Artificial Intelligence Technology

This open access book aims to give our readers a basic outline of today’s research and technology developments on artificial intelligence (AI), help them to have a general understanding of this trend, and familiarize them with the current research hotspots, as well as part of the fundamental and common theories and methodologies that are widely accepted in AI research and application. This book is written in comprehensible and plain language, featuring clearly explained theories and concepts and extensive analysis and examples. Some of the traditional findings are skipped in narration on the premise of a relatively comprehensive introduction to the evolution of artificial intelligence technology. The book provides a detailed elaboration of the basic concepts of AI, machine learning, as well as other relevant topics, including deep learning, deep learning framework, Huawei MindSpore AI development framework, Huawei Atlas computing platform, Huawei AI open platform for smart terminals, and Huawei CLOUD Enterprise Intelligence application platform. As the world’s leading provider of ICT (information and communication technology) infrastructure and smart terminals, Huawei’s products range from digital data communication, cyber security, wireless technology, data storage, cloud computing, and smart computing to artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Technology

This open access book aims to give our readers a basic outline of today’s research and technology developments on artificial intelligence (AI), help them to have a general understanding of this trend, and familiarize them with the current research hotspots, as well as part of the fundamental and common theories and methodologies that are widely accepted in AI research and application. This book is written in comprehensible and plain language, featuring clearly explained theories and concepts and extensive analysis and examples. Some of the traditional findings are skipped in narration on the premise of a relatively comprehensive introduction to the evolution of artificial intelligence technology. The book provides a detailed elaboration of the basic concepts of AI, machine learning, as well as other relevant topics, including deep learning, deep learning framework, Huawei MindSpore AI development framework, Huawei Atlas computing platform, Huawei AI open platform for smart terminals, and Huawei CLOUD Enterprise Intelligence application platform. As the world’s leading provider of ICT (information and communication technology) infrastructure and smart terminals, Huawei’s products range from digital data communication, cyber security, wireless technology, data storage, cloud computing, and smart computing to artificial intelligence

SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION PATTERN DUE TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN KAMPONG HOUSE

ABSTRACT Kampung houses are houses in kampung area of the city. Kampung House oftenly transformed into others use as urban dynamics. One of the transfomation is related to the commercial activities addition by the house owner. It make house with full private space become into mixused house with more public spaces or completely changed into full public commercial building. This study investigate the spatial transformation pattern of the kampung houses due to their commercial activities addition. Site observations, interviews and questionnaires were performed to study the spatial transformation. This study found that in kampung houses, the spatial transformation pattern was depend on type of commercial activities and owner perceptions, and there are several steps of the spatial transformation related the commercial activity addition. Keywords: spatial transformation pattern; commercial activity; owner perception, kampung house; adaptabilit

Synergizing appearance and motion with low rank representation for vehicle counting and traffic flow analysis

Appearance and motion, which are complementary, account for a dominant proportion of visual information. We propose to synergize them using a low-rank representation framework for the estimation and analysis of traffic flow. Taking advantage of the downward-looking camera configuration, we do the processing only on the measure line, called virtual gantry, instead of dealing with the whole frame, resulting in much improved efficiency. Enforcing the low-rank constraint on the spatiotemporal image which is generated via stacking pixels on virtual gantry over time, we introduce the block-sparse robust principal component analysis algorithm, in which the motion cue is leveraged to highlight the foreground and realize vehicle detection with high accuracy. The motion flow is further exploited for size normalization to classify vehicles into lite, small, medium, and large categories. Benefiting from the low-rank representation, our method is parameter insensitive, robust to illumination changes, and requires no training. We perform extensive experiments on the 24/7 videos collected over the highways in China and Singapore, obtaining nearly 100% accuracy. Meanwhile, insightful observations on the obtained traffic information are given, which could be very valuable to the users, especially to the traffic management sectors

Law of Police Service in Gujarat

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Functional space-time properties of team synergies in high-performance football

