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A cross-layer heuristic algorithm for addressing shadowing problem in optical attocell networks
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Least squares DOA estimation with an informed phase unwrapping and full bandwidth robustness
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Application of fundamental in-body radiation limitations to practical design of antennas for implantable bioelectronics
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Stance control inspired by cerebellum stabilizes reflex-based locomotion on HyQ robot
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36 Gb/s Narrowband photoreceiver for mmwave analog radio-over-fiber
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Precise runahead execution
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Compact low loss MEMS phase shifters for scalable field-programmable silicon photonics
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A waveguide-coupled colloidal quantum dot LED on a silicon nitride platform
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III-V-on-silicon mode-locked lasers with 1-GHz line spacing for dual-comb spectroscopy
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Si-photonic integrated PZT thin film for acousto-optic modulation
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PEDOT:PSS/PDMS-coated cotton fabric for ECG electrode
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Electrical variable transmission for hybrid off-highway vehicles
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Impact of optical free-carrier generation on the performance of SOI phase shifters
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Improving resource utilization with virtual media function decomposition
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Modelling and validation of a switched reluctance motor stator tooth with direct coil cooling
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3D NoC emulation model on a single FPGA
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Duty ratio calculation for digitally feed forward controlled parallel connected buck-boost PFC
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A generic DC link capacitor sizing methodology for multi-phase wide bandgap based integrated modular motor drives
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Demonstration of a scalable distributed antenna system using real-time bit-interleaved sigma-delta-over-fiber architectures
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High-resolution dual-comb gas-phase spectroscopy with a mode-locked laser on a photonic chip
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60 GHz resonant photoreceiver with an integrated SiGe HBT amplifier for analog radio-over-fiber links
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Beam width assessment of a linear array for MaMIMO applications at 3.5 GHz using measurements and raytracing
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Weakly supervised deep learning method for vulnerable road user detection in FMCW radar
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A novel implementation of the perturbation technique for better integration of NUTLs with periodic geometry
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Geospatial dashboards for intelligent multimodal traffic management
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Benchmarking network embedding models for link prediction : are we making progress?
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Learned BRIEF : transferring the knowledge from hand-crafted to learning-based descriptors
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An over-the-air CFO-assisted synchronization algorithm for TDOA-based localization systems
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Mapping air quality in IoT cities : cloud calibration and air quality inference of sensor data
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MDM : the GPU memory divergence model
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Selective replication in memory-side GPU caches
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Integrated magnetic cores in FOWLP and their applications
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3D heterogeneous package integration of air/magnetic core inductor : 89% efficiency buck converter with backside power delivery network
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Repurposing existing traffic data sources for COVID-19 crisis management
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Decentralized linked open data in constrained wireless sensor networks
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Compass aided TDoA tracking in LoRaWAN networks
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Alternate marking-based network telemetry for industrial WSNs
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Combining TDoA and AoA with a particle filter in an outdoor LoRaWAN network
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A data-driven approach to assessing and improving stochastic residential load modeling for district-Level simulations and PV integration
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Performance comparison between SiC and Si inverter modules in an electrical variable transmission application
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Impossibility of BIBO-type string stability with homogeneous controllers and constant spacing policy
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A holistic antenna design paradigm for the 5G wireless communication system
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Air-filled substrate-integrated waveguide technology for broadband and highly-efficient photonic-enabled antenna systems
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Optimized linear precoding for biased 2-ASK modulation in multi-user SWIPT with integrated receiver
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An End-to-End Carrier Ethernet MEF enabled 5G network architecture
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An experimental analysis of the effect of reflections on the performance of visible light positioning systems in warehouses
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Multi-frequency backhaul analysis for UABS in disaster situations
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Assessment of the influence of photodiode size on RSS-based visible light positioning precision
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Performance analysis of large-scale MU-MIMO with a simple and effective channel estimator
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Hardening DGA classifiers utilizing IVAP
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Identification of dynamic systems with position dependent load parameters
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Effect of transmitter position on the torque generation of a magnetic resonance based motoring system
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Series and parallel capacitor compensation of the transmitter in a magnetic resonance based motoring system
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A deep-neural-network-based hybrid method for semi-supervised classification of polarimetric SAR data
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Measuring elastic nonlinearity in a soft solid using a tilted acoustic radiation force for shear wave excitation
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A comparison of natural and acoustic radiation force induced shear wave propagation speed measurements in open-chest pigs
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Wave speeds and Green’s tensors for shear wave propagation in incompressible, hyperelastic materials with uniaxial stretch
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Smart Highway : ITS-G5 and C2VX based testbed for vehicular communications in real environments enhanced by edge/cloud technologies
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Tutorial : the power of software defined radio in wireless innovation
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Strong second-harmonic generation in PZT thin films
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Reduction of common-mode noise in bent differential interconnects for PAM4 signaling
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Learning to grasp arbitrary household objects from a single demonstration
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Composition optimization and device understanding of Si-Ge-As-Te ovonic threshold switch selector with excellent endurance
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2D-3D integration of high-kappa dielectric with 2D heterostructures for opto-electronic applications
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Leveraging domain knowledge for the efficient design-space exploration of advanced cyber-physical systems
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Root cause analysis of compressor failure by machine learning
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Stabilizing a vehicle platoon with the unidirectional distributed adaptive sliding mode control
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Development of an unmanned surface vehicle for remote sediment sampling with a Van Veen grab sampler
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A novel double layered weighted potential field framework for multi-USV navigation towards dynamic obstacle avoidance in a constrained maritime environment
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Image processing and model-based spill coverage path planning for unmanned surface vehicles
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GaN-on-SOI : monolithically integrated All-GaN ICs for power conversion
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O-Band silicon photonic transmitters for datacom and computercom interconnects
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An integrated photoacoustic terahertz gas sensor
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III-V-on-silicon photonic transceivers
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Estimation of the left ventricle volume using semantic segmentation
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Robust fractional order control of LPV dynamic mechatronic systems
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Comparative analysis of distributed model predictive control strategies
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Automatic tuning of predictive control in a hydrostatic drive train system in nominal operation
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Experimental validation of a hypothesis for lung tumour dynamic characterisation