This thesis aimed to investigate the performance of high-level teams in football, through the analysis of the interactions of their players in the context of the game, as these interactions result in functional effects that could not otherwise be achieved (synergies). From a spatial point of view, we argue that the understanding of collective “payoffs” emerging from players’ interactions and their behavioural patterns, can be accomplished through ”Delaunay triangulations” and consequent ”Voronoi diagrams”. Analysing the positional data (22 players and the ball) in 20 games of the French premier league, in this thesis we essentially sought to focus on territorial dominance as a variable that potentially captures the spatial affordances perceived by players. Whether from a collective global point of view or from a perspective of the local interactions that arise in the game landscape. Supported by the ecological dynamics and the synergism hypothesis, in this thesis we begin by demonstrating the existing connection between the territorial dominance of a team and the offensive effectiveness, as well as the absence of temporal overlap between the ball possession status and territorial dominance. Similarly, we also demonstrated that the space dominance of each player, which contributes to the territorial dominance of the team as a whole, is constrained by the team’s formation and the role assumed by each player in this collective framework. In order to understand the dynamics of interactions between players and the functional effects that come from it, we then focus on two tasks that are related to collective performance: the pass and the shot. Reflecting on the need to find methods that capture how the distribution of players on the pitch influences the functional degrees of freedom of a team as a whole and the passing opportunities that emerge from it. And, at the level of finishing situations, how the dominance of space can be included in the quantification of the value that each player assigns to occupy a certain place in the game landscape, and which is at the basis of their decision-making (shoot or pass the ball to another teammate possibly better ”positioned”). In sum, through the initial conceptual framework and the applied studies, we argue that the analysis of team performance should focus on the functional synergies that result from interactions between players. In this way, we demonstrate, through some examples, how the methods and conclusions taken from this thesis can be applied in practice by football coaches.Esta tese teve como objetivo investigar a performance de equipas de alto nível no futebol, através da análise das interações dos seus jogadores no contexto do jogo pois daí resultam efeitos funcionais que apenas são atingidos através dessas mesmas interações (sinergias). De um ponto de vista espacial, defendemos que o estudo glocal das interações entre os jogadores para a compreensão do rendimento coletivo, pode ser realizado através de “triangulações de Delaunay” e consequentes “diagramas de Voronoi”. Analisando os dados posicionais dos 22 jogadores e da bola, em 20 jogos da primeira liga francesa, nesta tese procurámos essencialmente nos focar sobre o domínio territorial enquanto variável que capta potencialmente as affordances espaciais percebidas pelos jogadores. Seja de um ponto de vista global coletivo, seja numa perspetiva das interações locais que surgem na paisagem de jogo. Suportados pela dinâmica ecológica e pela hipótese do sinergismo, nesta tese começamos por demonstrar a ligação existente entre o domínio territorial das equipas e a sua efetividade ofensiva, bem como a inexistência de uma sobreposição temporal entre a posse de bola e esse domínio. De igual forma, também demonstrámos que o domínio do espaço de cada jogador, que contribui para o domínio territorial da equipa no seu todo, é constrangido pelo sistema de jogo das equipas e pelo papel assumido por cada jogador neste referencial coletivo. No sentido de compreender a dinâmica das interações entre os jogadores e os efeitos funcionais que daí advêm, focamo-nos seguidamente em duas tarefas que estão relacionadas com a performance coletiva: o passe e o remate. Refletindo sobre a necessidade de encontrar métodos que captem de que forma a distribuição dos jogadores em campo influencia os graus de liberdade funcionais de uma equipa no seu todo e as oportunidades de passe que daí emergem. E, ao nível das situações de finalização, de que forma o domínio do espaço poderá ser incluído na quantificação do valor que cada jogador atribui a ocupar um determinador espaço na paisagem de jogo e que está na base da sua tomada de decisão (rematar ou passar a bola para outro colega eventualmente melhor “posicionado”). Em suma, através do enquadramento conceptual inicial e dos estudos aplicados, defendemos que o estudo da performance das equipas deverá se centrar nas sinergias funcionais que resultam das interações entre os jogadores. Desta forma, demonstramos, através de alguns exemplos, como é que os métodos e ilações retirados desta tese poderão ser aplicados na prática pelos treinadores de futebol

MS FT-2-2 7 Orthogonal polynomials and quadrature: Theory, computation, and applications

Quadrature rules find many applications in science and engineering. Their analysis is a classical area of applied mathematics and continues to attract considerable attention. This seminar brings together speakers with expertise in a large variety of quadrature rules. It is the aim of the seminar to provide an overview of recent developments in the analysis of quadrature rules. The computation of error estimates and novel applications also are described

Generalized averaged Gaussian quadrature and applications

A simple numerical method for constructing the optimal generalized averaged Gaussian quadrature formulas will be presented. These formulas exist in many cases in which real positive GaussKronrod formulas do not exist, and can be used as an adequate alternative in order to estimate the error of a Gaussian rule. We also investigate the conditions under which the optimal averaged Gaussian quadrature formulas and their truncated variants are internal

Sustainability in design: now! Challenges and opportunities for design research, education and practice in the XXI century

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